Korean Movies Opening Today 2026/06/17 in Korea

Korean movies opening today 2026/06/17 in Korea: "The Guardian", "The Shrine", "SOAR" and "Funky Freaky Freaks"

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"The Guardian" (2024)

Directed by Jeong Jang-hwa

With Nam Woohyun, Park Eun-hye, Han Jae-suk, Kim Ok-joo, Kim Ji-oh-I, Yassi Pressman,...

A Korean-Philippine co-production.
Synopsis
An action movie that tells the story of a young man who risks everything to save his mother who was kidnapped by a Korean gang in the Philippines.

"The Shrine" (2024)

Directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

With Kim Jae-joong, Kong Seong-ha, Ko Hoon-jeong, Kino_Hana.php'>Kino Hana, Lah Hyun-jin,...

Filming: 2024/03~
Synopsis
The story of three university students who went missing during an expedition to Kobe, Japan, and how a shaman and his college friend uncovered the identity of the evil spirit surrounding the missing students.

"SOAR" (2025)

Directed by Kim Da-som

With Hwang Bo-un, Chae Jung-an, Min Hyo-kyung, Bae Min-su, Kim Geon-u, Seo Dong-gab,...

Filming: 2023/10/03~
Synopsis
A coming-of-age drama about Hyeon-jae, who has a beautiful voice, and draws Hae-in, who is looking for her daughter who went missing ten years ago, into her plan to escape the domestic violence suffered from her father, Il-seon.

"Funky Freaky Freaks" (2025)

Directed by Han Chang-rok

With Joo Min-hyung, Baek Ji-hye, Jeong Soo-hyun, Shin Jun-hang, Yang Seung-uk, Kang Chae-yeon,...

Synopsis
The enigmatic debut feature by Han Chang-rok takes its original title, Chung Chung Chung, or "Funky Freaky Freaks" when translated in English, from the first syllables of three chapter headings that appear midway through the film: 'Chung-dong' (impluse), 'Chung-dol' (collision), and 'Chung-gyeok' (shock). Ji-sook, a high school girl with her own troubles; her boyfriend Yong-gi, who believes that, "protecting this girl is the same as saving the world"; and their friend Deom-bo, hang out together, wriggling about like the caterpillars in the opening scene. However, problems arise when 'pretty boy' Woo-joo transfers to their school and Ji-sook falls for him at first sight. From such a setup, one might expect a bundle of cliches, but the story you're anticipating ends much earlier than you think. The exuberant camera never sits still, fragmenting scenes into image bursts that play out like an MTV collage. Over this spectacle of colors, which seem almost painted over in post-production, a drum and bass soundtrack throbs like the protagonists' racing hearts. Caught in a cycle of love and betrayal, everyone is at a loss, yet no one would dare call it a cliche pop song lyric. The comical beginning hurtles toward a downfall far more tragically brutal than you can imagine. (Jung Sung-il)