Korean Movies Opening Today 2026/05/21 in Korea

Korean movies opening today 2026/05/21 in Korea: "Colony", "Man in Korean Costume" and "I'm PoPo"

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"Colony" (2025)

Directed by Yeon Sang-ho

With Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rok, Go Soo,...

Filming: 2025/03~2025/06/13
Synopsis
AS THE VIRUS SPREADS, THE ORDER BEGINS TO MUTATE
Se-jeong (Jun Ji-hyun), a biotechnology professor, attends a biotech conference-only to witness it spiral into catastrophe when a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed. As the outbreak spreads and the infected begin to transform, authorities seal off the entire facility, trapping the survivors with an ever-growing threat... 

"Man in Korean Costume" (2026)

Directed by Lee Sang-hoon

A Korean-Chinese-Italian co-production.
Synopsis
The genius scientist Jang Yeong-sil rose from the status of a slave to a third-rank government official thanks to King Sejong's favor, but he completely vanished from history following the palanquin incident in 1442. Where did he disappear to?

In 20th-century London, Rubens's painting, "Man in Korean Costume", appears at Sir Christine's store. The identity of the mysterious Asian figure depicted by Rubens dates back to the 15th century during the reign of King Sejong the Great.

Although he was a slave, Jang Yeong-sil possessed a brilliant mind and received orders from the Ming Dynasty of China to either kill him or send him back to China. With King Sejong's help, he traveled to Europe with the Ming explorer General Zheng He and met the Pope in Italy; however, the Pope considered Jang Yeong-sil a heretic for believing the world was round and ordered his execution.

Escaping from the Pope and fleeing alone to Florence, Jang Yeong-sil met the seven-year-old Leonardo da Vinci, and together they began researching the "ornithopter", a flying machine...

"I'm PoPo" (2026)

Directed by Kim Il-dong

Synopsis
"I always act for humanity".

PoPo, born in 1976 as a home computer. The moment he rescues a baby in danger, he first realizes his purpose for existence.

Decades later, PoPo evolves into a police system that protects humanity. Then, one day, he preemptively eliminates future criminals predicted by big data.

The world is turned upside down, and PoPo never doubts his choices. He believes everything was the optimal judgment for humanity.

Amidst a fierce legal battle, Popo confronts for the first time the rift between his own "logic" and human "emotions". An algorithm driven by perfect logic, and a human driven by irrational emotions.

Can these two truly coexist in the same era?