Kim Si-young

A film about the precarious friendship and catastrophe of childhood friends who have dark and intertwined memories.

Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being systematically eliminated by a mysterious assassin. An arrogant master swordsman is in charge of putting an end to the carnage.

Major crimes unit detective Seong-jin arrests Tae-sung for petty crimes, but shocked to find out that he is the notorious serial killer. However, Seong-jin becomes doubtful of his identity as the serial murder case is investigated.

Aeja, a struggling writer, nears 30 and looks for her next big break. She has always counted on her mother's tough love to straighten her out, until her mother suddenly collapses.

Il-bum works hard to pay off his daughter’s hospital bills but one day gets fired for being wrongly accused as a molester. After series of failures, Il-bum finds a job at a PR company which provides free entertainment to old women in exchange for buying their products. Il-bum feels shameful to play dirty tricks on old women but he has no other choice. Despite his initial concerns, Il-bum starts to feel a sense of worth entertaining old women. A new team member, Ok-nim joins and Il-bum becomes a good friend to her, making her feel warm and safe which she never gets from her own son. But, the joy of their friendship won’t hold long when Il-bum’s debt reaches beyond help.

The First Issue is composed of five short films created between 2016 and 2018: "The Designated Driver", "Let's Get Divorced", "Ambivalently Yours", " Sorry", and "The Congressman".

Hyeon-woo works in sales at a construction material company. Se-hee has a 5-year-old daughter and works at a bar. The two meet each other by chance, but it is not easy to continue seeing each other, as Se-hee has a daughter and she’s struggling with debt. They try to overcome it, but reality hits them in the face. In the end, Se-hee ends up going back to the bar without telling Hyeon-woo. Hyeon-woo works as a substitute driver at night and ends up seeing Se-hee go into a hotel with a man in a dress…

The romance between top star Hoo Joon and his anti-fan reporter Lee Geun-young who end up living together.