[INFO] 131202 ‘December’ – ‘Sea Fog’: A Closer Look at Next Entertainment World (NEW)

Next Entertainment World (NEW) is a film distribution company founded in 2008. By 2013, NEW has grown into one of the most prominent distribution companies in South Korean film industry thanks to the high-quality contents and productions it has maintained over the years.

During the past few years, NEW has distributed a substantial number of films (both international and domestic), many of which became huge box-office hits in South Korea.

Below are several of NEW’s major works.

Box-Office Hits:
Year	Movie Title	Directed by	Starring	Admissions	Gross
2010	Hello Ghost (헬로우 고스트)	Kim Young Tak	Cha Tae Hyun Kang Ye Won	3,042,021	≈ $19.6 million
2011	Unbowed (부러진 화살)	Jung Ji Young	Ahn Sung Ki Park Won Sang	≈ 3.4 million	≈ $22.1 million
2012	All About My Wife (내 아내의 모든 것)	Min Kyu Dong	Lee Sun Kyun Ryu Seung Ryong Im Soo Jung	4,598,821	≈ $29.3 million
	The Grand Heist (바람과 함께 사라지다)	Kim Joo Ho	Cha Tae Hyun Oh Ji Ho	4,909,937	≈ $30.1 million
2013	Miracle in Cell No.7 (7번방의 선물)	Lee Hwan Kyung	Ryu Seung Ryong Park Shin Hye	12,810,355	≈ $81.8 million
	New World (신세계)	Park Hoon Jung	Lee Jung Jae* Choi Min Sik* Hwang Jung Min Song Ji Hyo*	4,682,365	≈ $31.2 million
	Cold Eyes (감시자들)	Jo Eui Seok	Sol Kyung Gu* Jung Woo Sung Han Hyo Joo	5,499,169	≈ $34.8 million
	Hide and Seek (숨바꼭질)	Heo Jung	Son Hyun Joo Moon Jung Hee	5,603,866	≈ $35.4 million
Other Notable Works:
Year	Movie Title	Directed by	Critical Acclaim
2012	The Weight (무게)	Jeon Kyu Hwan	Won 2012 Queer Lion (Best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture) at the 69th Venice International Film Festival (the first Asian cinema to have won the prize)
	Pietà (피에타)	Kim Ki Duk	Won Golden Lion (highest prize) at the 69th Venice International Film Festivals (the first Korean film to win the top prize at one of the three major international film festivals)

Below are some of NEW’s current and future projects.

Current/Future Projects:
Year	Production Title	Production	Starring	Role(s)
2013 to 2014	December: Unfinished Song (디셈버:끝나지 않은 노래)	Musical theatre	Kim Jun Su* Park Geon Hyung Oh So Yeon	Production AND Distribution
2014	Sea Fog (해무)	Movie	Kim Yoon Seok Park Yoo Chun* Han Ye Ri	Funding AND Distribution
	Obsessed	Movie	Song Seung Heon	Funding AND Distribution
	Big Match (빅매치)	Movie	Lee Jung Jae* Shin Ha Kyun	Distribution
	When a Man Loves a Woman (남자가 사랑할 때)	Movie	Hwang Jung Min Han Hye Jin	Distribution

Notes:
* Artists currently managed by C-JeS Entertainment
– ‘Miracle in Cell No.7’ is the highest grossing domestic film in South Korea in 2013 and 3rd highest of all time (so far)
– ‘December’ is the first musical theatre production by NEW

NEW is also the distributor of many international box-office hits in South Korea, such as Paranormal Activity, He’s Just Not That Into You, Time Traveler’s Wife, Twilight series, etc.

The growth and magnitude of success as a film distribution company achieved by NEW is one of the reasons why NEW’s future projects are highly anticipated by fans and public in general. Let’s hope that both ‘Sea Fog’ and ‘December’ musical will do as well as NEW’s previous works, perhaps even better!

Sources: NEW Official Homepage & Facebook + Daum Movie + Wikipedia + Box Office Mojo
Translated & Shared by: JYJ3

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Tagged: C-JeS, December musical, Junsu, Next Entertainment World, Sea Fog, Yoochun