I hope you’ve been saving your pennies because this coming week there are several DVDs being released that will be well worth owning.

Winner of the Grand Bell awards, Jang Hoon’s FRONT LINE starring Shin Ha-gyun, Ko Soo and Lee Je-hoon is now available.  Number of discs: 3/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: ages 15+/ Format: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1/ Running Time: 133 min, second disc 78 min, third disc is the OST/ Suggested Retail Price: 23,100 KRW/ available: November 16

BLIND– Director: Ahn Sang-hoon, starring Kim Ha-neul, Yoo Seung-ho  Number of discs: 2/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: ages 18+/ Format: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1/ Running Time: 111 minutes plus 58 minutes of extras/ Suggested Retail Price: 23,100 KRW/ Available: November 16

LEAFIE: A HEN INTO THE WILD– one of the best animated films I have seen in a long time.  Directed by Oh Seong-yoon and voiced by top stars Moon So-ri, Yoo Seung-ho and Choi Min-shik. Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: all ages/ Format: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1/ Running Time: 93 minutes plus 24 minutes of extras/ Suggested Retail Price: 22,000 KRW/ Available: November 16.

The first DVD in the image on the right is DRIFTING AWAY directed by Kim Dong-won and starring Lee Kyeon, Ko Joon-hee and Shin Dong-mi.  Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean/ Rating: ages 15+/ Format: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dobly Digital 2.0/ Running Time: 78 minutes/ Suggested Retail Price: 22,000 KRW/ Available: November 17. 

The second disc in the image is EIGHTEEN directed by Jang Geon-jae and starring Seo Joon-hyeong and Lee Min-ji. Number of discs: 2/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: ages 15+/ Format: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1/ Running Time: 96 minutes/ Suggested Retail Price: 25,300 KRW/ Available: November 17