List of South Korean films of 2006
This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2006.
Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): Koreanfilm.org .[ 1]
Box office
The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2006, by domestic box office gross revenue , are as follows:[ 2]
Highest-grossing films released in 2006
Rank
Title
Distributor
Domestic gross
1
The Host
Showbox
$50,542,207
2
200 Pounds Beauty
$27,908,735
3
Tazza: The High Rollers
CJ Entertainment
$27,885,410
4
My Boss, My Teacher
$22,178,824
5
Hanbando
$14,293,891
6
Marrying the Mafia III
Showbox
$11,100,854
7
Maundy Thursday
Prime Entertainment
$10,366,626
8
Forbidden Quest
CJ Entertainment
$10,370,943
9
My Scary Girl
$9,317,632
10
Barefoot Ki-bong
Showbox
$8,493,576
Films released
English/Korean Title
Director
Cast
Released
Admissions
Notes
200 Pounds Beauty 미녀는 괴로워
Kim Yong-hwa
Kim Ah-joong , Joo Jin-mo
December 14, 2006
6,619,498
Aachi & Ssipak 아치와 씨팍
Jo Beom-jin
Ryoo Seung-bum , Im Chang-jung
June 28, 2006
107,154
Animation .
Ad-lib Night 아주 특별한 손님
Lee Yoon-ki
Han Hyo-joo , Kim Young-min
November 30, 2006
1,956
Almost Love 청춘만화
Lee Han
Kwon Sang-woo , Kim Ha-neul
March 23, 2006
2,066,354
APT 아파트
Ahn Byeong-ki
Ko So-young , Kang Sung-jin
July 6, 2006
644,893
Arang 아랑
Ahn Sang-hoon
Song Yun-ah , Lee Dong-wook
June 28, 2006
1,122,399
Art of Fighting 싸움의 기술
Shin Han-sol
Baek Yoon-sik , Jae Hee
January 5, 2006
1,313,727
The Bad Utterances 양아치어조
Jo Beom-gu
Yeo Min-gu, Kim Jong-tae
June 24, 2006
255
Barefoot Ki-bong 맨발의 기봉이
Kwon Su-gyeong
Shin Hyun-joon , Kim Soo-mi
April 26, 2006
2,347,311
Between 사이에서
Lee Chang-jae
Lee Hae-kyung, Son Myung-hee
September 7, 2006
24,595
Documentary.
Between Love and Hate 연애, 그 참을 수 없는 가벼움
Kim Hae-gon
Kim Seung-woo , Jang Jin-young
September 7, 2006
668,104
Bewitching Attraction 여교수의 은밀한 매력
Lee Ha
Moon So-ri , Ji Jin-hee
March 16, 2006
691,735
Bisang 비상
Im Yoo-cheol
December 14, 2006
39,072
Documentary.
A Bloody Aria 구타유발자들
Won Shin-yun
Han Suk-kyu , Lee Moon-sik
May 31, 2006
164,606
Bloody Tie 사생결단
Choi Ho
Ryoo Seung-bum , Hwang Jung-min
April 26, 2006
2,104,716
Blue Sky 창공으로
Lee In-su
Jung Joon , Kim Bo-kyung
April 21, 2006
25
Also known as With a Blue Sky .
Brainwave 브레인웨이브
Sin Tae-ra
Kim Do-yoon, Jang Se-yoon
August 31, 2006
502
Cinderella 신데렐라
Bong Man-dae
Do Ji-won , Shin Se-kyung
August 17, 2006
659,122
The City of Violence 짝패
Ryoo Seung-wan
Ryoo Seung-wan , Jung Doo-hong
May 25, 2006
1,196,520
Cruel Winter Blues 열혈남아
Lee Jeong-beom
Sol Kyung-gu , Jo Han-sun
November 9, 2006
570,059
The Customer is Always Right 손님은 왕이다
Oh Ki-hyun
Myeong Kye-nam, Sung Ji-ru , Sung Hyun-ah
February 23, 2006
172,693
Daisy 데이지
Andrew Lau
Jun Ji-hyun , Jung Woo-sung , Lee Sung-jae
March 9, 2006
1,023,096
Dark Forest 죽음의 숲 - 어느날 갑자기 네번째 이야기
Kim Jeong-min
So Yi-hyun , Lee Jong-hyuk
August 17, 2006
3,421
Part of the "4 Horror Tales" film series.
Dasepo Naughty Girls 다세포 소녀
E J-yong
Kim Ok-bin , Park Jin-woo
August 10, 2006
561,803
Detective Odd 공필두
Gong Jeong-shik
Lee Moon-sik , Kim Yoo-mi
May 11, 2006
191,061
Also known as Detective Mr. Gong .
A Dirty Carnival 비열한 거리
Yoo Ha
Jo In-sung , Chun Ho-jin
June 15, 2006
2,047,808
Don't Look Back 내 청춘에게 고함
Kim Young-nam
Kim Tae-woo , Kim Hye-na
July 13, 2006
13,124
Educating Kidnappers 잔혹한 출근
Kim Tae-yoon
Kim Su-ro , Lee Sun-kyun
November 2, 2006
429,546
Also known as A Cruel Attendance .
Family Matters 모두들, 괜찮아요?
Nam Seon-ho
Kim Yu-seok , Kim Ho-jeong
March 24, 2006
4,703
Family Ties 가족의 탄생
Kim Tae-yong
Moon So-ri , Gong Hyo-jin , Bong Tae-gyu
May 18, 2006
221,925
Won "Best Film" at the 44th Grand Bell Awards .[ 3]
February 29 2월 29일 - 어느날 갑자기 첫번째 이야기
Jeong Jong-hoon
Park Eun-hye , Im Ho
July 20, 2006
56,958
Part of the "4 Horror Tales" film series.
Fly, Daddy, Fly 플라이 대디
Choi Jong-tae
Lee Moon-sik , Lee Joon-gi
August 3, 2006
510,604
Fly High 사랑하니까, 괜찮아
Kwak Ji-kyoon
Ji Hyun-woo , Im Jung-eun
August 17, 2006
254,887
For Horowitz 호로비츠를 위하여
Kwon Hyung-jin
Uhm Jung-hwa , Shin Eui-jae, Park Yong-woo
May 25, 2006
544,656
Also known as My Piano .
Forbidden Floor 네번째 층 - 어느날 갑자기 두번째 이야기
Kwon Il-soo
Kim Seo-hyung , Kim Yoo-jung
July 27, 2006
31,654
Part of the "4 Horror Tales" film series.
Forbidden Quest 음란서생
Kim Dae-woo
Han Suk-kyu , Lee Beom-soo
February 23, 2006
2,576,022
The Forgotten Child: Shin Sung-il is Lost 신성일의 행방불명
Shin Jane
Jo Hyun-sik, Ye Soo-jeong
February 16, 2006
1,508
Les Formidables 강적
Cho Min-ho
Park Joong-hoon , Chun Jung-myung
June 22, 2006
361,155
The Fox Family 구미호 가족
Lee Hyeong-gon
Joo Hyun , Park Jun-gyu
September 27, 2006
202,990
Musical.
Gangster High 폭력써클
Park Ki-hyung
Jung Kyung-ho , Lee Tae-sung
October 19, 2006
29,110
Grain in Ear 망종
Zhang Lu
Liu Lian-ji, Jin Bo
March 23, 2006
2,871
A joint production between China and South Korea.
Hanbando 한반도
Kang Woo-suk
Jo Jae-hyun , Cha In-pyo
July 13, 2006
3,880,808
Hearty Paws 마음이...
Oh Dal-gyun
Yoo Seung-ho , Kim Hyang-gi , Dali
October 25, 2006
1,042,166
Also known as Heart is... .
Holiday 홀리데이
Yang Yun-ho
Lee Sung-jae , Choi Min-soo
January 19, 2006
1,458,896
Holy Daddy 원탁의 천사
Kwon Seong-guk
Lee Min-woo , Ha Dong-hoon
August 24, 2006
508,285
The Host 괴물
Bong Joon-ho
Song Kang-ho , Park Hae-il , Bae Doona , Byun Hee-bong , Go Ah-sung
July 27, 2006
13,019,740
Korean box office record holder for admissions.[ 4] Won "Best Picture" at the 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards ,[ 5] "Best Film" at the 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards,[ 6] "Best Film" at the 5th Korean Film Awards,[ 7] and "Best Picture" at the inaugural Asian Film Awards .[ 8]
Host and Guest 방문자
Shin Dong-il
Kim Jae-rok, Kang Ji-hwan
November 15, 2006
3,201
Hot for Teacher 누가 그녀와 잤을까?
Kim Yoo-seong
Kim Sa-rang , Ha Seok-jin , Park Jun-gyu
November 16, 2006
434,877
Also known as Sexy Teacher and Who Slept With Her .
How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men 애정결핍이 두 남자에게 미치는 영향
Kim Seong-hun
Baek Yoon-sik , Bong Tae-gyu
November 16, 2006
593,277
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아
Park Chan-wook
Im Soo-jung , Rain
December 7, 2006
739,393
Ice Bar 아이스케키
Yeo In-kwang
Shin Ae-ra , Park Ji-bin
August 24, 2006
516,492
If You Were Me 2 다섯 개의 시선
Park Kyung-hee, Ryoo Seung-wan , Jung Ji-woo , Jang Jin , Kim Dong-won
Jeong Eun-hye, Kim Su-hyun, Seo Ju-hee, Ahn Gil-kang
January 13, 2006
12,621
Five short films by different directors; financed by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.
If You Were Me 3 세 번째 시선
Jeong Yoon-chul , Kim Hyun-pil, Lee Mi-yeon, Noh Dong-seok, Kim Gok & Kim Sun, Hong Ki-seon
Chayan Kolsak, Hwang Seon-hwa, Kim Yo-han, Kim Tae-woo
November 23, 2006
3,811
Six short films by different directors; financed by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.
The Legend of Seven Cutter 카리스마 탈출기
Kwon Nam-gi
Ahn Jae-mo , Yoon Eun-hye
March 30, 2006
102,742
Like a Virgin 천하장사 마돈나
Lee Hae-young , Lee Hae-jun
Ryu Deok-hwan , Baek Yoon-sik
August 31, 2006
678,930
Lost in Love 사랑을 놓치다
Choo Chang-min
Sol Kyung-gu , Song Yun-ah
January 26, 2006
529,138
Love Me Not 사랑따윈 필요없어
Lee Cheol-ha
Kim Joo-hyuk , Moon Geun-young
November 9, 2006
548,998
Love Phobia 도마뱀
Kang Ji-eun
Kang Hye-jung , Cho Seung-woo
April 26, 2006
397,913
Lump Sugar 각설탕
Lee Hwan-gyeong
Im Soo-jung , Park Eun-su
August 10, 2006
1,446,820
The Magicians 마법사들
Song Il-gon
Jung Woong-in , Jang Hyun-sung
March 30, 2006
6,300
Marrying the Mafia III 가문의 부활 - 가문의 영광 3
Jeong Yong-ki
Shin Hyun-joon , Im Hyeong-joon, Tak Jae-hoon
September 21, 2006
3,464,516
The third film in the "Marrying the Mafia " series.
Maundy Thursday 우리들의 행복한 시간
Song Hae-sung
Kang Dong-won , Lee Na-young
September 14, 2006
3,132,320
Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater 삼거리 극장
Jeon Gye-su
Kim Kkot-bi , Chun Ho-jin
November 23, 2006
17,216
Musical. Also known as The Ghost Theater .
A Millionaire's First Love 백만장자의 첫사랑
Kim Tae-gyun
Hyun Bin , Lee Yeon-hee
February 9, 2006
639,596
Mission Sex Control 잘 살아보세
Ahn Jin-woo
Lee Beom-soo , Kim Jung-eun
September 28, 2006
275,739
Monopoly 모노폴리
Lee Hang-bae
Yang Dong-geun , Kim Sung-soo
June 1, 2006
394,935
Moodori 무도리
Lee Hyeong-seon
Seo Young-hee , Park In-hwan , Choi Ju-bong
September 21, 2006
70,969
Mr. Wacky 생, 날선생
Kim Dong-wook
Park Gun-hyung , Kim Hyo-jin
May 25, 2006
264,525
My Boss, My Teacher 투사부일체
Kim Dong-won
Jung Joon-ho , Jung Woong-in , Kim Sang-joong
January 19, 2006
6,105,431
Sequel to the 2001 film My Boss, My Hero .
My Captain, Mr. Underground 마이 캡틴 김대출
Song Chang-su
Jung Jae-young , Jang Seo-hee
April 20, 2006
122,098
My Scary Girl 달콤, 살벌한 연인
Son Jae-gon
Park Yong-woo , Choi Kang-hee
April 6, 2006
2,286,745
My Wife is a Gangster 3 조폭 마누라 3
Jo Jin-kyu
Shu Qi , Lee Beom-soo
December 28, 2006
1,690,465
The third film in the "My Wife is a Gangster " series.
No Mercy for the Rude 예의없는 것들
Park Cheol-hee
Shin Ha-kyun , Yoon Ji-hye
August 24, 2006
904,802
No Regret 후회하지 않아
Leesong Hee-il
Lee Yeong-hoon , Lee Han
November 16, 2006
43,265
Now and Forever 연리지
Kim Seong-joong
Choi Ji-woo , Jo Han-sun
April 13, 2006
136,088
Oh! My God 구세주
Kim Jeong-woo
Choi Sung-kook , Shin-ee
February 16, 2006
1,858,668
Old Miss Diary 올드 미스 다이어리 극장판
Kim Seok-yoon
Ye Ji-won , Ji Hyun-woo
December 20, 2006
856,090
On the Road, Two 온 더 로드, 투
Kim Tae-yong
Yoon Do-hyun Band
January 5, 2006
479
Documentary.
One Shining Day 눈부신 하루
Kim Sung-ho, Kim Jong-kwan , Min Dong-hyun
Lee So-yeon , Yukie Mori, Kim Dong-yeong
February 23, 2006
1,630
An omnibus film consisting of three stories; commissioned on the 60th anniversary of Korea's liberation.
Once in a Summer 그해 여름
Joh Keun-shik
Lee Byung-hun , Soo Ae
November 30, 2006
336,065
Over the Border 국경의 남쪽
Ahn Pan-seok
Cha Seung-won , Jo Yi-jin
May 4, 2006
252,457
Also known as South of the Border .
The Peter Pan Formula 피터팬의 공식
Cho Chang-ho
On Joo-wan , Kim Ho-jung
April 13, 2006
2,536
The Promise 무극
Chen Kaige
Jang Dong-gun , Cecilia Cheung
January 26, 2006 [ 9]
798,091 [ 9]
A joint production between China and South Korea.
The Pumpkin 호박전
Yu Jin-hee
Kim Seo-young, Jeong Mi-suk
June 22, 2006
1,651
Animation .
Puzzle 두뇌유희 프로젝트, 퍼즐
Kim Tae-kyung
Joo Jin-mo , Moon Sung-keun
September 14, 2006
270,779
Radio Star 라디오 스타
Lee Joon-ik
Ahn Sung-ki , Park Joong-hoon
September 27, 2006
1,879,501
The Restless 중천
Jo Dong-oh
Jung Woo-sung , Kim Tae-hee
December 20, 2006
1,531,075
Righteous Ties 거룩한 계보
Jang Jin
Jung Jae-young , Jung Joon-ho
October 19, 2006
1,744,677
Road 길
Bae Chang-ho
Bae Chang-ho , Kang Gi-hwa
November 2, 2006
1,856
Romance 로망스
Moon Seung-wook
Jo Jae-hyun , Kim Ji-soo
March 16, 2006
424,514
Roommates D-day - 어느날 갑자기 세번째 이야기
Kim Eun-kyung
Lee Eun-sung , Yu Joo-hee
August 3, 2006
19,488
Part of the "4 Horror Tales" film series.
Running Wild 야수
Kim Seong-su
Kwon Sang-woo , Yoo Ji-tae
January 12, 2006
1,016,152
Seducing Mr. Perfect Mr. 로빈 꼬시기
Kim Sang-woo
Uhm Jung-hwa , Daniel Henney
December 7, 2006
730,443
See You After School 방과후 옥상
Lee Seok-hoon
Bong Tae-gyu , Kim Tae-hyun
March 16, 2006
891,417
Shark Bait 파이 스토리
Howard E. Baker, John Fox, Lee Kyung-ho
Kim Hyung-joon, Park Myeong-soo, Im Chae-moo
July 6, 2006 [ 9]
267,588 [ 9]
Animation . A joint production between South Korea and the USA.
Silk Shoes 비단구두
Yeo Kyun-dong
Choi Deok-moon, Lee Seong-min
June 22, 2006
759
Solace 사랑할 때 이야기하는 것들
Byun Seung-wook
Han Suk-kyu , Kim Ji-soo
November 30, 2006
216,876
Ssunday Seoul 썬데이 서울
Park Seong-hoon
Bong Tae-gyu , Lee Chung-ah
February 9, 2006
46,239
Sundays in August 팔월의 일요일들
Lee Jin-woo
Yang Eun-yong, Im Hyeong-guk
September 29, 2006
1,856
Sunflower 해바라기
Kang Seok-beom
Kim Rae-won , Kim Hae-sook
November 23, 2006
1,543,429
Tazza: The High Rollers 타짜
Choi Dong-hoon
Cho Seung-woo , Kim Hye-soo
September 27, 2006
6,847,777
Three Fellas 뚝방전설
Jo Beom-gu
Park Gun-hyung , Lee Chun-hee
September 7, 2006
418,445
Also known as Ddukbang / Bar Legend / Riverbank Legends .
Time 시간
Kim Ki-duk
Sung Hyun-ah , Ha Jung-woo
August 24, 2006
28,414
To Sir, with Love 스승의 은혜
Im Dae-woong
Oh Mi-hee, Seo Young-hee
August 3, 2006
629,452
Traces of Love 가을로
Kim Dae-seung
Yoo Ji-tae , Kim Ji-soo , Uhm Ji-won
October 25, 2006
707,820
Vampire Cop Ricky 흡혈형사 나도열
Lee Si-myung
Kim Su-ro , Jo Yeo-jeong
February 9, 2006
1,824,822 [ 9]
Way To Go, Rose 달려라 장미
Kim Eung-su
Choi Ban-ya, Kim Tae-hoon
February 10, 2006
881
Woman on the Beach 해변의 여인
Hong Sang-soo
Kim Seung-woo , Go Hyun-jung
August 31, 2006
225,388
The World of Silence 조용한 세상
Cho Ui-seok
Kim Sang-kyung , Park Yong-woo
December 14, 2006
178,434
See also
References
^ Box-Office Admission Results (2006) , Koreanfilm.org . Retrieved on March 3, 2008.
^ "Yearly Box Office (2006)" . Korean Film Council . Retrieved October 1, 2022 .
^ [Korean Film News] 44th Grand Bell Awards [대종상영화제] : Family Ties Wins Best Film , Twitch , June 9, 2007. Retrieved on March 9, 2008. Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ 영화흥행 톱10에서 사라진 전설 ‘쉬리’ (in Korean) , MyDaily , September 5, 2007. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
^ Darcy Paquet, "Host" monster slays Blue Dragon ceremony [permanent dead link ] , Variety , December 16, 2006. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
^ Monster Reigns at Korean's Baeksang Awards , CRI , April 26, 2007. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
^ [Korean Film News] The Host [괴물] Sweeps 5th Korean Film Awards , Twitch , November 20, 2006. Retrieved on March 9, 2008. Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ James Pomfret, Koreans win big at HK's first pan-Asian film awards , Reuters , March 20, 2007. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
^ a b c d e List of All Films Screened in 2006 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (XLS ), KOFIC . Retrieved on March 8, 2008.
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