4:53 The Host was the first Korean movie I've seen and it really raised the bar of what a movie can make me feel. I can laugh,cry,wait in suspense, etc. all in the same movie. I've been hooked on Korean movies ever since.
Gonjiam is one of the best found footage horror movies out there. I know that most people see found footage films as corny, nauseating, and has cheap scares - but Gonjiam really sets a bar on how to do it. The characters has personalities as well, not just cheap victims on whoever dies first. I hope more people watch Gonjiam!! And thank you for featuring it!
@@Stelmaria21 they only need some jumpscares to raise their adrenalin, none of em look at storyline, execution,filmography, characters.. One of the best eg is "the exorcist" its such a class movie....it has a deep character study, filmography and is well executed,..and all they got to say is the movie is boring....
You don't want any distractions while watching The Wailing. You might also need someone to discuss this movie with right after. There's a lot of substance and subtlety in there to talk about.
@@Screened Thanks for the video. I've never heard of the Bedevilled. Your synopsys caught my attention and so I decided to give it a try. And i'm so glad i did. Made me angry and sad. I felt like I was holding the sickle with her.
Some good ones not mentioned in the official list: Spider Forest, Hansel and Gretel, R-Point, Possessed (2009), Horror Stories 1-3, The Piper, The Mimic.
Aside: For those who enjoy the Quiet Family, please do yourself a favor and watch The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) directed by Takashi Miike. It'd make a good double feature, as the Miike production is a very different experience.
@@Asian_Movie_Enthusiast - I know, right? I enjoy both films, but may, at the end of the day, also fall on the Happiness side of the fence. Not because it’s a better film or experience - It’s quirky (granted, they both are) and… oddly uplifting. It may depend on the day. We’re lucky to have all of these options.
I love everything about The Wailing. I just need to convince my husband to watch it because he’s not keen on subtitles. He did manage to watch Squid Games and Thirst so there’s always hope! 😂
This is such a great list!! I actually ended up watching The Wailing after seeing your last video on Korean horror, and I have no regrets. Though when you said it leaves you with side effects, you were not kidding...... 😫
I have to thank horror movies for introducing me to foreign cinema, and in this case Korean horror/thrillers. I love A Tale of Two Sisters and I Saw The Devil
Last few days I've been watching some Korean movies too. I would add the chaser, and no mercy, that plot twist at the end it's good. I saw the devil and the wailing are 😩👌
Also I personally heavily recommend Kingdom + its movie prequel, Ashin of The North. It has an exquisite blend of gore, plot and characterisation that i don't rlly find in mainstream horror
Guys help me, i was looking for the tittle of a horror movie that i watch when i was in elementary school, im only remember some part of it , it was about 2 people going to some old burning house and they are watching some old video tape inside it that shows an old man that are getting sick by some kinda disease, like his skin turned into rotten skin, something like that. U guys probably know that movie, ive search google and it only shows ringu, well ive watch ringu and it wasnt it, so anybody can help me?
In terms of Asian Horror movies, has anyone ever seen Arang? I don't remember if it's Korean or Taiwanese but I do know it's Asian. I used to rent it out a lot at those DVD/Movies Rentals.
Hot take: Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed The Wailing... but man, is it overhyped. I found I enjoyed The Wailing more in hindsight - Thinking on it... a distant cousin of Memories of Murder (a parallel many may not understand or agree with). Still, now I have an itch to watch it again from a new perspective.
@@MrDrezzy007 - This is one of the aspects of art I enjoy the most - It resonates differently with everyone. That makes it interesting to discuss… and as perspective is malleable and context is comprised of a nigh incalculable number of factors, each time you experience a particular work, or even a discussion on it, you may walk away with a different experience. I look forward to revisiting this film at some point.
That's because The Wailing is a movie about trust and the director really made you question everything. It gets better with each viewing tbh especially when you look for little details scattered throughout
Anyone know the Asian movie where a woman tortures a guy with no arms or legs...it might be in an anthology. It also might have had a short about a guy who kept a dead woman and he imagines he's in love but at the end the cops pull him out of the dead lady's stomach? Anyone know? Also might have a short about a naked guy and woman on a different planet that's just grass and water...weird sound effects like they can't talk.
There's one i absolutely loved: "I Saw The Devil". It's heavy, it's bloody, it's amazing. The Wailing and The Tale of Two Sisters are awesome as well. But i probably watched to many great south-korean horror movies to have a favorite.
I saw the devil is great but seriously do wish they thought out the plot better because the idea of repeatedly letting lose a crazy murderer even after seeing what he'd done the first or second time just doesn't make sense.
The wailing is absolutely amazing. I love that movie! Watched it on a whim looking for horror movie and my God it's good. I'm not ashamed to admit Train to Busan was my first Korean horror movie I watched and really got me into the genre. #Alive is really good too! Great list gonna check out all of these!!
I tell every interesting person I meet to watch Tale of Two Sisters, its excellent. I've seen the majority of these movies and they are awesome. There doesn't seem to be as many horror movies out of SK lately...
I have to give the Wailing another try because I was not in the right mood and tuned out in parts but always hear such great things about it. I literally remember nothing about it.
Tale of two sisters is one of my favourite horror movies of all time. It got a remake in the US under a different name, but the execution missed the mark by a mile.
A fantastic list. I don't consider The Housemaid to be a horror, but it's an amazing movie anyway, so I guess that's fine. For me personally A Tale of Two Sisters is by far the best one.
Koreans excel in thrillers too, you should check out Strangers From Hell. That shit had my fight or flight response on throughout the entire series... I'd love if you guys made a video about it and any recommendations are welcome too!
@@Lia3349 On the box office front as per Korean Film Council data, it is ranked 15th among all the films released in the year 2021 in South Korea, with gross of US$7.35 million and 831,126 admissions, as of 26 September 2021.[1] It is the 6th highest-grossing Korean film of 2021.[1]
I watched the Series Sweet Home! If a person liked Kingdom, the 1982 version of The Thing, and Train to Busan, they will let a real thrill out of watching this series on Netflix. It's every bit as harrowing and tension-filled as Kingdom. I've been a fan of horror for over forty years, so I do not scare easy, but this series really got to me.
thank you so much for making this video, just yesterday i felt like watching asian horror movies and i took up a lot of time searching for good ones. this video was such perfect timing and i couldn't thank u enough for satisfying my horror needs
4/12! I'm definitely going to use this video as a watchlist! The wailing has to be my favourite so far. The cinematography of Hong Kyung-pyo is superb. I get goosebumps just remembering some scenes, for real!
Please don't watch the Wailing i watched it 2 years ago and still have nightmares about some scenes! maybe I'm sensitive or weak and who knows maybe you are the same as me be careful with that on!
Came to comment about a Korean horror movie I saw on IFC 20 years ago called Wishing Stairs (it was so good I remembered the name after all this time) and now I'm learning its part of the Whispering Corridors series that's awesome
eey.. I need help, I have been scrolling all your videos because I expected you would have mentioned this movie... I can't remember the title! It was an asiatic movie, based on the jungle, a little town that believes a girl has been possesed. I remember from a review of the movie that the girl is not actually possesed but is more like people is very weird and creepy around her. Any clues?
I watched bedville dude, i was not fking prepared, the heavy topics were damn, they really develop the story. Like all men there were so disgusting, they really took the matter with no pink life.Pls a screenplay 10/10. Fk that movie, no words.
I SAW WHISPERING CORRIDORS, TWO SISTERS, TRAIN TO BUSAN, THIRST, AND THE HOST AND LOVED THEM ALL NOW I MUST SEARCH OUT THE REST!!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS AND GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
The wailing left a strong impression on me. It got me thinking for days after watching. Although it kind of "all over the place" for an amateur such as myself, but i was curious so i watched it twice to understand it (yea i'm that slow😅)
a tale of two sisters was my first ever korean cinema anything. it was my entrance to that whole world of korean thriller/suspense/horror films. the vibes are like no other. this also pushed me into korean tv series/dramas/other film genres. there is also a suspense drama movie The Ghost/Dead Friend(2004)
I added more movies on my movie list with this video than with any other movie recommendation video I've ever seen. Congrats, and thank you for these amazing videos.
What are your favorite South Korean horror movies (or series)?
Let us know!
the wailing 2016
Tie between The Wailing and Train to Busan
The Wailing is one of my favorite films of all time, so that one.
How can I watch “House of the Disappeared” ? Anybody?
Tale of Two Sisters. The twists are incredible, atmosphere building is second to none.
4:53 The Host was the first Korean movie I've seen and it really raised the bar of what a movie can make me feel. I can laugh,cry,wait in suspense, etc. all in the same movie. I've been hooked on Korean movies ever since.
I loved it too in managed to make you really invested/attached in the characters
Yeah. For some reason Okja gives me Host Vibes as well
Gonjiam is one of the best found footage horror movies out there. I know that most people see found footage films as corny, nauseating, and has cheap scares - but Gonjiam really sets a bar on how to do it. The characters has personalities as well, not just cheap victims on whoever dies first. I hope more people watch Gonjiam!! And thank you for featuring it!
Have you seen Noroi (2005)? That one is a classic too.
Do you remember where you watched it?
The Wailing is by far the best horror movie I've ever seen, a masterpiece.
overated
Highly overrated
@@theangrykekistani9418 what makes u think that
To the people disagreeing with me:
Would you mind explaining why you think it's overrated? What ist your favourite horror movie?
@@Stelmaria21 they only need some jumpscares to raise their adrenalin, none of em look at storyline, execution,filmography, characters..
One of the best eg is "the exorcist" its such a class movie....it has a deep character study, filmography and is well executed,..and all they got to say is the movie is boring....
a tale of two sisters is such a masterpiece and the soundtrack was hauntingly beautiful it made everything so much better.
The WAILING was an absolute masterpiece. Stellar acting, story, cinematography.... every minute of it was fantastic!!
You don't want any distractions while watching The Wailing.
You might also need someone to discuss this movie with right after. There's a lot of substance and subtlety in there to talk about.
Yeah there is a lot of cultural information that just went over my head on the first viewing.
@@Screened Thanks for the video. I've never heard of the Bedevilled. Your synopsys caught my attention and so I decided to give it a try.
And i'm so glad i did.
Made me angry and sad. I felt like I was holding the sickle with her.
Thats what a book club is for
-norm macdonald
Some good ones not mentioned in the official list: Spider Forest, Hansel and Gretel, R-Point, Possessed (2009), Horror Stories 1-3, The Piper, The Mimic.
I recommend R-POINT...Well done and set during ROK involvement in Vietnam
this movie was such a gem
Thank you, I wasn't sure about watching some of these until I saw them on your list. Now I'm certain they're worth a watch.
Aside: For those who enjoy the Quiet Family, please do yourself a favor and watch The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) directed by Takashi Miike. It'd make a good double feature, as the Miike production is a very different experience.
It's difficult to choose between those two. I think I might prefer Happiness.
@@Asian_Movie_Enthusiast - I know, right? I enjoy both films, but may, at the end of the day, also fall on the Happiness side of the fence. Not because it’s a better film or experience - It’s quirky (granted, they both are) and… oddly uplifting. It may depend on the day. We’re lucky to have all of these options.
Seen 6. Thanks for the recommended older ones. Also Forgotten is good.
Bedevilled and Thirst. Nobody ever talk about them. And...yeah, The Wailing is just amazing. Can't wait to see the director's new movie - The Medium.
The Wailing is too damn good.
Loved Train to Busan until the final third.
Great list 👍🏼
I love everything about The Wailing. I just need to convince my husband to watch it because he’s not keen on subtitles. He did manage to watch Squid Games and Thirst so there’s always hope! 😂
Thank you for this!
Possessed(2009) is really good but rarely mentioned.
also, I vaguely remember the K movie "Two Moons(2012)" made me glued to the screen
This is such a great list!! I actually ended up watching The Wailing after seeing your last video on Korean horror, and I have no regrets. Though when you said it leaves you with side effects, you were not kidding...... 😫
It's like a punch to the soul
I have to thank horror movies for introducing me to foreign cinema, and in this case Korean horror/thrillers. I love A Tale of Two Sisters and I Saw The Devil
Last few days I've been watching some Korean movies too. I would add the chaser, and no mercy, that plot twist at the end it's good. I saw the devil and the wailing are 😩👌
Also I personally heavily recommend Kingdom + its movie prequel, Ashin of The North. It has an exquisite blend of gore, plot and characterisation that i don't rlly find in mainstream horror
Exhuma takes the first spot
A tale of two sisters is a damn good movie👍🏻❤
Great suggestions, I've seen most of these. I'll be checking out A QUIET FAMILY asap, that one flew under my radar somehow, looks like I'll enjoy it
Really good recommendations. Thank you
When did the quiet family come out? Because the idea/premise reminds me a lot of Takashi Miike’s Happiness of the Katakuris, except not a musical
Guys help me, i was looking for the tittle of a horror movie that i watch when i was in elementary school, im only remember some part of it , it was about 2 people going to some old burning house and they are watching some old video tape inside it that shows an old man that are getting sick by some kinda disease, like his skin turned into rotten skin, something like that. U guys probably know that movie, ive search google and it only shows ringu, well ive watch ringu and it wasnt it, so anybody can help me?
Its funny how you mention Kingdom but show Rampant
In terms of Asian Horror movies, has anyone ever seen Arang? I don't remember if it's Korean or Taiwanese but I do know it's Asian. I used to rent it out a lot at those DVD/Movies Rentals.
Hot take: Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed The Wailing... but man, is it overhyped. I found I enjoyed The Wailing more in hindsight - Thinking on it... a distant cousin of Memories of Murder (a parallel many may not understand or agree with). Still, now I have an itch to watch it again from a new perspective.
You're entitled to your opinion and taste my friend, personally i watched dozens of korean horror movies and by far its my favorite one.
@@MrDrezzy007 - This is one of the aspects of art I enjoy the most - It resonates differently with everyone. That makes it interesting to discuss… and as perspective is malleable and context is comprised of a nigh incalculable number of factors, each time you experience a particular work, or even a discussion on it, you may walk away with a different experience. I look forward to revisiting this film at some point.
@@RobVespa yeah what i find incredibly unique about K films is the character driven storytelling no matter how boring it sometimes gets.
That's because The Wailing is a movie about trust and the director really made you question everything. It gets better with each viewing tbh especially when you look for little details scattered throughout
I LOVE Korean Horror, just reviewed some myself! Great video! +1 from me
My Fav horror serie is sweet home and strangers form hell
8th Night Also Good Horror Korean Movie,Isn't It?
Anyone know the Asian movie where a woman tortures a guy with no arms or legs...it might be in an anthology. It also might have had a short about a guy who kept a dead woman and he imagines he's in love but at the end the cops pull him out of the dead lady's stomach? Anyone know?
Also might have a short about a naked guy and woman on a different planet that's just grass and water...weird sound effects like they can't talk.
Une super belle liste guys! The Housemaid pourrait en convaincre d'aller voir plus tôt dans leur cinématographie. De belles perles à découvrir.
Merci 👍
R-Point is best for me
Tale of two sisters
nice list of korean horror movies. but there many korean horror movie n so
This movie please. It my request
Metamorphosis is a good k horror movie too pls check it out
KINGDOM WAS AMAZING AND I WISHED I HAD IT, ALONG WAILING!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS AND GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
You mixed thriller, mystery, and horror, and just call it horror...
All horror movies have mystery and thriller aspects. This guy knows his stuff and not one of his recommendations failed me so far.
You really don't understand Korean cinema. They're never genre-specific
The Wailing hands down.
So. Damn. Good.
It's great!
Oh my god it so is.
Agree. One of the best I watched!
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There's one i absolutely loved: "I Saw The Devil". It's heavy, it's bloody, it's amazing. The Wailing and The Tale of Two Sisters are awesome as well. But i probably watched to many great south-korean horror movies to have a favorite.
I Saw The Devil has nothing to do with horror. It's a thriller.
I saw the devil is great but seriously do wish they thought out the plot better because the idea of repeatedly letting lose a crazy murderer even after seeing what he'd done the first or second time just doesn't make sense.
You really gotta be in the mood for that one as well though, it's so bleak and nihilistic
The Chaser makes a good double feature with I Saw the Devil.
I saw the devil is so brutal.
The wailing is absolutely amazing. I love that movie! Watched it on a whim looking for horror movie and my God it's good. I'm not ashamed to admit Train to Busan was my first Korean horror movie I watched and really got me into the genre. #Alive is really good too! Great list gonna check out all of these!!
I tell every interesting person I meet to watch Tale of Two Sisters, its excellent. I've seen the majority of these movies and they are awesome. There doesn't seem to be as many horror movies out of SK lately...
I have to give the Wailing another try because I was not in the right mood and tuned out in parts but always hear such great things about it. I literally remember nothing about it.
It will be well worth your time and attention. That's all you need to know.
The Wailing left me unable to sleep for 3 days 🤣
Tale of two sisters is one of my favourite horror movies of all time. It got a remake in the US under a different name, but the execution missed the mark by a mile.
What's the title of the remake?
@@himurahaibara1459 It's called The Uninvited
A Tale of Two Sisters is on my shortlist of favorite thrillers. What a beautiful film.
Korean Horror and thrillers are some of the best in the world.
I started to feel nervous as the video kept going and thought you weren't going to mention The Wailing. Then it appeared at the end and I smiled.
still trying recover from train to busani, will be having many nitemares
A fantastic list.
I don't consider The Housemaid to be a horror, but it's an amazing movie anyway, so I guess that's fine.
For me personally A Tale of Two Sisters is by far the best one.
Koreans excel in thrillers too, you should check out Strangers From Hell. That shit had my fight or flight response on throughout the entire series... I'd love if you guys made a video about it and any recommendations are welcome too!
Watched ....That was Creepy Masterpiece ..one of my best after haunting of hill house
Whoa, I had no idea Miike's "Happiness of the Katakuris" was an adaptation of "The Quiet Family"! I need to watch the latter, now.
Bedevilled is really good. The anger you feel for all the characters really reach an excruciating level in this movie. The payoff is fantastic though.
Just recently watched The Housemaid (1960). Got caught off-guard with the ending, but the rest was really good.
Asian horror really doesn’t get the love it deserves. They basically carried the early to mid 2000s.
For people who loved Na HongJin, he produced the Thai horror, The Medium and directed by the director of Shutter.
I have heard of this one. I really want to watch it 👍
In Korea, that thai movie did not suceess and there was a critic on using woman's menses in weird creepy way.
@@Lia3349 On the box office front as per Korean Film Council data, it is ranked 15th among all the films released in the year 2021 in South Korea, with gross of US$7.35 million and 831,126 admissions, as of 26 September 2021.[1] It is the 6th highest-grossing Korean film of 2021.[1]
@@Lia3349 from Wikipedia
I watched the Series Sweet Home! If a person liked Kingdom, the 1982 version of The Thing, and Train to Busan, they will let a real thrill out of watching this series on Netflix. It's every bit as harrowing and tension-filled as Kingdom. I've been a fan of horror for over forty years, so I do not scare easy, but this series really got to me.
You should really watch Strangers From Hell!
great video
Many of the movies you talked about I have seen
thank you so much for making this video, just yesterday i felt like watching asian horror movies and i took up a lot of time searching for good ones. this video was such perfect timing and i couldn't thank u enough for satisfying my horror needs
4/12! I'm definitely going to use this video as a watchlist! The wailing has to be my favourite so far. The cinematography of Hong Kyung-pyo is superb. I get goosebumps just remembering some scenes, for real!
the sad thing is i watched all of them.
Good ones. Thank you. The Host is pretty wild and obviously Parasite is a great one.
I Saw the Devil was one of the best (and hardest to watch) movies I've ever seen.
These movies are gems👌👌
The good news is that na hong jin has made another horror film (the medium 2021) but this time as a producer not director.
Please don't watch the Wailing
i watched it 2 years ago and still have nightmares about some scenes!
maybe I'm sensitive or weak and who knows maybe you are the same as me
be careful with that on!
Korean horror movies Hollywood is about to "borrow"
Came to comment about a Korean horror movie I saw on IFC 20 years ago called Wishing Stairs (it was so good I remembered the name after all this time) and now I'm learning its part of the Whispering Corridors series that's awesome
I was lucky to see The Host in theaters back in 2007. Fantastic movie!
Korean movies are so awesome!
They make the scariest zombie flicks ever!
Can you do Thai next
The Wailing is really unforgettable
2024 Exhuma is one of the best Korean horrors ever made. Great movie indeed
I saw the devil is so damn good!
Train to busan us up there with the ring and ringu as the most overrated horror films out there
Anyone know if suicide club is a good movie ?
i would proabbly add series like save me because it is so scarily close tonreal life.
korea Horror films that are not well-known but have been recognized in Korea include Sorum (2001), memento mori(1999), R-Point(2004), Possessed(2009).
eey.. I need help, I have been scrolling all your videos because I expected you would have mentioned this movie... I can't remember the title! It was an asiatic movie, based on the jungle, a little town that believes a girl has been possesed. I remember from a review of the movie that the girl is not actually possesed but is more like people is very weird and creepy around her. Any clues?
I thought The Call was pretty good
It is but I think it is landed in the category of suspense or thriller/mystery.
I watched bedville dude, i was not fking prepared, the heavy topics were damn, they really develop the story. Like all men there were so disgusting, they really took the matter with no pink life.Pls a screenplay 10/10. Fk that movie, no words.
I SAW WHISPERING CORRIDORS, TWO SISTERS, TRAIN TO BUSAN, THIRST, AND THE HOST AND LOVED THEM ALL NOW I MUST SEARCH OUT THE REST!!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS AND GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
The wailing left a strong impression on me. It got me thinking for days after watching. Although it kind of "all over the place" for an amateur such as myself, but i was curious so i watched it twice to understand it (yea i'm that slow😅)
Absolutely BEGGING ppl to watch Strangers From Hell - the build-up and tension is Phenomenal
Kingdom is phanominal, glad it was atleast mentioned even though it's not too heavy on the scary aspect.
But nobody pays attention to the ending of a tale of 2 sisters where the dad days that is not my wife that is my secretary.
a tale of two sisters was my first ever korean cinema anything. it was my entrance to that whole world of korean thriller/suspense/horror films. the vibes are like no other. this also pushed me into korean tv series/dramas/other film genres.
there is also a suspense drama movie The Ghost/Dead Friend(2004)
Crap seen em already
You really got me curious. I'm going to watch some of these movies, thanks so much.
I've watched the host and train to busan when I was 5yo
I added more movies on my movie list with this video than with any other movie recommendation video I've ever seen. Congrats, and thank you for these amazing videos.
The wailing ...masterpiece
Do one for thai and taiwanese movies too pls
Although not a horror movie…I Saw the Devil has become one of my fave revenge flicks 👈