K-Drama weekly update: 12-3-17

The Blue Dragon Film Awards was held Nov. 25 and two films have swept the evening with many awards. The two films are “I Can Speak” and “A Taxi Driver.” The best film category went to “A Taxi Driver,” the only South Korean film this year to hit the 10 million tickets sold mark. The best director went to Hyun-seok Kim for his film “I Can Speak.” The best leading actor went to veteran Kang-ho Song for “A Taxi Driver.” Song also visited Hawaii for HIFF in 2002 for his film “YMCA Baseball Team.” The best leading actress was awarded to Moon-hee Na for “I Can Speak.” “I Can Speak” was shown this year at the Hawaii International Film Festival. The film is about an elderly woman who files complaints with the city while wanting to learn English and ends touching on the subject of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery during World War II.