The 10-million-ticket film Exhuma and the big-budget 30 billion won-class production Omniscient Reader: The Prophet will be available to watch on the living room screen with a single remote during the Lunar New Year holiday.
On the evening of the 13th at 8:50 p.m., SBS kicked off its 2026 Lunar New Year special movie lineup with Pilot as a 'pilot.' The comedy film Pilot, starring Cho Jungseok, cheerfully opened the door to home theaters. We looked at the glamorous Lunar New Year special movie lineups on broadcast stations, from the 10-million-ticket film to blockbuster works that moved from the screen to the living room after about half a year.
# 14th-15th, the prelude to the Lunar New Year special films is already hot
The first weekend film to mark the start of the holiday is Samjin Group's English TOEIC Class, airing today (the 14th) from 1:20 p.m. on MBN. Then at 6:55 p.m., ENA will offer the musical live performance Hero: Live in Cinema, depicting the last year of independence activist Ahn Jung-geun, delivering emotion, and at 10:45 p.m. EBS will present The Bourne Identity, featuring the action of the original series.
On Sunday the 15th, EBS will stir midday emotions with Love's Milky Way, a romance set in 1980s America, at 1:25 p.m. That same night at 11 p.m., EBS will present Only You, a sentimental melodrama starring So Jisub and Han Hyojoo, showcasing a Korean-style melodrama. Then at 12:20 a.m. on the night of the 15th into the 16th, ENA will reveal a different filmography for actor Kwon Sang-woo, who has recently been active as a domestic comedy actor, through The Divine Move: Gwisoo, which tells the story of a ruthless gambling go board.
# 16th, blockbusters and hit films all gathered
On the 16th, when the main Lunar New Year holiday begins, MBC will heat up the home theater from 9:40 a.m. with The Big Family, starring Kim Yun-seok and Lee Seung Gi, targeting viewers of all ages. In particular, on the same night at 10 p.m., MBC will premiere on TV the film Omniscient Reader (abbreviated Omniscient Reader). The popular web novel of the same name was adapted into the film Omniscient Reader, which promised a Korean-style blockbuster with a production cost in the 30 billion won range, raising expectations about whether that emotion will be conveyed in the living room as well.
Additionally, tvN will present Veteran 2 at 9 p.m. The Veteran series is a signature hit work of director Ryu Seung-wan, and his new work, Humint, is currently showing in theaters. For viewers who want to enjoy Ryu Seung-wan–style action in the living room after seeing it in theaters, it will be a solid choice.
Meanwhile, KBS 2TV will air the 10-million-ticket film Exhuma from 10 p.m. As the third work in director Jang Jae-hyun's occult series, Exhuma reinterprets feng shui folk beliefs by combining them with shamanism. After occult elements rich in Korean sentiment captivated 10 million viewers, it is expected to once again dominate home theaters.
# 17th, from safe sports films to dopamine party soda
On the holiday itself, the 17th, SBS will present 1 Win at 5:50 p.m. Starring Song Kang-ho, 1 Win tells the story of Woojin (played by Song Kang-ho), a director and former volleyball player who takes charge of the recently disbanding women's volleyball team Pink Storm and writes a new sports myth in a cheerful yet moving way. Although it failed at the box office at release, it later gained word-of-mouth and established itself as a work that reliably delivers laughs and emotion to audiences. The unique emotion of sports films creates synergy when met with the effortless acting of outstanding performers such as Song Kang-ho and Park Jeongmin.
KBS 2TV will provide a jolt on the holiday at 10 p.m. with YADANG: The Snitch. The film, which takes its name from the slang term used by drug investigators to refer to broker informants, depicts the drug crimes that occurred in Korea, once proud of being drug-free, drawing the line between reality and film to both immerse viewers and raise awareness about crime. The thrill typical of crime films is basic, and the material and structure that stimulate dopamine culminate in a satisfying ending of moral justice, unfolding smoothly. The ensemble of actors Kang Ha-neul, Yoo Hai Jin and Park Hae-jun is also superb.
# 18th, when you regret letting the Lunar New Year holiday end like this
On the last evening of the Lunar New Year holiday, broadcasters aim their film lineups at the leisure time of workers returning to work. SBS will air My Daughter is a Zombie, last year's highest-grossing Korean film, at 8:20 p.m. Coincidentally, My Daughter is a Zombie is also a family-centered comedy starring Cho Jungseok. The lineup of opening with Pilot and closing with My Daughter is a setup that evokes laughter.
tvN will present Pretty Crazy at 8:30 p.m., a romantic comedy that delivers an emotional downpour. For fans who remember last year's popular tvN drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, it will be a work where they can see the mischievous side of the protagonist Yoona. It can also be seen that Ahn Bo-hyun's 'country-fatal' charm from the recently concluded tvN Monday-Tuesday drama Spring Fever was first displayed in Pretty Crazy.
For everyone wanting to escape the holiday's terminus, KBS 2TV's Escape, airing at 10 p.m., will be an appropriate choice. The chase between a man trying to flee to find freedom against the backdrop of the North Korean army, Lee Je-hoon, and the man chasing him to recapture him as a regime adapter, Koo Kyo-hwan, makes for a nail-biting pursuit. Instead of Kim Do-gi, the soda taxi driver from the Taxi Driver series, this is a desperate escape by Lee Je-hoon, and the chilling charisma of Koo Kyo-hwan chasing him and the bromance chemistry will be impossible to take your eyes off.
[Photo] Posters for each film provided.
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