Korean, yes Korean, suppliers!!

[lorenzo]

UPDATED 4th Feb 2003

OK we now have a list of decent Korean suppliers thanks to Barry Woodcock's DVD Times Thread (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=Feature&id=53&story=3862) and our own experiences through the Forums and especially Cirruss's Korean Films Thread (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72992).

In order of preference they are currently:

Yes Asia (http://global.yesasia.com/welcome.asp?tz=0&cid=225)

+ Good prices / Free shipping for orders over $49 / No customs as they re-ship from within the UK!!

- ??

Yeon DVD (http://www.yeondvd.com/)

+ Simply wonderful service / Will order disc for you / Very good at answering e-mails

- No visa payments / need PayPal

DVD Asian (http://www.dvdasian.com/)

+ Good selection / Regular offers

- Bit pricey compared to the above

Mr Kwang (http://www.mrkwang.com/)

+ Friendly

- Ebay?

kr DVD (http://www.krdvd.com/)

+

- ?? lost orders / PayPal only / Limited selection


Korean DVDs (http://www.koreandvds.com/)

+ Great selection / Often have stuff oop with the above e-tailers

- ?? lost orders be very careful until further notice


This will be updated accordingly if we become aware of any offers or indeed service problems ;)

Post here to inform me :thumbs:




The following was the original post:

I am after Taxi 1 & 2 and according to Rewind the Korean versions are the ones to go for as they are anamorphic and DTS (yum yum buggle gum :p ) but I am struggling to find them :(. I have tried a few including www.yeondvd.com (Korean e-tailer with english translation) but with no success.

[Noel M]

DVDAsian (http://www.dvdasian.com) have them. I haven't used them before, so I've no idea what they are like as a supplier.

[MasterYoda]

I can supply you with a Korean, she's only 14 and a hardworker, not to pric......

OOOOOh, you didn't mean that :nuts:

[den]

www.dvd.co.kr

I need a translater for the site though :(

[lorenzo]

Thaks everyone - I've actually ordered Taxi 1 from http://www.yeondvd.com who were very helpful. It looks as if the R3 is an acceptable chioce for the second film.

[Purpledump]

Originally posted by lorenzo
Thaks everyone - I've actually ordered Taxi 1 from http://www.yeondvd.com who were very helpful. It looks as if the R3 is an acceptable chioce for the second film.

If you mean the HK Universe, I dunno. I got it and was disappointed by the picture quality. Anamorphic it may be, but compression artifacts aplenty, and seems soft. Just my opinion.

Edit: While mentioning YEONDVD, I used them and can wholeheartedly recommend them. Order placed on 12th, shipped on 14th (Korean date - delay due to holiday season) Got them on monday the 18th, safely packaged and with a nice personal thank you note.

Choices are low, and they only seem to accept paypal, but communication is great.

[lorenzo]

Yes yeondvd seem very helpful and repply to e-mails quickly and politely ;). Did you post over at uk.media as I saw a post today saying the R3 of Taxi 2 was poor quality? It was enough for me to cancel my coolashop order and go for both from yeon.

[Purpledump]

lorenzo - Late reply, but no I didn't post over at the other fourm. Wasn't ignoring you.

[GK]

Do www.dvd.co.kr (http://www.dvd.co.kr) ship internationally ? CANNOT find any mention of shipping on their site using Babelfish.

Ta.

[zenza]

Looked at the yendvd site but caanot see taxi/taxi 2 anywhere.

Where are these films on the site?

[lorenzo]

zenza - e-mail them. They did me Taxi 1 and 2 for $45 including delivery. I have the e-mail if you need it but I'm sure you wont. You will need to pay by PayPal or send a cheque. If you pay by paypal they send you a US maiol address. Mail me if you need further assistance.

[Ono]

Yesasia.com are my supplier of choice now.:notworthy

[kcxdev]

YA's doipatch time have been getting slower and slower. Use to be less than 24 hours, my last order took 3-4 days :oh-hum:

[david2002]

YA suck

[joconnor]

Originally posted by david2002
YA suck

very constructive :rolleyes:

would you like to elaborate as to why you think they suck?

[david2002]

Pricing for a start, delivery times, need I go on:brickwall

[Ono]

Originally posted by david2002
Pricing for a start, delivery times, need I go on:brickwall


I disagree - pricing is competitive and if you spend over US$50 per order you get free shipping.

Also because they re-ship from within the UK Customs charges are not an issue.

[hnimmo]

Have used YeonDVD for several purchases and found them to be excellent. Even in the run up to Christmas, orders placed with them arrived within 7/10 days.

[lorenzo]

Can someone clarify which suppliers are Korean and which are HKL???

I am mega-confused :confused:

[hnimmo]

Originally posted by lorenzo
Can someone clarify which suppliers are Korean and which are HKL???

I am mega-confused :confused:
As far as I am aware YeonDVD only sell Korean releases ( usually Region 3 but sometimes All Region and Region 1 coded )

[lorenzo]

Originally posted by lorenzo
Can someone clarify which suppliers are Korean and which are HKL???

I am mega-confused :confused:

Done it - see the first post ;)

[cowfeet]

Originally posted by lorenzo
Korean DVDs (http://www.koreandvds.com/)

- ?? lost orders be very careful until further notice



I ordered 3 DVD's (Hana-Bi, The Tin Drum and The Third Man) from them 2 weeks ago and they are now in Denmark (at the customs office - they want an invoice, so I've to pay VAT and fee :( ), so I will use them again, but only one DVD in each order.

[kcxdev]

www.yeondvd.com :thumbs:

[dezza]

Don't forget Sayodvd (http://www.sayodvd.com)

[Inigo Montoya]

bump to save from clearout

[bruce-leroy]

I wouldn't regard mrkwang being an ebay seller as a minus. Very good supplier IMO. Decent prices, quick delivery and (from the two times I have used him to get Korean LE's) very good packaging. I can't remember if he marked the packages as gift or merchandise, but I didn't get stung by customs.

[zenza]

Originally posted by dezza
Don't forget Sayodvd (http://www.sayodvd.com)

Does anyone know when sayodvd are opening back up?

[James45]

Have anyone used these guys?

http://aznfilms.com/default.php

[Njål]

Have anyone used these guys?

http://aznfilms.com/default.php
Used them once.
Ordered what they advertised as the Lover's Concert LE 2-disc edition, but they shipped the single disc release. After lots of promises to fix it they stopped answering my emilas, and in the end I took it to my CC company, who refunded the money, and AFAIK got a refund from azn.
Won't use them again.

[Bedford]

i've ised Mr Kwang for certain korean le dvds and never had any problems, yeondvd are also good for getting some (apparantly) OOP dvds, no blood no tears being a good example.

[Inigo Montoya]

list complied from ltfd ed. thread - doesnt include japanese, thai & other miscellaneous suppliers

www.dvd.co.kr
www.82dvd.co.kr
www.papadvd.com
www.Yeondvd.com
www.mrkwang.com
www.yesasia.com (http://global.yesasia.com/assocred.asp?LU83C65N+http://global.yesasia.com)
www.koreandvds.com
www.dvdasian.com
www.sensasian.com
www.Layoyo.com
www.dddhouse.com
www.hkflix.com
www.pokerindustries.com
www.sazuma.com
www.dvdslimited.com
www.koreapop.com
www.aznfilms.com
www.asiandb.com
www.DiscEmporian.com
www.HanBooks.com
www.krdvd.com
www.asianfilmnetwork.com

A few more listed here also

http://review.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=167378#asianresourceskorea

(the above thread is great in general)

dead links:

www.IlikeDVD.kr
www.nspin.kr

[Inigo Montoya]

p.s. if anybody knows any korean dvd price checking sites then let us know

[Baz126]

I've also used www.dvdfromkorea.com

Baz

[Doll]

I just placed my first order with mrkwang, anyone know how long delivery takes on average ?
Thanks.

[bruce-leroy]

I've ordered a few times from mrkwang when he was an ebay seller (he has his own proper site now) and they all arrived in less than a week.

[Bedford]

I use yeondvd for getting titles that places like yesasia say are oop.

[Doll]

Thanks, shipping was certainly fast.