Is the U.S. really ‘inflating’ Ryan Wedding’s image as drug kingpin?  CBC Sat, 20th December 2025

Drug King Park Wang-yeol Repatriated After Nine Years in Philippine Prison  조선일보 Wed, 25th March 2026

Park Wang-yeol, the "drug king" known as the real person of the criminal in the movie, has been repa..  매일경제 Wed, 25th March 2026

After 9 years of repatriation, 'Drug King' Park Wang-yeol, a real person in 'Crime City 2' and 'Casino'.."Killing 3 Koreans" [Star Issue]  starnewskorea.com Wed, 25th March 2026

Hyun Bin shows touch of ‘Bond' in elegant noir ‘Made in Korea'  The Korea Times Wed, 7th January 2026

What A View | South Korean movie The Drug King is wickedly funny  South China Morning Post Sun, 17th March 2019