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From YouTube Straight to Hollywood: 3 Film Directors Who Debuted Successfully with Genius-Level Creative Flair

From YouTube Straight to Hollywood: 3 Film Directors Who Debuted Successfully with Genius-Level Creative Flair

With the rise of social networking services and numerous solo media platforms, the gateway for new professionals has widened. The film industry is no exception. The boom of the video platform YouTube has produced countless creators, and some of them have been brought into the commercial film...
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
Will We See Them in Korea Soon? New Films from High-Profile Directors in the Cannes Competition

Will We See Them in Korea Soon? New Films from High-Profile Directors in the Cannes Competition

One of the world's three major film festivals, the Cannes Film Festival, opened on May 12. Now in its 79th edition, this year's festival has Park Chan-wook serving as president of the main competition jury, and it has drawn a lot of attention with Na Hong-jin's first new film in ten years, 〈Hope〉,...
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
Revisiting Memorable Quotes and Scenes from Hollywood Stock-Market Films in the KOSPI 7000 Era

Revisiting Memorable Quotes and Scenes from Hollywood Stock-Market Films in the KOSPI 7000 Era

Recently, to celebrate the KOSPI breaking 7000, we highlighted memorable lines and iconic scenes from the Korean film 〈The Scam〉. Since there are few Korean films that deal with stocks, we inevitably had to mention 〈The Scam〉, but Hollywood long ago produced a variety of films about stocks and...
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
Revisiting The Scam's Memorable Lines in the KOSPI 7,000 Era

Revisiting The Scam's Memorable Lines in the KOSPI 7,000 Era

The days when the word 'stock' would make you think of 'rice' or 'a bowl of rice' are over. Since the KOSPI crossed 7,000 on May 6, this is an era in which everyone invests in stocks rather than thinking of 'rice' or a meal.
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
Kim Na-hee, Critic: ‘Vivaldi and Me’ ① The Moment Beings You Only Ever Hear About Start to Appear in Spring

Kim Na-hee, Critic: ‘Vivaldi and Me’ ① The Moment Beings You Only Ever Hear About Start to Appear in Spring

The original title is 《Primavera》, which means “spring” in Italian. It is the name of the first concerto among Vivaldi’s 《The Four Seasons》, and another word for liberation.
The original title of the film 〈Vivaldi and Me〉 is 《Primavera》, which means “spring” in Italian. It is also the name of the first concerto among Vivaldi’s 《The Four Seasons》, but in this context, spring is another word for liberation.
| Cineplay
Critic Kim Na-hee’s “Vivaldi and Me” ② The Moment When Beings We Had Only Heard Appear

Critic Kim Na-hee’s “Vivaldi and Me” ② The Moment When Beings We Had Only Heard Appear

Spring isn’t just the season when flowers bloom. It’s the moment when the beings we could only hear finally begin to be seen.
For a brief moment, we may feel like we understand or truly know the other person—so convinced that we believe it. Communication through music is like that. In the deepest layer of their relationship, we see it in Vivaldi’s confession—when, in the middle of the night, he comes first to Cecilia’s...
| Cineplay
When Fiction Becomes Reality: How 〈Girigo〉 and 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Help Audiences Immerse Themselves Deeply

When Fiction Becomes Reality: How 〈Girigo〉 and 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Help Audiences Immerse Themselves Deeply

We are truly in the era of "over-immersion." In 2026, the content industry’s theme might well be "over-immersion." While some viewers, after watching 〈The Man Who Lives with the King〉, head to Cheongnyeongpo in Yeongwol to feel the sorrow of Danjong, others, after watching 〈Salmokji〉, rush to the...
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter
Remembering Cinematographer Yoo Young-gil, Why You Should Watch “December 12.3” Again

Remembering Cinematographer Yoo Young-gil, Why You Should Watch “December 12.3” Again

On May 4, it reached 200,000 cumulative admissions and hit the break-even point about two weeks after its release.
There’s still a long way to go. Director Lee Myeong-se’s documentary 〈The December 12. 3〉 surpassed 200,000 cumulative viewers and reached the break-even point about two weeks after its release on May 4. With that, 〈The December 12.
| Joo Seong-cheol editor-in-chief
Big, Cute, and Impossible to Miss: Films and Series Going Giant for Marketing (feat. Star Wars' Grogu)

Big, Cute, and Impossible to Miss: Films and Series Going Giant for Marketing (feat. Star Wars' Grogu)

It's 'super big, super cute.' For Star Wars Day (May 4) 2026, Star Wars rolled out Grogu, the mascot of the May release 〈The Mandalorian and Grogu〉. It's the 10-meter-tall 'Giant Grogu.' Making the already-adorable Grogu enormous—the ultimate 'so huge, so cute' move—shows how much thought went into...
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
Eight Film Buffs? Filmographies of the Eight Actors Who Bring Life to

Eight Film Buffs? Filmographies of the Eight Actors Who Bring Life to "Everyone Is Fighting Their Own Sense of Worthlessness" (aka Mojamussa)

There are dramas that make you sympathize more with the supporting characters than with the protagonist. 〈Everyone Is Fighting Their Own Sense of Worthlessness〉, nicknamed "Mojamussa" , centers on a group of eight filmmakers.
| Seongchan Eol Reporter