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[Sung Chan-eol's Manga Books] Before Conan, There Was Yaiba: Gosho Aoyama's Shonen Manga 「Yaiba」

[Sung Chan-eol's Manga Books] Before Conan, There Was Yaiba: Gosho Aoyama's Shonen Manga 「Yaiba」

I'm crazy about subculture. Beyond movies, I check out anything that explores fresh stories, ideas or characters, whether webtoons, games, manga or anime. Manga opened the door to fandom for me, and I've become a "kidult" who reads manga as e-books and webtoons on a smartphone.
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
[Streaming Star Ratings] Cineplay Critic's Rating for Disney+ Series 'The Remarried Empress'

[Streaming Star Ratings] Cineplay Critic's Rating for Disney+ Series 'The Remarried Empress'

[Streaming Star Ratings] An imperial romance starring Shin Mina X Ju Jihoon X Lee Jongsuk X Lee Seyoung! Disney+ has released episodes 1–4 of 〈The Remarried Empress〉. The epic romantic fantasy follows Navier , the perfect empress of the Eastern Empire, whose husband, Emperor Sovieshu , falls for a...
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
[Chu A-young’s Music Box] The Music of ‘Chiikawa the Movie’ Sings of Tragedy From Opposite Sides

[Chu A-young’s Music Box] The Music of ‘Chiikawa the Movie’ Sings of Tragedy From Opposite Sides

I find myself drawn to music in movies. Sometimes music reveals a character’s private feelings that images and dialogue alone cannot fully convey. It can also offer a window into a creator’s hidden intentions. For me, understanding a film’s music has been one way to reach the film itself.
| Chua-young Reporter
A Story That Began With a Piece Written by Director Yeon Sang-ho’s Mother? Behind the Scenes of ‘Paradise Lost’

A Story That Began With a Piece Written by Director Yeon Sang-ho’s Mother? Behind the Scenes of ‘Paradise Lost’

Director Yeon Sang-ho has found success again with a low-budget project following 〈The Ugly〉. His new film, 〈Paradise Lost〉, opened on October 21. The psychological thriller begins when Ryu Seon-woo (Bae Hyun-sung), a son thought to be dead, miraculously returns to his mother, Ryu So-young (Kim...
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter
Setting the Record Straight After a Report Distorted by Prejudice: A Review of 'Horoomon' and the Voices Behind It

Setting the Record Straight After a Report Distorted by Prejudice: A Review of 'Horoomon' and the Voices Behind It

What if, overnight, it seemed the whole world was pointing fingers at you? Could you endure a flood of condemnation based solely on your background, without even a fair chance to respond? One person lived through an ordeal that sounds like something from a movie and ultimately got the chance to...
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
[Kim Ji-yeon's Treasure Box] The Cast of ‘Sing Sing’ Played Themselves, Including Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin

[Kim Ji-yeon's Treasure Box] The Cast of ‘Sing Sing’ Played Themselves, Including Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin

People fascinate me. Even actors who have already drawn attention may be living through their least-famous days right now. ‘Kim Ji-yeon's Treasure Box’ introduces actors whose stars keep rising. Consider this your chance to get in early.
Calling them nonprofessional actors would itself be an insult. They may be newcomers to screen acting, but they had already spent years performing onstage in prison. They are the cast of 〈Sing Sing〉. 〈Sing Sing〉 follows Divine G , imprisoned at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility after a...
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter
[First Reactions] Cineplay Critic’s Rating for ‘Horoomon’

[First Reactions] Cineplay Critic’s Rating for ‘Horoomon’

[First Reactions] A record of victory at its most graceful and satisfying! 〈Horoomon〉 opens November 11. The documentary follows Shin Sugok, a third-generation Korean resident of Japan who became a public enemy almost overnight after a false story aired on Japanese terrestrial television in...
| Seongchan Eol Reporter
[Chul-cheol Joo’s Locker] Poroporomi! Stephen Chow’s Most Heartbreaking Object: The Pandora’s Box in ‘A Chinese Odyssey’

[Chul-cheol Joo’s Locker] Poroporomi! Stephen Chow’s Most Heartbreaking Object: The Pandora’s Box in ‘A Chinese Odyssey’

I’m drawn to objects in movies. I find myself wondering why a director, cinematographer, production designer or actor would put a particular object in front of the camera. ‘Chul-cheol Joo’s Locker’ is a record of the objects in movies that have caught my eye.
Welcome to Stephen Chow’s world. If you’ve fallen for Chow’s movies after seeing the recent rerelease of 〈Kung Fu Hustle〉(2004), the next films I’d recommend are the two 1995 movies that die-hard Chow fans collectively call 〈A Chinese Odyssey〉: 〈A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora’s Box〉(hereafter...
| Joo Seong-cheol editor-in-chief
[First Reaction] Cineplay Critic’s Rating for ‘The Table: Day and Night’

[First Reaction] Cineplay Critic’s Rating for ‘The Table: Day and Night’

[First Reaction] An ensemble featuring Kim Min-ha, Joo Jong-hyuk, Han Sun-hwa, Chang Ryul, Shim Eun-kyung, Lee Hee-jun, Jeon So-young and Kim Dong-hwi! 〈The Table: Day and Night〉 opens November 4. The film captures the daytime and nighttime conversations of people who pass through a café over the...
| Joo Seong-cheol editor-in-chief
[OTT Ratings] Cineplay Critic Rates 'Dead-End Job'

[OTT Ratings] Cineplay Critic Rates 'Dead-End Job'

[OTT Ratings] Lee Jae-wook, Ko Min-si, Kim Min-ha and Lee Hee-jun star in a horror series about working to survive. The Netflix series 〈Dead-End Job〉 premiered on October 30. Set at a strange employment agency that offers only seemingly cushy part-time jobs paying at least 50 times the usual hourly...
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter