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[First reactions at the press screening]〈Sanyangdeul〉, a wilderness adventure about four solitary girls who build a refuge of their own and embark on a small-animal rescue mission, opens July 29. Cineplay Editor Joo Sung-chul reviewed the film after its press screening.

[OTT Star Ratings]Netflix series 〈The East Palace〉 was released on the 17th. 〈The East Palace〉 tells the story of Gucheon (Nam Joo-hyeok), who can move between the world of ghosts and others, and Saenggang (No Yoon-seo), a palace lady who keeps a secret, as they receive a summons from the king (Cho...

[TV Scorecard] The SBS Friday–Saturday drama 〈Agent Kim Reactivated〉 has surpassed a 21.6% viewership rating and has aired through its fourth episode. The series is a revenge action drama about the world's most ordinary father, who fights to become the world's most dangerous man in order to get...

[First reactions from the press screening] Na Hong-jin’s new film 〈Hope〉, which screened in competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, opens July 15. In 〈Hope〉, Beom-seok (Hwang Jung-min), chief of the Hopohang outpost in the Demilitarized Zone, hears from local young men that a tiger has...

[First Reactions to Cinema] After raking in a box-office run-rate topping 22 million dollars in the first weekend of its release in North America, the buzzy film 〈King of Kings〉-crossover spectacle 〈David〉 opens in South Korea on Friday, July 10.

[OTT Ratings] Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook's suspense drama 〈Notes from the Last Row〉 is now streaming on Netflix. The series follows Heo Mun-o, a failed writer and Korean literature professor, as he discovers the genius of Lee Kang, a student in the back row, and grows obsessed with the boy's...

[First Reactions] The South Korea–Denmark co-production 〈HANA KOREA〉 opens July 8. Inspired by a true story, the artbuster follows Hye-seon , a North Korean defector trying to push forward in an unfamiliar life. Cineplay reporter Kim Ji Yeon shares her review from the press screening.

[First Reactions]Opening today, 〈Supergirl〉 is an action blockbuster about Supergirl, a cosmic troublemaker and loner, who takes on an absolute evil at the start of the event that changes her life and ultimately finds a path of her own.

[First Reactions] Timothée Chalamet transforms into a table tennis player in 〈Marty Supreme〉, which opens in South Korea on July 1. 〈Marty Supreme〉 follows Marty Mauzer (Timothée Chalamet), a man obsessed with a dream no one respects, as he goes to hell and back to become the best.