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‘The Last-Row Boy’ Character Stills Revealed Featuring Choi Min-sik x Choi Hyun-wook! A Meeting Between a Professor of Korean Literature and a Mysterious Boy!

‘The Last-Row Boy’ Character Stills Revealed Featuring Choi Min-sik x Choi Hyun-wook! A Meeting Between a Professor of Korean Literature and a Mysterious Boy!

The unpredictable aftershocks set in motion by their literature class! 〈The Last-Row Boy〉 will be released on Netflix on June 26.
A suspense drama 〈​The Last-Row Boy〉​ portrays the story of a failed writer and a professor of Korean literature, ‘Heo Moon-oh,’ who discovers the genius of ‘Lee Kang,’ the boy in the very last row of a classroom, and becomes fixated on his writing.
Korean Novelists Association Continues the Literary Spirit of the Late Kim Munsu…Author Lee Won-kyu Receives the 1st Kim Munsu Literary Award

Korean Novelists Association Continues the Literary Spirit of the Late Kim Munsu…Author Lee Won-kyu Receives the 1st Kim Munsu Literary Award

Author Lee Won-kyu, known for delving into national spirit, selected as the inaugural honoree Kim Munsu’s novella “Jeungmyo” was adapted into the film “Myunyeo (猫女)” starring Sun Woo-yong-yeo in 1974
A new chapter for the Korean literary world has finally been opened with the long-awaited establishment of the “Kim Munsu Literary Award.” The Korean Novelists Association held its historic first awards ceremony at Incheon Harbor Park Hotel on the 18th, selecting the novelist “Lee Won-kyu”, who has...
[Publishing Industry News] From the Nobel Prize to the Highest U.S. Honor, the “National Book Critics Circle Award”... Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part” Scores a Major Triumph

[Publishing Industry News] From the Nobel Prize to the Highest U.S. Honor, the “National Book Critics Circle Award”... Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part” Scores a Major Triumph

Nobel Prize in Literature winner Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part,” regarded as one of the top three literary prizes in the United States, wins the National Book Critics Circle Award in the fiction category—once again underscoring her global stature!
“Nobel Prize in Literature” After her achievement, “Han Kang” sweeps the “National Book Critics Circle Award”, the highest U. S. honorThe global standing of Korean literature has once again been reaffirmed on the world’s mainstream stage.
The Film Adaptation of Park Ji-ri's Novel 'Manhole' Set to Release in November!

The Film Adaptation of Park Ji-ri's Novel 'Manhole' Set to Release in November!

A deep thriller drama where high school student 'Seon-oh', living with buried wounds, faces unexpected events and falls into a dilemma.
The film adaptation of the novel by Park Ji-ri, titled 〈Manhole〉, is set to release in November. The movie 〈Manhole〉 is a deep thriller drama where high school student 'Seon-oh', living with buried wounds, faces unexpected events and falls into a dilemma.
80,000 Copies Bestseller 'The Long Long Night' Heads to Toronto Film Festival, a Breakthrough After 13 Years of Silence

80,000 Copies Bestseller 'The Long Long Night' Heads to Toronto Film Festival, a Breakthrough After 13 Years of Silence

Director Yeom Gyu-bok's feature debut… Official invitation to the Centerpiece section at North America's biggest film festival
The evolution of Korean animation, a breakthrough at North America's biggest film festival after 13 years of silence'The Long Long Night', which has left a major mark on Korea's children's literature scene after surpassing cumulative sales of 800,000 copies, is writing a new chapter on the screen.
“His best twist is his death” Keigo Higashino dies… tributes pour in, including Ryu Seung-ryong over his connection to “The Name-ya General Store”

“His best twist is his death” Keigo Higashino dies… tributes pour in, including Ryu Seung-ryong over his connection to “The Name-ya General Store”

About 760 people leave condolences on a tribute page at local bookstores… next month’s new book “Transparent Spiral” tops the bestseller list
‘Keigo Higashino’ dies of colorectal cancer… “The final twist” that moved 760 peopleHis previously unpublished final work “Eternal Memory” is set to be released next month, after taking over No. 1 on Aladdin’s bestseller listThe master of Japanese mystery literature, Keigo Higashino, died on the...
A Cooling Fantasy for Middle-Aged Guys, Action Hits Home: “K-Ajussi” Takes Over the Living Room

A Cooling Fantasy for Middle-Aged Guys, Action Hits Home: “K-Ajussi” Takes Over the Living Room

Was the pathetic breadwinner secretly a special agent? The thrilling twist and box-office formula behind “middle-age” heroes from webtoon-based dramas including “Kim Bu-jang”
Power in the living room is shifting. Those who had been weighed down by the burden of an ordinary breadwinner responsible for the household are now waking the savage instincts they had buried when a crisis hits, and reinventing themselves as “middle-aged heroes”.
'Direct Request' Christopher Nolan makes his first trip to Korea… with Matt Damon in tow

'Direct Request' Christopher Nolan makes his first trip to Korea… with Matt Damon in tow

Nolan, bringing his new film 'Odyssey' for the first time in his career, lands in South Korea for the first time… Hollywood’s top stars including Matt Damon and Charlize Theron will all arrive together on Aug. 3 next month.
A flawless reimagining of myth, Nolan’s team makes a powerful return—and makes its first landing in SeoulHollywood’s undisputed titan, director 'Christopher Nolan', is finally stepping onto Korean soil. It’s his first time ever deciding to come to Korea, ahead of the release of his new film...
[Interview] Rising star Choi Hyun-wook takes on a tiger-like co-star in 'Notes from the Last Row' ①

[Interview] Rising star Choi Hyun-wook takes on a tiger-like co-star in 'Notes from the Last Row' ①

Choi Hyun-wook, born in 2002, squares off with Choi Min-sik, born in 1962, in Netflix's 〈Notes from the Last Row〉 — and, furthermore, few expected he'd end up literally playing on top of the veteran; still, he never gives ground.
Interview: Choi Min-sik on stripping insecurity bare in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉

Interview: Choi Min-sik on stripping insecurity bare in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉

※〈Notes from the Last Row〉 actor Choi Min-sik interview continues from Part 1. Among viewers' reactions to 〈Notes from the Last Row〉, many say, "It feels like my most embarrassing, hidden complex has been stripped bare and exposed — it's funny but very uncomfortable.