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'YMCA' myth star and eternal disco king Victor Willis dies…Trump mourns

'YMCA' myth star and eternal disco king Victor Willis dies…Trump mourns

Dies at 74, the lead singer who led the disco boom of the 1970s… Deeply mourned by Donald Trump, who used 'YMCA' as a campaign song
'YMCA' myth star and disco king passes awayVictor Willis, the lead singer of the group 'Village People', the epicenter of the disco craze that shook the world in the 1970s, has died at age 74. On May 1 , according to major foreign media outlets, his wife said via the official social media account,...
The Secret Behind Filming “Hope”! “The Making of HOPE” First Look Released!

The Secret Behind Filming “Hope”! “The Making of HOPE” First Look Released!

It shows the clash between a 3D creature crafted through facial capture and motion capture, and pure action created by humans.
〈bracket〉HOPE〈/bracket〉 is an action film built with traditional techniques, featuring a high-tech 3D creature. 〈bracket〉HOPE〈/bracket〉 sought to make a classic action movie in which all stunts are performed and filmed directly by the actors, without any CG assistance, just like the action films...
‘Hope’ Starring Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung and Jung Ho-yeon Set Pulsing Tension in Elle July Issue Cover Shoot Released

‘Hope’ Starring Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung and Jung Ho-yeon Set Pulsing Tension in Elle July Issue Cover Shoot Released

The three leads of the talked-about film ‘Hope’ drew global attention with an official invitation to the 77th Cannes International Film Festival; cover featuring Hwang Jung-min as Sek Bang-ok (출장소장), Jo In-sung as Seong-gi, and Jung Ho-yeon as Patrol Officer Seong-ae showcases their overwhelming chemistry, along with behind-the-scenes interviews that capture their distinct charms as the film prepares for a July 15 theatrical release.
The fashion cover featuring the three lead stars has been released, drawing attention. A perfect ensemble from key figures who lit up Cannes Fashion magazine 'Elle' unveiled its July issue cover shoot on June 19, featuring film leads Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung and Jung Ho-yeon for the film 〈Hope〉.
Netflix Variety Show ‘Better Late Than Single Season 2’ Reveals Differentiators to Deliver Unpredictable Thrills

Netflix Variety Show ‘Better Late Than Single Season 2’ Reveals Differentiators to Deliver Unpredictable Thrills

Director Kim No-eun said the show’s edge lies in “laughter at awkward moves, alongside ‘real-life empathy’ that doesn’t feel like it happened to someone else.”
Netflix variety show 〈Better Late Than Single〉 Season 2 (hereafter, “Better Late Than Single Season 2”) unveiled differentiators set to deliver unpredictable excitement. # Here comes the “national matchmaker”? A viewer-overwhelming, hype-inducing relationship reality that turns “advice mode” into...
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ① John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow” and a History Lesson at Mei Ho House, San Shui Po

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ① John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow” and a History Lesson at Mei Ho House, San Shui Po

Built in 1953 after the “Sekkipmei Fire,” the sprawling public housing complex known as “Mei Ho House” became the stage for 〈A Better Tomorrow〉.
Cineplay and House Travel teamed up for a Hong Kong movie tour, their fifth trip. The core theme of this tour was the meeting of Hong Kong’s past and present through film. From John Woo’s 〈A Better Tomorrow〉 (1990), set in 1960s Hong Kong and starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, to 〈The King of Comedy〉...
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ③ ‘Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories’ — The Kowloon Walled City Park Set That Revives Memories of Hong Kong Cinema

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ③ ‘Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories’ — The Kowloon Walled City Park Set That Revives Memories of Hong Kong Cinema

Erased in 1993, the Kowloon Walled City — left behind as “Kowloon Walled City Park” — was a bleak illegal residential zone where no sliver of sunlight ever reached.
When director Jingle Bao-rui’s 〈Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories〉 (hereinafter 〈Kowloon Walled City〉, 2024) hit theaters in Hong Kong in 2024, it set a record for the biggest box-office success in Hong Kong history.
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Among Hong Kong films, it seems there is none that so deeply absorbs the mood of a place as much as Comedy King. With the exception of the film sets and a nightclub or two, it was shot almost entirely at Sek O Beach, located at the far southeastern tip of Hong Kong Island.
BTS Busan Concert Draws 110,000 Visitors…Souvenir Sales Surge 136%, Tourism Ripple Effect a Huge Hit

BTS Busan Concert Draws 110,000 Visitors…Souvenir Sales Surge 136%, Tourism Ripple Effect a Huge Hit

The BTS Busan concerts that drew 110,000 people over two days generated massive economic ripple effects, including a 136% jump in local business sales, and wrapped up successfully.
The cultural landscape sometimes triggers a massive tectonic shift along the trajectory of a single artist. Beyond a mere large-scale concert, an astonishing social phenomenon was witnessed in Busan: the entire city—like a vast living organism—transforms into a single artistic text.
‘Hope’ Main Poster Revealed! Watch It in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, SCREENX, and 4DX Too

‘Hope’ Main Poster Revealed! Watch It in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, SCREENX, and 4DX Too

The competition-section invitee of the 79th Cannes Film Festival and director Na Hong-jin’s new film 〈Hope〉 has unveiled its main poster.
The newly released main poster captures a tense moment featuring three figures armed with guns, standing against a dark forest so densely packed with trees that it’s hard to gauge its depth. The heightened alertness shown by “Beom-seok,” the head of the Hopeport Outpost on 출장 duty, and “Seong-gi,”...
[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

Inspired by a murder case in Washington, Benton in 2018, 〈Choong-Choong-Choong〉 portrays a catastrophe sparked by the intersecting desires of three kids.
Retro is the trend. In the fashion, music and props of young people in their 20s, there’s nowhere that a Y2K sensibility hasn’t managed to seep in. Director Han Chang-rok, born in 1990 and a graduate of the Korea National University of Arts film school, pulls this retro sensibility straight onto...