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Koo Kyo-hwan and Yi Ok-seop Were Already Legally Married After 9-Year Romance

Koo Kyo-hwan and Yi Ok-seop Were Already Legally Married After 9-Year Romance

The couple quietly registered their marriage without a wedding ceremony and will collaborate on two new films, including 'Your Country'
From leading creative partners in film to lifelong spouses Koo Kyo-hwan (44), an actor, and Yi Ok-seop (39), a director and one of South Korea’s leading independent-film power couples, have drawn public attention after it emerged that they are already legally married.
[Interview] Jeon Do-yeon on 'Possible Love,' Part 1: “I Did What I Always Do. Why All This Praise?”

[Interview] Jeon Do-yeon on 'Possible Love,' Part 1: “I Did What I Always Do. Why All This Praise?”

What does Jeon Do-yeon look like through Lee Chang-dong's lens, 19 years after 〈Secret Sunshine〉 (2007). She says she doubted herself during 〈Secret Sunshine〉 when the director offered no answers. This time, she arrived on set with an open heart and a clear mind.
[Interview] 'Horoomon' Human Rights Activist Shin Sugok, Part 3: “As Adults, We Must Pass On a Society Where People Can Live as Themselves”

[Interview] 'Horoomon' Human Rights Activist Shin Sugok, Part 3: “As Adults, We Must Pass On a Society Where People Can Live as Themselves”

※ This interview with human rights activist Shin Sugok of 〈Horoomon〉 continues from Part 2. You have said, “I hope the next generation gets a free ride in a world without discrimination,” but you have also told them, “I'm sorry.
[Interview] 'Horoomon' Human Rights Activist Shin Sugok, Part 1: “Discrimination Persists Because Japan Has Never Examined Its Own Actions and Reflected on Them”

[Interview] 'Horoomon' Human Rights Activist Shin Sugok, Part 1: “Discrimination Persists Because Japan Has Never Examined Its Own Actions and Reflected on Them”

One individual won a legal battle against a corporation. But what followed was not a jubilant cheer, but a sigh of relief at finally being able to catch her breath. The documentary 〈Horoomon〉, opening November 11, retraces human rights activist Shin Sugok's defamation lawsuit against DHC Television.
‘The Lobster’ Returns to Theaters on Nov. 11: The Bizarre World of Yorgos Lanthimos, Part 1

‘The Lobster’ Returns to Theaters on Nov. 11: The Bizarre World of Yorgos Lanthimos, Part 1

A perfectly strange love story about a world where people turn into animals if they can’t find love within 45 days—and where two people meet their destined match in a place where love is forbidden.
​ (1) 〈The Lobster〉, the first Yorgos Lanthimos protagonist to finally have a name Before directing 〈The Killing of a Sacred Deer〉 (2017) and 〈The Favourite〉 (2018), Yorgos Lanthimos’s characters never had names.
A Veteran, His Military Dog and the Beautiful Wilderness That Becomes Their Enemy: A Review of 'Heart of the Beast'

A Veteran, His Military Dog and the Beautiful Wilderness That Becomes Their Enemy: A Review of 'Heart of the Beast'

Talk about a bolt from the blue. Veteran James and his military dog, Odin, are stranded in the middle of the wilderness after their plane makes an emergency landing. The nearest road is 80 kilometers away, and they must survive the cold, wild animals and everything else nature throws at them.
[Interview] A Love Letter to Life, Humanity and Korea: Justin H. Min on ‘Journey There,’ Part 1

[Interview] A Love Letter to Life, Humanity and Korea: Justin H. Min on ‘Journey There,’ Part 1

A deeply human story has found a deeply human actor. Min-jun (Justin H. Min) uses informal speech with Chun-hee (Kim Hye-ok) the moment they meet. Unaware of the hierarchy, etiquette and subtle distance between formal and informal Korean, the outsider’s familiar way of speaking becomes less an...
[Photo &] Kim Hye-ja returns to screen after nine years with 'Still Radiant,' revealing a hidden resolve in a letter:

[Photo &] Kim Hye-ja returns to screen after nine years with 'Still Radiant,' revealing a hidden resolve in a letter: "I hope they are not seen only through the lens of painful history"

The film portrays the friendship of comfort women in 1942; unable to attend the preview because of a cold, she conveyed her heartfelt thoughts in a handwritten letter.
The brutality of unforgettable 1942, history brought back to life on screen Kim Hye-ja, one of South Korea's most celebrated actors, has returned to the big screen after nine years with 'Still Radiant', a film that sheds light on the lives of victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery during its...
BigBang opens 'XX : COSMOS' tour with 100,000-voice sing-along that showcases 20 years of staying power at Taipei Dome

BigBang opens 'XX : COSMOS' tour with 100,000-voice sing-along that showcases 20 years of staying power at Taipei Dome

Three consecutive sold-out shows at Taipei Dome from the 9th through the 11th launch a five-country Asian tour, including Singapore on the 17th
A stage distilling 20 years of history sets Asia ablaze K-pop group 'BigBang' kicked off its Asian tour in spectacular fashion, bathing Taiwan's 'Taipei Dome' in gold. YG Entertainment said on the 12th that BigBang performed its world tour, 'XX : COSMOS', over three days from the 9th through the...
[On the Ground at BIFF] “It Wasn’t Your Birth Mother’s Fault”: ‘Home Sick’ Director Sørensen’s First Confession Reveals Truth Behind 56 Falsified Adoptions

[On the Ground at BIFF] “It Wasn’t Your Birth Mother’s Fault”: ‘Home Sick’ Director Sørensen’s First Confession Reveals Truth Behind 56 Falsified Adoptions

Adoptee sent to Denmark at 2 months old in 1982 returns with autobiographical documentary No compensation despite official finding of human rights violations; film takes direct aim at South Korea’s stigma against single mothers
Tracing lost blood ties through a stranger’s lens Tanja Taekyung Inwol Sørensen, who was adopted to Denmark at 2 months old in 1982, came to the 31st Busan International Film Festival with 'Home Sick: At the End of the Sea', an autobiographical documentary tracing her roots.