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Kim Mi-jo’s 〈Gyeongju Trip〉 is a brisk, chilly revenge drama that announces a director with a singular, hard-to-pin-down voice. Director Kim Mi-jo said that 〈Little Miss Sunshine〉 (2006) and Bong Joon-ho’s 〈The Host〉 (2006) were the biggest influences on 〈Gyeongju Trip〉.

Geon-woo is an unemployed young man who quit baseball and now stands at a dead end in life. Mina is a teenage girl who wanders after her mother's death, unable to fit into her new surroundings. The two characters illuminated by 〈Little Dreamers〉 are burdened by their own struggles as they try to...

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film 〈Look Back〉 will open Oct. 8. Megabox JoongAng Co. , Ltd. , which is importing and distributing the film, said it will open Oct. 8 and has been invited to compete at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.

Asia's largest music festival will fill autumn nights with deep, soulful jazz melodies. The 23rd Jarasum Jazz Festival will take place Oct. 9-11 across Gapyeong County in Gyeonggi province. The biggest draw is the addition of legendary drummer 'Nate Smith', a two-time winner at the 68th Grammy...

Son Ye-jin returns in ‘Scandal’ after 20 years; daring romance premieres on the 18thDirected by Jung Ji-woo and starring Ji Chang-wook and Nana, this is a bold reinterpretation of the 2003 classicSouth Korea’s leading actors ‘Son Ye-jin’, ‘Ji Chang-wook’ and ‘Nana’ will appear before audiences...

K-content's triumphant return: A star-studded battle to light up screens worldwideThe 31st Busan International Film Festival, which opens Oct. 6, has announced a powerhouse lineup poised to draw the attention of movie fans around the world.

“The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” The Hurt Locker (2009), which won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture, opens with that title card. Director Kathryn Bigelow drew the quotation from War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, a 2002 nonfiction book by...

Deulgukhwa guitarist Choi Gu-hee dies at 67 after stomach cancer battle, leaving behind “You and Me”Funeral held in Jeju on the 16th; acclaimed musician who joined 1986’s second album, “Deulgukhwa II,” leaves behind a legacy of inspired melodiesGenius guitarist who played nature’s sounds enters...

Yoo Ah-in breaks his silence: Can his choice overcome the public’s chilly gaze?Actor “Yoo Ah-in”, who received a final sentence of one year in prison, suspended for two years, for habitual drug use, has officially announced his return to the screen by signing an exclusive contract with talent...

〈Inside Men〉, the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time in South Korea and a box-office and critical success that won Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Planning at the 53rd Daejong Film Awards and Best Picture at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards, returns after 11 years on an even larger...