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‘Hope’ Posts the Best Opening Score of the Year as Its First Day Tops 330,000

‘Hope’ Posts the Best Opening Score of the Year as Its First Day Tops 330,000

〈The Chaser〉(113,673 viewers), 〈Hwanghae〉(120,482 viewers), 〈The Wailing〉(310,042 viewers)—it is the highest opening score among filmmaker Na Hong-jin’s works to date.
With the movie 〈Hope〉 proving an unmistakable presence at this summer’s theaters, it drew 333,899 viewers on its first day of release to take the No. 1 spot at the box office. That makes it the highest opening score among Na Hong-jin’s works to date, surpassing 〈The Chaser〉(113,673 viewers),...
'K-Comedy' Bounces to a New Era, With Busan Leading Asia’s Laughter

'K-Comedy' Bounces to a New Era, With Busan Leading Asia’s Laughter

A 10-day comedy festival… With the goal of building Asia’s signature comedy ecosystem, it lays out a vision that includes top-tier local and international performances as well as the creation of dedicated theaters.
A new renaissance for 'K-comedy'—Busan takes the lead in Asia’s laughterThe map of South Korea’s comedy landscape is being rewritten. Starting next month on the 21st, 'the 14th Busan International Comedy Festival ' opens in grand fashion at the Busan BEXCO Auditorium.
Faker’s First Fixed Variety Show Set to Debut…Disney+ AI Mystery Program ‘MurderClub’

Faker’s First Fixed Variety Show Set to Debut…Disney+ AI Mystery Program ‘MurderClub’

A lavish lineup that transforms into a murder suspect every episode—excitement is building as Pani Bottle, Yangrak Choi, Seontae Kim, Max Changmin, and others join
Disney+’s big bet: The opening of a mystery universe that meets AIThe global streaming platform 'Disney+' will release the bold mystery and deduction variety show 'MurderClub', which fully incorporates artificial intelligence technology, simultaneously worldwide on the 29th.
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”.
SBS to Premiere Dating Reality Show 'My Remaining Love' on Aug. 3

SBS to Premiere Dating Reality Show 'My Remaining Love' on Aug. 3

A record of love from 20- and 30-somethings who were once told they had limited time to live or had come to the brink of death… Lee Se-young, Jung Yong-hwa, Dokyeom and Choi Ye-na to host
SBS will launch a new dating reality show featuring young adults in their 20s and 30s who have lived through life-threatening illnesses. SBS announced that its new variety program 〈My Remaining Love〉 (directed by Lee Eun-sol) will premiere on Monday, Aug. 3, at 10 p. m.
Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival Closes 30th Edition With Record Crowds, Attendance Up 27%

Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival Closes 30th Edition With Record Crowds, Attendance Up 27%

321 films from 50 countries screened and about 137,000 visitors were counted; launch of Bucheon AI Content Summit points to the cinema of the future
The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN, executive chair Shin Chul) wrapped its 11-day run on Sunday, July 12, drawing record crowds as attendance rose 27% from last year. Marking its 30th anniversary, the festival adopted "newness and expansion" as its themes and drew strong...
Sakamoto Yuji Offers Fantastical Consolation in 〈The World of Unrequited Love〉

Sakamoto Yuji Offers Fantastical Consolation in 〈The World of Unrequited Love〉

Anyone who follows Japanese pop culture likely knows one writer by name: Sakamoto Yuji. A steady source of acclaimed TV dramas, Sakamoto has in recent years also produced consistently strong film screenplays. He teamed with Koreeda Hirokazu on 〈Monster〉 and with Tsukahara Ayuko on 〈The First Kiss〉.
They Chose YouTube Instead of Theaters… Shin Jae-hoon’s New Work “I’m Your Man” Released Unusually Early

They Chose YouTube Instead of Theaters… Shin Jae-hoon’s New Work “I’m Your Man” Released Unusually Early

Confronting the real-world walls of indie film releases… a comedy starring Lee Ji-hoon and Moon Hee-kyung, with an uncommonly free release of a preview cut
A daring move that picks ‘YouTube’ over the screen… the bitter struggle of an indie film that challenged the logic of capitalAn unusual stir is sweeping through the Korean film industry. Director Shin Jae-hoon, who directed ‘Chiwabŏpkwŏn’ and ‘Mangnaein: Eolgul Eopsneun Salinjadeul’, has unveiled...
[Interview] Jo In-sung on ‘Hope’: Taking a bold leap for a cinematic thrill only humans can deliver, Part 2

[Interview] Jo In-sung on ‘Hope’: Taking a bold leap for a cinematic thrill only humans can deliver, Part 2

※This interview with 〈Hope〉 actor Jo In-sung continues from Part 1. Imagining and acting opposite an imagined being must have been a major challenge. In particular, when Seong-gi confronts a gigantic alien intelligence late in the film, his subtle eye movements and tiny facial shifts were striking.
Interview: Jo In-sung Leapt Into 'Hope' for the Cinematic Thrill Only Humans Can Deliver

Interview: Jo In-sung Leapt Into 'Hope' for the Cinematic Thrill Only Humans Can Deliver

Few actors throw themselves at the impossible the way Jo In-sung does. He runs, hangs on, endures and throws his body into action. In director Na Hong-jin's new film 〈Hope〉, Jo In-sung delivers raw, unpolished action, exuding a wildness and animal instinct as he faces an extraterrestrial...