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A tighter narrative and psychological battle, deepened by 19 minutes of cinematic artistry The Korean Film Archive officially announced on the 8th that it will hold a special screening on the 13th of the extended version of master director ‘Park Chan-wook’’s thriller ‘No Other Choice’ (2025) at...

Strong source material and trusted creative team join forces tvN is raising viewers’ expectations for high-quality content by confirming a six-week special run for its Friday-Saturday drama lineup. tvN officially announced on the 8th that its new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Hot Goodbye’, starring ‘Kang...

Just five years. That is how long it took for the one-shot manga 「Look Back」 to move beyond Japan and capture readers around the world. Tatsuki Fujimoto published the short manga in 2021. It follows Fujino Ayumu and her truant classmate Kyomoto, an exceptionally gifted artist, and what happens when...

I get hooked on music in films. Music often reveals intimate emotions that images and dialogue alone cannot fully convey. It can serve as a window into a creator's hidden intentions. For me, understanding film music has been one route into the movie itself.

SGIFF stands by creative vision amid controversy over historical distortion The Singapore International Film Festival will screen “The Assassins”, directed by Hur Jin-ho, as the opening film of its 37th edition as scheduled.

Synergy between young people's realities and K-pop marketing The Japanese animated film 'Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island' is generating an unusually strong box-office buzz in South Korea, prompting a major Japanese media outlet to take an in-depth look at the phenomenon.

30 years of acting experience help her weather technology’s waves Fan Bingbing, an actress who has built a career on the global stage beyond the Chinese-language market, returned to the 31st 'Busan International Film Festival ' after three years.

The Netflix series 〈Solo Leveling〉 follows Sung Jin-woo, an E-rank hunter considered the weakest among the hunters who protect the real world from monsters beyond the gates, as he awakens in the face of death and levels up into the strongest hunter capable of saving the world.

Seoul Independent Film Festival 2026, a showcase celebrating the year in independent cinema, has announced the films selected for its Main Short and Feature Competition and New Currents sections. The 52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival received 1,917 submissions for this year's open call — 1,715...

If I had to name just one Korean commercial film released this year whose performance fell short of expectations, it would unquestionably be 〈Gyeongju Trip〉. The film's provocative story and its sheer determination to swing between comedy and tragedy with almost ungainly roughness certainly shone,...