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From Novelist to Global Master: Lee Chang-dong’s 30-Year Gaze on Society

From Novelist to Global Master: Lee Chang-dong’s 30-Year Gaze on Society

A first prize in 24 years since the Best Director award for “Oasis,” highlighting the meaning of class and love through a laid-off worker and a “silver-spoon” couple
Director Lee Chang-dong, 72, reaffirmed his stature as a global master by winning the Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival for “Possible Love,” his first film in eight years. After winning Best Director for “Oasis” in 2002, Lee added a new milestone to his international...
Nolan’s 〈Odyssey〉 Hits 10 Million in Korea — and Raises Bigger Questions

Nolan’s 〈Odyssey〉 Hits 10 Million in Korea — and Raises Bigger Questions

Nolan has surprised audiences again. Director Christopher Nolan's new film 〈Odyssey〉 surpassed 10 million admissions on September 6. To mark the milestone, Cineplay’s reporters revisited the questions and reservations the film left with each of us.
From Hwatu to Poker, From Korea to Global Stakes: First Press-Screening Review of ‘Tazza: Belzebub’s Song’ and Highlights From the Press Conference

From Hwatu to Poker, From Korea to Global Stakes: First Press-Screening Review of ‘Tazza: Belzebub’s Song’ and Highlights From the Press Conference

A symbol of Korean adults-only entertainment cinema, the 〈Tazza〉 series returns for its final chapter, 〈Tazza: Belzebub's Song〉 (hereafter 〈Tazza 4〉), which opens on Sept. 23. The film trades hwatu for poker and moves much of its action from Korea to the global gambling circuit.
[OTT Ratings] Cineplay’s Star Rating for Coupang Play’s ‘An Affair Isn’t the Issue Right Now’

[OTT Ratings] Cineplay’s Star Rating for Coupang Play’s ‘An Affair Isn’t the Issue Right Now’

[OTT Ratings] ​ Coupang Play’s 〈An Affair Isn’t the Issue Right Now〉 ended last Friday. 〈An Affair Isn’t the Issue Right Now〉 is a black comedy that careens from one collision to the next in which a popular influencer couple—who have sold the image of a happy home—and their neighbors, a doctor...
‘Look Back’ premieres at 83rd Venice International Film Festival to 12-minute standing ovation!

‘Look Back’ premieres at 83rd Venice International Film Festival to 12-minute standing ovation!

With about 1,000 audience members filling the theater, an enthusiastic standing ovation lasting more than 12 minutes and rousing cheers followed the film, adding to the excitement in the theater.
〈Look Back〉 is a poignant story about two girls who become each other’s world as they draw four unforgettable seasons together. Based on the manga of the same name by popular manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto, the film was directed, written and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda, attracting keen interest from...
Wavve’s ‘My Sibling’s Romance 2’ launches in November, bringing a new twist to the year’s top variety hit

Wavve’s ‘My Sibling’s Romance 2’ launches in November, bringing a new twist to the year’s top variety hit

All five original panelists, including Han Hye-jin and Code Kunst, return for the evolving blood-relative dating reality show
A romance shaped by siblings’ perspectives aims to extend the show’s hit streak OTT platform Wavve has unveiled a show aimed at shaking up the second-half variety market. ‘My Sibling’s Romance 2,’ the original variety series regarded as the biggest hit of the first half of 2024, will premiere in...
Fingernail-eating ‘Mousetrap’ hits the mark, tops Netflix’s global non-English shows

Fingernail-eating ‘Mousetrap’ hits the mark, tops Netflix’s global non-English shows

In its second week, the series landed on the Top 10 lists in 45 countries, including South Korea, Malaysia, Oman, the Philippines and Argentina.
The tracking thriller 〈Mousetrap〉, which follows novelist Moon Jae after a mysterious entity called “Mousetrap” steals his name, face and entire life, as well as loan shark No Ja, who is trying to recover lost money, and detective Sun-yong as they pursue the entity’s identity, has risen to No.
SK Chairman Choi Tae-won, Yellen headline EBS' 'Great Minds' Season 6 lineup of 50

SK Chairman Choi Tae-won, Yellen headline EBS' 'Great Minds' Season 6 lineup of 50

Premiering on the 12th next month, the season features its first South Korean leaders and five Nobel laureates among a host of leading global scholars
A showcase of ideas from world-class scholars and global leaders, 'EBS 1TV Great Minds' — hereafter 'Great Minds' — is set to launch its sixth season. The season features a record 50 speakers. For the first time, leading South Korean figures and scholars, including 'Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK...
AI actress Tilly Norwood tells CNN: “I’m not humanity’s enemy”

AI actress Tilly Norwood tells CNN: “I’m not humanity’s enemy”

In a video interview with the press on Nov. 8, she used British humor and was cast as the lead in the comedy film “Misaligned”
Virtual performer's provocative debut shakes up Hollywood conventions — and exposes its limits The “AI actress” “Tilly Norwood”, a rising flashpoint in Hollywood, has finally appeared before the media. In a video interview with CNN in the United States on Nov.
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger Comes to Screen, Telling the Story of a 15-Year Feud's End —

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger Comes to Screen, Telling the Story of a 15-Year Feud's End — "A Film About Forgiveness"

Exclusive Lotte Cinema screening on the 9th will feature six weeks of intimate footage and the brothers' first joint interview in 20 years…
The 'Gallagher brothers' break 15 years of silence as Britpop legend returns to the big screen 'Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger', a documentary closely following British rock legends 'Oasis' on their historic reunion tour, will open exclusively at Lotte Cinema on the 9th.