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CJ CGV Shares Jump 13% in Summer Blockbuster Streak — “Hope” Inches Toward 4 Million

CJ CGV Shares Jump 13% in Summer Blockbuster Streak — “Hope” Inches Toward 4 Million

Up 13.63% to 5,420 won from the previous trading day — “Spider-Man” Draws 680,000 on Its First Day and Christopher Nolan’s New Film Is Next
“Hope” and “Spider-Man” power double wins… A reshuffle looms for entertainment stocksThe capital markets moved quickly after a string of tentpole blockbusters that swept through the summer theater season. In early trading on the 30th, shares of Korea’s biggest multiplex operator, CJ CGV, surged...
[Photo &] BTS launches surprise boycott of Grammy 'Asian Pop'… Will BLACKPINK and Stray Kids win first trophy as deadline nears

[Photo &] BTS launches surprise boycott of Grammy 'Asian Pop'… Will BLACKPINK and Stray Kids win first trophy as deadline nears

With the submission deadline set for Oct. 21 next month, HYBE says it will respect artists' wishes… Support for the boycott spreads across the music industry, including Tablo and critics
BTS launches a surprise boycott of the Grammy 'Asian Pop'… A twist ahead of the Oct. 21 deadlineControversy over alleged Grammy maneuvering aimed at the world's No. 2 music market draws fire, with Stray Kids and BLACKPINK seen as indirect beneficiariesGlobal pop icons 'BTS' have declared a surprise...
“His best twist is his death” Keigo Higashino dies… tributes pour in, including Ryu Seung-ryong over his connection to “The Name-ya General Store”

“His best twist is his death” Keigo Higashino dies… tributes pour in, including Ryu Seung-ryong over his connection to “The Name-ya General Store”

About 760 people leave condolences on a tribute page at local bookstores… next month’s new book “Transparent Spiral” tops the bestseller list
‘Keigo Higashino’ dies of colorectal cancer… “The final twist” that moved 760 peopleHis previously unpublished final work “Eternal Memory” is set to be released next month, after taking over No. 1 on Aladdin’s bestseller listThe master of Japanese mystery literature, Keigo Higashino, died on the...
Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man 4” Sets the Highest Advance Ticket Sales This Year, Surpassing “Hope” with More Than 930,000 Tickets

Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man 4” Sets the Highest Advance Ticket Sales This Year, Surpassing “Hope” with More Than 930,000 Tickets

With an advance-booking rate of 73.4% on its release day, it dominates No. 1—signaling summer’s blockbuster showdown against director Christopher Nolan’s “Odyssey”
The return of Spider-Man that will reshape this year’s theater sceneIt has been rewriting box-office history since the very first day of release. The Marvel blockbuster starring ‘Tom Holland’, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (hereafter ‘Spider-Man 4’), announced the birth of this year’s top hit by...
Lee Chang-dong Returns With His First New Film in 8 Years, “A Possible Love” — Scheduled for a Theatrical Release in September, Netflix Drops It in November

Lee Chang-dong Returns With His First New Film in 8 Years, “A Possible Love” — Scheduled for a Theatrical Release in September, Netflix Drops It in November

Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, and more star in a high-profile cast… A film making its way into the Venice Film Festival’s competition section 24 years after the last one
The Maestro Returns, “A Possible Love” Embraces Venice After 24 YearsA perfectionist in the Korean film industry, director Lee Chang-dong, finally breaks his silence. After a long wait of eight years following Burning (2018), his new film “A Possible Love” lands in local theaters first on September...
[Photo&] “I Watched Seo Jisub’s Gift and Cried…” The ‘Mr. Kim’ Interview With Seo Soomin, the 3.8-Million-View Girl’s Twist

[Photo&] “I Watched Seo Jisub’s Gift and Cried…” The ‘Mr. Kim’ Interview With Seo Soomin, the 3.8-Million-View Girl’s Twist

She debuted as Kim Min-ji, the daughter, in SBS’ “Mr. Kim,” with a 23.1% viewership rating—she also shared stories about Day6’s handwritten signed gift and casting backstory
The SBS drama 'Mr. Kim'—which wrapped up with the top viewership rating of '23. 1%' for actress 'Seo Soomin'—was her debut work that opened the door to a career in acting in a big, forceful way. The process of a teenage girl who had racked up '3.
K-Arts short 'Tropic' stuns North America festival circuit, wins top cinematography at Fantasia

K-Arts short 'Tropic' stuns North America festival circuit, wins top cinematography at Fantasia

At the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival, it takes the Short Film category’s 'Best Cinematography' award, with K-Arts AT Lab and VA Corporation winning a contest
Korea National University of Arts (hereafter, K-Arts) has proved its strength in convergence arts at North America’s biggest genre film festival, drawing overwhelming attention. The short film 'Tropic', produced by the K-Arts Convergence Arts Center Arc & Technology Lab , made headlines at the 30th...
'Free 19' ends after 10 years… bids farewell with episode 530 hosted by Jun Hyunmoo and Oh Sang-jin

'Free 19' ends after 10 years… bids farewell with episode 530 hosted by Jun Hyunmoo and Oh Sang-jin

The final episode airs at 9:50 p.m. on the 27th… wrapping up 10 years and 2 months after its first broadcast in May 2016
The evolution of the ranking show that ends its decade-long flight, leaving behind an intellectual footprint in the entertainment industry‘Free 19,’ tvN SHOW’s flagship entertainment program led by a former announcer trio, is putting a period at the end of its 10-year, 2-month run.
[Weekend Movie Theater Roundup] Film “Hope” sprints to No. 1 at the box office for 9 straight days… topping 3 million weekend admissions

[Weekend Movie Theater Roundup] Film “Hope” sprints to No. 1 at the box office for 9 straight days… topping 3 million weekend admissions

Cumulative admissions surpass 2.64 million, with an audience-satisfaction Egg Index of 83%… reservation-rate No. 1 is “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” opening on the 29th
“Hope” inches past 3 million… Na Hong-jin’s alien thriller takes over theatersDirector Na Hong-jin’s new film “Hope” has held on to the top spot in the domestic box office for the ninth day since its release, cementing its status as an unchallenged force on weekend theater screens.
NewJeans Agency ADOR Launches Its First Domestic Boy Group Audition, Starting With Those Born in 2007

NewJeans Agency ADOR Launches Its First Domestic Boy Group Audition, Starting With Those Born in 2007

Kicking off in Seoul on Aug. 1, the label will tour seven cities nationwide—its first Korea-only event under the HYBE umbrella.
"NewJeans" to follow a "boy group" hunt… ADOR holds first-ever seven-city tour in South KoreaADOR, a label under HYBE that has reshaped the global K-pop market, will for the first time since its founding hold a "boy group audition" exclusively in South Korea.