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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...
| James choi
First Reactions to 〈OK! MADAM2〉: Cineplay's Star Rating

First Reactions to 〈OK! MADAM2〉: Cineplay's Star Rating

[First Reactions]〈OK! MADAM2〉, the sequel to the 2020 action-comedy 〈OK! MADAM〉, opens Aug. 12 after the original won over audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic with broad laughs and high-energy action. The film follows the family of former legendary agent Mi-young, who set off on a luxury cruise...
| Kim Ji-yeon
'Romance Singer' Choi Baek-ho Returns With 50th Anniversary Album 'Applause'—Revealed at 6 p.m. This Afternoon

'Romance Singer' Choi Baek-ho Returns With 50th Anniversary Album 'Applause'—Revealed at 6 p.m. This Afternoon

Featuring eight tracks in all, including a double title song… Choi Baek-ho participated in the CJ ENM rookie composer platform 'Open Music'
Choi Baek-ho celebrates 50 years with the release of 'Applause'… A maestro’s retrospective captured in eight tracksCollaborating with rookie composers on CJ ENM's 'Open Music' platform, released at 6 p.m. on the 24thA giant of Korea’s popular music scene, 'Romance Singer' Choi Baek-ho returns to...
| James choi
‘Beautiful Early Evening Moon’ Japanese ultra-premium romance set to land in Korea in November!

‘Beautiful Early Evening Moon’ Japanese ultra-premium romance set to land in Korea in November!

A story of how a boy everyone calls “prince,” and a girl, through each other, finally learn what real love feels like.
This newly released 〈Beautiful Early Evening Moon〉 launch teaser opens with a cross-cut of Kohaku saying, “I don’t know things like love,” and Yoi saying, “Love like that doesn’t fit me.” Yoi draws everyone’s admiration with her neat looks and steadfast heart, but unlike that image—and unlike...
| Joo Seong-cheol
BTS releases Korean version of “Normal”…Halftime stage at 2025 World Cup final on the 19th

BTS releases Korean version of “Normal”…Halftime stage at 2025 World Cup final on the 19th

The “Normal” MV, carrying wounds and solace hidden behind the dazzling spectacle, is unveiled. BTS will take the halftime-show stage at the 2025 World Cup final alongside Madonna, among others, on the 19th.
Rawness and reassurance behind the spotlight leaves a mark on the World Cup final global stage Global pop icon ‘BTS’ sent a wave across the worldwide music market after it unveiled on the 17th the Korean version and music video of the standout track ‘Normal’ from its regular fifth album ‘Arirang’.
| James choi
BTS Leads K-Pop Export Surge of 125% in the First Half… BigBang and Stray Kids Take the Stage in the Second Half

BTS Leads K-Pop Export Surge of 125% in the First Half… BigBang and Stray Kids Take the Stage in the Second Half

After conquering the United States, Blackpink, Cortiz, BigBang, and Stray Kids are set to reclaim the annual 100-million-album milestone this year
The map of global pop music history is in turmoil. Fueled by the overwhelming performances of mega artists such as 'BTS' and 'Blackpink', the 'K-pop market' saw an unprecedented boom in the first half of this year.
| James choi
'Gong Yoo' Marks 25 Years Since Debut, Kicks Off an Asian Fan Meeting Tour in October

'Gong Yoo' Marks 25 Years Since Debut, Kicks Off an Asian Fan Meeting Tour in October

Starting in Yokohama on Oct. 4, he will visit six cities in total, previewing a special meetup ahead of the release of a new work
This is the result forged by a weighty 25 years since his debut. Actor 'Gong Yoo', standing at the center of a global phenomenon beyond South Korea, is finally launching a large-scale fan meeting tour spanning all of Asia.
| James choi
[Official Trailer] “I Play Rocky Balboa”… Sylvester Stallone’s Reckless Challenge Sparks a New Electric-Tone Biopic Film, ‘I Play Rocky,’ Trailer Released

[Official Trailer] “I Play Rocky Balboa”… Sylvester Stallone’s Reckless Challenge Sparks a New Electric-Tone Biopic Film, ‘I Play Rocky,’ Trailer Released

A new film from director Peter Farrelly… newcomer Anthony Ippolito takes on a 100% match for Sylvester Stallone’s look in his younger days Hollywood’s greatest behind-the-scenes story—where a filmmaker wrote the script himself and still set a “no selling unless I’m the lead” ultimatum Matt Dillon, AnnaSophia Robb, Stefan James, and more solid supporting players join the cast… Opening in theaters this November via Amazon MGM distribution
How could a young man who was nothing more than an unknown actor become the legendary Hollywood hero ‘Rocky Balboa’? A biopic film, ’I Play Rocky ’, which captures Sylvester Stallone’s real-life Rocky-making backstory—more movie-like than the movie itself—has finally been released as an official...
| Yangsimoh
‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

Advance bookings alone topped 600,000. That opening-day figure shows that 〈Hope〉 has become a national talking point, not just a movie-industry event. 〈Hope〉 is the new film from director Na Hong-jin, known for the tense, audacious intensity of 〈The Chaser〉, 〈The Yellow Sea〉 and 〈The Wailing〉.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Kim Ji-yeon’s Jewel Box] Han Ji-eun Gives the Best Scene-Stealing Performance of the First Half in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉

[Kim Ji-yeon’s Jewel Box] Han Ji-eun Gives the Best Scene-Stealing Performance of the First Half in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉

I am curious about people. Even actors already in the spotlight can be at their least visible moment right now. "Kim Ji-yeon's Jewel Box" introduces performers who are hitting new highs day by day. Buy the dip on tomorrow's breakout stars.
I would go so far as to say she has renewed a career-defining role — specifically Seon Min-hee in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉. For an actor in her 21st year since debut, this represents a new peak. Viewers and theatergoers who have followed Han Ji-eun for years already consider her well known, yet...
| Kim Ji-yeon