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Japanese Trainee Goes Missing Before Debut, Sent for Fraud Charges After Investigation—Losses Total 57 Million Won

Japanese Trainee Goes Missing Before Debut, Sent for Fraud Charges After Investigation—Losses Total 57 Million Won

Two months before debut, after a double contract, he disappeared—sent on fraud charges with a travel ban and then referred for non-custodial prosecution to prosecutors
“Planned disappearance” two months before debut… A malicious double contract targeting the K-pop systemA cunning pattern of crime that exploits K-pop’s global status and systematic training system has come to light.
From Baseball to Salt Bread to Olive Young: Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon and Charlize Theron in Korea for ‘Odyssey’

From Baseball to Salt Bread to Olive Young: Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon and Charlize Theron in Korea for ‘Odyssey’

With an August 5 release looming, director Christopher Nolan, producer Emma Thomas and lead actors Matt Damon and Charlize Theron appeared at a Seoul press conference on August 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jongno as part of their Korea visit to promote 〈Odyssey〉.
[Interview] “It’s a bigger sin not to release this video.” How should it have been handled? Director Tomoaki Fujino ①

[Interview] “It’s a bigger sin not to release this video.” How should it have been handled? Director Tomoaki Fujino ①

When it was released in Japan, the film posed pointed questions about families with disabled relatives and issues of caregiving, and interest continues as it opened in South Korea on the 29th of last month.
There’s a film that has sparked buzz on every front, from the source material—an older sister’s schizophrenia and the parents’ confinement of her—to the production of a private documentary recorded by the family, and to the theater release format despite the absence of IPTV, VOD, OTT, and other...
[Photo &] Christopher Nolan Makes His First Trip to Korea With New Film “Odyssey”… “I Fell in Love With Korean Salt Bread and Baseball” — Press Event With Charlize Theron and Matt Damon

[Photo &] Christopher Nolan Makes His First Trip to Korea With New Film “Odyssey”… “I Fell in Love With Korean Salt Bread and Baseball” — Press Event With Charlize Theron and Matt Damon

The entire film shot in IMAX opens in theaters across Korea on May 5… A box-office surge in North America that has already brought in $900 million
The world-renowned auteur Christopher Nolan stepped onto Korean soil with Hollywood A-listers Matt Damon and Charlize Theron, bringing their new film Odyssey with them. Their Korea visit, set in motion ahead of a domestic release on May 5, has drawn attention as a special move that goes beyond the...
Charlize Theron Says Korea Feels Different as Soon as She Arrives

Charlize Theron Says Korea Feels Different as Soon as She Arrives

Charlize Theron shared what she said is the charm of her visit to South Korea, and offered her thanks.On Aug. 3, director Christopher Nolan, the star of the film 〈Odyssey〉, producer Emma Thomas, and lead actors Matt Damon and Charlize Theron attended a press event in South Korea at the Four Seasons...
'New Director Kim Yeon-kyung' · 'Judge Lee Han-young' · 'Our Ballads' win… Korea Broadcasting Awards reveal 30 best works

'New Director Kim Yeon-kyung' · 'Judge Lee Han-young' · 'Our Ballads' win… Korea Broadcasting Awards reveal 30 best works

15 people chosen for individual awards, including Jeong Seon-hee and Lee Sook-young; the coveted grand prize will be announced next month on the 3rd
The 'Korea Broadcasting Awards' 30 works officially confirmed… Where will the grand prize land?MBC drama 'Judge Lee Han-young' and SBS entertainment 'Our Ballads' captured the honor for the Korea Broadcasting Awards top work category, the highest authority in open-air broadcasting in the country...
[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...
Once star Glen Hansard dies in a motorcycle crash at 56

Once star Glen Hansard dies in a motorcycle crash at 56

The Irish singer-songwriter who won an Academy Award for “Falling Slowly” … tributes pour in from across the world, including U2’s Bono
A star is lost: Glen Hansard, of Once… dies at 56 after a solo motorcycle crashThe man behind an Academy Award triumph and a $20 million box-office myth died early on Sept. 29 in a traffic accident in DublinThe wandering bard who left Dublin’s night streets for goodThe star of the global hit film...
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

I get hooked on the objects in the movies. I end up deep in thought about why the director—whether it was the director, the cinematographer, the production designer, or even an actor—put that particular item in front of the camera. ‘Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker’ is a record of the objects in films that delicately landed on my eyes.
Park Chan-wook’s 〈The Handmaiden〉 and Na Hong-jin’s 〈Goksung〉 were released in 2016, on June 1 and May 12, respectively, in the same year. Coincidentally, both films were invited to the Cannes Film Festival that year—Park Chan-wook’s to the competition section and Na Hong-jin’s to the...
'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.