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Review: In 'The Shrine,' the Human Abyss Is Scarier Than Any Demon

Review: In 'The Shrine,' the Human Abyss Is Scarier Than Any Demon

In 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Demon〉, opening June 17, demons may stalk the screen, but the film argues that the human psyche is more terrifying still.Billed as a meeting of K-shamanism and J-horror, 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Demon〉 is a Korea–Japan co-production directed by Japanese filmmaker...
Netflix Releases Trailer for Lee Jin-ju's New Dating Show 〈Love Experiment Lab〉, Teasing a 'Bed Blind Date'

Netflix Releases Trailer for Lee Jin-ju's New Dating Show 〈Love Experiment Lab〉, Teasing a 'Bed Blind Date'

Netflix's daily dating-observation experiment show 〈Love Experiment Lab〉 will be released June 17 and will roll out every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
Netflix released the trailer for its new daily dating-observation experiment show 〈Love Experiment Lab〉, signaling the start of an unconventional relationship experiment.〈Love Experiment Lab〉 is a dating-observation experiment show that captures the emotional shifts of male and female participants...
Interview: Gu Kyo-hwan Says ‘I Want to Beat Up Seo Yeong-cheol’ Is the Highest Praise for ‘Colony’

Interview: Gu Kyo-hwan Says ‘I Want to Beat Up Seo Yeong-cheol’ Is the Highest Praise for ‘Colony’

It’s fair to call this "Gu Kyo-hwan’s year. " From 《If We》, which helped spark a melodrama boom, to the recently ended series 《Everyone Is Fighting Their Own Sense of Worthlessness》 (hereafter 《Mojamussa》), and the film 《Colony》, released on May 21 and which has surpassed about 2.
In 〈EUREKA〉, Shinji Aoyama Maps a Society Trapped in Endless Pain

In 〈EUREKA〉, Shinji Aoyama Maps a Society Trapped in Endless Pain

Praised as a landmark of 21st-century Japanese cinema, Shinji Aoyama’s 〈EUREKA〉 will open in South Korea on May 27. Originally released in 2000, 〈EUREKA〉 screened in competition at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival and drew lavish praise from leading contemporary critics such as Shigehiko Hasumi, who...
Interview: How Park Eun-bin, Once Known as a Model Student, Went Off the Rails in ‘The WONDERfools’ (Part 2)

Interview: How Park Eun-bin, Once Known as a Model Student, Went Off the Rails in ‘The WONDERfools’ (Part 2)

▶ This interview with Park Eun-bin on 〈The WONDERfools〉Part 1 continues below. “At its core, the series is about solidarity among flawed people. ” The characters grow through that process. How did you interpret and portray Chae-ni’s process of growth. Chae-ni was, after all, living on borrowed time.
A Classroom Turns Into a Bloodbath Survival Story: The “Jiwoohak” and “Girigo” Craze Expands the “Dark Academy” Genre Built on Endless Competition

A Classroom Turns Into a Bloodbath Survival Story: The “Jiwoohak” and “Girigo” Craze Expands the “Dark Academy” Genre Built on Endless Competition

From “Jiwoohak” to “Girigo,” K-academy fare morphs into bite-your-fingers survival drama. The bleak reality inside a classroom reduced to a ladder of class and violence
The end of romance—classrooms become a blood-red survival fight. . . The world gets hooked on 'Girigo'No more romance of first love is breathing in classrooms. A strange app appears on smartphone screens, turning teenagers’ daily lives into a brutal survival game.
'Fifty Percent' lands a hit with comic action as Shin Ha-kyun, Oh Jung-se, Heo Sung-tae draw 4.4% in first episode

'Fifty Percent' lands a hit with comic action as Shin Ha-kyun, Oh Jung-se, Heo Sung-tae draw 4.4% in first episode

The three men with a web of connections stemming from a drug case from 10 years ago carry out life undercover, drawing 4.4% viewership
'Fifty Percent', it explodes from the first broadcast… 'Shin Ha-kyun'·'Oh Jung-se'·'Heo Sung-tae' deliver overwhelming synergyThe intense ensemble performance of actor 'Shin Ha-kyun', 'Oh Jung-se', and 'Heo Sung-tae' completely seized the living-room audience.
[Chu Ah-young's Music Box] Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and 'Heal the World' That Tried to Turn Dreams into Reality

[Chu Ah-young's Music Box] Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and 'Heal the World' That Tried to Turn Dreams into Reality

I am captivated by music in films. Music sometimes reveals a character's intimate emotions that visible images and spoken lines alone cannot convey. It can become a window into the creator's hidden intentions. For me, understanding film music was one way of reaching a movie. 'Chu Ah-young's Music Box' listens to a film's voice up close by way of its music. (P.S. I hope you listen to the music while reading.)
Michael Jackson is an artist who left one of the most powerful marks in the history of pop music. Having taken the stage as a member of the Jackson 5 before he turned ten, he later set a Guinness World Record for the best-selling album of all time with his solo album 'Thriller' and earned the title...
[Interview] “In the Flow of the December 3 Coup Attempt, the Most Decisive Moment Is Namtaeryeong.” Director Kim Hyun-ji of ‘Namtaeryeong’ ①

[Interview] “In the Flow of the December 3 Coup Attempt, the Most Decisive Moment Is Namtaeryeong.” Director Kim Hyun-ji of ‘Namtaeryeong’ ①

Seventeen tractors belonging to the Korean National Federation of Farmers’ Clubs (JeonNong), pushing forward to stand up to a coup in the guise of “martial,” were blocked by police at Namtaeryeong in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
Since that unbelievable day—December 3, 2024, when the president declared a state of emergency—another day continued with nights full of uncertainty and anxiety. Seventeen tractors belonging to the Korean National Federation of Farmers’ Clubs , advancing to confront the president’s coup in the...
[Photo&] Jeon Ji-hyun and Koo Kyo-hwan… Sang-ho Yeon’s “K Zombie” ‘Hive’ draws 5 minutes of standing ovation at Cannes

[Photo&] Jeon Ji-hyun and Koo Kyo-hwan… Sang-ho Yeon’s “K Zombie” ‘Hive’ draws 5 minutes of standing ovation at Cannes

“After the screening, when the audience clapped and wrapped things up… I got choked up. I wanted to become a persona of Yeon Sang-ho.”
Actress Jun Ji-hyun and Koo Kyo-hwan star in director Yeon Sang-ho’s latest work, “Hive”, which completely took over the 79th Cannes International Film Festival. Officially invited to the Midnight Screening section, “Hive” screens on the 16th at the Lumière Grand Theatre for the world premiere,...