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[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

Inspired by a murder case in Washington, Benton in 2018, 〈Choong-Choong-Choong〉 portrays a catastrophe sparked by the intersecting desires of three kids.
Retro is the trend. In the fashion, music and props of young people in their 20s, there’s nowhere that a Y2K sensibility hasn’t managed to seep in. Director Han Chang-rok, born in 1990 and a graduate of the Korea National University of Arts film school, pulls this retro sensibility straight onto...
Tim Allen Says ‘Home Improvement’ Reboot May Fall Apart Over the ‘Character and Real-Life Problems’ of the Show’s Sons

Tim Allen Says ‘Home Improvement’ Reboot May Fall Apart Over the ‘Character and Real-Life Problems’ of the Show’s Sons

The 1990s legend sitcom ‘Home Improvement’ breaks its 25-year return plans First son role goes to Zachary Ty Bryan—now serving time in jail for assault and a DUI Jonathan has retired, and Taran Noah Smith has paused acting… Patricia Richardson, who plays the wife, says she has “no interest” in a reboot
The reboot project for the legendary 1990s sitcom ‘Home Improvement,’ which captivated audiences across the United States, is facing an effective breakdown after serious real-life issues and disqualifying circumstances involving the actors who played the show’s three sons.
[Interview] Park Ji-hoon, From Danjong to Kitchen Duty: Becoming an Actor Between Emerging and Established ①

[Interview] Park Ji-hoon, From Danjong to Kitchen Duty: Becoming an Actor Between Emerging and Established ①

It’s the first time a drama has leaned so fully into what the show dubs “chwiral” (a newly coined blend of "kitchen soldier" and "crazy"). After a single spoonful of seaweed soup, a sudden "god of seaweed" stages a mock "creation of heaven and earth," and after tasting a multicolored rice ball an...
How Jim O'Rourke's 'Eureka' Set Aoyama Shinji's 〈Eureka〉 in Motion

How Jim O'Rourke's 'Eureka' Set Aoyama Shinji's 〈Eureka〉 in Motion

I am drawn to music in film. At times, music reveals a character's private emotions in ways images and dialogue cannot. It can also open a window into a creator’s hidden intent. For me, understanding film music was one way into the film itself. "Chu A-young's Music Box" listens closely to a film’s voice through its music. (P.S. I hope you listen to the music while you read.)
Director Aoyama Shinji's film 〈Eureka〉 is a road movie about wounded people who travel an endless road in search of the possibility of healing and renewal. The characters, survivors of a terror that shattered ordinary life, set out on a trip to escape the trauma of the incident.
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...
Netflix Series “Teach You a Lesson” Set for Release on June 5, Press Stills Unveiled

Netflix Series “Teach You a Lesson” Set for Release on June 5, Press Stills Unveiled

Kim Moo-yeol, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-ju and Pyo Ji-hun star... An action drama set in the fictional Office for Teacher Rights Protection
Netflix unveiled on the 26th press stills capturing key scenes from its new original series 〈Teach You a Lesson〉 ahead of its release on June 5.〈Teach You a Lesson〉 is an action drama depicting the work of the “Office for Teacher Rights Protection,” a fictional government agency created to restore...
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.
Lee Sung-min X Kim Moo-yul

Lee Sung-min X Kim Moo-yul "True Education" — Coming June 5! A Pedagogical Rights Protection Bureau Appears to Protect a Crumbling Education System!

A Netflix series depicting the exhilarating, refreshing "true education" as the Pedagogical Rights Protection Bureau, established to safeguard South Korea’s deteriorating education scene, takes action.
A Netflix series that portrays the thrilling and refreshing "true education" of the Pedagogical Rights Protection Bureau—created to protect the education system in South Korea that has collapsed due to students, teachers, and parents who cross the line—has confirmed its release for June 5, and will...
[Photo&] Film Honored with Standing Ovation at the Berlin Film Festival, 'My Name Is'—Press Screening and News Conference 'On Site'

[Photo&] Film Honored with Standing Ovation at the Berlin Film Festival, 'My Name Is'—Press Screening and News Conference 'On Site'

A film completed through crowdfunding by 10,000 citizens. A powerful mise-en-scène that brings back forgotten scars. Director Ji-young Chung and actor Hye-ran Yeom summon the pain of Jeju 4·3—now forgotten—onto the screen.
Facing the Truth of the Times, 'My Name Is' Press Screening ConcludesThe press screening of 'My Name Is', held on the 2nd at CGV Yongsan iPark Mall, was a place that proved the weighty truths of modern Korean history.

"Breaking Other People's Families and Appearing on TV with Mom?"... SBS 'Group Matchmaking' to Edit Out Mistress Participant and Consider Legal Action

On the 21st, the production team stated, "It's shocking... there were lies in the pre-statement..." and decided to delete as much broadcast content as possible. A woman who was ordered to pay 30 million won in damages for an affair in 2022 is embroiled in controversy for appearing on a dating show with her mother. The participant verification system has been breached again... The production team is considering damage claims for false information.
SBS Thursday entertainment program 'Child Abandonment Project - Group Matchmaking' is in crisis due to the so-called 'mistress' appearance controversy. The production team has decided to remove all footage of the participant and is hinting at legal action.