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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...
Lim Young-woong’s Birthday Shines With the “Hero Generation”…Sends a 1.3-Ton Rice Donation to Anyang

Lim Young-woong’s Birthday Shines With the “Hero Generation”…Sends a 1.3-Ton Rice Donation to Anyang

Fan club “Hero Generation” keeps good momentum by donating 1.3 tons of rice for seniors with low incomes
In modern society, “fandom” is no longer confined to being a passive consumer of popular culture. These groups have evolved into active agents who, beyond blind devotion to an artist, turn their solidarity into social value.
Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Starts With Conspiracy, Ends With Humanity

Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Starts With Conspiracy, Ends With Humanity

Released four years after Steven Spielberg turned to an autobiographical story with The Fabelmans, 〈Disclosure Day〉 marks his return to science fiction. Given Spielberg's earlier alien-centered classics Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E. T.
[Sung Chan-eol's Comics] 「Kindergarten WARS」 Turns Body Count Into Bizarre Rom-Com Fun

[Sung Chan-eol's Comics] 「Kindergarten WARS」 Turns Body Count Into Bizarre Rom-Com Fun

I'm obsessed with subculture. If a story or character feels fresh—whether in film, webtoons, games, comics, or animation—I check it out. Comics opened the world of fandom to me, and now I'm a kid-at-heart adult who reads paper volumes as e-books and webtoons on my phone. But it's less fun alone. I write [Sung Chan-eol's Comics] to share what’s more enjoyable experienced together, from the perspective of an enthusiastic generalist.
If someone asked me to sum up this comic, I'd probably hesitate and finally say, "It's fun. " It is fun. But it's not easy to explain. When I try to list impressions I come up with words that don't normally go together—funny, sweet, scary, brutal—so it's hard to convey.
[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...
Korean Folk Music in the Spotlight Inside K-pop in Argentina—Special Exhibition Featuring BTS, Stray Kids, and K-pop Demon Hunters

Korean Folk Music in the Spotlight Inside K-pop in Argentina—Special Exhibition Featuring BTS, Stray Kids, and K-pop Demon Hunters

Joo Argentina Korean Cultural Center holds a special exhibition ‘Good, God, Kkun’ through Aug. 5 in Buenos Aires, shining a light on the elements of Korean folk music that have seeped into K-pop content
A Joseon groove that shook the other side of the globe in South America… ‘K-pop’, dressed in traditional attireIn the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in South America, the deep resonance of ‘Korean traditional music’ has arrived.
[Interview] “There’s No ‘Gentle Melody’ in Our Desires” ‘Trainer’ Director Seo Eun-seon ②

[Interview] “There’s No ‘Gentle Melody’ in Our Desires” ‘Trainer’ Director Seo Eun-seon ②

With the release from prison of Sora (Kim Seung-hwa), her younger sister who has a criminal record, the everyday life of celebrity pet trainer Ha-yeong (Choi Seung-yun) begins to shake.
▶〈Trainer〉 Seo Eun-seon, the director’s interview continues from Part 1. Their relationship, full of mutual hostility, keeps creating tension in the film—and gives it a reason for incidents to happen. ​Yes. It feels like they each hold the other’s leash. Ha-yeong is afraid of Sora because of the past.
The Status of K-Culture... Hyundai Motor Becomes the Sole Sponsor of CNN Documentary 'K-Everything'

The Status of K-Culture... Hyundai Motor Becomes the Sole Sponsor of CNN Documentary 'K-Everything'

Featuring a host of stars including PSY and Lee Byung-hun... A spotlight on the keys and momentum behind K-culture’s global success, from music to beauty
The status of K-culture sweeping the world, brought into sharp focus through CNN’s documentary 'K-Everything,' which Hyundai Motor sponsors exclusively.Global cultural phenomenon: Uncovering the power of K-culture with a CNN documentary that captivates the world'Hyundai Motor' has unveiled for the...
Hollywood Star John Malkovich Receives Croatian Citizenship

Hollywood Star John Malkovich Receives Croatian Citizenship

John Malkovich, the lead actor in “Being John Malkovich,” becomes an official citizen of Croatia—proving a special connection to his great-grandfather’s homeland
Hollywood Legend “John Malkovich” Officially Receives Croatian CitizenshipRenowned actor and director “John Malkovich” (72), a leading figure in American Hollywood, has become an official citizen of “Croatia.” According to an AFP report, the Croatian government held a special ceremony in the...
Everything About Meryl Streep ② The Perfect Transformation: “The Iron Lady,” “August: Osage County,” “Florence”

Everything About Meryl Streep ② The Perfect Transformation: “The Iron Lady,” “August: Osage County,” “Florence”

“I’ve done quite a few roles of real-life people, but I’ve never found it interesting to portray a span of more than 40 years the way I did as you know, 〈The Iron Lady〉. ”
〈The Iron Lady〉What It’s Like to Play a Controversial Female PoliticianIn that it centers on Margaret Thatcher, a controversial politician, 〈The Iron Lady〉(2011) essentially carries the big meaning that “Meryl Streep played Margaret Thatcher. ” For some viewers, that may be all there is to it.