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[Photos] 80,000 Flashes Split the Sky Over Gwangan Bridge as the 21st Busan Fireworks Festival Lights Up the Autumn Sea, Moving Crowds with Soundtracks from 'Squid Game' and 'Wicked'

[Photos] 80,000 Flashes Split the Sky Over Gwangan Bridge as the 21st Busan Fireworks Festival Lights Up the Autumn Sea, Moving Crowds with Soundtracks from 'Squid Game' and 'Wicked'

Massive 25-inch fireworks and multimedia displays; about 7,000 safety personnel and 2,200 police officers deployed
The deep night sky over the waters off Gwangalli Beach in Busan was transformed into a vast canvas of light. In the heart of late autumn, the beach was filled with cheers as tens of thousands of fireworks burst above the sea. At 7 p. m.
| James choi
Experimental Filmmaker Lynne Sachs to Visit Korea for First Time, Showing 21 Films in 16 Years

Experimental Filmmaker Lynne Sachs to Visit Korea for First Time, Showing 21 Films in 16 Years

Special retrospective runs Nov. 14–16 at Indie Space and Sorigurim… A close look at more than 40 years of work by Maya Deren Award winner
Four decades of poetic cinema that dissolves the boundaries between memory and history A special retrospective, Films About Lynne Sachs Who, surveying the artistic trajectory of Lynne Sachs (65), a leading figure in American independent and experimental cinema, will run for three days, Nov.
| James choi
A Story That Began With a Piece Written by Director Yeon Sang-ho’s Mother? Behind the Scenes of ‘Paradise Lost’

A Story That Began With a Piece Written by Director Yeon Sang-ho’s Mother? Behind the Scenes of ‘Paradise Lost’

Director Yeon Sang-ho has found success again with a low-budget project following 〈The Ugly〉. His new film, 〈Paradise Lost〉, opened on October 21. The psychological thriller begins when Ryu Seon-woo (Bae Hyun-sung), a son thought to be dead, miraculously returns to his mother, Ryu So-young (Kim...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Setting the Record Straight After a Report Distorted by Prejudice: A Review of 'Horoomon' and the Voices Behind It

Setting the Record Straight After a Report Distorted by Prejudice: A Review of 'Horoomon' and the Voices Behind It

What if, overnight, it seemed the whole world was pointing fingers at you? Could you endure a flood of condemnation based solely on your background, without even a fair chance to respond? One person lived through an ordeal that sounds like something from a movie and ultimately got the chance to...
| Seongchan Eol
Choi Bool-am Dies After Receiving Last Rites From Cardinal Andrew Soo-jung Yeom at His Hospital Bed

Choi Bool-am Dies After Receiving Last Rites From Cardinal Andrew Soo-jung Yeom at His Hospital Bed

Cardinal to preside over funeral Mass on Nov. 2, continuing a bond formed at Choi’s 2018 baptism; five-day funeral to be held under the name of ChildFund Korea
The final journey of the eternal “national father,” a special bond forged through faith Beloved actor Choi Bool-am (born Choi Young-han) died on the 29th at the age of 87. News that he received the Anointing of the Sick from Cardinal Andrew Soo-jung Yeom shortly before his death has moved many.
| James choi
[New Documentary] KBS’s ‘The Miracle of 180 Minutes: Kickoff’ — The Magic of a Small City of 60,000… Can It Stop Regional Decline?

[New Documentary] KBS’s ‘The Miracle of 180 Minutes: Kickoff’ — The Magic of a Small City of 60,000… Can It Stop Regional Decline?

Featuring former national team players Lee Young-pyo and Park Joo-ho, with narration by Bae Seong-jae, regional premiere in Gwangju and Jeonnam on the 30th, followed by a nationwide broadcast on December 1
Sports-generated visitors who stay and spend: a new answer for the local economy KBS Gwangju unveiled on the 26th an experimental documentary, “The Miracle of 180 Minutes: Kickoff” (directed by Jo Na-young), exploring new ways to revitalize local communities through the “sports industry” amid the...
| James choi
Busan Global Webtoon Festival Marks 10th Anniversary, Showcasing the Creative Worlds of 190 Artists

Busan Global Webtoon Festival Marks 10th Anniversary, Showcasing the Creative Worlds of 190 Artists

More than 800 works on display over three days starting on the 30th; global business program and “Webtoon Counseling Center” to be offered
Webtoons, now a key pillar of Korean content, open a forum for global industry exchange Busan Metropolitan City, together with the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency and the Busan-Gyeongnam Cartoonists Association, will host the 10th Busan Global Webtoon Festival for three days starting on the 30th...
| James choi
‘The Value of K-Culture Is Known Only to Non-Koreans’: Sam Richards to Give Talk at Yangcheon Education Fair Follow-Up Event

‘The Value of K-Culture Is Known Only to Non-Koreans’: Sam Richards to Give Talk at Yangcheon Education Fair Follow-Up Event

Free event starts at 7 p.m. at Haenuri Town; admission is first-come, first-served
The present and future of K-culture through the eyes of a world-renowned scholar SEOUL, South Korea — Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) said on the 26th that it will host a special Next Global Voices lecture for the “Y Education Fair” at 7 p. m. on Nov.
| James choi
Justin Bieber Makes Surprise Visit to Seoul After 13 Years, Appears at SKYLRK Pop-Up in Seongsu

Justin Bieber Makes Surprise Visit to Seoul After 13 Years, Appears at SKYLRK Pop-Up in Seongsu

He visits South Korea with wife Hailey and is scheduled to attend pop-up events through Oct. 25
Global icon makes discreet visit to South Korea, heads to K-fashion hotspot Pop star 'Justin Bieber' made a surprise visit to Seoul, South Korea, on the 23rd without any prior announcement. He confirmed the visit that day through a brief post on social media reading, "Made it to Seoul," accompanied...
| James choi
[Kim Ji-yeon’s Treasure Box] From HR to the Military, the Hospital and the Kitchen, Lee Hyun-kyun Has Been Everywhere! ‘Paradise Lost,’ ‘The Ordinary Jackpot,’ ‘New Recruit 4’

[Kim Ji-yeon’s Treasure Box] From HR to the Military, the Hospital and the Kitchen, Lee Hyun-kyun Has Been Everywhere! ‘Paradise Lost,’ ‘The Ordinary Jackpot,’ ‘New Recruit 4’

People fascinate me. Even for actors already in the spotlight, today may be the least famous they will ever be. ‘Kim Ji-yeon’s Treasure Box’ introduces actors whose careers keep reaching new heights. Consider this your chance to get in early.
Now is exactly the right time to write about actor Lee Hyun-kyun. Granted, I should have written about him while 〈The Dream Life of Mr. Kim〉 was airing. But perhaps missing that window, one way or another, meant I was supposed to write about him now.
| Kim Ji-yeon