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Interview: Choi Min-sik Lays Bare the Raw Face of an Inferiority Complex in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉, Part 1

Interview: Choi Min-sik Lays Bare the Raw Face of an Inferiority Complex in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉, Part 1

Forty-five years into his career, Choi Min-sik can still reveal a new side. In Netflix’s 〈Notes from the Last Row〉, he trades his usual untouchable charisma for the exposed, raw face of an intellectual consumed by an inferiority complex — a petty man trapped in his own world and steeped in a sense...
[Photo &] From Choi Min-sik in “Oldboy” to “The Last Line Boy,” a luxury performance and a master’s gaze

[Photo &] From Choi Min-sik in “Oldboy” to “The Last Line Boy,” a luxury performance and a master’s gaze

A professor consumed by jealousy and resentment. Choi Hyun-wook, 40 years her junior, earns lavish praise as the master pursues authenticity over box-office results through his acting philosophy
The weight of a tongue that brings disaster, from “Oldboy” to “The Last Line Boy” The Netflix original series “The Last Line Boy”, starring actor Choi Min-sik, brings back the lingering impact of “Oldboy,” a landmark work in the history of Korean cinema.
[Weekend Theater] Min-a Shin’s “Eye Pupils” vs. “Toy Story 5” as the Weekend Box Office No. 1 Duel Heats Up

[Weekend Theater] Min-a Shin’s “Eye Pupils” vs. “Toy Story 5” as the Weekend Box Office No. 1 Duel Heats Up

With the thriller starring Min-a Shin taking the No. 1 spot at the box office, “Toy Story 5,” which leads in advance ticket sales, is set for a fierce weekend showdown.
The weekend theater scene is buzzing with a clash between chilly K-mystery and warm Hollywood-style kid-at-heart wonder. Shin Min-a’s well-made thriller, Eye Pupils, knocked Disney and Pixar’s hit juggernaut, Toy Story 5, taking a commanding run to the top of the box office.
Choo Ah-young's Music Box: How 'Marty Supreme' and 1980s New Wave Lay Bare Capitalism's Script

Choo Ah-young's Music Box: How 'Marty Supreme' and 1980s New Wave Lay Bare Capitalism's Script

I'm drawn to film music. Sometimes music communicates a character's intimate emotions that images and dialogue alone cannot convey. It can become a window onto a creator's hidden intent. For me, understanding film music has been one way into a movie.
Review: Kim Min-ha Leads ‘Hana Korea,’ as Cast and Filmmakers Discuss the Film at Seoul Press Event

Review: Kim Min-ha Leads ‘Hana Korea,’ as Cast and Filmmakers Discuss the Film at Seoul Press Event

〈Hana Korea〉 tells one of Korean cinema’s most familiar stories in one of its most unfamiliar forms: a film by a Danish director, set in Seoul, about a North Korean defector. At times it unfolds like a Scandinavian film, yet its setting and faces are unmistakably Seoul, with Kim Min‑ha at the...
An Incident That Shook the Daily Life of an Ordinary High School Girl! ‘The Gorals’ Confirmed for Release on July 29 and Main Poster Unveiled!

An Incident That Shook the Daily Life of an Ordinary High School Girl! ‘The Gorals’ Confirmed for Release on July 29 and Main Poster Unveiled!

It depicts how four girls, who were wandering and worrying for different reasons, come together to save small lives.
The main poster for 〈The Gorals〉, released, captures with playful flair the distinct personalities and unpredictable adventure of the quartet of ‘Gorals’—drawing attention immediately. The characters look at one another with their own different expressions and gazes, or stare straight ahead,...
[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

At the end of last year, at the Japan Academy, the awards beat hot releases such as “Last Mile” and “Kingdom 4” to win seven categories: best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography, best lighting, and best editing.
This is a structure that connects the filming set of the late Edo period with that of a modern-day historical drama. The former is an era in which the shogunate was in decline ahead of the Meiji Restoration, while the latter is a period that came after the heyday of 1970s-80s historical dramas—when...
Choo Young-woo wraps Seoul fan meeting, heads to Japan in July

Choo Young-woo wraps Seoul fan meeting, heads to Japan in July

He shared updates on upcoming projects Love Doctor and Long Vacation, and treated fans to a live band set and cover performances
Actor Choo Young-woo met fans at two solo fan meetings in Seoul on June 27, his agency J-Wide Company said. The event, titled "2026 CHOO YOUNG WOO FANMEETING [CHOO-prise. ] in SEOUL," took place at Daeyang Hall at Sejong University in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.
“No Mercy” From LE SSERAFIM as Agency Moves Firmly Against Deepfakes and Cyber ‘N~~ck~s’

“No Mercy” From LE SSERAFIM as Agency Moves Firmly Against Deepfakes and Cyber ‘N~~ck~s’

Source Music applies a zero-tolerance policy to malicious content and deepfake crimes, saying, “There is absolutely no intention to reach a settlement.”
A Zero-Tolerance Stance, a Ruthless Blow Without Leniency. . . Source Music Steps In to Protect Artists’ Personal Rights In the face of malicious digital crime that digs into the glamorous side of global K-pop, LE SSERAFIM has finally drawn its zero-tolerance sword.
“My Lottery Dream Home” David Bromstad’s bombshell admission: “I’ll retire from interior design… I fought mental health and drug addiction”

“My Lottery Dream Home” David Bromstad’s bombshell admission: “I’ll retire from interior design… I fought mental health and drug addiction”

In a special broadcast last December, he described it as “my final stage for designing in front of Americans.” During the renovation of his dream house, he said he fell into harmful behavior amid intense pressure and flooding… and even paused his activities to battle his illness Successful comeback after addiction treatment… He plans to keep serving as host of “My Lottery Dream Home”
HGTV’s global mega-hit real-estate reality show, My Lottery Dream Home, has made David Bromstad its unmistakable icon — but behind the glitz of TV stardom, he admitted to a brutal history of mental-health struggles and drug addiction.