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[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

I get hooked on objects shown in movies. I can’t help but wonder why the director, the cinematographer, the production designer—or even the actor—put that item in front of the camera. “Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker” is a record of the movie objects that landed softly in my eyes.
〈Marty Supreme〉 is a table tennis movie. For Korean film fans, the Sharpdy brothers are well known for 〈Heaven Knows What〉(2014), 〈Good Time〉(2017), and 〈Uncut Gems〉(2019), but 〈Marty Supreme〉 is a feature film that older brother Josh Safdie directed on his own for the first time in nearly 10 years.
LE SSERAFIM Dresses Up BlizzCon 2026’s Closing Show…Promises a U.S. Set After Three Years

LE SSERAFIM Dresses Up BlizzCon 2026’s Closing Show…Promises a U.S. Set After Three Years

LE SSERAFIM will take the main stage at the world-class game festival held in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 12-13. Following its 2023 debut appearance—first for a K-pop act—and the success of “Perfect Night,” the group now adds “So Cynical” in 2025 to strengthen ties. After wrapping up BlizzCon, LE SSERAFIM will immediately launch a massive world tour, stopping in nine North American cities including Los Angeles.
LE SSERAFIM will take the stage at BlizzCon for the first time in three years.A Main Closing-Show Slot at the World’s Biggest Game Festival On the 25th , game maker Blizzard Entertainment said LE SSERAFIM (Kim Chaewon, Sakura, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, Hong Eunchae) will appear as a closing-performance...
Song Hye-kyo Ends Her Partnership With UAA After 14 Years in a “Beautiful Breakup”…Plans to Go Solo With a One-Person Agency

Song Hye-kyo Ends Her Partnership With UAA After 14 Years in a “Beautiful Breakup”…Plans to Go Solo With a One-Person Agency

UAA, her agency, says in an official statement that her exclusive contract has ended and that both sides will cheer for each other’s future. Starting with a manager role and building a working bond for 27 years, she also parts ways with CEO Park Hyun-jeong, choosing separate paths on the basis of deep trust. She is preparing to launch a one-person agency with long-time dedicated staff and is expected to return to Netflix in the second half of the year, with “Slowly But Intensively.”
Actor Song Hye-kyo is leaving UAA, where she has been for 14 years, and is starting anew. UAA Announces Expiration of Exclusive Contract and Its Official Position In an official statement released on the 26th, UAA said, “Our exclusive contract with Song Hye-kyo recently expired.
Chuncheon Film Festival Opens for 13th Edition, Adding Romance to Summer Nights

Chuncheon Film Festival Opens for 13th Edition, Adding Romance to Summer Nights

Held for four days starting on the 25th in and around Megabox and the Gongji Stream area in Chuncheon. A host of cultural festivities is in the works, including screenings of 53 films, free outdoor movie showings, and director GV sessions.
A Cinematic Utopia Awakens as Chuncheon Turns On Its Screen for a Midsummer NightNights in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, are set off by artistic inspiration. “13th Chuncheon Film Festival” will kick off in grand style from the 25th through the 28th at Megabox Namchuncheon and the area around Gongdyo...
[BIFAN 2026] Enjoying Bucheon 30 Years in 100 Times ② Bucheon Is AI! AI Content Summit & Beyond Reality

[BIFAN 2026] Enjoying Bucheon 30 Years in 100 Times ② Bucheon Is AI! AI Content Summit & Beyond Reality

AI films are Bucheon’s main focus. For the 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (executive committee chair Shin Cheol, hereinafter BIFAN), “Bucheon AI Contents Summit” (Bucheon AI Contents Summit) will be introduced for the first time this July, positioning itself as a venue for...
[BIFAN 2026] Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years 100 Times ③ Lee Choon-yeon Film Award returns, new International Federation of Film Critics prize, and the July Carnival

[BIFAN 2026] Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years 100 Times ③ Lee Choon-yeon Film Award returns, new International Federation of Film Critics prize, and the July Carnival

Kim Se-hoon and Gu Jeong-a will receive the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award,” and a “FIPRESCI Award for International Film Critics” will also be introduced (FIPRESCI Award).
Two awards will be newly introduced. The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (executive committee chair Shin Cheol, BIFAN) will bring back the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award” this year and also introduce the “International Federation of Film Critics Award” .
[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

On the occasion of its 30th edition, the festival announced the start of its three-year project, “Asian Genre Films 99” (Asian Genre Films 99).
Above all, it’s a genre festival. For its 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Chairman Shin Chul, hereafter BIFAN), the festival screens 321 films from 50 countries (170 feature films, 85 short films, 38 AI titles, and 28 XR titles), and of these 93 are world premieres.
K-pop Idol Seniors and Juniors Turn Egypt Into a Class War for Super Junior and NCT in ENA’s “The Prince and the Beggar”

K-pop Idol Seniors and Juniors Turn Egypt Into a Class War for Super Junior and NCT in ENA’s “The Prince and the Beggar”

From Lee Teuk and Shin Dong to NCT’s Johnny and Jisung, a 6-night 7-day survival journey unfolds in an Egypt-set drama—released simultaneously on Disney+.
ENA’s new travel survival show, “The Prince and the Beggar,” shakes up the variety landscape next month on the 27th at 11:15 p.m.A brutal survival tale of social class under the land of the pharaohsSet against the sweeping scenery of Egypt, six of South Korea’s top K-pop artists plunge into a...
Kim Ho-joong Confirmed for Early Release on Parole While Serving Sentence for Drunk Driving Hit-and-Run…Freed 30 Days Ahead of Schedule

Kim Ho-joong Confirmed for Early Release on Parole While Serving Sentence for Drunk Driving Hit-and-Run…Freed 30 Days Ahead of Schedule

He cleared a parole review more than 5 months before his sentence ends in November, returning to society suddenly 30 days early after being rejected for a Christmas special pardon.
From the bench of judgment to parole, the weight of freedom brought forward by 5 months'Drunk driving hit-and-run' suspect Singer Kim Ho-joong, who had been behind bars, is coming out of confinement with 5 months left before his full-term release.
'손석희’s Return After 13 Years' Son Suk-hee to Host MBC Radio Program 'Son Suk-hee’s 12 O’clock'

'손석희’s Return After 13 Years' Son Suk-hee to Host MBC Radio Program 'Son Suk-hee’s 12 O’clock'

MBC Radio revamp on the 29th…seeking 12 p.m. listeners with his signature sharp interviews
'A Symbol of Journalism' Returns, Breaking a 13-Year Silence to Ask Again About the EssenceFormer anchor 'Son Suk-hee', who left a weighty mark on South Korea’s media landscape, is once again taking hold of the 'MBC Radio' microphone at his alma mater after a staggering 13 years.