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Anyone who follows Japanese pop culture likely knows one writer by name: Sakamoto Yuji. A steady source of acclaimed TV dramas, Sakamoto has in recent years also produced consistently strong film screenplays. He teamed with Koreeda Hirokazu on 〈Monster〉 and with Tsukahara Ayuko on 〈The First Kiss〉.

A daring move that picks ‘YouTube’ over the screen… the bitter struggle of an indie film that challenged the logic of capitalAn unusual stir is sweeping through the Korean film industry. Director Shin Jae-hoon, who directed ‘Chiwabŏpkwŏn’ and ‘Mangnaein: Eolgul Eopsneun Salinjadeul’, has unveiled...

The history of popular music is divided into before and after “Madonna.” The pop monarch, forever crowned, has reclaimed the top spot on the US “Billboard 200” in a stunning comeback after seven years with her 15th studio album, “Confessions II ”—proving once again the kind of vitality that is...

A crisp, exhilarating sprint aimed straight at the melting heat, opening a new chapterA rookie poised to shake up the global music market, “NCT Wish” has finally fired an unmistakable signal toward Japan’s music scene.

Identity makes its grand return— a turning point in youth shaped by 20 boys“Identity,” which is redefining the paradigm for ultra-scale K-pop, has finally pulled back the curtain. On the 13th, the group hit the ground running with the release of its new album “itsnotover” and threw down a heavy...

The return of “Sung-balla” aimed straight at Japan, breathing life into J-pop classics“Sung Si-kyung,” a vocalist representing South Korea, has signaled a major shift in Japan’s music market. His agency, SK Jae-won, formally announced that it will immediately release the Japanese remake album “Love...

A Meeting of Masters Set to Rattle the Landscape of South Korean FilmA massive forum for a renaissance in South Korean cinema finally lifts the veil. For Na Hong-jin’s SF blockbuster 'Hope', the director’s long-awaited return after a decade of silence since 'The Wailing', world-renowned masters...

Few Korean films this year have arrived with expectations as high as 〈Hope〉. The film 〈Hope〉 has, true to its name, been framed as a much‑needed sign of hope for the Korean film industry and carries enormous expectations. Each of those factors has helped make the film a major draw.

The new drama 〈Speaking Dead〉 , set to premiere in the second half of this year, has unveiled six press stills that capture the series' chilling tension. The suspense thriller follows a long-buried incident colliding with the present.

[First reactions from the press screening]Na Hong-jin’s new film 〈Hope〉, which screened in competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, opens July 15. In 〈Hope〉, Beom-seok (Hwang Jung-min), chief of the Hopohang outpost in the Demilitarized Zone, hears from local young men that a tiger has...