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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...
| Kim Ji-yeon
In 〈The Boy in the Last Row〉, a Meta-Drama Exposes the Underside of an Imagined ‘Makjang’ Tale

In 〈The Boy in the Last Row〉, a Meta-Drama Exposes the Underside of an Imagined ‘Makjang’ Tale

※Spoilers for 〈The Boy in the Last Row〉.​We live in the age of binge-watching. The days of waiting one or two episodes a week, predicting the next twist and musing about what comes next are gone. Netflix originals routinely end each episode with cliffhangers designed to make viewers hit the...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Christopher Nolan’s Perfect Cinematic Blockbuster, ‘Odyssey’ Reveals Final Trailer!

Christopher Nolan’s Perfect Cinematic Blockbuster, ‘Odyssey’ Reveals Final Trailer!

Ahead of its Aug. 5 release in South Korea, 〈Odyssey〉 finally unveiled the final trailer, beginning with the voice of its protagonist, Odysseus (Matt Damon).
Ahead of its Aug. 5 release in South Korea, 〈Odyssey〉 finally unveiled its final trailer and revealed the overwhelming grandeur of a new mythology that director Christopher Nolan is set to bring to the screen.The released trailer opens in pitch-black darkness, with a voice that awakens ‘Odysseus’...
| Joo Seong-cheol
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.
| Chua-young
Lee Hwi-hyang Makes Her First Big-Screen Leading Role in 44 Years With ‘Family Trip,’ Set for Release in September—Main Poster Revealed!

Lee Hwi-hyang Makes Her First Big-Screen Leading Role in 44 Years With ‘Family Trip,’ Set for Release in September—Main Poster Revealed!

One destination, five hidden thoughts! It’s a “dongsang-imong” road movie chronicling a family’s no-plan trip that’s anything but smooth.
Actor Lee Hwi-hyang steps into her first big-screen leading role with the upcoming film 〈Family Trip〉, confirmed for release this September. 〈Family Trip〉 is a “dongsang-imong” road movie with one destination and five hidden feelings—telling the story of a family that sets off on a trip with no...
| Joo Seong-cheol
An Unruly Ripple Between Teacher and Student! Netflix ‘Notes from the Last Row’ Main Poster & Trailer Released!

An Unruly Ripple Between Teacher and Student! Netflix ‘Notes from the Last Row’ Main Poster & Trailer Released!

‘Heo Mun-oh,’ a failed writer and a professor of Korean literature, discovers the genius of the last-row student ‘Lee Kang,’ becomes fixated on him, and their story of obsession unfolds.
A suspense drama 〈Notes from the Last Row〉 that depicts the story of ‘Heo Mun-oh,’ a failed writer and a professor of Korean literature, discovering the genius of the last-row student ‘Lee Kang’ in a classroom, fixating on him, and spiraling into obsession has released its main poster and main...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Mormont PD’s New Show! Lee Hyori×Seo Jang-hoon×Kim Hee-cheul ‘Love War’ Debuts June 23

Mormont PD’s New Show! Lee Hyori×Seo Jang-hoon×Kim Hee-cheul ‘Love War’ Debuts June 23

Lee Hyori, Seo Jang-hoon, and Kim Hee-cheul are romantic-reality mentors who directly meet couples right before a breakup, take over the negotiations themselves, and settle the matter.
From June 23 , it will be released every Tuesday on Disney+ and 〈Love War〉 is a dating reality program in which Lee Hyori, Seo Jang-hoon, and Kim Hee-cheul—widely regarded as top-tier dating experts—go directly to meet couples right before a breakup, step in to negotiate on their behalf, and bring...
| Joo Seong-cheol
'Singing Dentist' Lee Ji Makes a Bold Switch After 17 Years, Going From Seoul National University Dental School Graduate to Trot Singer

'Singing Dentist' Lee Ji Makes a Bold Switch After 17 Years, Going From Seoul National University Dental School Graduate to Trot Singer

Returns with new song 'Our Oppa-Ya,' drawing attention with lyrics that liken dental care to romance as it climbs to the top ranks on YouTube charts.
'17 Years of Silence' Seoul National University dentist who broke it, 'Trot' shaking up the sceneLee Ji (Lee Ji-young), returning to the music industry after a long 17-year hiatus, is proving anything but ordinary.
| James choi
Mastermind Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Epic ‘Wolf Totem’ Lands in South Korea for the First Time in 11 Years—Forged Through Real Wolf Footage, Delivered With Jaw-Dropping Nature Spectacle

Mastermind Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Epic ‘Wolf Totem’ Lands in South Korea for the First Time in 11 Years—Forged Through Real Wolf Footage, Delivered With Jaw-Dropping Nature Spectacle

A meeting between ‘The Lovers’ director Jean-Jacques Annaud and ‘Avatar’ music director James Horner.
The wild epic wrought by a master’s obsession arrives after 11 years of waitingA warning from humanity’s arrogance and from the vastness of nature, reflected in the wolves’ eyes. Choreographed formations by real Mongolian wolves—rejecting CG—fully overwhelm the screen with vivid energy.
| James choi
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] Zombie Things That Don’t Flinch Even When Shot: Korea’s First Zombie Film, “Kwe-si” (1981)

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] Zombie Things That Don’t Flinch Even When Shot: Korea’s First Zombie Film, “Kwe-si” (1981)

I can’t help but fixate on the objects in the movies. I find myself getting deeply lost in thought about why—of all things—this director, cinematographer, art director, or even the actor, placed that item in front of the camera. “Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker” is a record of the objects in films that landed on my eyes with a light, delicate stomp.
〈Gun-chae〉surpassed 3 million viewers in just 10 days. According to the Korean Film Commission’s integrated computer network, it reached the 3 million mark on May 30, its 10th day after release, four days earlier than 〈King and the Man〉, which drew 16 million viewers.
| Joo Seong-cheol