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Cannes Winner ‘Bring Me to the Back Seat’ Original Novel Tops eBook Charts Immediately After Release

Cannes Winner ‘Bring Me to the Back Seat’ Original Novel Tops eBook Charts Immediately After Release

The original novel of the Cannes Film Festival screenwriting winner, released in South Korea, shot to No. 1 on bestseller lists at the same time theaters won hearts.
The aftershocks of the masterfully crafted masterpiece chosen by the Cannes Film Festival are rippling beyond the screen, creating a seismic shift in the publishing world. The ‘Bring Me to the Back Seat Original Novel’, released through official channels in South Korea on the 15th, regained...
Beyond OTT and Into Theaters: Independent Film Long-Run Project “Slow Cinema” Launches

Beyond OTT and Into Theaters: Independent Film Long-Run Project “Slow Cinema” Launches

Instead of streaming straight to OTT, it holds onto theater screenings through year-end—kicking off the “Slow Cinema” movement built to share breath with audiences
In an era dominated by exclusive screen access, independent films have launched an all-out counterattack for survival. A nationwide audience coalition project aimed at reclaiming what theaters are for and protecting the value of long-run screenings, the “Slow Cinema” movement, has opened its...
[Weekend Publications] Song Hee-gu on the bestseller run — “My Boss Kim’s Story About a Samsung Exec at Home in Seoul” Tops the Charts Immediately With New Real Estate Novel

[Weekend Publications] Song Hee-gu on the bestseller run — “My Boss Kim’s Story About a Samsung Exec at Home in Seoul” Tops the Charts Immediately With New Real Estate Novel

With an established fandom front and center, Song Hee-gu’s real estate fiction pushes aside other top contenders and takes the No. 1 spot on Kyobo Bookstore’s general bestseller list.
The publishing industry’s landscape is in flux. The seemingly impenetrable bastion of previously solid bestsellers is crumbling under a barrage from authors armed with massive fandom followings. At the center of this shift is Song Hee-gu, the writer who previously sparked a sensation by depicting...
Rapper Faizon Love, the Father in Movie ‘Elf,’ Is Promptly Arrested on Assault Charges in Las Vegas

Rapper Faizon Love, the Father in Movie ‘Elf,’ Is Promptly Arrested on Assault Charges in Las Vegas

‘Elf’ veteran comedy actor from ‘Couples Therapy’ was taken into custody near a casino Details of the alleged assault and the victim’s identity were not disclosed… Bail set at $3,000 Past airport assault case resurfaced… Fans disappointed at the news ahead of a club performance
Faizon Love, a Hollywood veteran comedy actor and stand-up comedian who appeared as a department store manager in the movie ‘Elf ’, was promptly arrested by police in Las Vegas on assault charges.■ Arrested on the Las Vegas Strip… Booked at the Clark County Detention Center According to a TMZ...
Kim Jae-joong Unveils 'Burn' Music Video for 'The Shrine: The Demon's Whisper' OST

Kim Jae-joong Unveils 'Burn' Music Video for 'The Shrine: The Demon's Whisper' OST

Blending K-shamanism and J-horror, Kim Jae-joong personally performs the OST as Myung-jin, a male shaman.
Ahead of its July 17 release, the shamanism-themed occult horror film 〈The Shrine: The Demon's Whisper〉 has unveiled the music video for "Burn," an OST track performed by lead actor Kim Jae-joong.〈The Shrine: The Demon's Whisper〉 follows the story of Myung-jin (Kim Jae-joong), a male shaman who...
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] Do You Know the Origin of Woody in “Toy Story”?

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] Do You Know the Origin of Woody in “Toy Story”?

I can’t stop fixating on the objects in the movies. I get pulled into deep thought over why—director, cinematographer, production designer, maybe even an actor—someone put that object in front of the camera. “Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker” is a record of the objects from films that landed in my eyes, as if they gently stepped over them.
〈Toy Story 2〉 (1999)’s opening begins as if it were a scene from the 〈Star Wars〉 series. And in the moment of crisis, Woody recites the lines “Think about it, think about it,” like the way Dong-su (Kim Sang-kyung) does in 〈Theater Jeon〉 (2005) or Yeon-hong (Son Ye-jin) does in 〈No Secrets〉 (2016).
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...
[Publishing Industry Watch] Movie Box-Office Buzz Lifts Bookstores Too… ‘Project Hail Mary’ Tops May Bestseller List

[Publishing Industry Watch] Movie Box-Office Buzz Lifts Bookstores Too… ‘Project Hail Mary’ Tops May Bestseller List

'The Martian' and 'Artemis'—the finale of the so-called space trilogy—spins into a hit at the box office, triggering a backslide for Andy Weir’s sci-fi novel
Readers’ hunger for space returns the title to the bestseller summitBy far, the top predator in the May publishing market was 'Andy Weir'’s SF blockbuster 'Project Hail Mary'. According to '200 Books in the Spotlight in May', a report released by the Korea Creative Content Agency after a precise...
The Boundaries of an Art Language Are No Limits — Inside Albert Serra’s World (1)

The Boundaries of an Art Language Are No Limits — Inside Albert Serra’s World (1)

It is the first time that a work by director Albert Serra has received an official theatrical release in South Korea; his “The Solitaire Afternoon” is set to open here.
This is the first time that a work by director Albert Serra has received an official theatrical release in South Korea. 〈The Solitaire Afternoon〉 is a film that closely captures the look of world-renowned bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey, one of the giants of modern bullfighting, created by director...
A Look Inside Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Korea Press Conference for New Film 〈Sheep in the Box〉

A Look Inside Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Korea Press Conference for New Film 〈Sheep in the Box〉

Director Kore-eda Hirokazu introduced his new film 〈Sheep in the Box〉 at a June 4 press briefing at Megabox COEX in Seoul, joined by child actor Kuwaki Rimu, who plays the humanoid Kakeru. Known for his warm yet incisive take on alternative families, Kore-eda returns with a film that extends his...