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I am drawn to music in films. Music often conveys a character's intimate emotions in ways images and dialogue cannot, and it can open a window onto a creator's hidden intent. For me, understanding a film's music has been one way into the film itself.

BTS launches a surprise boycott of the Grammy 'Asian Pop'… A twist ahead of the Oct. 21 deadline Controversy over alleged Grammy maneuvering aimed at the world's No. 2 music market draws fire, with Stray Kids and BLACKPINK seen as indirect beneficiaries Global pop icons 'BTS' have declared a...

I get hooked on the music in films. Music often reveals intimate emotions a picture or dialogue alone cannot convey. It can become a window into a creator's hidden intent. For me, listening to a film's music is one way to get closer to what the film is doing.

A Perfect Crack in “Jodie Foster,” Digging Into the Depths of Paris Jodie Foster, a Hollywood intellectual acclaimed actress, will bring to Korean screens on the 15th “Vie Privée,” a mystery psychological thriller that marks her first-ever starring role in French since her debut.

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...

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...

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,...

The film 〈Assassin 〉 confirmed its release for the 2026 Chuseok holiday and unveiled two launch posters on the 30th, with production and distribution handled by Hive Media Corp. 〈Assassin 〉 is a mystery investigative drama about the first lady shooting that took place during the Liberation Day...

A youth dance track that fills the era’s void, and the “aesthetics of taking away” that lies beneath 'The Aesthetics of Subtraction' In an age of excess, the public paradoxically feels a sense of lacking. In the K-pop songs that reach saturation—heavy on provocative narratives and visually...

〈The Sheep in the Box〉 may be Kore-eda Hirokazu’s most ambitious film, but its reach exceeds its grasp. Revisiting his long-running interest in alternative-family narratives while returning to science fiction after 〈Air Doll〉 (2009), Kore-eda attempts to expand his themes beyond the human realm to...