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Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Featuring the voices of directors affiliated with the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK), the 2014 book 『The Moment of Debut』 has been revised and expanded and published in two volumes, 1 and 2.』
A nonfiction essay vividly recounting the hard-fought debut journeys of 31 leading directors shaping South Korean cinema, 『My First Action』 (jointly planned by the Directors Guild of Korea and CinePlay), has been published.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Gang leader in his 60s who ordered Tupac's killing sentenced to at least 40 years after 30 years

Gang leader in his 60s who ordered Tupac's killing sentenced to at least 40 years after 30 years

Duane Davis confesses in autobiography and is convicted of first-degree murder; prosecutors say there is insufficient evidence for additional charges 63-year-old gang leader effectively receives life sentence; further charges against Sean Combs, identified as the alleged mastermind, remain uncertain
Arrogance cracked cold case; parole eligibility comes only after 40 years The gang leader who ordered and conspired in the killing of legendary U. S. hip-hop icon 'Tupac' (2Pac) was sentenced to 40 years in prison 30 years after the crime.
| James choi
Shojo manga pioneer Masako Watanabe, creator of 'The Glass Castle,' dies at 97

Shojo manga pioneer Masako Watanabe, creator of 'The Glass Castle,' dies at 97

Watanabe pioneered the shojo manga genre in the 1960s and became the first woman manga artist to receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays in 2006; in South Korea, her work was known through pirated editions
Drawing romance for generations of girls . . . a 97-year career that helped establish 'Japanese shojo manga' Masako Watanabe, a pioneer of Japan's 'shojo manga' genre and the artist behind 'The Glass Castle,' died at age 97 on the 3rd.
| James choi
Anne Carson’s ‘Autobiography of Red’ sales surge 203-fold in Nobel Prize boom

Anne Carson’s ‘Autobiography of Red’ sales surge 203-fold in Nobel Prize boom

Women ages 30 to 49 account for 73.5% of readers; new book ‘Wrong Norma’ due in November
The Swedish Academy’s selection of Canadian poet and classicist ‘Anne Carson’ as this year’s ‘Nobel Prize in Literature’ winner has sent South Korea’s publishing industry into a major sales frenzy. The academy cited her “bold and original body of work that creates new forms of contemporary...
| James choi
[Seong Chan-eol’s Comics] Read 「The Princess

[Seong Chan-eol’s Comics] Read 「The Princess "Torture" Time」 at Midnight While Dieting, and You’ll Be the One Tortured

I’m a sucker for subculture. I dig into anything with fresh stories, settings, or characters—not just films but webtoons, games, manga, and animation. After discovering the world of fandom through comics, I became an "adult kid" who reads manga ebooks and webtoons on my smartphone.
| Seongchan Eol
Review: Live-Action 'Look Back' Preserves the Original's Spirit With Greater Nuance

Review: Live-Action 'Look Back' Preserves the Original's Spirit With Greater Nuance

Just five years. That is how long it took for the one-shot manga 「Look Back」 to move beyond Japan and capture readers around the world. Tatsuki Fujimoto published the short manga in 2021. It follows Fujino Ayumu and her truant classmate Kyomoto, an exceptionally gifted artist, and what happens when...
| Seongchan Eol
How Did They End Up With Two Names? Series Known by Different Titles at Home and Abroad

How Did They End Up With Two Names? Series Known by Different Titles at Home and Abroad

Names matter, and titles are just as important in popular entertainment. A title has to be instantly recognizable, memorable and true to the work if it is going to stick with audiences. Yet some series have ended up with two names.
| Seongchan Eol
Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris secretly marry in intimate summer 2025 wedding: “I’m happy you’re my wife”

Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris secretly marry in intimate summer 2025 wedding: “I’m happy you’re my wife”

- A Vogue interview published on the 30th (local time) reveals their secret 2025 wedding in an upscale New York area - A “no-pressure” family wedding spent picking flowers and roasting marshmallows with Harris’ two children, Sloane and Ocean - Sophia Bush shares an emotional account ahead of the Oct. 27 release of her memoir, “And I Will Tell You Mine” - Their third chance at happiness after two painful divorces: “I’m happy I can call her ‘my wife,’ not just my partner”
Hollywood actor Sophia Bush, widely known in South Korea for the hit TV drama “One Tree Hill,” and Ashlyn Harris, a star player and former member of the U. S. women’s national soccer team, have revealed that they quietly married in a highly secretive ceremony in the summer of 2025.
| Yangsimoh
‘Good Night, Miss’ Creator Nimolcash Suspends Activities After Ex-Girlfriend Alleges Verbal and Physical Abuse: “All Schedules Canceled”

‘Good Night, Miss’ Creator Nimolcash Suspends Activities After Ex-Girlfriend Alleges Verbal and Physical Abuse: “All Schedules Canceled”

- Management agency NOB Entertainment issues formal apology on the 29th: “We confirmed inappropriate words and actions and deeply regret them” - Former girlfriend identified as A releases recordings containing verbal abuse, thrown objects and degrading profanity directed at acquaintances and a taxi driver - Controversy over unspeakable insults, including “low-class human being”; social media and YouTube accounts immediately made private
Nimolcash, 32, a popular creator known for the short-form hit “Good Night, Miss,” has become the center of controversy after his former girlfriend disclosed details of their private life. His agency officially acknowledged inappropriate words and actions and said he would immediately suspend all...
| Yangsimoh
How Did Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook Become Directors? 31 Masters Recall “My First Action” and Their Brilliant Debuts

How Did Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook Become Directors? 31 Masters Recall “My First Action” and Their Brilliant Debuts

The debut struggles of leading Korean filmmakers, from a screenplay rewritten 30 times to seven years of financial hardship
Even the masters who now define Korean cinema had humble, uncertain beginnings. “The Outlaws” (2017) director Kang Yoon-sung’s arduous journey to the director’s chair at the late age of 47 is among the stories collected in the new book “My First Action”, along with the debut tales of 31 top...
| James choi