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How China’s Viral ‘Niu Lai’ Turned an Awkward Look Into a Box-Office Hit

How China’s Viral ‘Niu Lai’ Turned an Awkward Look Into a Box-Office Hit

The slang term "bamti" has gone viral. From its origin to its usage, the bittersweet humor of bamti started when a user with the nickname Bamti in a social game customized their character in an unusually eccentric way.
'Backrooms: Extended Cut' to Open With 16 Additional Minutes of Unreleased Footage

'Backrooms: Extended Cut' to Open With 16 Additional Minutes of Unreleased Footage

Opens exclusively at CGV on Aug. 19; 127-minute running time
The expanded version of 〈Backrooms〉, titled 〈Backrooms: Extended Cut〉 (Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons), will open exclusively at CGV in South Korea on Wednesday, Aug. 19, after the original drew 1. 21 million moviegoers there.
“Drug Sentencing Prison Time” Actor Yoo Ah-in Returns After 3 Years… Jang Jae-hyun’s New Film “Vampire” Casts Him

“Drug Sentencing Prison Time” Actor Yoo Ah-in Returns After 3 Years… Jang Jae-hyun’s New Film “Vampire” Casts Him

Casting for a contract killer chasing heretics… Lee Sung-min and Lee Joon-hyuk join, with filming set to start this month
Yoo Ah-in “Vampire” Casting Spotted… His First Screen Return in 3 Years Is RealDirector Jang Jae-hyun joins the mystery occult project, with casting confirmed including Lee Sung-min and Lee Joon-hyuk, and a target theatrical release the year after nextA Clash Between a Priest Who Breaks a Taboo and...
Hollywood Reaches Landmark Deal With ByteDance on “AI Copyright Protection” After 6 Months of “SeaDance” Tension

Hollywood Reaches Landmark Deal With ByteDance on “AI Copyright Protection” After 6 Months of “SeaDance” Tension

After an AI video controversy drew 1.9 million views, the groups sign an IP protection MOU
Ending a copycat dispute and driving AI innovation with “safeguards”Hollywood, which had put the brakes on the unchecked spread of AI video-generation models, has finally joined hands with an AI company. The Motion Picture Association and China’s “ByteDance” have signed an MOU—its first of its...
Director Lee Joon-ik’s Short Drama ‘Father’s Home-Cooked Meal,’ Announces 12 Main-Round Entries in Addition to Invitation Screening at the 1st Korea Short Drama Awards!

Director Lee Joon-ik’s Short Drama ‘Father’s Home-Cooked Meal,’ Announces 12 Main-Round Entries in Addition to Invitation Screening at the 1st Korea Short Drama Awards!

Director Lee Joon-ik’s short drama 〈Father’s Home-Cooked Meal〉 opens the door to the 1st Korea Short Drama Awards, held on Aug. 29 (Sat) at the Korea National University of Arts for Film?
Director Lee Joon-ik’s short drama 〈Father’s Home-Cooked Meal〉 opens the door to the 1st Korea Short Drama Awards. It was selected as an invited work for the awards ceremony to be held at KOFA Cinematheque, the main venue of the Korea Film Archive located in Sangam-dong, on Aug. 29 .
[Photo &] Kim Hye-soo: “No one will watch just once” After “Now Affairs Aren’t the Problem” Tops the Cumulative #1

[Photo &] Kim Hye-soo: “No one will watch just once” After “Now Affairs Aren’t the Problem” Tops the Cumulative #1

Coupang Play’s series sets a record for the highest-ever cumulative viewership… She flawlessly brings to life a multidimensional character with the sheen of an influencer—and the heart of a “fraud.”
“Kim Hye-soo,” one of South Korea’s leading actresses, has pushed past another limit through the Coupang Play original series “Now Affairs Aren’t the Problem”. The work, which achieved a landmark as the No. 1 in cumulative viewership among all Coupang Play series, is a daring black comedy that...
Cortis’ “REDRED” Hits No. 1 for 100th Time on Spotify, Setting a New Record for Most Wins by a K-Pop Group

Cortis’ “REDRED” Hits No. 1 for 100th Time on Spotify, Setting a New Record for Most Wins by a K-Pop Group

Weekly chart domination for 15 straight weeks… Monthly listeners surpass 12.9 million
An unprecedented 100-day reign—new K-pop power that has taken over SpotifyCortis’ mega hit track “REDRED” has reached the milestone of its 100th No. 1 on South Korea’s daily Spotify chart, breaking the all-time record for the most wins by a “K-pop group”.
'Under Dog' Gets a Full Makeover With a 4K Cut… 'Moungchi on the Road' Opens Exclusively at Lotte Cinema on the 19th

'Under Dog' Gets a Full Makeover With a 4K Cut… 'Moungchi on the Road' Opens Exclusively at Lotte Cinema on the 19th

The 102-minute original is condensed into a 93-minute version to heighten immersion… Voice acting by Kyung-soo Do and So-dam Park
The evolution of 'Under Dog,' back as 'Moungchi on the Road' in 4K… Narrative density created by a 9-minute cutA masterpiece that opened a new chapter for South Korean animation in 2019 returns to the big screen with a completely new texture.
'Detective Conan' new film sets a record with 3.5 billion yen at the opening… to open in South Korea on Aug. 12

'Detective Conan' new film sets a record with 3.5 billion yen at the opening… to open in South Korea on Aug. 12

The 29th installment, 'The Hellfire in the Highway,' marks the first appearance of popular character Chihaya Haywara and sets expectations for the franchise’s biggest box-office hit
A rush of success worth 3. 5 billion yen—what lies behind the black shadow that swept over Yokohama is revealedThe star of an overwhelming box-office record that shook Japan’s islands arrives at local movie theaters in South Korea.
‘One and Only Earth Film Festival’ Opening Film: “Song of the Tree”… 88-Year-Old Woman Who Cultivated a Forest That Covers 3,000 Soccer Fields

‘One and Only Earth Film Festival’ Opening Film: “Song of the Tree”… 88-Year-Old Woman Who Cultivated a Forest That Covers 3,000 Soccer Fields

A real-life story of a scientist from the Joseon royal court… selected as this year’s opening film through a separate advisory body led by Jin Jae-un, the executive committee chair
The drive of an 88-year-old scientist who built a forest the size of 3,000 soccer fields comes to the screenA forest epic holding the lives of 1 million trees awakens Busan’s autumn night. The 5th 'One and Only Earth Film Festival' has moved to pick director Jin Jae-un’s feature-length documentary...