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Interview: Choi Min-sik on stripping insecurity bare in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉

Interview: Choi Min-sik on stripping insecurity bare in 〈Notes from the Last Row〉

※〈Notes from the Last Row〉 actor Choi Min-sik interview continues from Part 1. Among viewers' reactions to 〈Notes from the Last Row〉, many say, "It feels like my most embarrassing, hidden complex has been stripped bare and exposed — it's funny but very uncomfortable.
| Kim Ji-yeon
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
[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

At the end of last year, at the Japan Academy, the awards beat hot releases such as “Last Mile” and “Kingdom 4” to win seven categories: best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography, best lighting, and best editing.
This is a structure that connects the filming set of the late Edo period with that of a modern-day historical drama. The former is an era in which the shogunate was in decline ahead of the Meiji Restoration, while the latter is a period that came after the heyday of 1970s-80s historical dramas—when...
| 이화정
Takes Up a Guitar Instead of a Piano: Kim Gun-mo Returns With a New Song in 10 Years, “I Wonder Where I’m Heading”

Takes Up a Guitar Instead of a Piano: Kim Gun-mo Returns With a New Song in 10 Years, “I Wonder Where I’m Heading”

Back with a remake of a classic 1977 hit, after 10 years away… “I’ll show you a new side of Kim Gun-mo,” sharing an autobiographical confession
The return of a maestro after 10 years of silence, facing an acoustic guitarA living legend of South Korea’s pop music world, singer Kim Gun-mo is coming back to the public after an unusually long stretch of silence lasting 10 years. His agency, Geon-eum Planning, said that at 6 p. m.
| James choi
'Overcoming an 18-Year Age Gap' Jang Ki-ha and Yoon Gai confirm romance…A Couple Born From Their 'SNL' Connection

'Overcoming an 18-Year Age Gap' Jang Ki-ha and Yoon Gai confirm romance…A Couple Born From Their 'SNL' Connection

Jang Ki-ha and Yoon Gai have overcome their 18-year age difference and officially acknowledged their relationship. We shine a light on the two’s special connection and love story that began with 'SNL Korea'.
Artistic chemistry spanning 18 years leads to the birth of a new star couple tied together by 'music' and 'acting'K-pop and pop culture’s unmistakable icon 'Jang Ki-ha' (44) and a leading actress whom Chungmuro and TV screens are paying attention to, 'Yoon Gai' (26), have overcome their '18-year...
| James choi
[Photo &] 33,000 Join a Chant to Break Through the Heat Wave…PSY Opens “Hsmpp 쇼” in Uijeongbu

[Photo &] 33,000 Join a Chant to Break Through the Heat Wave…PSY Opens “Hsmpp 쇼” in Uijeongbu

A scorching 32-degree heat wave gave way to a massive water cannon and a stadium-wide chant, with Seong Si-kyung and Hwasa stepping in to back PSY’s dazzling “Hsmpp 쇼” kickoff.
A sea of blue that swallowed the heat wave, 'Heumppuk Show 2026' beginsEven a deadly heat wave that topped 32 degrees Celsius proved powerless in front of the massive, sea-like swell of roughly 33,000 people. Korea’s summer emblem, 'PSY Heumppuk Show Sum-weg Su Show 2026', opened its grand curtain...
| James choi
[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

On the occasion of its 30th edition, the festival announced the start of its three-year project, “Asian Genre Films 99” (Asian Genre Films 99).
Above all, it’s a genre festival. For its 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Chairman Shin Chul, hereafter BIFAN), the festival screens 321 films from 50 countries (170 feature films, 85 short films, 38 AI titles, and 28 XR titles), and of these 93 are world premieres.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Kim Junsu: “Why did I come only now?” First solo concert in Macau draws huge crowds

Kim Junsu: “Why did I come only now?” First solo concert in Macau draws huge crowds

He puts on a stage for his 5th regular album “GRAVITY” for the first time in 10 years, as an Asian tour that includes Taipei, Tokyo and Hong Kong gains momentum
An Asian star who ruled the night in Macau — the lingering feeling left by his first-ever solo stage debutSinger and musical theater actor “Kim Junsu” made his first-ever entry into Macau since his debut, captivating local fandom completely with commanding stage presence.
| James choi
[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

Inspired by a murder case in Washington, Benton in 2018, 〈Choong-Choong-Choong〉 portrays a catastrophe sparked by the intersecting desires of three kids.
Retro is the trend. In the fashion, music and props of young people in their 20s, there’s nowhere that a Y2K sensibility hasn’t managed to seep in. Director Han Chang-rok, born in 1990 and a graduate of the Korea National University of Arts film school, pulls this retro sensibility straight onto...
| 이화정
Inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards Names Five-Member Jury

Inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards Names Five-Member Jury

Co-hosted by Cineplay and the Korean Film Archive, the inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards carry a total prize pool of 20 million won. The five-member jury is chaired by Min Kyu-dong and also includes Korean Film Archive Director Mo Eun-young; Han Jung-soo, director and CEO of Yeondu Company; Kim Won-jin, director of MCA AI Creative Studio's Creative Headquarters; and actor Lee Yeon. The Archive has pledged archiving support for winners, and organizers say the awards aim to discover new creators and help the short-drama industry take a step forward.
The inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards, which carry a total prize pool of 20 million won, have named a five-member jury. Cineplay (CEO Choi Tae-hyung) and the Korean Film Archive (Director Mo Eun-young) are co-hosting the first Korea Short Drama Awards.
| Seongchan Eol