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The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, which marks its 30th anniversary this year, is a leading domestic festival that has actively introduced new formats and content, focusing on genre films. The two works were invited to [Platform Planning Exhibition: Short-Form Cinema] within the...

A Netflix series, 〈Teach You a Lesson〉, which depicts the unrelenting efforts of a school authority protection unit that steps in on behalf of the victims and sets the school back on track, recorded 6,400,000 views in just three days (a figure calculated by dividing viewing time by the work’s total...

In 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Demon〉, opening June 17, demons may stalk the screen, but the film argues that the human psyche is more terrifying still. Billed as a meeting of K-shamanism and J-horror, 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Demon〉 is a Korea–Japan co-production directed by Japanese filmmaker...

Over the controversy’s waves, ‘Chameukyo’, sweeps the world with a global hammer blow The ‘Chameukyo’ Netflix original series starring actor ‘Kim Mu-yeol’ has seized the top spot in the global non-English TV category.

A military fantasy gripping a kitchen knife instead of a gun writes a new chapter in box-office success The military—an institution that reflects the solid hierarchy of South Korean society—is evolving. Departing from the one-size-fits-all barracks routines, the camera now zeroes in on special...

This is the most daring transformation he has made since his debut. ‘Kim Jae-joong’ took on his first ‘horror genre’ in his life and stepped forward for the role of ‘a shaman’ through the film ‘Shinsa: Whispers of the Demon’.

Surpassing 3 million viewers within 10 days of its release, Colony is indisputably the most popular film in theaters right now. Yet despite that box-office success, reactions to Colony are sharply divided — a split that was evident even among Cineplay reporters at a press screening.

※ The interview with 〈Gunche〉 director Yeon Sang-ho continues from Part 1. It's been 10 years since 〈Train to Busan〉. Did returning to zombies come with any pressure. "I didn't come in thinking, 'I have to do something new.

Yeon Sang-ho has done it again. Released on May 22, 〈Colony〉 passed 2 million viewers in its opening week. The overseas response has been as strong as the domestic reaction: advance international sales have already generated significant revenue, and in Malaysia the film ranked third among all...

A Joseon groove that shook the other side of the globe in South America… ‘K-pop’, dressed in traditional attire In the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in South America, the deep resonance of ‘Korean traditional music’ has arrived.