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Critic Kim Na-hee on ‘Assassin(s),’ “With a Pen, With the Body, and Through Music” ①

Critic Kim Na-hee on ‘Assassin(s),’ “With a Pen, With the Body, and Through Music” ①

※ This article includes plot developments from the latter part of the film and its epilogue. ​ Heo Jin-ho’s 〈Assassin 〉 rings out with six gunshots. But what the film tracks to the end is not the bullets, but the questions left behind where the shots passed. Who fired. How many rounds were fired.
| 김나희
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
‘A Better Man’ sweeps Seoul Drama Awards with three wins for its misogynist’s transformation

‘A Better Man’ sweeps Seoul Drama Awards with three wins for its misogynist’s transformation

Short-form awards return after five years at ceremony set for Oct. 8 at KBS Hall in Yeouido
Nordic story takes global stage as K-content makes commanding gains Norway’s acclaimed ‘A Better Man’ won the Grand Prize in this year’s ‘Seoul Drama Awards’ International Competition. The organizing committee officially announced the final winners of the ‘Seoul Drama Awards 2026,’ including its...
| James choi
Chuseok Theater Spread: What Works—and What Doesn’t—in 〈The Intern〉, 〈Assassin(s)〉 and 〈Tazza: Belzebub’s Song〉

Chuseok Theater Spread: What Works—and What Doesn’t—in 〈The Intern〉, 〈Assassin(s)〉 and 〈Tazza: Belzebub’s Song〉

Chuseok has arrived, and with it comes a wave of Korean releases vying for holiday audiences over the long break. A variety of movies are opening now, each hoping to capture viewers during the holiday. CinePLAY reporters previewed three titles that have drawn the most attention and anticipation.
| Seongchan Eol
〈My First Action〉 Chronicles Debut Struggles of 31 Leading Korean Directors

〈My First Action〉 Chronicles Debut Struggles of 31 Leading Korean Directors

A look at the aspiring-filmmaker years of Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and others—when they knew neither the ending nor anything but failed takes
〈My First Action〉, a two-volume nonfiction essay vividly recounting the arduous debut journeys of 31 leading directors who have shaped South Korea's film industry, will be published Sept. 25. The book tells the stories of the anxious, fiercely competitive years these directors spent as aspiring...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Lee Min-ho on ‘〈Assassins〉’: ‘On Set, I’m Just Myself — People Can’t Imagine It Unless They’ve Seen It’

Lee Min-ho on ‘〈Assassins〉’: ‘On Set, I’m Just Myself — People Can’t Imagine It Unless They’ve Seen It’

In 〈Assassins〉, rookie reporter Yeong-il, played by Lee Min-ho, emerges as the film’s driving force. A rookie reporter on the social affairs desk, he goes to cover the August 15, 1974 Liberation Day event and witnesses the deaths — first the first lady, and then the female student he had been...
| Seongchan Eol
Jo Young-nam mourns C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun, 'commander-in-chief of Korean folk,' who dies at 93

Jo Young-nam mourns C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun, 'commander-in-chief of Korean folk,' who dies at 93

The former PD-turned-critic who led the acoustic-guitar movement in the 1960s and '70s died on the 21st, with his funeral procession set for the 23rd.
C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun dies at 93; Jo Young-nam mourns 60 years of Ddolgang Former TBC PD pioneered Korea's acoustic-guitar movement in 1964; funeral procession set for 7 a.m. on the 23rd Lee Baek-chun, a popular-music critic who served as a mentor to Korean 'folk music' in the 1960s and '70s...
| James choi
Interview: Yoo Hae-jin on 30 Years of Acting: 'At Times I Feel I've Done Well, but I Also Think I Need to Work Harder'

Interview: Yoo Hae-jin on 30 Years of Acting: 'At Times I Feel I've Done Well, but I Also Think I Need to Work Harder'

This interview with 〈Assassins〉 actor Yoo Hae-jin continues from Part 1. One striking scene shows Cheol-gu trudging forward without saluting the flag as the national anthem plays. The sense of betrayal Cheol-gu must have felt — that emptiness — was the key thing.
| Seongchan Eol
Ahn Jae-hoon on 〈Gills〉: 'To create beautiful skies and water, I looked only at water and skies in master paintings'

Ahn Jae-hoon on 〈Gills〉: 'To create beautiful skies and water, I looked only at water and skies in master paintings'

Director Ahn Jae-hoon says he turned to the skies and water in master paintings to shape the visual world of 〈Gills〉, his new animated adaptation of Gu Byeong-mo's novel 『Gills』. Ahn Jae-hoon, known for lyrical animation such as 〈Dream of a Precious Day〉 (2011), 〈Buckwheat Flowers, A Lucky Day, and...
| 문동명 객원기자
[Lee Hwa-jung’s Deep Talk] “Even after taking the college entrance exam four times, I shamelessly made it this far.” Meeting Noh Jae-won, star of ‘Tazza: The Song of Belzebub’ and ‘Made in Korea Season 2’ ③

[Lee Hwa-jung’s Deep Talk] “Even after taking the college entrance exam four times, I shamelessly made it this far.” Meeting Noh Jae-won, star of ‘Tazza: The Song of Belzebub’ and ‘Made in Korea Season 2’ ③

A talk that approaches actors through deep breaths, like a detox. Film journalist Lee Hwa-jung meets the actors who inspire it.
It seems that Noh Jae-won’s potential continues to grow through his work. I’m curious what his past was like. Given his deeply introverted personality, I imagine he was never the type to put himself forward. That’s really true. I’m not good at putting myself forward, and I am shy.
| 이화정