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A national melody reborn with a modern sensibility, the essence of crossover South Korea’s leading musical theater actors, married couple Kim So-hyun and Son Jun-ho, released their new song ‘We daehan Arirang’ on Oct. 9 to mark Hangul Day.

Producer who helped lead Chungmuro renaissance dies after leaving behind a late-career directorial debut Jo Chul-hyun, who directed 'The King's Letters' (2019), died on the 8th at 67. According to people in the film industry and his family, Jo was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in February and...

Baseball and dating, two of South Korea’s biggest obsessions right now, have been brought together. The genre of Korean dating shows — which has evolved from remote islands to unfamiliar travel spots, from sibling duets to programs pairing people who have never dated before — has reached another...

Seoul Independent Film Festival 2026, a showcase celebrating the year in independent cinema, has announced the films selected for its Main Short and Feature Competition and New Currents sections. The 52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival received 1,917 submissions for this year's open call — 1,715...

If I had to name just one Korean commercial film released this year whose performance fell short of expectations, it would unquestionably be 〈Gyeongju Trip〉. The film's provocative story and its sheer determination to swing between comedy and tragedy with almost ungainly roughness certainly shone,...

Albert Camus’ 「The Stranger」, long considered a near-untouchable text for filmmakers, returns to the screen in François Ozon’s bold adaptation — one that restores the colonial Algerian context the novel left at the margins. “Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday.

〈Street Fighter〉 is back. In 1993, fated rivals Ryu and Ken join the World Warrior Tournament at the invitation of Chun-Li , a mysterious woman. The tournament is an arena where fists, fate and fury collide in brutal fashion.

Over roughly 30 years, Korean master filmmaker Lee Chang-dong has made just seven films, yet his imprint on Korean cinema remains immense. Lee Chang-dong returned after eight years with 〈Possible Love〉, a drama about what happens when a laid-off worker couple and a wealthy documentary-director...

A milestone for 'K-content' planted in the heart of Hollywood The 'LA Korean Film Festival' opened for the first time in Los Angeles, the spiritual home of cinema. The plan to showcase the best of Korean film in the heart of Hollywood was bold, but some questioned whether it could win over the...

From Netflix’s No. 1 non-English series ‘Field Mouse’ to upcoming drama ‘Full Count,’ genre series trend captures buzz and efficiency The television landscape has been shifting rapidly. The wave of female-led stories that dominated primetime last year has receded, making way for ‘bromance’ series...