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[First Impressions] Cineplay Critic Rates 'Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng'

[First Impressions] Cineplay Critic Rates 'Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng'

[First Impressions] Lee Sun-bin X Yoo Jae-myung X Kim Young-min X Jeon Seok-ho: a veteran dream team with a combined 238 years of acting experience! 〈Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng〉 opens October 28. The mission comedy follows Maeng Bo-ram, a Korean language teacher from a small provincial town who...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Lost Paradise’ sells to 118 countries, a box-office triumph on a $500 million-won budget; recoups net production costs before release

Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Lost Paradise’ sells to 118 countries, a box-office triumph on a $500 million-won budget; recoups net production costs before release

Invited to the Hawaii International Film Festival on the 21st; opens in South Korean theaters
A new film from Yeon Sang-ho, the director who has helped drive the global rise of Korean content, has set a new milestone for the Korean film industry, selling to 118 countries worldwide before its release. According to distributor CJ ENM on the 19th, proceeds from overseas sales alone have...
| James choi
BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Singalong to Move Japanese Viewers: TBS to Air Exclusive Concert on the 28th

BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Singalong to Move Japanese Viewers: TBS to Air Exclusive Concert on the 28th

TBS schedules 28 related programs throughout November; Tokyo Dome concert celebrating unity through music to air for the first time
A stage steeped in Korean identity shakes Japan The Japan leg of global supergroup BTS’ ARIRANG world tour, which wrapped up to great acclaim at Tokyo Dome this past April, is coming to Japanese television. Japan’s major broadcaster TBS officially announced on the 17th that it will air BTS WORLD...
| James choi
'Dora' director Jung Joo-ri receives France's Chevalier honor

'Dora' director Jung Joo-ri receives France's Chevalier honor

Jung Joo-ri receives the honor at the '2026 French Night' event held Oct. 10 at Paradise Hotel Busan Recognized for directing three films selected for the Cannes International Film Festival over the past decade, as well as her new film 〈Dora〉, and for her deep ties to France Director Jung says she found the courage to make an unprecedented co-production thanks to the encouragement of French audiences
Director Jung Joo-ri has received recognition from France's cultural community. On Oct. 10, filmmaker Jung Joo-ri received the rank of Chevalier in France's Order of Arts and Letters at the '2026 French Night' event held at Paradise Hotel Busan.
| Seongchan Eol
[Photo &] Kim Hye-ja returns to screen after nine years with 'Still Radiant,' revealing a hidden resolve in a letter:

[Photo &] Kim Hye-ja returns to screen after nine years with 'Still Radiant,' revealing a hidden resolve in a letter: "I hope they are not seen only through the lens of painful history"

The film portrays the friendship of comfort women in 1942; unable to attend the preview because of a cold, she conveyed her heartfelt thoughts in a handwritten letter.
The brutality of unforgettable 1942, history brought back to life on screen Kim Hye-ja, one of South Korea's most celebrated actors, has returned to the big screen after nine years with 'Still Radiant', a film that sheds light on the lives of victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery during its...
| James choi
Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Featuring the voices of directors affiliated with the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK), the 2014 book 『The Moment of Debut』 has been revised and expanded and published in two volumes, 1 and 2.』
A nonfiction essay vividly recounting the hard-fought debut journeys of 31 leading directors shaping South Korean cinema, 『My First Action』 (jointly planned by the Directors Guild of Korea and CinePlay), has been published.
| Joo Seong-cheol
National Asian Culture Center to host 2026 ACC Big Door Cinema from Oct. 29-31

National Asian Culture Center to host 2026 ACC Big Door Cinema from Oct. 29-31

The “One Day, One Master: Fall in Love Cinema” program will feature screenings of “200 Pounds Beauty” (2006), “The Contact” (1997) and “Shiri” (1999), along with appearances by the films’ directors and actors.
The National Asian Culture Center , an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and led by Kim Sang-wook, will host “2026 ACC Big Door Cinema” from Oct. 29 to 31 at the Big Door outdoor stage of Theater 1 at the National Asian Culture Center.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Street Fighter's Secret Weapon: Ma Dong-seok; Legendary Fighters Return on 14th

Street Fighter's Secret Weapon: Ma Dong-seok; Legendary Fighters Return on 14th

Live-action adaptation of global blockbuster game adds Jason Momoa and delivers action with near-perfect fidelity
Street Fighter, the iconic fighting game that sparked a worldwide phenomenon, is finally returning as a live-action film. Set to open in South Korea on the 14th, the movie goes beyond simple entertainment, meticulously recreating the original's universe while combining it with modern action...
| James choi
[Photo] Yeol Eum Son's Going Home Project: Conductorless orchestra opens exclusively at CGV on 17th

[Photo] Yeol Eum Son's Going Home Project: Conductorless orchestra opens exclusively at CGV on 17th

South Korea's first Dolby Atmos classical concert film brings Going Home Project back to the big screen Ensemble of more than 100 musicians brings Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 to the screen
An electrifying performance by 'Going Home Project', a conductorless orchestra formed by some of the world's leading musicians, led by pianist 'Yeol Eum Son', is coming to the big screen. The film 'Going Home Project: Ravel & Shostakovich in Cinema,' opening exclusively at CGV on the 17th, is the...
| James choi
Japan Bookstore Award-winning 'You, Like a Star' stars Yokohama and Hirose; Korean fan event set for 19th

Japan Bookstore Award-winning 'You, Like a Star' stars Yokohama and Hirose; Korean fan event set for 19th

Based on a 1.7 million-copy bestseller, the film opens at Lotte Cinema on the 28th
Award-winning novel makes its way to the screen in a star-studded lineup that shook Japan Japan's leading youth icons are coming to theaters in South Korea. Daewon Media, the film's distributor, officially announced on the 13th that the stars of 'You, Like a Star,' Yokohama Ryusei and Hirose Suzu,...
| James choi