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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...

A Chiikawa frenzy has swept theaters. Since opening Sept. 30, 〈Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island〉 has drawn 1. 41 million viewers through Oct. 14. For a reporter who had known Chiikawa only as a character brand — a self-described "Chiikawa novice" — the film was not exactly a must-see.

Director Lee Chang-dong’s first film in eight years, 〈Possible Love〉, was shown at the 31st Busan International Film Festival . Invited to the Icon section, the film met domestic film festival audiences for the first time after becoming the first Korean film to win the Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd...

In an era flooded with the meme "I'm quitting my job," the recently concluded Tving original 〈Even the Lottery Winner Goes to Work〉 pushes against that current. The series argues that quitting isn't the only answer, telling its story through Gong Eun-tae (Lee Joon-hyuk), an office worker who wins 1.

A universal romance beyond its provocative premise, with richly drawn characters The series borrows a bold premise, but at its core lies a deeply familiar emotional story between a man and a woman. Actress Nam Ji-hyun uses the unusual device of “sex toys” to tap into emotions audiences can relate...

Lee Se-young lit up the 31st Busan International Film Festival with appearances tied to both a film and a global OTT series. Her agency Fantagio said she successfully completed the festival's official schedule with two projects: the film 〈Still Brilliant〉 and the Disney+ original series 〈The...

Director Yeon Sang-ho, a filmmaker often credited with expanding the range and commercial success of Korean cinema, tackles a story rooted in the anxieties of the AI age in 〈Silnakwon〉. The film, which screened for audiences at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival and the 31st Busan...

On the boundary between ‘fiction’ and ‘truth,’ Kim Do-yeon confronts her character’s profound solitude Kim Do-yeon, the lead actor in ‘Dora,’ invited to the Gala Presentation section of the 31st Busan International Film Festival, broke down in tears as she confronted the character’s deep inner...

I’m a sucker for subculture. I dig into anything with fresh stories, settings, or characters—not just films but webtoons, games, manga, and animation. After discovering the world of fandom through comics, I became an "adult kid" who reads manga ebooks and webtoons on my smartphone.

Box-office prospects were already more or less lost, yet 〈Digger〉 is earning strong reviews from audiences. Of course, some viewers dislike it as critics did before release, but in South Korea (as of Oct. 7) it has a Watcha score of 3. 8 and a CGV Golden Egg of 92%, earning especially strong marks.