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The 26th Jeju Women’s Film Festival Opens on September 24

The 26th Jeju Women’s Film Festival Opens on September 24

39 works from 13 countries will be screened, with a variety of programs to support women creators
The 26th Jeju Women’s Film Festival will kick off on the 24th at Lotte Cinema Jeju Yeondong. This film festival will run for a total of 5 days until the 28th. According to Jeju Island, this festival is hosted by the Jeju Women’s Association and sponsored by Jeju Island, and it will be held under...
Bumjeop Has Turned Everything Upside Down. 'World of SWF' Mega Crew Mission Review

Bumjeop Has Turned Everything Upside Down. 'World of SWF' Mega Crew Mission Review

How can we wait another week? To catch Bumjeop's victory (?) live, sighs continued from those who awaited the 10 PM broadcast of 'World of Street Woman Fighter' on June 24. This was because the reaction to the Mnet 'World of Street Woman Fighter' (hereafter 'World of SWF') Mega Crew Mission video,...
[Interview] A Love Letter to Life, Humanity and Korea: Justin H. Min on ‘Journey There,’ Part 1

[Interview] A Love Letter to Life, Humanity and Korea: Justin H. Min on ‘Journey There,’ Part 1

A deeply human story has found a deeply human actor. Min-jun (Justin H. Min) uses informal speech with Chun-hee (Kim Hye-ok) the moment they meet. Unaware of the hierarchy, etiquette and subtle distance between formal and informal Korean, the outsider’s familiar way of speaking becomes less an...
‘Roaring Currents’ Director Kim Han-min, Whose Film Holds South Korea’s All-Time Box Office Record, to Marry Pansori Singer Lee So-young

‘Roaring Currents’ Director Kim Han-min, Whose Film Holds South Korea’s All-Time Box Office Record, to Marry Pansori Singer Lee So-young

Kim Han-min’s new film, ‘The Sword: Sword of Godumakhan,’ is an action period drama about a man who loses his memory, is enslaved and enters a gladiatorial tournament. It is targeting a summer 2027 release.
Director Kim Han-min, whose upcoming film is the blockbuster action period drama ‘The Sword: Sword of Godumakhan,’ will marry master pansori singer Lee So-young on November 15. Kim drew 17.61 million moviegoers with his 2014 film ‘Roaring Currents,’ which has held South Korea’s all-time box office...
Music Critic Kang Heon Dies at 64, Leaving Behind the Soundtrack of the Seo Taiji and Shin Hae-chul Era

Music Critic Kang Heon Dies at 64, Leaving Behind the Soundtrack of the Seo Taiji and Shin Hae-chul Era

A pioneer of 1990s pop music criticism and a practitioner of myeongrihak, he died on the 20th; he served as chairman of the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service
The study of destiny he pursued after standing at death's door, and an enduring legacy in Korean popular culture Kang Heon, chairman of the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service and a pop music critic who broadened the horizons of Korean popular music criticism, died on the 20th at the age of 64.
Lee Chang-dong and Pyun Hye-young Head to Tokyo for ‘Korea-Japan Writers Dialogue,’ Back After 24 Years

Lee Chang-dong and Pyun Hye-young Head to Tokyo for ‘Korea-Japan Writers Dialogue,’ Back After 24 Years

Three-day event opens in Tokyo on Dec. 3; follow-up series to be held in South Korea next year
Beyond ideology, through stories: A new bond between Korean and Japanese literature Leading writers and artists from South Korea and Japan will gather in Tokyo for an in-depth exchange centered on the theme of “literary reunion”.
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...
200 Gather for Shin Young-kyun’s 99th-Birthday Celebration; Late Ahn Sung-ki’s Son Shares Moving Tribute

200 Gather for Shin Young-kyun’s 99th-Birthday Celebration; Late Ahn Sung-ki’s Son Shares Moving Tribute

16th Beautiful Artist Awards held alongside celebration; Kim Mu-yeol, Park Geun-hyung and three others receive awards and 20 million won each
A celebration marking the 99th birthday of veteran actor Shin Young-kyun, a living legend of Korean cinema, was held in grand style on the 15th at Stage28 in Gangdong-gu, Seoul. The event was held alongside the 16th Beautiful Artist Awards, drawing about 200 figures from the arts and culture world...
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...
A Tragedy Worse Than the First in Dazzling Night City? What to Watch for in ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’

A Tragedy Worse Than the First in Dazzling Night City? What to Watch for in ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’

Once again, Netflix is offering a trip to Night City. Set to premiere October 20, 〈Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2〉 (hereafter 〈Edgerunners 2〉) tells a story separate from its predecessor. But it, too, promises the essence of the cyberpunk genre through characters trying to make a life amid the dangers of...