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Two young men who escaped from North Korea and settled in South Korea are gaining worldwide attention as they debut as K-POP idols. The members of the five-member boy group 1VERSE are Seok (25) and Hyuk (25).After settling in South Korea through China during their teenage years, they were...

How can one not become attached to the character Lee Ho-soo (Park Jin-young). Like a lake that holds deep currents beneath a calm surface, Lee Ho-soo is a character who stands tall after overcoming inner growing pains.

Master filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s ambitious epic The Odyssey is fueling a massive box-office surge in theaters. The film surpassed 6 million admissions just 17 days after its release, securing third place among this year’s top-grossing films in South Korea.

Cumulative admissions surpass 6.78 million, with an overwhelming visual spectacle that minimizes computer-generated imageryAn unprecedented ticket war as a master filmmaker’s return takes over theatersDirector Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece The Odyssey is generating a box-office surge that has not...

Seoul Drama Awards ceremony set for Oct. 8 at KBS Hall in Yeouido; four K-dramas advance from 352 entriesK-actors join Hollywood heavyweights in pursuit of global honorsRyu Seung-ryong and Kim Go-eun, two of South Korea’s leading actors, will face Hollywood star Gary Oldman in a fierce battle for...

〈The Assassins〉, which has drawn early attention for director Hur Jin-ho’s meticulous direction and the powerhouse performances of leading South Korean actors including Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho, has announced a Sept. 23 release and is taking aim at theaters during the Chuseok holiday.

‘Heroes’ actress Hayden Panettiere dies at 36 ... The unexpected identity of the companion who called 911Former boyfriend Brian Hickerson, indicted on seven assault charges in the past, confirmed to have been at the scene of her deathA tragedy behind the bright lights, and the grip of a “toxic...

Jung Hae-in and Ha-young's 'This Damn Love' tops global rankings with 7.5 million views despite pro-Japanese controversyEnters the top 10 in 68 countries in its second week; cast interviews canceled entirely amid controversy over a lead actor's family historyThe romantic comedy 'This Damn Love',...

Nemaf opening film ‘Star Spangled to Death’ is a 435-minute epic 47 years in the makingFestival opens on the 21st in Seoul’s Hongdae area, with more than 90 films from 42 countries and integrated AI and VR exhibitionsThe Seoul International Cine-Media Festival, known as Nemaf, which seeks to erase...

DMZ Film Festival opens with “Haje,” as 147 documentaries from 52 countries issue a warningLean Sept. 10 opening highlights peace and climate issues, with “Che Guevara” among the closing filmsA weighty record of what is disappearing asks what peace meansThe 18th DMZ International Documentary Film...