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“Korean Cinema Faces Collapse Crisis” Bong Joon-ho and 581 Others Urge Withdrawal of Holdback Bill

“Korean Cinema Faces Collapse Crisis” Bong Joon-ho and 581 Others Urge Withdrawal of Holdback Bill

A survival crisis amid Netflix pressure and conglomerate dominance. Calls for extraordinary measures such as introducing a screen cap and establishing a large-scale fund.
Facing the Collapse of the Korean Film Ecosystem, Urgent Appeals from Major Filmmakers A total of 581 leading figures in the Republic of Korea film industry, led by director Bong Joon-ho, strongly warned about 'the crisis in the Korean film industry' and urged 'extraordinary countermeasures' from...
| James choi
Lee Chan-hyuk Wins Three Awards at the 23rd Korean Popular Music Awards... 'Extinction Crisis Love' Selected as Song of the Year

Lee Chan-hyuk Wins Three Awards at the 23rd Korean Popular Music Awards... 'Extinction Crisis Love' Selected as Song of the Year

Most Awards with Solo Album 'Eros', Recognized for Popularity and Musicality... BLACKPINK's Jennie Wins Two Awards, Han Lo-ro Named Musician of the Year
Lee Chan-hyuk of the sibling duo AKMU has won three awards at the 23rd Korean Popular Music Awards with his solo second album 'Eros' . The Korean Popular Music Awards Secretariat announced on the 27th that Lee Chan-hyuk was named the artist with the most awards at the ceremony, which was broadcast...
| 김지민
Cliffside Korean Film Industry, Collective Action After 15 Years... Launch of 'Distributor Alliance' by 7 Companies Including Showbox and NEW

Cliffside Korean Film Industry, Collective Action After 15 Years... Launch of 'Distributor Alliance' by 7 Companies Including Showbox and NEW

Film Industry Unites After 15 Years... Calls for Structural Improvements Such as the Legalization of Holdbacks and Revenue-Based Statistics
Major domestic film distributors have formed a collective for the first time in 15 years to tackle the crisis in the film industry. On the 12th, seven distributors including Showbox, Film Company Big, Film Special City SMC, Ewha Baek Company, Triple Pictures, SY Comad, and NEW declared the official...
| 김지민
[Interview] 'No Other Choice' Lee Byung-hun② “Feeling a sense of crisis with AI videos, I also watch videos featuring Lee Jung-jae”

[Interview] 'No Other Choice' Lee Byung-hun② “Feeling a sense of crisis with AI videos, I also watch videos featuring Lee Jung-jae”

“I hope that by focusing on the fundamental aspects of making good movies that can only be felt in theaters, things will improve”
※ Part 1 continues The director said he spent a lot of time convincing about the part where Mansoo kills his rival. It’s a part that some audience members might question, and it must have been even more important from the perspective of playing Mansoo.
| Seongchan Eol
Crisis of Korean Cinema Resuscitation… Film Budget Increased by 80.8% Next Year

Crisis of Korean Cinema Resuscitation… Film Budget Increased by 80.8% Next Year

Largest Scale Since COVID-19, Strengthening Support for Film Industry Recovery
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 5th that the budget for the film sector in 2024 has been finalized at 149. 8 billion won, an increase of 66. 9 billion won (80. 8%) compared to this year.
| 김지민

"Korean Theaters in the First Half of the Year Record Lowest Audience Numbers in 21 Years"

"With 42.49 million, lower than the 44.94 million right after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, it seems difficult to surpass 100 million by the end of the year."
No one comes to the theater, and that complaint was not unfounded. According to the integrated computer network of the Korean Film Council, the cumulative audience number for the first half of this year was counted at 42,497,285.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Weekend Box Office] ‘Detective Conan’ Opens at No. 1 With 25,000 Moviegoers; ‘Chiikawa’ Leads in Advance Sales

[Weekend Box Office] ‘Detective Conan’ Opens at No. 1 With 25,000 Moviegoers; ‘Chiikawa’ Leads in Advance Sales

‘Detective Conan’ tops the box office on opening day with a 22.2% share of revenue, while ‘Chiikawa’ leads weekend advance ticket sales with 23.0%
New counterfeit-currency mystery draws 25,000 moviegoers on opening day to take the top spot ‘Detective Conan: The Case of the 30th Murder,’ a feature film in Japan’s megahit anime franchise, opened at No. 1 at the box office.
| James choi
Setting the Record Straight After a Report Distorted by Prejudice: A Review of 'Horoomon' and the Voices Behind It

Setting the Record Straight After a Report Distorted by Prejudice: A Review of 'Horoomon' and the Voices Behind It

What if, overnight, it seemed the whole world was pointing fingers at you? Could you endure a flood of condemnation based solely on your background, without even a fair chance to respond? One person lived through an ordeal that sounds like something from a movie and ultimately got the chance to...
| Seongchan Eol
[Film Festival] Picks from the 16th Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival, Part 2: ‘Asia Pride’ and ‘Special Pride’ Sections, ‘Korean Queer Film History’

[Film Festival] Picks from the 16th Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival, Part 2: ‘Asia Pride’ and ‘Special Pride’ Sections, ‘Korean Queer Film History’

『Korean Queer Film History 2022–2025』, documenting queer films that screened in Korea from 2022 to 2025 through criticism by five critics and interviews with five directors, will also be published.
※ Continued from the first article on picks from the 16th Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival. The Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival’s “Asia Pride” section is a chance to discover a diverse range of queer films made in Asia.
| Joo Seong-cheol
A Veteran, His Military Dog and the Beautiful Wilderness That Becomes Their Enemy: A Review of 'Heart of the Beast'

A Veteran, His Military Dog and the Beautiful Wilderness That Becomes Their Enemy: A Review of 'Heart of the Beast'

Talk about a bolt from the blue. Veteran James and his military dog, Odin, are stranded in the middle of the wilderness after their plane makes an emergency landing. The nearest road is 80 kilometers away, and they must survive the cold, wild animals and everything else nature throws at them.
| Seongchan Eol