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[Seong Chan-eol’s Comics] Not a Lone Crane, but One Cat Among Rats: 〈Cat Nancy〉

[Seong Chan-eol’s Comics] Not a Lone Crane, but One Cat Among Rats: 〈Cat Nancy〉

I’m a devoted fan of subculture. I gravitate to anything with fresh stories, ideas, or characters — not just films but webtoons, games, comics, and animation. Having opened the door to fandom through comic books, I now read e-comics on e-readers and webtoons on my smartphone — a self-described...
‘Shadow Child’ Review: A Fantastical World Rooted in the Real Pain of Absence, Plus What Its Key Players Had to Say

‘Shadow Child’ Review: A Fantastical World Rooted in the Real Pain of Absence, Plus What Its Key Players Had to Say

Blending realist grounding with a genre mood is difficult. Capturing the border between those two seemingly different realms and turning it into a film is no easy task. Even in South Korea’s film industry, where tightly executed genre movies and grounded, reality-driven stories dominate, films that...
[Sungchan-eol’s Comic Book] The “Happy” Adventure of Circus Cutie Donuts, “Donuts and the Circus”

[Sungchan-eol’s Comic Book] The “Happy” Adventure of Circus Cutie Donuts, “Donuts and the Circus”

I’m totally obsessed with subculture. If it involves fresh stories or material—and characters—like not just movies, but webtoons, games, comics, anime, and more, I check it out first. I opened the world of “otaku fandom” with a comic book, and became an “a-adult” who reads comic books on an...
Will BLACKPINK’s Jennie Make Global Waves With Her First Animated Film Soundtrack, ‘Steps’?

Will BLACKPINK’s Jennie Make Global Waves With Her First Animated Film Soundtrack, ‘Steps’?

New song “Someone to Hold” drops at 2 p.m. on the 6th… Following an HMMA nomination, the film begins streaming on the 20th
Sisters’ bond takes center stage at the climax… Film earns a nomination at a global awards show ahead of its release Jennie of the group BLACKPINK will sing on the soundtrack of an animated film for the first time since her debut, through a Netflix original production.
[New Film] Kim Hyang-gi’s ‘I Like Just Breathing Beside You,’ a Youth Romance About Rental Fraud, Opens on the 18th

[New Film] Kim Hyang-gi’s ‘I Like Just Breathing Beside You,’ a Youth Romance About Rental Fraud, Opens on the 18th

Directed by Ko Hyeong-ju and starring Ahn Dong-goo, Hong Si-young and others, the film depicts the clash between reality and ideals amid substandard housing, including the “bathroom series”
The opening chapter of a “youth survival romance”: love in the face of harsh reality “The house doesn’t have to be that nice.” The confession shared by lovers Hwaran (Kim Hyang-gi) and Iwan (Ahn Dong-goo), as they promise each other a sweet future, is romantic—but the reality awaiting them is...
N.Flying Hits 110,000 Sales, Invites Fans to Christmas Concert ‘Once Upon a Snowball’

N.Flying Hits 110,000 Sales, Invites Fans to Christmas Concert ‘Once Upon a Snowball’

The band will perform three nights at Korea University’s Hwajeong Tiger Dome, Dec. 24–26, after setting a career high with its ninth mini album ‘Still’
A warm winter fairy tale begins with ‘Once Upon a Snowball’ Band N. Flying will close out the year with a solo concert, riding a wave of impressive sales. FNC Entertainment announced on the 29th that N. Flying will hold its live concert, ‘Once Upon a Snowball’, for three days, Dec.
[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.
[OTT Ratings] Cineplay’s Star Rating for Coupang Play’s ‘An Affair Isn’t the Issue Right Now’

[OTT Ratings] Cineplay’s Star Rating for Coupang Play’s ‘An Affair Isn’t the Issue Right Now’

[OTT Ratings] ​ Coupang Play’s 〈An Affair Isn’t the Issue Right Now〉 ended last Friday. 〈An Affair Isn’t the Issue Right Now〉 is a black comedy that careens from one collision to the next in which a popular influencer couple—who have sold the image of a happy home—and their neighbors, a doctor...
First Reactions: Cineplay Editor-in-Chief Gives 'Agami' 3.5 Stars

First Reactions: Cineplay Editor-in-Chief Gives 'Agami' 3.5 Stars

First reactions from a preview screening Director An Jaehoon's animated feature 〈Agami〉, based on Gu Byeongmo's novel 「Agami」, opens Sept. 9. The film tells the radiant story of Gon, the world's only child to grow gills after being thrown into deep water, and of the people who meant everything in...
80,000 Copies Bestseller 'The Long Long Night' Heads to Toronto Film Festival, a Breakthrough After 13 Years of Silence

80,000 Copies Bestseller 'The Long Long Night' Heads to Toronto Film Festival, a Breakthrough After 13 Years of Silence

Director Yeom Gyu-bok's feature debut… Official invitation to the Centerpiece section at North America's biggest film festival
The evolution of Korean animation, a breakthrough at North America's biggest film festival after 13 years of silence 'The Long Long Night', which has left a major mark on Korea's children's literature scene after surpassing cumulative sales of 800,000 copies, is writing a new chapter on the screen.