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Hong Sang-soo’s New Film “No Place for Eyes” Wins Official Selection in Locarno Competition

Hong Sang-soo’s New Film “No Place for Eyes” Wins Official Selection in Locarno Competition

Entering the competitive section of the 77th Locarno International Film Festival, it marks the director’s fifth invitation overall The festival hailed Hong as a “great master of our time,” in a series of praises Starring Kim Min-hee, Choi Myeong-gil, Kwon Hae-hyo, and others; after its Swiss premiere screening, a domestic release is planned for the second half of the year
A new film by director Hong Sang-soo has been invited to the Locarno Film Festival. Director Hong Sang-soo’s 35th feature film, 〈No Place for Eyes〉, announced on July 10 that it will be invited to the Locarno Film Festival’s competitive section.
BOYNEXTDOOR Earns Japan Gold Disc Certification for Debut Studio Album “HOME” as It Pulls Off a Fourth Straight Success with a Korean Release

BOYNEXTDOOR Earns Japan Gold Disc Certification for Debut Studio Album “HOME” as It Pulls Off a Fourth Straight Success with a Korean Release

Japan Record Association obtains June Gold certification, while BOYNEXTDOOR dominates the top tiers of major charts such as Oricon and Billboard Japan The autobiographical album featuring all former members enters No. 16 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and achieves a million-seller in Korea Kicking off a first world tour in Seoul at the KSPO DOME on the 17th, it sells out all dates all the way through Busan in a major start
BOYNEXTDOOR added another notable achievement in Japan.Japan Record Association Gold Certification and a Grip on Major Charts According to an announcement by the Japan Record Association on the 10th, BOYNEXTDOOR’s first full-length studio album HOME, made up of Seongho, Liu, Myeongjae-hyeon,...
Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

A big win for director Hong Sang-soo as it marks his 35th feature and his fifth-ever invitation to Locarno. Choi Myung-gil joins for the first time, and Kim Min-hee takes part as production chief
Where the gaze of a master lingers, the 35th aesthetics blooming in JejuDirector ‘Hong Sang-soo’, who has quietly carved a path through the trajectory of Korean auteur cinema, has once again received a call from Switzerland’s Locarno.
Campus Startup Chapter Drawn by a North Korean Defector Youth…Web Short Drama

Campus Startup Chapter Drawn by a North Korean Defector Youth…Web Short Drama "Start Hana" Unveiled

Featuring real North Korean defector youth actors and production involvement…Premiering the first 12-episode short-form on the 14th "North Korean Defectors Day"
Real stories of youth that cross boundaries, 'Start Hana' short-form web drama unveiled"Nam-dong Hanah Foundation" will hold a production press conference for the short-form web drama "Start Hana" at the third event commemorating the upcoming 14th "North Korean Defectors Day" at the second...
Bong Joon-ho, Lee Chang-dong, Jang Jae-hyun Take the Stage…Na Hong-jin’s New Film Hope Launches an All-Star Relay GV

Bong Joon-ho, Lee Chang-dong, Jang Jae-hyun Take the Stage…Na Hong-jin’s New Film Hope Launches an All-Star Relay GV

'The Wailing' in 2016 will have its first new follow-up in 10 years, with a confirmed GV featuring Hwang Jung-min and Jo In-sung
A Meeting of Masters Set to Rattle the Landscape of South Korean FilmA massive forum for a renaissance in South Korean cinema finally lifts the veil. For Na Hong-jin’s SF blockbuster 'Hope', the director’s long-awaited return after a decade of silence since 'The Wailing', world-renowned masters...
Twice’s Sana Makes Screen Debut in Fantasy Romance with Takeru Satoh

Twice’s Sana Makes Screen Debut in Fantasy Romance with Takeru Satoh

‘Goblin’ director-led Japan-South Korea co-production romance ‘Cat: Your World, Your Reach’ casting confirmed...Sana’s first screen challenge
The Curtain Rises on a Fantasy Romance Beyond Borders, as a Global Idol Meets Japan’s Top Star‘Sana,’ from Twice , a group reigning at the very top of the K-pop world, is finally stepping in as the lead of a major motion picture.
‘Kim Bu-jang’ full-AI video, 100% produced on ‘AICRON,’ a platform planned by Korea’s VFX experts

‘Kim Bu-jang’ full-AI video, 100% produced on ‘AICRON,’ a platform planned by Korea’s VFX experts

A roughly three-minute sequence showing the past of Kim Bu-jang (So Ji-seop), the protagonist and a former special agent, was entirely produced with AI.
SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Kim Bu-jang’ (written by Nam Dae-jung, directed by Lee Seung-young and Lee So-eun, planned by Studio S, produced by Studio S, and Fantagio) is drawing another wave of attention after adopting bold AI technology, as it has broken through 21.
'Bong Joon-ho discovery' British critic Tony Rayns dies, a patron of Korean cinema

'Bong Joon-ho discovery' British critic Tony Rayns dies, a patron of Korean cinema

The late Tony Rayns, credited as a patron of Korean cinema who helped launch the Busan International Film Festival, gave the overseas first introduction of Bong Joon-ho’s short film 'Jirimeuryeol'
Remembering Tony Rayns, 'Korea film's eternal compass'The 'Pioneer with Blue Eyes' who brought Korean film from the margins to the center of global attention has left us. 'Tony Rayns,' a leading British film critic and programmer, died on the 8th.
‘Odyssey’ Christopher Nolan Confirms His First Visit to South Korea—He Reveals a Handwritten Letter With His Autograph!

‘Odyssey’ Christopher Nolan Confirms His First Visit to South Korea—He Reveals a Handwritten Letter With His Autograph!

Matt Damon will visit South Korea with Charlize Theron, and 〈Odyssey〉 will be in theaters on August 5.
This summer’s hotly anticipated title that audiences around the world have been waiting for, 〈Odyssey〉​, has confirmed Christopher Nolan’s visit to South Korea along with cast members Matt Damon and Charlize Theron.
Review: ‘Hope’ Is Stunning by Design — for Better and Worse

Review: ‘Hope’ Is Stunning by Design — for Better and Worse

Few Korean films this year have arrived with expectations as high as 〈Hope〉. The film 〈Hope〉 has, true to its name, been framed as a much‑needed sign of hope for the Korean film industry and carries enormous expectations. Each of those factors has helped make the film a major draw.