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- Year-End Review of Korean Films in 2023
- Although the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, the Korean film industry has not fully regained its pre-pandemic vitality. Nevertheless, various noteworthy and high-quality films have attracted audiences, compensating for the lost viewership. Here is a summary of the Korean film industry with keywords to ...
- by Cine21 / Dec 29, 2023
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- Lee Sun-kyun dies at peak of his fame
- Actor Lee Sun-kyun, who took his own life Wednesday at the age of 48 amid an investigation into alleged drug abuse, was at the peak of his acting career. In 2021, the veteran actor won a Screen Actors Guild award, along with his cast mates of Bong Joon-ho's Parasite. Last year, he was also nomi...
- by Yonhap / Dec 28, 2023
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- Interview with the writer of THE GLORY Kim Eun-sook
- Korea's weekly film magazine, Cine21, has prepared a special feature article 'Series of the year.' Kim Eun-sook, the writer behind the Netflix drama The Glory has been recognized as the outstanding writer of the year. As Kim Eun-sook dives into the final stages of scripting her upcoming ...
- by Cine21 / Dec 27, 2023
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- PAST LIVES on Variety's top 10 films of the year
- Looking back, 2023 was a year of wild swings. And two big strikes (if you’ll forgive the pun) — first the Writers Guild and then the Screen Actors Guild took the studios and streamers to task, forcing production to a halt. Yet whatever was going on behind the scenes, Hollywood had a grand-slam year,...
- by Variety / Dec 26, 2023
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- About Kim Sung-soo: striking gold at the box office with 12:12 THE DAY
- After weathering a challenging year, the Korean film industry is now experiencing a much-needed resurgence. The landscape shifted noticeably following director Kim Sung-soo’s 12:12 The Day on November 22. Surpassing 9.31 million cumulative viewers in just 29 days (as of the December 21), 12.12: The ...
- by Cine21 / Dec 22, 2023
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- PAST LIVES lead Greta Lee on nearly missing out on the role of a lifetime
- Past Lives(Source: A24)Greta Lee landed a sensational career break in Celine Song’s Past Lives, playing a woman shifting between Korean and American identitiesThe inspiration for Celine Song’s Past Lives — and the film’s defining image, of a woman sitting in a bar flanked by two men, her husband a...
- by ScreenDaily / Dec 21, 2023
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- (Movie Review) NORYANG: DEADLY SEA: Requiem for legendary admiral who becomes myth
- Noryang: Deadly Sea, director Kim Han-min's final installment of his trilogy about South Korea's legendary naval admiral, Yi Sun-sin, opens and closes with the deaths of two historical figures who forever shaped the geopolitical landscape of East Asia.The movie opens with a scene in which Ja...
- by Yonhap / Dec 20, 2023
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- THE GLORY and HUNGER win category honors at Asian Academy Creative Awards
- The Korean-produced series The Glorywon the best drama series award on Thursday at the Asian Academy Creative Awards Gala Final. Thai-produced TV movie Hungerwas named best feature film.The awards are organized by the Asian Academy of Creative Arts (AACA) a.k.a Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA) an...
- by Variety / Dec 19, 2023
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- Nov. revenue of S. Korean films reaches 70 pct of pre-pandemic levels
- Ticket sales of South Korean films in November reached around 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels, data showed Thursday, largely helped by the hit historical drama 12.12: The Day."November sales of the Korean film industry came to 41.1 billion won (US$31.69 million), 70.2 percent of the three-year...
- by Yonhap / Dec 18, 2023
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- Lee Dong-Wook makes a comeback with SINGLE IN SEOUL
- Lee Dong-Wook returned to his forte of romance with Single in Seoul after exploring various genres such as thriller – Hell Is Other People, fantasy – Tale of the Nine Tailed and Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, and action – Bad and Crazy. His character, Yeong-ho, once a literature student who aspired t...
- by Cine21 / Dec 15, 2023