Key Takeaways Seventeen member Jun, a Chinese national, has landed a lead role in the Chinese film Zhongsheng 2 , set for local release on Oct. 3. He plays Susheng, a man searching for his missing younger brother, a role that asks him to carry both …
Key Takeaways SBS weekend drama Flex X Cop Season 2 ended on a series-high 11.8 percent viewership rating in South Korea. The finale showed Jin I-soo, played by Ahn Bo-hyun, and his police team taking down serial killer heir Yoo Sung-won, played by…
Key Takeaways François Ozon’s film adaptation of Albert Camus’ The Stranger opens in Korean theaters on Sept. 30 as a visually stripped-down reimagining of the literary classic. The film gives a name, family and voice to the unnamed Arab victim’s s…
Key Takeaways KATSEYE placed two songs on the UK Official Singles Chart, with “Animal” at No. 18 and “Hootie Frutti” at No. 48. The group’s mini album WILD held No. 49 on the Official Albums Chart for a fifth straight week. The chart results sugges…
Key Takeaways The Ulsan Audience Media Center is partnering with the 11th Ulsan Ulju World Mountain Film Festival to run hands-on programs for visitors. The lineup includes local documentary-making, a live dubbing theater, an AR-glasses screening sp…
Key Takeaways Ray Ami has released a new single, 2LOUD , after gaining global attention through Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters . The singer, who helped perform the chart-topping OST GOLDEN , says the new track is about accepting his own …
Key Takeaways Christopher Nolan’s film Odyssey passed 11 million moviegoers in South Korea 45 days after release, becoming the sixth foreign release ever to do so. Its run shows how premium formats such as IMAX can still drive long theatrical legs …
Key Takeaways The 31st Busan International Film Festival will welcome Alfonso Cuarón to Korea for the first time. He will attend the opening ceremony, hold a post-screening talk for an IMAX showing of Gravity , and lead a master class. His son Jonas…
Key Takeaways KBS 1TV’s daily drama A Good Day for Us signed off with a strong final-episode rating of 11.3 percent. The story ended with Goo Gyeol and Jo Eun-ae finding their way back to each other and building a family together. After a six-month…
Key Takeaways Actor Park Yun-ho said his role in the Netflix series Rat was defined by pressure, because he had to carry a major twist in the story. He played Seo Yoo-min, a character who steals another man's name and identity while also being …
Key Takeaways South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Broadcast Media and Communications Commission are broadening cooperation on AI, media, and digital regulation. The two sides are working together on the launch of the Broadcast Media Co…
Key Takeaways The Korea Popular Music Performance Industry Association said it found 129,528 ticket-scalping cases from January to August this year. The trade has spread beyond one resale site to X, Bunjang, overseas platforms, and even merch-bundli…