South Korea lost 4-5 to Taiwan after extra innings in the 2026 World Baseball Classic first round. Nielsen Korea (the TV audience measurement firm) reported a combined nationwide rating of 9.6% for the three terrestrial broadcasters. That figure is …
Gyeonggi Province’s Gyeonggi Indie Cinema has been approved as a designated theater for independent film by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (the national ministry that oversees cultural policy). This designation requires that at least 60…
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has appointed senior programmer Park Ga-eon as its new deputy executive chair. Park joined BIFF in 2009 and brings 17 years of hands-on festival experience. The festival said it expects him to strengthen coop…
Director Jang Hang-jun's historical drama Wang and the Man has surpassed ten million admissions. This film reconstructs the exile of King Danjong and the story of village headman Eom Heung-do. The director's milestone drew a public c…
The combined television viewership for the Korea–Japan game at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026, was 16.5%. Meanwhile, South Korea lost the match 6–8, but public attention remained high. By broadcaster, MBC drew 5.8%, SBS 5.7%, and KBS2 5.0%. Regional di…
A historical drama that fills a short gap in the record. It asks what it means to be human through four months shared by King Danjong and a village headman. The public responded with empathy, and critics sparked debate. Box office reports show more …
Key point: In 2026 the period drama "The Man Who Lives with the King" reached ten million admissions in just 31 days. This milestone signals renewed popular support for Korean historical films (period dramas). It is a commercial and cul…
The film 'King and the Village Man' reached ten million admissions just six days after opening. Four months that Danjong (Joseon’s sixth king) spent at Cheongnyeongpo in 1457 struck a deep chord with viewers. Direction and performances that …
South Korea's film The King and the Man reached 10 million admissions 31 days after its release. This milestone is one of the fastest box-office runs in Korea in 2026. Strong performances, the emotional pull of a historical story, and a release …
The runaway success of the film "The Man Who Lives with the King" triggered a sudden rush of visitors to Cheongnyeongpo in Yeongwol county, Gangwon Province (Cheongnyeongpo is the historical exile site of Danjong, a 15th‑century Korean mon…
Kim Yongsu's appointment as President is now official. The leadership reorganization is aimed at accelerating global execution. CEO Kim Jun-gu will concentrate on long-range vision, product, and content strategy. This move reads like a desig…