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#Parasite(LEAD) Oscar-winning 'Parasite' tops Japanese box office
(ATTN: INSERTS 4th para with information about the film's box office revenue in Japan) SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Oscar-winning film "Parasite" topped the Japanese box office over the weekend, ... 21:18 Feb. 17 -
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Oscar-winning 'Parasite' tops Japanese box office
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Oscar-winning film "Parasite" topped the Japanese box office over the weekend, becoming the most-watched Korean movie in the neighboring country in 15 years. Accor... 17:08 Feb. 17 -
#Bong Joon-hoOscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho returns home to hero's welcome
INCHEON, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean film director Bong Joon-ho made a triumphant return home on Sunday after capturing four Oscar titles, including best picture for his black comedy thriller ... 19:36 Feb. 16 -
S. Korean cinemas draw record 220 mln spectators in 2019
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A record 220 million spectators visited movie theaters in South Korea last year, helping a record five films garner more than 10 million viewers each, a report showed Sat... 10:00 Feb. 15 -
#Bong Joon-hoBong Joon-ho's detailed directing works behind the scene
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Even before Bong Joon-ho grabbed four Oscars, including best picture and best director, for his black comedy masterpiece "Parasite," the South Korean auteur was not a new... 14:41 Feb. 14 -
#Parasite OST'Parasite' soundtrack album shares an Oscar bump
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- While the South Korean film "Parasite"'s historic Oscar triumph gives the film a bump at international box offices, its soundtrack album is also benefiting from the boost... 13:47 Feb. 14 -
Moon to meet Bong Joon-ho at Cheong Wa Dae next week
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in has invited Bong Joon-ho, director of the film "Parasite," to Cheong Wa Dae next week in celebration and recognition of his Oscar honors, an aide to... 17:24 Feb. 13 -
#Parasite'Parasite' acclaimed for editing, production design, cinematography
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- With the stunning Oscar victories of South Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite," other creative minds involved in the film's production have also come und... 16:51 Feb. 13 -
Books of 'Parasite' script, hand-drawn storyboards storm to top of online sales charts
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- A set of books carrying the script and the director's hand-drawn storyboards of "Parasite" has stormed to the top of local book sales charts this week following the film'... 14:50 Feb. 13 -
#Parasite(Yonhap Feature) 'Parasite' gets post-Oscar boost
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Lee Kyung-sook, an 84-year-old Seoul citizen, visited a multiplex theater in the posh southern district of Gangnam on Wednesday afternoon with her daughter a... 10:46 Feb. 13 -
#Parasite North America box office(LEAD) 'Parasite' jumps to No. 4 at North American box office after Oscar wins
(ATTN: UPDATES with popularity in other countries in paras 10-12, 16-21; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean film "Parasite" soared to No. 4 at the North American box office after i... 17:25 Feb. 12 -
#Parasite(News Focus) 'Parasite' shines light on semi-basement apartments in S. Korea
By Lee Minji SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Space plays an important role in creating fictional worlds. Director Bong Joon-ho's awards-winning masterpiece "Parasite" makes a clever use of space, jux... 14:24 Feb. 12 -
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'Parasite' jumps to No. 4 at North American box office after Oscar wins
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean film "Parasite" soared to No. 4 at the North American box office after its Oscar victories, data has shown. According to Box Office Mojo, a box office re... 13:49 Feb. 12 -
#Parasite'Parasite' actors return home to hero's welcome
INCHEON, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Actors and actresses of "Parasite" returned home on Wednesday to a hero's welcome after the film's historic wins at the 92nd Academy Awards. The cast of the Oscar's ... 09:26 Feb. 12 -
#ParasiteBong Joon-ho maps out two-family satire of 'Parasite' in 2013
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- At this year's Academy Awards, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho and his co-writer Han Jin-won captured the best original screenplay Oscar for their black c... 17:09 Feb. 11 -
#Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jungCardinal Yeom congratulates "Parasite" director Bong on winning Oscars
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung on Tuesday congratulated Bong Joon-ho, director of "Parasite," on winning four Oscars, including best picture. In his congratulatory mes... 16:03 Feb. 11 -
#Parasite'Parasite' filming locations trending after Oscars win
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Filming locations that appeared in director Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece "Parasite" are trending as fans visit the venues in celebration of the film's historic Oscars win. ... 15:51 Feb. 11 -
#Parasite(LEAD) Oscar-winning 'Parasite' gets biggest-scale British screen release for Asian title
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 10th para) SEOUL/LONDON, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Oscar-winning Korean film "Parasite" is getting the widest-ever theatrical release for an Asian title in Britain.... 15:00 Feb. 11 -
#Parasite(LEAD) Chapaguri from 'Parasite' becomes talk of town
(ATTN: REWRITES throughout; ADDS video) SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- With the Oscar-winning film "Parasite" creating a lot of buzz throughout the world, a signature noodle dish from the sensational m... 14:24 Feb. 11
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'Parasite' jumps to No. 4 at North American box office after Oscar wins
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