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#Voice of Silence
Actor Yoo Ah-in set to return as aphasic character in 'Voice of Silence'
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Star actor Yoo Ah-in will return to the silver screen in the upcoming crime drama "Voice of Silence" as an aphasic character a few months after the hit zomb... 15:41 Sep. 21
#Mulan
Disney's 'Mulan' remake tops S. Korean box office despite boycott
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Walt Disney's live-action remake of its 90s animation film "Mulan" topped the South Korean box office on its opening day despite an ongoing boycott, data showed Friday. ... 15:09 Sep. 18
#film production
Film production falls 22 pct in first 8 months of this year due to pandemic
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The number of film productions in South Korea decreased more than 20 percent in the first eight months of this year due to the protracted novel coronavirus pandemic, a r... 11:31 Sep. 17
#Academy Museum
CJ Group's Lee Mie-kyung elected as vice chairwoman of Academy Museum
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean entertainment giant CJ Group executive Lee Mie-kyung, widely known as Miky Lee, has been chosen as vice chairwoman of the board of the Academy Museum openin... 16:06 Sep. 16
#Mulan
Calls to boycott 'Mulan' rise in S. Korea ahead of release
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- With the South Korean release of Walt Disney's live-action remake "Mulan" just a day away, refreshed calls to boycott the film have been growing here on social media due... 14:35 Sep. 16
#BIFF
Fierce competition to get tickets expected for scaled-down Busan film fest
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- With this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) set to be held in a reduced format due to the prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic, South Korean film buffs are... 17:17 Sep. 15
#Chuseok box office
No homegrown blockbusters to compete at Chuseok box office due to coronavirus
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Chuseok, a major Korean traditional holiday, is usually a high season when a number of box-office hits come out in the country. But this year's one is expected to be ... 14:32 Sep. 15
#Busan International Film Festival
Omnibus film by seven Hong Kong directors to open scaled-down Busan film fest
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- "Septet: The Story of Hong Kong," an omnibus film by seven Hong Kong directors, will open this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) with the event to be scale... 18:58 Sep. 14
#Bucheon International Animation Festival
Bucheon animated film fest to kick off next month
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- This year's Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) will kick off next month for a five-day run, the event's organizers said Saturday. It will be held offline... 09:00 Sep. 12
##Alive
S. Korean thriller '#Alive' tops Netflix movie chart
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's zombie thriller "#Alive" has become the most-streamed movie in the world on Netflix, the film's local distributor said Friday. Citing data by streaming ... 15:52 Sep. 11
#The Woman Who Ran
(Movie Review) Gentle breeze ripples static life of woman in 'The Woman Who Ran'
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- "The Woman Who Ran" is the latest film by prolific arthouse director Hong Sang-soo, famous for his blatant approach to time and memory, mostly from a man's ... 13:25 Sep. 10
#webtoons
Webtoons carve out role behind popular films
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- On the South Korean entertainment scene, webtoons, or web-based comics, have carved out a unique role as a source of fresh ideas for producers and screenwriters. TV se... 16:05 Sep. 07
#movie theaters
Virus-hit movie theaters undertake restructuring
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The looming second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic has pushed South Korean film theater operators into a corner again, leading them to reduce payroll and shut down... 11:04 Aug. 31
#coronavirus
Releases of homegrown, Hollywood blockbusters postponed again due to coronavirus pandemic
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A recent spike in new coronavirus cases has dealt another heavy blow to the South Korean film industry, pushing distributors to postpone the release of titles set to hit ... 11:32 Aug. 28
#BTS
BTS' 'Dynamite' debuts at No. 30 on Billboard's radio chart
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The new song "Dynamite" by K-pop superstar BTS has debuted at 30th on a U.S. radio chart, the highest rank for any BTS song, Billboard said Monday (U.S. time). "BTS ma... 10:00 Aug. 25
#coronavirus
CGV stops ticket sales to cut seating capacity on tightened social distancing
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's multiplex chain GGV said Wednesday that it has suspended its ticket booking service to reduce seating capacities at screenings as part of precautionary meas... 16:32 Aug. 19
#Space Sweepers
'Space Sweepers' sets out to become 1st Korean-made space opera film
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- "Space Sweepers," an upcoming homegrown science-fiction blockbuster, is gearing up to captivate South Korean audiences as the country's first-ever space oper... 16:01 Aug. 18
#Deliver Us From Evil
S. Korean crime thriller sold to 56 overseas markets
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean crime thriller "Deliver Us From Evil" has been sold to more than 50 overseas markets, according to its distributor on Friday. The film, which has topp... 11:04 Aug. 14
#SF8
OTT-TV crossover project series 'SF8' to hit small screen this week
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- "SF8," a science-fiction crossover project series made by major South Korean TV broadcaster MBC, local video streaming platform Wavve and established film di... 17:54 Aug. 13
#box office
Summer blockbusters drive 70 pct growth in S. Korean admissions in July
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Homegrown summer blockbusters like the zombie apocalypse film "Peninsula" helped South Korean movies see their combined admissions jump nearly 70 percent in July from a m... 10:59 Aug. 13