By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- In the Olympics, gold medals are made out of athletes' sweat, blood and tears as well as efforts in the gym every day, making their sacrifices worthy of r...
09:43 Feb. 14
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- A wide variety of events are planned for late actress Kang Soo-youn to remember the iconic movie star ahead of the first anniversary of her death in May, an organizing co...
12:17 Feb. 13
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean director Hong Sang-soo will attend the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival later this month together with actor Kim Min-hee to promote their new film, "In...
16:04 Feb. 07
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Jung Joo-ri, director of Korean film "Next Sohee," said Monday she was struck by a tragic incident of a high school girl's death amid her assignment to a c...
15:10 Feb. 06
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Japanese basketball comic series "Slam Dunk" has seen a huge resurgence in sales in South Korea, boosted by the popularity of its animated film adaptation.
About 60...
15:39 Feb. 01
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) – "Next Sohee" is a sobering story about the suicide of a high school student who worked at a call center, but it also tells a larger tale about exploitative...
11:38 Feb. 01
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Actor Jin Seon-kyu said Monday he could closely connect with the upcoming boxing comedy film "Count" because the main character had so many things in comm...
14:18 Jan. 30
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- "Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight," a Japanese teen romance film, has drawn over 1 million viewers in South Korea, becoming the first Japanese live-act...
15:25 Jan. 29
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- A documentary about Korea-born video art pioneer Paik Nam-june (1932-2006) has been selected for the official competition of the Sundance Film Festival, one of the major ...
14:38 Jan. 27
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- "Avatar: The Way of Water" has beat its original film's box office sales record to become the highest-grossing foreign movie released in South Korea, data showed Thursday...
11:40 Jan. 26
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Korean director Yeon Sang-ho's sci-fi thriller "Jung_E" was the most watched non-English film on Netflix in the first week of its release, data showed Wednesday.
"Jun...
14:12 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- "Avatar: The Way of Water" surpassed 10 million admissions in South Korea on Tuesday to reach the milestone on the 42nd day of its release, data showed.
The sequel to ...
16:19 Jan. 24
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By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Iconic South Korean actress Yun Jung-hee, who had long suffe...
11:48 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Iconic South Korean actress Yun Jung-hee, who had long suffered Alzheimer's disease, has died in France at the age of 79.
She died in Paris on Thursday (local time), ...
10:08 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Park Chan-wook's Cannes-winning romantic thriller "Decision to Leave" has been nominated in two categories at this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAF...
23:22 Jan. 19
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- "Avatar: The Way of Water" is widely expected to top 10 million admissions in South Korea when more moviegoers visit local theaters during the upcoming Lu...
11:10 Jan. 19
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- Director Yeon Sang-ho said Wednesday he wanted to blend a classic Korean drama with sci-fi about artificial intelligence in his upcoming Netflix movie, "J...
16:38 Jan. 18
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- When director Yim Soon-rye was offered a new film about the Afghanistan hostage crisis, called "The Point Men," she hesitated to take on the controversial...
17:08 Jan. 16
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- "The Point Men" sheds light on the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan by focusing on the desperate rescue efforts, walking the fine line betw...
09:44 Jan. 16
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- "Jung_E" is a dystopian sci-fi movie about artificial intelligence (AI), but after all, it is a story about humans behind robots and a family tale.
The...
10:21 Jan. 13