ENTERTAINMENT
November 1, 2024 07:44pm
Grand Bell Film Awards in doubt as organizer goes bankrupt
The Motion Pictures Association of Korea, the organizer of Korea’s oldest film awards, the Grand Bell Film Awards, has gone bankrupt with debts exceed...
November 1, 2024 06:50pm
[Herald Review] ‘Amazon Bullseye,’ motley comedy of forced empathy, outdated wordplay
The most successful comedy flick in the history of Korean cinema is the 2019 movie “Extreme Job,” which sold 16.2 million tickets and grossed 140 bill...
November 1, 2024 09:01am
[Box office] Movies in theaters this week
“Amazon Bullseye” (South Korea) Opened Oct. 30 Drama/Adventure Directed by Kim Chang-joo Former archer Jin-bong (Ryoo Seung-ryong) crash-lands in Bole...
October 29, 2024 05:56pm
[Herald Interview] ‘Uprising’ shows unprecedented sides of Gang Dong-won, Park Jung-min
A scruffy man with windblown hair is dragged down to kneel on the ground. Despite his untidy looks, his glaring eyes are fixed on the enemy as he swin...
October 28, 2024 04:54pm
Song Kang-ho plays unfortunate volleyball coach in ‘One Win’
In the upcoming sports movie “One Win” Song Kang-ho depicts a down-and-out coach who, despite a life miserable with continued failures, is betting on ...
October 28, 2024 02:09pm
[Herald Interview] Shim Eun-kyung says 'The Killers' became turning point in career
Shim Eun-kyung was seen as a promising child actor in Korea for her portrayals of younger versions of characters in hit dramas, such as Lee Ji-ah'...
October 25, 2024 12:09pm
Veteran actor Kim Soo-mi dies at age of 75
Actor Kim Young-ok, more commonly known by her stage name, Kim Soo-mi, a prominent presence in Korean film and television, passed away on Friday morni...
October 25, 2024 09:00am
[Box office] Movies in theaters this week
“A Normal Family” (South Korea) Opened Oct. 16 Drama Directed by Hur Jin-ho Successful lawyer Jae-wan (Sol Kyung-gu) and his brother meet for dinner w...
October 24, 2024 04:03pm
Youn Yuh-jung to star as billionaire in Netflix's ‘Beef’ season 2
Veteran actor Youn Yuj-jung (“Minari,” “Pachinko”) will star in season two of the Netflix series “Beef.” The new installment of this US anthology dram...
October 22, 2024 06:47pm
[Herald Interview] 'Oldboy' to 'Oddity': Tense cinema is universal
The Irish director of horror suspense film “Oddity,” Damian McCarthy has informed his work with an appreciation for Korean cinema. “I think of Choi Mi...
October 22, 2024 04:24pm
[Herald Review] ‘Can We Get Married?’ depicts agonies of today’s 30-somethings
Korean cinema has recently seen a number of works that examine in-depth the real-life agony of young people in Korea, such as “Because I Hate Korea” a...
October 21, 2024 05:18pm
Lim Young-woong concert film breaks records, surpassing BTS
Korean trot star Lim Young-woong's concert film is making waves, surpassing BTS's record to become the highest-grossing concert film of all ...
October 21, 2024 03:22pm
[History through films] ‘Hunt’ spy flick set in Korea’s violent, chaotic ’80s
South Korea in the 1980s is often described as an era of violence and chaos. The period was marked by numerous major events in South Korean history, a...
October 20, 2024 03:50pm
Will any upcoming Hollywood blockbusters be hits in Korea?
Amid the ongoing slump of Hollywood blockbusters at the local box office, attention is focused on whether any of the upcoming mega-scale films can bre...