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AI-driven K-dramas, movies ring in new era of freedom for creators
Producers in Korea use ChatGPT and similar software to script dramas and films, and do AI editing. It cuts costs but there are still hurdles.
22 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM
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Love in the Big City: Kim Go-eun shines in 5-star romantic comedy
24 Oct 2024 - 1:15PM
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The top 5 Korean premieres at the 2024 Busan International Film Festival
11 Oct 2024 - 11:21AM
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5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, October 11-13
Catch a sci-fi satire featuring body horror at the cinema this weekend or catch up on Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated film and more at home.
10 Oct 2024 - 3:22PM
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Margaret Qualley in a still from The Substance, one of five films and shows worth watching in Hong Kong this weekend, at home and at the cinema. Photo: Universal Studios
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How Gang Dong-won prepared for role in Netflix’s Uprising by playing golf
Korean star Gang Dong-won talks about practising his sword swing on the golf course, and how Netflix allows filmmakers more artistic freedom.
10 Oct 2024 - 7:15AM
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Hear Me: Our Summer, Korean remake of deaf romance, is problematic
The film’s demeaning portrayal of the deaf community and a final reveal that is insulting in its sheer stupidity make this one to miss.
7 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM
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Bogota: City of the Lost – abysmal ‘crime’ movie starring Song Joong-ki
Song Joong-ki stars as an immigrant who becomes a Colombian crime lord in Korean movie Bogota: City of the Lost, a one-star waste of time.
4 Oct 2024 - 2:15PM
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Uprising: Gang Dong-won leads a rebellion in lavish Netflix movie
Big on sword-fighting, but lacking in narrative, Netflix historical movie follows two friends who end up on opposing sides in a rebellion.
2 Oct 2024 - 11:46PM
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Gang Dong-won as Cheon-yeong in a still from Uprising. Photo: Lee Jae-hyuk/Netflix
K-drama
Actress Park Ji-ah, Moon Dong-eun’s mum in The Glory, dies of a stroke
Park Ji-ah, who cut her teeth in a series of Kim Ki-duk films and played the mother of Song Hye-kyo’s character in K-drama The Glory, dies at the age of 52.
1 Oct 2024 - 1:45PM
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Officer Black Belt: Kim Woo-bin stars in fun Netflix action comedy
Kim Woo-bin plays a martial artist who finds some much-needed purpose in new Netflix action comedy Officer Black Belt, directed by Jason Kim.
10 Sep 2024 - 8:30PM
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Pilot is a Korean cross-dressing comedy that takes on gender imbalance
Jo Jung-suk stars as a disgraced pilot working for a rival airline as a woman in this cross-dressing comedy – less a tale of deception than one that highlights gender imbalance in today’s world.
14 Aug 2024 - 6:15PM
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Mission: Cross, Korean spy caper on Netflix, is an action-packed romp
In Netflix action comedy Mission: Cross, Yum Jung-ah shines as a top detective who discovers her husband (Hwang Jung-min) is a retired special forces operative.
5 Aug 2024 - 3:00PM
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Hwang Jung-min (left) and Yum Jung-ah in a still from Mission: Cross. Photo: Netflix
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Hijack 1971 tells true story of Korean Air Lines jet hijacked to North Korea
First-time director Kim Sung-han ably conjures an era of high tension between North and South Korea, the context in which the events of Hijack 1971, inspired by true events, take place.
30 Jul 2024 - 3:52PM
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K-pop singer and actress Lee Hye-ri on her ‘intense’ role in Victory
Lee Hye-ri went from K-pop success to a household K-drama name. She talks about playing a cheerleader for her first lead movie role in Victory, and winning an award at the New York Asian Film Festival.
27 Jul 2024 - 6:15PM
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Are AI-generated films the future? Festival launches competition for them
The first competition in Korea for AI-generated films has been launched by the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, where experts debated AI’s impact on content creation and the film industry.
16 Jul 2024 - 8:35AM
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The Plot: showy Korean remake of Soi Cheang’s Accident falls flat
The story of a group of assassins who disguise their hits as accidents, and their increasingly paranoid leader, is needlessly complicated in this remake. If there is some social commentary, it is obscured by chaos.
1 Jul 2024 - 5:15PM
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Gang Dong-won in a still from The Plot.
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The top 10 Korean films of all time, including Parasite and The Housemaid
Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho dominate the top 10 films ranked by the Korean Film Archive, with two entries each. Also there are Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry, and influential 1960 movie The Housemaid.
11 Jun 2024 - 11:15AM
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I, the Executioner: Korean action hit Veteran gets superior sequel
Rough-edged detective Do-cheol (Hwang Jung-min) returns in I, The Executioner, in which he and his team, including Jung Hae-in’s new recruit, must protect a paroled thug from a vigilante justice warrior.
22 May 2024 - 12:11PM
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The making of 12.12: The Day – how it dramatises South Korea’s 1979 coup
South Korea’s 1979 coup d’état is brought to the big screen in 12.12: The Day. The film’s director, producer, and lead actor Jung Woo-sung talk about dramatising an event whose details were secret for decades.
15 May 2024 - 8:24AM
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The Sin: Korean horror with Kim Yoon-hye is stylish but incoherent
Korean horror film The Sin, by Han Dong-seok, sees the shooting of an experimental movie break down when a series of bizarre events occur. The film shows glimpses of promise but is ultimately underwhelming.
13 May 2024 - 4:15PM
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Kim Yoon-hye in a still from The Sin (category IIB, Korean), directed by Han Dong-seok. Song Yi-jae and Park Ji-hoon co-star.
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Festival to show 7 films from the 50s that shaped Korean cinema
Seven classic 1950s Korean movies are being shown at this year’s Udine Far East Film Festival in collaboration with the Korean Film Archive. Those who can’t make the event can watch them on YouTube.
1 May 2024 - 4:15PM
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Meet Kim Hye-yoon, the hard-working star of K-drama Lovely Runner
Kim Hye-yoon has appeared in 50 productions since her debut in 2013. We look back at her career, from her breakthrough parts to roles in hit K-dramas and films including SKY Castle, Midnight and Ditto.
13 Apr 2024 - 6:15PM
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12.12: The Day – South Korea’s darkest day faithfully recounted
Kim Sung-su’s political blockbuster faithfully recounts the 1979 coup d’état that plunged South Korea into its darkest period to date, in a film full of grandstanding machismo and intimidation.
12 Apr 2024 - 7:15PM
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OPINION
Andre Neveling
Opinion
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Biggest girl band in the world? Why K-pop’s Blackpink is the new Spice Girls
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The soft power of BTS carries financial clout
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BTS’ first English single Dynamite – what we know so far
5 Aug 2020 - 8:00AM
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