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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHollywood blockbuster “Tenet” opened on top of the Korean box office, but its performance is declining as the coronavirus makes a comeback in the country. Releases of other films, including “Mulan,” are now being postponed or halted.Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” began its commercial career in the world’s fourth largest theatrical market on Wednesday earning $596,000 from 2,228 screens, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s KOBIZ system.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe premiere date for season 4 of “The Masked Singer” is a mystery no longer.Fox has announced that its wildly popular guessing game show will debut its fourth season on Sept. 23 in its usual 8 p.m.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSong Kang-ho, star of Oscar-winner “Parasite,” will head the cast of “Baby, Box, Broker,” the Korean-language debut of “Shoplifters” director Hirokazu Kore-eda. Rounding out a stellar acting lineup are Bae Doona (“Cloud Atlas,” “The Host”) and Gang Dong-won (“Peninsula,” “The Priests”).The film takes as its starting point boxes that are left out for people to anonymously drop off their unwanted babies.

Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom are to star in a new BBC Three documentary, it has been announced.The boxer, 33, and his wife, 29, are the subjects of Meet The Khans: Big In Bolton, which promises to offer an 'access all areas' look into their lives.The programme will follow Olympic medallist and boxing world champion Amir and his fashion and beauty influencer wife Faryal, as they juggle a young family, their relationship and career pressures under the glare of modern media.The couple have lived

Rapper Big Sean has revealed his girlfriend Jhene Aiko suffered a miscarriage in his candid new Nipsey Hussle collaboration, Deep Reverence.The star dropped the track overnight as he announced the release date for his much-anticipated new album, Detroit 2, on 4 September, and fans were shocked to discover he and Aiko had suffered the loss of a child in the lyrics as he opened up about mental health issues that were triggered by the tragedy.

Big Sean fans are calling attention to an emotional lyric in the artist's new track, «Deep Reverence.» At one point in the song, Big Sean raps, «Should be a billionaire based on the time off I'm not taking.

Eduardo Leal, head of screen content at Vue Entertainment, said: “It feels great to be welcoming customers through our doors again, and with such a fantastic and diverse array of classic content, we really want them to know that cinema is back.“Now more than ever, great stories need a big screen, and I think the programme we have coming up in the coming weeks features some of the best ever examples of why film really is best enjoyed in the top quality screen and sound that we offer.”Vue is also

For BTS ARMY, when it was announced that a K-drama was in the works which would look into the lives of BTS members from before they became a septet leading up to their debut in 2013, it was like an instant serotonin boost.

In exactly a week, Park Bo Gum will enlist for his compulsory military training. The actor's agency confirmed that Park Bo Gum enlists on August 31.

A few months ago, it was announced that a Korean drama titled Blue Sky revolving around BTS was in the making. While we've seen the BTS members climb the ladder of success through the past seven years, Blue Sky would tell the tale of the septet's lives before fame took over.

Beyond the Scene, better known as BTS. They are the first Korean group to top the Billboard 200 list and they just broke the record for the most viewed video on opening day- surpassing 86.5 million views in 20.5 hours.

The Deadline Team Korean pop group BTS has broken the YouTube record for the most-viewed premiere video.The service reports 3 million to 4 million fans tuned in live on Friday to see the new music video, the group’s first single in English, Dynamite.

BTS have announced the release of two new remixes of their new English-language single ‘Dynamite’.The Korean band made their return with the new track earlier today (August 21), six months after the release of their latest Korean album ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’.Two new versions of ‘Dynamite’ will now arrive next week. The group’s label, Big Hit Entertainment, tweeted the news earlier today with new photos from the music video set.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterHappy Friday everyone. Tom Grater here with the rundown of this week’s biggest international headlines from the worlds of film and TV.

When RM said BTS' goal with Dynamite was to make the world a more happy and positive place in 2020, he really wasn't lying. Just a while back, the septet dropped their new comeback single Dynamite which is an all-English song by the Korean boy group.

Teresa Giudice‘s eldest daughter is growing up so quickly! Gia, 19, has been her go-to partner in outfit, hair and accessory twinning for years, and she recently stepped out for dinner at celebrity hotspot Nobu Malibu, carrying a $2000 handbag. The blonde beauty took to Instagram on August 19, sharing a snap of herself in an all-white outfit, which she accessorized with the YSL Kate Bag.

Dave McNary Film ReporterDerek Kolstad, the screenwriter behind the “John Wick” series, is collaborating with Davis Entertainment, Black Label Media and Gunpowder & Sky’s Dust for an adaptation of the South Korean short film “Time Agent.”Written and directed by Jude Chun, “Time Agent” was originally released by Dust in 2018 and follows an agent who travels to the past to save the future, by making barely-perceptible yet very influential alterations to the timeline.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHoldover title “Deliver Us From Evil” once again topped the Korean box office, over the weekend. It earned $6.74 million for a cumulative of $26.5 million after just 11 days on release.The hitman on a last job thriller managed a strong hold, losing only 37% in its second weekend, compared with $10.6 million on its debut.

A3 Artists Agency has hired Ashley Partington as its new head of commercial and endorsement. Partington is returning after working at the rebranded A3 agency between 2013 and 2018.