Korea Box Office: ‘Black Widow’ Resists New Releases to Stay as Weekend Leader

Richard Kuipers If North Korea and South Korea ever reunite and hold a celebratory film festival, “Escape from Mogadishu” is a sure thing for selection. Based on the amazing true story of embassy staff from both countries joining forces to escape probable death in the civil war-ravaged Somali capital in 1991, this propulsive and intelligently written South Korean adventure thriller casts partisan politics aside and celebrates what can be achieved when adversaries come together.

STAYC are set to make their return with new music next month.Earlier today (August 4), South Korean news outlet JoyNews24 reported that the six-member act were in the final stages of preparations for a new album. The report also claimed that the project was set to be released in early September.The group’s agency, High Up Entertainment, later confirmed in a statement to Newsen that the girl group are currently gearing up to release new music.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean-made action film “Escape From Mogadishu” overcame new release “Jungle Cruise” and holdover “Boss Baby 2” to dominate the South Korean box office over the weekend.“Mogadishu,” directed by the consistently successful Ryoo Seung-wan, played on 1,688 screens nationwide and earned $4.93 million between Friday and Sunday.

GOT7‘s Jinyoung has surprised fans with the release of a brand-new solo song called ‘Dive’.The digital single, which the singer had announced just hours prior its release, was written and composed by K-pop idol.

Grimes has described South Korean rapper and Big Bang member G-Dragon as one of her “biggest influences”.In a recently Tiktok video, uploaded on July 26, American pop singer did a comedic take on the popular “what’s in my bag” challenge, where she showcased all sorts of non-conventional items from a Cowboy Bebop poster frame to a mic stand.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentSpain’s San Sebastian Festival, the most important film meet in the Spanish-speaking world, has unveiled the 13 title lineup of its 2021 New Directors lineup, which includes awaited debuts such as Argentine Mara Pescio’s “That Weekend” and Spaniard Javier Marco’s “Josephine” plus Jeonju Fest double winner “Aloners.”Here are the titles.

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According to reporter Raphael Rashid, Sweden's visual said it was the "developed country of welfare" but made a typo in "developed country" (선진국) and wrote "선지국" which is cow blood soup, a Korean delicacy.

South Korea’s Olympic committee said it has removed flags at its Olympic village in Tokyo after they raised bad memories about a past military conflict between Japan and Korea.

Tomorrow X Together – also known as TXT – are reportedly set to return with new music next month.This is according to a new report by South Korean news outlet SPOTV News, which alleged earlier today (July 15) that the quintet are supposedly scheduled to make a comeback in August with a new track and are currently preparing for the release.The group’s agency Big Hit Music later responded to the report with a brief statement to TopStarNews.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCompared with the U.S. or European countries, South Korea’s infection and death toll from COVID-19 was small.

Dreamcatcher are preparing to make their return with a new album later this month.On July 12, South Korean news outlet Xportsnews reported that the seven-member act are allegedly set to make a comeback at the end of July. Their agency, Dreamcatcher Company, has since confirmed the news.“Dreamcatcher are preparing to release a new album with a goal of making a comeback at the end of July,” said the agency, per Soompi.

EXCLUSIVE: Growing South Korean streaming service Watcha is having a busy Cannes, landing local rights to three buzz titles here in the festival.

EXCLUSIVE: Growing South Korean streaming service Watcha is having a busy Cannes, landing local rights to three buzz titles here in the festival.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA powerful opening by “Black Widow” lifted the South Korean box office to its biggest weekend this year. The Disney-Marvel title dominated proceedings with an 80% market share.The film launched in Korea on Wednesday and raced far ahead of the competition.

After years of growing one of the world’s strongest local entertainment industries with high quality product, a sophisticated audience and a box office that consistently ranks among the Top 5 international markets, South Korea seemed to suddenly burst into global consciousness with Bong Joon-ho’s smash 2019 hit Parasite.