Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction of films and TV series across South Korea is being halted as the country undergoes a resurgence of the coronavirus. Companies including industry leaders CJ ENM, JTBC and Netflix have all confirmed disruptions to their series shooting schedules.The country had seemingly been successful in controlling earlier waves of the COVID-19 outbreak through strict border controls, rapid testing and rigorous contact testing.
Korea Box Office Leaps as ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ Has $10 Million Opening
10.08.2020 - 07:25 / variety.com
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAction thriller, “Deliver Us From Evil” had a $10.6 million opening weekend in South Korean cinemas, lifting the country’s overall box office by 75%.The film, directed by Hong Won-chan (“Office”) and starring Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae, was released on Wednesday and ran off with a $15.0 million total over five days.
Measured by admissions, 1.39 million people bought tickets to the film over the weekend, and more than 2 million people were willing to brave
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24.08.2020 / 18:01
BTS break YouTube record as new video races past 100 million views in a day
BTS has shattered YouTube records with their latest video, which has become the first promo viewed over 100 million times in 24 hours.The South Korean boy band released their latest single Dynamite and its accompanying video on Friday (August 21, 2020), and the group’s army of supporters flooded YouTube to check it out.“We can confirm that BTS Dynamite Official MV set a new all-time 24hr record, surpassing 100M views with 101.1m views in the first 24 hours,” a YouTube spokesperson confirms.“We
justjared.com
24.08.2020 / 17:31
North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-un Might Be in a Coma, New Report Says
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pinkvilla.com
24.08.2020 / 11:15
Crash Landing on You's Hyun Bin & Space Sweepers' Yoo Hae Jin in talks for Confidential Assignment sequel
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variety.com
24.08.2020 / 08:51
‘Tenet’ Previews Make a Mark, But Virus Flareup Crushes Korea’s Box Office Revival
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTwo days of previews for Warner Bros.’ much-anticipated “Tenet” showed a sign of promise over the weekend. But a rising tide of coronavirus infections is now crushing the life out of the South Korean box office.Korea was the first place in the world to screen “Tenet” commercially.
etcanada.com
23.08.2020 / 23:51
BTS Set New YouTube Record With ‘Dynamite’, More Than 100 Million Views In First 24 Hours
As soon as BTS sets a record, the K-pop group breaks it and sets a new one.
justjared.com
23.08.2020 / 23:37
BTS Breaks YouTube Record With Over 100 Million Views in 24 Hours!
BTS is making history!
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22.08.2020 / 20:19
'Peninsula' Director On Releasing the Korean Zombie Hit Amid a Real-Life Pandemic
Is it fitting or perverse that the world's first post-pandemic theatrical blockbuster should be a movie about a zombie apocalypse spawned by a mysterious virus? Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho's action tentpole Peninsula, a loose sequel to his 2016 zombie hit Train to Busan, has earned $27.7 million in South Korea since its release on July 15 and $22.3 million from other international territories.
hellomagazine.com
19.08.2020 / 17:45
Angelina Jolie reveals problem son Maddox is facing during lockdown
Angelina Jolie has been enjoying having her oldest son Maddox, 19, back home from university during lockdown. The 45-year-old's teenager returned to Los Angeles from South Korea earlier in the year, and has been taking online classes to keep on track with his studies.