Korea Box Office: New Restrictions Loom, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Fails to Scare

BTS‘ RM has opened up about the pressures of representing South Korea at the United Nations General Assembly earlier this year.Speaking to Vogue Korea, the 27-year-old musician reflected on the experience and shared how he felt about it.When asked whether the group’s role as representatives of the country was a limitation to their music or if it was a source of artistic inspiration and new opportunities, RM replied that it was “all of those things”, per a translation by Soompi.“At times,

BTS’ V revealed that the members of Coldplay have described him as “a second Chris Martin” while working together on their collab, ‘My Universe’.During a recent interview with Vogue Korea, the South Korean singer shared that he had actually recorded a full English-language demo of BTS’ joint single with British band, ‘My Universe’.“Honestly, it didn’t show in that video, but I recorded the full song when it came out as an English guide,” he shared, per Soompi’s translations, referencing the

IU has announced a brand-new single titled ‘Pieces’ that will be released next week.The South Korean singer had surprised fans on social media earlier today (December 22) at midnight KST with an artwork teaser for the upcoming project, ‘Pieces’, as translated by Soompi.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Spider-Man: No Way Home” shrugged off new health restrictions in South Korea to earn the biggest box office opening weekend since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.The film earned $15.0 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Anupam Tripathi said his grandfather sometimes read his palm and told him he’d be rich one day. His joking response?“Where is my money!”The 33-year-old Tripathi was rightfully doubtful.

Sonia Kil Building on the success of “Parasite,” the Korean entertainment industry has had a huge 2021. K-pop remains a worldwide phenomenon, the Korean series “Squid Game” has found passionate audiences around the world and Korean actors are taking home awards gold.South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM — one of the drivers of this flowering — has announced six honorees as its “Visionaries” of 2021.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe death earlier this month of Chin Doo-hwan, the most hated of South Korea’s three military dictators, who ruled for nearly a decade until 1988, is a timely reminder of the foundations of the country’s present economic might.Today, South Korea combines global prowess in electronics, semiconductors and shipbuilding (industries boosted by the old regime’s strategic plans) and in culture and services, such as entertainment, cosmetics and food.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe South Korean government is expected to reintroduce significantly stricter control measures in response to a rising wave of COVID-19 cases. Film releases are expected to be affected.The government eased its restrictions at the beginning of November as part of a living with COVID policy.

Space has long been the go-to location for sci-fi projects and it’s easy to see why. A void that is cold, dark, and deadly, outer space thrives as much on the unknown as it does known variables.

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Cowell’s ITV format Walk The Line has started attracting interest from global buyers, according to exec producer Lee McNicholas, who praised South Korean entertainment shows for “ripping up the rulebook” and “forcing us to re-examine the way we approach formats.” Distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment is in conversation with several territories over the sale of six-parter, McNicholas said.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Aloners,” a critically-acclaimed debut feature about loneliness, is set to receive a theatrical release in North America in early 2022.

ViacomCBS and CJ ENM have struck a global strategic partnership that will see the pair co-develop and co-finance scripted series and movies, while Paramount+ will launch in South Korea next year.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorViacomCBS and South Korea’s CJ ENM announced global content deal encompasses coproductions for original TV shows and films as well as content licensing and distribution across the companies’ streaming services.Also under the pact, the companies will launch Paramount Plus in South Korea in 2022 as an exclusive bundle with CJ ENM’s TVING streaming service — marking its first launch in Asia.News of the deal comes less than a month after CJ ENM paid nearly $1 billion

SEOUL, South Korea -- Despite being one of the most well-known faces in Asia, acting never gets easier for South Korean superstar Gianna Jun.“I feel like I climbed the mountain 1,000 times,” she said about filming her latest series, “Jirisan.”Jun plays Seo Yi-Gang, a mountain ranger at Jirisan, a mountain located about four hours south of central Seoul.

(G)I-DLE member Soyeon has gone viral for comments she made on the first episode of the new Korean talent reality series My Teenage Girl.Over the weekend, South Korean television network MBC aired the first episode of its new TV talent competition My Teenage Girl.

MAMAMOO’s Wheein and Ailee are set to collaborate on a brand-new song, set to be released next month.According to a report by South Korean news outlet Star News, the two labelmates are currently working on a duet that is slated for release sometime in mid-December.

Hallyu wave.According to Yonhap News Agency, Korea World is a metaverse (simply put, a persistent online 3D world) that will feature an exhibit hall with articles and videos created by foreigners who are interested in the Hallyu wave, also known as the Korean wave.