Korean Films Stage Late Summer Box Office Revival Taking Top Three Weekend Chart Places

Before the industry could calculate summer’s final box office figures, they had to wait for Disney, which had the final say.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean entertainment-tech giant Kakao took to the stage of media conference APOS on Wednesday to tout the firm’s growing story-telling skills and particular strength in webtoons. The same day, the company’s shares plunged by 8%, as politicians from the ruling party called for regulations that would halt the dominance of platform economy leaders Kakao Inc.

Tyler, the Creator has joined Texas rapper Maxo Kream on a new song called ‘Big Persona’ – watch the accompanying music video below.‘Big Persona’ precedes Kream’s new album, ‘Weight Of The World’, which is slated for an October release via Big Persona/88 Classic/RCA Records.In the video for ‘Big Persona’, Tyler and Kream are seen hanging out in parking lots, driving cars and showing off dollar bills to camera amid a host of what appears to be friends and fellow musicians.In July, Kream released

After sharing the comeback single "Local Joker" back in July, Houston rapper Maxo Kream has announced his new album Weight of the World, arriving this October. The news comes with a brand new single "Big Persona," featuring a verse and a beat from none other than Tyler, the Creator.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIQiyi International, the overseas arm of Chinese streaming service iQiyi, has set “Bad and Crazy” as its third Korean-language original series.The action-packed detective story is produced by Studio Dragon, one of Korea’s leading production houses, and part of the CJ ENM group.

“Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings” smashed Labor Day box office records, generating $71.4 million in ticket sales for the holiday weekend.The movie was the first Marvel film to be released exclusively in theaters since the pandemic began.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Marvel’s first movie with an Asian superhero, topped the South Korean box office over its first weekend. But it failed to lift Korean cinema-going to new heights.The film grossed $4.75 million over the opening weekend, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service provided by the Korean Film Council.

Tango Shalom — where a female Tango dancer (Dancing with the Stars champion Karina Smirnoff) invites an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi (Jos Laniado) to enter a televised dance competition — was an arthouse standout this weekend with a per screen average of over $4,000 at four theaters in New York and LA.

Girls Planet 999 is one of the hottest shows in South Korea – and all over the world – at the moment!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTwo films each from India, Iran and South Korea feature in the eleven-title New Currents competition that is at the heart of the Busan International Film Festival.The festival this year will be operated as an in-person event Oct 6-15, 2021.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Hostage: Missing Celebrity” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office as new release “Guimoon: The Lightless Door” gave local films the top four chart places over the weekend.

Strictly Come Dancing star Kevin Clifton, 38, has taken to Instagram to share his "heartbreak" after his girlfriend Stacey Dooley posted a sweet picture in tribute to her beau. The BBC journalist posted a glamorous snap of her personalised earrings which she donned in honour of her dancer boyfriend as he took to the stage to perform in the West End today.

BTS has found massive success with their English-language singles, but it seems fans shouldn't expect too many more of them. As RM told in the band's cover story, the band's goal is to keep its lyrics predominantly in Korean — maintaining their position as «the outlier.» «I don't think we could ever be part of the mainstream in the U.S., and I don't want that either,» he tells the magazine.

Jamie Lang Korean director Hong Eui-jeong’s debut feature “Voice of Silence” stood out at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival as the year’s best film from its Cheval Noir main competition section.

“Skinship” by Yoon Choi (Alfred A. Knopf)With fine attention to detail, Yoon Choi’s fictional debut “Skinship” welcomes readers into the lives of immigrant and first-generation Korean Americans.The collection of short stories examines characters of various circumstances.

EXCLUSIVE: Riceboy Sleeps, the latest film from director, writer and actor Anthony Shim, has started production in and around Vancouver.

Korean box office hit Escape From Mogadishu has arrived in U.S. cinemas, and it’s gripping stuff. Propelled by a naturally cinematic true story, the thriller blends action with humor and heart to crowd-pleasing effect. Well Go USA handles domestic while the Lotte release recently topped $20M in its home market.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterAny red carpet premiere for a Marvel Studios movie is an over-the-top event, and the gala opening for “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” on Monday night was no exception.