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Well Go USA Lands Rights To Five Korean Titles Including ‘Alienoid’ And ‘Hansan: Rising Dragon’ - deadline.com - USA - city Seoul - North Korea
deadline.com
23.06.2022 / 23:39

Well Go USA Lands Rights To Five Korean Titles Including ‘Alienoid’ And ‘Hansan: Rising Dragon’

EXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA Entertainment has expanded its slate of Korean films, acquiring North American rights to titles including Alienoid, Hansan: Rising Dragon, Gangnam Zombie, The Ghost Station and The Assassin. While the international and indie distributor has set theatrical releases in place for Alienoid and Hansan, plans for the other three films have not yet been finalized. 

Netflix to produce sequel to 2018 Korean action film ‘Believer’ - www.nme.com - North Korea
nme.com
21.06.2022 / 11:49

Netflix to produce sequel to 2018 Korean action film ‘Believer’

Believer will be produced as a Netflix original.On June 20, Netflix shared that it has greenlit the production of Believer 2, the sequel to 2018’s Believer starring veteran actors Cho Jin-woong (Signal) and Our Blues’ Cha Seung-won.The streaming giant has since confirmed its casting for the forthcoming film, with Cho and Cha, along with Kim Dong-young, returning in their original roles. They will be joined by newcomers Han Hyo-joo (Happiness), Oh Seung-hoon (Bloody Heart) and Lee Joo-young (Voice).A post shared by Netflix Korea (@netflixkr)Believer (2018) revolves around a detective named Won-ho (played by Cho), who fights to bring down the leader of a multinational drug ring in Asia.

Netflix Greenlights Korean Action Movie ‘Believer 2’ - variety.com - city Seoul - North Korea
variety.com
20.06.2022 / 16:57

Netflix Greenlights Korean Action Movie ‘Believer 2’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNetflix has given a green light to “Believer 2,” a sequel to the 2018 hit crime action film “Believer.” While the first film clocked up 5.06 million spectators and amassed a gross box office of $33.6 million in its theatrical career, the sequel will play only online. The company said that the film will be directed by Baek Jong-yeol, who previously directed “The Beauty Inside,” a 2015 hit fantasy romance in which a person takes on a different physical appearance every day.

Korean Content Streamer Kocowa Brings K-pop, K-drama And Film Library To Amazon Prime Video - deadline.com - Britain - North Korea
deadline.com
16.06.2022 / 05:05

Korean Content Streamer Kocowa Brings K-pop, K-drama And Film Library To Amazon Prime Video

The worldwide fascination with all things Korean has been proven by Best Picture Oscar-winner Parasite, Netflix smash Squid Game, and the record-setting popularity of music group BTS,to name just three exports that have made a powerful impact.

Korean K-Pop Superstars BTS Announce Split But Pledge “To Return Someday” - deadline.com - South Korea - North Korea
deadline.com
14.06.2022 / 19:31

Korean K-Pop Superstars BTS Announce Split But Pledge “To Return Someday”

South Korean supergroup BTS  is to go on “temporary hiatus” so its members can pursue solo careers. The news came as the seven-man group hosted their annual FESTA dinner, which celebrates their founding.

Jung Ho-yeon and Sandra Oh discuss Korean-American representation - www.nme.com - USA - Canada - South Korea - North Korea
nme.com
13.06.2022 / 14:25

Jung Ho-yeon and Sandra Oh discuss Korean-American representation

Squid Game breakout star Jung Hoyeon and Killing Eve actress Sandra Oh recently came together to discuss what it’s like being at the forefront of Korean-American representation.In a new instalment of Variety’s Actors on Actors conversation series, the two the actresses sat down to chat about the growing amount of Korean-American and Asian-American representation in the media during the past few years.“I think that we both feel like being here together, having this conversation and being shot together is very special – and I’m curious about your point of view,” said Oh, who was born to Korean immigrants in Canada. “This is a real change for us as Korean-Americans, and I’ve been always interested in the native Korean perspective.”The South Korean model-turned-actress the shared her view on what it’s like being a native Korean in media, specially following the success of Squid Game.

Cannes Film ‘Broker’ Tops Korean Box Office on Opening Day - variety.com - South Korea - Japan - North Korea
variety.com
08.06.2022 / 18:59

Cannes Film ‘Broker’ Tops Korean Box Office on Opening Day

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Broker,” the unconventional family drama which appeared in competition at last month’s Cannes Film Festival, topped the box office in South Korea on Wednesday, its opening day.“Broker” grossed $1.10 million, enough to depose crime actioner “The Roundup” from the top spot that it had enjoyed for the past three weeks and which had made it the highest performing film this year.According to data from the Kobis tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, “Broker” played on 1,590 screens and sold 145,000 tickets for Wednesday screenings. Its cumulative total of $1.15 million includes some $44,000 of previews earned on 14 screens.The feat by a local art-house film gives further support to the notion that cinema attendance is rebounding in Korea.

How ‘Squid Game’ Sets Were Inspired by Korean Tomes - variety.com - North Korea
variety.com
06.06.2022 / 19:09

How ‘Squid Game’ Sets Were Inspired by Korean Tomes

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorNetflix’s “Squid Game” featured sets such as the M.C. Escher- like staircase and a tug-of-war area, as characters on a remote island compete in deadly versions of childhood games.Production designer Chae Kyoung-sun built killer sets on a large scale for the 456 contestants as they battle it out to be the last man standing, all for a cash prize.Its most iconic set is right at the beginning, as the contestants play Red Light, Green Light.“I wanted to fill the set for the first game with fantasy and fairy- tale-like images,” Chae says.

Eric Nam says being Korean-American used to feel like a “hindrance” - www.nme.com - USA - South Korea - North Korea - state Oregon
nme.com
06.06.2022 / 12:13

Eric Nam says being Korean-American used to feel like a “hindrance”

Eric Nam has opened up about his experience growing up Korean-American and how it has influenced his career.The 33-year-old singer-songwriter recently appeared in an episode of The Zach Sang Show, where he opened up about his Korean heritage. During the interview, Nam confessed that he previously thought of being a Korean-American as a “hindrance”.“I think for a long time, being a Korean-American, or being Asian-American in the States, it felt as if it was a hindrance, or it was like, something that was supposed to hold me back,” he shared.

‘The Roundup’ Review: A Rip-Roaring Sequel to a South Korean Action Hit - variety.com - South Korea - county Harvey - North Korea - Vietnam - city Busan
variety.com
04.06.2022 / 08:25

‘The Roundup’ Review: A Rip-Roaring Sequel to a South Korean Action Hit

Dennis Harvey Film CriticOne of the most enjoyable South Korean action movies in recent years, 2017’s “The Outlaws” was a deft mix of brutal gang-warfare thrills and Keystone Cops comedics. It provided an ideal vehicle for Ma Dong-seok aka Don Lee (“Train to Busan” and “Eternals”) as the police investigator whose hit-first-ask-permission-later methods regularly got the job done while infuriating his superiors.That burly protagonist and his sidekicks are back in “The Roundup,” which despite a different directorial (newbie Lee Sang-yong replacing the prior edition’s Kang Yoon-seong) and writing crew, maintains the original’s strengths.

‘Pachinko’ Composer Nico Muhly Gets Intimate in Scoring Epic Series - variety.com - USA - Japan - North Korea
variety.com
03.06.2022 / 23:35

‘Pachinko’ Composer Nico Muhly Gets Intimate in Scoring Epic Series

Jon Burlingame editorClassical composer Nico Muhly rarely writes for TV (the BBC “Howard’s End” was the last one, five years ago), making his score for Apple TV+’s eight-hour “Pachinko” something of an event. The century-spanning epic follows a poor Korean woman and her descendants as their lives intertwine, often unhappily, with those of their Japanese neighbors. Variety talked to Muhly about his sensitive music for the miniseries.Why did you want to tackle this project?I’d read the book, like the majority of Americans.

Instagram removes former K-pop star Seungri from the platform - www.nme.com - South Korea
nme.com
31.05.2022 / 10:13

Instagram removes former K-pop star Seungri from the platform

Seungri has been removed from Instagram, following his recent 18-month jail sentence.Yesterday (May 30), South Korean news outlets Korea JoongAng Daily and SBS Star reported that the former singer has been removed from social media platform Instagram. Seungri’s handle @seungriseyo, which had around 8million followers prior to its removal, is currently unavailable, as of time of writing.The social media platform’s move to remove Seungri from its platform comes just days after the South Korean Supreme Court rejected the 32-year-old singer’s appeal for a lighter sentence over his involvement in the Burning Sun scandal.

Korean films win big at Cannes 2022, bagging Best Actor and Best Director - www.nme.com - South Korea - Japan - North Korea
nme.com
30.05.2022 / 12:25

Korean films win big at Cannes 2022, bagging Best Actor and Best Director

Broker and Decision to Leave have made history at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, marking the first time two Korean works have won at the same ceremony.The upcoming Korean films Broker and Decision To Leave have both taken home one award each at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, marking the first time two Korean films have won an award at the festival in the same year.South Korean actor Song Kang-ho, who rose to international prominence in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite in 2019, took home the Best Actor award for his role in Broker, which was directed by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. This makes Song the second Korean, after Jeon Do-yeon for 2007’s Secret Sunshine to win the award, and the first Korean male actor to do so.During his acceptance speech, the 55-year-old actor thanked director Hirokazu Kore-eda, along with his Broker co-stars Gang Dong-won, IU, Lee Joo-young and Bae Doo-na.

‘Decision’ Cannes Win is Vindication for Korean Culture, a Tight Group of Friends and the Corporation That Backed Them Over Two Decades - variety.com - North Korea
variety.com
29.05.2022 / 12:09

‘Decision’ Cannes Win is Vindication for Korean Culture, a Tight Group of Friends and the Corporation That Backed Them Over Two Decades

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefComing only three years after the Palme d’Or for “Parasite,” the two Cannes prizes for Park Chan-wook as best director and for Song Kang-ho as best actor are further proof of the strength of Korean cinema’s originality, its elevated skills and its resilience.Korean movies have been temporarily overshadowed by K-pop and Korean TV dramas – think BTS and “Squid Game” – both of which flourished during the COVID era, while Korean film was struck down by the pandemic.Closed cinemas and disrupted release schedules meant that the film sector was not fully able to capitalize on the 2019 Cannes and multiple Oscar successes of “Parasite” and “Minari.” Korean film producers’ revenues crumbled between 2020 and early 2022. Talent from in front of and behind the camera shifted across to the more vibrant streaming sector.

Korean film ‘Broker’, starring IU, gets 12-minute standing ovation at Cannes - www.nme.com - Japan - North Korea
nme.com
27.05.2022 / 12:53

Korean film ‘Broker’, starring IU, gets 12-minute standing ovation at Cannes

Broker, starring singer-actress IU, was given a 12-minute standing ovation at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.Broker, the first-ever Korean-language film by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, recently premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 27. Once the screening had concluded, the fil received a 12-minute-long standing ovation from those in-attendance, according to a report from Korean news outlet Edaily.The publication also claimed that the standing ovation began with Cannes Film Festival’s executive director, Thierry Frémaux.

‘Devotion’ Trailer: J.D. Dillard’s Korean War-Set Drama With Jonathan Majors & Glen Powell Flies In The Fall - theplaylist.net - North Korea
theplaylist.net
26.05.2022 / 21:53

‘Devotion’ Trailer: J.D. Dillard’s Korean War-Set Drama With Jonathan Majors & Glen Powell Flies In The Fall

“It’s rare when the thing that you’re working on so deeply reaches in your own life, your own history, your own family,” says director J.D. Dillard, whose forthcoming “Devotion” is as much a historical drama as it is an exploration of his own ancestry and childhood.

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