Local Films Fill Top Four Korea Box Office Places at COVID-Struck Weekend

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKakao Entertainment, part of South Korean internet giant Kakao Corp., is poised to buy leading Korean film production company Zip Cinema from its Singaporean owner Spackman Entertainment. The deal is valued at S$19.8 million ($14.8 million).Zip Cinema is producer of “Broker,” the Korean-language debut of Japanese Palme d’or winner Kore-eda Hirokazu (“Shoplifters”), which is now in post-production and being sold by CJ Entertainment.

Woosung, frontman of South Korean pop rock band The Rose, has announced his upcoming solo single ‘Dimples’.On Sunday (September 12), the Korean-American singer took to his Instagram to tease his forthcoming new song. The image features Woosung performing in a tunnel while wearing a shiny satin shift and leather pants.‘Dimples’ is set to be released on September 23.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Shang-Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings” held on the top place at the South Korean box office for the second weekend. But it failed to sustain overall cinemagoing in what used to be, pre-COVID, the world’s fourth largest theatrical market.“Shang-Chi” earned $2.63 million in its second weekend for a market share of 50%.

Apple has rejected a request from Epic Games to restore its developer account, and therefore restore Fortnite to the App Store in South Korea.As reported in Reuters, the request had been submitted yesterday (September 9), while Epic also publicised this on Twitter via the Fortnite official account.“Epic has asked Apple to restore our Fortnite developer account,” the statement reads.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s “One Second,” South Korea’s “The Book of Fish,” India’s “The Disciple,” and two Japanese films, “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” and “Wife of a Spy” will compete for this year’s best film prize at the Asian Film AwardsThe awards again will be held again in conjunction with the Busan International Film Festival. The ceremony, on Oct.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Disney Plus streaming service will begin operations in South Korea, from Nov. 12, 2021, the company announced Wednesday, firming up a previously trailed launch.The platform was given a soft launch in Japan last year, and will now be upgraded with the addition of Star-branded content from Oct.

BEIJING -- Chinese social media platform Weibo banned a fan club of popular South Korean K-pop band BTS from posting for 60 days, saying it had raised funds illegally, days after photographs of a customized airplane funded by the fan club were posted online.The fan club account, which had over 1.1 million followers on Weibo, was centered around BTS member Jimin.

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.

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TVXQ member Yunho has been fined for a previous violation of COVID-19 restrictions in the South Korean city of Seoul.Back in February, the K-pop idol had allegedly violated COVID-19 restrictions, which at the time prohibited customers from staying in restaurants past 10pm.

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.

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Rebecca Souw Global streaming giant Netflix has teamed with South Korea’s largest cinema chain CJ CGV to give theatrical releases to seven Netflix Original movies. The Korean-language titles will be given a limited 13-day run (Sept.

Lee Hi has announced her long-awaited third full-length album ‘4 ONLY’ with the release of a teaser video.The teaser video, dubbed the “4 ONLY Intro”, features the South Korean vocalist posing for the camera at a photoshoot in various retro-inspired outfits.