‘Parasite’s Lee Sun-Kyun To Star In Apple TV+’s First Korean-Language Series ‘Dr. Brain’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean American drama film “Minari” can’t stop winning awards. Similarly, it continues to reign on top of the Korean box office.The Lee Isaac Chung-directed film earned $1.09 million between Friday and Monday to top the box office in South Korea, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).The figure is little changed from the previous weekend.

Los Angeles-based Library Pictures International has inked a deal to co-finance a slate of Korean-language films with South Korean studio Next Entertainment World, also known as NEW. Financial terms weren't disclosed.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean Oscar-winner “Parasite” gleefully poked fun at South Korea’s bourgeoisie. Hur Jin-ho’s “The Dinner” is set to give the middle classes another skewering.The project is an adaptation of Dutch novel ‘Het Diner’ (“The Dinner”) written by Herman Koch.

Gallery: The career of Betty White in pictures (Espresso)Youn shared the historic first with "Minari" co-star Steven Yeun, the first Asian-American to be nominated for a best actor Oscar. Born in Seoul, Yuen and his family moved to Canada and then the United States when he was a child.

The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun is among the nominees who have made history following the announcement of the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards today (March 15). Former TWD star Yeun picked up a nomination in the Best Actor category for his role as Jacob Yi in Lee Isaac Chung's Minari, which follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in rural America in the 1980s.

When Youn Yuh-jung was asked how she felt about being called the "Meryl Streep of South Korea" in a recent interview, she said she’s flattered by the comparison. But she had her own introduction.

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Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticLast February, just before the pandemic upended virtually everything about how the film industry operates, “Parasite” made history at the Academy Awards. The ingenious South Korean thriller became the first international film to “overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles” and win best picture, as director Bong Joon Ho phrased it at the podium.But that was just one of the many barriers to “Parasite’s” potential success.

Minari was snubbed in the 2021 Golden Globes’ best picture category.The actor, who is known for his roles in The Walking Dead and Sorry To Bother You, said in a new interview that the slight wasn’t completely unexpected.Despite Minari being a prairie film made by a Colorado-born director that takes place in the American South, the film was instead relegated to Best Motion Picture – Foreign Languag category owing in part to the story following South Korean immigrants in the US.The Golden Globes’

Viacom International Studios has inked a first-look deal with South Korean production studio Something Special.

acclaimed drama “Minari,” but it was his adorable acceptance speech that stole the show — at one point asking himself “Is this a dream?”Kim stars opposite Steven Yeun in the film about a South Korean family in the 1980s who moves to the rural US. On Sunday night, the youngster broke down in tears upon receiving the award.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA notable launch for “Minari” lifted the South Korea box office to its second highest weekend of 2021. The Korean-language American-made drama performed 80% higher than the weekend’s other significant new release Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon.”Opening in first place, “Minari” clocked up $1.68 million over the weekend, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s KOBIS box office tracking service.

Breaking and making records is in BTS' DNA and with 2020 being as monumental as it was for the South Korean septet, it comes as no surprise that RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook were announced as the winners of 2020’s IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.

Xsports News, as translated by Soompi.Later that day, the former SISTAR member unveiled the first teaser of her comeback on her social media accounts. The as-yet-untitled song is currently set for release on March 11 at 6pm KST, and will be Soyou’s first comeback since her June 2020 single ‘Gotta Go’.On March 4, Soyou’s label confirmed that the upcoming song was written by Lee alongside South Korean singer-songwriter Babylon.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered a live-action series adaptation of the Korean webtoon “Dr. Brain.” The series will be the first completely Korean-language project at the streamer.Kim Jee-Woon will write and direct, with “Parasite” star Lee Sun-Kyun set to star.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe end came quietly with the humdrum announcement of a deal between two state-owned TV groups, China Central Television (CCTV) and South Korean public broadcaster KBS.

bullying emerged from his time at school. The episode comes amid a broader debate about bullying in South Korea after a string of celebrities faced accusations from former classmates.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefConsumption of South Korean content now outstrips time watching U.S.-made content on streaming platforms in three key market in South East Asia.