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Mon, July 24, 2017 | 11:47

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[Movie preview] 'Battleship Island' portrays battle between history and commercialism

The title of the movie "The Battleship Island" (Gunhamdo) refers to Hashima Island, off the coast of Nagasaki in Japan which was said to look like a battleship. The island was owned by the Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi who turned the entire island into a coal mining factory with which they made huge sums of money. In the 1940s, during Japan's colonization of Korea, the Jap...

Movies | 2017-07-23 17:07

[INTERVIEW] Yoo Seung-ho sheds child actor image with 'The Emperor'

Actor Yoo Seung, 23, who took the role of Crown Prince Yi Sun in the recently ended MBC fantasy period drama “The Emperor: Owner of the Mask,” has been one of the few child stars who has grown into a successful actors as an adult. Although the drama received some criticism for its plot, the Wednesday-Thursday drama, helped by Yoo’s great acting, did well in the ratings, closi...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-23 17:19

Daughter reveals Chun Kyung-ja's secrets

"'Beautiful Woman' is not painted by Chun Kyung-ja," said the late artist's second daughter Kim Jeong-hee, also known as Sumita Kim, who published the book "Chun Kyung-ja Code," citing five reasons that the artwork in question is fake. She aesthetically analyzed Chun's other paintings from the same period with Clifford Chieffo, professor emeritus at Georgetown University and ...

Exhibitions | 2017-07-21 17:44

Coed K-pop band KARD debuts in Seoul

From the agency that created the now-disbanded girl band KARA, a new co-ed band named KARD was introduced to Korean fans Wednesday. The four 20-something artists represent the first coed K-pop band in six years. Although there were several coed Korean pop bands in the 1990s, the “idol” bands that appeared after the 2000s were mostly all girl or all boy bands. At the Ilchi Art...

Entertainment | 2017-07-21 13:31

Now Showing July 21, 2017

The Last WordA retired businesswoman and perfectionist, Harriet (Shirley MacLaine) wishes to get her own obituary written before she passes away, in order to make sure it is written perfectly. She hires a young journalist, Anne (Amanda Seyfried) to write it for her. Together they find out the true meaning of Harriet’s life, building a strong friendship and having ...

Movies | 2017-07-20 17:09

Box Office Rankings

Domestic1. Spider-Man: Homecoming2. Cars 33. Anarchist from Colony4. Flipped5. Maudie United States1. War for the Planet of the Apes2. Spider-Man: Homecoming3. Despicable Me 34. Baby Driver5. The Big Sick

Movies | 2017-07-20 17:02

One of the masterpieces of classical ballet, “Swan Lake” will be performed by the Universal Ballet Company at Chungmu Arts Center from Aug. 4 to 6. / Courtesy of the Universal Ballet CompanyClassical Concerts‘Classic Generation: Virtuoso vs. Virtuoso'Sejong Center for the Performing ArtsJuly 28 Three young and prominent Korean virtuosos will present an ...

Performances | 2017-07-20 17:12

Works of American photographer Todd Selby will be exhibited at the Daelim Museum until Oct. 29. / Courtesy of Daelim Museum Traditional ‘Saturday Performance of Korean Music & Dance'National Gugak CenterThroughout 2017 The National Gugak Center continues to feature Korean music and dance performances every Saturday.Every Saturday for over 30 years, th...

Performances | 2017-07-20 17:14

“Coffee Noir” surprises at BIFAN

BUCHEON _ In recent years I have been inclined to pick non-Korean films at the Bucheon International Film Festival (BIFAN) because the selection of foreign films tended to be stronger. In the 21st edition, while there were some films of the non-Korean variety I was keen on seeing such as the “Psycho” documentary “78/52” and the acclaimed horror film “Raw,” for the first time ...

Movies | 2017-07-19 17:31

Dramas & TV shows

Park's impeachment