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Wed, October 18, 2017 | 18:24

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'A Taxi Driver' to open Korean film festival in Frankfurt

“A Taxi Driver,” a film loosely based on the Gwangju massacre on May 18, 1980, will open an annual Korean film festival in Frankfurt. The film festival, to be co-organized for the sixth time by the Korean Consulate and a nonprofit organization Project K, consisting of University of Frankfurt Korean studies students and other young Germans interested in Korean culture, will screen 16 Korean films at CineStar Metropolis between Oct. 18 and 28.

Movies | 2017-10-18 17:45

Diverse films greet audiences in Busan

BUSAN _ The 22nd Busan Film Festival kicked off on Oct. 12 with some 300 films in its line-up, an impressive selection of films that feature works from renowned auteurs along with numerous independent and commercial films from around the world. Here is a selection of reviews of films that are being screened at this year’s festival.

Movies | 2017-10-18 17:06

Russia-themed performances highlight fall

A chilly autumn evening may be perfectly suited for listening to grand Russian music. Plenty of Russian repertoires await audiences this fall, offering a range of music and dance performances throughout the coming month.

Performances | 2017-10-18 16:10

Copycat TV shows mushrooming

Chinese TV shows have been under fire for blatantly copying Korean formats, replicating the same sets and even titles of shows. When it comes to local TV shows, the situation is not much different. Local broadcasters have been airing similar shows in similar formats, escaping plagiarism disputes by a hair’s breadth.

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-10-17 19:04

BTOB beats Highlight to shoot to top

K-pop group BTOB beat one of its rival boy bands Highlight as they returned with a second album “Brother Act,” Monday, topping four major local music charts. Both BTOB and Highlight released new albums on the same day, heralding a competition in good faith. They were contracted to the same management company CUBE Entertainment until Highlight left to seek new careers shedding...

Music | 2017-10-17 18:29

Singer's wife dies of rare disease

The wife of Kim Min-woo, one of the most popular singers here in the 1990s, died of a rare disease called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in July. She was 42. Her death was belatedly made public on Tuesday. The disease causes the body to make too many activated immune cells that lead to life-threatening inflammation.

Music | 2017-10-17 15:57

Novel-based dramas raise concern over creativity

Promotional photo for SBS drama "Temperature of Love," Left, is based on Ha Myung-hee's 2014 novel “Nice Soup Does Not Answer the Phone” By Park Jin-haiThe growing popularity of TV dramas based on novels is providing more fun for viewers but it raises concerns that they are taking away jobs from young script writers.Following the recen...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-10-16 17:58

GOT7 proves global popularity with new album

GOT7 confirmed their global power by topping the iTunes Album Charts in 17 countries, including Brazil, Finland and Mexico on Wednesday. The seven-member JYP Entertainment act returned to the stage as a full group, releasing their seventh mini-album “7 For 7,” seven month after they revealed “Flight Log: Arrival” in March. In this context, the number seven is meaningful in th...

Music | 2017-10-16 17:39

Mayor target of anger at Busan film festival

BUSAN _ The rain that began in the morning of the opening day must have been a concern for the organizers of this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) especially as the opening ceremony took place at an open-air venue. What was probably of a much greater concern, however, was the appearance of Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo on opening night.

Movies | 2017-10-15 17:16

Korea's first couple of ballet announces joint retirement

There have been many legendary pairs in the history of ballet, but virtually none of them had been real-life couples. In Korea, however, there's Hwang Hye-min and Ohm Jae-yong of Universal Ballet, the first and only ballet couple in the country who had both been principal dancers. Now both are retiring at the same time, with “Onegin” as their last performance.

Performances | 2017-10-15 17:13

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