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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 07:22

Documentary about late video artist Paik Nam-June competes at Sundance

Documentary about late video artist Paik Nam-June competes at Sundance

A documentary about Korea-born video art pioneer Paik Nam-june (1932-2006) has been selected for the official competition of the Sundance Film Festival, one of the major U.S. film festivals.

2023-01-27 15:24

ENA's new dating show to spotlight young adult's romance

ENA's new dating show to spotlight young adult's romance

Seeking to cash in on the popularity of dating shows in the entertainment scene, ENA's new show “Myeongdong Sarangbang,” which is interpreted as “Myeongdong Dating Room,” is set out to win viewers across generations with a retro-style blind date of young adults.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2023-01-27 15:23

BLACKPINK sets 6 more Guinness records

BLACKPINK sets 6 more Guinness records

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has added six more titles to Guinness World Records, its agency, YG Entertainment, said, Friday. The band was named the first K-pop female group to reach No. 1 on the albums charts in the U.S. and the U.K., respectively, with its second full-length album, “Born Pink,” released last September.

Kim Rahn | 2023-01-27 12:23

Jang Keun-suk steps out of his comfort zone with 'The Bait'

Jang Keun-suk steps out of his comfort zone with 'The Bait'

Actor Jang Keun-suk said that his small screen return after five years to play the the lead role of Ku Do-han in Coupang Play's new original series “The Bait” was a new challenge in his career to break him out of his comfort zone.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2023-01-27 08:41

TXT brings together 'pansori' and fairy tale in new song 'Sugar Rush Ride'

TXT brings together 'pansori' and fairy tale in new song 'Sugar Rush Ride'

As its title implies, “Sugar Rush Ride,” a new song by K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT), is a three-minute sugar rush weaving together the elements of two different genres - “pansori” (traditional Korean musical storytelling) and fairy tales. The quintet, consisting of Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Hueningkai, employed some lines from “Chunhyangga,” one of the...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2023-01-27 08:40

Kim Hyun-joo says humanity is at heart of action film 'Jung_E'

Kim Hyun-joo says humanity is at heart of action film 'Jung_E'

Actress Kim Hyun-joo, best known for her lead role in Netflix's “Hellbound,” said the emergence of streaming services has allowed her to take on more diverse roles. “Now that we have plenty of streaming platform options, actors are given a wider array of roles and filmmakers are experimenting with a variety of genres. For me, personally, I was able to push my boundaries to se...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2023-01-26 16:55

Renaissance aesthetics meets surreal fantasy in Park Min-joon's oil paintings

Renaissance aesthetics meets surreal fantasy in Park Min-joon's oil paintings

Artist Park Min-joon brings to life surreal scenes teeming with blind tightrope walkers, masked clowns and a wooden puppet-turned-boy through an unlikely medium - oil paintings reminiscent of striking 15th-century Renaissance art. There's a splash of magical realism within his classically styled oeuvre that indeed warrants a second look - and a third.

Park Han-sol | 2023-01-26 14:45

Shunsuke Michieda overwhelmed by Korean fans' support for his coming-of-age film

Shunsuke Michieda overwhelmed by Korean fans' support for his coming-of-age film

Shunsuke Michieda, a member of J-pop idol group Naniwa Danshi and the star of “Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight,” said he is overwhelmed by Korean fans' support and affection for his latest film. The coming-of-age romance film has attracted more than 970,000 moviegoers in Korea, becoming the third-highest-grossing Japanese live-action film released in Korea...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2023-01-26 08:20

Yun Hyong-keun's hanji works come under spotlight in Paris for first time

Yun Hyong-keun's hanji works come under spotlight in Paris for first time

Late “dansaekhwa” (monochrome painting) master Yun Hyong-keun has come under the spotlight at the heart of the French capital this month with his never-before-exhibited pieces unfurled on “hanji” (traditional Korean paper made with mulberry trees).

Park Han-sol | 2023-01-25 16:51

From period to action: different genre series set for February

From period to action: different genre series set for February

February is expected to be filled with series of various genres, ranging from period and romantic comedy to action. TvN is debuting two new series next month, the period romance “Our Blooming Youth” and fantasy rom-com “The Heavenly Idol.”

Lee Gyu-lee | 2023-01-25 15:46

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