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Sat, October 23, 2021 | 12:46

Documentary on first Korean immigrants to Hawaii celebrates difference

On January 13, 1903, a ship with 102 Korean passengers landed on Hawaiian soil so that they could work on sugarcane plantations, marking the start of the first wave of Korean immigrants to America. Many members of these first-generation immigrants - who initially hoped to return home with money in a few years - eventually began to settle down, after toiling in plantations und...

2021-10-22 17:08

Ma Dong-seok uses his boxing skills to re-create Gilgamesh in "Eternals"

Actor Ma Dong-seok, also known as Don Lee, said Friday that his character Gilgamesh in the upcoming superhero movie "Eternals" reflects his unique personality and signature action style.

2021-10-22 11:49

Frozen potatoes vs turkey: Patriotic Chinese-made war epic tops global box office

A Chinese-made Korean War epic has topped the global box office, tapping a vein of rising patriotism in China and prompting moviegoers to post videos of themselves eating frozen potatoes to emulate the hardships endured by soldiers in the conflict.

2021-10-19 20:59

'Shadow Flowers' portrays unwitting North Korean defector's longing to return home

Kim Ryun-hee, also spelled, “Ryen-hi,” says she was in China to spend time with relatives and get treatment for her liver ailment when she met a Chinese broker. He promised that she could make money quickly in South Korea and then return to China to pay her medical bills.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2021-10-19 16:38

'Venom 2' tops local box office, exceeds 1 million in ticket sales

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” the long-awaited follow-up to 2018's “Venom,” has accumulated over 1 million ticket sales in five days, local box office statistics showed Monday.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2021-10-18 17:01

Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' is about finding romance in the tedious

Like many of his other films, director Hong Sang-soo 26th feature “In Front of Your Face” is about finding the extraordinary within the ordinary, and romance in the tedious. The auteur brings attention to the otherwise mundane events of everyday life with a sharp sense of humor.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2021-10-18 16:16

Busan film festival closes safely amid pandemic

The 26th Busan International Film Festival came to a close Friday, with its experiment on returning to normal likely finishing with flying colors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-10-15 21:46

Jang Hyuk, Yu Oh-seong team up again for new gangster film

Actors Yu Oh-seong and Jang Hyuk, both who made their names through action movies, have teamed up for the new crime thriller “Tomb of the River,” which tells the story of two rival gangs' schemes and betrayals as they fight over ownership of Gangneung City's newest and largest resort. The two starred previously in KBS's drama “Gaekjoo” in 2015.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2021-10-15 16:56

Busan film festival closes safely amid pandemic

The 26th Busan International Film Festival came to a close Friday, with its experiment on returning to normal likely finishing with flying colors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-10-15 14:59

[INTERVIEW] Why Japanese media won't cover sex slavery issues

Filmmaker Shinji Nishijima was a Korea correspondent for TBS-JNN when Kim Hak-sun, a former wartime sex slave, broke the silence and testified about Japan operating an organized military brothel program during the World War II.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2021-10-14 17:15

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