SEOUL– Korean auteur Park Chan-wook’s latest feature “Decision to Leave” has been sold to 192 countries across the world, its distributor said Tuesday.Distributors, like Mubi, which theatrically releases films in North America, Britain, Turkey and Ind…
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Singer Kang Daniel returns to cheerful music with first full-length album
SEOUL– Kang Daniel, who debuted as a member of the now-defunct project boy group Wanne One, is back with cheerful songs Tuesday after a nearly three-year journey to find his true musical colors as a solo artist.He is set to drop “The Story,” his first…
Netflix subsidiary to invest US$100 mln in S. Korea
SEOUL– Scanline VFX, a subsidiary of Netflix, will invest US$100 million in South Korea over the next six years to build special visual effects facilities in a move that will help turn the country into an Asian hub for high-tech content creation, Seou…
Netflix subsidiary to invest US$100 mln in S. Korea
SEOUL– A subsidiary of Netflix will invest US$100 million in South Korea over the next six years to build special visual effects facilities in a move that will help turn the country into an Asian hub for high-tech content creation, Seoul’s industry mi…
TWICE’s Nayeon to make debut as solo artist next month
SEOUL– Nayeon of girl group TWICE will release “Im Nayeon,” her first album as a solo artist next month, her agency said Thursday.JYP Entertainment also unveiled a promotional poster for the upcoming EP on social media.Nayeon will drop the EP at 1 p.m…
Sequels to hit Korean films await theatrical release this year
SEOUL– As the South Korean movie industry is on its way to get out of the yearslong COVID-19 pandemic, sequels to hit local films are spearheading the move to bring moviegoers back to theaters.Released Wednesday, the Korean action comedy “The Roundup,…
‘Doctor Strange 2’ tops 5 mln admissions
SEOUL– Hollywood blockbuster “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” surpassed 5 million admissions Tuesday, data showed.The latest Marvel Studios’ flick hit the milestone at 7:20 a.m., on the 13th day of its theatrical release in South Korea, a…
Stray Kids to drop new Japanese album next month
SEOUL– South Korean boy group Stray Kids will roll out a new album in Japan next month, the group’s agency said Monday.JYP Entertainment said on social media that the band’s second Japanese EP “Circus” will hit music stores on June 22. The octet’s las…