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  10th Muju Film Festival to begin today

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The 10th Muju Film Festival, where one will be able to enjoy "Romance of Early Summer," will be opening today on the afternoon. The opening ceremony of the film f
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  #LeeJihoon

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  Actor Lee Ji-hoon makes screen comeback in 6 years

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) – S. Korean actor Lee Ji-hoon will make a screen comeback in six years. Lee will lead the movie “Blind Date: Untact Love(translated),” according to the agency K1 Entertainment o
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  'Jurassic World Dominion' sets new opening day score in pandemic era

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The sci-fi action adventure film "Jurassic World Dominion" has set the best opening-day record in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic, box office data showed Thursday.The latest installment of the "Jur
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  (Movie Review) Another unconventional family, another award-winning farce for Kore-eda

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda is famous for bittersweet and nuanced dramas about unconventional families in his critically acclaimed films like "Still Walking" (2008), "Like Father, Like Son
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  Movie theater attendance nears pre-pandemic level in May: data

  SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean film attendance numbers nearly shot back up to the pre-pandemic level in May, data showed Wednesday, with a couple of big hits leading the charge.According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), movies screened in
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  #TheRoundup

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  'The Roundup' hits 7 million viewers while breaking record of 'The Outlaws'

  SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) – S. Korean action comedy "The Roundup" starring Ma Dong-seok has surpassed 7 million in total attendance, heading for the box office hit as it exceeds the record of
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  #JurassicWorld3, #TheRoundup

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  Will ‘Jurassic World 3’ change box office… 340,000 presold tickets

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Hollywood’s blockbuster “Jurassic World: Dominion” (Jurassic World 3) will hit the theaters on June 1st and there is interest on whether the new movie will change the box off
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  #seezn, #JuvenileDelinquency

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  'Juvenile Delinquency 2' expands to global OTT including Japan

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) – KT OTT(Over-the-top media service) platform seezn’s original series “Juvenile Delinquency” will be released in Japan, Americas, and Europe next month as it was sold to the Jap
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  #ANNA, #SUZY

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  Coupang Play to unveil 'ANNA' starring Suzy on June 24

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) – Coupang Play will release its new original series “ANNA” starring Suzy on June 24. “ANNA” depicts the story of a woman who gets to live a life of a completely different person
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  #seezn, #JuvenileDelinquency, #WonJian

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  'Juvenile Delinquency 2' Won Ji-an ahead of release today

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- "Da-jung grew up with a harsh mother so she didn't learn how to form relationships. That’s why she closed her mind to her friends. However, she’s such a soft-hearte
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  (LEAD) Cannes-winning actor Song Kang-ho returns home to hero's welcome

  (ATTN: ADDS Park Chan-wook's arrival in last 6 paras, new photo)SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Song Kang-ho received a hero's welcome in South Korea on Monday after winning the country's first best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. Song
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  #MyLiberationNotes, #JTBC, #KimJiwon, #SonSeokkoo

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  'My Liberation Notes' ends with 6.7% viewership

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) – “My Liberation Notes,” which depicts the hardships of life, where people often get hurt by others, through heartbreaking lines, ended with around 6 percent in viewership. The
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  Cannes-winning actor Song Kang-ho returns home to hero's welcome

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Song Kang-ho received a hero's welcome in South Korea on Monday after winning the country's first best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. Song arrived at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, 40 kilometers
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  #PIFF, #PyeongChang

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  PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival to begin on June 23

  CHUNCHEON, May 30 (Yonhap) – The 2022 PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival(PIPFF) will be held in Hoenggye-ri, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do from June 23 to 28. The slogan
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  'The Roundup' becomes most-watched film in 2022 to date

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The Korean action comedy "The Roundup" has become the biggest hit film in 2022 to date, surpassing 6.5 million in total attendance, box-office data showed Monday.The sequel to the 2017 hit comedy "The Outla
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  #parkchanwook, #decisiontoleave, #broker, #songkangho

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  Leaders of double awards at Cannes, Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho to return home tomorrow afternoon

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Director Park Chan-wook and actor Song Kang-ho, who were named Best Director and Best Actor respectively at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, will return home on the afternoon o
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  #broker, #koreeda, #songkangho

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  Family film drawn by Kore-eda, ‘Broker’

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- “Broker,” which won the best actor award for Song Kang-ho at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on the 28th (local time), is a film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and starred by Ko
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  #MaDongseok, #TheRoundup, #범죄도시2

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  ‘The Roundup’ hits 6 million viewers on 12th day of release

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- A crime action movie “The Roundup,” starring Don Lee (Ma Dong-seok), hit over 6 million viewers, recording the best score among movies released this year.The film distributor
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  Director Park Chan-wook says films made for the big screen should be watched at theaters

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook said during a press conference in Cannes, France, on Saturday (French time) that the future of cinema is tightly connected with that of movie theaters, which bring incomparable cinematic ex
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  (3rd LD) Park Chan-wook wins Best Director, Song Kang-ho gets Best Actor at Cannes

  (ATTN: UPDATES with comments in paras 16-23, new photos)CANNES, France, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho were named Best Director and Best Actor, respectively, at this year's Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.It is