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  #AlchemyofSouls, #LeeJaewook, #JungSomin

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  Hong sisters new historical drama ‘Alchemy of Souls’ airs for the first time on June 18

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Star writers the Hong sisters' (Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran) new tvN weekly drama “Alchemy of Souls” will be broadcasted for the first time at 9:10 pm on Saturday.At the
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  #MBC, #ParkJoohyun, #KimYoungdae, #KimWooseok

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  MBC’s comic historical drama ‘The Forbidden Marriage’ airs second half of the year

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- MBC announced on the 14th that a new romantic comedy historical drama “The Forbidden Marriage” will be released in the second half of this year.“The Forbidden Marriage,” sta
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  Bucheon Int'l Fantastic Film Festival to open next month

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), South Korea's largest annual genre film festival, will return to a normal state after two years disrupted by the pandemic, organizers said Tuesday.Under the mot
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  #OurBlues, #ChoiYoungjoon

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  'Our Blues' Choi Young-joon receives favorable reviews for playing father of pregnant high school daughter

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) – “I have nothing to do but help. She’s my daughter. I would beat him if she were a son, but a baby has to come out of my daughter’s body…”South Korean actor Choi Young-joon, w
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  #theater, #KOFIC

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  Theater revenue in May nears to pre-pandemic level

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) – The scale of financial transactions confirmed cinema districts, which have suffered severe recession due to COVID-19 outbreak, are rapidly recovering with the lift of social
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  #TheWitch2, #ShinSia

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  'The Witch 2' presold in 124 countries

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) – S. Korean director Park Hoon-jung’s new film “The Witch: Part 2. The Other One” has been presold in 124 countries, according to the distributor NEW. “The Witch 2,” which is s
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  #Broker, #SongKangho

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  'Broker' presold in 188 countries

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) – "Broker," Kore-eda's latest family-themed drama starring S. Korean actors including Song Kang-ho, has been presold in 188 countries, according to the distribu
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  #TheWitch2, #ShinSia

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  'The Witch 2' Shin Sia says "I feel grateful just to be compared with Kim Da-mi"

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) – “The fact that I’m coming out on the big screen was so amazing and nice. I want to hear people saying that they are looking forward to the sequel the most.”Shin Sia(24), an a
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  #ShootingStar, #LeeSungkyoung, #Kimyoungdae, #LeeJungshin

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  Light rom-com 'Shooting Stars' ends with 1.5% viewership

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) - tvN’s Friday-Saturday drama “Shooting Stars” ended without breaking the 1% rate. According to Nielsen Korea, a ratings research company, on June 12, the last episode of &quo
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  #SonSukku, #ChoiMinsik, #HeoSungtae, #LeeDonghwi, #DisneyPlus, #Casino

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  Son Suk-ku·Heo Sung-tae to lead Disney+’s 'Casino'

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) – S. Korean actors Choi Min-sik and Son Suk-ku will work together in Disney Plus’ original series “Casino.” Disney Plus has revealed the cast of “Casino” including Choi Min-sik
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  Pres. Yoon has dinner with Cannes-winning Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho

  SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol had dinner on Sunday with director Park Chan-wook and actor Song Kang-ho to celebrate their honors at this year's Cannes International Film Festival.Park won the Best Director prize at the 75th e
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  #theroundup, #donlee, #sonseokku, #theoutlaws

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  'The Roundup,' with striking one-punch action and a bit of humor

  SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- “The Roundup,” reaching the 10 million audience mark as a Korean movie for the first time in three years, launched a signal in film industry which has been stagnated during
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  #eve, #seoyeaji, #parkbyungeun, #whyher, #doctorlawyer, #cleaningup, #link

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  Seo Yea-ji’s ‘Eve,’ tops the rating among new dramas

  SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- tvN’s new Wednesday and Thursday drama, “Eve,” through which Seo Yea-ji, who had an issue over her private life, will make a comeback to TV screen, surpassed 5 million clip
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  CGV to focus more on high-tech screens, premium theaters to brace for post-pandemic

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- CJ CGV, South Korea's largest multiplex cinema chain, said Sunday that it will expand investment in high-technology, multi-projection screens and premium theaters to meet changing customer demand in the post
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  ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ starring Park Eun-bin to air on June 29

  SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) — ENA announced that the first episode of "Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo" starring Park Eun-bin will be aired at 9 p.m. on the 29th. 

"Strange Lawyer Woo Youn
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  'The Roundup' tops 10 mln admissions in S. Korea

  SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- The Korean action comedy "The Roundup" topped 10 million admissions in local theaters on Saturday. The sequel to the 2017 hit movie "The Outlaws" had set the record by 1:50 p.m., according to its loc
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  #JinxedatFirst, #Seohyun, #NaInwoo

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  'Jinxed at First' reveals supplementary story to mark release of drama

  SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) – S. Korean popular webtoon “Jinxed at First” will release the supplementary story ahead of the first episode of its namesake drama. Kakao Entertainment announced on Friday tha
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  Seezn to release original tragicomedy series ‘Mr. Kang’ about workers’ sad reality

  SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- S. Korea’s online streaming platform Seezn will unveil an original tragicomedy series “Mr. Kang,” on Friday at 5 p.m.“Mr. Kang” tells the story of a 28-year-old social worke
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  #Tving

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  Yoo Ji-tae·Kwak Do-won·Lee Bum-soo·Rhee Min-jung to join main cast of crime series ‘Villains’

  SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Actors Yoo Ji-tae, Kwak Do-won, Lee Bum-soo, and Rhee Min-Jung will come together to join a crime drama about counterfeit bills. S. Korea’s streaming platform Tving announce
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  #LeeBoyoung, #SonNaeun

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  Lee Bo-young·Son Na-eun·Jeon Hye-jin to lead JTBC’s new drama 'Advertising Agency'

  SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) – JTBC announced on Friday that it has confirmed the cast of S. Korean actors Lee Bo-young, Jo Sung-ha, Son Na-eun, Han Joon-woo, and Jeon Hye-jin for its new drama “Advertisin