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  #TheRoundup, #movie, #MaDongseok

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  'The Roundup' hits 3 million viewers on fifth day of release

  SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The crime action film "The Roundup” starring Ma Dong-seok has surpassed three million cumulative viewers on May 22nd, the fifth day of its release, announced the distri
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  #hunt, #jungwoosung, #leejungjae, #cannes

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  Jung Woo-sung says "Lee Jung-Jae is a meticulous director"

  CANNES, France, May 22 (Yonhap) -- “Due to a friend, I’m being treated like a world star here. It’s all thanks to my friend. Haha.” Jung Woo-sung, who starred in Lee Jung-jae's directorial debut,
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  #hunt, #leejungjae, #film, #cannes

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  Director Lee Jung-jae receives longest standing ovation of his life

  CANNES, France, May 22 (Yonhap) -- It would not be an exaggeration to say that 2022 have been the year of Lee Jung-jae’s third heyday. After receiving the world’s attention with “Squid Game,” he won v
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  #TheRoundup, #MaDongseok, #SonSeokkoo, #범죄도시2

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  'The Roundup' hits 2 million viewers on fourth day of release

  SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) – The crime action film "The Roundup” starring Ma Dong-seok has surpassed two million cumulative viewers on May 21, which is the fourth day of its release. The distributio
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  #HirokazuKoreeda, #AVACI

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  Director Kore-eda says "Asian audiovisual authors should stand together to secure rights"

  SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) – The concern has been voiced about the appropriate compensation system for copyrights of domestic audiovisual authors, such as directors and screenwriters.According to the film
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  #NewNormalZine, #JungHyesung, #Playlist, #Tving

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  Drama 'New Normal Zine' depicting lives of magazine editors to be released on Tving next month

  SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) – S. Korean drama "New Normal Zine(translated)," which depicts the story of digital magazine editors that reflect the latest trends, will be released on Tving on Jun
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  #TheSoundofMagic, #Netflix, #magic

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  ‘The Sound of Magic’ Lee Eun-gyeol “Magic is a bridge between reality and fantasy”

  SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- “Magic is one kind of language for me. Through magic, I explained the subtle emotions of the characters and planted a visual hint about what would happen next.” Illusionist L
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  Lee Jung-jae makes directorial debut with 'Hunt' at Cannes

  CANNES, France, May 20 (Yonhap) -- "Squid Game" star Lee Jung-jae made his directorial debut with the espionage action thriller "Hunt," which premiered at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Friday.At Grand Theatre Lumiere, the m
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  #movie, #theoutlaws

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  'The Roundup' expected to dominate movie theaters with more than 1 mil viewers in 2 days

  SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- "The Roundup (also known as The Outlaws 2)," a crime action and entertainment movie starring Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee), is expected to dominate the theaters this wee
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  #film, #goodmorning

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  ‘The Wailing’ child actress Kim Hwan-hee’s story of growth in film ‘Good Morning’

  SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Soo-mi (Kim Hwan-hee) grew up in a children’s home and faced the violence of the world from a young age. The head of her institution stole the home’s donation and a man who c
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  #LeeSujung, #이수정

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  Actress Lee Su-jung to lead web drama 'Master Royal Table'

  SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) – S. Korean actress Lee Su-jung will lead the web drama “Master Royal Table(translated),” which is co-produced by WHYNOT Media and e-mart. “Master Royal Table” is a drama that d
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  #LeeJoon, #ParkChorong, #Apink

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  Audio drama ‘Painful but Desirable’ is released today

  SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The audio drama “Painful, but Desirable,” based on the Kakao page web novel of the same name, will be released today. “Painful, but Desirable,” depicting a story of a man and
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  #BL, #LoveClass

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  BL drama ‘Love class’ to be revealed in Korean streaming service Wavve·Watcha today

  SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- BL drama “Love Class” which depicts boys’ love, will be revealed in Wavve, Watcha, and Naver Series On, today. “Love Class, a story of Ji-woo, who’s never been in a relations
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  'The Roundup' off to record-setting start at box office

  SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The action comedy "The Roundup" has set the best opening-day record among Korean films released during the COVID-19 pandemic, box-office data showed Thursday.The sequel to the 2017 hit comedy "The Outlaws&
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  #TheRoundup, #SonSeokkoo

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  'The Roundup' Son Suk-ku “not pressured being compared to Yoon Kye-sang”

  SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- “Kang Hae-sang is a character filled with anger. I tried to recall those days when I was full of energy and anger.” Kang Hae-sang, the new villain of “The Roundup,” is a char
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  #TheRoundup, #film

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  ‘The Roundup’ sets highest presales in 3 years since ‘Parasite’

  SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- “The Roundup” starring Ma Dong-seok has recorded the highest presales since the 2019 film “Parasite.” “The Roundup” recorded over 313,000 presold tickets as of 8 a.m. today,
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  Sequels to hit Korean films await theatrical release this year

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- 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 Ko
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  #Cassiopeia, #SeoHyunjin, #AhnSungki, #카시오페아

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  Movie 'Cassiopeia' starring Ahn Sung-ki·Seo Hyun-jin depicts journey of father and daughter

  SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) – The movie "Cassiopeia" depicts the story of Su-jin, a successful lawyer and ambitious mother in her 30s, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's.Su-jin, who wakes up
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  #cannes, #film, #movie

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  Three movies shot in Busan gains attention in Cannes

  SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The three films that were shot in Busan have been officially invited to the 75th Cannes Film Festival, which begins on the 17th, drawing the attention of the public. Accordi
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  S. Korean cinema chains still in red in Q1 but optimistic about possible rebound

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major cinema chains remained in the red in the first quarter of this year amid the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, but the lifting of distancing rules will likely provide them fresh momentum for a