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  Film ‘Sleep’ starring Jung Yu-mi·Lee Sun-kyun finishes shooting

  SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- The film “Sleep” (translated title), starring Jung Yu-mi and Lee Sun-kyun, has finished shooting and is going into post-production, according to production company Lewis Pi
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  ‘Hommage’ wins Jury Prize at Florence Korea Film Fest

  SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- Director Shin Su-won's film 'Hommage,’ starring actress Lee Jeong-eun, has won the Best Jury Prize at the 20th Florence Korea Film Festival. "Hommage,” tells
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  Actor Lee Joon-gi tests positive for COVID-19… “only has slight sore throat”

  SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- S.Korean actor Lee Joon-gi has been confirmed with COVID-19. The agency NAMOOACTORS said, “Lee tested positive for COVID-19 on the morning of April 18,” adding, “The actor
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  'Along With the Gods' filmmaker Kim Yong-hwa signs contract with UTA

  LOS ANGELES, Apr. 19 (Yonhap) – S. Korean filmmaker Kim Yong-hwa, who is behind the megahit “Along With the Gods” series, has signed a contract with the major American entertainment agency “United Tal
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  Fantasy music drama ‘The Sound of Magic’ to release on Netflix next month

  SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- Netflix will release a new music drama next month on the theme of magic. The series “The Sound of Magic,” starring actor Ji Chang-wook, will be revealed on May 6, according
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  Movie 'UMMA' starring Sandra Oh to be released in CGV

  SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) – The American film “UMMA” starring Korean-Canadian-American actress Sandra Oh will be exclusively released in CGV next month. “UMMA” is a thriller movie that portrays the rela
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  Comedy film 'Dream' starring Park Seo-joon·IU cranks up production

  SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) – The movie “Dream(tentative title),” which is directed by Lee Byeong-heon of “Extreme Job,” starring Park Seo-joon and Lee Ji-eun(IU) has recently cranked up after filming in
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  Kim Hee-jae wants to become trot singer who is good at acting and variety shows

  SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- “I wanted to show people that trot singers can do anything - become actors, do variety shows, and shoot commercials,” said trot singer Kim Hee-jae. Kim, who challenged hims
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  'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' tops box office

  SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) – The fantasy blockbuster movie “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” topped the latest box office during the first weekend of its release. According to the data from t
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  Box office success ‘The Admiral’ follow-up ‘Hansan: Rise of the Dragon’ to release in July

  SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- “Hansan: Rise of the Dragon,” the follow-up of S. Korea’s box office success “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” (2014), is confirmed to hit theaters this summer. The Yi Sun-si
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  What is K-movie? Movies with multiple nationalities arises

  SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) -- "I wish people would think about the boundaries of Korean movies. Although it is a movie made by Korean staffs overseas with local actors, this is a Korean movie.&quo
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  Lee Joo-myung says 'Twenty-Five Twenty-One' is like her second youth

  SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Yonhap) -- “I personally like the ending because it’s realistic. I think the viewers care for us so much that they just want us (characters) to be happy. (Laughs)”Actress Lee Joo-myung
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  tvN's one-act drama series "Drama Stage" comes back with new name

  SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Yonhap) -- tvN announced on the 17th that the one-act drama series “Drama Stage” is coming back under the new name “O’PENing.”The new name means that it is a work of the writers of CJ
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  Movie theater stocks soar after S. Korea's decision to fully lift COVID-19 quarantine

  SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Yonhap) -- With the government's decision to completely lift social distancing from April 18, movie theater stocks began to soar on Friday.On Friday's KOSDAQ market, movie dist
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  Actor Park Hae-soo says global boom of Korean content leads popularity of film 'Yaksha'

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Actor Park Hae-soo on Friday attributed the rising popularity of his latest Netflix film "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations" to the recent worldwide reception of Korean pop culture led by "Squid Gam
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  Omnibus Korean drama 'Our Blues' surpasses 6 million views

  SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- While the competition between new weekend dramas is rising, tvN's "Our Blues,” a series in an omnibus format, is taking the lead.The cumulative number of views of
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  ‘Decision to Leave’ director Park Chan-wook says “great spring news to be invited to Cannes”

  SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- “It’s great spring news for everyone who participated in the film ‘Decision to Leave,’” said Director Park Chan-wook, who is entering the competition section of the 75th Ca
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  Serial killer erased from 'The Great Soviet Union'... Movie 'Three'

  SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Yonhap) -- Pretend that the South Korean government stepped in and buried the cases of brutal murderers like Yoo Young-chul (murdered 20 people across Seoul from 2003 to 2004 and said
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  Would 'adults' magic' work to Korean viewers?

  SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Yonhap) -- A fantasy blockbuster movie "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" started as No.1 on the daily box office.According to Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on the
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  (LEAD) 'Broker,' 'Decision to Leave' to compete for Palme d'Or at Cannes

  (ATTN: ADDS more info, comments in paras 4, 7, 10, 12-13, new photos)By Kim BoramSEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- "Decision to Leave" by renowned Korean director Park Chan-wook and "Broker" by award-winning Japanese auteur Hirokazu