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  ‘Mister Trot: The Call Center of love’ is Korea’s top variety show in 2021

  SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- TV Chosun’s “Mister Trot: The Call Center of love,” is the most-streamed Korean variety show in 2021. The show ranked first with a record of 701 million views according to S
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  China obligates actors to list foreign nationality in credits

  BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- China obligates actors and staff to list their foreign nationality in drama credits. Foreign actors and staff have to indicate their nationality in subtitles at the beginn
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  Critics Choice Awards, ‘Squid Game’ nominated, postponed

  LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) – The American Critics Choice Awards ceremony, which drew attention as the Korean drama “Squid Game” was nominated, has been postponed due to growing concerns over the ne
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  Who will be best couple of MBC dramas? Online voting among 4 teams

  SEOUL, Dec.22 (Yonhap) -- Online voting to select the "Best Couple" of MBC dramas aired this year will be held until Dec.29. Candidates are 4 teams, including Lee Jun-ho and Lee Se-young o
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  Eric Oh's new animation ‘Namoo’ nominated for Oscar

  SEOUL, Dec.22 (Yonhap) -- Korean-American director Eric Oh's new animation was nominated for the U.S. Academy Awards.According to the list of preliminary candidates for the 94th Academy Awards rel
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  (LEAD) 'Spider-Man' tops 3 million admissions on 7th day

  (ATTN: CORRECTS number in lead para)SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the latest Spider-Man series film, has topped a cumulative 3 million admissions at the fastest pace in the pandemic era, box office data showed Wedn
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  'Spider-Man' tops 3 million admissions on 7th day

  blockbuster-attendance 'Spider-Man' tops 3 million admissions on 7th daySEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the latest Spider-Man series film, has topped a cumula
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  ‘Moonshine’ starring Yoo Seung ho-Lee Hye-ri starts off with 7.5% viewership

  SEOUL, Dec, 21 (Yonhap) -- Actor Yoo Seung-ho and the member of the girl group “Girl’s Day” Lee Hye-ri have great chemistry in the new series “Moonshine.” “Moonshine,” KBS 2TV’s latest Monday-Tuesday
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  'Spider-Man' garners 3 mln viewers in first week of release

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Marvel's latest Spider-Man series film, "Spider-Man: No Way Home," still remains as the most-watched movie, attracting 3 million people in the first week sin
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  'Special Delivery' starring Park So-dam receives invitation to IFFR

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Action film “Special Delivery” starring star actress Park So-dam has been invited International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The action film has been invited to the “Harb
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  Historical Drama 'The King of Tears, Yi Bang-won' receives favorable reviews

  SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- KBS 1TV’s new historical drama "The King of Tears, Lee Bangwon," receives praises as it quenches the viewers’ thirst for traditional historical drama. The series
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  Amid heating controversy over 'Snowdrop''s historical distortion, ad companies·sponsors withdraw from drama

  SEOUL, Dec, 21 (Yonhap) -- As controversy over historical inaccuracies in JTBC series "Snowdrop" is snowballing, advertisement firms and sponsors have decided to draw out from the drama.Th
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  Controversy over historical inaccuracies in 'Snowdrop' continues to snowball

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The recent controversy over historical inaccuracies in JTBC's latest drama "Snowdrop" is now snowballing to affect the continuance of the TV series. After th
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  Yoo Seung-ho and Lee Hye-ri stars in KBS' romance historical drama 'Moonshine'

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean streaming service Wavve will unveil KBS 2TV's new romance-historical drama "Moonshine" on its platform during the same airtime as the drama, whi
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  Singer-actor Yoo Young-jae cast as leading role in upcoming romance-historical drama

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Yoo Young-jae, a former member of K-pop boy group B.A.P, has been cast as the main character in the upcoming historical drama "Chunjungjiran (Korean title)" or
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  Kim Jun-su to drop OST for drama 'The Red Sleeve'

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Singer Kim Jun-su will drop a new OST for the MBC drama "The Red Sleeve," aired from Friday to Saturday, on Dec. 20, announced TOON STUDIO. The new soundtrack c
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  'Spider-Man' smashes S. Korea box office in its 1st week

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- "Spider-Man: No Way Home," Marvel's latest Spider-Man series film, is smashing the South Korean box office to become the most-watched movie in the first week since the pandemic, data showed Monday.The blockb
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  'Spider-man: No Way Home' exceeds 2 mln audiences in 4 days of release

  SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Marvel’s recent hero blockbuster “Spider-man: No Way Home” has exceeded over 2 million audiences in 4 days of release. The movie garnered 2,000,846 audiences on the 18th, ac
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  'Kingmaker' postpones release due to spread of COVID-19

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- "Kingmaker," one of the most anticipated films this year-end, will postpone its release to next year. The film will put off the release following new films such
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  Toughened virus controls likely to deal blow to movie theaters in Christmas season

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The toughening of social distancing rules is expected to deal a blow to movie theaters in the Christmas season, dampen the bullish run by the superhero blockbuster "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and affec