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  'Snowdrop' is period melodrama with all fictional settings: director

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The director of the upcoming JTBC drama "Snowdrop" downplayed allegations of the show's historical inaccuracies Thursday, saying everything in the drama except for its time setting is basically fictional.&q
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  Mystery thriller audio film 'Floor' starring Lee Je-hoon·Moon Chae-won

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- 21st century version of radio dramas, “audio film” will be released. Audio film “Floor” will be released through Naver music platform VIBE on the 27th. The mystery thriller
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  Hamaguchi Ryusuke, director of 'Drive My Car' that won Best Screenplay Award at CIFF "thanks to director Bong Joon-ho"

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- “I think my production ‘Drive My Car’ received good comments thanks to directors Koreeda Hirokazu and Bong Joon-ho.” Hamaguchi Ryusuke, director of the Japanese film “Drive
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  ‘The Apartment with Two Women’ receives invitation to Berlin International Film Festival

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The film “The Apartment with Two Women,” directed by Kim Se-in, received an official invitation from the Berlin International Film Festival, announced the film company FINE
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  'Spider-Man' sets opening-day record since pandemic

  SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- "Spider-Man: No Way Home," Marvel's latest Spider-Man series film, has set the best opening-day record at the South Korean box office since the new coronavirus broke out, data showed Thursday.The blockbuster
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  'Emergency Declaration' postpones release date due to spread of COVID-19

  SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Distributor Showbox announced to postpone the release date of the film “Emergency Declaration”, due to the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant. The new film was expec
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  ‘Spider-man: No Way Home’ first hits S.Korea...sells 750,000 tickets

  SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The final episode of 3-part production Spider-man, “No Way Home” hit the South Korean theaters on Dec. 15 (KST) marking the largest advance ticket sales since the outbreak o
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  S. Korean box office soars 81 pct on-yr in Nov. on eased virus controls

  SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean movie theaters saw their monthly attendance soar more than 80 percent in November from a year earlier amid eased virus controls, box office data showed Wednesday.A total of 6.51 million people went to theaters
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  TVing confirms to produce 'Work Later, Drink Now' season 2

  SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean OTT service platform TVing has confirmed to produce season 2 for its popular series “Work Later, Drink Now." The cast for season 2 includes the 4 lead act
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  'Squid Game,' first-runner at American Awards..."Breaking down the 1-inch tall barrier of subtitles"

  SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- It is taken that Netflix’ Korean original series “Squid Game” is breaking down the 1-inch tall barrier of subtitles at the American awards ceremonies like director Bong Joon
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  Netflix ‘D.P’ season 2 confirmed… also by director Han Jun-hee

  SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Netflix series “D.P” (Deserter Pursuit), a story of military police with their mission to capture deserters, will return with season 2. Director and co-writer Han Jun-he
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  Movie 'Dog Days' casts Yoo Hae-jin·Youn Yuh-jung·Kim Yun-jin·Chung Sung-hwa

  SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) --The new movie “Dog Days” (literal title) will begin shooting according to the film distribution company CJ ENM, Tuesday.“Dog Days” has confirmed to cast Yoo hae-jin, Youn Yuh
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  (Movie Review) 'Kingmaker': fact-based, metaphorical depiction of S. Korea's '60-70s politics

  (Movie Review) Kingmaker (Movie Review) 'Kingmaker': fact-based, metaphorical depiction of S. Korea's '60-70s politicsBy Kim BoramSEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- The era of the 1960s and 19
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  'The Bright Woman' starring Uhm Jung-hwa to begin filming

  SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Director Lee Seung-joon’s new film “The Bright Woman” starring Uhm Jung-hwa, Song Sae-byeok and Bang Min-ah will begin shooting on the 15th, its producers Shinyeong Entertai
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  S.Korean actress Park So-dam under recovery after completing surgery for thyroid cancer

  SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Park So-dam of Oscar-winning Korean film "Parasite" is in recovery after undergoing surgery for thyroid papillary cancer. Park, who stars in
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  K-pop rookie boy band TREASURE’s web drama series exceeds 10 mln views

  SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) — The web drama "The Mysterious Class,” starring K-pop rookie boy group TREASURE, has surpassed 10 million views in a month, its management agency said Saturday. “The Mys
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  Youn Yuh-jung and Lee Seung-gi's agency Hook Entertainment merge with production company

  SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean management agency Hook Entertainment announced Friday that it will join hands with drama and animation production company Chorokbaem Media to become an entertai
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  Korean remake version of BBC sitcom 'Uncle' to begin on the 11th

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- TV Chosun will release their new Saturdays-Sundays series “Uncle” at 9 p.m. on the 11th, its producers said during an online conference Thursday. The series is remake of th
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  Mystery drama 'Artificial City' starts off at 3% in viewership

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- JTBC's new Wednesday-Thursday drama "Artificial City," starring actress Soo Ae, started off with a 3 percent viewership.The mystery drama aired at 10:30 p.m.
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  'Spider-Man: No Way Home' tops 220,000 presold tickets

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming Hollywood blockbuster "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is expected to be a box office hit as it has already sold more than 220,000 tickets with six days left before its release in South Korea.According to b