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  Two Netflix original series clinch 3 awards each at Asia Contents Awards

  BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Two Korean-language Netflix original series, "Move To Heaven" and "Sweet Home," clinched three awards each at this year's Asia Contents Awards (ACA), organizers said Thursday.The ACA is an annual
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  Award-winning directors Bong Joon-ho, Ryusuke Hamaguchi meet at Busan fest

  By Kim BoramBUSAN, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho on Thursday gave a thumbs-up sign to Ryusuke Hamaguchi, a rising Japanese director who made an impressive impact on world cinema this year with his two latest projects."Dire
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  #SquidGame, #Korea, #economy

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  Behind “Squid Game”'s global craze, Korea’s economic worries...reach to global watchers

  SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- At the backstage of the global storm of Netflix Korean original series “Squid Game” stands the shadow of Korea’s economic worries. NYT reported Thursday, that “Squid Game” de
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  #OhYoungsu, #Gganbu, #GganbuChicken, #HangOutWithYoo

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  (LEAD) Oh Young-su, Lee Jung-jae's 'gganbu' from 'Squid Game,' turns down Gganbu Chicken's ad modeling offer

  (ATTN: ADDS "Hang Out with Yoo"'s confirmation of actor Oh Young-su's appearing in their show in paras 1,2,3) SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Actor Oh Young-su (77) who played Oh Il-nam
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  Oh Young-su, Lee Jung-jae's 'gganbu' from 'Squid Game,' turns down Gganbu Chicken's ad modeling offer

  SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Actor Oh Young-su the ‘gganbu’ to actor Lee Jung-jae from Netflix global hit “Squid Game,” is said to have turned down an advertisement modeling offer for Gganbu Chicken. “Gg
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  (2nd LD) Stars return to red carpet as Busan film fest opens in near normal

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with opening; CHANGES headline; ADDS more photos)By Kim BoramBUSAN, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Led by Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho, silver screen stars and filmmakers at home and abroad returned to the red carpet of the Busan
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  주중대사 "'오징어 게임' 중국 60여개 사이트 불법 유통"(종합)

  (베이징=연합뉴스) 김윤구 특파원 = 넷플릭스의 한국 오리지널 시리즈 '오징어 게임'이 중국의 60여개 불법 사이트에서 유통되고 있다고 장하성 중국 주재 한국 대사가 6일 말했다.장 대사는 이날 화상으로 진행된 주중대사관 국회 국정감사에서 "문화콘텐츠의 불법 유통 상황을 파악하고 있다"면서 "최근 전 세계에서
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  (LEAD) Busan film festival to open in near normal after downsizing in 2020

  (ATTN: UPDATES with press conference in paras 9-12; ADDS photos)By Kim BoramBUSAN, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will open its 26th edition in the southern port city of Busan on Wednesday for a 10-day run with a bigg
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  Netflix to replace scenes with exposed phone number in 'Squid Game'

  SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Global streaming entertainment giant, Netflix announced to edit several scenes from "Squid Game" that exposed people's personal phone numbers, which has previ
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  Busan film festival to open in near normal after downsizing in 2020

  By Kim BoramBUSAN, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will open its 26th edition in the southern port city of Busan on Wednesday for a 10-day run with a bigger emphasis on offline events and screenings after a pandemic-di
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  'Escape from Mogadishu' selected as S. Korea's Oscar entry

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean action film based on a true story of the life-and-death escape by South and North Korean diplomats during the Somali civil war in the 1990s will represent South Korea in next year's Oscars.The Korean Fil
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  #HanSohee, #MyName, #Netflix

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  Netflix to release 'My Name' starring Han So-hee on 15th to take baton from 'Squid Game'

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Han So-hee who has been widely loved by series watchers as a dangerously attractive woman in affair with a married man in “The World of the Married” and a college girl walkin
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  Netizens claim awkward English subtitles in 'Squid Game' change meaning of show

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Since making a sensation as Netflix's most-watched drama series, the English subtitles for "Squid Game" has been receiving continuous criticism for awkwardly
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  #JungHoyeon, #SquidGame

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  Jung Ho-yeon of 'Squid Game' becomes most-followed S.Korean actress on social media

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Model-actress Jung Ho-yeon has garnered the most social media followers out of all South Korean actresses due to the global hit Netflix series "Squid Game."As of
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  #JoJungsuk, #LeeSungyun, #YooJaemyeong

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  Actors Jo Jung-suk and Lee Sun-kyun start filming for new movie

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Actors Jo Jong-suk, Lee Sun-gyun, and Yoo Jae-myeong has recently started filming for the movie tentatively titled "The Land of Happiness," according to Next Ente
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  중견배우 남문철, 대장암 투병 중 별세…향년 50세

  (서울=연합뉴스) 이정현 기자 = 중견 배우 남문철이 대장암 투병 중 별세했다. 향년 50세.남문철 소속사 매니지먼트 비케이는 4일 공식입장을 내고 "소속 배우 남문철 씨가 오늘 오전 6시 20분 지병으로 인해 별세했다"고 밝혔다.소속사는 "남문철 씨는 대장암 판정을 받고 투병을 해오다 향년 50세에 세상을 떠났다. 고인의
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  (LEAD) 'Squid Game' all the rage in Paris

  (ATTN: UPDATES with planned online interview of cast members in last para)PARIS, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- A pop-up store for Netflix's original Korean series "Squid Game" opened up in France over the weekend, attracting fans in Europe.The p
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  'Squid Game' all the rage in Paris

  Squid Game-France 'Squid Game' all the rage in ParisPARIS, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- A pop-up store for Netflix's original Korean series "Squid Game" opened up in France over the week
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  (Yonhap Interview) 'Shang-Chi' soundtrack producer promises more collaborations with Korean artists

  (Yonhap Interview) 'Shang-Chi' soundtrack producer(Yonhap Interview) 'Shang-Chi' soundtrack producer promises more collaborations with Korean artistsBy Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap
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  프랑스도 '오징어 게임' 열풍…프랑스 파리 팝업스토어 인산인해

  (파리=연합뉴스) 현혜란 특파원 = '당신에게는 1분 30초가 주어집니다!'(Vous avez une minute et trente!)3일(현지시간) 오전 11시 50분 프랑스 파리 2구에 있는 한 카페 지하 1층. 긴장감이 넘치는 음악이 흐르는 가운데 12명이 정신없이 설탕 뽑기를 한다. 한 손에는 나무로 만든 이쑤시개, 다른 한 손에는 우