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  (LEAD) Busan film festival closes safely amid pandemic

  (ATTN: ADDS photo)By Kim BoramSEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The 26th Busan International Film Festival came to a close Friday, with its experiment on returning to normal likely finishing with flying colors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.This year's BIFF
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  (Movie Review) Hong Sang-soo poses heartfelt question on life and death in 'In Front of Your Face'

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- "In Front of Your Face" is prolific South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo's 26th feature film and the 11th work that has been invited to the Cannes Film Festival. And it is the second of his 2021 wor
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  Busan film festival closes safely amid pandemic

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The 26th Busan International Film Festival came to a close Friday, with its experiment on returning to normal likely finishing with flying colors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.This year's BIFF, which opened Oct
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  #SquidGame

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  Schools around the world voice concern over students mimicking violent acts from 'Squid Game'

  SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Amid the growing global popularity of Netflix's smash-hit Korean series "Squid Game," schools around the world are now warning that children could be widely
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  각국 학교서 '오징어게임' 경계령…"운동장서 폭력 모방할 우려"

  각국 학교서 '오징어게임' 경계령…"운동장서 폭력 모방할 우려"미·영국·벨기에 이어 호주 학교도 학부모에 공문"운동장 놀이, 드라마처럼 폭력적으로 변형될까 우려…시청 제한 당부" (서울=연합뉴스) 최수호 기자 = 넷플릭스의 한국 오리지널 드라마 '오징어 게임'이 세계적 돌풍을 일으키면서
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  British police says highway road sign is not an invitation to 'Squid Game'

  SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A highway sign found in England with symbols that also appear in Netflix's hit Korean series "Squid Game" disappointed many drama fans after the British poli
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  #Netflix, #SquidGame

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  Lawmakers claim "Netflix, thanks to 'Squid Game' earns 1 thousand times more profit"

  SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- There has been a report that the global OTT platform Netflix has gained over 1,000 times more profit than its invest cost thanks to “Squid Game”Netflix’s 20 billion won inve
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  #BIFF, #COVID-19

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  [Photo Pop!] BIFF, a testing stand for 'with COVID-19'

  BUSAN, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- “I missed this so much and wanted to see this so much. What more is there to say.”Star actor of BIFF (Busan International Film Festival) opening film, Choi Min-sik, stepped
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  #ReflectionofYou, #GoHyunjung, #ShinHyunbin

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  Drama 'Reflection of You' starring Go Hyun-jung starts off with 3% viewership

  SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean TV network JTBC's latest Wednesday-Thursday drama "Reflection of You," starring Go Hyun-jung, started off with a viewer rating of 3 percent. The
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  #TheMoon, #DoKyungsoo, #D.O., #SeolKyunggu

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  Do Kyung-soo·Seol Kyung-gu cranked up 'The Moon'

  SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- CJ ENM has recently finished filming a movie about lunar exploration, “The Moon” (working title) said the distributor Thursday. The film which began filming in July and cran
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  'Venom 2' tops opening day total of 'Black Widow' in S. Korea

  SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has beat the opening day total of "Black Widow," the latest Marvel release, in South Korea, data showed Thursday.The sequel to 2018's "Venom" topped the
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  BIFF offers movie-watching experience at unlikely place: on paddleboards

  BUSAN, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has launched a program to screen films at various outdoor places in the host city of Busan in an effort to reach a wider audience despite COVID-19 limitations.The "BIFF in
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  (LEAD) 'Squid Game' becomes 'biggest-ever' Netflix series

  (ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; ADDS background information for comparison in 2nd para)SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- The smash-hit Korean-language drama series "Squid Game" has become Netflix's most successful original content, the U.S.
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  'Squid Game' watched by 111 mln households on Netflix

  SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- The smash-hit Korean-language drama series "Squid Game" has been watched by 111 million households around the world on Netflix, becoming its most successful original content, the U.S. streaming giant said Wednes
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  #SquidGame, #DonaldTrump

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  'Squid Game' director, "Trump resembles one of the VIPs, the bad guys in the series"

  SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- Director Hwang Dong-hyuk of Netflix Korean original series “Squid Game” described the US former president Donald Trump as one of the VIPs, the bad guys with power and money
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  #BIFF, #JustinChon

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  Justin Chon's identity as Korean American reflected in 'Blue Bayou'

  Korean American director-film Justin Chon's identity as Korean American reflected in 'Blue Bayou'By Kim BoramSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Korean American director and actor Justin Chon said
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  #CrazyLove, #JungSoojung, #Krystal, #KimJaeuck

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  Kim Jae-uck·Jung Soo-jung cast for romance in upcoming series 'Crazy Love'

  SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Actor and actress Kim Jae-uck and Jung Soo-jung (also known as Krystal) will draw a romance in KBS 2TV’s new drama “Crazy Love.”“We have confirmed to cast the two and will b
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  (News Focus) BIFF opens door to TV series, keeping up with changing media trend

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The ongoing 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has been drawing attention from the entertainment industry at home and abroad by making various fresh attempts.The festival kicked off Wednesday last wee
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  Samsung partners with renowned directors to produce films with Galaxy devices

  SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has partnered with some high-profile filmmakers to produce movies with its Galaxy smartphones as the South Korean tech giant aims to better promote its mobile devices. Samsung started
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  Leos Carax says 'Annette' is about bad father

  By Kim BoramBUSAN, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- French director Leos Carax said during a press conference at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Sunday his latest fantasy musical film "Annette" is about a "very bad father" and