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  #TraintoBusan, #GongYoo, #zombie

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  [A Look Back On Korea's 'Cheonman Movie' #11] 'Train to Busan'

  by Ra Hwank Jin/ Lee Hyo Yoon [Episode 11] 'Train to Busan' (2016 Directed by Yeon Sang-ho) “Train to Busan,” released in July 2016 and produced by director Yeon Sang-ho, is said to have o
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  (Yonhap Interview) Festival is for gathering and sharing feelings, not just for watching movies: BIFF director

  By Kim BoramBUSAN, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- During the opening ceremony of the 26th edition of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last Wednesday, big-name silver screen stars and filmmakers dressed to the nines walked down the red carpet. Bright
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  #KangHanna

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  Actress Kang Han-na to appear in 'Bite Sisters'

  SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- Actress Kang Han-na will appear in CJ ENM tvN D web drama “Bite Sisters” (translated), according to her agency Keyeast on the 8th. The drama is a fantasy genre in which Han I
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  #AFA, #BIFF, #WifeOfASpy, #VoiceofSilence

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  'Wife Of A Spy' wins 3 awards for AFA held at BIFF

  SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- “Wife Of A Spy” directed by Japanese Kurosawa Kiyoshi, has won 3 awards from the 15th Asian Film Awards (AFA).“Wife Of A Spy” was selected for the Best Film, announced the Bu
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  Actress Jeon Jong-seo visits Busan fest with her Hollywood debut film

  By Kim BoramBUSAN, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo said Friday it was a fresh experience to play a wordless character with supernatural powers as a foreign actor in her first English-language film "Mona Lisa and the Blood
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  Hamaguchi planned to film Cannes-winning 'Drive My Car' in Busan

  Japanese director-filmHamaguchi planned to film Cannes-winning 'Drive My Car' in BusanBy Kim BoramBUSAN, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- Award-winning Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi said Friday h
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  #EMERGENCY, #YangDongguen, #Beenzino

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  'EMERGENCY,' unprecedented hip-hop medical sitcom cast Yang Dong-geun and various rappers

  SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- What would the mix of hip-hop and sitcom be like?TVING, South Korean OTT platform will release “EMERGENCY,” a hip-hop medical sitcom on the 22nd, said the platform on an onli
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  #GOT7, #Jinyoung

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  GOT7's Jinyoung to star as leading role for upcoming movie 'Christmas Carol'

  SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group GOT7's Jin-young has confirm to star in the upcoming movie "Christmas Carol" and start filming early next year, according to production compan
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  #HometownChaChaCha, #drama

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  Production team of 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' pleads fans to stop visiting private filming locations

  SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- The production team of tvN's popular weekend drama "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" are urging tourists to refrain from visiting private filming locations as residents
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  한국 드라마 방영도 중단되나…이란 동결자금 반발 갈수록 커져

  (테헤란=연합뉴스) 이승민 특파원 = 이란이 한국산 가전제품에 대한 수입 금지령을 내린 데 이어 한국이 만든 드라마 방영도 중단할 수 있다고 엄포를 놨다.3년 전 미국의 대이란 제재 복원으로 한국에 묶인 70억 달러(약 8조3천억원) 규모 자금을 문제 삼는 것인데 최근 이란 지도층들은 한국을 향한 날 선 발언을 쏟아내고 있다.최고지도자가 모든 정책의 결정권
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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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  #Gganbu, #OhYoungsu, #SquidGame, #GganbuChicken

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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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  #SquidGame

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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