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  'My Daughter Is A Zombie' Draws 430,000 Viewers on Opening Day—Best Opening of 2025

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The comedy film "My Daughter Is A Zombie," starring Jo Jung-suk, drew over 430,000 viewers on its first day, setting the best opening-day record for a film rele
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  Box Office Sees 32 Pct Drop in First Half of 2025; 'Mission: Impossible' Tops List

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea’s cinema attendance dropped over 30 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2024. According to the Korean Film Council’s midyear r
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  ‘I-Shopping’ Creator Says Idea Sparked by News of Illegal Overseas Adoptions

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- “When I was in college, I came across an article about newborns being illegally adopted abroad. If children are being bought and sold, then they’re being treated as objects
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  Standard Broadcasting Contract Revised to Bolster Performer Rights

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- A revised standard broadcasting contract now ensures that performers are entitled to appearance fees even if their recorded footage is excluded from the final broadcast. Th
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  Yeom Jung-ah on ‘For My First, Love’: “As a Mother, I Deeply Related to the Single Mom Role”

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Actress Yeom Jung-ah has expressed heartfelt empathy for her role as a single mother in the upcoming tvN family drama For My First, Love, saying her character’s emotional s
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  ‘Squid Game’ Music Director Kim Seong-su: 'AI Can Expand Creativity—Ethical Standards Must Come First'

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Amid the growing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) across the popular culture industry, industry experts are calling for ethical standards to be established to
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  Average Korean OTT User in Their 20s–50s Subscribes to 2.3 Platforms

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean users in their 20s to 50s who use over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services subscribe to an average of 2.34 platforms per person, a recent survey showed. Acc
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  'Squid Game,' 'Wall to Wall' top Netflix's weekly charts

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- "Squid Game" Season 3 topped Netflix's weekly non-English shows chart for the fifth consecutive week, the U.S. streaming giant said Wednesday. The final
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  Na Hong-jin Reunites with Hwang Jung-min in New Film 'Hope,' Set for Summer Release Next Year

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Acclaimed director Na Hong-jin's upcoming film "Hope" is set for a summer release next year, distributor Plus M Entertainment announced Wednesday. "Ho
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  'Trigger' star Kim Nam-gil finds South Korea with guns 'plausible'

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Actor Kim Nam-gil said he found the premise of "Trigger" fascinating: guns spreading in a technically gun-free South Korea, a country where, ironically, most me
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  'My Daughter Is A Zombie' Director: 'I Was Drawn to the Idea of Zombies Becoming Family'

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- "What if someone you love became a zombie? Could a zombie be part of your family?" Director Pil Gam-sung said these questions fascinated him and led him to helm
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  Culture minister nominee vows to usher in 300 tln-won 'K-culture' era

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Chae Hwi-young, the nominee for minister of culture, sports and tourism, pledged Tuesday to expand South Korea's "K-culture" market to 300 trillion won ($215
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  Oh My Girl’s Arin on “S Line”: 'Cannes Felt Distant, That Moment of Applause Felt Like a Dream'

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Arin, a member of K-pop group Oh My Girl, has transformed herself into a deeply wounded and isolated character in the Wavve original drama “S Line,” marking a stark departu
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  Surge in Applications for 6,000 Won Movie Ticket Discount Crashes Cinema Websites, Apps

  SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- A rush of applicants seeking the 6,000 won movie ticket discount offered by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council led to widespread disrup
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  'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' Poised to Top Weekend Box Office

  SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The fantasy action film "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet" (hereafter "Omniscient Reader") is set to dominate the weekend box office, topping both dai
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  "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet" Draws 120,000 Moviegoers on Opening Day, Tops Box Office

  SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean SF fantasy film "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet" topped the daily box office with over 120,000 viewers on its opening day. According to the Korean
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  Cho Jung-seok Says 'My Daughter is a Zombie' Resonated Deeply After Becoming a Father

  SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- “The part about fatherly love struck me hard. Becoming a dad and growing older naturally — the timing of this offer was just perfect.” Actor Cho Jung-seok, who is a father
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  'Avatar 3' Set for December Release, With a Darker 'Ash People' and Twisting Narrative

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The stunning visuals spanning forests, oceans, and the skies remain intact, but the mysterious and morally ambiguous "Ash People" in the upcoming "Avatar:
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  'Squid Game' 3 tops Netflix global chart for 4th straight week

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- "Squid Game" Season 3 has maintained its position at the top of Netflix's global non-English TV chart for the fourth consecutive week, the U.S. streaming gia
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  Top-Grossing Korean Film of 2024 'Yadang' Returns with Extended Cut in August

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The highest-grossing Korean film of 2024, "Yadang," will return to theaters in an extended version titled "Yadang: Extended Cut" on August 6, distri