The foursome also hinted of an event to console the disappointed fans amid the virus epidemic. “It’s sad that we’ll be standing on stage without Blinks (the name of the group’s global fandom), and a tour is the first thing that we want to do when the world becomes a safer place. We miss Blinks so much, and we’ve planned something for Blinks in the meanwhile, so please look forward to it!” Lisa...

Although her character, who is unable to rid herself of her obsessions over past glory, does not seem normal on the outside, Shin said Yi-young’s emotion and relationship with Su-jin are not so unusual in real life, and she could relate to them. “Living in this competitive society, I think everyone must have gone through similar experiences. Although the film takes the topic of diving and the em...

The boycott movement started last year after Chinese actor Liu Yifei, who plays the title character, went on social media and voiced support for Hong Kong’s police crackdown on protesters. The Hong Kong police are accused of using excessive force against pro-democracy demonstrators. In July the Declaration of Global Citizens in Korea, along with several other young political activists, held a ral...

While Oh said that the online sessions were well received by students, not all comments have been complimentary. Some students openly slammed the events on student community sites, especially in the time of COVID-19 when the school faces more pressing issues. “I don’t understand why the online fest must be held. Students are currently raising their voices more about other issues, such as tuition...

Brazilian serial drama “Orphan of a Nation” won the grand prize at this year’s Seoul International Drama Awards, the nation’s biggest international television drama awards event. Instead of the usual live ceremony, a prerecorded version of the awards ceremony conducted without an audience aired at 3 p.m. on Tuesday on MBC. “Orphan of a Nation” is a 154-episode television series revolving around...

In August Oh appeared on a popular YouTube channel in which she explained that, for some time thereafter, she received only limited roles in films. Her short contract with former agency Redline Entertainment ended a few years ago and Oh had recently begun new ventures as a YouTuber and a florist. Her death came as a shock to the public as she had been actively updating her social media postings...

The 25th Busan International Film Festival is ready to showcase 192 titles from 68 countries, including 23 cinematic works from the 73rd Cannes Film Festival’s official selection. The details of this year‘s festival slated for Oct. 21-30 in Busan were announced Monday during an online press conference held by the BIFF organizing committee. On Friday, the committee announced it would proceed with...

The 25th Busan International Film Festival has been postponed two weeks and scaled down considerably as the new coronavirus cases continues to spike in number nationwide. The board members of the festival’s organizing committee on Friday afternoon held an extraordinary general meeting and decided to delay the festival two weeks from Oct. 7-16 to Oct. 21-30. The decision was made out of concerns ...

Hong’s greatest muse and lover Kim Min-hee portrays the effortless realism in her acting of Gam-hee, who, through reconnecting with her old friends, finally comes to a stop to face the doubtful heart that she had been running away from. With “The Woman Who Ran,” Hong brought home a Silver Bear prize for best director at the 70th Berlinale in February, the second Silver Bear in the director’s car...

“The film questions the standard of beauty,” Cho said. “When we accept our own beauty, it’s usually based on the standards set by the society. So we think ourselves beautiful only when others do. This perspective itself is a form of violence, and I wanted to show that a web of such violence can become a hell for some.” Producer Jeon explained that with the COVID-19 pandemic preventing people fro...

Oscar-winning auteur Bong Joon-ho is to join the production of the Hollywood remake of “Sea Fog,” a 2014 South Korean thriller. Bong was the producer of the original film. American film studio Participant -- which produced feature-length titles “Dark Waters,” “Green Book,” and “Contagion” -- is in charge of the project, according to US entertainment media outlet Deadline. Matt Palmer, who made h...

South Korea’s biggest documentary film festival, the DMZ International Film Festival, will be held behind closed doors this year -- its efforts to push ahead with an in-person festival thwarted amid the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. The festival’s organizing committee on Wednesday announced the cancellation of ticket sales, which were scheduled to begin Wednesday. The festival will be open...

“Diva,” fronted by actress Shin Min-ah, and “The Swordsman,” starring Jang Hyuk, are slated to open on Sept. 23, followed by Kim Dae-myung’s lead debut “Stone Skipping” on Sept. 30. The opening date for action-comedy “The Golden Holiday” has yet to be confirmed although the plan was for a release this month. Film productions have also come to a grinding halt. On Aug. 31, film company Showbox sai...

Actress Park So-dam is returning to small screen for the first time in four years with the new tvN series “Record of Youth” set to start airing at 9 p.m. on Monday. Park, who had a breakthrough year in 2019 for her role in the Academy Award-winning film “Parasite,” is partnered with heartthrob Park Bo-gum and up-and-coming actor Byeon Woo-seok in the new series. The drama revolves around three ...

A stage-cinema crossover, “The Story of an Old Couple” is another film revolving around older characters. Based on a popular play of the same title running since 2003, the film depicts the romantic relationship of a couple in their 60s, still a largely taboo topic in Korean culture. Unlike some films from the past that focus on the vulnerability of the silver generation and the need to care for ...