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Box office sales expected to drop 73.3% in 2020: KOFICFilmDec 14, 2020The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said Monday that cinema ticket sales this year are expected to drop 73.3 percent on-year to 510 billion won ($467.54 million), influenced by the prolonged COVID-19 pan... -
Korean movie industry stays quiet after filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s deathFilmDec 13, 2020The South Korean movie industry did not have much to say about director Kim Ki-duk’s death on Friday in Latvia from COVID-19 complications. None of the local movie associations released an official ... -
Pianist Kim Sun-wook’s recital canceled due to pandemicMusicDec 4, 2020Kim Sun-wook’s piano recital scheduled for Monday at the Lotte Concert Hall in Jamsil, eastern Seoul, has been canceled. Classical music concert organizer Vincero said the decision to indefinitely p... -
SIFF organizer connects local indie movie creators with distributorsFilmDec 4, 2020The organizer of the Seoul Independent Film Festival announced Friday that its two-day event “Next Link,” held Tuesday and Wednesday to connect indie movie creators with distributors, was a success. ... -
Online dance competition to promote Korean tourism set for SaturdayTravelDec 4, 2020The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold the final round of its IYKoongChallenge online dance competition Saturday in conjunction with the Korean Tourism Organization. The event will be... -
Two Koreans on ArtReview’s Power 100 listPeopleDec 4, 2020Lee, on the other hand, was recognized for successfully opening a regular lineup of exhibitions at her gallery despite the pandemic situation. Also, Korean-born German Han Byung-chul, a professor at... -
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this weekFilmDec 4, 2020Freaky (US) Opened Nov. 25 Comedy, Horror Directed by Christopher Landon A serial killer known as the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn) murders four teenagers and steals an ancient dagger known ... -
W400m budget created for project to support Asian artists’ K-pop trainingMusicDec 3, 2020The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a budget of 400 million won ($365,000) for the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism’s project to support Asian artists’ K-pop training. The amount is far ... -
“The Call” director reaches out to global audiences with Netflix debutFilmDec 2, 2020He added that he loves the “Kill Bill” movies by Quentin Tarantino and he was influenced by their strong female characters. ”The Call“ also portrays two different mother-and-daughter relationships -... -
Women taking over movie screensFilmDec 1, 2020During the November press conference, the director of “The Day I Died” added that the decision to have women lead the story flowed naturally from the process of telling a story about women. “It was ... -
Earliest monument from Silla Kingdom to go on permanent display in GyeongjuCultureNov 30, 2020The Gyeongju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the Cultural Heritage Administration announced Monday that it will start exhibiting the Silla Monument in Jungseong-ri, Pohang from... -
Film festival by directors to be held onlineFilmNov 30, 2020The CMR—Directors Week, a film festival organized by and for film directors, will be held from Tuesday to Saturday. The festival has been held under the name Chungmuro International Musical Film Fes... -
A long journey worth takingCultureNov 29, 2020New Northern Policy When Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Central Asia in April 2019, Moon and his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, attended a Korea-Uzbekistan joint cultural performance h... -
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this weekFilmNov 27, 2020Good Neighbor (Korea) Opened Nov. 25 Drama Directed by Lee Hwan-kyung Agent Dae-kwon (Jung Woo) is tasked with watching over influential opposition party politician Lee Eui-sik (Oh Dal-su), who ... -
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[Weekender] When the going gets tough, the tough deliverFood&BeverageNov 26, 2020In a year that has witnessed the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt lives and devastate economies around the world, Korea has sought innovations to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fol...
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