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[Herald Review] Avengers assemble for the glorious ‘Endgame’

My only real regret about “Avengers: Endgame” is that I watched it in a country where it is considered rude to burst into applause during a screening: There were several moments in this damn-near per...

April 24, 2019
Film
From Mickey Mouse to ‘Frozen,’ Disney animations embroider into exhibition

From Marvel Studios to Twentieth Century Fox and Lucasfilm, it appears that nearly the entire entertainment world has fallen in rank under Mickey Mouse’s whiskers. But The Walt Disney Co.’s roots ha...

April 23, 2019
Culture
Ed Sheeran rocks Incheon

After a nearly two-year delay, pop superstar Ed Sheeran finally took the stage in Korea on Sunday, electrifying 25,000 fans gathered at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park in Incheon. He dove right in as...

April 23, 2019
Music
Culture minister mulls screen quota for independent films

Culture Minister Park Yang-woo on Monday said the government is considering steps to prevent blockbuster films from monopolizing screens. Park, who took helm of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and T...

April 22, 2019
Culture
[Herald Interview] Diminutive ‘Kids Creators’ inject fresh perspective into YouTube

Twenty years ago, celebrity and K-pop idol crept up the list of dream jobs for children in Korea – a list formerly occupied by doctor, scholar, politician or government official. What followed were a...

April 21, 2019
People
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Birthday (Korea) Opened April 3 Drama Directed by Lee Jeong-eon Jeong-il (Sol Kyung-gu), Sun-nam (Jeon Do-yeon) and their daughter Ye-sol (Kim Bo-min) have to cope with life without Su-ho (Yoon ...

April 19, 2019
Film
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Hanbok for foreigners at Coex Aquarium Coex Aquarium is holding an event where foreign visitors can try on hanbok, free of charge. The event is held from Monday through Friday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p....

April 19, 2019
Travel
Journeying across scattered islands off Taean

The West Sea is famous for islands scattered across the coast, like breadcrumbs enticing seagulls. The 114 islands off the coast of Taean-gun, South Chungcheong Province, are a typical example. Featu...

April 19, 2019
Travel
UN greenlights equipment into NK for relics excavation

A United Nations panel has approved a temporary waiver for a series of economic sanctions against North Korea, in a move that will allow Seoul to bring equipment to the North for a joint inter-Korean...

April 17, 2019
Culture
‘Avengers: Endgame’ to be culmination of MCU

The name of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 22nd film certainly does it justice, as the studio’s chief Kevin Feige stressed that “Avengers: Endgame” would be what the world’s largest superhero franchise ...

April 15, 2019
Film
Five years after tragedy, films deal with Sewol

The 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry left more than 300 dead or missing, exposed irregularities in society and scarred the nation. There have been documentaries and independent films about the traged...

April 15, 2019
Film
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Birthday (Korea) Opened April 3 Drama Directed by Lee Jeong-eon Jeong-il (Sol Kyung-gu), Sun-nam (Jeon Do-yeon) and their daughter Ye-sol (Kim Bo-min) have to cope with life without Su-ho (Yoon ...

April 12, 2019
Film
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Everland Tulip Festival (1) Everland is hosting its Tulip Festival until April 28 to mark the onset of spring. Its themed garden features sculptures and paths adorned with beautiful spring flowers....

April 12, 2019
Travel
Upcoming film ‘My First Client’ deals with issue of child abuse

In 2013, a woman from Chilgok county, North Gyeongsang Province, fatally abused her stepdaughter and forced the girl’s sister to confess to murder, in a case that shockwaves across the country, spark...

April 10, 2019
Film
Roy Kim returns to investigations, tarnished name

K-pop singer Roy Kim returned to Korea on Tuesday morning to be investigated on suspicions he distributed lewd photos. The Korean singer arrived at Incheon Airport at around 4:30 a.m., and was expec...

April 9, 2019
Music

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