The film is directed by Kim Sung-soo, the director behind season 1 of the thriller series “Save Me” (2017) and the action thriller film “Running Wild” (2006). “When I first read the story, I thought about people who are marginalized and unprotected in our society, like Il-woo and Wol-woo. Il-woo has a face of overflowing uncontrollable anger, and (Wol-woo) has that smile of someone who doesn’t w...

Presenting Walt Disney Co.’s first princess again, "Snow White" will get the live-action treatment, starring American actor Rachel Zegler. Israeli model and actor Gal Gadot plays opposite her as the evil queen. Previously untold tales of Simba's father Mufasa are set to be delivered by English actor Aaron Pierre as well. “Snow White” and “Mufasa: The Lion King” will premiere in 2024. Meanwhile...

The lineups for Faces of Relationship and Life by Art, Art by Life present four and three films, respectively. The selection for Faces of Relationship includes the coming-of-age drama “Close,” directed by Lukas Dhont; Ursula Meier’s mother-daughter drama “The Line”; Russian-Belarusian war drama “Persian Lessons,” directed by Vadim Perelman; and American period drama “Call Jane” starring Elizabet...

YG Entertainment is organizing Project Yourside that will help relieve the cultural gap between metropolitan areas and the rest of the country, it said Tuesday. The project will be held in Wanju, North Jeolla Province, from Dec. 2-4, bringing its artists -- including dance crew YGX and singer-turned-philanthropist Sean -- to offer a range of programs to the wider public. The label seeks to prov...

Agency denies reports of other bandmates requesting to suspend exclusive contracts

Suga, a member of K-Pop sensation BTS, will be launching his own talk show, “Suchwita,” via YouTube and Weverse next Monday, according to Big Hit Music. Suchwita, short for “time to get drunk with Suga” in Korean, is a talk show in which Suga invites celebrities over for a drink and conversations about all things music and more. “Suga, who is witty with his words, is expected to carry out in-de...

Seoul Green Art Festival kicks off Dec. 7

Group returns with new music for first time in eight months

Super Junior will bring out the second volume of its 11th studio album on Dec. 15, according to agency Label SJ on Monday. The band uploaded a teaser image for “The Road: Celebration” showing the veteran idols smiling warmly for the camera in a setting fit for Christmas. The LP is a follow-up to the first installment, “The Road: Keep On Going,” which came out in July. The album topped iTunes top...

Starting with a curiosity about how adults will behave in a childhood game, Tving's upcoming game show "Finders Keepers" presents 24 participants competing in a treasure hunt for a 500 million won ($373,000) prize and observing their changing behaviors. “Issues that are closely related to money became more important than ever. Many people start to judge others, questioning whether they deserve t...

BTS' J-Hope to spread hope in solo performance themed around 'ego' at 2022 Mama Awards

The 32nd Seoul Music Awards will be held on Jan. 19, 2023, at the Olympic Park’s Olympic Gymnastics Arena located in Seoul, according to an industry insider. The Seoul Music Awards is one of the biggest annual music awards in the K-pop industry and has been hosted by the local newspaper Sports Seoul since 1990. The annual ceremony honors artists of diverse genres including ballad, hip-hop, R&B ...

The Top 10 artists also included boy bands Seventeen and NCT Dream, ballad duet MeloMance and rapper Be'O. Other winners also include Le Sserafim, for the best female performance and the hot trend special award, Tomorrow X Together, for the best male performance, Monsta X, for the global artist award, Stay C, for global rising artist, and Enhypen, for the 1theK Global Icon Award. The best perfor...

The 79th Golden Globe winner Oh Young-soo stepped down from his role in the local stage production “Love Letters,” scheduled to be performed Jan. 14 in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, after he was indicted on charges of indecent assault on Friday. A woman filed a complaint with the police against the 78-year-old actor in December 2021 and the case was sent to prosecutors in February. The case was...

Actor Lee Jung-jae wins best new director for his directorial debut 'Hunt'