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Jeonju film fest kicks off on Thursday

Apr 29, 2021

Some judges of this year’s festival including actor Bae Jong-ok, Sooyoung and director Park Heung-sik, who also attended the opening ceremony, expressed their excitement to watch this year‘s selected...
'Minari' eyes 1m attendees on Youn Yuh-jung's historic Oscar win

Apr 28, 2021

The number of combined moviegoers for "Minari" is expected to surpass 1 million in South Korea this weekend, boosted by supporting actress Youn Yuh-jung's history Oscar victory, data showed Wednesday...
‘Congratulations Youn Yuh-jung’ heard all around

Apr 27, 2021

With Youn Yuh-jung making history by becoming the first Korean to win an Academy Award for acting, social media was flooded with posts congratulating the feat by the 73-year-old veteran actor. Actor...
Oscars finally acknowledges Youn Yuh-jung's decadeslong contribution: Bong Joon-ho

Apr 27, 2021

Director Bong Joon-ho has said that South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung's history-making Oscar victory is the result of the US Academy Awards' belated acknowledgement of her versatility and decadeslon...
Youn’s Oscars win tops prestigious acting awards won by Koreans

Apr 26, 2021

It would be a decade before another Korea actor scored an international prize. In 2017, Kim Min-hee won Silver Bear for best actress prize at the Berlin International Film Festival for her role in “...
Youn Yuh-jung’s 50-year film career: filmography

Apr 26, 2021

Since making her film debut in 1971 as the lead actor in “Women of Fire,” Youn Yuh-jung has taken on numerous roles, eventually winning the Best Supporting Actress at the 93rd Academy Awards for her ...
[Photo News] Youn makes history at the Oscars

Apr 26, 2021

Youn Yuh-jung and Han Ye-ri arrive at the 93rd Academy Awards, at Union Station, in Los Angeles, US, Sunday. Youn Yuh-jung, winner of the award for best actress in a supporting role for "Minari," po...
Actor Youn clarifies her name in a witty speech at Academy Awards

Apr 26, 2021

Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung showed her witty and candid personality in her acceptance speech for the best supporting actress award at the 93rd Academy Awards, mentioning how her name has been misprono...
Bong praises art of filmmaking at Oscars

Apr 26, 2021

Director Bong Joon-ho made an appearance at the 93rd Academy Awards, as a presenter for the best director award. Bong, whose film “Parasite” last year won four Oscars, spoke in Korean with his inter...
Youn Yuh-jung’s storied 5-decade career culminates in Oscars win

Apr 26, 2021

Veteran actor Youn Yuh-jung clinched the best supporting actress award at the 93rd Academy Awards on Monday for her performance in US film “Minari” as an eccentric grandmother. With the win, Youn be...
Youn Yuh-jung wins Oscar

Apr 26, 2021

Veteran actor Youn Yuh-jung, 73, won the best supporting actress prize at the 93rd Academy Awards on Monday for her portrayal of eccentric grandmother Soon-ja in the US film “Minari.” Youn became th...
'Minari’ awaits big Oscar wins

Apr 26, 2021

Bong Joon-ho, the auteur of the historic Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” is also at the Oscars as a presenter. “Minari,” which tells the story of a Korean American family building a life in rural Ark...
The Oscars bring back red carpet glam in whites and gold

Apr 26, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) -- Red carpet glam was back Sunday at the Oscars with Andra Day and Carey Mulligan shimmering in award-worthy gold and Maria Bakalova among several stars in bright white princess gowns ...
[Herald Interview] Kang Ha-neul says he enjoyed filling in blanks in ‘Rain and Your Story’ script

Apr 25, 2021

Actor Kang Ha-neul said he liked the script of “Rain and Your Story” because it had blanks that he could fill in. “I like that the script did not have precise directions about the character‘s emotio...
Will Youn Yuh-jung of 'Minari' become first S. Korean to win Oscars' acting trophy?

Apr 25, 2021

One day before the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, veteran actress Youn Yuh-jung is grabbing attention over whether she will become the first South Korean to win an acting award at the Oscars. The 73-...