The Korean Film Standing Right Behind Two Hollywood Blockbusters During the last weekend of August, two massive Hollywood films claimed the top two spots at the South Korean box office. …
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Spider-Man and Odyssey Aim for South Korea’s First ‘Double 10-Million’ Hollywood Hits
by J. Haanby J. HaanThe Fierce Competition Behind Yongsan’s Sold-Out Streak Large multiplexes in Yongsan, Seoul, are currently capturing an extraordinary box office race. At CGV Yongsan—the only theater in the country capable of …
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Chuseok Showdown: Yoo Hae-jin’s ‘Assassin(s)’ and Byun Yo-han’s ‘Tazza: Song of Beelzebub’ Open the Same Day
by J. Haanby J. HaanTwo Korean Blockbusters to Premiere Simultaneously on September 23 The mystery thriller Assassins, starring Yoo Hae-jin, and the crime film Tazza: Song of Beelzebub, starring Byun Yo-han, are set to …
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Korean Animation ‘Gill’ Lands Europe, Asia Deals as Jung Hae-in, Kang Ha-neul Join Redub Cast
by J. Haanby J. Haan‘Gill’ Expands Into Key European and Asian Markets Korean fantasy animated feature “Gill” (Korean title: Agami) has signed new sales deals across major markets in Europe and Asia. Barunson E&A, …
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A Monster Movie Panned 19 Years Ago Just Hit No. 6 on Netflix’s Global Chart
by J. Haanby J. HaanA 19-Year-Old Title Reappears on the Chart On August 10, 2026, an unfamiliar title landed at No. 6 on FlixPatrol’s global Netflix movie chart. It was “D-War,” a Korean film …
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37.3 Billion Won in Talks Isn’t 37.3 Billion Won in Contracts: What Shanghai Showed About Korean Animation’s Prospects
by J. Haanby J. HaanShanghai’s Exhibition Hall Was a Marketplace of Stories When an animated series crosses a border, it is not only the characters on screen who make the trip. A character becomes …
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It Was Headed Straight to Netflix — So Why Did Lee Chang-dong’s New Film Choose Theaters First
by J. Haanby J. HaanWhat the Word ‘Possible’ Points To: Two Diverging Paths The word “possible” carries within it two paths not yet decided. Director Lee Chang-dong’s new film, “Love, Possible” — his first …
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Choi Min-sik Becomes the Office Rookie: What Korea’s ‘The Intern’ Remake Relocates About Generation
by J. Haanby J. HaanA Rookie With a Worn Briefcase and Thirty-Seven Years on the Job Having worked a long time and sitting in the lowest seat at a new job are two facts …
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“I’ve Wanted to Come to Korea Since Interstellar”: Christopher Nolan’s First Visit, and a Day on the Red Carpet for ‘The Odyssey’
by J. Haanby J. HaanA Director’s Long-Held Wish Finally Comes True The time it takes a director to visit a country for the first time is, at times, bound up with the whole of …
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There Are Moments When a Theater Screen Turns a Single Color: Inside ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s 80.3% Weekend
by J. Haanby J. HaanThere Are Moments When a Theater Screen Turns a Single Color There is something to witnessing an entire nation’s theaters swallowed whole by a single film — a reminder of …
