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  Yeom Jung-ah on ‘For My First, Love’: “As a Mother, I Deeply Related to the Single Mom Role”

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Actress Yeom Jung-ah has expressed heartfelt empathy for her role as a single mother in the upcoming tvN family drama For My First, Love, saying her character’s emotional s
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  ‘Squid Game’ Music Director Kim Seong-su: 'AI Can Expand Creativity—Ethical Standards Must Come First'

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Amid the growing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) across the popular culture industry, industry experts are calling for ethical standards to be established to
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  Average Korean OTT User in Their 20s–50s Subscribes to 2.3 Platforms

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean users in their 20s to 50s who use over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services subscribe to an average of 2.34 platforms per person, a recent survey showed. Acc
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  'Squid Game,' 'Wall to Wall' top Netflix's weekly charts

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- "Squid Game" Season 3 topped Netflix's weekly non-English shows chart for the fifth consecutive week, the U.S. streaming giant said Wednesday. The final
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  Na Hong-jin Reunites with Hwang Jung-min in New Film 'Hope,' Set for Summer Release Next Year

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Acclaimed director Na Hong-jin's upcoming film "Hope" is set for a summer release next year, distributor Plus M Entertainment announced Wednesday. "Ho
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  'Trigger' star Kim Nam-gil finds South Korea with guns 'plausible'

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Actor Kim Nam-gil said he found the premise of "Trigger" fascinating: guns spreading in a technically gun-free South Korea, a country where, ironically, most me
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  'My Daughter Is A Zombie' Director: 'I Was Drawn to the Idea of Zombies Becoming Family'

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- "What if someone you love became a zombie? Could a zombie be part of your family?" Director Pil Gam-sung said these questions fascinated him and led him to helm
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  Culture minister nominee vows to usher in 300 tln-won 'K-culture' era

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Chae Hwi-young, the nominee for minister of culture, sports and tourism, pledged Tuesday to expand South Korea's "K-culture" market to 300 trillion won ($215
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  Oh My Girl’s Arin on “S Line”: 'Cannes Felt Distant, That Moment of Applause Felt Like a Dream'

  SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Arin, a member of K-pop group Oh My Girl, has transformed herself into a deeply wounded and isolated character in the Wavve original drama “S Line,” marking a stark departu
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  Surge in Applications for 6,000 Won Movie Ticket Discount Crashes Cinema Websites, Apps

  SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- A rush of applicants seeking the 6,000 won movie ticket discount offered by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council led to widespread disrup
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  'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' Poised to Top Weekend Box Office

  SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The fantasy action film "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet" (hereafter "Omniscient Reader") is set to dominate the weekend box office, topping both dai
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  "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet" Draws 120,000 Moviegoers on Opening Day, Tops Box Office

  SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean SF fantasy film "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet" topped the daily box office with over 120,000 viewers on its opening day. According to the Korean
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  Cho Jung-seok Says 'My Daughter is a Zombie' Resonated Deeply After Becoming a Father

  SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- “The part about fatherly love struck me hard. Becoming a dad and growing older naturally — the timing of this offer was just perfect.” Actor Cho Jung-seok, who is a father
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  'Avatar 3' Set for December Release, With a Darker 'Ash People' and Twisting Narrative

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The stunning visuals spanning forests, oceans, and the skies remain intact, but the mysterious and morally ambiguous "Ash People" in the upcoming "Avatar:
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  'Squid Game' 3 tops Netflix global chart for 4th straight week

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- "Squid Game" Season 3 has maintained its position at the top of Netflix's global non-English TV chart for the fourth consecutive week, the U.S. streaming gia
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  Top-Grossing Korean Film of 2024 'Yadang' Returns with Extended Cut in August

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The highest-grossing Korean film of 2024, "Yadang," will return to theaters in an extended version titled "Yadang: Extended Cut" on August 6, distri
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  Netflix's 'Trigger' offers cautionary tale amid heightened awareness of gun violence

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming crime thriller "Trigger," which involves gun violence, couldn't have come at a more relevant time for the country in shock over a recent, rare gun crime. Just a day earlier, a 63-
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  Yeon Sang-ho’s New Film "The Ugly" Invited to Toronto Film Festival; Park Jung-min Cast in Dual Role

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho’s latest film "The Ugly" and the crime thriller "Project Y," starring Han So-hee and Jeon Jong-seo, have been officially invi
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  Park Chan-wook’s New Film “No Other Choice” Set for September Release, Starring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook’s latest film “No Other Choice” will be released in South Korean theaters this September, distributor CJ ENM announced Tuesday. Adapted fr
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  'Wall to Wall' director Kim Tae-joon: 'The film reflects my own unbelievable experience with noise between floors'

  SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Filmmaker Kim Tae-joon recalled the moment that sparked the idea for his new thriller "Wall to Wall," which revolves around the all-too-familiar urban frustrati