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  Jun Hyun-moo, Park Se-ri to Host KBS Variety Show 'Crazy Rich Koreans'

  SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- A new KBS 2TV variety show will spotlight successful Koreans who have made names for themselves around the world. KBS announced on Wednesday that the upcoming variety progra
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  [To the New President] Cultural Community: 'Increase Budget, Foster K-Culture as Future Industry'

  SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- The cultural sector called on President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday to lay the foundation for Korea to become a cultural powerhouse and to support the global status of K-cont
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  'Squid Game 3' Trailer Unveiled in LA: 'No. 456, Do You Still Trust People?'

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- "Are you ready to play the final game together?" Actor Lee Byung-hun raised anticipation for the grand finale of "Squid Game" Season 3, which will be
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  Park Bo-gum's Gritty Action Drama 'Good Boy' Premieres with 4.8 Pct Ratings

  SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Park Bo-gum’s new action drama "Good Boy", featuring intense hand-to-hand combat and raw physical action, kicked off with a solid viewership rating in the 4 perc
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  Director Lim Soon-rye Takes on Her 1st Kdrama: 'Film Investments Are Drying Up'

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- “People say it’s really tough for film directors to move into TV dramas. I even heard jokes like, ‘One lost four teeth, another lost six,'" said veteran director L
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  Choi Min-sik Transforms into a Gruff Professor in Netflix’s New Series

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Choi Min-sik will portray a gruff and eccentric Korean literature professor in Netflix’s upcoming series "The Boy in the Last Row", the streaming platform announ
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  Kim Min-seok: 'Achieved 8 Pct Body Fat for the Role'

  SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- “I wanted to look like someone who clearly works out—even just in a shirt. I exercised all day and got my body fat down to 8 percent, but honestly, I was a bit disappointed
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  'The Devil's Plan 2' PD: 'Direct Criticism at Me, the Game Designer'

  SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Lost in StarlightNotoriety is also a form of fame. Netflix's brain survival show "The Devil's Plan: Death Room" (hereafter "The Devil's Plan 2
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  Kim Tae-ri Says Voicing an Animation Lead Felt Like a Dream Despite Past Insecurities

  SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Actress Kim Tae-ri shared that she once had a complex about her voice, but now finds herself living a dream as the lead in a Korean animated film. "After working on The
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  Kim Hye-ja’s Kdrama ‘More Beautiful Than Heaven’ Ends with 8.3 Pct Ratings

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The JTBC weekend drama "Heavenly Ever After," starring veteran actress Kim Hye-ja, wrapped up its run with its highest-ever viewership rating. According to Nielse
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  Kim Yeon-koung to Appear as Volleyball Coach in New MBC Variety Show

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung, 37, is set to begin a new chapter as a coach on an upcoming MBC variety show, the network announced Monday. “MBC will launch a
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  Park Min-young Cast as Lead in Amazon's 1st Korean Original Drama

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Park Min-young has been cast in the lead role of "Confidence Man KR (working title)," the first Korean original series produced by Amazon Pri
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  ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Tops Box Office for Second Straight Week

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The action blockbuster Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, starring Tom Cruise, continued its dominance at the South Korean box office over the weekend, securing the N
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  Cheon Gye-young's Comic "Unplugged Boy" to Be Re-released

  SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The classic romance comic "Unplugged Boy," which gave birth to the iconic line, "I dance to hip-hop when I'm sad. So no one can tell I'm hurting,&q
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  (Movie Review) 'When I Sleep': A journey of scars and sisterhood

  By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- "When I Sleep" is a female-centered road movie with a thriller edge, delicately portraying themes of discrimination, loss and solidarity. It
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  Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' Debuts at No. 2, Overtakes Korean Film 'Yadang'

  SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Disney’s live-action film "Lilo & Stitch" opened at No. 2 at the South Korean box office, surpassing director Hwang Byung-kook’s Korean drama "Yadang.&
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  'Mission: Impossible 8' hits 1 million viewers in 5 days

  SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- "Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning" has drawn over 1 million moviegoers within five days of its release, its local distributor Lotte Entertainment said W
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  Jung Joon-won of 'Resident Playbook' says, "I never expected this kind of popularity"

  SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- "I’ve never received this kind of response before. I’ve been watching YouTube videos and smiling at the kind comments. I’ve even been sending them to my mom — I have no
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  Seol Kyung-gu, Ryu Jun-yeol to star in Netflix thriller series 'The Stray Mouse'

  SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Actors Seol Kyung-gu and Ryu Jun-yeol will team up in the upcoming Netflix thriller series "The Stray Mouse," the global streaming giant said Tuesday. The drama f
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  Local box office rebounds in April after 3-month slump

  SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- April's box office saw an uptick in revenue for the first time in three months, thanks to two popular local flicks, data showed Friday. According to the Korean Film Co