Korean thriller film “Cold Eyes” attracted 4 million viewers in just 17 days, becoming the fifth domestic film to hit the record this year ― following box office hits “The Berlin File,” “Secretly Greatly,” “New World” and “Miracle in Cell No.7.”The star-studded film, which stars actors Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, and actress Han Hyo-joo, tells the story of a group of detectives specializing in surveillance activities on high profile criminals. In the film, they together try to arrest the member

MMCA’s annual award nominates four finalists whose works explore various social issues, including generation gap, anxiety and crisis

Two of the country’s influential singer-songwriters, Lee Seung-hwan and Yoon Jong-shin, are holding a joint concert for the first time in 10 years, concert organizer Mystic89 announced on Wednesday. A number of other singers including Jung In, Lim Kim and Cho Moon-geun will also perform at the concert on Aug. 3 at UNIQLO AX in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.“This unexpected line-up will present a totally new experience,” said Mystic89. Lee shot to stardom with his debut album “...B.C 603” in 1989. Since the

Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s latest work has been invited to Locarno International Film Festival’s international competition section, the film’s local promoters said.The film, titled “Our Sunhi,” tells the story of a young film student named Sun-hi (played by actress Jeong Yoo-mi) who is about to leave Korea to study overseas. Before moving abroad, she visits two of her ex-boyfriends (played by Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Jae-young) and her professor named Choi (played by Kim Sang-jung). “Our Sunhi

Homegrown musical ‘The Moon Embracing the Sun’ offers glimpse into traditional Korean culture on top of its engaging plot

Ensemble Ditto has announced that it will hold two additional performances on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 in response to the popularity of last month’s seventh “Ditto Festival.” Tickets for the “Ditto Festival,” which was held at numerous locations nationwide, sold out in a matter of days. The group wanted to thank its fans for their support and give them another chance to enjoy their performance this summer. “BACH for SOLO” will take place on Aug. 31 and “Code Name: BACH” the following day. Both concer

Popular actor Ha Jung-woo will direct and star in a film adaptation of famed Chinese author Yu Hua’s 1995 novel “Chronicle of a Blood Merchant,” Korean film house NEW said.The novel, which is set from the early years of the People’s Republic of China until after the Cultural Revolution in the early 1950s to the 1980s, deals with a man who sells his blood for many years to support his family. The upcoming movie will be the first film adaptation of the novel. Author Yu’s 1992 novel “To Live” was f

Even before its world premiere in Seoul on Aug. 1, director Bong Jun-ho’s “Snowpiercer” has already been sold to 167 different countries, CJ Entertainment said Tuesday, setting a presale record for a film by a Korean director.Film distributor The Weinstein Company secured the distribution rights for countries in North America, the U.K., New Zealand, Australia and other English-speaking nations. French film distributor Wildside, which in the past distributed Korean films such as “Thirst” (2009),

NEW YORK (AP) ― I’ll tell want you want, what you really, really want: Girl groups.Even if you don’t want them ― they’re back on the scene. A new batch of pop tarts are ready to dominate the charts and fill a void since best-selling groups like Destiny’s Child, TLC and the Spice Girls aren’t dropping songs as fast as music fans want them.The duo Icona Pop has one of the year’s biggest hits ― and possible song of the summer ― with the anthem “I Love It.’’ Little Mix won U.K.’s “The X Factor’’ in

Japanese artist shows off 30 new works at Daegu Art Museum in her biggest-ever Asian exhibition outside Japan