S. Korean drama gets international attention for creativity, K-pop powerKUALA LUMPUR ― “Dream High,” a Korean musical drama co-produced and distributed by KBS was nominated on Tuesday in the youth category of Rose d’Or, a global television festival in Switzerland. The Korean drama was the only Asian program out of 36 nominated for one of 12 different categories at the festival in Lucerne, which runs from May 7-10. The drama that portrays the passion and agony of teens dreaming about becoming sta

Justin Bieber wasn’t mincing words. “I’m here to bring you the 18 to 24 demographic,’’ the teen pop star told Billy Crystal in the opening Oscar montage. “So, how long do you want me to stay here for?’’The two were spoofing “Midnight in Paris,’’ a film about time travel, and actually it did feel like Bieber had swooped in from the future. Because everything else about this year’s Oscars had a distinct vintage feel, from the honored films harking back to early years of cinema, to the longevity of

Six Indian films will be screened for free in Seoul between Thursday and Monday, according to the Embassy of India and CJ CGV.The Indian Film Festival at CGV Apgujeong features acclaimed Indian films with Korean subtitles. All of the movies to be shown have won awards at national and international film festivals, according to the Embassy of India.“India is the biggest producer of feature films in the world and over 1,000 feature films are produced annually in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and other c

The ruling Saenuri Party’s leadership argued Monday over the selection of Rep. Lee Jae-oh, a close ally of President Lee Myung-bak, as a candidate for the general election. The party’s candidate selection committee announced the nomination of Lee, but immediately faced opposition from some party leaders who had openly called on him to step aside to take responsibility for the damage the president and his confidants have done to the party’s support. Committee head Jung Hong-won announced the firs

“Rent” star in Seoul for his personal musical memoirWhen Anthony Rapp ended his musical memoir “Without You” at SangSang Art Hall in Daechi-dong, Seoul, on Feb. 12, many in the audience were looking for Kleenex in their purses. A few minutes later when the light was back on it wasn’t hard to find eyes smudged with tears and runny mascara.More than 15 years have passed since the first show of “Rent,” the role which made Rapp famous, during which he lost his mother and the writer behind the famed

Hollywood celebrates its early years, with black-and-white silent film sweeping Academy AwardsLOS ANGELES ― “The Artist,” a black-and-white homage to the early days of Hollywood, was named best picture at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, it is the first essentially silent film to win best picture since “Wings” won at the first Oscar ceremony in 1929.Meryl Streep won the Oscar ― and a standing ovation ― for her uncanny portrayal of former British Prime Minister

HOLLYWOOD (AFP) ― Flamboyant British comic Sacha Baron Cohen pulled a North Korea-themed publicity stunt on the Oscars red carpet Sunday, pretending to pour late leader Kim Jong-il’s ashes onto an interviewer.The “Ali G,” “Borat” and “Bruno” star, who had been warned against staging a stunt at the Academy Awards, turned up in full military regalia from his latest movie “The Dictator,” and clutching a funeral urn bearing Kim’s photo.Flanked by two female guards in uniforms and red berets, he told