Blackpink’s Jisoo, Stray Kids Members Felix and Lee Know Attend NYFW
The K-Pop super stars attended Tommy Hilfiger’s Sunday night New York Fashion Week show. Source: Blackpink’s Jisoo, Stray Kids Members Felix and Lee Know Attend NYFW
‘Tristes Tropiques,’ action pic by Park Hoon-jung, gets Toronto launch
Park Hoon-jung, an in-demand director of action-noir films, will begin production this month on “Tristes Tropiques.” The picture will be launched to distributors on the sidelines of the Toronto International Film Festival by Finecut, which is to handle sales rights. … Continued
Busan film festival to honour late ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun
festival will screen six films starring the actor and bestow a posthumous Korean Cinema Award. Source: Busan film festival to honour late ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun | News | Screen
Busan International Film Festival Adds Documentary Audience Award
“By bringing the audience closer to documentary films, this award hopes to promote and popularize documentary filmmaking and further support Korean and Asian filmmakers,” the festival says. Source: Busan International Film Festival Adds Documentary Audience Award
Korea Prosecutors Arrest Kakao Chief Over SM Entertainment Allegations
South Korean prosecutors said that they had arrested Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao, over alleged stock price manipulation. The case relates to the company’s takeover of K-pop agency SM Entertainment last year. Source: Korea Prosecutors Arrest … Continued
CJ ENM Names Jang Kyung ik CEO of Powerhouse K-Drama Subsidiary Studio Dragon
Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM has named veteran executive Jang Kyung ik CEO of its K-drama subsidiary Studio Dragon. The appointment was revealed on Monday in Seoul. He scored a major win last year with Studio & NEW’s production of … Continued