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‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae and ‘The Glory’s’ Lim Ji-yeon to Lead Prime Video Korean Rom-Com ‘Nice to Not Meet You’

Prime Video has greenlit “Nice to Not Meet You,” a Korean romantic comedy series that will pair “Squid Game” lead Lee Jung-jae with “The Glory” standout Lim Ji-yeon. The project marks a genre shift ...
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Jeon Yoo-seong, 'godfather of Korean comedy,' dies aged 76

Comedian Jeon Yoo-seong poses during an interview with the JoongAng Sunday in Namwon, North Jeolla, on Oct. 8, 2024. [JOONGANG SUNDAY] Jeon Yoo-seong, often referred to as the “godfather of Korean ...

In snide kidnapping comedy Bugonia, Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are victims of their Yorgos Lanthimos affinity

What began as an amusingly dirty collaboration between Lanthimos and Stone has now metastasized into a four-film reign of ...
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Review: Ins Choi’s Korean-Canadian comedy ‘Kim’s Convenience’ delights at A.C.T.

Appa can’t stand the illegally parked white Honda outside his corner store, Kim’s Convenience. This is a running thread throughout Ins Choi’s “Kim’s Convenience,” the play and not the store within the ...

‘Good News’ Review: Byun Sung-hyun’s Netflix Comedy Gives ‘Burn After Reading’ Treatment to Wild True Story of Japan’s Strangest Hijacking

In 'Good News,' when communists hijack a plane to Pyongyang, government officials scramble to make a Seoul airport look like ...
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‘Couple Palace’ Makes History as CJ ENM Scores First Korean Gold Win at Venice TV Awards

CJ ENM has broken new ground at the Venice TV Awards 2025, becoming the first Korean entertainment company to take home a Gold Trophy at the international ceremony. The company’s music channel Mnet ...