Korean actor OH Soon-tek passed away on April 4 in Los Angeles following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 85 years old. Born in Mokpo, Korea, the actor studied at Yonsei University in Seoul before emigrating to the United States, where he pursued further studies at UCLA. OH became a leading figure among Asian-American performers on the stage and on screen and was part of the original...

Despite a major new local release hoping to drum up sales, the pre-Chuseok weekend was a quiet one at the big office with a third-week release topping the charts and sales dipping again to 1.34 million admissions. The local industry rallied to 47% but still fell short of Hollywood’s 51% market share. After climbing to the first rank last weekend, the sleeper hit Searching defied the odds to hang o...

In the absence of major new titles, as multiplexes brace for an onslaught of traffic during the Chuseok holiday frame later this month, business slowed once more to 1.54 million sales over the past weekend. 64% of those went to Hollywood titles while the local market lost its advantage and claimed just 34% of market share, though that figure will quickly turn around later this week with major new ...

Late summer saw local titles continue to perform well, while an American indie featuring a Korean-American star got off to a stronger-than-expected start. Over the past weekend, Korean films snatched 63% of the 1.86 million tickets sold. On Your Wedding Day wasn’t a surefire first place opener, yet here we are as the popular romantic comedy hasjust clinched its second-weekend crown after bringing ...