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- HUMINT Builds Long-Tail Momentum on the Strength of Middle-Aged Audiences
- Post of ‘HUMINT' (provided by NEW) Ryoo Seung-wan's spy action film HUMINT has surpassed 1.61 million admissions as of February 23 — just two weeks into its theatrical run — while holding steady at number two on the Korean box office. What stands out is not the pace of ticket sales, but who ...
- by KoBiz / Mar 11, 2026
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- The Return of 'Cannes Park': What Park Chan-wook's Appointment as Jury President
- Park Chan-wook (provided by CJENM) Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers, Robert De Niro, Wong Kar-wai — the list of past Cannes jury presidents reads like a condensed history of twentieth-century world cinema. In 2026, a Korean name joins that lineage for the first time. On Februar...
- by KoBiz / Mar 09, 2026
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- Korean Entertainment Leaders Identify Four Key Trends Shaping 2026: Short-Form, AI, OTT Consolidation, and Co-Productions
- Still of ‘Hope' (provided by Plus M Entertainment Korea's screen content industry enters 2026 in a state of sober self-reflection. In Cine21's annual entertainment industry outlook survey — now in its sixth year — 51 leaders from investment, distribution, production, and talent managemen...
- by KoBiz / Mar 06, 2026
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- Netflix Confirms Rom-Com ‘Messily Ever After’ with 'Pachinko' Duo Kim Min-ha and Noh Sang-hyun
- Still of ‘Pachinko' (provided by AppleTV+) Netflix officially announced on February 23 the greenlight of romantic comedy film Messily Ever After, with Kim Min-ha and Noh Sang-hyun confirmed as leads. The two actors previously starred together as a married couple in Apple TV+'s Pachinko, maki...
- by KoBiz / Mar 04, 2026
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- Crystal Bear Winner It's Okay! Set for Japanese Theatrical Release on April 10
- Still of ‘It's Okay!' (provided by TWOMEN FILM) Korean family film It's Okay! is set to open at Shinjuku Piccadilly, one of Japan's premier cinema venues, on April 10. The release is co-distributed by NIKKATSU, a major player in the Japanese film industry, and telecommunications gian...
- by KoBiz / Mar 02, 2026
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- ‘Once We Were Us’ Signals the Revival of Romance Cinema with 9-Country International Rollout
- Still of ‘Once We Were Us' (provided by Showbox)"Romance no longer works in theaters." This became the industry consensus in Korean cinema after the late 2010s. Between the rise of OTT platforms, shifting audience preferences, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the melodrama genre gradually di...
- by KoBiz / Feb 27, 2026
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- Netflix's First 2026 Korean Film 'Pavane' Bets on Pure Youth Romance Over Action
- Still of 'Pavane' (provided by Netflix) Netflix's first Korean film release of 2026 was neither a crime thriller nor an action blockbuster—it was a youth romance. 'Pavane,' which premiered globally on February 20, tells the story of three young people scarred by society's ob...
- by KoBiz / Feb 25, 2026
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- 'Even If This Love Disappears' Tops Netflix Korea in Opening Week
- Still of 'Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight' (provided by VIVO M Studio) Shin Si-ah-led youth romance "Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight" (Korean title: "Oseisa") claimed the No. 1 spot in Netflix Korea's non-English films category and ...
- by KoBiz / Feb 23, 2026
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- Six Hours That Resonated Globally: The Seoul Guardians Takes Second Place in Rotterdam Audience Awards
- Poster of ‘The Seoul Guardians' (provided by IMDb) At the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam (January 29–February 8, 2026),The Seoul Guardians, a 70-minute documentary directed by the production team behind MBC's investigative programPD Notebook, secured second place in the audience...
- by KoBiz / Feb 20, 2026
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- Yoo Hae-jin's 'The King's Warden' Crosses 1 Million Admissions in Five Days
- Still from 'The King's Warden' (provided by Showbox)Yoo Hae-jin's historical drama "The King's Warden," directed by Jang Hang-jun, has surpassed one million cumulative admissions just five days after its release. Opening on February 4, the film drew 761,840 viewers over i...
- by KoBiz / Feb 18, 2026
