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Melo Movie’s Park Bo-young on loving herself, chemistry with Choi Woo-shik
Actress known for playing lovable characters in Korean shows such as Strong Girl Bong-soon talks about taking on a new role in Melo Movie.
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Why experts are slamming The Brutalist, and more about the Oscar nominee
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Asian cinema: Korean films
Bong Joon-ho on the message of sci-fi Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson
23 Feb 2025 - 2:45PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Hong Kong cinema had a terrible time in the early 2000s. Here’s why
Hong Kong’s film industry suffered a huge slump from 2000-2009, but did the mainland Chinese market and China co-productions save it?
23 Feb 2025 - 11:15AM
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Louis Koo Tin-lok (left) and Jackie Chan in a still from Rob-B-Hood (2006).
European cinema
Coming-of-age drama, Chinese director win Berlin film festival awards
Dreams (Sex Love) by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud awarded Golden Bear, while Living the Land earns China’s Huo Meng director prize in Berlin.
23 Feb 2025 - 9:50AM
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K-drama news
K-drama casting news about Park Seo-joon, Kim Ji-won and more
Two Squid Game actresses are being courted for dramas – one may star with Son Ye-jin, while the other is confirmed alongside Park Seo-joon.
23 Feb 2025 - 8:51AM
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Korean drama reviews
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Hwang Min-hyun in Study Group, stylised high-school action K-drama
With the lowest marks in school, Yoon Ga-min wants to raise them through study, but must fight for the right to stick his head in his books.
22 Feb 2025 - 5:15PM
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Hwang Min-hyun as Yoon Ga-min, who wants to study but has to prove himself as a fighter first, in a still from Korean drama series Study Group.
K-drama news
Netflix K-drama Melo Movie’s Lee Jun-young emerges as breakout star
The actor, who was in D.P. and Mask Girl, captivated viewers in his new role as an aspiring composer alongside Choi Woo-shik and Jeon So-nee.
22 Feb 2025 - 4:15PM
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Korean drama reviews
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Kim Hye-soo anchors Unmasked, uneven TV news K-drama
While full of promising ideas and interesting characters, Unmasked fails to tell a good story about journalistic integrity.
21 Feb 2025 - 7:15PM
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K-drama news
Actor Lee Min-ho denies rumours he is dating 2NE1’s Park Bom
K-pop star began posting images of actor captioned “my husband” on social media last year, then said he had asked her to but ‘I’m single’.
21 Feb 2025 - 1:52PM
Asian cinema: Korean films
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What Does that Nature Say to You: Hong Sang-soo finds humour in domesticity
Korean director’s film examines, with humour, the difficulties of artistic life through the lens of a man meeting his girlfriend’s family.
21 Feb 2025 - 9:44AM
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Ha Seong-guk (left) and Kwon Hae-hyo in a still from What Does that Nature Say to You. Photo: Jeonwonsa Film Co
Asian cinema: Korean films
Why 2000 movie Joint Security Area resonates still, and why that’s ‘sad’
Park Chan-wook’s 2000 film Joint Security Area told a controversial story of friendship between North and South Korean soldiers.
21 Feb 2025 - 7:15AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Johnnie To’s action thriller Vengeance hit all the right targets
Starring Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-tung and Lam Suet, the 2009 Hong Kong-France co-production brought the best out of both sides.
21 Feb 2025 - 5:30AM
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Asian cinema: Chinese films
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Ne Zha 2, record-breaking Chinese animated film, is the real deal
Complicated and convoluted, this sequel to the most successful animation ever continues the wild ride of half demon Ne Zha.
20 Feb 2025 - 6:15PM
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K-drama news
Kim Sae-ron the latest in a long line of Korean stars bullied to death
Korean celebrities may be loved by their fans, but make one slip-up and the online abuse starts, often fuelled by mass media.
20 Feb 2025 - 4:34PM
South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron, 24, at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong. She was found dead at home after enduring years of online abuse following a drink-driving incident. Photo: Reuters
K-drama news
The Glory star Jung Sung-il on Unmasked and nerves around Kim Hye-soo
The Korean actor opens up about his character in Disney+ series Unmasked and why he felt nervous and excited working with Kim Hye-soo.
21 Feb 2025 - 7:19PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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The Way We Talk: Chung Suet-ying shines as a deaf woman finding herself
Chung Suet-ying delivers a powerful performance in Adam Wong’s The Way We Talk, which explores identity and deaf culture with great humanity.
19 Feb 2025 - 5:45PM
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American cinema
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Blue Moon: tender drama starring Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley
Richard Linklater’s new film sees long-time collaborator Ethan Hawke play the American lyricist Lorenz Hart as he struggles with fading fame.
19 Feb 2025 - 12:14PM
Margaret Qualley (left) and Ethan Hawke in a still from Blue Moon, directed by Richard Linklater. Photo: Sabrina Lantos/Sony Pictures
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
In Queerpanorama, Hong Kong’s Jun Li has made his boldest film yet
Director drew from his own experiences for Queerpanorama, about a man meeting foreign men for sex in Hong Kong. It’s got Berlin buzzing.
20 Feb 2025 - 11:14AM
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TV shows and streaming video
Blackpink’s Lisa calls White Lotus season 3 ‘spicy, juicy, crazy’
The HBO series is back, this time in Koh Samui, Thailand, and K-pop star Lisa of Blackpink was among the cast at its Asia launch in Bangkok.
19 Feb 2025 - 4:15AM
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Korean drama reviews
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Love Scout: modern princess and unicorn man make for a shallow romance
Lee Joon-hyuk plays the implausibly perfect secretary to Han Ji-min’s CEO, and eventually her lover. Yet she has done nothing to deserve him.
18 Feb 2025 - 7:45PM
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Asian cinema: Korean films
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Forbidden Fairytale: bubbly Korean sex comedy is closed-minded and prudish
Park Ji-hyun plays a youth protection officer who starts writing pornography to pay for car repairs in this non-risqué erotic comedy.
18 Feb 2025 - 3:00PM
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Park Ji-hyun as as Dan-bi in a still from Forbidden Fairytale.
Asian cinema: Chinese films
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Girls on Wire: Wen Qi shines in Vivian Qu’s uneven genre blender
Taiwanese actress shows her versatility as a soap star turned stuntwoman in a film marred by narrative confusion and a sudden tonal change.
18 Feb 2025 - 12:35AM
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TV shows and streaming video
The White Lotus season 3 has Blackpink’s Lisa, a murder mystery and more
From a potential romance for Lisa’s character to the return of a couple of familiar faces, here is what to expect from the third season.
19 Feb 2025 - 8:16AM
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K-drama news
Love Scout’s Lee Joon-hyuk on subverting gender roles in Netflix romcom
Korean actor says playing the secretary to Han Ji-min’s female CEO was ‘fascinating’, and credits co-star Han Ji-min for ‘convincing’ acting.
19 Feb 2025 - 8:17AM
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Why Ne Zha 2 is part of a broader Chinese cultural renaissance
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At last, Chinese folklore adds new flavour to global pop culture
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How China’s reality TV shows reveal changing attitudes to marriage
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Bridgerton season 4’s casting of Yerin Ha does not mean it’s ‘ruined’
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To tell a good story, Hong Kong films must first be authentic
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Why Hong Kong producer and lyricist Saville Chan wants the director’s chair
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