Hong Sang-soo, photo time alone… ‘full-term’ Kim Min-hee, who left the country with him, did not attend [DA:Issue]
MOVIES‘Mickey 17’ Steven Yeun “Director Bong Joon-ho, a person with beautiful eyes”Actor Steven Yeun shared his thoughts on reuniting with director Bong Joon-ho for ‘Mickey 17’ after ‘Okja’. The film ‘Mickey 17’, which will be released for the first time in Korea on the 28th, depicts the unpredictable story of Mickey, an expendable human clone (the Expendables) who is sent on a dangerous mission where his life is at stake, as he experiences his 17th near-death crisis. Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, and Steven Yeun star. At a press conference held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 20th, Steven Yeun said, “As time passes and I grow, I think the aspects of my experiences with the director are also changing. Bong Joon-ho said,Feb 20, 2025
MOVIES‘Mickey 17’ Mark Ruffalo “Korean fans‘ warm welcome, Robert Downey Jr. was jealous”Mark Ruffalo, who played his first villain role since his debut in director Bong Joon-ho‘s film ‘Mickey 17’, shared his thoughts on visiting Korea for the first time in 10 years. The film ‘Mickey 17’, which will be released for the first time in Korea on the 28th, depicts the unpredictable story of Mickey, an expendable human clone (the Expendables) who is sent to a dangerous job where his life is at stake, as he experiences his 17th near-death crisis. Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, and Steven Yeun star. Mark Ruffalo, who visited Korea for the first time in 10 years to promote the film, said at a press conference held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 20th, “Again,Feb 20, 2025
MOVIES‘Mickey 17’ Naomi Ackie X Mark Ruffalo X Steven Yeun “The Great Bong Joon-ho” (Comprehensive) [DA:On-site]Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, and Mark Ruffalo, who worked with director Bong Joon-ho on ‘Mickey 17’, visited Korea. They drew attention by sharing their love for movies, their trust in director Bong Joon-ho, and their thoughts on their visit to Korea. On the morning of the 20th, a press conference for the movie ‘Mickey 17’ was held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Actors Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, director Bong Joon-ho, and producer Choi Doo-ho attended the press conference that day. On that day, Naomi Ackie said about her thoughts on her first visit to Korea, “This is my first time coming to Korea. I‘ve wanted to come for a long time. I’m happy to be here with the director.” Mark Ruffalo, who is visiting Korea again after 10 years, said, “I‘m happy to be back in Korea. I was warmly welcomed last time I visited Korea. I’m happy to be here, and I‘m glad I finished the movie like this. I rode a motorcycle on the way here. I am here with Director Bong Joon-ho, and I am withFeb 20, 2025
MOVIES‘Mickey 17’ Bong Joon-ho “During martial law, Mark Ruffalo contacted me ‘Are you okay?’‘Mickey 17’ Director Bong Joon-ho talked about the contact he received from Mark Ruffalo when the news of martial law broke. On the morning of the 20th, a press conference for the film ‘Mickey 17’ was held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Actors Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, Director Bong Joon-ho, and Producer Choi Doo-ho attended the press conference that day. Director Bong Joon-ho emphasized, “When the news of martial law came out, Mark Ruffalo contacted me and asked, ‘Are you okay?’ I‘ve mentioned this several times on the news, but I heard the news while I was watching what ranking Blackpink Rosé’s song was. Now, we‘re back to our daily lives. This is a proud sight of the people who have already overcome martial law. I think we’ve already overcome it. All that‘s left are the legal formalities. Director Bong Joon-ho also said about the meaning of ‘Mickey 17’, “‘Parasite’ is also a satire and criticism of capitalism, but I don’t have a specific goal when making a movieFeb 20, 2025
MOVIES‘Mickey 17’ Mark Ruffalo “Thank you to Director Bong Joon-ho for trusting me in my first villain role”Mark Ruffalo of ‘Mickey 17’ has shared his thoughts on his first villain role. On the morning of the 20th, a press conference for the movie ‘Mickey 17’ was held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Actors Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, director Bong Joon-ho, and producer Choi Doo-ho attended the press conference that day. On that day, Mark Ruffalo said about his first villain role in ‘Mickey 17’, “First of all, I would say I was surprised. When I was offered the role, I wondered if it was right for me. In the end, I am grateful. I am grateful to the director who believed in me when I was doubting myself.” He emphasized, “I am not satisfied with my acting and it seems unfinished. In the end, I am satisfied with the result. But I am also scared. That is because this is my first time trying it. Still, I think it is an actor‘s responsibility to act in accordance with the purpose of the movie.” Meanwhile, ‘Mickey 17’ is a consumable (Expendable) used in dangerous work, and ‘MickeyFeb 20, 2025
MOVIES‘Back in those days, we…’→‘Love Me’ Twice Dahyun, wild movesTWICE‘s Dahyun continues her explosive acting career across both the big and small screens. Before debuting with TWICE, Dahyun appeared in GOT7’s ‘Stop Stop It’ music video, leaving a strong impression on K-pop fans around the world with her clear and clean mask and bright smile. Since her official debut in 2015, she has received much love for her rich expressiveness and overflowing talent in TWICE‘s own content and various broadcast programs. In particular, in the music video for DAY6’s Young K‘s solo song ‘There’s Nothing Else’, released in September 2023, she showed off more mature and delicate emotional acting, demonstrating her potential as an actress. In 2025, which marks TWICE‘s 10th anniversary, Dahyun will kick off a new era by making her screen debut in the movie ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’ (Director Jo Young-myung). She plays the role of ‘Seon-ah’, a model student with a pure appearance and always top grades, and awakens the emotions of first love with her warm and lovelyFeb 20, 2025
MOVIES‘Mickey 17’ Mark Ruffalo “I‘m glad to come to Korea with such great directors and actors”The actors of ‘Mickey 17’ shared their thoughts on their visit to Korea. On the morning of the 20th, a press conference for the movie ‘Mickey 17’ was held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Actors Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, director Bong Joon-ho, and producer Choi Doo-ho attended the press conference that day. On that day, Naomi Ackie said about her first visit to Korea, “This is my first time coming to Korea. I‘ve wanted to come for a long time. I’m happy to be here with the director.” Mark Ruffalo, who is visiting Korea again after 10 years, said, “I‘m happy to be back in Korea. I was warmly welcomed last time I visited Korea. I’m happy to be here, and I‘m happy to have finished the movie like this. I rode a motorcycle on the way here. “I’m happy to be back in Korea. I’m happy to be working with great actors and director Bong Joon-ho again,” he said. Steven Yeun added, “I’m happy to be back in Korea. I’m happy to be working with great actors and director Bong Joon-hoFeb 20, 2025
MOVIESJeong Jeong-ah, transformation into a cult leader “Eyes turned around, immersed... meeting her deceased grandmother” [DA★]Actress Jung Jung-ah had a shocking experience while acting as a shaman. On the 19th, Jung Jung-ah opened up on her SNS by saying, “In 2024, I had a lot of unintentional things to do, such as shamans, cult leaders, and fraudulent cult leaders.” She continued, “When I was playing a shaman, I really shook the bell with my eyes wide open, and I was afraid that the bell would fall out and I would miss it, so I shook it so much that my thumb and index fingers were torn apart. In the movie ‘My Happy Home,’ I was so immersed in the role of a cult leader that I was reciting a spell and sprinkling blood, and I saw my deceased grandmother and she passed away,” drawing attention by sharing behind-the-scenes footage. The accompanying photo and video show Jung Jung-ah‘s transformation into a cult leader in the movie ’My Happy Home.‘ Meanwhile, Jung Jung-ah is also active in various entertainment programs in addition to dramas and movies. Photo = Jung Jung-ah’s SNSFeb 20, 2025
MOVIESDisney‘s ’Snow White‘ vs. DreamWorks’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, a live-action animation showdownRepresentative Hollywood animation studios Disney and DreamWorks are releasing live-action versions of their representative animations one after another. Disney, which has been consistently releasing live-action animations, is releasing a new film, ‘Snow White’, after overcoming the box office failure of ‘The Little Mermaid’ last year, while DreamWorks is releasing its first live-action film, ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, in theaters. Will Disney recover from the box office failures of ‘Snow White’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’? Disney, which has been consistently producing its representative animations, such as ‘Aladdin’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, and ‘The Lion King’, as live-action films under the name of ‘live-action’, is releasing a live-action version of the 1937 animation ‘Feb 20, 2025
MOVIES‘Yoo Ah-in‘s Release’ Now! Trailer for the movie ‘The Showdown’ releasedThe movie ‘Match‘ has released its official trailer, confirming its theater release on March 26. The movie ‘Match’ (Director: Kim Hyung-joo | Provided/Distributed by: Bypoem Studio | Produced by: Film Company Wolgwang | Co-Produced by: BH Entertainment) starring Lee Byung-hun and Yoo Ah-in is based on the true story of South Korea‘s greatest Go legends, Cho Hun-hyun (Lee Byung-hun) and Lee Chang-ho (Yoo Ah-in). It is the story of Cho Hun-hyun, who loses a match against his student, but uses his innate competitive spirit to challenge for the top once again. In the trailer for the movie ‘Match’, you can see a new side of Lee Byung-hun, who has perfectly transformed into South Korea’s Go legend, Cho Hun-hyun. Along with Lee Byung-hun, acting stars Ko Chang-seok, Hyun Bong-sik, Moon Jung-hee, and Kim Kang-hoon appear in the trailer, raising expectations. The story is full of tension, from the process in which Cho Hun-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), who has become a national hero by winning the finalFeb 19, 2025
MOVIESWhy is the new ‘Captain America’ in shaky box office #1?Marvel hero ‘Captain America: A Brave New World’ is overwhelmingly maintaining its top spot at the box office. However, due to ambiguous reviews of the film, there is a gloomy outlook on whether it will be a long-term box office success enough to change the Marvel downward trend. According to the Integrated Computer Network for Movie Tickets on the 18th, ‘Captain America: A Brave New World’, which was released on the 12th, maintained its top spot at the box office until the 17th, the 6th day of screening, attracting a cumulative audience of 851,715. In a situation where there is no notable competition, it is monopolizing the box office by attracting about 6 times more daily viewers than ‘Secret That Cannot Be Told’, ‘Hitman 2’, etc.Feb 19, 2025
MOVIESLee Young-ae → Lee Byung-hun… 30th Anniversary ‘Joint Security Area JSA’ [Photoshoot]The Elle pictorial featuring the main characters of the movie ‘Joint Security Area: JSA’ has been released, drawing attention. The Elle pictorial featuring director Park Chan-wook and actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Young-ae, and Kim Tae-woo of ‘Joint Security Area: JSA’, which was named in the film category of the ‘Visionary Selection’ announced by CJ ENM in celebration of its 30th anniversary, has been released, drawing attention. ‘Joint Security Area: JSA’, which has proven its power as a work that has been loved for a long time and has been selected as a visionary selection that has had a wide-ranging influence on the entire Korean content industry, met with an enthusiastic response from around 900 audiences through the Homecoming GV held at CGV Yongsan I‘Park Mall on the 4th. To celebrate this monumental meeting that took place after 25 years, the Elle pictorial shoot and interview held on the same day were conducted in a friendly atmosphere. The pictorial containing the mFeb 18, 2025
MOVIES‘The Man from Nowhere’ Thai actress Kim Sae-ron in memory of her late husband “May she rest in peace”Thai actor Thanayong Wongtrakul, who appeared in the film ‘The Man from Nowhere, paid tribute to the late Kim Sae-ron, who has become a star in the sky. On the 17th, Thanayong Wongtrakul posted on his SNS account a photo taken with the late Kim Sae-ron from the time they starred in the film ‘The Man from Nowhere, along with the message, “Sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to their families. RIP Kim Sae-Ron.” In the released photo, Kim Sae-ron‘s bright eyes are drawing attention. Meanwhile, according to the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 16th, Kim Sae-ron was found dead at the age of 25 at her home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. The first person to report the incident was a friend who reported it after discovering Kim Sae-ron at home. There were no signs of criminal activity, including signs of external intrusion.Feb 18, 2025
MOVIESKang Ha-neul, a story maker… Blinded by views, launches crime channel (streaming)The movie ‘Streaming’ has released the first poster and main trailer containing the impressive appearance of Kang Ha-neul, who has transformed into a crime channel streamer. ‘Streaming’ is a thriller that unfolds as the most subscribed crime channel streamer, Woo-sang (played by Kang Ha-neul), broadcasts in real time the process of discovering clues to a serial murder case that had not been solved and tracking down the culprit. The released first poster captures ‘Idol’‘s intense gaze. Crime channel streamer ‘Idol’ is the most popular streamer who has maintained an overwhelming number 1 position on ‘Why’, an infinitely competitive streaming platform where only the number 1 receives all the sponsorship money. He begins a dangerous broadcast to catch the culprit of the ‘Serial Murders of the Hems’ that is heating up South Korea. “From now on, I will catch the serial killer. The copy “in real time” conveys the strong will of the “idol” to monopolize popularity and buzz by catching the culpFeb 18, 2025
MOVIES“The perfect return of a genius director”… ‘Mickey 17’ Original SF that only Bong Joon-ho can do[Review]This is the perfect return of ‘genius director’ Bong Joon-ho. Even in his collaboration with Warner Brothers, a Hollywood mega-film company, Director Bong Joon-ho‘s unique humor and solid sense of theme are firmly engraved like a stamp. A satire disguised as SF, not a SF blockbuster, but an original SF black comedy. It is a completely new SF film, ‘Mickey 17’, which you have never seen anywhere before. ‘Mickey 17’ depicts the story of Mickey (Robert Pattinson), who owes a lot of money on Earth, boarding the spaceship of the Ice Planet pioneer group led by Marshall (Mark Ruffalo), a powerful politician, and working as the Expendable. He takes on dangerous tasks.Feb 18, 2025
MOVIES‘Guitar Man’, a ‘return work’ that became a ‘posthumous work’… ‘Guitar Man’, starring the late Kim Sae-ron, to be released in the first half of the yearWhen actress Kim Sae-ron suddenly passed away, the movie ‘Guitar Man’, which was supposed to be her ‘comeback project’, unfortunately ended up becoming her ‘posthumous work’. ‘Guitar Man’ was Kim Sae-ron‘s ‘second comeback project’, which was chosen after her plan to return with the play ‘Dongchimi’ in May of last year fell through, so it is known that she was very passionate about filming it. According to the film industry on the 17th, the film ‘Guitar Man’ finished all filming in November of last year and is currently being edited with the goal of a release in the first half of this year. ‘Guitar Man’, a low-budget independent film, depicts what happens when a genius guitarist joins the underground band Volcano. Originally planned to direct, director Shin Jae-ho dropped out in the middle,Feb 17, 2025
MOVIESLee Byung-hun X Yoo Ah-in, ‘The Match’ to be released on March 26The movie ‘Match’ has confirmed its release on March 26th. The movie ‘Match’ (Director: Kim Hyung-joo | Provided/Distributed by: Bypoem Studio | Produced by: Film Company Wolgwang | Co-produced by: BH Entertainment) tells the story of South Korea‘s greatest Go legend, Cho Hun-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), who, after losing a match against his student, challenges himself to the top once again with his innate competitive spirit. In the poster that was released, all-time South Korean acting legend Lee Byung-hun has perfectly transformed into South Korea’s greatest Go legend, Cho Hun-hyun, and has captured his charismatic appearance. In addition, the competitive image of Cho Hun-hyun as a noodle player is also captured as it is, making one feel the overwhelming power of the movie just from the poster alone. Lee Byung-hun will make a comeback to the screen in two years since ‘Concrete Utopia’ in 2023 and will be active as a matchmaker in theaters. In particular, as he is about to release the OTT glFeb 17, 2025
MOVIESLee Moo-saeng confirmed to appear in Netflix‘s ’You Killed Me‘, working with Jeon So-ni and Lee Yu-mi [Official]Actor Lee Moo-saeng is transforming through the Netflix series ‘You Killed Me’. ‘You Killed Me’ is a work that depicts the story of two women who decide to commit murder in the face of a reality that they cannot escape unless they kill or die and get involved in an unexpected incident. Lee Moo-saeng joins actors Jeon So-ni, Lee Yoo-mi, and Jang Seung-jo who have confirmed their appearances. Lee Moo-saeng plays the role of Jin So-baek, the CEO of Jinkang Sanghoe, a large food material store. Jin So-baek, who has risen to his current position through self-made success, becomes a strong supporter who finds out about Eun-soo (played by Jeon So-ni) and Hee-soo‘s (played by Lee Yoo-mi) plan and supports them. Lee Moo-saeng, who digests the unknown character Jin So-baek with his sophisticated style, foreshadows a weighty presence with his performance that adds to the tension. Lee Moo-saeng, who previously showed his villainous instincts in the Netflix drama ‘Gyeongseong Creature 2’ as CaptainFeb 17, 2025
MOVIESYoo Ah-in‘s ’The Match‘ to be released in theaters on March 26... Poster features only Lee Byung-hunThe movie ‘Match’, which had been delayed for a long time due to the drug use scandal involving its lead actor Yoo Ah-in, has finally confirmed its theater release on March 26. ‘Match’ is the story of South Korea‘s greatest Go legend Cho Hoon-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), who, after losing to his disciple Lee Chang-ho (Yoo Ah-in), challenges himself to become the best again with his innate competitive spirit. In the poster that has been released, you can see South Korea’s all-time acting legend Lee Byung-hun‘s perfect transformation into South Korea’s greatest Go legend Cho Hoon-hyun. In addition, the poster alone captures Cho Hoon-hyun‘s competitive spirit.Feb 17, 2025
MOVIES‘Rising Romantic Comedy King’ Lee Jun-hyuk vs. ‘Fallen Romantic Comedy King’ Lee Min-ho, Box Office Joys and SorrowsActors Lee Joon-hyuk and Lee Min-ho, who set out to captivate viewers with romance, had mixed box office successes. Lee Joon-hyuk stood tall as the new ‘Rom-Com King’ with SBS‘s ‘My Perfect Secretary’, but ‘Original Rom-Com King’ Lee Min-ho, who returned with tvN’s ‘Ask the Stars’, had his pride hurt by receiving a miserable box office report card. Lee Joon-hyuk, who has been active in genre works such as ‘The Outlaws 3’, ‘Secret Forest’, and ‘Good or Bad Dong-jae’, successfully transformed his image through the romance drama ‘My Perfect Secretary’, which he chose for the first time in six years since tvN‘s ‘To You Who Forgot Poetry’ in 2018. CE, a successful female headhunter companyFeb 17, 2025