Kang Mal-geum ‘Black&White Fashion’

Kang Mal-geum poses for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Cha Joo-young, refreshing smile~

Cha Joo-young poses for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Cha Joo-young, a trembling screen debut~

Cha Joo-young poses for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Kwak Seon-yeong, shaking hands~

Kwak Sun-young poses for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Kwak Seon-yeong, the beauty of a flower calyx~

Kwak Sun-young poses for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Ha Jung-woo, chic smile~

Ha Jung-woo poses for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

The actors raise their hands in respect for director Ha Jung-woo~

Actors attending the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th are raising their hands in respect for director Ha Jung-woo. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

The real poses of veteran lobbyists~

Park Byung-eun, Kang Mal-geum, Cha Joo-young, and Choi Si-won pose for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

A showdown between the best lobbies!

Kim Eui-sung, Park Byung-eun, Kang Mal-geum, Cha Joo-young, Choi Si-won, Kang Hae-rim, Kwak Sun-young, Lee Dong-hwi, and Ha Jung-woo pose for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Park Byung-eun, Kang Mal-geum, Cha Joo-young, Choi Si-won ‘The Reality of the Lobby Appears’

Park Byung-eun, Kang Mal-geum, Cha Joo-young, and Choi Si-won pose for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

The cute appearance of the new lobbyists in the movie ‘Lobby’!

Ha Jung-woo, Kim Eui-sung, Kang Hae-rim, Lee Dong-hwi, and Kwak Sun-young pose for the camera at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Lobby’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

“1 million in just 4 days”… ‘Mickey 17’, which brought spring to theaters, what did the audience think?

Director Bong Joon-ho‘s Hollywood production ‘Mickey 17’ is bringing spring to the frozen theater district. Director Bong’s ‘Mickey 17’, released six years after ‘Parasite’, is drawing audiences to theaters with overwhelming firepower as soon as it is released. In particular, some of the settings that seem to represent real society and politics are gaining attention and adding strength to word of mouth. According to the Integrated Computer Network for Movie Tickets on the 3rd, ‘Mickey 17’, released on the 28th of last month, recorded a cumulative audience of 1,117,586 as of 6:55 a.m. that day, surpassing 1 million viewers in just four days since its release. This is the highest-grossing foreign film last year.

‘Anora’, which deals with sex workers, wins 5 Oscars… Blackpink Lisa ‘007 Tribute’, congratulatory stage

Sean Baker‘s film ‘Anora’, which deals with the joys and sorrows of sex workers, swept the American Academy Awards, taking home five Oscar trophies. This year, there were no films with Korean or Korean-American directors or actors at the Academy Awards, but Blackpink member Lisa became the first K-pop artist to appear on stage for the celebration, drawing attention. ‘Anora’, which depicts the story of a female stripper meeting a Russian tycoon, was nominated for six categories at the 97th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, USA on the 3rd (Korean time), and took home five trophies, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing. In particular, the leading role

Director Bong Joon-ho‘s ‘Mickey 17’, Surpasses 1 Million Viewers in 4 Days of Release [DA:Box]

The movie ‘Mickey 17’ has surpassed 1 million viewers in just 4 days since its release. The movie ‘Mickey 17’ depicts an unpredictable story that unfolds when ‘Mickey’, an expendable item (Expendables) that is used for dangerous tasks and is reprinted when he dies, is going through his 17th near-death crisis and ‘Mickey 18’ is printed while thinking he is dead. The movie has surpassed 1 million viewers in just 4 days since its release. According to the Integrated Computer Network of the Korean Film Council, ‘Mickey 17’ recorded a cumulative audience of 1,117,586 as of 6:55 a.m. on Monday, March 3, surpassing 1 million viewers in just 4 days since its release, signaling the start of an overwhelming box office success. ‘Mickey 17’, which garnered a hot response as soon as it was released, proved its explosive topicality by firmly maintaining its position as the number 1 box office throughout the Samiljeol holiday since its release. ‘Mickey 17’, which surpassed 1 million viewers in 4 days

Rowoon, 75th American Academy Awards Red Carpet … “Invited by Oscars”

Actor Rowoon attended the 97th Academy Awards at the invitation of the American Academy. Rowoon caught everyone‘s attention by making a surprise appearance at the red carpet event held before the 97th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, USA on the morning of the 3rd (Korean time). Rowoon also attended the awards ceremony and watched it. His attendance at the awards ceremony this time was at the invitation of the Academy. As the international status of K-content has increased, the Academy has decided to invite notable Korean actors to the awards ceremony starting this year. This year, Rowoon and Lee Sang, who received attention for their Netflix original series ‘XO Kitty’

‘That Day’ Dahyun “Twice Members‘ Support is a Big Power... ‘Disturbing’ Reaction to My Kiss Scene”[Interview]

Jinyoung and Dahyun have summoned the faces of their first loves that are in everyone‘s hearts to the screen. It is through the movie ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’, which was released on the 21st. ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’, a remake of the 2012 Taiwanese movie of the same name, is a work that depicts the story of the first love of Jinwoo (Jinyoung) and Sunah (Dahyun), who are immature and 18 years old and like each other but cannot express it easily, in refreshing colors. Through this movie, the two people who met as fellow actors rather than idol seniors and juniors, at some point looked at each other as ‘Jinwoo and Sunah themselves’, not Jinyoung and Dahyun. O“Screen

‘ThatTime’ Jinyoung “I was worried about the Twice fandom‘s reaction to the kiss scene with Dahyun, but...”[Interview]

Jinyoung and Dahyun have summoned the faces of their first loves that are in everyone‘s hearts to the screen. It is through the movie ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’, which was released on the 21st. ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’, a remake of the 2012 Taiwanese movie of the same name, is a work that depicts the story of the first love of Jinwoo (Jinyoung) and Sunah (Dahyun), who are immature and 18 years old and like each other but cannot express it easily, in refreshing colors. Through this movie, the two people who met as fellow actors rather than idol seniors and juniors, at some point looked at each other as ‘Jinwoo and Sunah themselves’, not Jinyoung and Dahyun. O“Dahyun and

‘Baeksu Apartment’ production company Ma Dong-seok “‘The Outlaws’ production with the same mindset”

The movie ‘Baeksoo Apartment’ is drawing attention by releasing a Q&A interview with producer Ma Dong-seok. The mystery comic chase drama ‘Baeksoo Apartment’, which depicts the story of Baeksoo Mirror, who seeks to implement justice by stirring up the neighborhood, investigating his neighbors to find the source of the noise between floors that echoes through his apartment every 4 a.m., is drawing attention by surprisingly releasing a Q&A with producer Ma Dong-seok. Ma Dong-seok established the production company Big Punch Pictures in 2018 and has been steadily planning and producing. From the ‘The Outlaws’ series to ‘The Wilderness’, ‘Apgujeong’, he has presented diverse and interesting works in terms of genre and theme every time, and is once again presenting joy to audiences with the mystery comic chase drama ‘Baeksoo Apartment’. The Q&A that was released is interesting because it gives a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes of the production of ‘Baeksu Apartment’, as well as Ma Dong-s

Kang Ha-neul, two leading roles in one month… Aiming for ‘consecutive box office hits’ in spring theaters

Actor Kang Ha-neul is aiming for a ‘consecutive hit’ by releasing two leading roles in a row. After the romantic comedy ‘30 Days’, which attracted over 2 million viewers in 2023 and succeeded in a long-term box office hit, he is targeting the spring theaters with ‘Streaming’ and ‘Opposition Party’, which are being released back-to-back in two years. Kang Ha-neul will first release his leading role, ‘Streaming’, in theaters on the 21st. ‘Streaming’ is a thriller that depicts the story of the hottest internet broadcaster in Korea chasing a serial killer through a live broadcast, a work that perfectly captures the current social atmosphere where various real-time internet broadcasts are overflowing.

‘Baeksu Apartment’ Kyung Soo-jin “Working as a Telemarketer Before Debut, I Received My Part-time Job Wages Directly”[Interview]

Actress Kyung Soo-jin has taken on her first lead role in a commercial film in 13 years since her debut. It is through the mystery comedy chase drama ‘Baeksoo Apartment’, which was released on the 26th. ‘Baeksoo Apartment’, which Kyung Soo-jin said she “put her heart into”, depicts the story of Mirror (Kyung Soo-jin), a jobless woman who stirs up troubles in the neighborhood, as she goes on an investigation with her neighbors to find the cause of the noise between floors that echoes through her apartment every 4 a.m. Kyung Soo-jin, who introduced Mirror as “a character who is just like me who cannot stand injustice”, laughed, saying, “I put my ‘real self’ into the movie”. O“It was my first lead role, so it was a lot of pressure”, but”Kyung Soo-jin is the lead role