Hong Sang-soo, photo time alone… ‘full-term’ Kim Min-hee, who left the country with him, did not attend [DA:Issue]
MOVIESSong Kang-ho, it‘s been a whileActor Song Kang-ho is entering the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESSong Kang-ho, so cute!Actor Song Kang-ho poses at the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESSong Kang-ho, still the best actor after 25 yearsActor Song Kang-ho poses at the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESSong Kang-ho, playful eyesActor Song Kang-ho is signing a trophy at the photo wall event commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection, ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Byung-hun, Appearing with Those EyesActor Lee Byung-hun is entering the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Byung-hun, warm greetingsActor Lee Byung-hun poses at the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Byung-hun, even the ball heart is coolActor Lee Byung-hun poses at the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Byung-hun, cute ball heartActor Lee Byung-hun poses at the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Young-ae, in a position like oxygenActress Lee Young-ae is entering the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Young-ae, even if you just blow your head, it‘s shinyActress Lee Young-ae poses at the photo wall for the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection, ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Young-ae, hand heart that goes against ageActress Lee Young-ae poses at the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Young-ae, I can‘t do it because I’m embarrassedActress Lee Young-ae poses at the photo wall for the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection, ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESLee Young-ae, a heart that melts fans‘ heartsActress Lee Young-ae poses at the photo wall for the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection, ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIES‘Ghost Police’ Choi Jong-nam “Thank you to the many viewers who responded”Actor Choi Jong-nam is attracting attention by starting a busy 2025. Choi Jong-nam, who plays the role of the police chief, the superior of Shin Hyun-joon (played by Min Hyun-joon), who has been demoted and is now working at the police station, in the late Kim Soo-mi‘s last film, ‘Ghost Cop’ (directed by Kim Young-joon), recently met the audience through a stage greeting held at Yongsan CGV. He may seem to sneer at and frown at his demoted and demoted subordinate, but he is actually someone’s father and head of the household, and he showed his warm-hearted side as our neighbor and older brother who understands and cares for his son, Min Hyun-joon. Choi Jong-nam expressed his gratitude, saying, “I think it’s because of the warm-hearted character in the play, but many audiences responded so enthusiastically.” Choi Jong-nam, who won the ‘Korea Broadcasting Culture and Sports Grand Prize’ at the ‘2024 Best K-Brand Innovation Forum & Awards’ held in the National Assembly Members’ Hall confeFeb 04, 2025
MOVIES‘Bad Guys’ Seol Kyung-gu and Im Si-wan, ‘Good News’-‘Warts’, Yeon Sang-ho ‘Revelation’ (Netflix 2025 Korea)‘Bad Guys’ Seol Kyung-gu and Im Si-wan to launch ‘Good News’-‘Warts’… Yeon Sang-ho and ‘Revelation’ (Netflix 2025 Korea) Netflix introduced its 2025 movie lineup. On the 4th at 10:30 am, the ‘Next on Netflix 2025 Korea’ event was held at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul Grand Ballroom in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul to reveal Netflix‘s 2025 Korean and global representative lineup. On this day, Netflix movie division director Kim Tae-won explained, “This year, Netflix has prepared seven Korean movies. We focused on increasing diversity, fun, and artistry. We also expanded the diversity of genres by collaborating with various creators, from veteran directors to new directors.”Netflix movies will return this year with various genres, from thrillers to action, romantic comedies, sci-fi, animation, and drama. From director Yeon Sang-ho’s new film ‘Revelation’, in which Alfonso Cuaron, director of ‘Roma’, ‘Gravity’, participated as an executive producer, to Netflix‘s first Korean animated film ‘ThisFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESMONSTA X‘s ‘BEAST MODE’ Beat is Crazy! ‘EXORCATION’ Music Video ReleasedMONSTA X‘s ‘BEAST MODE’ beat is crazy! ‘The Exorcist Record’ music video released ‘The Exorcist Record’, which is garnering attention for being the first animation based on the best-selling book of the same name that sold 10 million copies, has released MONSTA X’s ‘BEASTMODE’ music video. ‘The Exorcist Record’ is an occult blockbuster that contains the beginning of an epic story about exorcists with special abilities fighting against absolute evil. The music video released this time captures the appearance of four exorcists fighting against absolute evil. The video begins with the eerie lines of the demon Astaroth confronting Father Park, capturing attention. Next, the battle of exorcists to stop the 145th leader of the ‘Haedong Secret Sect’, who worships evil spirits and seeks absolute power, and MONSTA X‘s ‘BEASTMODE’ add excitement to the occult action. In particular, the exorcists and guardians’ thrilling actions that follow the lyrics “WE ARE BEAST MODE” make us look forward to thFeb 04, 2025
MOVIES‘Hitman 2’, 13th day since release, today (3rd) surpasses 2 million viewers [DA:Box]The movie ‘Hitman 2‘ has surpassed 2 million viewers as of 5:20 PM on Monday, February 3, the 13th day since its release. ’Hitman 2‘, a comic action movie guaranteed to make the whole family laugh, has become the first movie to be released in 2025 to surpass 2 million viewers, taking the box office crown. According to the Integrated Computer Network for Movie Tickets, ’Hitman 2‘ had mobilized 2,000,034 cumulative viewers as of 5:20 PM on Monday, February 3, quickly surpassing 2 million viewers in just 5 days after surpassing 1 million. This is a full 2 days faster than ’Firefighter‘, which recently heated up theaters with 3.85 million viewers, and 3 days faster than ’Wonka‘, which attracted 3.53 million viewers. As can be seen from the even distribution of advance tickets from those in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, the movie ’Hitman 2‘, which can be enjoyed by all generations, is expected to continue its long-term box office success until February with the enthusiastic support of the aFeb 03, 2025
MOVIESSong Hye-kyo, Global Star Power Proven with ‘Black Nuns’Song Hye-kyo‘s global star power has paid off. While the hit film ‘The Nuns’, starring Song Hye-kyo, is nearing its break-even point and is also gaining popularity overseas, in Indonesia and elsewhere. ‘The Nuns’ was released on the 24th of last month, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, and has attracted a total of 1,363,861 moviegoers (based on the integrated computer network for movie tickets) as of the 1st of this month. If this trend continues, it is expected to surpass the break-even point of 1.6 million this week. Despite being an occult horror genre with strong likes and dislikes, it has also succeeded in attracting double-digit box office success during the long Lunar New Year holiday with ‘Hitman 2’, a popular comic action genre starring Kwon Sang-woo.Feb 03, 2025
MOVIESMONSTA X Jooheon “‘Beast Mode’ and ‘The Exorcist’ to keep the afterglow of ‘Beast Mode’MONSTA X Jooheon “‘‘Beast Mode’, please cherish the afterglow of ‘The Exorcist Record’” Global idol group MONSTA X‘s Jooheon congratulated the release of the movie ‘The Exorcist Record’. ‘The Exorcist Record’ is an occult blockbuster that contains the beginning of a grand epic where exorcists with special abilities fight against absolute evil. Jooheon, who wrote the lyrics and composed MONSTA X’s ‘BEAST MODE’, which was included in the ending song, congratulated the release of the movie and sent a message of support. ‘BEAST MODE’ by ‘MONSTA X’, a global idol group that is loved worldwide for their unique musical color, has been garnering much attention for being included as the ending song of ‘The Exorcist Record’. Jooheon said, “The unmissable point of ‘The Exorcist’ is that ‘Monsta X’s ‘Beast Mode’ was inserted as the ending song,” and directly mentioned the point to look forward to. ‘Beast Mode’ inserted as the ending song is a song with the strong beats that are unique to ‘Monsta XFeb 03, 2025
MOVIESFrom ‘Lighting Store’ to ‘Severe Trauma Center’… Joo Ji-hoon, 2nd consecutive global box office hitActor Joo Ji-hoon has succeeded in achieving successive global box office hits during the holiday season with his leading roles in global OTT (online video service) films. Following the success of Disney+‘s ‘The Lighting Store’, which was released in December last year, he has killed two birds with one stone with Netflix’s ‘Trauma Center’, which was unveiled ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, achieving both box office success and critical acclaim. According to Netflix, ‘Trauma Center’, which was released on the 24th, recorded 32.6 million hours of cumulative viewing and 4.7 million cumulative views, ranking 3rd in the global weekly (20th-26th) cumulative viewership rankings in the non-English language category. This is a feat achieved in just three days since its release on Friday, and is the highest among English-language content.Jan 31, 2025