IU on a Spring Day... Cine21 1500th Issue 30th Anniversary Special Edition Published

Cine21 is publishing its 1500th issue to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The cover of the 1500th Issue 30th Anniversary Special Edition features IU (Lee Ji-eun), who recently showed off her presence as an actress through the Netflix series ‘Fooled Me’.

IU has grown into a representative icon of Korean pop music with her sensual singer-songwriting and timeless messages. In addition to her main profession as a singer, she has successfully completed roles in the movies ‘Broker’ ‘Dream’, and the Netflix original series ‘Cheated By A Thing’, proving her wide spectrum as an actress.

IU‘s bold challenges and actions across genres are in line with Cine21’s spirit of challenge to suggest new communication and direction beyond the boundaries of the film and content industries, and she was selected as the cover model for the 30th anniversary special issue.

This is the first time that IU has graced the cover of Cine21 alone. IU radiated her charms through a pictorial reminiscent of a bright spring spirit. Cine21 produced two covers for the 1500th issue to further highlight IU‘s diverse charms.

Meanwhile, the 1500th issue will highlight the history of Cine21, which has been with Korean cinema for 30 years. You can see at a glance the decisive moments and meaningful changes in Korean cinema that Cine21 has recorded over the past 1,500 volumes. It contains honest stories about the films that cinephiles Lee Joon-hyuk and Jeon So-ni each love, yearn for, and explore. Also, to commemorate the re-release of ‘Shiri’, which became a signal for the revival of Korean cinema, we will tell the story of 30 years of Korean cinema through an interview with director Kang Je-gyu.

The 1,500th issue of Cine21, a special 30th anniversary edition, will be published on April 1, 2025. You can find it at online/offline bookstores and the official Cine21 Smart Store.

Jeong Hee-yeon, reporter for Donga.com shine2562@donga.com

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