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Jeonju 2013: The Ethereal Dear Dolphin Explores Guilt and Grief (환상속의 그대, 2013)

Part of MKC's coverage of the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival. The most anticipated film of the Jeonju International Film Festival’s Korean Competition this year, Kang Ji-na’s feature Dear Dolphin, was also the most polished. With its themes of love, loss and loneliness, as well as its vibrant colors, strong mise-en-sce...

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May 20, 2013 2:05 am 0

Magicians (마법사들, 2005)

(by refresh_daemon) Magicians started out as one of three short films in an omnibus produced for the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2005, following writer-director Song Il-gon's international acclaim with his films started with his remarkable debut Flower Island (2001). However, when making his short version for the film...

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May 18, 2013 2:05 am 0

New Korean Films: Lotte and N.E.W. Join the Party (2013 Week 20)

Happiness for Sale (미나문방구)   Kang Mi-na is making ​​many envious with her position as a public servant in a municipal district office. But overnight, her father becomes injured after falling in his stationery store, and she is asked to take over the management of the shop. She has Ever since her childhood she has ...

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May 17, 2013 2:05 am 0

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SHINee releases a travel journal on May 25

  According to an announcement made by their agency, SM Entertainment, on May 16, SHINee (Onew, Jong Hyun, Min Ho, Tae Min, and Key) have written a travel journal titled SHINee's Surprise Vacation, contai...

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May 16, 2013 5:30 pm 1

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Kara will shoot the drama series Secret Love this fall

According to an announcement made by the production company, Mais Entertainment, on May 15, Kara will shoot a new drama series, titled Secret Love, directed by Kim Gyu Tae, who also did the SBS drama seri...

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May 16, 2013 5:00 pm 1

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Three couples in We Got Married set out on a trip to Japan together

 Three couples appearing on MBC's We Got Married recently traveled to Japan. According to May 16 announcement by a staffer, the thee couples (Jung Jin Woon of 2AM and Kho Joon Hee, Jo Jung Chi and Jung In...

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May 16, 2013 4:00 pm 2

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EXO K and EXO M come together to release their first studio album

  Group EXO releases its first studio album, XOXO, as they return to performing on TV again. On May 16, EXO's agency reported that EXO-K (Su Ho, Baek Hyun, Chan Yeol, D.O., Kai, and Se Hun) and EXO-M (Xiu...

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May 16, 2013 3:30 pm 5

The Grand Heist (바람과 함께 사라지다) 2012

The heist film is a unique offshoot of the crime genre. It inhabits a region where the violence is all style, the risks are all calculated, and the group trumps the man. In this postmodern media-drenched world that we live in, the heist genre can probably lay claim to being the first to tear down ...

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May 16, 2013 2:05 am 0

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Guess which YG artist is back with more solo numbers on May 28? It’s 2NE1’s CL!

 2NE1’s leader CL will be back as a solo artist. Her agency, YG Entertainment, revealed a fourth teaser, titled “Who’s Next?” in the company blog today. The date “2013.05.18” is written in the teaser alon...

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May 15, 2013 5:30 pm 3

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Jang Keun Suk releases a music video of two songs on his second Japanese studio album

"Prince of Asia" Jang Keun Suk’s new music video is attracting the attention of fans abroad. His second Japanese studio album, which is supposed to be released on May 29, features two special songs: the t...

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May 15, 2013 4:00 pm 0