Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung, who won the Oscar for best supporting actress last year for “Minari, will be a presenter at the 94th Academy Awards. The 94th Academy Awards will be held on March 27 at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Korean star Youn Yuh-jung giving her speech at...
The Korean entertainment industry continued to struggle in 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. But despite the challenges, there are many bright moments this year including the rise of “Squid Game” and return of in-person events like K-pop concerts. There are also scandals, controversies,...
Polling firm Gallup Korea revealed its year-end list of the top 10 Korean movie stars who shined in 2021 as part of its “Person of the Year” ranking in each field. Gallup Korea held a survey among 1,700 people aged 13 and above in South Korea excluding Jeju Island from Nov. 5 to 28 and asked...
“Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” stars Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a, and “Squid Game” lead Lee Jung-jae have been chosen as the Korean TV actors who shined in 2021. Gallup Korea released its year-end poll on the Person of the Year in each field including entertainment and sports. The Korean TV actors...
Oscar best supporting actress Youn Yuh-jung of the movie “Minari” was bestowed South Korea’s highest Order of Cultural Merit by the government during the 2021 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency...
Korean actor Yoo Teo, 40, tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after returning to South Korea from the US. C-JeS Entertainment, his agency, announced on Oct. 4 that “actor Yoo Teo was confirmed to have COVID-19 this morning (Oct. 4).” Korean actor Yoo Teo (Instagram/C-JeS) “On...
TIME magazine released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People and it includes “Minari” stars Youn Yuh-jung and Steven Yeun. Youn Yuh-jung won best supporting actress at this year’s Academy Awards, making her the first Korean to win an Oscar acting award, while Yeun was nominated...
(Clockwise from top left) 'Fast & Furious 9,' 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie-Mugen Train,' 'Soul,' “Cruella' and 'Minari' (KOFIC) “Fast & Furious 9” emerged as the No. 1 film in South Korea in the first half of 2021 based on data from the Korean Film Council...
'Minari' stars (from left) Steven Yeun, Youn Yuh-jung and Han Yeri (A24) Oscar best supporting actress and Korean star Youn Yuh-jung, and Oscar best actor nominee Steven Yeun of the film “Minari” have been invited to join as members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
(Clockwise from top left) Youn Yuh-jung at Incheon International Airport, at the Oscars, with Oscars best actress Frances McDormand, with 'Minari' cast and her Oscars tickets (Photos: screenshot from Newsen, Oscars.org, Hook Entertainment) Veteran Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung returned to South...
Youn Yuh-jung made history recently, becoming the first Korean actor ever to win an Academy Award. Among those happy for her win is actress Maui Taylor. Youn and Maui worked together prior in the 2012 thriller "The Taste of Money." Maui recalled Youn as "intimidating at first." Eventually...
Youn Yuh-jung (left) at the Academy Awards’ engraving station and (right) Korean President Moon Jae-in (Photos: Twitter/The Academy and Cheong Wa Dae) South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and Korean stars congratulated Youn Yuh-jung for winning best supporting actress at the 93rd Academy...
