Polling firm Gallup Korea revealed its year-end survey naming the top 10 favorite Korean movie stars in 2024. Gallup Korea held a survey from Nov. 11 to 25 among 1,741 respondents aged 13 and above nationwide (except Jeju Island) in South Korea. Ma Dong-seok is No. 1 with 26.5...
The 13th Annual Art+Film Gala by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was held on Nov. 2, drawing more than 650 guests from the art, film, fashion, and entertainment industries. Co-chaired by LACMA trustee Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, the event, presented by sponsor Gucci, raised...
The highly anticipated season 2 of the global hit Korean series “Squid Game” will be coming to Netflix on Dec. 26. Fans of the series have come up with their own guesses and theories on what will happen in season 2 of “Squid Game.” “Squid Game” season 1 set the record for...
The “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte” starring Lee Jung-jae and Amandla Stenberg has been canceled. Citing sources, Deadline reported that Lucasfilm decided not to have a second season of “The Acolyte.” “The news is not entirely surprising. The Acolyte did OK with critics, with...
After taking a lightspeed trip to 4.8 million views in one day, the premiere episode “Star Wars: The Acolyte” drove 11.1 million views globally based on five days of streaming, maintaining its status as the biggest series premiere on Disney+ of 2024. According to Disney+, a view is defined as...
The first episode of “Star Wars: The Acolyte” achieved a record for the biggest premiere on Disney+ this year. “The Acolyte” stars Korean actor Lee Jung-jae, Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman,...
Korean star and Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae is starring in his first Star Wars series “The Acolyte,” which is now streaming on Disney+. In the original, live action series from Lucasfilm, he will be playing Jedi Master Sol, becoming the first Asian Jedi Master. “The Acolyte”...
Lee Jung-jae will be starring in the upcoming Star Wars series “The Acolyte” and said he is excited to be part of the franchise. The star of the hit series “Squid Game” will be playing Jedi Master Sol in the series that will premiere on Disney+ on June 5 with the first two...
Polling firm Gallup Korea has released the results of its annual Person of the Year survey to pick the TV drama stars, movie stars, sports players and entertainment broadcasters in South Korea who shone in 2022. This year, Gallup Korea conducted a survey among 1,771 Koreans aged 13 and older...
Korean director Park Chan-wook’s film “Decision to Leave,” South Korea’s entry to the 95th Oscars, swept the 42nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards held on Nov. 23 in Seoul. “Decision to Leave,” which was screened at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, bagged six awards. It won Best...
“Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut film “Hunt” continued its success at the box office in South Korea. The espionage movie achieved another milestone when its total admissions reached three million on Aug. 21. Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung in "Hunt" (Megabox Plus M)...
“Hunt,” the directorial debut film of “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae, continued its winning streak at the box office in Korea. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks cinema receipts, the espionage movie topped the weekend box office in Korea, selling 1.1 million tickets...
