Korea Joongang Daily
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Singer-actor Cha Eun-woo takes on first starring role in film 'First Ride'

Singer-actor Cha Eun-woo is set to star in the film tentatively titled “First Ride,” taking on his first main role in a movie, his agency Fantagio said on Thursday.

2025-04-03

61st Baeksang Arts Awards set for May 5

The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards will take place on May 5, 2024, in Seoul.

2025-04-03

'Virus' starring Bae Doo-na to premiere 5 years after filming wrapped

The romantic comedy film “Virus” starring actor Bae Doo-na will premiere on May 7, five years after filming wrapped.

2025-04-01

Gang Dong-won to play redemption-seeking dancer in 'Wild Thing'

Actor Gang Dong-won will portray a retired K-pop dancer looking for a comeback in the upcoming film "Wild Thing," which began shooting on Sunday.

2025-03-31

'The Match' beats its competition to top weekend box office with more than 700,000 viewers

"The Match" topped the weekend box office, attracting more than 700,000 viewers in its opening week, data showed Monday.

2025-03-31

Ha Jung-woo swings back into action with quirky comedy 'Lobby'

Actor Ha Jung-woo has ended a 10-year hiatus as a director with the comedy film "Lobby," about a CEO undertaking lobbying efforts to win a government contract with a game of golf for the first time.

2025-03-28

CJ 4DPlex partners with AMC to launch 4DX and ScreenX theaters in U.S. and Europe

CJ 4DPlex said on Thursday that it had inked partnership deals with AMC Entertainment to install 40 4DX theaters and 26 ScreenX theaters in major locations across the United States and Europe starting this summer.

2025-03-27

'The Match,' 'Streaming,' 'Flow' and other films to check out in Korean cinemas

The Korea JoongAng Daily assembles a list of films to see in local theaters.

2025-03-27

Bae Suzy joins the ranks of celebrities donating to wildfire relief

Korean celebrities, including singer and actor Bae Suzy and Haechan of boy band NCT, have donated to support the victims and affected areas of the wildfires spreading across the nation since last Friday.

2025-03-26

Director Yeon Sang-ho explores faith, perception in new Netflix film 'Revelations'

Director Yeon Sang-ho, of 2016 zombie thriller “Train to Busan” and Netflix series “Hellbound” fame, has once again blurred the lines between graphic art and cinema in his latest project “Revelations,” a new Netflix thriller released on March 21.

2025-03-25