Korea Joongang Daily
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Busan to offer up to $30,500 in film funding

In a bid to promote Korea’s largest coastal city, the Busan Film Commission announced this week plans to sponsor movie or drama makers who shoot scenes in Busan this year, offering 250 million won in total.

2023-03-14

No Itaewon witch hunts

Who should be held accountable for the Itaewon tragedy? Punishing people in command and on the spot cannot end such tragedies. The structural injustice from collective negligence must be corrected.

2022-11-14

[FICTION VS. HISTORY] Lee Jung-jae’s 'Hunt' enhances Korea's history with elements of fiction

Convoluted espionage thriller “Hunt” is “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut. The film offers a glimpse of what Korea was like in the early 1980s when the country was under yet another repressive regime with former army general ...

2022-11-06

Lee Jung-jae exhibit to open at London East Asia Film Festival

An exhibit centered on actor Lee Jung-jae will open at the London East Asia Film Festival, according to the event’s organizers on Tuesday.

2022-10-04

Actor Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut film 'Hunt' to open London East Asia Film Festival

Actor Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut film “Hunt” — a film which he produced, wrote the script for, directed and starred in — has been selected to open the 7th London East Asia Film Festival, which takes place from Oct. 19 to 30. The festival’s ...

2022-09-28

Lee Jung-jae confirmed positive with Covid-19

“Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae, who recently returned home with an Emmy trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor has been confirmed positive with Covid-19. His management agency Artist Company said Tuesday that the actor took a Covid-19 test after ...

2022-09-20

[THINK ENGLISH] ‘헌트’ 누적 관객 150만 돌파, 5일 연속 박스오피스 1위 유지

Espionage film “Hunt” starring actors Lee Jungjae and Jung Woo-sung surpassed 1.5 million in ticket sales, topping the Korean box office for five days in a row.

2022-08-25

'Hunt' surpasses 1.5 million in ticket sales, tops box office for five straight days

Espionage film “Hunt” starring actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung surpassed 1.5 million in ticket sales, topping the Korean box office for five days in a row. According to the Korea Box Office Information System on Sunday, “Hunt” garnered ...

2022-08-15

Lee Jung-jae's appearance on JTBC's 'Newsroom' canceled

Actor and director Lee Jung-jae's appearance on tonight's JTBC's live evening newscast "Newsroom" has been canceled due to the heavy rain in the greater Seoul area. "Director Lee Jung-jae's appearance as a special guest on JTBC's "Newsroom" has...

2022-08-09

Agony aunts and uncles

From left, the four hosts for season 2 of Tving original variety show “Witch Hunt” — rapper Code Kunst, lyricist Kim Eana, singer Bibi and comedian Shin Dong-yeop — pose for a photo at an online press event Thursday. Season 1, which ran on JTBC...

2022-08-04