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Box Office in Korea
| Movies Week-End Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.Shingijeon | ||
| 597,793 | 1,826,187 | |
| 2.Mamma Mia! | ||
| 544,332 | 1,628,373 | |
| 3.Rough Cut | ||
| 265,727 | 326,609 | |
| 4.Our School E.T | ||
| 187,181 | 220,220 | |
| 5.Bangkok Dangerous | ||
| 81,603 | 99,175 | |
| 6.Twentieth Century Boys | ||
| 68,178 | 105,371 | |
| 7.花より男子~ファイナル~ | ||
| 43,728 | 56,626 | |
| 8.The Dark Knight | ||
| 28,160 | 4,023,026 | |
| 9.Earth | ||
| 28,006 | 121,635 | |
| 10.Star Wars: The Clone | ||
| 16,310 | 76,745 | |
Today's Birthdays
[Jan 07, 2009]
Kong Hyeon-joo
Classic Film Reborn as Play
A screen-to-stage adaptation of Mike Nichol's 1967 film "The Graduate" will debut in Seoul this month, just in time for graduation season. The play, written by veteran British playwright Terry Johnson, has been regarded as a theater blockbuster si....
Medical dramas thrill local TV audience
Historical dramas have ruled TV screens since last year with all three major broadcast stations in Korea rushing to produce epic series. But recently, local TV dramas seem to have found a new flavor. Making a big jump from using stories from ancient ....
300 Japanese Fans Greet Gong Yoo at Airport
Actor Gong Yoo was ardently greeted by Japanese fans when he arrived in Japan Sunday to promote the Japanese film "Like a Dragon", in which he appeared. An official from his agency, Sidus HQ, said that his promotion tour was kept a secret out of s....
Learning Korean warm-heart through animation
Without saying anything taking their bags for standing person on the bus, The women coming into the room taking look around and come back with what thwy need These are 30 foreigner's Korea experience story. 30 foreigners who came from all differen....
[DVD review]Film that hits the screen not the fan
There is a whole list of studio animations that might have influenced the production of "Aachi And Ssipak" ― "South Park", "The Simpsons" and "Beavis and Butthead", to name a few. But the film, the latest feature animation from Jo Beom-jin, is undeni....
Back From Barracks, Back at Work
About two years ago, many of the nation's leading actors left their fans for compulsory military service. Recently discharged from the military, they're now preparing for a comeback. How has their two-year hiatus changed them? Can they hit stardom....
K-Pop Struggles to Boost Sales
South Korea's top groups, TVXQ, top, and SG Wannabe, bottom, try various new marketing strategies to boost their CD sales in the face of a general decline. Even though popular Korean boy band TVXQ topped the music sales charts in 2006, selling more ....
Arirang TV to Celebrate Decade With Gala Show
Arirang TV, a state-funded English TV channel, will hold a special gala show to celebrate its 10th anniversary on Friday. Titled "10th Anniversary Special Arirang Gala Concert", the show will present all kinds of music. The theme is "Arirang", ....
What Next as Stars Emerge Blinking From the Military?
Hopes run high in show business as some top stars return to the limelight this year after two years in forced retirement due to their military service. Fans of So Ji-sub, Song Seung-heon, Jang Hyeok and Ji Seong look forward to seeing them back on TV....
'Hallyu' to Be Discussed at Harvard Conference in Mid-February
A conference will be held in mid-February at Harvard University to review the popularity of the 'hallyu wave', which is about the popularity of Korean pop culture in other nations. The conference is sponsored by Harvard's Korea Studies Institute a....
