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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 | |
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TVXQ Tops Japanese Oricon Chart
Popular male vocal group TVXQ recently reached the top of the Japanese Oricon Chart. The group's 22nd single "Beautiful You" ranked number one on the Oricon daily chart the day it was released on April 23. The song also ranked number one on the Ma....
Shinhan Group Selects Bae Yong-joon, Yoo Jae-seok as Ad Models
Shinhan Financial Group says it has chosen top celebrities, including actor Bae Yong-joon and popular TV personality Yoo Jae-suk, to star in the second part of its TV advertisement series entitled "My Financial Brand, Shinhan." The brand new TV ad....
Cartoon & Animation Fest Marks 12 Years
In time for Family Month in Korea, Seoul will turn into a playground for cartoon and animation buffs, both professionals and fans, children and the kid in you alike. The 12th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) will open May ....
Actor Goes From Killer to Professional Casanova
Actor Ha Jeong-woo has gone from cold-blooded murderer to a professional Casanova whom women pay to be with. In his new movie, “The Moonlight of Seoul” (“Beastie Boys” in Korean), the actor plays a man who serves drinks and dances with women a....
Singer Jang Nara Carries Olympic Flame
Singer and actress Jang Nara, 27, carried the Olympic flame in Seoul. Jang's management agency said although it had been informed of Jang's selection earlier, it refrained from publicizing the affair to allow the singer to carry the torch with....
[MOVIE REVIEW]'Legendary Libido' twists Korean sex folklore
"A Tale of Legendary Libido (Garoojigi)," directed by Shin Han-sol, is loosely based on "Byeon Gang-soe Tale," one of the most notoriously decadent and sexually provocative theatrical songs which took its current form in the late 19th century. Bye....
Name Mix-Up Dampens Rain's Hollywood Debut
Singer and actor Rain had an embarrassing moment at the premier of his Hollywood debut film "Speed Racer" at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday. The 26-year-old Korean superstar was introduced as Taejo Togokhan, the name of his characte....
Korean Films to See at Cannes
The world's premier film event, Festival de Cannes, will open for the 61st time May 14-25 in the southern French port city. While there are no Korean entrees this year in the main competition section, five films ― including the world premiere of ....
"Likable or Not" Reach Highest Drama Ratings since 2000
The KBS 1TV daily drama "Likable or Not" is now the most popular daily drama to have been broadcast after 2000. On the 24th, AGB Nielsen Media Research released the results of a survey of the 20 highest-ranking TV programs by episode after 200....
TVXQ! & Arashi Co-Ranked First
The popular pop idols of Korea and Japan, TVXQ! and Arashi, ranked in first place concurrently on the April 22nd Oricon charts. TVXQ!'s 22nd single "Beautiful You" ranked first on the April 23rd Oricon Daily Singles chart after selling approxi....
