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Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer scores big in China but sparks backlash in South Korea over a caricatured Korean women’s team and ‘lookist’ stereotypes
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Simu Liu slams AI-generated actors, calling Kevin O’Leary’s take “tone deaf.” He says replacing extras devalues art and hurts real
South Korea
Culinary Class Wars is the first Korean unscripted title to take the No.1 spot on Netflix's Global Top 10 TV
Han Kang is the first Asian woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
Blackpink's Rosé has announced a global solo deal with Atlantic Records, following in the foosteps of Jennie's Cloumbia Records deal
Kpop group NewJeans took to a YouTube livestream to reveal their frustrations about HYBE, demanding the reinstatement of their ousted
Takashi Doscher's Karoshi is a "corporate thriller with a samurai twist"
'Squid Game' Season 2 will premiere on 26 December 2024 on Netflix
Jason Yu's South Korean debut, 'Sleep', is a chilling thriller fuelled with dark hunmour
Sandra Yi Sencindiver stars as Yatani in the upcoming Ridley Scott executive-produced 'Alien' TV show
'Hijack 1971' starring 'Narco Saints' actor Ha Jung-woo hits select North American theatres on 5 July
Kpop group will take Glastonbury's Pyramid stage on Friday, joining a lineup including Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA, and Shania Twain
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai will head the jury for the Golden Goblet Awards at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, which
Ludi Lin discusses Asian representation, Hollywood stereotypes, and why authenticity still matters, ahead of Mortal Kombat II and beyond
Donnie Yen's 'From the World of John Wick: Caine' starts filming! The blind assassin spinoff promises martial arts mastery post-Chapter
Ahn Hyo Seop opens up about his JYP trainee rejection as a lifelong "stain," from crying over dance skills to
Crimson Desert sold 5M copies in 26 days, earning praise from South Korea's PM Kim Min-seok as a turning point
The director discusses asexuality, British East Asian identity, and a cinematic love letter to the unseen.
Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi cites Jisoo's "artistic journey" and "global aura" as the key reasons behind her Rising Star
Record broken. 550,000 fans. 35 shows. TWICE is unstoppable.
How a three-hour drama about Kabuki became a historic commercial and critical victory.