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Hong Kong’s EMF wraps up after days of e-sports festivitiesCultureJul 31, 2019HONG KONG -- The 2019 E-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong wrapped up three days of esports competition, cosplay competition to musical performances Sunday. Held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhib... -
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[Herald Review] Good intentions, poor execution make ‘The Battle: Roar to Victory’ painful to watchFilmJul 30, 2019Every once in a while we get what I like to call “face-palm movies”: Films with great intentions and worthy causes that are made so poorly that I end up feeling guilty for hating them. “The Battle: ... -
‘Bad Guys’ reunite once again, this time on the big screenFilmJul 30, 2019“Unleash the mad dogs again” is the go-to phrase pushed by promoters for “Bad Guys: The movie,” as OCN’s popular picaresque crime drama “Bad Guys” is slated to be remade as a film set for a September... -
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this weekFilmJul 26, 2019The King’s Letters (Korea) Opened July 24 Drama, History Directed by Jo Cheon-hyeon During the last eight years of Sejong the Great’s rule, the power to read or write was still monopolized by no... -
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across KoreaTravelJul 26, 20191. Everland Summer Water Fun Held annually since 2005, Everland’s summer festival is back with a variety of programs, such as water shows, light shows and other fun activities. It is open to visito... -
‘My Name Is Kim Bok-dong’ tells tale of comfort women, champion of human rightsFilmJul 25, 2019In January, human rights activist Kim Bok-dong passed away just shy of 93. With her death, all but 21 identified Korean women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese during World War II -- euphem... -
Why Don’t We to hold Seoul concert in NovemberMusicJul 24, 2019US boy band Why Don’t We will hold its first standalone concert in Korea in November, the show’s local promoters said Wednesday. According to Live Nation Korea, “Why Don’t We – 8 Letters Tour” will ... -
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[Herald Review] Hopes of cinematic universe may be too ambitious for ‘Divine Fury’FilmJul 23, 2019A cinematic universe is not something that has earnestly been tried in the Korean film industry, which makes Jason Kim’s attempt to start one via an occult film border on risky. Occult-themed flicks ... -
Trouble-ridden Jisan festival canceled 3 days before openingMusicJul 23, 2019The 2019 Jisan Rock Festival was officially canceled Tuesday, as the ambitious attempt to revive the festival came to a sudden and screeching halt, much to the anger and confusion of fans. D2 Global... -
Wiz Khalifa, Joey Bada$$, Rejjie Snow to hold Seoul concert in SeptemberMusicJul 19, 2019Hip-hop artists Wiz Khalifa, Joey Bada$$ and Rejjie Snow will hold a joint concert in Seoul in September, local promoters said. The upcoming show will be held Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at Olympic Park in So... -
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across KoreaTravelJul 19, 20191. Everland Summer Water Fun Held annually since 2005, Everland’s summer festival is back with a variety of programs, such as water shows, light shows and other fun activities. It is open to visito... -
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this weekFilmJul 19, 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home (US) Opened July 2 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Directed by Jon Watts Peter Parker (Tom Holland), aka Spider-Man, is unsure of himself and is torn between wanting a normal... -
Tracing the footsteps of democratization in GwangjuTravelJul 19, 2019GWANGJU, South Jeolla Province -- Geumnam-ro in Gwangju’s Dong-gu district is a street just like any other, bustling with cars and people going on with their lives and whatnot. Walk past Geumnam-ro P... -
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[Herald Review] Despite a few flaws, ‘Exit’ a fun, action-packed film with likable charactersFilmJul 18, 2019As the credits rolled, there was a feeling of deja vu. This was not a Ryu Seung-wan film, yet it was oddly reminiscent of his signature style: likable characters written to be compatible with each a... -
Baekje tomb remnants found in GongjuCultureJul 17, 2019A state-run research center has found traces of 41 Baekje-era tumuli near the tomb of King Muryeong in Gongju, some of which could turn out to be newfound royal tombs, the Cultural Heritage Administr...
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