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2006/12/29 (Source)
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Korean Singer Star Holds No.1 Song in China
2006/12/29 (Source)
Chinese Internet users chose a song from a Korean TV series sung by rising Korean singer Star as the best song from an OST.
In a survey on Korean pop culture, Chinese respondents voted "I think I", the theme song of the Korean TV series "Full House", as the No.1 theme song of the year.
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Here Comes 2007
2006/12/28 (Source)
By Han Eun-jung
Staff Reporter
More celebrated here than the Western new year is the traditional Korean new year, the first day of the lunar calendar year that falls in February.
This, however, doesn't stop many Koreans from welcoming the first day of the Gregorian Calendar's new year, whic,...More
LIM's The Old Garden Opens January
2006/12/28 (Source)
Romance meets politics in renowned director LIM Sang-soo's latest film "The Old Garden", one of the first local releases in 2007. The story of a doomed love affair, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous 1980's when university students risked their lives and happiness in the struggle for democr,...More
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance's Dutch Premiere
2006/12/28 (Source)
PARK Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (Chinjeorhan Geumjassi, 2005) will premiere in the Ne,...More
Director's Cut Awards Diversity of Films
2006/12/28 (Source)
The Director's Cut Awards bestowed the Best Director Award upon HONG Sang-soo for the film "Woman on the Beach" (Haebyeonui Yeoin), the film depicts the struggle of relationships between men and women. Lee Song-hee-il was awarded the Best Independent Director Award, his gay themed "No Regret" (Hoohw,...More
Top 10 News Part 8: Legacy Left Behind By Korean Movers and Shakers
2006/12/28 (Source)
Continuing our series of special reports looking back at the year 2006.
This year, as in other years, we bid farewell to some of the greatest names in Korea, ranging from a visionary artist to a wrestler who did more than just entertain his fans.
Park Soojin reports on their legacies.
Paik Namj,...More
WSJ: Korean Film Booms Despite Lower Screen Qta.
2006/12/28 (Source)
The Wall Street Journal says the South Korean film industry boomed this year despite fears over a decrease in the screen quota.
The South Korean government decided in July to ease a regulation on how much screen time was devoted to domestic movies from one-hundred-47 days to 73 days a year.
Th,...More
Classic Animated Film to Hit Theaters
2006/12/28 (Source)
The domestic animated film "Robot Taekwon V" will return to Korean theaters on January 18th.
Released in 1976, the popular old-time film is known to have been lost in its original version but a copy was found at the Korean Film Council storehouse in 2003.
The council and film agency Shincine h,...More