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Animated films from Korea back at the box office
2011/05/06, Source,
'Except for 'Pororo the Little Penguin', there have been few successful animated films from Korea'. -Park Bo-kyung
"Green Days: Dinosaur and I" hits local theaters in June after competing at the 2011 Annecy International Animated Film Festival earlier that month. Provided by Seoul Animation Center
There were once just two options for animated feature film buffs in Korea: films from U.S. studios like Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks or movies from Japanese studios such as Studio Ghibli. That's because in recent years, few animated Korean films have made it to the box office - the last ones to hit the big screen were "My Beautiful Girl, Mari" in 2001 and "Oseam" in 2002,...More
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Korean Animation: A Major Global Player and Creative Force
2011/01/19, Source,
By: Mark Russel
Like a lot of young people, I used to be a big fan of animation. Of course, back in the 1970s and '80s in North America, Disney and Warner Bros. dominated the Saturday morning dial, but even then, I realized that a lot of my favorite animated programs were coming out of Asia. I did not know much about those shows, but I could tell they were very different than Western programs that were so much more common.
Cut to the 1990s, and when I finally made it to South Korea, I was pretty psyched to realize how much of my favorite animation, new and old, Western and Japanese, was actually being made there. In fact, at its peak in the mid-1990s, Korea accounted for nearly 50 percent of the world's animation, including "The Simpsons", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", and "Spongebob Squarepants". Companies like Nelson Shin's Akom worked on animated films like "The Transformers" (the 1986 cartoon, not the Michael Bay explosion fest) and the "My Little Pony" movie,...More
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Yoon Sang says cast Sung Si-kyung right away for "Play With Us" (1)
2010/07/29, Source,
Korean singer Yoon Sang (front) and guitarist Lee Byeong-woo performing at a showcase for their upcoming concert "Play With Us" held at CJ E&M Center in Seoul, South Korea on July 26, 2010. [photographed by Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]
Yoon Sang says "I cast Sung Si-kyung right away when he contacted me about a song" For those who are tired of all the summer festivals pouring forth, the concert "Play With Us" will be held at the grand theater of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on August 5 and 6. The people who will provide a musical break right in the middle of summertime are Kim Kwang-min-I, Lee Byeong-woo and Yoon Sang. Under the blazing summer sun, the combination of these three musicians may feel stuffy to some people as they appear better suited for the fall season. However, the union of three musicians who say they "give each other consolation through music" rather presents us with a fresh feeling of refreshment,...More
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Guitarist Lee to Perform For Fans
2008/10/20, Source,
By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter
Prepare for a romantic evening with the jazzy guitar licks of Korea's best guitarist Lee Byeong-woo.
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