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Netflix Japan Calls Gwangju Democratization Movement a ‘Riot’

Netflix Japan Calls Gwangju Democratization Movement a ‘Riot’

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Japanese unit of the U.S. streaming giant Netflix is at the center of criticism after calling South Korea’s Gwangju Democratization Movement a ‘riot’ during its introduction of South Korean film “A Taxi Driver.” The 2017 box-office hit tells the story of a Seoul taxi driver who happens to [...]

Cabbie Who Drove German Reporter During 1980 Pro-democratic Uprising to be Buried in Gwangju

Cabbie Who Drove German Reporter During 1980 Pro-democratic Uprising to be Buried in Gwangju

GWANGJU, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A late taxi driver, well known for taking German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter to the center of a pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju decades ago, will be buried next to the reporter’s monument at a cemetery in the city, the municipal government said Monday. The driver, Kim [...]

“19th Election”, “Goblin”, “A Taxi Driver” Top Daum Searches

“19th Election”, “Goblin”, “A Taxi Driver” Top Daum Searches

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao released on December 22 a list of the most searched keywords from January through November on its Daum portal in the categories of news, personalities and media.  In news, “19th election”, “Park Geun-hye impeachment”, “Kim Joo-hyuk death”, “Pohang earthquake” and “cryptocurrency” were the most searched in order from [...]

South Korean Movie ‘A Taxi Driver’ Enters 2018 Foreign Language Film Oscar Race

South Korean Movie ‘A Taxi Driver’ Enters 2018 Foreign Language Film Oscar Race

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean box office hit ‘A Taxi Driver’ has been selected by the Korean Film Council as a Best Foreign-Language Film entry for the 90th Academy Awards, the film’s distributor ShowBox announced on Monday. Submissions to the Foreign Language Film Oscar are limited to one film per country, which means [...]