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Actors Gang Dong-won, Teo Yoo Invited to Become Academy Members

SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actors Gang Dong-won and Teo Yoo have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the prestigious Academy Awards. Their names were included when AMPAS announced a list of 487 artists and experts from around the world who were [...]

Black Panther Smashes S. Korean Box Office

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Marvel’s long-awaited “Black Panther” dominated the weekend box office, selling a staggering 1.9 million tickets, data showed Monday. According to the real-time based tally from the Korean Film Council, the superhero movie roared past the 3 million cumulative audience mark on Sunday, the fifth day of its run. The [...]