I remember catching Andrew Ahn's short film Dol (First Birthday) at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in 2012. Having attended a few dol parties myself, I was familiar with the intimate ...

South Korea set a new cinema admissions record for the fifth consecutive year as local films claimed a majority of the box office. Some 217 million tickets were sold in the year, up from 215 million ...

A decade ago, an emotional and nostalgic show about life in 1980s Seoul launched. It had a huge impact both at home and abroad, paving the way for other Korean global hits like Squid Game. "The most ...