Archive

October 2026

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The Assassin(s) Cancels All 2026 Busan Festival Events 2026 Hangeul Week announced for Hangeul Day centennial

September 2026

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Korea Passes 15 Million International Visitors Through August Korean Film Marketing Chases Short-Form Buzz, but Ticket Sales May Not Follow Director Denies 'Assassins' Is a Remake of North Korean Film

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Film Assassins Sparks New Dispute Over Historical Fiction

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100 Days of Deception teaser sets up a Gyeongseong spy romance Bamt Film Festival puts failed work back on the screen

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Korean films crowd the Chuseok box office

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Chuncheon council calls for review of Min Seong-gi house heritage status

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Goseong Unheungsa main hall moves toward national Treasure status

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Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love wins Venice Grand Jury Prize

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Kim Soo-hyun agency wins final W580m advertising-payment case Two 17th-century temple halls move toward national treasure status Wonju wins W1.2bn heritage media-art project for Gangwon Gamyeong

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Seoul opens heritage storage center in Hoengseong to the public Sejong completes National Urban Architecture Museum ahead of 2027 opening Korean film industry stalls over proposed 150-day OTT holdback

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Han Kang meets German readers at Berlin Philharmonie Gwangju turns modern-heritage campus building into children’s museum

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Korea and France launch Lumière partnership with €1 billion screen-industry plan

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Park Chan-wook and Cho Young-wook plan to continue US collaboration

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Yeouinaru Station skips stops as Seoul fireworks crowds surge

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Tongyeong’s Suudo weathering holes gain national natural-monument status Kumho Museum of Art to close after 38 years

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Jeju makes artist creation grants annual and drops plan review

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Large Baekje wooden reservoir found in Chungju

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Culture minister signals reform after Busan indie venue suspension Five Ganghwa artifacts gain Incheon cultural heritage status

August 2026

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Blue Tower actor Lee Yong-joo dies at 44

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Korea puts low-sodium cooking beside food heritage at the National Museum 'The Odyssey' becomes Korea's fastest film this year to reach 8 million admissions National Institute of Ecology adds a mantis guide to its children's exploration-book series Goryeong launches overnight tours built around Gaya heritage and a UNESCO site

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Bill seeks national support for Korea’s haenyeo A Bona Fide Killer passes 10% nationwide rating

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Lee Sang-kwon wins 18th Mokpo Literature Prize

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Hadong Starts 3,000-Won Cinema Ticket Subsidy Korean Filmmakers Launch ‘Slow Cinema’ Push for Longer Theater Runs Jindo Moves to Turn Folk Arts Into New Tourism Products

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Former Bongeunsa chief monk Myungjin dies in Jeju freediving accident