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Decision To Leave: this year’s Korean mystery must-see
London Film Festival: THE FACE speaks to the director and lead actor of the noir detective drama, Park Chan-wook and star Park Hae-il.
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Lee Min-ho and Kim Min-ha on Pachinko’s intensive filmmaking
The Korean epic is educating the world on a dark history. Here, the series’ biggest stars talk about the “divided nation”, their on-screen chemistry, and the show’s emotional finale.
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Why Netflix’s new zombie show will be the next Korean mega-hit
Schools out… for the apocalypse. All Of Us Are Dead already sounds unmissable.
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How South Korean TV took over the world
2021 in review: from Squid Game to Hellbound via Dr. Brain, this year one country bossed it in the TV thriller stakes. Here’s how they did it, and also what’s coming next.
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How South Korea’s Hallyuwood is taking the world by storm
Dr Brain director Kim Jee-woon on Squid Game, Hellbound, Parasite and the South Korean screen revolution.