Despite stepping away from performing together to complete their military duties, the boys of BTS are finding ways to keep their fans connected through their music. On Thursday, BTS’ label Bighit Music announced that it’ll be releasing BTS leader Rm’s 11-track album Right Place, Wrong Person on May 24, marking his second solo album release.
“Right Place, Wrong Person embodies facets of Rm as a solo artist, distinct from albums released under BTS,” said BigHit Music in a statement. “[We] would appreciate the attention and support from many for this...
“Right Place, Wrong Person embodies facets of Rm as a solo artist, distinct from albums released under BTS,” said BigHit Music in a statement. “[We] would appreciate the attention and support from many for this...
- 4/25/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Yearning can be a difficult feeling to capture on-screen. Love stories are little without a tragic element, and defining the spaces in between moments of romantic reverie can be a challenge for even the best filmmakers and the most dedicated actors. Yun Su-ik and leading performers Han So-hee and Han Hae-in have taken a surprisingly unconventional approach to a tale of young love with “Heavy Snow”, a slight but cutting series of snapshots of a brief high-school fling that has long-lasting ramifications.
Heavy Snow is screening at BFI Flare
Han Hae-in is Su-an, an acting-major loner living in a small coastal town, introduced by wielding a loaded paintball gun as part of her performance in drama class. When performing Shakespeare, she resembles less of a traditional Hamlet and more of a school shooter, keeping her classmates on the backfoot as she alienates them with her extreme commitment to her version of a classic role.
Heavy Snow is screening at BFI Flare
Han Hae-in is Su-an, an acting-major loner living in a small coastal town, introduced by wielding a loaded paintball gun as part of her performance in drama class. When performing Shakespeare, she resembles less of a traditional Hamlet and more of a school shooter, keeping her classmates on the backfoot as she alienates them with her extreme commitment to her version of a classic role.
- 3/16/2024
- by Simon Ramshaw
- AsianMoviePulse
The titular term refers to the strong winds that visit the coastal city and county of Hsinchu between September and November. Tom Lin, in his multi-awarded, semi-autobiographical debut, focuses on the period, both literally and metaphorically, while presenting a coming-of-age story that takes place in 1996, during the time of a tragic baseball game-fixing scandal in Taiwan.The movie was produced by Eric Tsang, who also has a small role in it.
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A ‘gang' of a number of teenage boys led by pretty boy Yen, good student Tang and ‘righteous' Hsing, are experiencing all the regular “blights” of their age, in the midst of the aforementioned scandal. Yen is dating Yun, but is a true womanizer who always hangs out with other women, leaving his friends to take care of his mess, to their annoyance, particularly of Xiao, who...
Follow our tribute to Taiwanese cinema by clicking on the image below
A ‘gang' of a number of teenage boys led by pretty boy Yen, good student Tang and ‘righteous' Hsing, are experiencing all the regular “blights” of their age, in the midst of the aforementioned scandal. Yen is dating Yun, but is a true womanizer who always hangs out with other women, leaving his friends to take care of his mess, to their annoyance, particularly of Xiao, who...
- 3/2/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
When we think of the great director-actor pairings throughout Asian cinema history, at the top is Kurosawa and Mifune. But we can’t forget Kenji Mizoguchi and Kinuyo Tanaka or Wong Kar-wai and Tony Leung. But for many of us, we were straight up introduced to international action movies through the teamings of John Woo and Chow Yun-fat, chiefly The Killer and Hard Boiled. But the pair hasn’t worked together in more than 30 years – unfortunately, that may have been the last time.
Despite their place as one of the best director-actor duos in all of action, we only ever got five movies directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun-fat, two of the most recognizable figures of Hong Kong cinema. As the 77-year-old Woo recently told HK01 (via Yahoo!), “We are getting older and it would be hard to find the right script…[But] I still want to be like...
Despite their place as one of the best director-actor duos in all of action, we only ever got five movies directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun-fat, two of the most recognizable figures of Hong Kong cinema. As the 77-year-old Woo recently told HK01 (via Yahoo!), “We are getting older and it would be hard to find the right script…[But] I still want to be like...
- 12/9/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
The tragedy of our lives is that we have little control over it. Things can happen at random, and our whole life changes for better or for worse. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we cannot get out of thecurrent situation. It tends to make us desperate, we pine for an amazing home or the security of a good bank balance. Released in 2007, and directed by Woo Ming Jin, “The Elephant and The Sea” portrays this concept in a poignant manner.
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The movie opens with a woman talking on her phone, complaining about her car getting a punctured tyre. Soon, the mechanics arrive to repair her car. The mechanics, Yun Ding (played by Berg Lee Seng Wan) and Long Chai (Cheong Wai Loon) are also good friends. The pair throw sharp objects on the road and this leads to any vehicle passing this stretch...
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The movie opens with a woman talking on her phone, complaining about her car getting a punctured tyre. Soon, the mechanics arrive to repair her car. The mechanics, Yun Ding (played by Berg Lee Seng Wan) and Long Chai (Cheong Wai Loon) are also good friends. The pair throw sharp objects on the road and this leads to any vehicle passing this stretch...
- 10/19/2023
- by Anand Singh
- AsianMoviePulse
The character of the influencer, even though it has been there for quite a while, has only recently been discovered by popular media. Certainly, the concept of a person who, under the pretence of authenticity, essentially advertises an image and products, could not be more current, as it sheds light on an era which is becoming more and more of a rerun of the me-generation of the 1980s, albeit this time a lot worse and problematic. All of these aspects are at the centre of Park Dong-hee’s action thriller “Drive”, which has an influencer as its main character and plays on the idea of authenticity, selling out in order to gain likes and followers and also the self in the era of social media.
“Drive is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema
It has been a long time since she made videos about cooking pancakes and her attempts at singing,...
“Drive is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema
It has been a long time since she made videos about cooking pancakes and her attempts at singing,...
- 10/8/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
“Mist” (Angae) or the Foggy Town is a South Korean film directed by the prolific filmmaker Kim Soo-Yong in 1967, inspired by the novel “Record of a Journey to Mujin” (무진기행) by novelist Kim Seung-ok. In 1968, “Mist” won the award for Best Director at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. This work undoubtedly stands as one of the most emblematic movies of Korean cinema's golden age (1955 to 1972). The historical backdrop in which this entire era of exploration is situated is essential for a comprehensive understanding of the works themselves.
Mist is screening at Film At Lincoln Center, as part of the Korean Cinema's Golden Decade: The 1960s program
The story follows Yun Gi-jun – portrayed by the legendary actor Shin Seong-il – a rich married businessman based in Seoul. Alienated and stressed by his job position, the protagonist decides to return to his hometown, Mujin, to visit the grave of his mother. There, he...
Mist is screening at Film At Lincoln Center, as part of the Korean Cinema's Golden Decade: The 1960s program
The story follows Yun Gi-jun – portrayed by the legendary actor Shin Seong-il – a rich married businessman based in Seoul. Alienated and stressed by his job position, the protagonist decides to return to his hometown, Mujin, to visit the grave of his mother. There, he...
- 8/30/2023
- by Siria Falleroni
- AsianMoviePulse
When Street Fighter II: The World Warrior hit the scene in 1991 and changed everything, it proved that the fighting game genre was the perfect fixture for the arcade. Between the endless player vs. player challenges and the multiple endings for those going solo, fighters had the perfect amount of replay value for hanging out at the arcade. Then these games hit consoles. You could play against a friend for hours, but if you were alone, you were left playing through arcade mode with everyone, beating the final boss again and again just to watch ending cutscenes of differing quality.
Eventually, developers realized that there needed to be more than an arcade mode and a versus mode to keep players coming back, but what could you do with a fighting game engine? Maybe add a team mode, survival mode, even a time attack, but those added little to the experience.
It’s no secret that Capcom,...
Eventually, developers realized that there needed to be more than an arcade mode and a versus mode to keep players coming back, but what could you do with a fighting game engine? Maybe add a team mode, survival mode, even a time attack, but those added little to the experience.
It’s no secret that Capcom,...
- 6/3/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
From its angrily ornate title cards to its icily appointed doom house of crowns, the art and design elements of “Beef” — Netflix’s 10-episode series from creator Lee Sung Jin — provide the bleak road rage dramedy with a subtle brand of ardent aggression to match its one-upmanship revenge fantasy. The tactile, class-conscious aesthetic of haves (Ali Wong’s Amy) and have-nots (Steven Yeun’s Danny), created by production designer Grace Yun and art director Michael Hersey, pursue a metaphorical vision.
Here, curated paintings, sculptures and furnishings — in gallery and home settings — are equitable to the mood swings of its principal characters.
“The characters are real and complex. The rage coming from Amy and Danny was so well-written, and before I even read the first episode Sonny [Lee Sung Jin’s nickname] sent me an idea for the character art,” Yun told Variety. “I knew where I wanted its look to go.”
Matching the hyperactive road...
Here, curated paintings, sculptures and furnishings — in gallery and home settings — are equitable to the mood swings of its principal characters.
“The characters are real and complex. The rage coming from Amy and Danny was so well-written, and before I even read the first episode Sonny [Lee Sung Jin’s nickname] sent me an idea for the character art,” Yun told Variety. “I knew where I wanted its look to go.”
Matching the hyperactive road...
- 5/31/2023
- by A.D. Amorosi
- Variety Film + TV
“Chinas,” the third feature from Spanish writer-director Arantxa Echevarria, who won the Goya for best new director in 2018 for her Debut, “Carmen & Lola,” has been acquired for international sales by Latido Films.
Filmed in Madrid’s Chinatown, the narrative follows two disparate families with ties to China, navigating the weighty segregation of a city that for better or worse, they call home.
“These neighborhoods allow immigrants to weave networks of solidarity and community. They cling to them as part of their own identity away from home, but they also become spaces that distance them from the true reality of where they live” Echevarria told Variety.
Yun is nine, a second-generation immigrant whose family lives in the neighborhood, she calls herself Lucía and oscillates between a strict and traditional homelife and an assimilated Spanish life at school. While Claudia, her 17-year-old sister, rebels fully, coming into her own while met...
Filmed in Madrid’s Chinatown, the narrative follows two disparate families with ties to China, navigating the weighty segregation of a city that for better or worse, they call home.
“These neighborhoods allow immigrants to weave networks of solidarity and community. They cling to them as part of their own identity away from home, but they also become spaces that distance them from the true reality of where they live” Echevarria told Variety.
Yun is nine, a second-generation immigrant whose family lives in the neighborhood, she calls herself Lucía and oscillates between a strict and traditional homelife and an assimilated Spanish life at school. While Claudia, her 17-year-old sister, rebels fully, coming into her own while met...
- 5/5/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Fans watched some Physical 100 contestants sustain injuries on the Netflix show. But there is more the audience doesn’t know about. Kim Min-cheol revealed he lost feeling in his hands after a challenge.
Kim Min-cheol started as number 1 on ‘Physical 100’
The real survival of the fittest
Physical: 100 | now streaming on Netflix pic.twitter.com/ClEpAtOnox
— Golden (@netflixgolden) January 26, 2023
The first mission of the season had the contestants hold onto bars as long as they could just by using their arms. Fans watched former Udt instructor Kim Kyeong-baek and Olympic gymnast Yang Hak-seon holding out the longest. In the end, Kim beat the Olympian.
However, he wasn’t number one. Kim Min-cheol took the top spot and got the advantage to pick his opponent first. He picked someone in the upper tier, by everyone’s surprise, national team diver Kim Ji-wook.
The climber figured he was among the strongest people in his weight class.
Kim Min-cheol started as number 1 on ‘Physical 100’
The real survival of the fittest
Physical: 100 | now streaming on Netflix pic.twitter.com/ClEpAtOnox
— Golden (@netflixgolden) January 26, 2023
The first mission of the season had the contestants hold onto bars as long as they could just by using their arms. Fans watched former Udt instructor Kim Kyeong-baek and Olympic gymnast Yang Hak-seon holding out the longest. In the end, Kim beat the Olympian.
However, he wasn’t number one. Kim Min-cheol took the top spot and got the advantage to pick his opponent first. He picked someone in the upper tier, by everyone’s surprise, national team diver Kim Ji-wook.
The climber figured he was among the strongest people in his weight class.
- 2/22/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Fans have watched contestants use various strategies to move forward on Netflix’s Physical 100. However, some of them are controversial, like Kim Chun-ri and Park Hyung-gen’s fight. Here is what fans had to say about Jung Hae-min’s slick move in the final quest.
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episode 9.]
Jung Hae-min stepped on tiles during the flipping quest on ‘Physical 100’
The final four were Jo Jin-hyeong, Park Jin-yong, Jung, and Woo Jin-yong. They split into two teams for the challenge. Jung first picked Woo, then changed his mind to Park for his partner.
They had to flip squares on the board for five minutes. The team with more squares facing up moves forward, while the losing teammates compete against each other for the final spot.
The stamina game was hard on everyone, but it was especially hard for the strongest man title winner. Woo crawled on the ground and was flipping fast. But Jung...
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episode 9.]
Jung Hae-min stepped on tiles during the flipping quest on ‘Physical 100’
The final four were Jo Jin-hyeong, Park Jin-yong, Jung, and Woo Jin-yong. They split into two teams for the challenge. Jung first picked Woo, then changed his mind to Park for his partner.
They had to flip squares on the board for five minutes. The team with more squares facing up moves forward, while the losing teammates compete against each other for the final spot.
The stamina game was hard on everyone, but it was especially hard for the strongest man title winner. Woo crawled on the ground and was flipping fast. But Jung...
- 2/22/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The first episode showed Yun Sung-bin getting a warm welcome from other competitors. But some Physical 100 fans might not know how he got his Iron Man nickname and even met Robert Downey Jr. before the Netflix show.
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episode 9.]
Why Yun Sung-bin has the nickname, Iron Man Yun Sungbin on ‘Physical 100’ | Netflix
Yun was the last person to enter the competition in the first episode. Other contestants recognized him and were intimidated by him.
“He’s at that level you can’t catch up to, even with great effort,” Agent H said. The national team skeleton racer won gold in 2018.
Episode 5 showed the cast hanging out between quests. Ma Sun-ho had everyone prove how high they could jump over mats. Kim Kang-min and Ma referred to Yun as “Iron Man.” Yun was able to jump the highest at 134 cm.
He got the nickname from racing in a suit that looked like the Marvel superhero.
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episode 9.]
Why Yun Sung-bin has the nickname, Iron Man Yun Sungbin on ‘Physical 100’ | Netflix
Yun was the last person to enter the competition in the first episode. Other contestants recognized him and were intimidated by him.
“He’s at that level you can’t catch up to, even with great effort,” Agent H said. The national team skeleton racer won gold in 2018.
Episode 5 showed the cast hanging out between quests. Ma Sun-ho had everyone prove how high they could jump over mats. Kim Kang-min and Ma referred to Yun as “Iron Man.” Yun was able to jump the highest at 134 cm.
He got the nickname from racing in a suit that looked like the Marvel superhero.
- 2/21/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix‘s Physical 100 finale should have come with a warning that fans would need a tissue box. Only five contestants remain and would fight to the end to see who has the perfect physique. Fans had high hopes for their favorites like mountain rescuer Kim Min-cheol, but before the finale, there was a surprise that would change the dynamic. But whose body and years of experience reigned supreme?
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 finale.]
Jin-hyeong, Park Jin-yong, Woo Jin-yong, Min-cheol, and Hae-min in ‘Physical 100’ finale | via Netflix Yun Sung-bin was eliminated during the pre-finale challenge on ‘Physical 100’
From the get-go, Sung-bin was one of the most feared competitors in the series. His career and build as an Olympic skeleton racer even had Jo Jin-hyeong worried. But during the fourth quest, Sung-bin began to feel the weight of the Sisyphus challenge on Physical 100. Fans could see that he was starting to lose his endurance, but he tried...
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 finale.]
Jin-hyeong, Park Jin-yong, Woo Jin-yong, Min-cheol, and Hae-min in ‘Physical 100’ finale | via Netflix Yun Sung-bin was eliminated during the pre-finale challenge on ‘Physical 100’
From the get-go, Sung-bin was one of the most feared competitors in the series. His career and build as an Olympic skeleton racer even had Jo Jin-hyeong worried. But during the fourth quest, Sung-bin began to feel the weight of the Sisyphus challenge on Physical 100. Fans could see that he was starting to lose his endurance, but he tried...
- 2/21/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Soon Physical 100 will crown a winner for the Netflix series. But first, fans must find out if Jung Hae-min or Yun Sung-bin makes it into the last quest. A new teaser shows Jung getting tired.
Who made it to quest 5 in ‘Physical 100’? Yun Sung-bin and Jong Hae-min during Sisyphus challenge on ‘Physical 100’ | via Netflix
The teams were split in quest 4, so each teammate played in one of five games. All of the games were inspired by mythology and punishments. In the end, those with the best endurance won.
The Punishment of Atlas had competitors hold a big rock as long as they could. Kim Kang-min, Jo Jin-hyeong, Kim Sik, and Shin Bo mi-rae competed, and Jo won.
The Fire of Prometheus had contestants run an obstacle course until one person took the last torch. Soel Ki-kwan, Miracle, Park Jin-young, and Dustin Nippert competed, and Park won.
The Wings of Icarus...
Who made it to quest 5 in ‘Physical 100’? Yun Sung-bin and Jong Hae-min during Sisyphus challenge on ‘Physical 100’ | via Netflix
The teams were split in quest 4, so each teammate played in one of five games. All of the games were inspired by mythology and punishments. In the end, those with the best endurance won.
The Punishment of Atlas had competitors hold a big rock as long as they could. Kim Kang-min, Jo Jin-hyeong, Kim Sik, and Shin Bo mi-rae competed, and Jo won.
The Fire of Prometheus had contestants run an obstacle course until one person took the last torch. Soel Ki-kwan, Miracle, Park Jin-young, and Dustin Nippert competed, and Park won.
The Wings of Icarus...
- 2/20/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This article contains spoilers for Physical: 100 through episode 8.
There are many elements that set Physical: 100 apart from other reality competition TV, but its ambition when it comes to the sheer number of contestants is one of the most striking details. If you didn’t catch it from the title, there are one hundred of them. There are firefighters and ice climbers, baseball pitchers and Olympic skeleton racers. And just when you think you’ve met all of the contestants, we flash back to the hall of torsos to discover another potential star.
From a viewer’s perspective, it can be a bit daunting. From a producer’s perspective, it is an ambitious challenge. On the one hand, how do you keep viewers engaged with so many introductions? (Imagine 100 people coming out of that limo in The Bachelor… we’d never get to the roses.) On the other hand,...
There are many elements that set Physical: 100 apart from other reality competition TV, but its ambition when it comes to the sheer number of contestants is one of the most striking details. If you didn’t catch it from the title, there are one hundred of them. There are firefighters and ice climbers, baseball pitchers and Olympic skeleton racers. And just when you think you’ve met all of the contestants, we flash back to the hall of torsos to discover another potential star.
From a viewer’s perspective, it can be a bit daunting. From a producer’s perspective, it is an ambitious challenge. On the one hand, how do you keep viewers engaged with so many introductions? (Imagine 100 people coming out of that limo in The Bachelor… we’d never get to the roses.) On the other hand,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Yeon Sang-ho may have not been able to replicate the grand success of his live-action debut “Train to Busan” yet, but you have to hand it to the writer-director for never shying away from trying new challenges and newer genres. After showing much promise in his much acclaimed animated features “King of Pigs” and “The Fake”, he ventured into live-action territory with “Train to Busan”, following that up with with the superhero entry “Psychokinesis” before going back to the world of zombies with “Peninsula”, which may not have lived up to the hype of the original (or even its animated prequel “Seoul Station”), yet ended up being the highest-grossing Korean release in the pandemic inflicted 2020. Yeon would then join hands with Netflix to bring his webtoon “Hellbound” to an Ott series before re-teaming with the streaming giant for his first venture into full-blown sci-fi with “Jung_E”.
“Jung_E” is streaming on...
“Jung_E” is streaming on...
- 2/18/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The Physical 100 cast saw one cast member as the strongest on the Netflix competition show. But he didn’t always have the best strategy. This is what Yun Sung-bin had to say about his “stupid” move during the boat quest.
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episodes 7-8.]
Yun Sung-bin says it was ‘stupid’ to pull the boat with his waist
Quest 3 showed teams moved a one-and-a-half-ton boat into a dock. Every team struggled at some point to move it.
Cho Jung-myung, Son Hee-dong, Yu, Miracle, and Jo Jin-hyeong watched episodes 7 and 8 to give their reactions in a YouTube video. They watched everyone struggle to pull the boat in that last meter.
“That’s impossible to pull,” Cho said. “That’s where it stops moving.”
“It really doesn’t feel like a meter,” Yun said after watching himself tell the teams there is one meter to go.
They watched Jang Eun-sil, and Kim Sang-wook’s teams pull the boat into the last stretch.
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episodes 7-8.]
Yun Sung-bin says it was ‘stupid’ to pull the boat with his waist
Quest 3 showed teams moved a one-and-a-half-ton boat into a dock. Every team struggled at some point to move it.
Cho Jung-myung, Son Hee-dong, Yu, Miracle, and Jo Jin-hyeong watched episodes 7 and 8 to give their reactions in a YouTube video. They watched everyone struggle to pull the boat in that last meter.
“That’s impossible to pull,” Cho said. “That’s where it stops moving.”
“It really doesn’t feel like a meter,” Yun said after watching himself tell the teams there is one meter to go.
They watched Jang Eun-sil, and Kim Sang-wook’s teams pull the boat into the last stretch.
- 2/17/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Viewers of Physical 100 watch the competitors go through a lot in hopes to win the Netflix show. The contestants are confirming that they still think about the quests and some of their regrets like Agent H. Here is what Miracle has to say about his trauma and quest 4.
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episodes 7-8.]
Soel Ki-kwan, Miracle Nelson, and Park Jin-yong on ‘Physical 100’ | Netflix Miracle competed in ‘Physical 100’ Quest 4
Quest 4 had each team select a delegate to play in one of the five games. All of the games are inspired by Greek mythology testing for endurance.
Miracle was picked to compete in the second quest The Fire of Prometheus. The contestants run through a repetitive obstacle course to grab a torch. Each round eliminates one person. The obstacle has a post for the runners to climb over, and raining water over the sand ground.
Miracle, baseball player Dustin Nippert, national team bodybuilder Seol Ki-kwan, and national...
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episodes 7-8.]
Soel Ki-kwan, Miracle Nelson, and Park Jin-yong on ‘Physical 100’ | Netflix Miracle competed in ‘Physical 100’ Quest 4
Quest 4 had each team select a delegate to play in one of the five games. All of the games are inspired by Greek mythology testing for endurance.
Miracle was picked to compete in the second quest The Fire of Prometheus. The contestants run through a repetitive obstacle course to grab a torch. Each round eliminates one person. The obstacle has a post for the runners to climb over, and raining water over the sand ground.
Miracle, baseball player Dustin Nippert, national team bodybuilder Seol Ki-kwan, and national...
- 2/17/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Physical 100 has men and women competing in the same quests on Netflix. But there were still competitors skeptical of what the women could accomplish. These stars admit they thought Jang Eun-sil’s team wouldn’t complete the boat quest.
Team Jang Eun-sil and Team Kim Sang-wook aligned for quest 3 ‘Physical 100’ cast members | Netflix
The third quest had two teams work together to move a one-and-a-half-ton boat to a dock. Kim Sang-wook was the leader of the players who earned another chance to continue after elimination.
No one wanted to align with that team since they were perceived as weaker, and the same happened for Jang’s team, which had the most women. So they were left to work together.
In the end, they lost only by two minutes and 20 seconds. They were eliminated from the competition.
‘Physical 100’ stars say it’s amazing Jang Eun-sil’s team completed the boat quest
Cho Jung-myung,...
Team Jang Eun-sil and Team Kim Sang-wook aligned for quest 3 ‘Physical 100’ cast members | Netflix
The third quest had two teams work together to move a one-and-a-half-ton boat to a dock. Kim Sang-wook was the leader of the players who earned another chance to continue after elimination.
No one wanted to align with that team since they were perceived as weaker, and the same happened for Jang’s team, which had the most women. So they were left to work together.
In the end, they lost only by two minutes and 20 seconds. They were eliminated from the competition.
‘Physical 100’ stars say it’s amazing Jang Eun-sil’s team completed the boat quest
Cho Jung-myung,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Who will win the money and title of having the “perfect body” on Netflix’s Physical 100? Fans are giving their theories, and here is one reason why they think frontrunner Yun Sung-bin loses.
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episodes 7-8.]
Yun Sung-bin is one to watch on ‘Physical 100’
It’s tough to stand out when the cast starts with 100 people. But that wasn’t a problem for Yun.
The national team skeleton racer was recognized by other competitors. Some of them admitted in the first episode that they were most afraid of him. Even Agent H said, “He’s at that level you can’t catch up to, even with great effort.
The Olympic gold medalist was the last person to enter the room to meet the cast. He has since lived up to his name and made it to quest 4.
‘Physical 100’ fans think Yun Sung-bin doesn’t have a winner’s edit
Physical: 100 takes "survival of...
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100 episodes 7-8.]
Yun Sung-bin is one to watch on ‘Physical 100’
It’s tough to stand out when the cast starts with 100 people. But that wasn’t a problem for Yun.
The national team skeleton racer was recognized by other competitors. Some of them admitted in the first episode that they were most afraid of him. Even Agent H said, “He’s at that level you can’t catch up to, even with great effort.
The Olympic gold medalist was the last person to enter the room to meet the cast. He has since lived up to his name and made it to quest 4.
‘Physical 100’ fans think Yun Sung-bin doesn’t have a winner’s edit
Physical: 100 takes "survival of...
- 2/16/2023
- by Nicole Weaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There is only one episode of Netflix‘s Physical 100 before one contestant is crowned the strongest. But before the finale, the unscripted Korean series had one of the most challenging elimination quests that only left a handful remaining. There are some clear fan favorites, but did Mma fighter Choo Sung-hoon show off his strength on Physical 100 enough to move on to the final round?
Choo Sung-hoon during ‘Physical 100’ pre-finale | via Netflix Choo Sung-hoon has proven age does not matter in ‘Physical 100’
The ages of the contestants of the competition series range from teens to some of the most recognized athletes. Physical 100 introduced national Taekwondo athlete and high school student Kim Byeong-jin. But fans and the Physical 100 contestants were blown away by one of Mma’s most recognized fighters, Choo Sung-hoon. He has dominated the sport since his younger years and is still one of the most feared fighters at age...
Choo Sung-hoon during ‘Physical 100’ pre-finale | via Netflix Choo Sung-hoon has proven age does not matter in ‘Physical 100’
The ages of the contestants of the competition series range from teens to some of the most recognized athletes. Physical 100 introduced national Taekwondo athlete and high school student Kim Byeong-jin. But fans and the Physical 100 contestants were blown away by one of Mma’s most recognized fighters, Choo Sung-hoon. He has dominated the sport since his younger years and is still one of the most feared fighters at age...
- 2/14/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
"Hereditary" opens on a shot of a treehouse seen through a window before an ominously slow pan around the room reveals a dollhouse sitting on a table. The camera dollies in to focus on a bedroom, which as it comes closer is shown to be an actual room, tracked onto the dollhouse with VFX. This opening sequence is at once unsettling and intriguing. What does the dollhouse have to do with anything? Well, according to director Ari Aster, it's an important metaphor for the film as a whole.
The filmmaker's 2018 psychological horror involves an exploration of grief and family dysfunction, signaling Aster's desire to make something unique with his debut feature while delivering arguably more effective and long-lasting scares than most out-and-out horror movies. Aster told NPR that while he embraces the genre with which he's been most closely associated, he initially pitched "Hereditary" as, "a family tragedy that curdles into a nightmare,...
The filmmaker's 2018 psychological horror involves an exploration of grief and family dysfunction, signaling Aster's desire to make something unique with his debut feature while delivering arguably more effective and long-lasting scares than most out-and-out horror movies. Aster told NPR that while he embraces the genre with which he's been most closely associated, he initially pitched "Hereditary" as, "a family tragedy that curdles into a nightmare,...
- 2/10/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Out of the 100 contestants in Netflix‘s Physical 100, a few have instilled fear in even the biggest and strongest athletes. In the first episode, everyone was floored by Mma fighter Choo Sung-hoon, but there was one remaining contestant fans were excited to meet. Physical 100 stars former Olympic skeleton racer Yun Sung-bin.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100.]
‘Physical 100’ contestant Yun Sung-bin at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games | Martin Bernetti/Afp via Getty Images The contestants of ‘Physical 100’ fear going up against Yun Sung-bin
The Netflix unscripted Korean series has some of the most well-trained and recognized athletes go head-to-head to see whose physique is best. From bodybuilders, dancers, gymnasts, and Mma fighters, to Udt soldiers, Physical 100 has it all. As the 100 contests filled the room, there was one missing athlete. Before the grand reveal of who it was, some of the contestants were worried.
The perfectly chiseled bust had many wondering if he would appear to participate in the series.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Physical 100.]
‘Physical 100’ contestant Yun Sung-bin at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games | Martin Bernetti/Afp via Getty Images The contestants of ‘Physical 100’ fear going up against Yun Sung-bin
The Netflix unscripted Korean series has some of the most well-trained and recognized athletes go head-to-head to see whose physique is best. From bodybuilders, dancers, gymnasts, and Mma fighters, to Udt soldiers, Physical 100 has it all. As the 100 contests filled the room, there was one missing athlete. Before the grand reveal of who it was, some of the contestants were worried.
The perfectly chiseled bust had many wondering if he would appear to participate in the series.
- 1/31/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Stars: Kang Soo-yeon, Kim Hyun-joo, Ryu Kyung-soo, Uhm Ji-won | Written and Directed by Sang-ho Yeon
Currently streaming on Netflix, JUNG_E is the latest film from Sang-ho Yeon, the director of zombies-on-a-train nailbiter Train to Busan. Whilst this dystopian robo-thriller doesn’t quite hit the same heights, it’s still an engaging slice of sci-fi, even if it’s ultimately much less action-packed than the promotional material suggests.
JUNG_E opens with a protracted series of captions, explaining that it’s 2194 and the Earth has been largely evacuated due to pollution and climate disaster. The only problem is that the various orbiting moon stations have devolved into Civil War, leaving those still on Earth perfecting robo-weapons to help end the conflict.
One such weapon is super-soldier General Yun Jung-yi (Kim Hyun-joo), a highly skilled battle robot built from the DNA and memories of a real military hero, who fell in battle and...
Currently streaming on Netflix, JUNG_E is the latest film from Sang-ho Yeon, the director of zombies-on-a-train nailbiter Train to Busan. Whilst this dystopian robo-thriller doesn’t quite hit the same heights, it’s still an engaging slice of sci-fi, even if it’s ultimately much less action-packed than the promotional material suggests.
JUNG_E opens with a protracted series of captions, explaining that it’s 2194 and the Earth has been largely evacuated due to pollution and climate disaster. The only problem is that the various orbiting moon stations have devolved into Civil War, leaving those still on Earth perfecting robo-weapons to help end the conflict.
One such weapon is super-soldier General Yun Jung-yi (Kim Hyun-joo), a highly skilled battle robot built from the DNA and memories of a real military hero, who fell in battle and...
- 1/30/2023
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
In “The Road Not Taken,” Robert Frost makes poetry of a simple choice. Most of us know the ending, but midway through, he imagines returning one day to that metaphorical fork in order to try the other path: “Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.” In the beguiling study of untapped possibilities that is “Past Lives,” playwright Celine Song makes poetry of a similar situation, only this time, it’s a series of choices from her personal life — some she made herself, others decided for her by her parents — that set our minds to wondering about what might have been.
Song, who was born in South Korea, draws on her own history and culture in crafting this truly special feature debut, a treasure that is at once achingly autobiographical and disarmingly universal. Her script — so often understated, only to erupt with...
Song, who was born in South Korea, draws on her own history and culture in crafting this truly special feature debut, a treasure that is at once achingly autobiographical and disarmingly universal. Her script — so often understated, only to erupt with...
- 1/22/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
BTS leader Rm may be on his own during the promotional cycle for his newly released debut solo album Indigo, but the musician is doing his best to keep his surroundings familiar and consistent. For his first solo NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, Rm performed from Seoul, South Korea, in front of an intricately detailed replica of the original Tiny Desk performance space. Joined by a four-piece backing band, which has aided in crafting the album since 2019, the rapper, born Kim Nam-joon, took center stage.
Rm opened his Tiny Desk...
Rm opened his Tiny Desk...
- 12/2/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
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Nakdong River, by the director Jun Chang-geun, was one of just 12 Korean films produced during the Korean War — and for years it was thought to have been lost. So when staff at the Korean Film Archive recently happened upon a print of the film — miscategorized and kept in the wrong section of a storeroom for years — the researchers were full of shock and relief.
After an exhaustive digital restoration process by the Korean Film Archive, Nakdong River was screened for the public for the first time in seven decades last Thursday at Busan International Film Festival.
A semi-documentary, Nakdong River was originally produced as a propaganda film and funded by the South Korean government to educate people about the brutalities of the war and the efforts to restore the war-torn country in the aftermath. It depicts a fictional character, Il-ryung, who returns with...
Nakdong River, by the director Jun Chang-geun, was one of just 12 Korean films produced during the Korean War — and for years it was thought to have been lost. So when staff at the Korean Film Archive recently happened upon a print of the film — miscategorized and kept in the wrong section of a storeroom for years — the researchers were full of shock and relief.
After an exhaustive digital restoration process by the Korean Film Archive, Nakdong River was screened for the public for the first time in seven decades last Thursday at Busan International Film Festival.
A semi-documentary, Nakdong River was originally produced as a propaganda film and funded by the South Korean government to educate people about the brutalities of the war and the efforts to restore the war-torn country in the aftermath. It depicts a fictional character, Il-ryung, who returns with...
- 10/11/2022
- by Soomee Park
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Encouraged by the welcoming response from our audiences last year, the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Seoul Independent Film Festival continue to bring you indie films by Korean women filmmakers! The liberal and ambitious spirit of Korean film development has allowed its creators to explore a great variety of stories and styles, and women are taking the stage to express themselves with films that are more widely available on global film distribution and festival circuits, gaining recognition and enriching different cultures.
This year, our selection carries on with telling stories of Korean women of different generations and their life choices – overcoming misfortune and stigmas to bring about new discoveries, enlightenments and connections with the hope of addressing realities that do not only involve women, but everyone – such as women’s changing priorities in their role, the phenomenon of holojok (the growing number of people who prefer to be left alone in one-person households), ageism,...
This year, our selection carries on with telling stories of Korean women of different generations and their life choices – overcoming misfortune and stigmas to bring about new discoveries, enlightenments and connections with the hope of addressing realities that do not only involve women, but everyone – such as women’s changing priorities in their role, the phenomenon of holojok (the growing number of people who prefer to be left alone in one-person households), ageism,...
- 7/8/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
“Boundary: Flaming Feminist Action” is a diary-like documentary about the history of the South Korean feminist movement and more precisely, the Flaming Feminist Action, a group of which director Yun Ga-hyun is a member. Through interviews with three of the organization’s creators and driving members, Lee Ga-hyun, an activist and politician, Kim Se-jung, a public labor attorney, and Mihyun, a women’s and gender studies scholar, we learn about Flaming Feminist Action. Initially, the group is created as a safe space where women labour activists can play basketball and hang out, but it becomes more political and feminist after the gruesome Gangnam toilet femicide in 2016. After that, the women start organizing protests and different public actions through which they aim at weakening the conservative and misogynistic bases of Korean society
“Boundary: Flaming Feminist Action” is screening as part of Women Direct. Korean Indies! – Korean Women Independent Film Series at...
“Boundary: Flaming Feminist Action” is screening as part of Women Direct. Korean Indies! – Korean Women Independent Film Series at...
- 7/1/2022
- by Martin Lukanov
- AsianMoviePulse
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