Kim Chang: Last News

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Venom: The Last Dance” held on for a second weekend win at the South Korea theatrical box office. It fended off a decent challenge from local comedy “Amazon Bullseye.” “Venom” earned $2.21 million in its second full weekend of release, down 48% from (a steeply revised figure of) $4.45 million reported by Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. Since releasing on Oct 23., “Venom” has built a cumulative total of $9.34 million. Newly released “Amazon Bullseye” shot $1.45 million over the weekend and $2.37 million over its five-day opening run.

Bae Suzy, all nominations underwent strict screening by a panel of 60 evaluators, industry judges and experts, whose specialties range from TV to theatre.Only one Grand Prize (Daesang) is given out at the Baeksang Arts Awards for film, with this year’s going to director Kim Sung-su for his work on historical action film 12.12: The Day. The same film also bagged the award for Best Film, while Best Director went to director Jung Jae-hyun for his work on psychological thriller him Exhuma. Meanwhile, for television, the only Grand Prize (Daesang) was awarded to Disney+’s popular series Moving. Screenwriter Kang Full also won Best Screenplay for his work on Moving, while Lee Jung-ha’s debut performance on the same show as Kim Bong-seok landed him the award for Best New Actor.The Baeksang Arts Awards also gave out accolades under a third category for theatre, as well as a final special category of awards presented to two winners for Prizm Popularity Awards in both the male and female categories.

Written and directed by Kim Chang-hoon, his debut feature Hopeless is marked by a morose atmospheric tone that forces the audience to be spectators in the dismal lives of others. Despite the story being ripe with promise, its progress is hampered by an overlong runtime, shoddy editing, and its inability to tap into any other feelings besides discontent. The film stars Hong Xa-bin, Song Joong-Ki, Kim Hyoung-seo.