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[K-Movie] Shin Hae Sun Unravels The Truth in Upcoming Crime Movie, Innocence

Inspired by a real life incident, Innocence is a crime thriller where a defence attorney (Shin Hae-sun) fights to prove her demented mother’s innocence after being accused for alleged murder. Innocence has received rave responses from the audience albeit opening in Korea last month during the midst of the pandemic, performing marvellously by topping the Korean box office for 2 consecutive weekends. Joined by veterans Bae Jong-ok and Huh Joon-ho, who have made a name for themselves in the entertainment industry since the 1980s, the trio will showcase their incredible poise and strong knack for acting in this film. Film
K-Drama

Singapore’s First K-Drama Online Festival Kicks Off For Local K-Drama Fans

Following the conclusion of the K-pop Online Fest and K-Food Online Fest, the Korean Embassy has now launched their third and next initiative — a K-Drama Online Festival. We’ve seen how K-Dramas grew in prominence over the last decade as they create emotional connections with viewers, and this global phenomenon isn’t stopping anytime soon. In bids to lift Singaporean spirits to tackle COVID-19 through the online hype of the Korean wave in Singapore, the K-Drama Online Festival is kicked off to encourage fans to express their love for Korean culture by recreating scenes from Korean dramas. Mr Ahn Young-jip, the Ambassador
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[K-Movie] Steel Rain: Summit To Captivate Viewers with A Dramatic Negotiation

Steel Rain: Summit is set to make its premiere in Singapore cinemas on 6 August 2020. Unlike the usual sequels that follow the story of the prequel, Steel Rain: Summit will not continue its story from the 2017 Steel Rain film. Instead, this film will share an extended view of the issues of the prequel that the Korean Peninsula is headed towards a peace regime, but faced with a political upheaval in North Korea that could mean a threat of war. Starring Jung Woo-sung, Kwak Do-won, Yoo Yeon-seok and Angus Macfadyen, Steel Rain: Summit is a steppingstone to the ultimate
K-Beauty

THEFACESHOP Kicks Off Nationwide Search for The Next Local Star

Are you up for the challenge to become the next social superstar? Here’s a golden opportunity for those of you who dare to show the world what you’ve got! THEFACESHOP has recently kicked off their #EcoBeautySquad campaign in search of the next local talent right here in Singapore who embodies the brand’s ethos of real and natural beauty. Encouraging everyone to “Dare to Be”, this campaign allows one to freely express what it means to be beautiful, inside and out. Whether this means feeling free in one’s own skin, or being confident about one’s best features, THEFACESHOP encourages applicants to
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[K-MOVIE] Train to Busan: Peninsula to open in Singapore Cinemas on 15 July

Train to Busan: Peninsula will be making its way to the big screens in Singapore on 15 July, the same day as South Korea’s release. After a 3-month closure, cinemas in Singapore will finally reopen during this Phase 2 period and the film will mark the first blockbuster to return to Golden Village. The zombie blockbuster is directed by Director Yeon Sang-ho, who has worked on two other zombie films, Seoul Station (2016) and Train to Busan (2016), of which the latter achieved an impressive record as the highest-grossing Korean movie in Singapore to date. The final instalment of his