Musings About Nudity in Korean Art: Sulli’s “Real” Nude Scene Pt. 2

The first part of this article addressed the details of Sulli's nude scene in Real and the reactions to it from both the Korean public and the film ind…

Musings About Nudity in Korean Art: Sulli’s “Real” Nude Scene Pt. 1

Sulli made waves across the K-entertainment sphere when it was first announced that she would appear nude alongside the My Love From Another Star heart…

From Welsh Book to Korean Film: Park Chan-wook’s “The Handmaiden”

If you don’t yet know who Park Chan-wook is, go look him up. Right now. Go ahead, it’s okay, I’ll wait… Did you? Great. Then you know he’s a film direc…

Korea Has Its Own Take on the Vampire Trope

The Vampire is one of the most iconic supernatural creatures in many human cultures, and in recent years South Korean culture has introduced many of th…

A Dish Best Served Bloody: Revenge in South-Korean Cinema

What is the first Korean movie that would come to the mind of a K-pop fan? It might be something with their bias in the leading role, like one of T…

5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 7/15 – 7/21

It's a hot, hot summer and in the midst of the past week there were a lot of hot come backs including B.A.P.'s "Hurricane" with its MV shot in Las Vega…

Revisiting “Old Boy”

Old Boy is one of the most infamous Korean films of all time. It has all the trappings of a classic: it has an engaging story with great performances, …

Chungmuro at Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival announced the 21 films that will compete for the coveted Palm d'Or at the festival this year. Though many around the world …

Revisiting Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the dark, bleak and depressing introductory story in Park Chan-Wook’s well known Revenge Trilogy. This movie is hard to w…

Revisiting Lady Vengeance

It’s been almost seven years now since the release of Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, otherwise known by its simplified title Lady Vengeance, and even aft…