The upcoming 26th Chunsa International Film Festival reveals the list of nominees for this year s event. New Birth of Cinema is This Year s Film Festival Slogan
On July 5, Chunsa International Film Festival announced the big names that are included in the list of nominees for 2021 s film event under the slogan of New Birth of Cinema. Chairman of the Korean Film Directors Association, Yang Yun Ho said, The Korean film industry that produced Bong Joon Ho (Parasite Director) and Youn Yuh Jung (Best Supporting Actress Oscar Winner) should now have an awards ceremony that will represent the world.
The committee also mentioned the changes in the film industry, various online streaming platforms are used as tools to spread awareness about new cultures, and lots of Korean movies have been produced where people from international countries had the chance to watch different genres from other nationalities.
May 04, 2021 08:16 AM EDT
Kyungri and Jeong Jinwoon have broken up. Almost a year and a half after they confirmed their relationship back in November 2019, the former 9MUSES member and 2AM artist have decided they no longer cannot carry on.
Kyungri and Jeong Jinwoon Split Confirmed by Agencies
Their agency confirmed the sad news on Many 4. Both YNK Entertainment, representing Kyungri and Mystic Story, which represented Jeong Jingwoon, claimed that the rumors of their breakup are all true.
It can be remembered that although they made their relationship public in November 2019, Kyungri and Jeong Jinwoon were already seeing each other way back in 2017. The two have shown no signs of trouble in their relationship, so the present news comes as a shock to many.
Former 9MUSES member Kyungri and 2AM’s Jeong Jinwoon have parted ways.
On May 4, Kyungri’s agency YNK Entertainment and Jeong Jinwoon’s agency Mystic Story each stated to Sports Kyunghyang, “It is true that they recently broke up.”
The two artists confirmed they were in a relationship in November 2019, revealing that they have been dating since late 2017. In November 2020, after Jeong Jinwoon was discharged from the military, he appeared on the variety show “Video Star” and thanked Kyungri for supporting and waiting for him while he was serving in the military.
Kyungri is currently starring in JTBC’s “Undercover” as the young version of Han Go Eun‘s character Go Yoon Joo. Meanwhile, Jeong Jinwoon wrapped up filming for the upcoming horror movie ““Oh! My Ghost” (literal title) and was cast in the lead role for another film titled “Can You Only See Me” (literal title).
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The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, popularly known as Paeksang Arts Awards, will be held on 13 May. The organiners have announced the complete list of nominations on Monday, 12 April.
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The award is instituted by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, affiliates of the JoongAng Ilbo, to honour the talents from the film, theatre and television industries.
Chang Key-young, the founder of Hankook Ilbo newspaper, introduced the award in 1965. It is presented in his pen name Baeksang . It is considered one of the prestigious awards by Korean entertainment industry.
Live stream details:
The 57th annual Baeksang Arts Awards will be broadcast live via JTBC on 13 a 9 pm KST onwards. For the past few years, the star-studded event was telecast live through VLive and the tradition is likely to continue this year. However, there would not be live crowd this year due to Covid-19.