Category: Film

  • Reply 1988

    The 1980s was the golden age of South Korea’s economic take-off and the political turmoil under the rule of former South Korean President Quan Dou-hwan. The TV series was settled in 1988, when South Korea was celebrating the upcoming Olympic Games. On the other hand, after the Gwangju incident, white terror shrouded the country and…

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  • Best Chinese Reality Show in 2020: Sisters Who Make Waves

    For the most talked-about show of the summer, Mango TV’s “Sisters Who Make Waves” has an unusual premise. The idol competition, which premiered on June 12 to widespread acclaim, breaks with genre convention by inviting 30 performing artists over the age of 30 to compete for spots in an all-female band. In the words of…

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  • “All is Well”: A Phenomena Hit TV Series in China

    It is no mean feat to be one of the top-ten trending hashtags on Weibo for 20 consecutive days and counting. “All is Well” has done just that.  The show tells the story of a fictional Chinese family torn by internal conflict. The female protagonist, Su Mingyu, is barely on speaking terms with her widowed father…

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  • China’s Sci-fi Film: The Wandering Earth

    China’s Film Industry Finally Joins the Space Race China’s first blockbuster set in space, “The Wandering Earth,” opened a week ago in the midst of pompous desires that it will speak to the unfolding of another time in Chinese filmmaking. “The Wandering Earth,” appeared in 3-D, happens in a far off future in which the…

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