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‘Parasite’ star Song Kang-Ho boards cast of ‘Beef’ season two

South Korean star Song Kang-Ho has joined the season two cast of Netflix’s critically acclaimed series Beef. According to Netflix, the new season will center on a young couple that “witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favours and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.” …

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4 days, 16 hours ago

Parasite actor Song Kang-ho joins Netflix's Beef Season 2

India Today

Korean actor Song Kang-ho, renowned for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has officially signed on to appear as a guest star in the second season of Netflix's popular series Beef. The first season of Beef, which premiered in 2023 on Netflix, was a huge success, garnering numerous accolades including eight Emmy Awards, four Critics Choice Awards, three Golden …

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10 months ago

Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-Winning ‘Parasite’ Died of Social Murder

The Diplomat

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of self-harm, please seek help immediately. And those who read a bit more find out that Lee was the latest body count in South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “war on drugs.” But there’s more to it. Emile Durkheim, a French sociologist, posited that each and every suicide is never an isolated, …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho calls for investigation into Lee Sun-kyun's death: We want the results to be made public

Hindustan Times

Lee Sun-kyun, a renowned figure in the Korean entertainment industry, was found dead in his car on December 27. A new report from Variety stated that on Friday, Parasite director Boon Joon-ho led a press conference in Seoul and called for an inquiry into the police investigative process. Bong Joon-ho and Lee Sun-kyun worked in Parasite. What Bong Joon-ho said …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Director Bong Joon Ho, Korean artists call for probe into ‘Parasite’ actor’s death

LA Times

Lee Sun Kyun, second from left, starred in the thriller “Parasite,” directed by Bong Joon Ho, right. Film director Bong Joon Ho is among a collective of Korean artists calling for a new investigation into the death of “Parasite” actor Lee Sun Kyun. Now, Bong — who collaborated with Lee on the 2020 Oscar-winning thriller “Parasite” — joins other Korean …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Korean actor Cho Yeo-jeong remembers late 'Parasite' co-star Lee Sun-kyun in New Year's post

Hindustan Times

Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" was a stinging satire on class divides in South Korea and etched history in 2020 when it became the first non-English film to win an Academy Award for best picture. HT Image Cho played Choi Yeon-gyo, the Park family matriarch, opposite Lee, who essayed the role of Park Dong-ik, the Park family head, in the genre-defying movie. …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of ‘Parasite’ dies by suicide. Experts on Transcendental Meditation for celeb wellbeing

Hindustan Times

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun from the Academy Award-winning film Parasite and acclaimed for his roles in My Mister, Sleep, Coffee Prince and A Hard Day, passed away at 48 after he was reportedly found unconscious in a parked car in Waryong Park, amid burning charcoal briquettes in his car that indicated suicide, according to a report from Seoul Seongbuk …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lee Sun Kyun & drug charges: Why was Parasite actor under investigation

Hindustan Times

Lee Sun Kyun, a renowned figure in the Korean entertainment industry, was discovered dead in his car on December 27. All you need to know about Lee Sun Kyun and his drug case Who is South Korean actor Lee Sun Kyun? Lee Sun Kyun's alleged involvement in a drug case emerged in October On October 20, actor Lee Sun Kyun's …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Parasite actor Lee Sun Kyun found dead in car amid drug case probe

Hindustan Times

Warning: Possible suicide mentioning Lee Sun Gyun According to South Korean authorities, actor Lee Sun Gyun, involved in a drug case, has passed away. Actor Lee Sun Gyun found dead in car amid drug case The renowned actor from the Academy Award-winning film Parasite, acclaimed for his roles in films like Sleep, Coffee Prince and A Hard Day, faced vast …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday, authorities said, after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use. But South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency said that Lee’s family earlier Wednesday …

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1 year, 3 months ago

From "Parasite" to "Squid Game," America of course exploited South Korea's anti-capitalist content

Salon

K-drama fans, brace yourselves. Around 60% of the platform's streamers watch Korean titles, a fact that Netflix plans to capitalize on by investing $2.5 billion for South Korean content over the next four years. "Squid Game" – the hit South Korean show that follows poor and financially challenged contestants competing in deadly children's games for the chance to win $40 …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Two decades later, a Korean action landmark still hits like a hammer

LA Times

It happened mere weeks before the COVID-19 lockdown, but it already feels like ancient history: When Bong Joon Ho’s biting class critique “Parasite” rode its critical wave all the way to a Best Picture Oscar in 2020, it was a watershed moment, not only for the international appeal of Korean movies but for all boundary-pushing films. Choi Min-sik in the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: How the murder of Hong Kong model Abby Choi is similar to Korean film Parasite

Firstpost

Here is how the murder of Abby Choi is similar in many ways to the real-life version of the Korean film Parasite Truly the murder of model Abby Choi is like the real-life version of the Korean movie Parasite. Police found Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s dismembered body in a refrigerator in a house rented by Kwong Kau in a …

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3 years ago

Parasite star Park So-dam diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer

India Today

South Korean actress Park So-dam, known for her role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. Park So-dam's agency, Artist Company, released a statement to South Korean media that the actress was diagnosed with cancer following a regular health check and that she has undergone surgery. The statement read, "Actress Park So Dam was diagnosed …

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3 years ago

Is Squid Game the dawn of a TV revolution?

BBC

Is Squid Game the dawn of a TV revolution? Squid Game has achieved global mainstream visibility in a way that arguably no other non-English language film or TV show has ever managed Non-English language movies like Parasite, Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, French romance Amélie and 2000's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon have all won Western acclaim and awards before. Now, …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Squid Game and Parasite aren't just massive South Korean crossovers, but also biting critiques of inequity

Firstpost

Money and power run the world we live in today, and people – like the characters in Parasite and Squid Game – are being driven to a point where they will do anything in their capacity to gain and maintain financial security. While accepting one of the many, many awards the film Parasite won, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho asked …

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3 years, 9 months ago

‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-Kyun to star in Apple TV Plus new Korean sci-fi thriller ‘Dr Brain’

The Hindu

AppleTV+ has announced an expansion of its international slate with its first Korean-language project: a series order for Dr. Brain, a live-action sci-fi thriller based on the widely popular Korean webtoon. The series will be written and directed by visionary filmmaker Kim Jee-Woon, and star SAG Award-winner Lee Sun-Kyun. His life goes sideways when his family falls victim to a …

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3 years, 10 months ago

A year after Parasite , Korean-language movie Minari is talk of Hollywood

China Daily

A scene from Minari. A year after South Korean satire Parasite took Hollywood by storm, another Korean-language movie, Minari, is making waves during awards season. Parasite, which made history in 2020 by becoming the first film in a foreign language to win a best picture Oscar, is a dark satire about class and contemporary society in South Korea. It contains …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Vijay's political entry to Rajamouli's comments on Parasite, Top 10 controversies of 2020

India Today

These days, even an opinion about a film or a tweet is blown up into a huge controversy on social media. Be it Sandalwood drug case, Vijay's political entry or SS Rajamouli's comments on the Academy Award-winning film Parasite, this year saw a lot of controversies rocking social media. 7 SS Rajamouli calls Parasite boring South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho to produce adaptation of his 2014 Korean immigrant drama Sea Fog

Firstpost

The original film, which was directed by Shim Sung Bo from a script he wrote with Bong Joon-ho, follows a fishing-boat crew on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of undocumented immigrants from China to Korea. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has joined Participant Media’s immigrant drama Sea Fog as a producer. The project is based on Bong’s 2014 …

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‘Parasite’ star Song Kang-Ho boards cast of ‘Beef’ season two

Parasite actor Song Kang-ho joins Netflix's Beef Season 2

Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-Winning ‘Parasite’ Died of Social Murder

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho calls for investigation into Lee Sun-kyun's death: We want the results to be made public

Director Bong Joon Ho, Korean artists call for probe into ‘Parasite’ actor’s death

Korean actor Cho Yeo-jeong remembers late 'Parasite' co-star Lee Sun-kyun in New Year's post

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of ‘Parasite’ dies by suicide. Experts on Transcendental Meditation for celeb wellbeing

Lee Sun Kyun & drug charges: Why was Parasite actor under investigation

Parasite actor Lee Sun Kyun found dead in car amid drug case probe

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead

From "Parasite" to "Squid Game," America of course exploited South Korea's anti-capitalist content

Two decades later, a Korean action landmark still hits like a hammer

Explained: How the murder of Hong Kong model Abby Choi is similar to Korean film Parasite

Parasite star Park So-dam diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer

Is Squid Game the dawn of a TV revolution?

Squid Game and Parasite aren't just massive South Korean crossovers, but also biting critiques of inequity

‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-Kyun to star in Apple TV Plus new Korean sci-fi thriller ‘Dr Brain’

A year after Parasite , Korean-language movie Minari is talk of Hollywood

Vijay's political entry to Rajamouli's comments on Parasite, Top 10 controversies of 2020

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho to produce adaptation of his 2014 Korean immigrant drama Sea Fog