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  • 뷰티 인사이드 (The Beauty Inside (2015))
    2025/04/29

    Today we dive into The Beauty Inside (2015), a touching Korean film about a man who wakes up in a different body every day. Despite his ever-changing appearance, he fights to maintain a deepening relationship with the woman he loves, confronting the complexities of identity and connection.

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    27 分
  • 국가대표 (Take Off)
    2025/04/22

    Today we talk about Take Off (2009), also known as 국가대표, a South Korean sports drama film inspired by the true story of Korea’s first national ski jumping team. Set in the late 1990s, the film follows former American adoptee Bob, who returns to Korea in search of his birth mother and is unexpectedly recruited into a fledgling ski jump team formed to help promote the 2002 Winter Olympics bid. Blending humor, heart, and intense competition, Take Off portrays the unlikely athletes’ journey from misfits to national heroes.

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    24 分
  • LITTLE FOREST
    2025/04/15

    Today we discuss in to a peaceful and calm film about life on the countryside with a spotlight on cooking simple dishes with fresh produce. Actress Kim Tae Ri plays the role of Hye-Won the titular character who returns home to rediscover herself. Let’s dive in.

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    34 分
  • MAGGIE
    2025/04/08

    Today we discuss the 2018 independent hit film by director Yi Ok Seop which marks her debut feature film. Absurd, Stylish and Unique in a vision rarely seen in Korean cinema, let’s dive in.

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    32 分
  • 북촌방향(The Day He Arrives (2011)) by 홍상수(Hong Sang Soo)
    2025/03/31

    Today we dive into The Day He Arrives (2011), a quiet romantic masterpiece and one of the finest entry points into Hong Sang Soo's massive filmography. In it, a film director who drunkenly reunites with an ex he promised never to see again later stumbles into a bar run by a woman who looks exactly like her.

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    33 分
  • 사이보그지만 괜찮아 (I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK)
    2025/03/25

    Today we dive into the zaniest Korean mental institution, Director Park Chan Wook's (Oldboy, Handmaiden) I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) follows Cha Young-Goon, a schizophrenic woman who believes she's a combat cyborg, and Park Il-sun, a man who thinks he can steal others’ traits and fears disappearing into a dot, as they form an unexpected bond. Together, they search for the meaning of life hinted at by Young-Goon’s equally delusional grandmother, who believed she was a mouse and only ate radishes.

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    33 分
  • BURNING
    2025/03/18

    Today we’re excited to discuss by director Lee Chang Dong based on the short story “Barn Burning” from the Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami starring Yoo Ah In, Steven Yeun and newcomer Jeon Jong Seo. Let’s dive in.

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    37 分
  • OASIS
    2025/03/11

    Oasis (2002), one of Lee Chang-dong’s many masterpieces, tells the story of a socially outcast ex-convict and a woman with cerebral palsy who form an unexpected, fragile romance in a world that refuses to accept them.

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    33 分