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Both Yuk Young-soo and Roh Moo-hyun cases deserve reinvestigation (KOR)

Former first lady Yuk Young-soo's assassination and former President Roh Moo-hyun's suicide both warrant impartial reviews grounded in documentary evidence, not political speculation.

2026.10.12

Both Yuk Young-soo and Roh Moo-hyun cases deserve reinvestigation

Former first lady Yuk Young-soo's assassination and former President Roh Moo-hyun's suicide both warrant impartial reviews grounded in documentary evidence, not political speculation.

2026.10.8

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인사말하는 유해진 (서울=연합뉴스) 류효림 기자 = 배우 유해진이 8일 서울 강남구 삼성동 코엑스 메가박스에서 열린 영화 '암살자(들)' 시사회 및 기자간담회에서 인사말을 하고 있다. 2026.9.8 ryousanta@yna.co.kr/2026-09-08 16:55:13/

Character assassination? Yoo Hai-jin's agency vows to 'protect' actor as film firestorm spills into boycotts, protests.

Vast Entertainment said it will act against threats and false claims as controversy over the movie "The Assassin(s)" has resulted in malicious statements, boycotts and a rally outside the actor’s home.

2026.10.5

State-run banks deny pressure to invest in controversial film ‘Assassin(s)’

IBK and KDB say their investments followed independent review procedures amid opposition scrutiny of more than 30 billion won tied to the film and its producer.

2026.10.3

A digital screen projects a poster for film 'The Assassin(s)' at a theater in Seoul on Sept. 28.

Conservative group to stage protests outside actor’s home over alleged ‘The Assassin(s)’ inaccuracies

The group’s leader called for Yoo Hai-jin to appear in right-wing films as well to establish “political balance.”

2026.10.2

역사왜곡 논란 휩싸인 영화 '암살자(들)' (서울=연합뉴스) 진연수 기자 = 육영수 여사 피격 사건을 다룬 영화 '암살자(들)'을 둘러싼 논란이 확산하는 가운데 28일 국민의힘 일부 의원들은 '표현의 자유로 정당화될 수 없는 역사 왜곡'이라며 가세했다. 국민의힘 장동혁 대표는 이날 페이스북에 '노무현 대통령을 건드리면 줄줄이 고소·고발 당한다. 박정희 대통령 모욕은 '표현의 자유'다'라며 비판했다. 사진은 이날 서울의 한 영화관에 걸린 '암살자(들)' 홍보물. 2026.9.28 jin90@yna.co.kr/2026-09-28 15:03:44/

Producers defend 'The Assassin(s)' as Park Chung Hee groups demand screening halt

Producers defend creative freedom in "The Assassin(s)" as Park Chung Hee-linked groups demand screenings stop over alleged historical distortion.

2026.10.2

JFK and the assassin(s) (KOR)

The John F. Kennedy assassination mythos has many parallels with the recent controversy over a film about fomer first lady Yook Young-soo’s killing.

2026.10.1

JFK and the assassin(s)

The John F. Kennedy assassination mythos has many parallels with the recent controversy over a film about fomer first lady Yook Young-soo’s killing.

2026.9.30

'The Assassin(s)' draws backlash for allegedly revisiting conspiracies about 1974 first lady shooting

The People Power Party has argued that the film is based on a conspiracy theory suggesting that then-President Park Chung Hee himself was behind his wife's death.

2026.9.28

The two women — Indonesian national Siti Aisyah, left, and Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong — who were accused of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. [THE COOP]

Cold-blooded assassins or innocent pawns?

On Feb. 13, 2017, news outlets around the world turned their attention to Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia where Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, had been assassinated in broad daylight. The news...

2021.7.29