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Actor Bae Doo-na as doctor Song Ji-an, an astrobiologist and ethologist who is sent on a 24-hour mission to the moon to acquire a mysterious sample of 'lunar water.' [NETFLIX]

Korea takes one small step for sci-fi, but is it a giant leap for local content?

After the wave of attention that Netflix Korea’s “Squid Game” brought Korean content, it seemed that the industry could do no wrong. That is, until Netflix Korea’s “The Silent Sea” premiered on Dec. 24. The series followed another immensely...

2022.1.11

Actor Kim Tae-ri is learning to let go

Actor Kim Tae-ri is willing to step into every genre the Korean movie industry has to offer and she's made no exception for the latest offering — sci-fi.

2021.3.7

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The crew of the space debris collecting ship Victory are initially described as materialistic as they are prepared to do anything to get their hands on some cash to help pay off their debts in the sci-fi fi lm 'Space Sweepers.' [NETFLIX]

[THINK ENGLISH] 관객들 눈물 유도하는 ‘승리호,’ 하지만 그게 과연 좋은 일일까?

Netflix film “Space Sweepers,” an intergalactic adventure revolving around the crew of a space debris collecting ship called “Victory,” is generating starkly contrasting reviews amongst local viewers. While some applaud how far CGI graphics and...

2021.2.25

'Space Sweepers' will have you in tears, but is that a good thing?

2021.2.17

Song Joong-ki can't believe the success of 'Space Sweepers'

“I don’t really know where the data that ‘Space Sweepers’ ranked first on Netflix charts comes from, but I’m [still] sort of in a daze that it’s really our film that people are talking about. Last night I talked with director Jo Sung-hee and we ...

2021.2.10

Nanorobotics beyond the singularity (KOR)

On Dec. 29, 1959, the American Physical Society held a conference in Pasadena, California. Caltech Professor Richard Feynman, then 41, gave a lecture titled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” and proposed a challenge of...

2021.2.9

A scene from Korean sci-fi blockbuster “Space Sweepers” on Netflix. [NETFLIX]

Nanorobotics beyond the singularity

2021.2.9

Korean sci-fi 'Space Sweepers' set for release on Netflix

The first Korean sci-fi film set in space, “Space Sweepers,” will be made available to audiences worldwide through the global streaming platform Netflix, the over-the-top (OTT) giant confirmed on Friday.The film, one of the most highly anticipated..

2020.11.20

The release date of the live-action film 'Mulan' is delayed to Sept. 17. [Walt Disney Company Korea]

Film premieres delayed due to Covid-19

The release of "Mulan" in Korea has been delayed to Sept. 17 from Sept. 10 as the number of Covid-19 cases trends upward, Walt Disney Company Korea announced on Thursday.

2020.8.27

From left, actors Yoo Hae-jin, Song Joong-ki, director Cho Sung-hee, actors Kim Tae-ri and Jin Seon-kyu pose at the online press event of their upcoming movie 'Space Sweepers.' [MERRY CHRISTMAS]

'Space Sweepers' promises to take moviegoers on the ride of a lifetime

Over the centennial of the local film industry, sci-fi space blockbusters strictly remained within the boundaries of Hollywood due to the daunting scale and massive budgets needed — that was until “Space Sweepers,” which is finally set for release...

2020.8.18