Veteran Master Yu Hyun-mok Dies at 83

Actor Park Shin-yang carries the portrait of deceased director Yu Hyun-mok.
One of Korea’s greatest director’s in the first golden age of Korean cinema, Yu Hyun-mok passed away June 28, days away from his 84th birthday. The director is perhaps known best for his early milestone “The Aimless Bullet” (1961), often hailed by local critics as [...]

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Painter of the Wind Paints Lives of Two Joseon Masters

Joseon painters Kim Hong-do and Shin Yun-bok produced works of simple beauty.
In contrast to the restrictions of Joseon (1392-1910) society, their detailed sketches are free-spirited and vividly patterned.
Anyone curious about the works and lives of these two painters can look forward to “The Painter of the Wind,” an upcoming 20-episode drama on SBS TV which [...]

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