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  2022 Korean Film Festival - Perhaps Love

  Drama, Comedy  l  113 mins Follows a best-selling writer stuck in a slump, he encounters an aspiring young writer who confesses his love for him. *You may watch the films presented by 2022 Korean Film Festival from August 11 to August 14, 2022 at the 5 SM cinemas in Metro Manila. No pre-reservation or admission fee is required.  Screening Cinemas: SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, SM Southmall, SM North EDSA, SM City Grand Central

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  2022 Korean Film Festival - Miracle: Letters to the President

  Drama  l  117 mins "The Miracle" is a fictional movie based on a true story. Based in the 1980s, the film tells the story of Jun Kyung, the math prodigy high school student. He and his older sister live in the roadless countryside of North Gyeongsang Province. With the help of his girlfriend Ra Hee, Jun Kyung works together with Bo Kyung and the village people to create a train station *You may watch the films presented by 2022 Korean Film Festival from August 11 to August 14, 2022 at the 5 SM cinemas in Metro Manila. No pre-reservation or admission fee is required.  Screening Cinemas: SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, SM Southmall, SM North EDSA, SM City Grand Central

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  2022 Korean Film Festival - Snowball

  Drama  l  109 mins To 18-year old Kang-yi, her friends So-young and Ah-ram are everything. Wanting to go somewhere foreign, she runs away from home with them, only to find a strange side of themselves and the balance of their friendship also tips in a weird way. Although they left home as one, but they eventually return home as three. Kang-yi wants nothing more than going back to how they were but that’s easier said than done. *You may watch the films presented by 2022 Korean Film Festival from August 11 to August 14, 2022 at the 5 SM cinemas in Metro Manila. No pre-reservation or admission fee is required.  Screening Cinemas: SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, SM Southmall, SM North EDSA, SM City Grand Central

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  2022 Korean Film Festival - The Day I Died: Unclosed Case

  Drama  l  116 mins On a dark stormy night, a young girl disappears on an island leaving her shoes on the cliff and her last will in her house. Due to the bad weather, a body has yet to be found. In the absence of the body, the case cannot be closed, but is simply dismissed as suicide. Detective Hyunsoo heads to the island to investigate the mysterious death of the girl. *You may watch the films presented by 2022 Korean Film Festival from August 11 to August 14, 2022 at the 5 SM cinemas in Metro Manila. No pre-reservation or admission fee is required.  Screening Cinemas: SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, SM Southmall, SM North EDSA, SM City Grand Central

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  KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL COMES BACK WITH LIVE SCREENINGS AFTER 2 YEARS

  KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL COMES BACK WITH LIVE SCREENINGS AFTER 2 YEARS   2022 Korean Film Festival (KFF) invites everyone to create wonderful bonds and beautiful memories as it comes back with live screenings after 2 years this August 10! Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) - Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) invites everyone to experience the hidden Korean films which were released in 2020 and 2021 during the pandemic. These special set of films are here to start your journey of building new experiences, creating bonds, and discovering new goals. 2022 KFF presents ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ (Director Hong Wonchan, 2020), ‘Escape from Mogadishu’ (Director Ryu Seung-wan, 2021), ‘The Novelist’s Film’ (Director Hong Sangsoo, 2021), ‘Miracle: Letters to the President (Director Lee Janghoon, 2021)’, ‘Snowball’ (Lee Woojung, 2021), ‘The Day I Died’ (Director Park Jiwan, 2020), and ‘Perhaps Love’ (Jo Eunji, 2021). For the first time in two years, these carefully selected films will be shown in selected 5 SM Cinemas around Metro Manila. 2022 KFF opening ceremony will be held on August 10 at SM Aura Premier at 5 PM for selected audiences. The opening film ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ will be screened at Cinema 2. The public screening for all 7 films will be available afterwards from August 11 to 14 at SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, SM City Grand Central, SM North Edsa, SM Southmall. The public screening follows a first come first serve basis. Further, the opening ceremony will be graced by 2 Korean film directors, Dir. Hong Wonchan who directed ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ and Dir. Lee Woojung who directed ‘Snowball’. The audience will be able to meet and ask questions from them after the opening film screening on August 10. Director Hong Wonchan is prominent among the so-called post-Korean film directors, and he has directed several hit films. Especially the 2022 KFF opening film ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ attracted almost 4.36 million of Korean moviegoers in the midst of the pandemic in 2020. His debut film ‘Office’ has also been invited to 68th Cannes Film Festival’s midnight screening in 2015. He also wrote a few of his films and is dedicated to his own craft. Director Lee Woojung is a promising Female independent film director who continues to contribute to the Korean independent film industry. She started her career as an actress after studying theater and film in the university. She directed her first independent short film ‘Neither to die nor to leave’ in 2012 and began to get more attention through her recent film ‘Snowball’. But wait, there’s more as there will be a ‘Talk with the Filmmakers’ on August 11, 1:30PM at the FDCP Cinematheque Centre Manila where these 2 directors will share the challenges and processes in filmmaking. Two esteemed Filipino film directors will also join the talks and share their own experiences. This event aims to show the exchanges of both countries’ film industries, and to deliver advice and knowledge about film production and filmmaking to the Filipino audiences, especially to Filipino film students.   Interested moviegoers may visit KCC’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, @KCCPhil to reserve slots for the opening ceremony on August 10, talk with the filmmakers on August 11, and public screening schedule from August 11 to 14. 2022 Korean Film Festival is in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, Korean Film Council, Korean Tourism Organization Manila Office, and SM Cinema.

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  2022 PINOY KPOP STAR CROWNS ITS ICON

  2022 PINOY KPOP STAR CROWNS ITS ICON The stars have finally aligned and the universe has finally chosen the rightful owners of the crown for the 2022 Pinoy Kpop Star! Guests were treated with high caliber and spectacular performances last July 16, 2022, at SM Mall of Asia Music Hall from the finalists of both the Vocal and Dance categories. Hosted by Kring Kim, 2022 Pinoy Kpop Star was attended by more than 1, 000 where 200 of them pre-registered tickets for the event. This doesn’t include the guests who were not able to enter the Music Hall and watched the event from the sidelines and from the booth upstairs. While the guests initially went there to watch spectacular performances, the audience themselves were able to show what they are capable of with a Random Play Dance prior to the event. 2022 Pinoy Kpop Star Vocal Category 1st placer Joy Locsin Vocal Category finalists Sandra Dela Cruz, Merry Mia Sinaguinan, Danimei Everett, Joy Locsin and Stephanie Aseron fought neck-to-neck with their astonishing vocals, but ultimately Joy Locsin bested other bets with her performance of Hyolyn’s So What, winning by a slim margin. As the 1st placer, she won Php 50,000 cash prize and will represent the Philippines in the 2022 Changwon Kpop World Festival. Merry Mia Sinaguinan, who sang a cover of I.U’s My Sea, and Sandra Dela Cruz, who belted a cover of Kim Sohyang’s Hello, respectively won 2nd and 3rd place. They also won Php 30,000 and Php 20,000 respectively as cash prizes. 2022 Pinoy Kpop Star Special Performer KAIA After the vocal category, the audience was treated to a special performance from world-class P-Pop girl group KAIA, surprising their fans with a special version of their hit song BLAH BLAH. They also performed a cover of Le Sserafim’s Fearless, a nod to their roots before becoming the superstars they are today. Some members of KAIA were notably also former contestants in the previous years of Pinoy Kpop Star. The Dance Category finalists also made it hard for the judges as Amiel Giann Surla, Project One, Alpha, and 7ØS performed powerful covers of their selected Kpop songs. And while their performance was interrupted on that day, Principium was able to shine and show the result of their blood, sweat, and tears in KCC’s new building in front of their invited guests. Their performance was recorded and sent to the judges for their scoring. 2022 Pinoy Kpop Star Dance Category 1st Placer ALPHA Ultimately, ALPHA won the hearts of the judges with their cover of N.MIXX’ O.O, claiming the Php 50,000 cash prize. They were followed by Principium who won 2nd place and the Php 30,000 cash prize with their cover of Seventeen’s HOT.  Project One, on the other hand, won Php 20,000 as a cash prize as the 3rd placer overall with their smooth cover of Treasure’s Jikjin. Both ALPHA and Principium will officially represent the Philippines for the 2022 Changwon Kpop World Festival in Korea. The immense effort and high-caliber talent of all winners and participants will be awarded and honored on July 29, 2022, at a special awarding ceremony at the Korean Embassy. While guests are left wanting for more, more is what KCC will give as 2022 Pinoy Kpop Star and the crowning of the next ICON is not the end.  The year is still jam-packed with exciting events from KCC which will surely leave guests and KCC friends craving for more.

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  SAVE THE DATE FOR A JAM-PACKED K-POP DAY IN THE 2022 PINOY KPOP STAR: HAIL THE ICONS

  SAVE THE DATE FOR A JAM-PACKED K-POP DAY IN THE 2022 PINOY KPOP STAR: HAIL THE ICONS     The icons have finally aligned and conspired for the greatest to meet!   The 2022 Pinoy K-pop Star: Hail the Icons will once again fulfill dreams on July 16, 2022 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall offline after holding it online for the past year. Hosted by Kring Kim, the event will have five participants from both Vocal and Performance category will have to compete for the crown and be hailed as the Philippines’ next ICON.   Only one from the voice from the vocal prowesses Danielle Mei Everett, Joy Lorenze Locsin, Merry Mia Sinaguinan, Sandra Faith Dela Cruz, and Stephani Aseron will stand out from the rest to be crown as the grand winner.   Likewise, only one from dance supremacies 7øs, Alpha, Amiel Giann, Principium and Project One will get to the rhythm of grand winner.   To get to their dreams, the participants have to impress distinguished judges Happee Sy-Go, the VP and COO of Pulp Live World Production Inc., Dasuri Choi, a famous content creator and celebrity, Joseph Francia, the First VP of GMA International and Anne Luis, the Head of the Sentro-Rizal Cultural Affairs Office (NCCA).     The grand winner from each category will be the Philippines’ representative for the 2022 Changwon Kpop World Festival. Aside from being the country’s representative, the grand winner will go home with Php 50, 000 as cash prize, while the 2nd and 3rd place will bag Php 30, 000 and Php 20, 000 respectively.   The fun doesn’t stop there as audiences will be treated with a jaw-dropping performance by P-Pop group KAIA and VXON.   The program will officially start at 5PM, but you should not miss out the pre-show event, The Kpop Open Stage at 10AM by the Philippine Kpop Convention (PKCI) which will be hosted by Chi Manimbo. There will be surprising guest performances, fun-filled games and not only that, a Kpop Cover Dance Open Stage to show your K-groove to the test.   That’s not all as audiences will be treated as well with different Kpop fandom booths where they can buy items related to their favorite groups or meet fellow stans that could be their forever chingus!   Those who can’t wait to secure their tickets may reserve theirs through < tinyurl.com/2022PKSTicket>. Pre-registered audiences will have to show their email confirmation to the onsite staff to get their wrist tags. But if you’re still unsure about who to bring, whether it be your family, your friend or your lover, there is also an onsite registration.   Cheer on for the next ICON on July 16, 2022 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall and witness sheer and great talent with your own eyes!  

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  KCC LAUNCHES THREE FACE-TO-FACE CULTURAL CLASSES TO THE PUBLIC STARTING JULY 20

  KCC LAUNCHES THREE FACE-TO-FACE CULTURAL CLASSES TO THE PUBLIC STARTING JULY 20   The fun never stops here in Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines as the center introduces its fresh and new lineup for its Cultural Classes for July 20! Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines introduces its Cooking Class, Korean Traditional Dance Class and Taekwondo Class that will all be held in its new building. The classes were selected due to their popular demand from both the center’s visitors as well as from the interest of the general public. The Cooking Class will be taught by KCC’s Teacher Lily Min who has also handled the previous cooking classes. The class will be held in KCC’s new Cooking Classroom and will teach 16 students per class. The curriculum will touch upon different Korean food cooking techniques as well as the history and social culture of Korea through food. Interested participants can select the menu for 8 weeks they’d like to join upon registration. KCC’s Teacher Kim Hyo Jun, who is the President of Korea Taekwondo Association in the Philippines, will handle the Taekwondo Class. The class will be held in KCC’s new K-Studio and will teach 30 students in total. There will be 2 sessions of Taekwondo classes on Saturday and 30 students will have a level test on the first day to divide the group into 2 sessions. It will touch upon the deeply rooted discipline and martial arts centered in Korean culture. It also includes the strengthening of the mind and the body and learning the etiquette associated with it. Finally, the Korean Traditional Class will be taught by KCC’s Teacher Jo Jang Eun who has handled the previous traditional dance classes. The class will be held in KCC’s new K-Studio, the same as the Taekwondo class, and will teach 15 students in total on Saturday. There will be one session a week and its curriculum will touch upon the history and social culture of Korea through its music and dance, particularly Buchaechum or “Fan Dance” which drew influences from traditional Korean folk dances. All Cultural Classes will be held from July 20, 2022 to September 17, 2022. The students will be selected from a first apply, first slot basis via forms that will be released on KCC’s official FACEBOOK accounts on July 13 at 10 AM. No fees will be paid by any student for the whole duration of the class, and materials needed for the classes such as ingredients, uniforms and gears are also provided for by the center. KCC currently offers free Korean Language classes with a hybrid setup. For more information and updates of KCC’s newest events and projects, you may visit its official Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts @KCCPhil, and its website phil.korean-culture.org. 

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  [Korea Webzine] JULY 2022

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