Is 'KPop Demon Hunters' wake-up call Korean cinema needs?

What does a singalong screening of a K-pop-inspired animated film at Asia’s biggest film festival say about the future of Korean cinema? That’s the question swirling after the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) announced a special event for Netflix’s "KPop Demon Hunters" — which became the platform’s most-watched film ever — and now a cultural phenomenon filling theaters in North America. For many in Korea’s film industry, the movie’s meteoric rise poses a pressing question: can its global success serve as a road map for revitalization and international growth at a time when the industry is still struggling to emerge from a post-pandemic slump? The organizers of the nation’s largest film festival seem to think so. BIFF will host a special singalong screening of the film during the festival, with director Maggie Kang in attendance. This decision reflects a wider desire within Korea’s film industry to become a more competitive player on the global stage. Kim Young-deok, director of the Asian Contents & Film Market at BIFF, said that while this film was produced byWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times