The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz
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| ‘Thieves’ makes off with South Korean box office record Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:29 AM PDT  SEOUL, Oct 4 —A casino heist movie that owes much to Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's" series has become the highest-grossing South Korean film in history, taking in more than $80 million at the domestic box office.As of Thursday the film, shot in Macau and bringing together some of the biggest stars in the Korean film industry, had been seen by 13 million moviegoers and earned 93.6 billion won (RM257 million), its distributor Showbox said. These figures surpass the previous all-time attendance and earnings record, both held by the 2006 horror blockbuster "The Host". "The Thieves" follows the trail of a team of Korean and Chinese thieves plotting to steal a $20 million diamond necklace from a casino safe in Macau. The stellar cast includes the current king of the South Korean box office Kim Yun-Seok, as well as a host of other top names including Kim Hye-Soo, Kim Soo-Hyun and Gianna Jun. Shot in a mixture of Cantonese and Korean, it has already been released in Hong Kong, and distribution rights have been sold to eight other Asian markets, including China, Indonesia and Thailand. A US release is scheduled for next week, Showbox said. After 70 days in domestic theatres, and with tickets still selling well, the film has a chance to topple James Cameron's Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" from its spot atop South Korea's all-time box office list including foreign films. "Avatar" was seen by 13.6 million Korean moviegoers. — Reuters |
| ‘Gangnam Style’ stuck in second on US pop chart Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:46 AM PDT
The K-Pop superstar had pledged — some might say threatened — to perform his signature horse dance "half-naked" in his home city Seoul if his catchy and kitschy ditty hit number one in the preeminent US popular music chart. But alas, he remained stuck in second as Maroon 5 — bolstered by radio play — hung on to the top spot with "One More Night," Billboard reported on its website, adding however that the race was "extremely close." "Clearly, Psy remains in contention for the Hot 100's coveted No. 1 rank next week," the music industry reference said. "Until then, however, because he's just less than tops on the chart, he'll have to keep his shirt on." The Hot 100 reflects CD sales, digital downloads and radio play — and while the gap in overall chart points between "One More Night" and "Gangnam Style" was about 3,000 last week, it narrowed to fewer than 500 this week. Psy, a 34-year-old whose real name is Park Jae-Sang, shot to international fame when "Gangnam Style" went viral in July on YouTube, where it has notched up more than 355 million views. Recent appearances at the MTV awards in Los Angeles and NBC's "Saturday Night Live" lifted his US profile, adding to an American cult following for South Korean pop music and soap operas. — Reuters |
LOS ANGELES, Oct 4 — South Korean rapper Psy can keep his shirt on after his goofy "Gangnam Style" failed for a second week running to conquer the summit of Billboard's Hot 100 hit parade, albeit by a slight margin.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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