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A poster of the upcoming action film ″Project Y″ [PLUS M ENTERTAINMENT]

High-stakes action film 'Project Y' to hit theaters Jan. 21 after film festival run

Highly-anticipated crime action film "Project Y" will hit local theaters on Jan. 21, featuring adrenaline-filled action by co-leads Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo.

2025.12.4

Visitors are seen at a cinema theater in Yongsan, central Seoul, on Feb. 19, 2025. [YONHAP]

Major cinema chains close theaters amid box office slump

CGV, the country's largest multiplex chain, has recently announced the closure of a landmark cinema in downtown Seoul's Myeongdong district amid dwindling audience numbers.

2025.10.19

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The logos for Megabox, top, and Lotte Cinema [MEGABOX JOONGANG, LOTTE CULTUREWORKS]

Megabox, Lotte Cultureworks announce plans to invest in revitalizing Korea's film industry

Megabox JoongAng and Lotte Cultureworks plan to make significant investments aimed at revitalizing Korea’s struggling film industry, the two theater chains announced on Tuesday.

2025.7.22

A moveigoer buys tickets at kiosks set up at a large cinema in downtown Seoul on March 19. [NEWS1]

FTC reviewing merger of Korea's 2nd, 3rd largest cinema operators

Korea's antitrust regulator said Thursday it is reviewing the planned merger between the country's second- and third-largest theater chains, Megabox and Lotte Cinema, potentially creating the largest cinema chain in the country.

2025.7.10

Customers at a Megabox branch in Seoul on March 30 [YONHAP]

Megabox to merge with Lotte Cinema as box office industry looks for turnaround

The operator of Megabox, Korea's third-largest theater chain, will merge with the owner of Lotte Cinema, the country's second-largest chain, as the domestic box office industry continues to struggle against online streaming platforms.

2025.5.8

Film Industry Solidarity, a filmmaker advocacy group, holds a press conference in Jongno District, central Seoul on July 4. [FILM INDUSTRY SOLIDARITY]

High ticket prices are hurting Korean movie industry, says filmmaker advocacy group

Korean filmmakers urged theater giant CGV to take measures to address high ticket prices at local cinemas as the company holds its "Culture Week" event.

2024.8.27

Boy band Enhypen poses for the cameras at its short film premiere event held at Megabox, Coex branch in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on June 22. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]

Vampires, guns, action: Enhypen escape machine gun ambush in short film for album 'Romance: Untold'

The short film "Romance: Untold" features a story where the seven members escape from a society determined to eliminate vampires but they risk their lives by returning to rescue their human friend Chloe.

2024.6.24

aespa's Karina and Giselle experience the group's first virtual reality (VR) concert, ″Lynk-pop: The 1st VR concert aespa″ [AMAZE VR]

VR aespa concert gives every fan a front-row experience

aespa, a popular K-pop girl group, recently premiered their first virtual reality (VR) concert experience called "Lynk-pop." The 50-minute VR experience offers a close and immersive concert experience, with the group performing their hit tracks.

2023.11.14

A scene from the SHINee concert film, ″My SHINee World″ [MEGABOX]

Boy band SHINee's concert film 'My SHINee World' sells to 23 countries

Among the countries to which “My SHINee World” has been sold are Japan, Singapore, Russia and Vietnam. The film had opened in nine countries as of Wednesday and has caused a storm on social media, according to MegaBox.

2023.11.8

“Lynk-pop: The 1st VR Concert aespa,” aespa's virtual reality (VR) concert will be available at Megabox COEX starting Oct. 25. [AMAZE VR]

aespa announces first virtual reality concert

Titled “Lynk-pop: The 1st VR Concert aespa,” the VR concert, aespa’s virtual reality (VR) concert will be available at Megabox Coex theaters starting Oct. 25.

2023.9.21