[K-enter] "The King of Kings" beats "Parasite" as highest Korean grossing film in U.S

So, let's see what's happening in the world of K-entertainment.

Starting off with something we talked about last week. We had a report on the Korean animated movie "The King of Kings.".

We had a feeling that this movie was going to be big but I personally couldn't imagine how big. The Korean-produced animated film "The King of Kings", has overtaken director Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" to become the highest-grossing Korean-produced film in the United States.

Just in terms of numbers, according to production company MoFAC Studio on Monday, "The King of Kings" reached a cumulative revenue of 54.50 million U.S. dollars , surpassing the final U.S. box office gross of Parasite, which was roughly 54 million U.S. dollars .

Written and directed by MoFAC Studio CEO Jang Sung-ho , the film is based on Charles Dickens’ "The Life of Our Lord" and depicts the journey of Jesus from birth to resurrection.

The film features a star-studded voice cast including Oscar Issac, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Hamill, Uma Thurman, Ben Kingsley, Pierce Brosnan, and Forest Whitaker. The film is expected to be released in Korea this summer.

Do I sense another big award coming Korea's way?

It looks like the movie is becoming "The King of K-movies" at least in the U.S. for now

But speaking of award we have a Korean director expected to play an important role at a major film festival?

I keep saying this is the year for director Hong Sang-soo . The birth of his child with actress Kim Min-hee, a new film out and now he has been chosen to serve as a jury panelist at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. On Monday, the Cannes Film Festival’s organising committee announced the industry figures who will serve on this year’s competition jury.

French actress Juliette Binoche will serve as the jury president with other jury members including, American actress and director Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia among others.

Regarding director Hong Sang-soo, the Cannes Film Festival said, "Hong has become an indispensable presence at Cannes, even choosing Cannes as the backdrop for his film Claire's Camera.”

Hong Sang-soo is the sixth Korean director or actor to serve as a jury member for the festival’s main competition section.

Another example of Korea's growing presence in the global movie industry.

Lastly moving onto some K-pop news. What do you have for us?

Legendary boy group TVXQ or DongBangShinKi or TOHOSHINKI concluded their Japan nationwide live tour with a spectacular finale at the Tokyo Dome.

Starting from Saitama in November last year, TVXQ held their “TOHOSHINKI 20th Anniversary LIVE TOUR” across several cities delivering a total of 22 performances. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut in Japan, the tour drew a remarkable total of 350,000 attendees.

Notably, their recent Tokyo Dome concerts from April 25 to 27 sets a new milestone by reaching a total of 33 Tokyo Dome performances and 92 nationwide dome performances overall, once again surpassing their own record for the most dome concerts by a foreign artist in Japan.