[K-enter] Tom Cruise in Korea to promote "Mission Impossible 8"

Time for some K-entertainment news with Bella Kim. Bella, let’s start off with a story about a Hollywood star visiting Korea right now. Who’s in town?

Hollywood icon Tom Cruise arrived in Korea on Wednesday to promote his upcoming film “Mission: Impossible -The Final Reckoning,” the 8th movie of the Mission Impossible series. This is his 12th official visit to Korea.

At a press conference held at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul on Thursday, Cruise acknowledged the fear involved in his stunts but emphasized his willingness to confront it. Along with Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie and actors Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Greg Tarzan Davis also attended.

Cruise never misses Korea to promote his upcoming films and said visiting Korea was one of his dreams and the fact that he has visited 12 times is proof of that.

“Mission Impossible 8” is an action blockbuster in which Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission Force (IMF) team members risk their lives amid a desperate crisis that threatens the entire human race. It will be released in theaters on May 17th here in Korea.

His stunts never get old and I still can’t believe he does all of them himself.

We now move on from Hollywood to K-pop news on one of the members of NCT?

Yes, we briefly talked about DOYOUNG’s Seoul concert last week. Well, we thought he’s just holding a concert in Seoul, but it happens that he is actually holding a tour across Asia. His second Asia tour, the “2025 DOYOUNG CONCERT ” will begin right here in Seoul from June 13th to 15th for a total of three days. It will then head across Asia, including concerts in Yokohama, Singapore, Macau, Bangkok, and Taipei.

As we covered last week, only two concerts in Seoul were originally planned, but due to the explosive response from the fans, an additional show was added.

DOYOUNG will deliver warm comfort and empathy to his fans as he expresses various memories and emotions that he encounters at the moment of opening ‘the door of memories.’

Meanwhile, DOYOUNG will release his second solo album on June 9th.

Lastly, we have a story on an upcoming animation.

Korean author Baek Hee-na’s books have been made into a Japanese animated film titled, “Magic Candies.”

The new film is a story about Dongdong, a quiet boy who spends most of his time alone, until he discovers magical candies that allow him to hear the thoughts and feelings of others. What starts as a simple treat turns into a life-changing journey of connection and growth.

“Magic Candies” is based on Baek Hee-na’s beloved books “Magic Candies” and “I Am a Dog.” She is the first Korean winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, known as the Nobel Prize of children’s literature.

The upcoming film is already receiving global praise as it has been invited to over 30 film festivals around the globe. It won the Jury Prize and Audience Award at the New York International Children’s Film Festival and has also been nominated for the Best Animated Short category at the Oscars. Here in Korea you can watch the film at Lotte Cinema theaters starting on May 28th.