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'Portrait of a Family' Ranks No. 4 in Daily Box Office — Ha Ji-won's Role as Nam-mi

Ha Ji-won plays Nam-mi, once a top actress, in the movie 'Portrait of a Family,' which opened on September 2, 2026. In the Korean Film Council's daily box office for September 3, 'Portrait of a Family' ranked No. 4 overall, with 12,726 admissions that day and 30,557 cumulative admissions. Nam-mi lives as a glamorous couple with baseball star Hwang Jung-gu until his daughter Dong-joo appears, and she suffers a breakup and downfall.…

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ILLIT's Minju Update: 'I Got Your Back' Music Show Behind-the-Scenes and Choreography Practice

ILLIT's Minju appeared in two different settings across two official videos: a music show behind-the-scenes clip released August 26, 2026, and a choreography practice video released August 21, 2026, both for 'I Got Your Back.' The music show behind-the-scenes footage shows the waiting area and the members preparing together, while the practice video captures the song's formations and movement. The two official videos present the same song in two different environments — stage preparation and rehearsal.

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'Our Happy Good Day' Rating Hits 10.4% — Yoon Da-hoon's Role as Go Dae-chi

Yoon Da-hoon plays Go Dae-chi, president of Kangsu Construction, in KBS1's daily drama 'Our Happy Good Day.' Go Dae-chi is Jo Seong-jun's high school classmate and the father of two sons, Go-gyeol and Go Min-ho, driving both the company's power struggles and the family's conflicts. In the nationwide household ratings Nielsen Korea tallied for September 2, 2026, the show recorded 10.…

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'Sing Again' Ranks No. 6 in Daily Box Office — Paul Rudd's Role as Rick Power

Paul Rudd plays Rick Power in the movie 'Sing Again,' which opened in South Korea on September 2, 2026 — a man who gave up his dream of pop stardom and now makes a living singing at wedding receptions. In the Korean Film Council's daily box office for September 2, 'Sing Again' ranked No. 6 overall with 10,501 admissions. Rick once dreamed of being a musician but remains an unknown wedding singer.…

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Movie 'Portrait of a Family' Ranks No. 5 in Advance Ticket Sales — Ryu Seung-ryong's Role as Hwang Jung-gu

Ryu Seung-ryong plays Hwang Jung-gu, once a star player representing Korean baseball, in the movie 'Portrait of a Family,' which opened on September 2, 2026. In real-time advance ticket rankings tallied by the Korean Film Council on the afternoon of September 2, 'Portrait of a Family' placed fifth with 24,444 advance viewers and a 4.3% booking share. Jung-gu is a character who loses everything after being unable to turn away his daughter Dong-joo, who suddenly appeared during his heyday as a married couple with top star Nam-mi.…

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Samsung SDI Up 10.27% on August 27: Closing Price and First-Half Financial Check

Samsung SDI closed at KRW 569,000 on August 27, 2026, per Naver Pay Securities' KRX market-close price. That's up KRW 53,000, or 10.27%, from the previous trading day, with trading volume at 940,535 shares and trading value at KRW 525.727 billion. No official explanation was confirmed connecting the price increase directly to a specific disclosure or business issue from the company or the exchange.…

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