Sorry, no time for comments this week. But here is the latest box office report, courtesy of KOFIC. Congratulations to SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE for coming in No. 1… despite the pirated DVD being available everywhere in Korea for months. Not a bad achievement.

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One random note, unrelated to anything: South Korea apparently got a “shout out” in gossip-monger Liz Smith’s most recent column. Kind of funny, though:

And if you’re determined to live beyond your means but afraid of being judged, move to South Korea. They love to spend unashamedly there. Time quotes a Seoul graduate student: “Many Korean girls like to have luxury brands. Even if they live in a box, they spend.”