The Host (2006 film) (English Wikipedia)

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Lee, Jae-hoon (2006). '괴물' 봉준호 감독, "19년전 한강서 괴물체 목격" [Monster director Bong Joon-ho: "I saw a monster in the Han River 19 years ago"]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

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"U.S. Army Keeping Close Eye on Han River Monster". The Chosun Ilbo. August 11, 2006. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008.
"The Host Stomps to Multiple Box Office Records". The Chosun Ilbo. July 31, 2006. Archived from the original on February 18, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

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Newsis (September 7, 2006). "【グエムル】専門家に聞く「デザインが似ているのでは?」" [Goemul: We ask an expert, 'Aren't the designs similar?']. The Chosun Ilbo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 12, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

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<괴물> 속 괴물 제작 과정 [1] [The process of creating the monster in Monster (1)]. Cine21 (in Korean). June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
봉준호 감독의 캐스팅 완료 [Director Bong Joon-ho's casting is complete]. Cine21 (in Korean). June 1, 2005. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
<괴물>에 <킹콩>, <해리포터와 불의잔> 특수효과팀 참여 [The special effects teams of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and King Kong participate in Monster]. Cine21 (in Korean). December 28, 2005. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
봉준호 감독의 <괴물> 2차 포스터 공개 [Second poster for Bong Joon-ho's Monster released]. Cine21 (in Korean). April 12, 2006. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
Lee, Da-hye (June 2, 2006). 제59회 칸영화제 중간보고 [2] - 봉준호 감독의 [59th Cannes Film Festival Interim Report [2] - Director Bong Joon-ho]. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
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<괴물>, 프랑스 <카이에 뒤 시네마> '2006년 베스트' 3위 [Monster, France's Cahiers du Cinéma "Best of 2006" #3]. Cine21 (in Korean). January 2, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
봉준호의 <괴물> [1] - 영화평 [Bong Joon-ho's Monster [1] - Movie Review]. Cine21 (in Korean). July 20, 2006. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
제발 만들어주세요! 제작이 무산된 영화 속편들 [Please Make It! Movie Sequels That Haven't Been Produced]. Cine21 (in Korean). April 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
<괴물> 미국서 리메이크 된다 [The Host to be remade in the US]. Cine21 (in Korean). November 2, 2006. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
Kim, Hyun-soo (April 17, 2017). [알고 봅시다] 봉준호 감독이 <옥자>와 함께 언급한 영화들과 그의 사적인 영화 리스트 [Movies mentioned by director Bong Joon-ho along with Okja and his personal movie list]. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 1, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

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괴물>의 음악감독 이병우 [Monster composer Lee Byung-woo]. Cine21 (in Korean). August 2, 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

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미언론 '괴물'에 호평일색…"한국정부 무능 풍자" [The US media is all praise for Monster… "Satire of the Korean government's incompetence"]. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). March 10, 2007. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
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