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Netflix's first original Korean drama 'Kingdom' unveiled to media

Netflix on Monday unveiled to media its first original Korean drama series, which has drawn much anticipation for its big budget and acclaimed creative team. "Kingdom," which premieres globally on t...

Jan 21, 2019
Television
[Video] Lee Na-young, Lee Jong-suk to show romance in publishing industry in new rom-com

Actress Lee Na-young, who is more well-known in the film industry, is returning to the small screen with the new rom-com series “Romance is a Bonus Book” (direct translation), in which she stars oppo...

Jan 21, 2019
Television
[K-talk] Black Pink wraps up Jakarta concerts, sets out for Hong Kong

Black Pink held a two-day concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday and Sunday as part of the band’s ongoing international concert tour. The quartet entertained fans throughout each two-hour show wi...

Jan 21, 2019
Music
[K-talk] JYP Entertainment teases debut of new girl group ITZY

A brand new girl group called ITZY is debuting under JYP Entertainment, the first to do so since Twice made its debut in October 2015. JYP Entertainment released a teaser video titled “Prologue Film...

Jan 21, 2019
Music
BTS' 'Blood Sweat & Tears' tops 400 m YouTube views

South Korean boy group BTS' "Blood Sweat & Tears" music video has garnered over 400 million views on YouTube. The video passed the threshold at about 8 p.m. Sunday, the group's management, Big Hit E...

Jan 21, 2019
Music
[K-talk] Seventeen to drop winter EP ‘You Made My Dawn’ Monday

Seventeen is releasing a new album this week, the first since its summer extended play “You Make My Day” in July. The 13-member group’s upcoming winter album “You Made My Dawn,” slated for release M...

Jan 20, 2019
Music
[Herald Interview] A rare glimpse of the ‘factorylike’ K-pop idol training system

The author of ‘Idol Trainees’ Sweat and Tears’ details the grueling process of becoming a K-pop star

Jan 18, 2019
Music
Korean film ‘Underdog’ invited to Japanese animation festival

In a first for a South Korean animated film, “Underdog” has been invited to compete in the Tokyo Anime Award Festival. “Underdog” is an animated film about homeless and abandoned dogs. In the film, ...

Jan 18, 2019
Film
[Herald Interview] Hip-hop film seeks to show realities of life in the Philippines

Director says arts to play role in promoting respect, human rights amid ongoing oppression

Jan 17, 2019
Film
[Herald Review] Indie film ‘February’ stops halfway toward greatness

From the reader’s perspective, I imagine the most annoying thing to read in a film review is “I can’t quite put my finger on it, but ...” Having said that, this is the cop-out I choose in describing...

Jan 17, 2019
Film
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission (Korea) Opened Jan. 9 Drama Directed by Eom Yu-na With Korea colonized by the Japanese, a handful of scholars, including Ryu Jeong-hwan (Yoon Kye-sang), attempt to k...

Jan 17, 2019
Film
[K-talk] Winner kicks off North American tour in Seattle

Winner made its first North American tour stop, “Winner Everywhere Tour in Seattle,” at the city’s 2,807-capacity Paramount Theater on Tuesday. This year marks Winner’s launch in the North American ...

Jan 17, 2019
Music
[K-talk] Sunmi’s first world tour ‘Warning’ to premiere in Seoul

Sunmi is embarking on her first concert tour as a solo artist. Representing the singer, Make Us Entertainment released the list of stops and dates of the tour dubbed “Warning.” (Make Us Entertainme...

Jan 17, 2019
Music
[K-talk] Monsta X makes Billboard’s list of top 10 most anticipated K-pop releases of 2019

Monsta X’s upcoming album was included in Billboard’s list of top 10 most anticipated K-pop albums of 2019, with Billboard introducing the group as having held “(its) biggest U.S. shows to date (in 2...

Jan 16, 2019
Music
[K-talk] BTS’ ‘Love Yourself’ concert documentary to hit cinemas Jan. 26 as one-day event

3,800 cinemas in 95 countries confirm screening of BTS concert film

Jan 16, 2019
Music

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