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‘Music has the magic to conquer people’

Maestro Dudamel stresses musicians should uphold social responsibility

Mar 17, 2019
Music
[Newsmaker] Police look into golf-betting allegations against Cha Tae-hyun, Kim Joon-ho

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Sunday that it was looking into allegations that TV stars Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Joon-ho had bet on a game of golf. The police agency’s special crime squad ha...

Mar 17, 2019
Television
BTS' 'Idol' video tops 400 mln YouTube views

The music video for K-pop sensation BTS' song "Idol" exceeded 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday, becoming the band's seventh video to reach the milestone, the group's management agency has sai...

Mar 17, 2019
Music
[Herald Review] ‘Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage' is enraging

Apparently it’s an epidemic in South Korean cinema. The parade of pretentious characters uttering “poignant” lines to feed a film’s bloated self-importance is nothing new here. But Lee Jeong-beom’s ...

Mar 14, 2019
Film
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Captain Marvel (US) Opened March 6 Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Vers (Bree Larson), a warrior from a powerful alien race called the Kree, struggles to contr...

Mar 14, 2019
Film
BTS to world premiere new album on SNL next month

K-pop sensation BTS will premiere its upcoming album "Map of the Soul: Persona" on the famous American live television variety show "Saturday Night Live" next month, its management agency said Thursd...

Mar 14, 2019
Music
YG ends contract with BIGBANG's Seungri in wake of scandal

The management agency of K-pop band BIGBANG on Wednesday ended its contract with Seungri, a scandal-ridden star who is under probe for allegedly arranging sexual services for potential investors. Th...

Mar 13, 2019
Music
Cellist Mun Tae-guk pays homage to Pablo Casals with new album

Cellist Mun Tae-guk has recently released new album, paying his respect to legendary Spanish cellist Pablo Casals. The album, released under Warner Classics, is titled, “Songs of the Cello: Homage t...

Mar 12, 2019
Music
Suran to release second EP on March 22

Singer-songwriter Suran will unveil her second EP on March 22, marking her first release in over 21 months. Her agency, Million Market, on Tuesday confirmed earlier reports of the imminent release f...

Mar 12, 2019
Music
BTS to drop new album on April 12

K-pop supergroup BTS will return to the music scene next month with a new album, the group's management agency said Tuesday. The boy band will put out the new EP "Map of the Soul: Persona" on April ...

Mar 12, 2019
Music
[Herald Review] Style, great acting not enough to salvage pretentious and gratuitous ‘Idol’

Lee Su-jin’s second feature film “Idol” had talent, potential and many of the ingredients for a masterpiece, yet comes up woefully short of being a quality movie. The thriller starring the brilliant...

Mar 11, 2019
Film
CJ ENM teams up with BTS' label to launch new band

South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM has teamed up with Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency of the sensational K-pop boy band BTS, to launch an idol band on the global music scene, accord...

Mar 11, 2019
Music
Korean dramas turn to black magic for success

In recent years, the South Korean entertainment scene has been seeing a new trend of domestic supernatural thrillers stepping into the limelight like never before, ranging from dramas to films. For ...

Mar 10, 2019
Television
BLACKPINK's 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du' tops 700 million YouTube views

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" surpassed 700 million YouTube views Saturday, becoming the first Korean music group to set such a milestone. The video for "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" set the milest...

Mar 9, 2019
Music
[Herald Review] ‘Money’ a suspenseful story with good character, but formulaic

Some may call their acting cliche, others may say it is a formula that works. I’d say actors like Ryu Jun-yeol, Jo Woo-jin operate best when they just run amok with their own unique style. And run a...

Mar 7, 2019
Film

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