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Reality television branches out to celebrities’ families

On Sunday evening show “My Ugly Duckling,” Kim Gun-mo crouches down on his kitchen floor to make kimchi. His mother watches through a screen in a broadcasting studio. Like any parent, she is full of ...

Aug 16, 2017
Television
‘Nut Job 2’ to hit Korean theaters in October

The animation film “The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature,” which was financed by a Korean company, will be hitting local theaters on Oct. 3. The film was co-produced by Canada-based ToonBox Entertainment ...

Aug 16, 2017
Film
Hyeri, Ryu Jun-yeol confirm romance

Hyeri of Girl’s Day and actor Ryu Jun-yeol, the leads in popular tvN drama “Reply 1988,” confirmed Wednesday they are engaged in a romantic relationship. A local media outlet reported earlier in the...

Aug 16, 2017
Television
Girls’ Generation tops Billboard world chart

Girls’ Generation is picking up right where it left off, topping charts with “Holiday Night.” The sixth studio album by the K-pop act took the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s world albums chart as of Wedn...

Aug 16, 2017
Music
BTS reveals highlight reel of ‘Love Yourself’ series

Bangtan Boys on Wednesday dropped a highlight video of its upcoming “Love Yourself” series, a collection of music under a single concept, which will be launched with its album in September. Uploaded...

Aug 16, 2017
Music
'Midnight Runners' to open in 12 foreign countries

South Korean police comedy-action film "Midnight Runners" will be shown in 12 regions overseas, its local distributor said Wednesday. Beginning in Indonesia on Aug. 23, the movie will open in North ...

Aug 16, 2017
Film
SHINee’s Onew to face probe over sexual harassment

Prosecutors will investigate Onew of boy band SHINee for allegedly touching a woman inappropriately at a club in Gangnam, Seoul, on Saturday. The singer was arrested at the club after a friend of th...

Aug 15, 2017
Music
K.A.R.D turns to world stage again

K-pop mixed gender rookie group K.A.R.D wrapped up its promotional activities in Korea for its latest track “Hola Hola” and will meet its overseas fans again. K.A.R.D will perform at the Summer Soni...

Aug 15, 2017
Music
BTS nabs best int’l artist at Teen Choice Awards

K-pop megastar BTS once again proved its global popularity, snagging the international artist prize at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards held in the US. The seven-member act was announced the winner of t...

Aug 15, 2017
Music
Did Ariana Grande refuse to enter Korea? Speculations of terror fears ahead of concert

Pop star Ariana Grande, who is in Korea for her first concert here, is refraining from any contact with the media and fans before her performance, possibly out of fears of terrorism. Grande is belie...

Aug 15, 2017
Music
Incheon Pentaport Rock crowd size reaches 76,000: organizer

The Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, a major summer music festival in South Korea, saw a slight drop in the number of visitors from last year, according to organizers Monday. Industry watchers attri...

Aug 15, 2017
Music
HyunA to drop new album on Aug. 29: sources

HyunA, a former member of the now-disbanded girl group 4minute, will put out a new album late this month, sources in the music scene said Monday. The sources said the idol singer will release her si...

Aug 15, 2017
Music
Ji Chang-wook joins military Monday

Ji Chang-wook started his mandatory military service Monday. Ji Chang-wook salutes at a recruit training center at Cheorwon in Gangwon Province, on Monday before enlistment. (Yonhap) Ji’s agency Gl...

Aug 14, 2017
Television
Family drama, rom-com and genre series will continue to go strong

With each passing year, Korean TV dramas are creating bigger ripples around the globe. In 2014, “My Love From the Star,” featuring Kim Soo-hyun as a charming extraterrestrial and Jun Ji-hyun as a lo...

Aug 14, 2017
Television
Bubble not to pop anytime soon

Has K-pop reached its peak? Or will it be able to keep climbing the ladder of global success? More than 20 years have passed since the first generation of K-pop boy groups H.O.T and Sechs Kies made ...

Aug 14, 2017
Music

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