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Monsta X’s new album ‘Fantasia X’ is a world of emotions

K-popMay 26, 2020

Monsta X released their new EP “Fantasia X” on Tuesday. The record featuring seven tracks comes seven months after their seventh EP “Follow: Find You,” with all the bandmates taking part in its maki...
Retro trend continues with TV drama soundtracks

TelevisionMay 26, 2020

As the recent decade has seen a revival of the 1980s and 1990s in many sectors, such as fashion and food, retro music has been making its mark on South Korean pop culture, especially in TV dramas. T...
Big Hit acquires Pledis in push for expansion

K-popMay 25, 2020

The move brings BTS, NU’EST, Seventeen, GFriend and TXT together under the same roof
#SaveOurCinema rallies support for indie films

FilmMay 25, 2020

While the global box office continues to suffer from the COVID-19 pandemic, stars in Korea are taking part in the #SaveOurCinema campaign to arouse the public’s interest in indie, arthouse films. Th...
Afreeca TV star ChulGu makes triumphant return

TelevisionMay 25, 2020

Broadcasting jockey ChulGu’s return to Afreeca TV on Sunday night was watched by nearly 330,000 fans who had eagerly awaited his comeback following his discharge from military service on May 15. “He...
Movie theaters to live stream 'League of Legends' tournament

FilmMay 25, 2020

While fears of the novel coronavirus have emptied movie theaters in South Korea, esports fans are given a rare opportunity to watch a "League of Legends" (LoL) tournament on the big screen. CGV, a m...
BTS' 'Fake Love' tops 700m YouTube views

MusicMay 24, 2020

The music video of K-pop boy band BTS' "Fake Love" has drawn more than 700 million clicks on YouTube, the band's management agency said Sunday. The lead track of BTS' 2018 release "Love Yourself: Te...
BTS Suga's new mixtape 'D-2' tops global iTunes charts

K-popMay 23, 2020

A new mixtape released by Suga of Korean pop sensation BTS dominated the iTunes album charts in 80 regions across the world, his management agency said Saturday. “D-2,” Suga’s second mixtape release...
Actor-turned-director debuts with ‘Me and Me’

FilmMay 23, 2020

Jung said he had Cho in mind as his lead character even before he had completed the script. “I tried to visualize my characters as I wrote the scenario, and Cho came into my mind. I wrote the script...
TWICE set for June comeback with ‘More & More’

K-popMay 23, 2020

Popular girl group TWICE will make a comeback with its ninth EP, “More & More,” next month, the first in a series of major K-pop comebacks expected to heat up the early summer chart race. JYP Entert...
BTS' Suga releases new mixtape 'D-2'

K-popMay 22, 2020

Suga, a member of Korean pop sensation BTS, released his new mixtape "D-2" and the music video for the title track "Daechwita" on Friday. The term "daechwita" refers to a genre of Korean traditional...
Indie film awards to open despite COVID-19 outbreak

FilmMay 22, 2020

The Wildflower Film Awards Korea will hold its annual ceremony Friday evening as the first film festival here to open since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Founded by the film critic and tran...
Competition for trot music shows heating up among TV networks

TelevisionMay 22, 2020

Television networks are doubling down on shows centered around the recent trot-music hype -- launching new shows and snatching up stars who are becoming increasingly high in demand. SBS TV is curren...
Young actors move to online platforms as TV producers woo bankable veterans

TelevisionMay 22, 2020

Young actors and actresses in their 20s and early 30s have been losing their presence on the South Korean small screen as producers are not willing to take chances by casting new faces in marquee rol...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

FilmMay 22, 2020

Bori (Korea) Opened May 21 Drama, Family Directed by Kim Jin-yu Among the family of four, Bori (Kim Ah-song) is the only person who does not have a hearing disability. Just 11 years old, Bori be...