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Music in PyeongChang wraps up 11-day run

The 16th Music in PyeongChang event, also known as the Great Mountains Music Festival, finished its 11-day run Saturday. The finale concert, “Happily Ever After,” took place in the Alpensia Music Te...

Aug 11, 2019
Music
Wesley Snipes to visit Korea for action film festival

The ’90s action film icon Wesley Snipes will visit South Korea on Aug. 26 to attend the opening ceremony for the Chungbuk International Martial Arts and Action Film Festival, according to the organiz...

Aug 11, 2019
Film
BTS' V releases solo song in English

V, a member of the globally celebrated K-pop boy band BTS, released his English solo song "Winter Bear" on Saturday. The new song was put up on BTS' official social media for free download, along wi...

Aug 11, 2019
Music
BTS' 'DNA' music video hits 800m YouTube views

The music video of K-pop super band BTS' hit song "DNA" surpassed 800 million YouTube views Saturday, the band's first music video to accomplish the feat. The video of "DNA," the main track off the ...

Aug 11, 2019
Music
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Exit (Korea) Opened July 31 Action, Comedy Directed by Lee Sang-geun Yong-nam (Jo Jung-suk) is a young man struggling in the job market with no real marketable skills. At his mother’s 70th birth...

Aug 8, 2019
Film
‘Tazza: One Eyed Jack’ to cap off gambling trilogy with poker

The “Tazza” trilogy, a movie adaptation of the popular gambling comic book series of the same name, will conclude next month with the opening of its third film, “Tazza: One Eyed Jack.” Director Kwon...

Aug 8, 2019
Film
SHINee, EXO, NCT 127 members to come together in one boy band in Oct.

In collaboration with an affiliate of American entertainment giant Universal Music Group, South Korea's biggest music label SM Entertainment will unveil a new boy band in Oct. that will bring togethe...

Aug 8, 2019
Music
Asia's biggest K-pop awards MAMA reconsiders Japan, Hong Kong as event venues

The Mnet Asian Music Awards, or MAMA, the biggest annual K-pop awards series held outside of South Korea, is reconsidering Japan and Hong Kong as its destinations for this year's event, according to ...

Aug 8, 2019
Music
Comedic talents team up for ‘Cheer Up, Mr. Lee’

Cha seung-won is a rather peculiar presence in the Korean cinema scene. Standing 188-centimeters tall without a hair out of place, his model-turned-actor looks like a slick James Bond villain, but he...

Aug 7, 2019
Film
Novus String Quartet to go on tour with Prague-inspired music

The Novus String Quartet is to embark on a nationwide tour, highlighting composers from the Czech Republic. The tour, slated to take place Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, kicks off in Gwangju and will move on t...

Aug 7, 2019
Music
National Theater Company of Korea cancels performance of play by pro-Japanese playwright

The National Theater Company of Korea has canceled scheduled performances of a play by pro-Japanese playwright Lim Sun-kyu, amid growing economic and political tensions between Korea and Japan. The ...

Aug 6, 2019
Theater
Kim Hee-chul, Twice’s Momo deny dating reports

Kim Hee-chul of Super Junior and Momo of Twice have denied rumors that they are dating. A local media outlet reported Tuesday that Kim and Momo have been in a relationship for two years after first ...

Aug 6, 2019
Music
BTS' 'Bring The Soul: The Movie' poised for strong showing at S. Korean box office

As South Korean K-pop sensation BTS is returning to the silver screen with its documentary film "Bring The Soul: The Movie," people are waiting to see whether the boy band can join other local movies...

Aug 6, 2019
Music
Angelina Jolie’s eldest son to study at Yonsei University

Actress Angelina Jolie’s eldest son Maddox will study at Yonsei University’s Underwood International College starting fall this year. Maddox is slated to begin his first semester as a life science a...

Aug 6, 2019
Film
K-pop festival in Busan to hold audition for wannabe-stars

The annual Busan One Asia Festival will hold an audition for future K-pop stars, the city officials said Monday. According to Busan Metropolitan Government, this year’s festival will feature “Music ...

Aug 5, 2019
Music

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