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'Avengers: Endgame' breaks ticket presales record in S. Korea

Advance sales of tickets for the upcoming Marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" reached 1.23 million on Friday, setting a new record for advance box office sales in South Korea, according to data by the Ko...

Apr 19, 2019
Film
[Eye Plus] Paradise for music players

In Seoul, there is a paradise for music players. Nakwon Instrument Arcade, otherwise known as Nakwon Music Mall, is a one-stop shopping center of over 300 independent music stores -- selling virtual...

Apr 19, 2019
Music
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Birthday (Korea) Opened April 3 Drama Directed by Lee Jeong-eon Jeong-il (Sol Kyung-gu), Sun-nam (Jeon Do-yeon) and their daughter Ye-sol (Kim Bo-min) have to cope with life without Su-ho (Yoon ...

Apr 19, 2019
Film
BTS breaks its own record for highest first-week album sales with 'Map of the Soul: Persona'

K-pop sensations BTS sold more than 2.13 million copies of their new album, "Map of the Soul: Persona," in the first week of the album's release, setting a new record of highest first-week record sal...

Apr 19, 2019
Music
Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' chosen for competition in Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival on Thursday announced the feature selection for the 2019 competition, which includes South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite." It is Bong's second time competing for ...

Apr 18, 2019
Film
[Graphic News] From BTS to BoA, a look back on K-pop acts ons Billboard 200

BTS is set to make history as the boy band is on course to have its third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart for the week ending April 27. While the group’s “Map of the Soul: Persona” is...

Apr 18, 2019
Music
Highlight's Lee Gi-kwang to start mandatory military service

South Korean boy band Highlight's Lee Gi-kwang will begin his military service Thursday, his management agency said. The singer will undergo a four-week basic training in Nonsan, South Chungcheong P...

Apr 18, 2019
Music
BTS returns with new chart-topping album in ode to fans

Having made an incredible splash on the music scene with the new chart-topping album “Map of the Soul: Persona,” BTS wants to delve into the power of love, which is what catapulted the band to global...

Apr 17, 2019
Music
‘Tracking Down the Steel Container’ looks at apartments, a microcosm of Korean society

Doosan Art Center kicks off Doosan Humanities Theater 2019, ‘Apartment Nation’

Apr 16, 2019
Theater
BTS on course to take 3rd No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Map of Soul: Persona'

Global K-pop sensation BTS is on its way to score its third No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart with their latest, staggeringly popular new record, which was released last week, Billboard's offici...

Apr 16, 2019
Music
‘Avengers: Endgame’ to be culmination of MCU

The name of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 22nd film certainly does it justice, as the studio’s chief Kevin Feige stressed that “Avengers: Endgame” would be what the world’s largest superhero franchise ...

Apr 15, 2019
Film
Five years after tragedy, films deal with Sewol

The 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry left more than 300 dead or missing, exposed irregularities in society and scarred the nation. There have been documentaries and independent films about the traged...

Apr 15, 2019
Film
BTS to perform with Halsey during Billboard Music Awards

K-pop superstars BTS will perform their new song, "Boy With Luv," with Halsey during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards next month, the band's management agency said Monday. "During the 2019 Billboard ...

Apr 15, 2019
Music
BTS' 'Boy With Luv' becomes fastest video ever to top 100 mln YouTube views

The video of massively popular boy band BTS's new song has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube at the fastest pace ever. The music video for "Boy With Luv," the main track off the group's latest ...

Apr 14, 2019
Music
Different festival to rock Jisan this year

The preliminary lineup for the 2019 Jisan Rock Festival, slated to take place from July 26 to 28, was announced Friday, including some of the most prominent bands here. Guckkastens, Monni, Galaxy Ex...

Apr 12, 2019
Music

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