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Pre-orders for BTS' new album hit all-time high of over 3.4m copies

MusicJan 16, 2020

Pre-orders for K-pop super band BTS' upcoming album hit an all-time high of 3.42 million copies within a week after it became available, the album's distributor said Thursday. Since pre-orders for "...
World DJ Festival is coming back bigger, louder

MusicJan 15, 2020

The World DJ Festival, is returning to Seoul this summer, bigger than ever. The organizers of World DJ Festival 2020 -- its 14th edition -- said Seoul will see three separate shows, starting with a ...
National Theater of Korea celebrates 70th anniversary

TheaterJan 15, 2020

The National Theater of Korea is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year by presenting numerous programs by various performing art troupes. The National Theater Center, under the Ministry of Cult...
BTS' music label Big Hit expanding business portfolio after successful year

MusicJan 15, 2020

Big Hit Entertainment, the music label of K-pop super band BTS, is scrambling to expand its business portfolio of K-pop artists following a sensationally successful year in 2019. A media report said...
Berlin concertmaster to grace Seoul stage as soloist

MusicJan 14, 2020

Violinist Lee Ji-yoon of Staatskapelle Berlin begins artist-in-residence at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei
Stray Kids, Ateez to kick off world tours over the next month

MusicJan 14, 2020

Two emerging K-pop boy bands, Stray Kids and Ateez, will kick off globe-trotting concert tours over the next month in a bid to expand their presence outside of their home country. Stray Kids, an eig...
Korean documentary ‘In the Absence’ nominated for Oscar

FilmJan 14, 2020

The 92nd Academy Awards on Monday named “In the Absence,” directed by Yi Seung-Jun and produced by Gary Byung-Seok Kam, as a nominee for best documentary (short subject). The category comprises rele...
Bong gets historic Oscars nod

FilmJan 14, 2020

With 6 nominations, ‘Parasite’ becomes first Korean film to make it to Academy Awards
'Joker' leads Oscar nods with 11 as women, minorities miss out

FilmJan 14, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Dark comic book tale "Joker" topped the Oscar nominations Monday, picking up 11 nods including best picture and best director, as women and ethnic minorities were largely shut ou...
K-pop generates over 6 billion tweets in 2019

K-popJan 14, 2020

K-pop remained a dominant topic on Twitter in 2019, as the platform’s internal data shows 6.1 billion tweets about the Korean music industry. The number is up nearly 15 percent from the year prior, ...
'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho says 'language barrier' broken after Oscar nod

FilmJan 14, 2020

SEOUL (Reuters) -- "Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho said he was surprised and overjoyed when the film won six Oscar nominations on Monday, a historic first for South Korea's film industry and a sign ...
Enoi makes bold return with ‘Cheeky’

K-popJan 14, 2020

After entering the K-pop scene shrouded in innocence last year, K-pop rookie group Enoi is making a bold return with the new single “Cheeky.” The seven-piece act, fronted by leader Laon alongside Do...
'Parasite' earns six Oscar nominations, including best picture

FilmJan 13, 2020

Bong Joon-ho's sensation "Parasite" earned six nominations, including best picture, for the upcoming Academy Awards on Monday, becoming the first South Korean movie to compete at the world's biggest ...
EXO's Chen to get married

K-popJan 13, 2020

EXO’s Chen announced Monday afternoon that he will be getting married, hinting that his wife-to-be is also pregnant with his child. In a handwritten letter sent through his agency SM Entertainment, ...
EXO's Chen breaks surprise marriage news, hints at fiance's pregnancy

MusicJan 13, 2020

Chen, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, made a surprise announcement Monday that he will get married soon, hinting that his fiance is pregnant. "Chen decided to get married after getting into a precio...