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V-Square to allow aspiring K-pop stars to audition from around the globe

From 2PM’s Nichkhun to Black Pink’s Lisa, more K-pop group members have come from foreign countries in recent years. With the growing popularity and influence of K-pop around the world, an increasing...

May 4, 2018
Music
Family drama ‘Yakiniku Dragon’ kicks off JIFF

The Jeonju International Film Festival officially kicked off Thursday, with a Japanese-Korean director’s heartwarming family drama “Yakiniku Dragon.” Chong Wishing’s film, set in the Kansai region o...

May 3, 2018
Film
Multinational girl group (G)I-DLE debuts with ‘I Am’

(G)I-DLE performs during a media showcase for its debut album “I Am” in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap) (G)I-DLE, a new girl group launched under Cube Entertainment, threw its hat into the K-pop ring w...

May 3, 2018
Music
Ex-Glam member Dahee debuts as BJ on Afreeca TV

(Afreeca TV) Dahee, formerly of now-defunct K-pop girl group Glam, started a new career as a BJ on popular video-streaming service. After breaking the news on her social media account last week, sh...

May 3, 2018
Television
Oasis’ Noel Gallagher to hold solo concert in Seoul in August

(Live Nation Korea) Noel Gallagher, formerly of legendary British rock band Oasis, will hold a solo concert in Korea in August. According to the concert’s organizer Live Nation Korea on Thursday, t...

May 3, 2018
Music
Lee Moon-se to release new album in fall

Lee Moon-se, a legend in Korean music, will release his 16th studio album later this year, his agency said Thursday. According to KMOONfnd, the singer is currently preparing for a new album to be re...

May 3, 2018
Music
[Album review] GFriend’s Japanese anime sound never gets old

GFriend “Time for the Moon Night” Loen Entertainment GFriend’s music has always been like a lackluster toy cooped up in a closet. Grown-ups may be reluctant to fiddle with that old toy again, but ...

May 3, 2018
Music
Through her eyes

Seoul International Women’s Film Festival shines light on gender issues through women-led films This year’s annual film festival of movies made by women, about women and for women will seek to touch...

May 2, 2018
Film
Violinist Lee Ji-yoon made youngest lifetime-tenure concertmaster at Staatskapelle Berlin

Korean violinist Lee Ji-yoon has been granted lifetime tenure as concertmaster of Staatskapelle Berlin, officials of a local cultural foundation said Wednesday. Violinist Lee Ji-yoon (Lee's official...

May 2, 2018
Music
iKON to hold fan meeting, celebrate 1,000 days

K-pop boy band iKON will hold a fan meeting to celebrate 1,000 days since the group’s debut, YG Entertainment said Wednesday. IKON debuted on Sept. 15, 2015 with digital single “My Type.” June 10 wi...

May 2, 2018
Music
Pucca aims to be ‘Mickey Mouse of Asia’ with CJ E&M

Popular animation character Pucca is to off to a new start, partnering with media mogul CJ E&M. Pucca, created by Korean company VOOZ, is an internationally known animation character. Designed with ...

May 2, 2018
Television
[Video] Ryan Reynolds visits Korea for ‘Deadpool 2’

The wisecracking mercenary superhero Deadpool is not too different from Ryan Reynolds, said the actor who plays the character at a press conference in Seoul Wednesday. The actor visited Korea to pro...

May 2, 2018
Film
BTS to reappear on ‘Ellen’ later in May

BTS will return to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” later in the month to entertain the American audience once again, around the time the band is set to fire up fans with a performance at the Billboard Mus...

May 2, 2018
Music
Crush to embark on first Asian tour in June

K-pop solo artist Crush will embark on his first Asian tour in June, according to his agency, Amoeba Culture. The singer will kick off the tour in Bangkok on June 3, and later visit Hong Kong and Ta...

May 1, 2018
Music
[Herald Interview] Park Ki-young’s motherhood, power of empathy

Singer with over 20-year career talks about how she started singing again after becoming a mother

May 1, 2018
Music

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