K-pop boy band Trendz released its second EP “Blue Set Chapter 2. Choice,” in which they continue their journey through the unknown space, Blue Set. The septet -- comprising of members Havit, Leon, Yoonwoo, Hankook, ra.L, Eunil and Yechan -- conducted a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the album‘s release at 6 p.m. that day. After overcoming the chaos and despair of Bl...

Reading the Japanese version was crucial for Bae, due to missing ellipses in the Korean version of the script. The Korean actor believes that punctuation marks can contain a lot of the emotions of the characters. “I think it is good that I can read more than one language,” Bae added. During the interview, she also recalled the moment that IU, also known as Lee Ji-eun, asked her about the direct...

Actor Gang Dong-won was skeptical at first as to whether the sentiment that flows in the heartwarming film “Broker” would come across well to Western audiences, although the film touches on the universal subject of abandoned children. “I was surprised to see audiences at Cannes Film Festival crying while watching the movie. I was relieved that the film received recognition,” the veteran actor sa...

When singer-actress Lee Ji-eun played single mother So-young in “Broker,” she constantly thought about a special viewer she has known since filming at an orphanage when she was a teenager. “I met many children there, but there is a friend who is especially close to me. I had to think if any line or acting in the film could hurt that friend’s feelings,“ Lee said during a press interview Tuesday a...

Son Suk-ku, the South Korean actor who rose to instant fame with his performance in “My Liberation Notes,” has interesting stories to tell, not just in fiction, but also in real life. While many fans may be drawn to the wild, rebellious spirit he has shown in recent performances, the actor was “morbidly shy” during his teenage years, according to his own words. This was one of the reasons he mov...

In the film, Seo had to perform mostly in English as she mainly worked with English-speaking subordinate agent Tom (Justin John Harvey). “Before shooting the film, I had an English teacher. Once we started shooting on Jeju Island, I got help from Justin, who played Tom in the film,” Seo said. “If the lines were in Korean, I can adjust it a bit or improvise, but with English lines, it was not pos...

While revealing that he was a huge fan of the original webtoon, Jinyoung of GOT7, who joined midway through the first season, said he was honored to take part in the second season. “I am excited to take the role of Bobby and meet both local and global ‘Yumi’s Cells’ fans. Though the character is already loved by many webtoon readers, I hope the viewers like the 3D version of Bobby as well!” Jiny...

A late bloomer, “My Liberation Notes” star piques fans’ curiosity for next step

Legendary punk rock band No Brain returned with its long-awaited first all-English EP “Big Mistake” on Wednesday. The album was made in 2014 in the US, but it took about eight years to finally hit online music streaming platforms due to copyright and contract issues in the US, according to the band’s agency Roxta Muzik & Live. The five-track album starts with lead track “Uh-huh,” with rhythmica...

Marking the special occasion, BTS has invited around 4,000 local fans to the “M Countdown” recording session set to take place on Monday at the Jangchung Municipal Stadium in central Seoul. The “M Countdown” episode recorded that day will air via the Mnet channel on Thursday. BTS is also set to showcase the new song on KBS 2TV’s “Music Bank” on Friday and SBS’ “Inkigayo” Saturday. The forthcomin...

Four-piece K-pop act to hold first-ever showcases in US, Japan, drop new album “Girl” on July 8

”Smart,“ ”unique” multiple casting Along with Jeon, two other actors -- Yoon Gong-joo and Kim Soo-ha -- take on the role of the musical’s namesake, a concept exclusive to Korea and Japan. This unique style of casting was initially a novel concept to both Corea and Jeon. With the revolving door of actors, audiences can experience a unique version of “Aida” nearly every night. This gives a renewe...

Girl group fromis_9 will put out its fifth EP “from our Memento Box” on June 27, said agency Pledis Entertainment on Tuesday. It has been about five months since its previous EP “Midnight Guest” with which the group topped Oricon’s daily album chart and came in first place in television music chart shows two times in Korea. The fourth EP sold over 104,000 copies in the first week of sales,...

Seoul Independent Film Festival will take part in film screening events to introduce Korean independent movies in Spain and Hong Kong. The SIFF will introduce selected independent Korean films at Korea Fest BCN 2022, held at Cinemes Boliche in Barcelona, Spain for five days from June 15 to 19. There will be an Indie Seoul section during the film festival in Spain, which will screen five selecte...

Global streaming service Netflix confirmed the return of its Korean zombie series “All of Us Are Dead” with a second season on Tuesday. The zombie thriller, an adaptation of the legendary Korean webtoon of the same title by author Joo Dong-geun, revolves around Hyosan High School students fighting to survive in a zombie apocalypse. As the drama series had introduced new zombie races -- those im...