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Twitter looks back on decade of K-pop

K-popSept 22, 2020

Twitter Korea on Tuesday released a new report, “#KpopTwitter 2020 World Map,” which looks back on K-pop’s rapid growth on the platform over the past decade. According to the report, K-pop-related c...
TWICE tops Japanese weekly music album chart with latest compilation album

K-popSept 22, 2020

K-pop girl group TWICE finished first on a Japanese weekly album chart with its latest repackaged album "#TWICE3," its management agency said Tuesday. Released last Wednesday, the compilation of the...
New K-pop group P1Harmony to debut through film

K-popSept 22, 2020

This is the first time that a universe of a K-pop group has been made into a full movie. None of the members of P1Harmony had previous acting experience, and they had to learn from scratch. “Despite...
Musical ‘Sonata of a Flame’ viewed online in 45 countries

MusicSept 22, 2020

Original Korean musical “Sonata of a Flame” has been viewed in 45 countries online, according to its production company Shins Wave on Tuesday. The musical, which kicked off its run on Sept. 11 in Da...
Youth romantic TV series gain popularity in S. Korea

EntertainmentSept 22, 2020

In recent years, youth dramas or youth romance series have not been the pick of many South Korean TV viewers, who think such series are boring and prefer R-rated melodramas or romantic thrillers, lik...
New project K-pop act NCT 2020 to drop album next month

K-popSept 22, 2020

NCT 2020, a new project K-pop band from SM Entertainment, will drop the first of the group's two-part debut studio album next month, according to the company Tuesday. The boy band with a massive lin...
BTS again ranks No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100, tops new global chart

K-popSept 22, 2020

WASHINGTON -- South Korean boy band BTS' new single, "Dynamite," again finished second on Billboard's main singles chart, spending its fourth week in the top two spots of the chart, Billboard reporte...
Yoo Ah-in stars in ‘Voice of Silence’ without a single line

FilmSept 21, 2020

Actor Yoo Ah-in’s second film of the year has him playing a character with no lines. In the upcoming criminal drama “Voice of Silence,” Yoo plays Tae-in, whose job is to dispose of corpses and clean...
Tongyeong to expand Yun I-sang Award

MusicSept 21, 2020

Though many musical events have been postponed or canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the southern city of Tongyeong is looking forward to Isang Yun Prize 2020, which celebrates the lega...
K-pop awards show MAMA to be held online due to COVID-19

K-popSept 21, 2020

The Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the K-pop industry's biggest annual year-end music awards show, will be held virtually in South Korea in December with no audience, its organizer said Monday. CJ ...
Catching fire: How BTS finally vaulted into US radio airwaves with 'Dynamite'

K-popSept 21, 2020

K-pop super group BTS is no stranger when it comes to smashing album sales and breaking music streaming records. But against its colossal brand recognition, the one nagging caveat for BTS especially ...
[Herald Interview] Shin Min-ah says ‘Diva’ is like flesh to her

FilmSept 20, 2020

Actor returns to big screen as a diver in upcoming thriller
K-pop superstar BTS performs at iHeartRadio Music Festival

K-popSept 19, 2020

K-pop superstar BTS has delivered a performance of its new single "Dynamite" and several of its past hits at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in the United States. The seven-member boy band presented ...
BTS shares emotional pep talk at S. Korea's inaugural Youth Day ceremony

K-popSept 19, 2020

The members of global K-pop superstar BTS on Saturday delivered a powerful motivational speech for South Korean youth, sharing candid tales of their inner struggles on the path to becoming one of the...
Korea Queer Film Festival kicks off online

FilmSept 18, 2020

The Korea Queer Film Festival is being held online on the streaming platform Purplay from Friday to Sept. 29, showing 20 films related to queer life. KQFF, now in its 20th year, aims to share the di...