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BLACKPINK's 'Boombayah' tops 800m YouTube views

K-popFeb 24, 2020

The video for "Boombayah," the debut single of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK, topped 800 million views on YouTube, making the quartet the only K-pop act with two music videos that have achieved the feat,...
Monsta X's 'All About Luv' lands at 5th on Billboard 200 chart

K-popFeb 24, 2020

"All About Luv," the first full-length American album by K-pop boy band Monsta X, landed at fifth on the Billboard 200 chart for this week, the music magazine has said. "The set, which is the act's ...
Film industry slump continues amid virus fears

FilmFeb 23, 2020

Snowballing coronavirus infections have continued to cast a pall over the film industry, with new releases delayed and events canceled. Thriller flick “Time to Hunt” will tentatively postpone its re...
Entertainment scene struggles with virus outbreak

MusicFeb 23, 2020

PyC cancels remaining concerts at last minute
[Herald Interview] Mika returns as Michael Holbrook, name he once hated

MusicFeb 23, 2020

British pop star says latest album is provocation of his honest, conflicting emotions
BTS' new album tops record-high 91 iTunes charts

K-popFeb 23, 2020

K-pop super band BTS wrote iTunes chart history Saturday with its new album, "Map of the Soul: 7," topping the iTunes album charts in 91 countries and regions, the band's management agency said. As ...
BTS thanks their fans for positivity on Today Show

K-popFeb 21, 2020

Some even slept outside since Wednesday, Host Carson Daly said. The group released “Map of the Soul: 7” just hours before when the clock was ticking at six p.m. in Korea as fans in the US woke up to...
BTS reflects on seven years together on ‘Map of the Soul: 7’

K-popFeb 21, 2020

The biggest pop group releases what is on course to be their biggest album yet
[Video] Chungmuro, the heart of Korean cinema, goes beyond ‘Hallyuwood’

FilmFeb 21, 2020

Award-winning ‘Parasite’ benefits from Chungmuro, home to director Bong Joon-ho and other Korean filmmakers
Foreign artists delay concerts in Korea due to spread of COVID-19

MusicFeb 21, 2020

The organizer added that it was working to reschedule the dates and venues for the artist’s concerts in Asia. British rapper Stormzy was supposed to perform in Korea for the first time on March 29 b...
BTS' 'Boy With Luv' video featuring Halsey tops 700m YouTube views

K-popFeb 21, 2020

The video of "Boy With Luv," K-pop boy band BTS' Billboard-topping song featuring Halsey, has topped 700 million YouTube views, the band's management agency said Friday. The lead track of BTS' previ...
Trump scoffs at 'Parasite's' Oscar win

FilmFeb 21, 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday scorned the best picture Oscar for South Korean film "Parasite," asking how a foreign movie could get the honor. "How bad was the Academy...
Creators of 'Crash Landing on You' explains making the film

TelevisionFeb 21, 2020

The drama series aired its final episode this week. For Yang, this was an opportunity to create something new. "Everything we did was the first so there wasn't any benchmark (to follow)," said Yang. ...
New BTS album 'Map of the Soul: 7' set to rock global music scene

K-popFeb 21, 2020

K-pop phenomenon BTS will drop a new album, "Map of the Soul: 7," Friday evening, rocking the world music scene once again. The upcoming 20-track album is the second part of its "Map of the Soul" al...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

FilmFeb 21, 2020

Corpus Christi (Poland) Opened Feb. 13 Drama Directed by Jan Komasa Daniel (Bartosz Bielenia) experiences a spiritual rebirth during his time in a youth detention center and the 20-year-old deci...