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Beauty of Hangeul rediscovered through Korean pop songsK-popMay 15, 2020The National Hangeul Museum in Seoul has recently reopened with a special exhibition titled “Korean Pop Lyrics -- Melodies of Life.” The exhibition that opened Friday celebrates the beauty of the Ko... -
‘Gag Concert’ to go on hiatus after 21 yearsTelevisionMay 15, 2020KBS’s “Gag Concert” is going on a break until further notice, signaling the end of comedy shows on terrestrial television networks. In the 2000s Koreans gathered in front of the TV on Sunday night t... -
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this weekFilmMay 15, 2020The Call of the Wild (US) Opened May 14 Adventure, Drama Directed by Chris Sanders Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life gets turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted fro... -
KOFIC ensures clean cinemas, filming locationsFilmMay 14, 2020The Korean government agency for the film industry sought to assure the public of safety inside cinemas and at filming locations, and promised measures to support the industry suffering from the prol... -
50 songs from Monsta X to mark band’s 5th anniversaryK-popMay 14, 2020We celebrate the group’s dynamic five-year discography comprising five studio albums, seven EPs and a US debut -
Will virtual concerts replace offline tours?K-popMay 14, 2020When the coronavirus epidemic first struck South Korea, many expected the K-pop scene to take a major financial blow. Tours worldwide got postponed, long-awaited new music releases were delayed, show... -
Global K-pop fest KCON to be streamed on YouTube amid outbreakK-popMay 14, 2020KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival series held overseas every year, will be held partly online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its organizer announced Thursday. Under this year's banner t... -
Korea Film Council vows to ensure safe environment for film industryFilmMay 13, 2020South Korea's film industry governing body said Wednesday it will do its best to keep local theaters and filming sites safe from exposure to the novel coronavirus. The Korean Film Council said it ha... -
Lotte Concert Hall goes online with ‘Music Keeps Going’MusicMay 13, 2020The Lotte Foundation for Arts is set to launch artist support program “Music Keeps Going,” hoping to invigorate the stagnant performing art scene and help audiences and performers communicate through... -
With BIGBANG, BTS on course to return, K-pop scene to present dream team lineupK-popMay 13, 2020With two K-pop sensations, BTS and BIGBANG, warming up to release new albums, the K-pop community is on course to host a unprecedentedly star-studded lineup of artists coming back to rock the music s... -
‘Bori’ a story of special yet ordinary people around usFilmMay 13, 2020By Choi Ji-won ( jwc@heraldcorp.com ) -
Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun to star in plane disaster blockbusterFilmMay 12, 2020Actor Kim Nam-gil, who recently appeared in horror flick “The Closet,” will play another key character, the first officer of the aircraft in trouble. Kim will be joined by singer and actor Im Si-wan,... -
‘Free, Minu’ pays tribute to migrant who fought for foreign workers’ rightsFilmMay 12, 2020Jee, who became Minu’s close friend while making the film, said Minu was a person “who constantly looked back on his life and was skeptical about his life.“ “Minu was kicked out of Korea, his work u... -
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[Newsmaker] Park Yu-chun apologizes on air for lying about drug use last yearTelevisionMay 12, 2020Park Yu-chun, an actor and a member of K-pop group, JYJ, apologized for having lied about the drug charges against him last year in a TV interview aired on Monday. He said he had lost “rational judge... -
How Chung Ha’s house-inspired ‘Stay Tonight’ came to lifeK-popMay 12, 2020From the catchy top-line melody to voguing, here is an inside look at the quarantine playlist essential.
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