Global streaming service Netflix has confirmed the casting for its original series “Goodbye Earth,” Thursday. Actors Yoo Ah-in, Ahn Eun-jin, Kim Yoon-hye and Jeon Seong-woo will star in Netflix’s new apocalypse movie, according to the company. “Goodbye Earth” revolves around the stories of individuals who are left with only 200 days to live before an asteroid hits Earth. The series is a highly...

The KBS Symphony Orchestra appointed renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun as its first-ever conductor laureate, according to the orchestra on Thursdsay. Chung’s tenure began this month. Conductor laureate is an honorary position given to a conductor who has international repuation or contributed to the development of the orchestra. This is the first the KBS Symphony Orchestra, found...

Based on S.M. Entertainment’s independent count, its K-pop artists sold a total of 17.62 million copies, nearly doubling the previous year‘s record. Its boy group NCT-related album sales accounted for about 62 percent of sales. “When bringing back live in-person concerts, the soaring physical album sales may experience a slow down for a while, but the upward movement is likely to continue in the...

New album talks about struggles people face when they feel lost in life

"Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said he still believes in a humanity that moves people to put confidence in a better and more just society even under the life-and-death pressure of social survival games. "We are living in a society where people dare to tread on other people to survive," he said Wednesday in a pretaped interview by the Seoul-based Corea Image Communication Institute. "Bu...

South Korea's global phenomenon "Squid Game" has earned four nominations, including the top prize of best ensemble, from the US Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. SAG on Wednesday (US time) unveiled its final list of nominations for its 28th edition of the awards ceremony slated for Feb. 27. "Squid Game," a Korean-language Netflix original, is up for outstanding performances by an ensemble cast ...

All the members of Ily:1 have been identified, as agency FC ENM shared the profile images for the last two on Wednesday. The two final bandmates, Rona and Elva, are both from Taipei, Taiwan. Rona was one of the 99 participants in “Girls’ Planet 999: The Girls Saga,” the same K-pop competition through which Kep1er debuted. The other four bandmates were unveiled in pairs on Monday and Tuesd...

“The Soulless Duchess,” an adaptation of a web novel of the same title by author Jin Se-ha, is a Kakao webtoon reproduced by illustrator Han Jin-seo. The romance fantasy centers around the female lead character who is restarting her life via time travel after dying a tragic death from her fiance’s betrayal. The series attracted many webtoon fans and readers by portraying an active and strong ind...

No. of global viewers posts average annual growth rate of 20-30 percent since 2019

The next episode, “Dark Moon,” set for release on Sunday, is a vampire fantasy involving the seven members of rookie boy band Enhypen. It will be followed by “The Star Seekers,” a low fantasy fiction starring the five bandmates of Tomorrow X Together as characters with magical powers on Monday. Hybe will drop an official story video of “7Fates: Chakho” at 9 a.m., Korea time, on Friday ahead of t...

Kwon Young-chan, chief producer of dance survival show, plans to continue ‘K-dance’ fever with male dancers this summer

A new fantasy webtoon and web novel inspired by K-pop superstars BTS will be released later this week, the group's management agency said Wednesday. Hybe said its original story of "7Fates: Chakho" will be available on Naver Webtoon, an online platform for web-based comics run by South Korea's top portal operator, on Saturday. "7Fates" is based on tales of a tiger-hunting corps during the Joseo...

Boy band T1419 thanked fans on the first anniversary of its debut through a statement released through agency MLD Entertainment on Tuesday. “One year of time flew by. A lot happened since the debut that we’ve so desperately dreamed of -- the first performance in a television music show, the first fan meeting and the first award ceremony. Everything was our first and we often were clumsy but w...

Lim Young-woong, the singer who shot to stardom after winning TV Chosun’s smash hit audition show, “Mr. Trot” in 2020, released “Love Always Run Away” on Oct. 11 for the soundtrack of KBS 2TV’s weekend drama “Young Lady and Gentleman.” The song has topped local music streaming charts for several weeks, including the top 100 on Melon charts. Seoul-based pop music critic Lim Jin-mo told The Korea ...

Korean film industry in 2022 This year will see notable action films with female leads directed by male directors, including Park Hoon-jung’s “The Witch: Part 2,” Park Dae-min’s “Special Delivery” and Ryoo Seung-wan’s “Smuggling.” Kim agrees that these movies are positive signs that can lead to greater change. “Of course, there are male directors who do a great job. But it cannot be the same a...