The movie is a sequel to “The Pirates,” which attracted an audience of more than 8.6 million eight years ago. Everything in the new film has changed, including the cast, storyline, and director. Toward the end of the interview, Kang talked about his plans for 2022. “Right now I am filming the JTBC drama ‘Insider.’ It will end next month. I have been working non-stop after serving in the militar...

Seoul Record Fair (SRF), which was launched as the first vinyl record selling event in Korea a decade ago, is set to return this week despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic after a nearly two-year haitus, the SRF committee and fair’s operator Roundx2 announced on Wednesday. Although the fair will go offline, showcasing performances and selling records and music-related products, it is scheduled...

Global streaming service Netflix said Wednesday that more than 25 Korean-language works, including five original films, will be released in 2022, expected to fuel the stellar drive led by the global sensation "Squid Game" last year. "In a bid to continue the successful Korean storytelling, Netflix will release more than 25 Korean contents this year," Netflix said in a statement. "We will provide...

The Mamamoo member puts behind worries, now feels ready to enjoy her work

Victon came out with its third single “Chronograph” on Tuesday, and talked about their new music through a statement. It has been about a year since its first full album, and the bandmates are full of excitement and gratitude to their fans for waiting for so long. The name of the same-titled main track means time recorder -- combining “chronos,” which means time, and “graphein,” which mea...

She said the positive energy and brightness of Ji-won was not something that I had before. “I was a little reluctant to play a lively character, because I thought I was more of a calm and boring individual,” the actor said. “At the beginning, I felt embarrassed to make cute gestures and remarks but at the end of the series, I got so used to them that the director told me it was too much and kep...

Song Ji-ah, a contestant on Netflix’s latest hit reality dating show “Single’s Inferno,” who is also known as YouTuber FreeZia, has been embroiled in controversy over wearing counterfeit luxury fashion items. Criticism flew in from online community users earlier, claiming that Song’s outfits and pieces of jewelry worn for the dating show and her YouTube clips are partially fake, which resembled ...

K-pop boy group Enhypen's latest repackage album sold more than 500,000 copies in the first week of its release, the group's management agency said Tuesday. "Dimension: Answer," a repackaged version of the group's first full-length album "Dimension: Dilemma" released in October, has sold 514,291 copies for a week from last Monday when the album dropped, Belift Lab said, citing data from Hanteo C...

Kim Tae-ho, the star producer best known for the hit MBC TV show "Infinite Challenge," has left the broadcaster after 21 years. Monday was the last day of Kim's 21-year-long work for MBC, company officials said Tuesday. Kim began working for the broadcaster in January 2001. He went on to produce "Infinite Challenge" for 13 years and "Hangout with Yoo," also a hit variety show starring comedian ...

The highly anticipated “7 Fates: Chakho,” a joint webtoon project between Naver Webtoon and Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind the superband BTS, is drawing mixed reactions from both webtoon and BTS fans at home and abroad. “7 Fates: Chakho,” the webtoon and web-novel series starring BTS members, released its first episode on Saturday. The series received a 7.70 rating as of Monday, which is a h...

Signing their contract with Pledis Entertainment last August, Fromis_9 is currently the only girl group from Hybe Labels, the management arm of K-pop powerhouse Hybe. “There is the pressure coming with the big name, but the members all agreed that it’s an opportunity to make Fromis_9 more known,” Sae-rom said, while Ha-young added, “Personally, with the new start (at Pledis), I think I’ve become...

Visitors of the exhibition will be able to watch eight films including “Chihwaseon,” by director Im, which won the prestigious best director award in 2002 at Cannes.

A classical music concert that experiments to break out from conventional forms, “Beyond the Classic 2,” is to set the stage on Feb. 18, at the Seoul Arts Center by the Sam Philharmonic Orchestra, the organizer said on Monday. The concert aims to reach music fans weary from the long-lasting pandemic, to bring hopes and laughter throughout its 100-minute session, the organizer added. Various arti...

‘Korea Week’ kicks off with BTS clips on display

Popular Korean TV series will return to the stage as musicals to meet the rising demand from fans who long to enjoy their favorite shows in diversified formats. The smash-hit rom-com "Crash Landing On You" (2019) with Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin in starring roles will come back in the form of a musical in September at COEX in southern Seoul. The 16-episode "Crash Landing On You," which aired simult...