Attempting to excite fans and elevate the level of play in League of Legends Champions Korea, one of the changes for this year’s upcoming season is the reopening of LOL Park for fans, audience and spectators, said the secretary general of LCK Aiden Lee in a press conference at CGV Yongsan, central Seoul, Wednesday. “A total of 10 teams -- T1, Gen.G, Damwon Kia, Liiv Sandbox, Nongshim RedForce, H...

“The director and Oh are not participating in this year’s Golden Globes either,” a Netflix official said. Netflix’s South Korean megahit “Squid Game” was nominated in the best drama series category on Dec. 13, even though the streaming platform had not submitted the series for consideration. New rules allow for work that was not submitted to be reviewed and nominated. Lee became the first Korea...

K-pop superstar BTS sold more than 1 million copies of its latest Japanese compilation album, data showed Thursday, becoming the first South Korean pop singers to achieve the feat since 2005. According to the data from Japanese music market tracker Oricon, the album titled "BTS, The Best" added 3,000 during a week from Dec. 27 to its total sales of 1,002,000 copies. This made the group the 14th...

Brave Girls, a K-pop girl group that rose to surprise stardom from the brink of disbandment, is gearing up for the release of a new album sometime between February and March, an industry source told The Korea Herald on Thursday. “Brave Girls previously planned to drop new songs around the Christmas season. However, the schedule has been delayed," the source said, adding that the upcoming release...

Kakao Entertainment on Wednesday revealed four webtoons -- “Call Sign,” “Strange Neighbor” (unofficial translation), “Return of the Disastrous Hero” (working title) and “The Unwelcome Guests of House Fildette” -- as some of the most anticipated projects to be released in the first half of the year. “Call Sign,” written by the Kakao Page’s best-known author Cho Seok-ho, revolves around a rookie f...

“Though the people think of National Tax Service officials as strict and calm, I was surprised to know that the actual organization was rather free and lively. There were various types of people, including officials with stylish tattoos,” the actor said. Ko said that her visit was important to construct her character as investigator Seo Hye-yeong and hoped the viewers feel the same charm of tax ...

The seven-member band TrendZ debuted at a media showcase on Wednesday, declaring that it will be a performance-centric group. With the debut of its four-track EP “Blue Set Chapter 1. Tracks,” the boy band begins its narrative, starting with the feelings of loss and anger one develops from not being able to get out of a tough spot. Then comes a ray of light which leads to an unknown space name...

The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company will offer eight programs, ranging from new creations to its signature repertoire, this year. KNCDC’s first performance is set to kick off in April with “Writing Using,” which is created by renowned choreographer Ahn Ae-soon, KNCDC’s second artistic director, according to the state dance company Tuesday. The production will show the story of the feel...

Renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun will reportedly be appointed as honorary music director of the KBS Symphony Orchestra, according to media reports on Wednesday. The news came days after Chung saved the orchestra’s Christmas Eve concert by leading the concert on behalf of Pietari Inkinen, the orchestra‘s music director who was unable to enter the country because of toughened self-...

From Lady Gaga’s LGBT anthem “Born This Way” to a Freddie Mercury biopic, LGBT voices are being ‘filtered out of media,’ experts say

Earning the highest score on all evaluation criteria, Turns took first place, followed by Newnion and Mismolly. Brand New Child came in fourth place, while K.L.W.C and Floor were fifth and sixth, respectively. “We will show more fresh and challenging performances afterward,” Turns leader Jo Na-in said after winning the competition. She also thanked mentor crew YGX for providing sincere feedback,...

South Korean rapper-songwriter B.I showcased his song “Nineteen” on Grammy’s digital performance series “Global Spin,” featuring on the show as the first South Korean artist. Known for its music awards Grammy kicked off “Global Spin” in September to celebrate the diversity of music around the world. Each episode of the biweekly series has featured performances by aspiring artists and groups to c...

Jaehan, Hangeyom and Yechan embarked on their musical journey by making the tune and writing the words for “Liar.” The album also includes “Please,” produced by Hangyeom. Talking about “Liar,” Yechan said it’s a piece of music that talks about saving and protecting your lover and is the first song he wrote with his bandmates. Most importantly, the composer said he was able to learn in-depth abou...

‘Parasite’ star readying himself for new types of characters by building physique

South Korean sci-fi horror "The Silent Sea" was the most-viewed non-English TV show over a recent one-week period among those on Netflix, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The drama topped Netflix's official weekly chart for non-English TV programs with 47.8 million hours of viewing for the week from Dec. 27-Jan. 2, far outnumbering "The Queen of Flow: Season 2" with 29.5 millio...