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COVID-19 seating guidelines stand in way of musicals

TheaterMay 10, 2020

Some musical productions are finding it difficult to reopen as performance venues comply strictly with government guidelines requiring a seat between audience members to be left vacant so that they c...
LCK and LPL top teams to clash online later this month

FilmMay 10, 2020

The top four teams of Korean League of Legends league LCK and Chinese LoL league LPL are to clash online on May 28, according to reports, but Riot Games has yet to make an official statement regardin...
Netflix’s ‘Time to Hunt,’ ‘Kingdom’ nominated for Baeksang Arts Awards

FilmMay 10, 2020

A Korean film and series released via streaming service Netflix -- “Time to Hunt” and season two of “Kingdom,” respectively -- have been nominated for the Baeksang Arts Awards, set to take place in J...
’90s music is back, across generational divide

MusicMay 9, 2020

Drama soundtracks lead the newtro trend
YouTuber vet student denies abusing animals

TelevisionMay 8, 2020

A veterinary student and prominent YouTuber denied allegations that he abused and starved animals for his videos to get more traffic. According to a news report by local broadcaster Channel A on Thu...
BLACKPINK's 'Playing with Fire' tops 500m views

K-popMay 8, 2020

The video for BLACKPINK's 2016 song "Playing with Fire" topped the milestone of 500 million YouTube views Friday. The music video surpassed the threshold early in the day, becoming the group's fifth...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

FilmMay 8, 2020

Escape From Pretoria (Australia) Opened May 6 Thriller, Drama Directed by Francis Annan In 1978, white South African anti-apartheid activists Tim Jenkin (Daniel Radcliffe) and Stephen Lee (Danie...
[Herald Interview] EBS producer Chung Hyun-sook seeks common values in Asia

TelevisionMay 8, 2020

Chung’s fifth documentary looks into emotions between fathers, bride-to-be daughters in five countries
Bol4 releases duet ‘Leo’ with EXO’s Baekhyun

K-popMay 7, 2020

Bol4 released the new single “Leo,” featuring Baekhyun of EXO, on Thursday. Released as one of two lead tracks from the one-man band’s upcoming “Youth Diary II” EP, “Leo” is a relaxing love song tha...
[Herald Review] Twice’s ‘Seize the Lights’ shows girl group as genuine as can be

K-popMay 7, 2020

Last year, Twice embarked on the girl group’s most monumental journey since debuting -- their first world tour: “Twicelights.” It was their longest tour yet, spanning almost a whole year, kicking of...
‘Space Sweepers’ starring Song Joong-ki slated for summer release

FilmMay 7, 2020

By Choi Ji-won ( jwc@heraldcorp.com )
IU, Suga's collaboration song 'Eight' becomes chart sensation

K-popMay 7, 2020

Topping iTunes singles charts in 59 countries and territories Thursday, "Eight," a high-profile collaboration song between K-pop queen IU and BTS' Suga, became a chart sensation. Following its offic...
IU drops collaboration single with BTS’ Suga

K-popMay 6, 2020

Ready to reign K-pop charts, IU’s new single “Eight,” featuring Suga of BTS, was released Wednesday evening. The much-anticipated song has been co-written and composed by the singer-songwriter and t...
Performances resume as strict social distancing relaxed

TheaterMay 6, 2020

Pianist Son Yeol-eum cancels sold-out recital; maintaining required distance between audience members deemed impossible
Girl group TWICE to release new Japanese single 'Fanfare' in July

K-popMay 6, 2020

K-pop sensation TWICE will release a new Japanese single, "Fanfare," in July, with the aim of making another megahit in the Japanese music scene. Uploading a video clip on its Japanese social media ...