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Agency denies snowballing rumors of HyunA dating E’Dawn

MusicAug 2, 2018

HyunA’s agency has denied rumors that the singer is dating E’Dawn, a fellow member of mixed-gender pop trio Triple H. Dating rumors between the two swirled after a report by Korean online media outl...
Seoul sees one of its hottest nights in century

Social affairsAug 2, 2018

The capital of South Korea experienced one of its hottest nights Wednesday evening since records began in 1907. The continuing heat wave once again broke records after temperatures reached a low of ...
Tiger JK to spearhead Black Music Festival

MusicJul 31, 2018

South Korean hip-hop artist Tiger JK will oversee the Black Music Festival, a music event that celebrates various genres of black music including R&B, hip-hop, soul and jazz. The rapper has taken on...
‘Boyfriend,’ starring Park Bo-gum and Song Hye-kyo, to air in November

TelevisionJul 30, 2018

Much-anticipated TV series “Boyfriend,” starring Par Bo-gum and Song Hye-kyo, is to air on tvN in November. The new drama series, which will air every Wednesday and Thursday, garnered attention when...
E-mart to make film about its mascot Electro Man

FilmJul 24, 2018

South Korean hypermarket chain E-mart unveiled Tuesday its plans to make a film based on its mascot Electro Man. Electro Man, a mascot for E-mart’s electronics store chain Electro Mart, will be feat...
Wiz Khalifa not sorry for controversial Korean eyes lyric

MusicJul 18, 2018

US rapper Wiz Khalifa has refused to apologize for the controversial “eyes looking Korean” lyric in his song “Hot Now” and defended himself by saying he has Korean friends. The rapper was asked abou...
Delta Air Lines fires crew for ‘speaking Korean’: report

Social affairsJul 18, 2018

Delta Air Lines has been accused of firing four employees for speaking Korean in the workplace. A group of former Delta employees Ji-Won Kim, Lilian Park, Jean Yi and Jongjin An, all of whom are of ...
f(x)’s Amber ‘keeps in touch with’ Krystal

MusicJul 17, 2018

Amber has confirmed via social media that she has been keeping in touch with bandmate Krystal. The singer was asked by a fan via Twitter on Saturday whether she has missed Krystal, as four-piece gir...
Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun’ to return to big screen in Korea

FilmJul 17, 2018

“Top Gun” fans are in for a treat, as the 1986 film starring Tom Cruise will return to the big screens in Korea. The much beloved action film will hit cinema screens again on Aug. 23, 31 years since...
Seventeen’s new EP dominates online charts

MusicJul 17, 2018

K-pop boy band Seventeen’s new EP “You Make My Day” is dominating online music charts. The group released the EP on Monday night, and within hours, saw multiple tracks from the record chart in the t...
[Photo News] International pop group Now United poses for the camera

MusicJul 17, 2018

International pop group Now United posed for the camera in a studio in Yongsan, Seoul, as part of the promotion for their debut album “Summer in the City” in South Korea. Now United poses in a studi...
Tesla CEO under fire for likening Thai rescue diver to ‘pedo’

Social affairsJul 16, 2018

Telsa CEO Elon Musk has come under fire after calling one of the divers involved in the Thai cave rescue mission a “pedo.” In a series of tweets Sunday, Musk said he never saw “this British guy” in ...
British pop star Ellie Goulding to hold first Seoul concert

MusicJul 16, 2018

British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding will perform for the first time in South Korea in September. The female singer will hold her first Korean gig at Olympic Hall in Olympic Park in southern Seo...
[Video] LGBT people share what Pride means

Social affairsJul 15, 2018

Tens of thousands of people descended on Seoul Plaza on Saturday to celebrate this year’s Seoul Queer Culture Festival. In honor of the annual event, we asked a group of LGBT people what the Pride e...
Korean film sales hit $10 million at Marche du Film in Cannes

FilmJul 13, 2018

South Korean films landed deals worth $10 million at this year’s Marche du Film, a trade event for the film industry held alongside the Cannes Film Festival. Films sold at this year’s event in Canne...