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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink sells 1.5m in preorders
K-popAug 18, 2022
Blackpink’s second studio album has already sold more than 1.5 million in preorders, according to YG Entertainment on Thursday. Expectations are high for the album to break sales records, especially since the LP “Born Pink” became available for preorders just a week ago and will be released on Sept. 16. First LP “The Album” sold 800,000 copies in six days in preorders and was the first million-selling album from a K-pop girl group. The quartet will drop &ldqu
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[Herald Interview] Acclaimed actor Jung Woo faces fresh challenge on ‘A Model Family’TelevisionAug 18, 2022Actor Jung Woo, who rose to fame after starring in the independent film “Wish” (2009) and tvN‘s hit drama “Reply 1994” (2013), has continued to show his range as an actor with his latest series, “A Model Family.” After playing short-tempered characters in Kakao TV’s web drama “Mad for Each Other” (2021) and crime film “Hot Blooded” (2022), Jung felt that much work would be needed to play a drastically different character l -
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS to launch photo project, starting with JungkookK-popAug 17, 2022BTS will release a series of photo books one by one from Sept. 1. The series will consist of eight books in total, seven dedicated to each of the septet and one for the whole group. Jungkook uploaded a teaser trailer for the project dubbed “Special 9 Photo-Folio” on Wednesday showing himself as a vampire. Each of the 80-page books will be linked by their final photographs, which will hint at the next bandmate to be featured. Meanwhile, the band’s anthology album &ldq
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Rise of new meokbang trend: eating small portionsTelevisionAug 17, 2022“Meokbang,” also known as mukbang, in which streamers showcase themselves having a huge meal, has been a globally popular form of online content. Now, some Korean viewers who have grown tired of watching this content are turning their eyes to a new kind of meokbang that feature “sosikjwa,” referring to people who eat a surprisingly small portion of food. Disbanded girl band 2NE1 member Sandara Park and actress Park So-hyun are leading the new trend with a YouTube show -
Renowned ballet dancer Kim Ki-min to dazzle SeoulTheaterAug 17, 2022World-class ballet dancer Kim Ki-min from Russia’s Mariinsky Ballet has returned for performances in Korea for the first time in four years. The principal dancer of the prestigious Russian ballet troupe will perform with 18 other dancers from international ballet companies at the “Ballet Supreme 2022” taking place at the National Theater in Seoul, from Thursday to Saturday. Current and former ballet dancers who are members of overseas companies such as the Royal Ballet of Eng -
ENA’s ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ to make jump to stage musicalTelevisionAug 17, 2022Creators want second season of courtroom series revolving around lawyer with autism -
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[Herald Interview] Boycold explores foolish romance on ‘Daft Love’MusicAug 17, 2022New album was brought to life thinking about what would make a good playlist in stores -
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[Herald Interview] BAE173 aims to strengthen its presence in K-pop scene with ‘Odyssey: Dash’K-popAug 17, 2022The 9-piece act returns with new ‘Odyssey’ series, produced by Dohyon -
'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' tops Netflix chart for non-English series for 3rd weekTelevisionAug 17, 2022The South Korean legal drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" has topped Netflix's latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows for the third consecutive week, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV series, which has aired every Wednesday and Thursday on the cable channel ENA since June 29, marked 69.4 million hours of viewing for the week of Aug. 8-14 to lead Netflix's official top 10 list for non-English TV programs available on the service, accordi -
Lee Jung-jae's directorial debut 'Hunt' tops 2m admissionsFilmAug 17, 2022"Hunt," the directorial debut of Lee Jung-jae of "Squid Game," has topped 2 million admissions, box-office data showed Wednesday. The espionage film drew 146,000 people the previous day, bringing its combined total to 2.1 million, according to the data by the Korea Film Council. Released Aug. 10, it took seven days to reach the 2 million level, becoming the fourth most-viewed Korean film in 2022 after "The Roundup," "Hansan: Rising Dragon" and "The Wi -
The Boyz says 7th EP ‘Be Aware’ is a gift for fansK-popAug 16, 2022Less than two weeks have passed since the Boyz ended their first world tour, “The B-Zone,” in Seoul with three days of encore concerts, and the act is already back with fresh new sounds and performances to fill fans’ summer. Ahead of dropping its seventh EP, “Be Aware,” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the bandmates shared their feelings and thoughts through an official press statement released that morning. “It’s exciting to be making this comeback after almos -
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS collab hits Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 10K-popAug 16, 2022BTS’ collaboration with Snoop Dogg and Benny Blanco debuted at No. 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100, according to the tally dated Aug. 20. The single “Bad Decisions” featuring Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook of BTS will be the first track from the Brazilian producer’s upcoming third album, due out later this year. Last month, the septet shared a teaser clip of Blanco calling and asking for a spot via a video call. “Look, I know we haven’t known each other -
Hyun Bin returns as more relaxed N. Korean detective in ‘Confidential Assignment 2’FilmAug 16, 2022When Hyun Bin reprised his role as North Korean detective Im Chul-ryung in the second installment of the action film “Confidential Assignment,” the top Korean actor initially thought that there wasn’t much he needed to prepare. “I thought I could simply perform in the same way that I did in the original movie. But this thought changed soon after I found out that everything from comedy to action elements had been upgraded in the new movie,” the actor said during a -
National Chorus of Korea aims to reach global audience with first albumMusicAug 16, 2022The National Chorus of Korea aims to reach global audiences with its first album and special concerts with US soloists. After releasing its first regular album, “Voices of Solace,” alongside high-budget music videos for the album in June, the 49-year-old national choral group is taking Korea’s old and new melodies to the stage with the 24-member American Soloists Ensemble this month. “I had a chance to conduct an all-Korean music concert in the US in 2019 and realized -
CJ ENM launches new channel on US streaming platform PeacockTelevisionAug 16, 2022South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM announced that it has expanded into the US as a free-to-view addition to Peacock, US media and entertainment company NBC Universal’s streaming platform. According to the company, CJ ENM will offer Korean content which includes dramas, movies and K-pop programs via Peacock’s CJ ENM branded channel “CJ ENM Picks.” CJ ENM’s collaboration with Peacock is the Korean company’s second partnership with a US media company, fol
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