MCND is a five-piece boy band that debuted under TOP Media in April 2019 with album "Into the Ice Age." Its name stands for "Music Creates New Dream." The group has gradually expanded its reach around the world and is set to hold its first global concert tour "World Adventure 2023" this year.

Multinational nonet Xodiac and six-piece CMDM also debuted in April. TV audition programs also reflect the new K-pop boy band trend. Mnet will soon debut its project group ZB1, formed through "Boys Planet." Consisting of the nine fan-picked winners of the program, ZB1 will continue as a group for two and half years. MBC is currently airing "Fantasy Boys," while JTBC recently ended "Peak Time,"...

53-year-old musical performer makes history with more than 1,000 performances as Donna in 'Mamma Mia!'

Six-piece boy band iKon kicked off its world tour "Take Off" with a set of Seoul concerts. The first and second day of iKon's global concert tour "Take Off" took place on Friday and Saturday at Jangchung Arena in Seoul. The concerts followed the band's long-awaited comeback on Thursday with its third full-length album "Take Off." The six members packed both nights with three hours of live perf...

Internationally acclaimed soprano Jo Su-mi will embark on a five-city tour in June, performing in Gongju and Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province; Ulsan; Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province; and Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Titled “2023 Jo Sumi Concert: In Love,” the tour will kick off at the Gongju Culture and Art Center on June 8. The tour will continue at the Dangjin Culture and Art Center on...

Marvel Studios' new film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" has surpassed 1 million admissions at the fastest pace among this year's releases in South Korea, its local distributor said Saturday. The film had garnered a cumulative audience of 1.02 million as of midnight Friday, the fourth day of its release, according to Walt Disney Company Korea. It became the fastest film to surpass 1 million ad...

Fifty Fifty has made it into the top 10 of the British Official Singles Chart for the first time as a K-pop girl group with its new viral hit song "Cupid." According to the latest chart released Friday, "Cupid" rose nine places from last week to rank No. 9 in its sixth consecutive week on the chart. Since debuting at No. 96, the song has climbed rapidly up the rankings to reach No. 61, 34, 26, ...

The documentary “The Story of Dreams: Picture Brides” received an award at the 56th-edition of Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival. The South Korean documentary won the Silver Remi at the film festival, founded in 1968 and the third-oldest film festival in the US. Past winners of the annual festival include Steven Spielberg. The film festival ran from April 25 to 30 in Houston. Create...

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3” (US) Opened May 3 Action Directed by James Gunn The American superhero franchise concludes its trilogy by looking deeper into the story of Rocket, and showing how Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, gathers his team to defend the universe and complete the last mission to protect the Guardians. “Dream” (South Korea) Opened April 26 Drama Di...

I.M of Monsta X is gearing up to resume his solo career with an album due out next month, according to a local media report on Thursday. He is preparing his album but no date for the release has been set yet, said agency Sony Music Entertainment Korea following the report. It will be his first album since he found a new agency in November last year, after the contract with Starship Entertainmen...

“Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938” premieres May 6 at 9:20 p.m. on tvN. The 12-part series will be available on Tving and global streamer Amazon Prime Video.

Under the Korean competition category, Shin Dong-min's "From You," which explores the significance of family, took home the grand prize. In the three-chapter film, the director's mother, Kim Hye-jung, stars in the film, while Shin himself also plays the role of her son in the last chapter. The film was praised for its setting in a unique genre, dismantling the boundary between documentary and na...

The Seoul Central District Court has fined a former foreign service employee 1 million won ($749) on charges of attempting to sell BTS member Jungkook's lost hat online, legal sources said Wednesday. The employee, whose identity has been withheld, put the bucket hat for sale on an online second-hand market for 10 million won in October, claiming the K-pop star had left it at the foreign ministry...

South Korean singer Im Chang-jung is being investigated by the prosecution and financial regulators for his alleged role in a stock price manipulation case. Eight stocks listed in the Korean stock market including Seoul Gas, Daesung Holdings and Sebang have plummeted to the daily limit of 30 percent through SG Securities Korea since April 24. He reportedly invested billions of won through indiv...