Unlike in many other sports, the standard practice in the esports industry is to keep the information on transfers and salary secret. The new minimum salary for LCK players has risen to 60 million won with the upcoming franchise system, which is higher than the minimum salary of any other pro sports league in Korea. Still, the top players are thought to get much more. One of the reasons is that ...

“Lonesome Jar: Poetic Fables” takes the animals, plants and objects that we see every day and tells stories from their perspective, talking about human relationships and love. “While writing these tales, I was finally able to discover that in the midst of understanding and loving each other lay my own existential value and meaning,” writes Jeong in the preface to “Lonesome Jar: Poetic Fables.” ...

Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas presents holiday cakes by NY patissier Grand Deli located on the ground floor of Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong is offering holiday cakes that will lift the festive mood of Christmas and year-end home parties for a limited time only from Tuesday to Dec. 31. These are all available for reservation from Nov. 25. Head patissier Eric P. Kala...

Filming of “The Penthouse: War in Life” was almost finished for the first season when the production team was notified of the positive COVID-19 test. The drama attained a viewership rating of 16 percent with the latest episode, which aired Tuesday, making it one of the most popular dramas this quarter. The drama industry responded promptly to the extras’ diagnoses. The production staff immediate...

After a monthlong break, reality show “Fake Men” returned to local streaming platform Kakao TV on Tuesday at noon with its fifth episode, titled “3000 PT gymnastics ... start of a new training process.” The second season of “Fake Men” went on hiatus after some of the instructors came under scrutiny over their past. The program was also criticized for excessive violence and near torture of the pa...

Local movie theaters that were hoping “Space Sweepers” would bring life to cinemas are facing further challenges as the social distancing level was to be heighted to Level 2 starting Tuesday. “It’s unfortunate that we cannot show ‘Space Sweepers’ in our theaters because of distributor Merry Christmas’ decision. But it’s not like we don’t understand their decision because of the special circumsta...

In addition to the Michelin-starred restaurants, 60 Bib Gourmand restaurants, serving quality food at prices under 45,000 won ($40), were selected prior to the event on Thursday along with 86 Plate restaurants, recognized for their delicious food. For more information about restaurants listed in Michelin Guide Seoul 2021, visit the website at https://guide.michelin.com/kr/ko. By Lim Jang-won ( ...

Picture book “The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story,” released in September, recounts the story of author Thao Lam, who escaped Vietnam after the Vietnam War in a small fishing boat with her parents, becoming a refugee at age 2. Known for previous works including “Skunk on a String” and “My Cat Looks Like My Dad,” Lam walks through the pain of her refugee experience as well as the help she received in...

Later on Thursday, Bwipo posted a lengthy apology in both Korean and English regarding the event. “This time, I want to do it right,” said Bwipo in his tweet with link (tl.gd/n_1srfb4k) to an apology that addressed many criticism towards him. He mentioned that he will directly contact Effort as well as apologize for his failure to stand up for the Koreans that are not homophobic or racist despit...

Meanwhile, a spin-off program, “The Masked Dancer,” will be shown by Fox in the US starting Dec. 27. “More than five countries are already scheduled to launch their remake of ‘The King of Mask Singer’ next year,” said media business official at MBC. “In addition to the spin-off program ‘The Masked Dancer,’ export of other completely new formats are scheduled.” The original “The King of Mask Sin...

Shinsegae Chosun Hotel X L’Escape Hotel offer ‘Romantic Mood’ package Shinsegae Chosun Hotel in central Seoul’s Jung-gu has collaborated with L’Escape Hotel to offer the Romantic Mood package for guests who want to spend a romantic night during the holiday season. Guests using the package will be offered a special dim sum meal, depending on the room type, at the Palais de Chine in L’Escape Hote...

After a week of online voting, the most popular player in each of the five roles in League of Legends was selected to play in the 2020 LoL All-Star Event on Dec. 18 to 20. Unlike the previous years in which current and retired pros and influencers from all over the world gathered in one city, this year’s event will be held online. All the chosen players from Korean LoL esports league, LoL Champi...

Mobile content streaming platform Kakao TV will kick off its latest original drama “No, Thank You” on Saturday at 10 a.m. through its mobile app, KakaoTalk. “No, Thank You” is based on popular webtoon “Myeoneuragi” by Soo Shin-ji, serialized on Instagram in 2016 with 600,000 followers. “Myeoneuragi” is a term coined by Soo to describe the period when a daughter-in-law, or “myeoneuri,” is new to ...

Busan Esports Arena will officially open Wednesday, Busan Metropolitan City and Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency announced Tuesday. The esports arena to open in Busan on the 15th and 16th floors of Samjung Tower is the first arena dedicated to esports to open outside the capital area. This is the first of the three esports arenas supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to open...

While audition shows are a dime a dozen on Korean television, JTBC’s newest program “Sing Again” promises to be a new type of singing program that will touch the hearts of viewers. “Sing Again” features actor and singer Lee Seung-gi as its host and eight judges who will evaluate 71 singers auditioning for the program. As opposed to previous audition programs that tried to find new talent, each “...