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‘Squid Game’ Season 2 tops global Netflix chart one day after its release

Netflix's "Squid Game" Season 2 has ranked No. 1 on a global popularity chart for TV shows available on the streaming giant, just one...

Companies linked to Lee Jung-jae take a hit as foreign critics pan ‘Squid Game’ season two

Share prices for companies linked to actor Lee Jung-jae, the star of Netflix’s blockbuster series “Squid Game” (2021-), plummeted on Friday following dismal reviews...

‘Squid Game’ season 2 arrives: A must-see addition but plot leaves unanswered questions

Warning: The following article may contain spoilers. The games are back. Are you ready to play? Three years after season one of Netflix’s hit series...

NCT’s Jaemin donates 100 million won to Unicef for global child welfare

Jaemin, a member of boy band NCT, has donated 100 million won ($69,000) to Unicef's program for supporting children around the world, Unicef Korea...

SMTOWN Live 2025 to take place in five cities worldwide, including LA and Mexico City

SM Entertainment’s agencywide concert “SMTOWN Live” will take place in Seoul, Tokyo, Mexico City, Los Angeles and London to celebrate the K-pop agency’s 30th...

BTS’s V and Fifty Fifty make Billboard best new Christmas song list

BTS's V and girl group Fifty Fifty landed their songs on Billboard’s 25 Best New Christmas Songs of 2024 list on Dec. 19. The list...

Hyun Bin showcases deep, nuanced performance as Ahn Jung-geun in ‘Harbin’

The assassination of Hirobumi Ito, Japan's first prime minister and resident-general of Korea, by the iconic Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun in 1909...

Despite military service, BTS’s Jungkook breaks Weverse livestream record with 20.2 million views

BTS member Jungkook, currently serving in the military, set a record for the highest number of views on the fan community platform Weverse with...

ADOR warns of possible legal action over NewJeans members’ ‘NewJeanz’ account

K-pop agency ADOR warned of possible legal measures against NewJeans members' new "NewJeanz" Instagram account, saying that the company has already been receiving complaints...

Netflix’s ‘Single’s Inferno’ to return for fourth season in January

The fourth season of Netflix’s dating show “Single’s Inferno” will be released on Jan. 14, the streaming platform said Tuesday. Produced by Kim Jae-won and...