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BIFF will not appoint festival director, citing ‘absence of sufficient candidates’

  The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) postponed the appointment of a permanent festival director, citing an “absence of sufficient candidates.” The festival opted instead...

Former idol Lee A-reum hospitalized after apparent suicide attempt

Former T-Ara member Lee A-reum has been hospitalized after an attempted suicide on Wednesday, according to local media reports. Lee left what was assumed to be...

Netflix’s ‘Physical: 100’: Meet the athletes behind the muscles

The second season of Netflix’s "Physical: 100," the popular Korean reality show that pits a hundred very in-shape humans against each other through a series...

‘We are showing how we are’: HYBE’s ILLIT impresses with ‘whimsical’ debut

“Witty and whimsical” and “music suitable for our age” are cliché phrases for many debuting K-pop bands. But ILLIT, HYBE’s latest girl group, demonstrates...

Twice’s Jihyo and Olympian Yun Sung-bin rumored to be dating

Jihyo of the girl group Twice is reportedly dating Olympic skeleton gold medalist and TV personality Yun Sung-bin, according to local media on Monday. Jihyo and Yun have...

‘aespa: World Tour in cinemas’ to hit Korean, Japanese theaters on April 10

  Girl group aespa’s concert film “aespa: World Tour in cinemas” will hit local and Japanese theaters on April 10, the film’s distributor CJ 4DPlex...

Actor Jung Eun-chae and designer Kim Chung-jae confirm relationship

Actor Jung Eun-chae is dating designer and TV personality Kim Chung-jae, both celebrities’ agencies confirmed on Thursday. “Kim Chung-jae and Jung Eun-chae are dating,” Jung’s...

Han So-hee sponsorship deals not renewed following news of relationship

Actor Han So-hee’s sponsorship deals with a number of brands have not been renewed after expiring in early March, despite the actor explaining that her...

Blackpink’s Jennie and BTS’s Jungkook maintain Billboard Hot 100 streak

Blackpink’s Jennie and BTS’s Jungkook continued their long streak on Billboard’s Hot 100 with their solo endeavors. Billboard released its weekly chart of the most popular songs in...

Spire Entertainment releases video of Omega X member touching former CEO

Spire Entertainment on Tuesday afternoon released a video of Omega X member Lee Hwi-chan groping the agency's former CEO Kang Seong-hee. The boy band's former...