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K-CULTURE

Blackpink chosen as Time Magazine’s 2022 Entertainer of the Year

Girl group Blackpink has been chosen as Time Magazine's 2022 Entertainer of the Year. This is the first time for a K-pop girl group to...

Minho becomes last piece of the SHINee puzzle with solo EP ‘Chase’

Minho of SHINee is ready to prove his artistry as he becomes the fifth and final member of the boy band to start a...

RM’s ‘Wild Flower,’ ‘Indigo’ top iTunes charts in multiple countries

"Wild Flower," the lead track of BTS leader RM's solo debut album "Indigo," topped iTunes top songs charts in 87 countries, the group's agency...

Comedy film ‘Men of Plastic’ takes on serious subjects related to plastic surgery industry

It is no secret that a nip and tuck is widely associated as part of the K-beauty regime. Over the past two decades, Apgujeong-dong —...

APAC Disney Content Showcase highlights 12 upcoming Korean productions

SINGAPORE — At the Asia Pacific (APAC) Disney Content Showcase held at Marina Bay Sands Singapore last week, The Walt Disney Company was betting...

SM Entertainment, Saudi Arabia to strengthen cultural partnership

SM Entertainment chief producer Lee Soo-man and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Tourism Minister Princess Haifa bint Muhammad Al Saud signed a business agreement to strengthen...

Hallyu: For some, a dream maker, and others, a heart breaker

For Ludovica Lucanto, a 31-year-old Italian graduate student at Korea University, K-pop was her savior. “I experienced a sad and depressing period in my life...

Netflix creating documentary on director Bong Joon-ho’s early 20s

Netflix is creating a documentary centering on director Bong Joon-ho’s life from his 20s, the streaming platform said Friday. Titled "Yellow Door: Looking for Director...

SM chairman proposes ‘metaverse museum’ as part of Diriyah Gate Project

Lee Soo-man, founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, proposed the building of “a metaverse museum” as part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing Diriyah...

J-Hope, NewJeans named on Rolling Stone’s list of The 100 Best Albums of 2022

Music from K-pop acts J-Hope of BTS and NewJeans made it on Rolling Stone’s list of The 100 Best Albums of 2022 on Thursday. J-Hope’s...