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Park Chan-wook directs upcoming HBO original ‘The Sympathizer’

Korean director Park Chan-wook, the maestro behind Bafta-nominated “Decision to Leave” (2022), is coming to the small screen with an HBO original, “The Sympathizer.” HBO...

K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty shoots to fame with TikTok hit snip

Girl group Fifty Fifty shot to stardom late last month by becoming the fastest K-pop group to land on the Billboard Hot 100. Its...

Blackpink’s Lisa to feature on Big Bang Taeyang’s upcoming solo album

Blackpink's Lisa will feature on Big Bang Taeyang’s upcoming solo album according to Taeyang’s agency The Black Label on Wednesday. Local media reported on Wednesday...

ARMY takes to Twitter to protest Billboard ranking of Jimin’s latest track

Boy band BTS's fan club ARMY started an online protest against Billboard on Tuesday, claiming that the U.S. music chart tweaked its rules to...

Pinkfong Baby Shark kids’ stories now available on Apple Podcasts

The Pinkfong Company launched its Pinkfong Baby Shark podcast channel on Apple Podcasts in collaboration with Apple, The Pinkfong Company announced Tuesday. The Pinkfong Baby...

Ravi of VIXX leaves group as prosecutors seek two-year sentence for draft dodging

Rapper Ravi announced he would leave his band VIXX after prosecutors on Tuesday sought a two-year sentence for the K-pop star for trying to...

K-pop idols go solo to keep career alive, and they’re succeeding

When K-pop top dog BTS announced a break in group activities last June, one of the first questions that came to critics’ minds was...

Returned paintings shed light on artistic golden age

Four important paintings from Korea’s late Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) were discovered in the United States and will soon return to their motherland. One is...

Singer, actor Lee Seung-gi and actor Lee Da-in hold wedding ceremony

Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi and actor Lee Da-in held their wedding ceremony on Friday. Held at Grand InterContinental Hotel Seoul Parnas in Gangnam District,...

Booker Prize nominated novel ‘Love in the Big City’ set for TV adaptation

'Booker Prize' nominated novel “Love in the Big City” will be adapted into a drama, set for release on streaming services next year. "Love in...