A growing number of Korean films are borrowing storylines from webtoons -- and “Killer Toon” is bringing the simple webtoon-based movie genre to a new level. The film, directed by Kim Yong-geun, takes a webtoon itself as the key motif. In the movie, Jiyoon, a horror webtoon artist played by Lee Si-young, submits her manuscript to an editor, barely meeting the deadline. What‘s scary is that Jiyoon’s episodes involve the editor‘s private. Then, a murder takes place. Detective Kicheol, played by Eo

Singer Lee Hyori has attempted to play with her image a bit in the music video for “Going Crazy,” from her fifth album “Monochrome.”The music video, unveiled Wednesday, features a male version of Lee, looking very handsome with a mustache and dressed head to toe in a man’s outfit. Having transformed herself into a “Miss Korea” and then a “Bad Girl,” now she appears as a bad boy flirting with a handful of pinup girls who are the actual candidates from modeling-based reality show “Korea’s Next Top

KBS TV announcer Chung Se-jin, 39, will marry a man 10 years her junior. The former presenter of KBS primetime news show “9 O’clock News,” Chung reportedly sent out wedding invitations to her colleagues earlier last week. The groom-to-be is a fellow Yonsei University alumnus and currently works at a commercial bank in downtown Seoul, sources said. Chung, who found fandom for her intelligent and modest news reading, will wed at a cathedral in Seoul on June 21. Chung’s former colleague, former KBS

Five-member boy band FTISLAND will sing the closing song of animated film “Toriko,” which will hit cinemas in Japan on July 27, the entertainers’ agency said Thursday. The song “Shiawa Seoli” will be released as the group’s 11th Japanese single cover on July 24. “Toriko” is based on a comic with same name released through Shonen Jump magazine since 2008. It follows the journey of Toriko, a gourmand, in search of the best ingredients around the world. The comic book was made into a TV animation f

K-shuttle provides foreign visitors a window into the rich culture of Korea

Artist Roh Choong-hyun devotes self to conventional painting in an art scene characterized by strong and varied use of different media and styles

Korean-born principal dancer of American Ballet Theater to give performance in Seoul

NEW YORK (AP) ― As a queen, Helen Mirren reigns on screen and stage.National Theatre Live, which broadcasts stage shows from England to movie screens worldwide, said Monday that its June 13 live broadcast of Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in the play “The Audience’’ has captured its largest audience to date.“We were expecting a big audience for it because there’s been great buzz but it’s turned out even greater than expected,’’ David Sabel, executive producer of NT Live, said in an interview from

It’s hard to digest all of Kanye West on his new album.“Yeezus’’ is the rapper’s darkest, eeriest and most erratic album of his six solo releases. He is in militant form on the 10-track set, rapping over beats that are artsy, electronic and gloomy. It’s a far stretch from the contemporary rap and pop success he achieved with more than a dozen Top 10 hits, including “Gold Digger,’’ “Stronger’’ and “Heartless.’’ But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.“Yeezus’’ continues on the dark and emotive pat

2NE1 is releasing its long-awaited new single next month, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-suk announced Tuesday morning through the agency’s website. According to the press release, the group will release a series of new singles, one at a time, from July to September. 2NE1 is also planning to release either an EP or full-length album in October, followed by a concert. On their upcoming song “Falling in Love,” 2NE1 have tried an entirely new genre, reggae, according to Yang.“2NE1 is certainly tryi

Despite lackluster chart performance, track ensures rapper is no one-hit wonder

Singer Lim Kim of singing duo Togewol has unveiled her first album as a solo artist.Titled “A Voice,” the album features five songs including the pre-released track “Number 1.” The album is slated for an official release on Tuesday, but the tracks were made available for downloading a day earlier.The title track “All Right” swept local music charts just hours after its release, topping at least five charts including, Mnet, Naver and Bugs and taking the No. 2 spot on Melon behind Sistar’s “Give I