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'1 million' Christians join anti-LGBTQ+ marriage rally
Subsidies for kimchi-making? Napa cabbage's importance in Korea
LG Energy Q3 net rises 34 pct on one-off gains
Finance minister vows swift response to 'unwarranted' volatility amid global uncertainties
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[Editorial] Poor approval rating
[Allison Schrager] Populism bad for economic growth
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 22, officials say, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv hurts dozens
An Byeong-hun triumphs after all-Korean playoff at Genesis Championship
Ticketing system error disrupts bus terminals across nation
Yoon's office reviews economic impact of Israel's attack on Iran, safety of S. Koreans in Middle East
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Blackpink’s Jennie to make acting debut in HBO drama ‘The Idol’
Television
Jul 19, 2022
Jennie of popular K-pop girl group Blackpink will make her acting debut in the upcoming HBO drama series “The Idol,“ according to her label YG Entertainment on Tuesday. Co-produced by Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye, better known by his stage name The Weeknd, Sam Levison and Reza Fahim, the series is set against the backdrop of the music industry in Los Angeles. The story revolves around a self-help guru and cult leader who develops a complicated yet romantic relationship with an up-
Hyolyn hopes to shake off burden from ‘Summer Queen’ title with new EP ‘iCE’
K-pop
Jul 18, 2022
K-pop singer Hyolyn, known as the “summer queen” in the local music scene for her powerful vocals and summery hit songs, has returned to the stage with her third EP, titled “iCE,” hoping to introduce a wide spectrum of her musical style and color. “iCE” marks the artist’s return after nearly a two-year hiatus since her second EP “Say My Name” was released that August. The musician also participated in producing the new album, as well as writ
Experimental Film and Video festival explores cinematic conventions
Film
Jul 18, 2022
A total of 34 films are in the running for awards at the Seoul International Experimental Film and Video Festival (EXiS), which kicked off last Thursday. This year, 12 films were selected for the Korean Competition Section and 22 films for the International Competition Section from more than 1,400 submissions from 72 countries. Among the films premiering at EXiS are “Night Scene Charminar” by Gautam Valluri, which features a sleepwalker roaming around a night market in Old Hyderab
Tooniverse to air hit Nickelodeon animated series
Television
Jul 18, 2022
Tooniverse, a leading South Korean animation channel and an affiliate of South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM, will air Nickelodeon series starting in August. Titled “Nickelodeon Time,” Tooniverse will present hit American animated series daily from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The animated comedy series “SpongeBob SquarePants” is set to air at 5 p.m. on weekdays and 5:30 p.m. on weekends. The show, featuring a square yellow sponge character, ha
[Today’s K-pop] Ateez announces follow-up world tour dates
K-pop
Jul 18, 2022
Ateez announced plans for world tour dates scheduled for later this year. “The Followship: Break the Wall” will be a follow-up to the band’s current tour, “The Fellowship.” A two-day concert in Seoul at the end of October will kick off the tour that will bring the band to six cities in the US in November. The following month, the band will head to Toronto before flying to Chiba, Japan. The group has been hosting “The Fellowship,” hopping from Seoul
[Herald Review] 33,000 fans join Psy for summer night rave
K-pop
Jul 18, 2022
Veteran musician returns with water-drenched ‘Summer Swag’ concert
[Reporter’s Notebook] I never thought I would be a K-pop fan. Until I was.
K-pop
Jul 18, 2022
My life switching between continents as a third-culture kid gave me a crystal-clear music taste. I was an avid fan of Justin Bieber, Boys Like Girls and Cody Simpson a decade ago, when Girls’ Generation, Big Bang and Super Junior were major drivers of the Korean Wave. None of these singers would make it onto my iPod playlist. Please allow me to be candid. I never knew I would be interested in K-pop, nor would I have ever expected myself to listen to idols’ songs. While Shinee w
Seventeen to drop repackaged album
K-pop
Jul 18, 2022
K-pop boy group Seventeen will return Monday with a repackaged version of its fourth studio album, "Face the Sun." The new album titled "Sector 17" is to hit online music services at about 6 p.m., according to the band's agency, Pledis Entertainment. "Sector 17" will have four new songs, including "_World," "Fallin' Flower" and "Cheers," in addition to nine tracks off "Face the Sun," the agency said. The main track,
K-pop girl group aespa debuts at No. 3 on Billboard albums chart
K-pop
Jul 18, 2022
k"Girls," the second EP from South Korean girl group aespa, landed at No. 3 on US Billboard's main albums chart. Billboard has said in an article Sunday (US time) that the quartet reached the milestone on the upcoming Billboard 200 chart for this week by earning 56,000 equivalent album units in the United States. "Girls" became the second highest-charted album by a K-pop girl group after BLACKPINK hit No. 2 with its first full-length album "The Album" in 2020.
K-pop album sales hit record high in first half
K-pop
Jul 18, 2022
Sales of K-pop albums have once again renewed their all-time-high level in the first half of this year, with the music continuing to be in its heyday, a local market tracker said. According to Kim Jin-woo, head researcher of Circle Chart, which reports accumulated sales and streams, on Sunday, combined sales of the nation's top 400 physical albums have risen to 34.9 million copies in the first half, up 34.6 percent from a year ago. It was the highest first-half sales figure of all time. Fir
[Unveil] Choreographer Hyojin Choi on life before and after ‘Street Woman Fighter’
Music
Jul 18, 2022
The 2021 TV competition “Street Woman Fighter” has changed the scene for dancers. The show put dancers, who usually played a support role on the stage, in the spotlight and gave them their own fan bases. Hyojin Choi said she could feel the change after her time on the popular show. “I’ve been dancing since I was a student, and at that time, everyone from my school teachers to my family had this image about dancing: ‘How is that going to make a living?’ &ls
[Herald Interview] Hitmaker Choi Dong-hoon feels pressure with high-budget film ‘Alienoid’
Film
Jul 17, 2022
From his debut feature “The Big Swindle” (2004) to his most recent megahit film “Assassination” (2015), which attracted over 10 million viewers, there is not a single movie out of the six directed by Choi Dong-hoon that has failed to appeal to Korean audiences. The 51-year-old director’s other crime film “The Thieves” also broke the 10-million mark when it was released in 2012. Many people might assume that the word “failure” is simply n
[Today’s K-pop] Zico to drop pre-release single from 4th EP
K-pop
Jul 15, 2022
Zico will release a track from upcoming fourth EP in advance, according to agency KOZ Entertainment on Friday. Single “Seoul Drift” from EP “Grown Ass Kid” will be dropped on July 19 and the teaser photograph that came with the news showed him taking a break on a motorcycle against a dizzying night view of Seoul. On Thursday, he shared the list of songs for the five-track EP including focus track “Freak.” The musician participated in writing all songs a
J-Hope’s ‘Jack In The Box’ walks through fire by flaming his musical passion
K-pop
Jul 15, 2022
From “More” to “Arson,” the jam-packed 10-track package aims to branch out to ‘new side’ of the singer-turned-soloist
Pinkfong to expand IP-based NFTs
Cartoon
Jul 15, 2022
Pinkfong, the company behind the hit YouTube “Baby Shark Dance,” is set to sell shark family-related non-fungible tokens on the digital art platform and marketplace MakersPlace in the third quarter of the year. According to the company, a total of 10,000 generative art NFTs, including the members of shark family -- Mommy Shark, Daddy Shark, Grandma Shark, Alec (the grandfather shark) and Ollie, the Little Baby Shark -- and background images, will be produced for the upcoming projec
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