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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 22, officials say, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv hurts dozens
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BTS' Suga fully recovers from COVID-19, released from isolation
K-pop
Jan 3, 2022
Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS has fully recovered from the new coronavirus and been released from isolation, his agency said Monday. "Suga was released from isolation at noon as he was confirmed to have fully recovered from COVID-19," Big Hit Music said on the agency's fan community platform Weverse. The rapper tested positive for the virus on Dec. 24 after returning home the previous day from Los Angeles, where the group had large-scale live concerts between late November and early D
S.M. Entertainment launches digital passport membership for fans
K-pop
Jan 3, 2022
K-pop powerhouse S.M. Entertainment has launched the Music Nation SMTown Meta-passport, a digital passport membership for fans, the company said Monday. The digital passport membership is a new version of identification issued by the entertainment firm to the “citizens” of SMTown Virtual Nation in August 2012. The new digital passport membership can be used to identify as a virtual Music Nation citizen. Music Nation SMTown was established nearly a decade ago to integrate the agenc
'Spider-Man' tops 6m admissions for 1st time since pandemic
Film
Jan 3, 2022
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" has surpassed a cumulative 6 million admissions for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began in South Korea, box office data said Monday. The latest Marvel superhero film attracted 705,000 people from Friday-Sunday, bringing its combined total to 6.07 million, according to the data by the Korean Film Council. It is the first time a film has reached the 6 million line since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country in January in 2020. &
[Herald Review] From Seventeen to Justin Bieber, Hybe artists open new year with ‘2022 Weverse Con’
K-pop
Jan 2, 2022
Hybe’s year-end gig pays tribute to K-pop icon Seo Tai-ji, celebrates a ‘New Era’ of music
[Today’s K-pop] The Boyz’ New shares 1st self-written song
K-pop
Dec 31, 2021
New of The Boyz put out his first self-written song “0329 from.24,” said agency IST Entertainment Friday. Through the song the idol singer expressed his gratitude for the love he has received from fans and wrote a letter before the release of the song to elaborate. “There have been many times I was lonely and sad but thanks to you I could be a happy 24-year-old. I made this song hoping that The B could get what little consolation whenever you are overwhelmed b
Top 10 singers from ‘Tomorrow’s National Singer’ say their music sets them apart
Music
Dec 31, 2021
For the top 10 contestants of TV Chosun’s K-pop audition program, “Tomorrow’s National Singer,” their range of music is what differentiates them from other outstanding singers from other audition programs. “From a folk singer to vocalist in a rock band and from a K-pop boy band to actor in a musical stage, all the members have unique charms to make an appeal to the public,” Park Jang-hyun said in an interview in Gangnam, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. “
S.M. Entertainment launches streaming platform Beyond Live
K-pop
Dec 31, 2021
K-pop powerhouse S.M. Entertainment has launched Beyond Live, an online-only streaming platform for concerts, the company said Friday. The announcement came ahead of the entertainment firm’s “SMTOWN LIVE 2022 : SMCU EXPRESS@KWANGYA,” a free online concert slated for Saturday. The online streaming platform, operated under Beyond Live Corp., was jointly created last year by South Korea’s largest web portal operator, Naver, and S.M. Entertainment. It is currently a subsidi
BoA, Girls’ Generation, Red Velvet and aespa team up for ‘GOT the beat’
K-pop
Dec 31, 2021
Super group of seven ready to put their talent on full display through “Step Back”
BTS' J-hope donates W100m for children in need amid pandemic
K-pop
Dec 31, 2021
J-hope, a member of K-pop superband BTS, donated 100 million won ($84,000) Friday for children suffering economic hardships amid the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, a charity group said. According to ChildFund Korea, J-hope expressed hope that his donation will be used to help children in need have a warm winter. "I was concerned for children who would be spending a cold and lonely holiday season due to economic hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic," J-hope said. The donation will be
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week
Film
Dec 31, 2021
The King’s Man (UK) Opened Dec. 22 Action Directed by Matthew Vaughn In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against the worst tyrants and criminal masterminds that joined hands to start a war and wipe out millions of people. Conrad (Harris Dickinson), who had witnessed World War I, hopes to join the army and fight for the country but his dad, Duke of Oxford, (Ralph Fiennes) is against the idea. Spider-Man: No Way Home (US) Opened Dec. 15 Act
[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Lisa sets record on Spotify with solo song
K-pop
Dec 30, 2021
Lisa of Blackpink generated 300 million streams on Spotify with her solo song, “Money,” in 112 days, the shortest time for a K-pop solo musician, according to label YG Entertainment. The song, which ranked No. 93 on Billboard’s Hot 100 when it came out, is from her solo debut album, “Lalisa.” It also topped iTunes’ top songs chart in 72 regions. Last month, the performance video for “Money” surpassed 300 million views on YouTube
[Herald Interview] Jo Gwangil blazes fast raps to express emotions in his heart
K-pop
Dec 30, 2021
Winner of ‘Show Me The Money 10’ talks about winning hip-hop audition program, career and musical values
Can ‘Policeman’ be next Spider-Man in 2022?
Film
Dec 30, 2021
Despite the toughened social distancing rules, Korean action film “The Policeman’s Lineage,” directed by Lee Kyu-man, is set to be released Wednesday, with hopes of becoming a hit akin to “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Marvel ‘s latest Spider-Man film, which was released Dec. 15 here, has sold more than 5 million tickets, according to box office figures released by the Korean Film Council, setting a high mark for a film since the pandemic began. The charm of Lee
Viewer’s voice shakes Korean broadcaster
Television
Dec 30, 2021
Online debate grows over criticisms aimed at JTBC’s ‘Snowdrop’
Yoo Jae-suk sweeps 16th grand prize at MBC Entertainment Awards
Television
Dec 30, 2021
Top comedian Yoo Jae-suk, arguably the biggest television celebrity in Korean broadcasting, won the grand prize at the MBC Entertainment Awards on Wednesday. This year’s award makes it the 16th grand prize win for the 49-year-old comedian if combined with his previous awards from the country’s three major broadcasters -- at KBS in 2005 and 2014, at SBS in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019, and at MBC in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2020. This year’s award recog
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