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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
Illegal drones cause 122 flight disruptions in four years
[New in Korean] Architectural wonder, love story in Paris from award-winning architect/novelist
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
Korea’s influential ‘ants’ to rally against capital gains tax
Sri Lanka votes in first poll since economic collapse
California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
[New in Korean] 'Loh Ki-wan' author explores life, death, meaninglessness of war
S. Korea to inject $37m in joint R&D projects with Czech Republic
S. Korea, Czech Republic to increase direct flights
Yoon, Fiala seek wider range of cooperation beyond nuclear energy
Seoul, Prague to team up throughout nuclear energy project delivery
EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid
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Rapper gets suspended sentence for assaulting girlfriend
Nov 23, 2018
An appeals court upheld rapper Iron’s 2016 sentence of eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, after a lower court found him guilty of multiple counts of assault.The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday found Iron, 26, guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend on several occasions, including an assault during a sexual encounter.He was also ordered to perform 80 hours of community service. (Yonhap)Iron was booked without detention in September 2016 after punching his girlfriend
Block B without Zico? Group leader not renewing with agency
Nov 23, 2018
Rapper Zico is leaving Block B after his five-year contract with the group’s label recently expired. Seven Seasons, which represents Block B, announced in a statement on Friday that Zico and the agency had agreed not to renew.“We thank Zico for (all the efforts he put in) as the leader and producer of Block B,” Seven Seasons said in its statement. “We wish Zico luck on his new beginning. We will always support him.” Zico (Yonhap)The remaining six band members have extended their contracts, Seve
Jang Geun-suk’s fans sue online commenters for defamation
Nov 23, 2018
Cri-J, the fan club of actor Jang Geun-suk, is taking legal action in defense of its hero’s reputation. The fan club told local media Friday that it had launched a fundraiser in August, seeking 20 million won ($17,690) to sue online rumormongers who had posted “unfounded ill-intended words (against Jang Geun-suk).” Fans say the targets of the suit repeatedly left malicious comments about Jang. With the funds it raised, the fan club recently filed a defamation suit against the commenters. (Tree J
Drunken Tiger says he considered giving up music for financial reasons
Nov 23, 2018
South Korean hip-hop icon Drunken Tiger has opened up about struggling with financial difficulties five years ago.He said during a group interview with reporters on Thursday that he was so financially strapped that he considered giving up music and starting a tteokbokki (a spicy rice cake dish) stand in his neighborhood.In South Korea, a tteokbokki stand is one of the most common businesses opened by low-income self-employed workers.The story came as a surprise because the award-winning hip-hop
‘Make way, Mr. President’: BTS storms Time’s person of the year poll
Nov 22, 2018
Opposition party lawmaker weighs in on BTS and Moon competing in Time’s poll
BTS wins first platinum single and first gold album from RIAA
Nov 22, 2018
BTS recently won its first platinum single and two gold album certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America.RIAA certifications are awarded based on number of recording units sold -- over 500,000 certify for gold, over 1 million platinum, over 10 million diamond. (Big Hit Entertainment)The septet’s latest album “Love Yourself: Answer,” which debuted at the top of Billboard 200’s Sept. 1 chart, has been certified gold, becoming its first gold-certified album. The lead track to t
‘Produce 101’ star Jeon Somi to debut solo under YG subsidiary
Nov 21, 2018
Jeon Somi, a winner of season one of the talent competition show “Produce 101,” will embark on a solo career in March 2019. (Mnet)Jeon debuted with the yearlong project group I.O.I following the season finale in April 2016. Comprising contenders who finished within the top 11, I.O.I enjoyed success, winning three new artist of the year awards at three of the major music awards at home: Golden Disc, Mnet Asian Music Awards and Seoul Music Awards.Previously signed with JYP Entertainment, Jeon did
Rapper Microdot apologizes after parents’ fraud allegations
Nov 21, 2018
Rapper Microdot has apologized in the face of growing pressure to address fraud allegations surrounding his parents.In a statement released Wednesday, the rapper said, “First and foremost, I want to apologize to those who were hurt because of what my parents did.” (Microdot`s Instagram)“As a son, I think I have some responsibility to bear. I want to meet each and every one (of the victims) and listen,” he added. Microdot also apologized for his previous comments that the allegations are unfounde
Steven Yoo announces new album after controversy, plans to donate proceeds
Nov 21, 2018
Steven Yoo, also known as Yoo Seung-jun, will release a digital album after an 11-year hiatus that followed a controversial decision to acquire US citizenship. By becoming a US citizen, Yoo was able to avoid South Korea’s mandatory military service.According to local media, the singer will send out a prerelease track Thursday, titled “Another Day.” The song is a medium-tempo ballad. (Steven Yoo Weibo)Yoo’s album will be available Dec. 5 along with a music video for the title track. The singer c
Ed Sheeran on BTS: ‘I think they are great’
Nov 20, 2018
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday that he is interested in working with BTS, saying the band is “great.” (Twitter)“Actually, I wrote a song that I think they might be messing with. I heard this the other day,” said Sheeran in an interview with a UK media outlet. “I really like BTS though, I think they are great.” (Instagram)Tuesday was not the first time the renowned singer has shown interest in collaboration with BTS. When the boy band released its latest album, “Love Yourse
J.Fla becomes first Korean YouTuber to reach 10m subscribers
Nov 20, 2018
YouTube sensation J.Fla, famous for her covers of Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” and Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito,” has become the first independent Korean YouTuber to attract 10 million subscribers.“J.Fla is the first individual Korean YouTuber to surpass 10 million subscribers,” J.Fla’s agency Feel Music said Tuesday.(J.Fla Music=YouTube)The singer, also known as her Korean name Kim Jung-hwa, wrote “10,000,000 subscribers! It’s incredible! I didn’t expect this to happen so soon.” on her Twitter accoun
Wanna One makes its ‘bittersweet’ return with first -- and last -- EP
Nov 19, 2018
K-pop boy group Wanna One returned with its new -- and probably last -- album on Monday, eliciting a mix of excitement and sadness among its fans. The project boy group, comprised of 11 winners of music channel Mnet‘s idol competition show “Produce 101,” started its group activities in August 2017 for a limited time, with its deadline set at the end of this year. The new album, “1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny),” is the group’s first full-length album. It has so far dropped two EPs, “1×1=1 (To Be One)”
European tour marks SPO’s first step toward normalcy
Nov 19, 2018
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to embark on first European tour in four years
[Newsmaker] ‘Blame system, not men’: San E defends controversial ‘Feminist’
Nov 19, 2018
Rapper’s new song latest tussle in South Korean gender war
Idols spotted on the way to Suneung test sites
Nov 16, 2018
Students in Korea who were born in the year 2000 took the national collge entrance exam Thursday, and several pop stars were among them. On the morning of the test day, reporters spotted several teenage stars headed to their assigned test sites. Kim Chae-won (Yonhap) Kang Hye-won, Kim Chae-won and Sakura Miyawaki (Yonhap)IZ*ONE’s Kim Chae-won went to a high school in Songpa-gu, Seoul, flanked by her bandmates Kang Hye-won and Sakura Miyawaki who walked her to the gates in support. Choi Bo-min
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