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February 24, 2021 Culture

KOCCA to invest W22.4b in Korean games

The Korea Creative Content Agency announced a budget of 22.4 billion won ($20 million) to promote the local games industry and produce global game content. The budget, which is a significant increas...

Afreeca user apologizes for derogatory content shot in Brazil

Broadcaster Sijosae on livestreaming platform Afreeca apologized in the early hours of Wednesday for videos he uploaded during his trip in Brazil earlier this month. Videos of Sijosae’s trip stoked ...

February 24, 2021
Culture
Franchise system’s impact on the first round of LCK

The first round of the League of Legends Champions Korea Spring Split season came to an end Friday, with the 10 teams all having faced each other, making apparent the advantages and disadvantages of ...

February 24, 2021
More sports
[Feature] What it’s like to be a comedian YouTuber

The top YouTuber couple thought that stage experience and ample talent made many comedians natural-born YouTubers. Many comedians, whether they were previously well known or not, did find success aft...

February 22, 2021
Culture
‘Penthouse 2’ kicks off with over 20% viewership rating

SBS suspense drama series “The Penthouse: War in Life” reached over 20 percent viewership rating with its first two episodes in its follow-up season, continuing the success from the first season. Wr...

February 21, 2021
Television
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and Packages

InterContinental launches collaboration with artist Jackson Shim InterContinental Seoul Coex in Samseong-dong offers the “Gallery in the Room with Jackson Shim” package, where guests can appreciate ...

February 19, 2021
Food&Beverage
Big Hit, Universal Music Group to launch new K-pop boy band in US

“With their innovative approach to developing artists and embracing new technology, Big Hit has become one of the most dynamic companies in music entertainment,” said Lucian Grainge, chairman & CEO o...

February 18, 2021
Entertainment
KOMCA copyright fee hike angers local streaming services

Local over-the-top media services gathered at Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday to express their anger at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s approval in December of an increase in the music copyrigh...

February 17, 2021
Music
‘Sing Again’ top 3 reflect on their audition experience

Winner Lee Seung-yoon, runner-up Jeong Hong-il and third-place contestant Lee Mu-jin of JTBC’s audition program “Sing Again” shared their thoughts on going from nameless singers to famous singers dur...

February 16, 2021
Television
Song Joong-ki as antihero in tvN drama ‘Vincenzo’

Actor Song Joong-ki is returning to the small screen as a lawyer and an Italian mafia consigliere in the tvN drama “Vincenzo” this Saturday. “Vincenzo” centers on the story of an antihero named Vinc...

February 15, 2021
Television
SBS draws fire for editing out gay kisses from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

“Bohemian Rhapsody” reached the highest viewership share of all movies shown on TV during the Seollal holidays, but terrestrial broadcaster SBS faced criticism for deleting the film’s homosexual scen...

February 15, 2021
Television
LCK generation change, while Faker and Deft hit milestones

Meanwhile, veterans Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok of T1 and Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu of Hanwha Life Esports set LCK records last week, with Faker reaching both his 600th game and his 400th win in the LCK, the fi...

February 11, 2021
More sports
Wavve compensates customers 140 free movies for network failures

Local video streaming platform Wavve announced that it is providing 140 movies for free as compensation for network failures this year. Wavve, which has the highest number of users of all Korean OTT...

February 10, 2021
Television
[Newsmaker] Big Hit, YG, UMG, Kiswe eye global market with online concert platform VenewLive

VenewLive aims to use cutting-edge technology to deliver artists’ unique content in the best way possible, and to provide a revolutionary concert experience for fans. The technology has already been...

February 10, 2021
K-pop
From nameless singer to audition winner: Lee Seung-yoon wins ‘Sing Again’

Praised by the judges as a groundbreaking singer, Lee Seung-yoon, who has released a number as a soloist and is also the lead vocalist for the band Alary-Kanson, sang Lee Juck’s “Water” and received ...

February 9, 2021
Television

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