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August 5, 2020 Music

Pentaport Rock Festival to be held Oct. 16-17 both on, offline

The 2020 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival will take place Oct. 16-17 at Songdo Pentaport Park, the city of Incheon announced on Wednesday. The festival will take place both on and offline, with perfo...

Worlds schedule in Shanghai causes concern for LCK fans

With the date for the World Championship finalized, LoL Champions Korea players expressed their determination to perform at the worlds, but also expressed concerns at the tight schedule. “If we go t...

August 5, 2020
Culture
First-ever gaming audition program features new talent, legendary mentors

Four legendary retired professional gamers joined the program as mentors. Two-time world champion “Wolf” has teamed up with “PawN,” the 2014 world champion, to create a five-person roster team. 2015...

August 2, 2020
More sports
‘Mr. Trot’ Seoul concert to start Aug.7 with restrictions

The “Mr. Trot” Seoul concert, featuring top contestants from TV Chosun’s record-breaking program, has been rescheduled to Aug. 7 to 23, after the local government relaxed regulations on large-scale c...

August 2, 2020
Music
[Herald Interview] Choi Hyun-woo brings magic online

By Lim Jang-won ( ljw@heraldcorp.com )

August 1, 2020
Theater
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and Packages

‘Relax 26 Hours Package’ at Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Hotel & Residences presents a staycation package, “Relax 26 Hours Package.” The package includes ...

July 31, 2020
Food&Beverage
LCK franchise model attracts conglomerates and celebrities

Such heightened attention by companies in the LCK franchise system is due to League of Legends being the most popular game in Korea, and the franchise system aims to make esports something all genera...

July 29, 2020
Culture
‘Doomed Marriage’ heats up Monday night with unfiltered adult talk

Sky Channel and Channel A’s new adult talk show, “Doomed Marriage” premiered Monday, bringing to light real problems that married couples face. The 90-minute program was divided into two parts with ...

July 28, 2020
Television
Ssak 3 debuts on ‘Show! Music Core’ with record ratings

Ssak 3 made their debut on MBC’s “Show! Music Core” on Saturday, after sweeping the music charts with their song, “Beach Again.” The trio, made up of entertainer Yoo Jae-suk, singers Lee Hyo-ri and ...

July 27, 2020
Television
Songpa-gu draws criticism over cancellation of ‘Mr. Trot’ concert

The much-anticipated “Mr. Trot” tour, scheduled to start Friday at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul and continue nationwide, has been delayed yet again after the local government banned concerts...

July 25, 2020
Music
Former ILUV member Minah hospitalized as dispute with agency, band spirals out of control

The other ILUV members took to social media on Thursday and expressed shock and betrayal at what they said were Minah’s false accusations. The continued back and forth between the agency and Minah i...

July 24, 2020
K-pop
Three teams win 2020 Korea Young Architect Award

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced five people from three teams as winners of the 2020 Korea Young Architect Award on Friday. The award program is led by the ministry and organize...

July 24, 2020
Arts&Design
Korea Film Museum reopens offline, featuring 12 North Korean movies

The Korea Film Archive announced the reopening of Korea Film Museum offline on Friday, among other facilities that it manages, after shutting them down due to the spread of COVID-19. At the Korea Fi...

July 24, 2020
Film
Indieforum 2020 kicks off Thursday after skipping a year

This year’s Indieforum, or Independent Film & Video Makers Forum, will start its five-day run at the Indie Art Space and the Seoul Art Cinema in central Seoul on Thursday. Along with the screening o...

July 22, 2020
Film
Kim Bong-gon returns Young Writer Award following controversy over use of private messages

Author Kim Bong-gon tweeted on Tuesday that he would return publisher Munhak Dongne’s Young Writer Award and apologized for the trouble he has caused. Kim, who gained popularity for his autofiction ...

July 22, 2020
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