South Korean model and actor Jung Ho-yeon, who rose to global stardom in the Netflix hit series “Squid Game,” will appear in the music video of Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. The Weeknd posted a photo of the two holding hands in an elevator on his social media, Friday, hinting that the music video for “Out of Time” is set to be released Tuesday. “Out of Time” is a track from the pop sin...

The DJ made his first visit to Korea in December last year, even shooting the song’s music video with Kim and Son at Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, which was designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site for its historical value. He felt it was a “natural fit” to bring together their sounds on the project. He is seeking a greater opportunity to expand his base in Korea, where he can link up with...

WJSN’s Exy vowed the group would go all out in showcasing each member’s talents through the survival program, while Loona’s Yves hoped to appeal to local fans through the show. The 12-member act is much more popular overseas than at home. Hyolyn said the survival show is an opportunity to show the audience that she has poured her heart and soul into her work as a solo artist and worked hard on...

Lang Lee highlighted the bleak side of the Korean music scene where even an award-winning musician faces extreme financial difficulties. “Artists should get reasonable payments when they share thoughts or deliver performances in front of an audience. It’s our ‘paid work,’” she said, suggesting that she should be paid 300,000 won for media interviews, like the one conducted with The Korea Herald....

“Dotori was used by nearly 32 million users as a cybercurrency on the Cyworld platform. The new Cyworld will be back as a social networking service with the compatibility of dotori and DTR tokens, which will allow users to play an active role in financial activities,” the company said. News about Cyworld’s return has been tugging on the heartstrings of Koreans, but the Cyworld operator is not re...

Lee painted a rosy outlook for Korea’s fashion industry. It will likely mark a milestone globally, thanks to the popularity of K-pop, Korean movies and Korean food. Thanks to active promotions by talented Korean fashion designers, Korea is a big topic in the global fashion industry, he said. More keen attention from local distributors and consumers, coupled with fashion labels’ active promotions...

Qatari women’s traditional costumes include abaya, or a long-sleeved, floor-length garment; hijab, or a head covering; and a dress called thobe nashel. The preferred colors are dark red and violet, with embroideries added to highlight the beauty of the costumes. Photos by Park Hyun-koo Written by Jie Ye-eun

State-run broadcaster KBS’ legendary music program “Gayo Top 10” is set to return for the first time in 25 years on both YouTube and TV, bringing performances from some of the hottest acts in K-pop to the virtual world. “Virtual Gayo Top 10” will carry on the tradition of “Gayo Top 10,” which ended its 17-year run in February 1998. Applying the format of giving the “Golden Cup” to artists when t...

All the fashion shows were streamed online through YouTube, Naver TV and TikTok. Actor Lee Jung-jae and model Choi So-ra promoted local fashion brands as the 2022 fall-winter Seoul Fashion Week’s global ambassadors. Although the biannual fashion event’s in-person shows were completed, an on-site exhibition, where visitors can try on Seoul Fashion Week’s designer brands’ products and buy them at ...

Introducing the upcoming World Cup, Ambassador of Qatar to Korea Khalid Ibrahim Al-Hamar presented the commemorative World Cup soccer balls at the event. Models wearing traditional Qatar costumes, including thobe and abaya, walked the runway. “It was a great opportunity to appreciate the beauty of traditional costumes of Korea and Qatar,” Al-Hamar told The Korea Herald. “Korea and Qatar have mai...

In May 2020, Seori made a splash debut, coming to global spotlight with her first EP “?depacse ohw.” Among her fans, she has been dubbed the “Korean Billie Eilish.” “I grew up listening to Avril Lavigne’s songs. She has been one of my favorite musicians who led me to become who I am as a singer-songwriter. She has been the object of my envy as an artist,” she said. The singer-songwriter is reco...

FNC will also hold a series of in-person auditions in the US, starting next month. The upcoming audition, titled “2022 FNC Pick Up Stage: USA Tour,” will take place in six cities sixteen times. It will begin in Seattle on April 18-19 and continue traveling to San Francisco on April 20-21, Los Angeles on April 22-24, and New Jersey and New York on April 28-May 1. Anyone born between 2003 and 2010...

In one of the virtual spaces closely resembling the girl group’s practice studio at its agency, JYP Entertainment, visitors can practice dance moves and take selfies with the members using their own avatars. About one million users visited NMIXX’s virtual space in the first six days of its launch, and created more than 600,000 pieces of content on the platform, according to Zepeto. Fans can mak...

The Seokwoon Yoon show, which took place during London Fashion Week, introduced this year’s A/W collection under the theme of “Approaching a New Species.” Rookie womenswear brand Painters showed experimental visuals through its collection, hoping it to be accepted in the commercial market. Eenk presented its “V for Vintage” collection filled with powerful elegance and majestic glam inspired by th...

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and the fashion event’s global ambassador Lee Jung-jae will attend the opening ceremony at 1 p.m. Friday at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art in central Seoul, where girl group Kep1er is scheduled to perform. Three designer brands -- Bonbom, C-Zann E and Beyond Closet -- will present in-person runway fashion shows at the event. Seoul Fashion Week will hold an on-site exhibitio...