Entertainment

New name dethrones two former champions K-pop girl group ITZY came back last month by releasing the music video for its new song “ICY.” The five-piece band made debut early this year with “DALLA DALLA.” Then, its members instantly soared to...

TWICE rises to top position Red Velvet became the most popular K-pop girl group in July, but its euphoria was short-lived as TWICE took the highest position this month, according to a brand reputation analysis by the Korea Reputation Center...

Mamamoo member rises to top place Hwasa was the top girl idol for July, according to the Korea Reputation Center (KRC) that compiles related data like media attention and comments on social networking sites on a monthly basis. Data collected from...

Cannes-winning movie achieves major milestone Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s film “Parasite,” has attracted more than 10 million moviegoers in almost three months after its release on May 30 here. The movie, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival...

Red Velvet dethrones BlackPink Red Velvet was the most popular K-pop girl group in July followed by BlackPink and TWICE, according to a monthly brand reputation analysis by the Korea Reputation Center (KRC). The Seoul-based institute collected 103,794,990 pieces of...

Seoul to host SICAF 2019 at COEX July 17-21 The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to host three international gatherings midway through next month including Asia’s biggest animation event. The city held a press conference on June 17 to announce that the...

K-pop girl group wraps up Australian concert tour K-pop superstar BlackPink finished its Australian tour by playing in Melbourne on June 13 and in Sydney two days later in front of screaming fans. The two performances were part of the girl...

Cannes-winning movie dominates Korean box office Director Bong Joon-ho’s latest film “Parasite,” which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival last month, has attracted more than 6.5 million moviegoers in 10 days after its opening. “Parasite,” which was released...

YG chief also embroiled in scandal Did disgraced former K-pop star Seungri, who is suspected of having arranged sexual services for overseas investors, learn how to entertain his guests from his boss? Yang Hyun-suk, chief of Korea’s entertainment behemoth YG Entertainment,...

Former KARA member apologizes for suicide attempt Former KARA member Goo Hara, who was hospitalized after attempting suicide on May 26, regained her consciousness and expressed her feeling through her representative in Japan. “I’m truly sorry for causing concern due to...