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#Lim Hyung-joo(Yonhap Interview) Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo: Music is my destiny
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Back in February 2003 at the inaugural ceremony of then President Roh Moo-hyun, a soft and lyrical voice followed a prelude of the national anthem of South K... 09:00 Jan. 22 -
#NCSOFTNCSOFT to launch new K-pop platform next week
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean online gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. said Thursday that it will launch its K-pop fan platform globally next week. The platform, named Universe,... 11:28 Jan. 21 -
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ----------------- (2nd LD) Moon names Chung Eui-yong as foreign minister, picks new culture, SMEs... 17:16 Jan. 20 -
#musical theater industryMusical industry calls for eased social distancing rules in theaters related article
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The musical theater industry has called for eased social distancing rules at performance venues, citing the difficulty in continuing shows under the government's current ... 14:03 Jan. 20 -
#culture minister(profile) Liberal, press-friendly lawmaker tapped as culture minister related article
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Hwang Hee, nominated Wednesday as the new culture minister, is a two-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party who has built an extensive career in liberal political c... 11:56 Jan. 20 -
#Jogye OrderS. Korea's Buddhist leader vows to seek inter-Korean exchanges through COVID-19 relief
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, said Tuesday that he will strive to promote inter-Korean religious exchanges this year by helping the ... 16:12 Jan. 19 -
#cultural facilitiesState-run cultural facilities in Seoul to reopen this week as COVID-19 cases stabilize related article
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- A group of major state-run cultural facilities in Seoul will reopen later this week, the culture ministry said Monday, amid signs of the third wave of the coronavirus slo... 15:08 Jan. 18 -
#Bong Joon-ho'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho to head Venice Film Fest jury related article
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Bong Joon-ho, writer-director of Oscar-winning South Korean film "Parasite," will preside over the main jury of this year's Venice International Film Festival, according ... 20:45 Jan. 15 -
Today in Korean history
Jan. 16 1948 -- Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" is performed in South Korea for the first time. 1951 -- China rejects a United Nations proposal for a cease-fire in the Korean War. ... 14:00 Jan. 15 -
#global hallyu fanNumber of global 'hallyu' fans crosses 100 million landmark
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The popularity of "hallyu," or the Korean Wave, seems to have continued unabated across the world despite yearlong coronavirus restrictions, as the number of global hally... 11:07 Jan. 15 -
#content industryS. Korean content industry suffers fall in H1 sales amid COVID-19: gov't report related article
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's content industry saw its domestic sales fall in the first half of 2020, mostly due to the new coronavirus, which sapped demand in the film and advertising s... 17:00 Jan. 14 -
#deepfake(News Focus) Anger mounts over deepfake porn targeting Korean female celebs; more than 330,000 sign petition related article
By Lee Minji SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Following a heated scandal over Luda, a chatbot that ended up being unplugged amid controversies over its hypersexualization and unfiltered comments on sexua... 16:18 Jan. 14 -
#Korean traditional painterBook on Korean art master of traditional painting to be released in U.S. this year related article
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- An academic book on Park Dae-sung, a renowned artist who has contributed to the globalization of Korean traditional art, will be published in the United S... 11:40 Jan. 13 -
#artExhibition sheds light on foreign researchers who studied Korean art
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition highlighting foreign critics and historians who have explored and documented Korean art is under way at a museum in central Seoul. "Homebound Journey: No... 10:00 Jan. 10 -
#BTSBTS' 'Map of the Soul: 7' tops physical album sales in U.S. in 2020: report related article
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- The BTS album "Map of the Soul: 7," featuring hit tracks "On" and "Boy with Luv," has been tallied as the bestselling physical album in the United States last year. Phy... 14:48 Jan. 08 -
#K-popTREASURE, (G)I-DLE, ITZY among K-pop acts set to brighten up Jan. related article
By Lee Minji SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- January is usually a bleak month after year-end festivities and the hype for ambitious New Year's resolutions have faded. But in the K-pop industry, January i... 14:11 Jan. 08 -
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- (LEAD) S. Korean court orders Tokyo to pay damages to wartime sex slavery victims in... 13:27 Jan. 08 -
#aespaaespa's 'Black Mamba' becomes fastest K-pop debut song to hit 100 mln YouTube views related article
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Rookie girl group aespa's song "Black Mamba" has earned 100 million views on YouTube, becoming the fastest debut music video by a K-pop act to reach the milestone, the gro... 10:10 Jan. 08 -
#SpotifyBTS most streamed Korean artist, global group in 2020: Spotify related article
By Lee Minji SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- Seven-member superband BTS, which released megahits "Dynamite" and "ON" in 2020, was the most streamed Korean artist and global group last year, global stream... 11:46 Jan. 07
News Focus
Culture
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Anger mounts over deepfake porn targeting Korean female celebs; more than 330,000 sign petition
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Will K-pop finally get a Grammy nod this year?
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BTS agency in spotlight as big stock market debut nears
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BTS' big win reignites debate on military service of K-pop stars
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Billboard win brightens prospects of BTS' long-awaited Grammy nod
