#Kang Ho-hyun
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#K-pop(News Focus) Love, quantified: K-pop super fans keen on competitive goals, numeric milestones related article
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- From the most casual to the most ravenous followers, the international K-pop fan community is as varied and nuanced as any ethnic group or nationality. ... 17:47 Jun. 23 -
#Korean WarExhibition kicks off in honor of foreign Korean War veterans related article
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition of photos and paintings opened Tuesday in gratitude for foreign soldiers who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War as part of events to commemorate the 70th anni... 15:02 Jun. 23 -
#Seventeen(LEAD) In 'Heng:Garae,' Seventeen delivers comforting pep talk for youths related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 15, 17-18) By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- It's natural for youth to torment themselves at life's pivotal moments, like potentially life-chang... 22:58 Jun. 22 -
In 'Heng:Garae,' Seventeen delivers comforting pep talk for youths
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- It's natural for youth to torment themselves at life's pivotal moments, like potentially life-changing career decisions, all the way to the most mundane... 19:05 Jun. 22 -
#tattoo(Yonhap Interview) Korean tattooist inking his way toward making all tattoos legal in S. Korea related article
By Lee Minji SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Once a symbol of gang life and sometimes an escape route for dodging mandatory military service, tattoos have long been associated with anti-social behavior ... 11:30 Jun. 22 -
#Korean War
Exhibition to open in gratitude for foreign Korean War veterans related article
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition of photos and paintings will kick off this week to honor foreign soldiers who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War as part of events to commemorate the 70th ann... 09:22 Jun. 22 -
#SunmiHigh-profile female comebacks to cap off H1 K-pop release calendar
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Leading female voices in K-pop today are gearing up for comebacks later this month, closing off the first half of the K-pop industry's 2020 release cal... 12:00 Jun. 20 -
#K-popCulture minister pledges gov't support in meeting with K-pop executives related article
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's culture minister on Friday pledged support toward K-pop companies, suggesting the provision of subsidies and tax incentives to better facilitate the spread ... 17:23 Jun. 19 -
#CGV's visitor registration systemCGV introduces electronic visitor registration to combat COVID-19
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- CGV, South Korea's largest multiplex chain, said Friday it will introduce an electronic visitor registration system based on quick response (QR) code verification technol... 17:02 Jun. 19 -
#Black Lives MatterSM Entertainment expresses support for U.S. Black Lives Matter movement related article
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment, one of South Korea's oldest and most influential K-pop entertainment companies, on Friday expressed support for the Black Lives Matter... 14:49 Jun. 19 -
#BTSBTS' 'Map of the Soul: 7' becomes No. 1 sold album in Japan during H1 related article
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group BTS was the biggest seller of music in album format in Japan during the first half of 2020, according to Japan's main music sales tracker Friday. "Map of t... 10:06 Jun. 19 -
Park Soo-keun's 'Roadside Vendors' sold for 470 mln won at auction related article
SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- "Roadside Vendors," a 1960s painting by Park Soo-keun (1914-1965), one of South Korea's most celebrated modern art painters, has been sold for 470 million won (US$388,430... 17:17 Jun. 18 -
#Kukje GalleryAbstract painter Choi Wook-kyung's pop art influence, experimentation revisited related article
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean painter Choi Wook-kyung (1940-1985) in a sense represented a unique amalgamation of abstract expressionism of her home country and the Unit... 16:09 Jun. 18 -
#Kim Joo-taek(LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) Prolific opera singer Kim Joo-taek eyes diversified portfolio
(ATTN: ADDS pictures) By Kim Boram SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- When he was a little boy, Kim Joo-taek, known as Julian Kim abroad, used to sing famous trot songs -- a genre of popular music in Korea... 20:29 Jun. 17 -
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(Yonhap Interview) Prolific opera singer Kim Joo-taek eyes diversified portfolio
By Kim Boram SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- When he was a little boy, Kim Joo-taek, known as Julian Kim abroad, used to sing famous trot songs -- a genre of popular music in Korea -- of big-name singer... 17:16 Jun. 17 -
#Monsta XK-pop band Monsta X to perform for Time magazine's online event related article
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Monsta X will give a special performance for an online event hosted by American weekly Time magazine, the group's agency said Wednesday. The six-piece g... 17:07 Jun. 17 -
#comfort womenS. Korean graphic novel on 'comfort women' nominated for U.S. awards related article
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- "Grass," a South Korean graphic novel on the topic of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, received multiple nominations at a prestigious U.S. comic book industry award, accor... 16:26 Jun. 17 -
#Kaesong Industrial ComplexStrange as fiction: Imaginary explosion in Kaesong treated in 2017 film 'Steel Rain' related article
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- As fearful as it may be, the conflict between the two Koreas has become one of the most tried-and-true subject matters of recent South Korean tentpole f... 14:52 Jun. 17 -
#BTSBTS producer Bang Si-hyuk makes Billboard's '2020 Indie Power Players' list related article
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Bang Si-hyuk, head of BTS' management agency Big Hit Entertainment, was chosen by American music publication Billboard as one of the top leaders in the global independent... 15:37 Jun. 16
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Culture
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Love, quantified: K-pop super fans keen on competitive goals, numeric milestones
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(News Focus) Amid growing IPO rumblings, Big Hit shifts away from heavy reliance on BTS
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BTS cements presence in world music scene with 4th Billboard win
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'Parasite' jumps to No. 4 at North American box office after Oscar wins
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Fake news another hurdle in tackling coronavirus in S. Korea
