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#Disney+
Disney+ series 'Race' presents realistic office drama set at PR company
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Disney+'s new series "Race" is an office drama set at a PR company that realistically portrays the work, lives and struggles of ordinary workers with relata... 13:50 May. 08
#Le Sserafim
Le Sserafim drops 1st studio album on eve of 1st anniv. related article
By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Le Sserafim returned to the music scene on Monday with "Unforgiven," its first full-length album since debuting about a year ago. "We're ... 18:19 May. 01
#Baeksang Arts Awards
Park Eun-bin, "Decision to Leave" win top honors at Baeksang Arts Awards
SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Park Chan-wook's romantic thriller movie "Decision to Leave" and Park Eun-bin, who starred in the drama series "Extraordinary Attorney Woo," have taken top honors at thi... 13:35 Apr. 29
'OMG' by NewJeans hits 300 mln Spotify streams
SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- "OMG," a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 300 million streams on Spotify, the group's agency said Saturday. The song had recorded 301,242,550 st... 11:14 Apr. 29
#Napoleon
French-language musical 'Napoleon' to begin Seoul tour next week
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- A French-language musical about the dramatic life of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most recognized and controversial figures in French history, will beg... 10:07 Apr. 28
#Naver Webtoon
Naver Webtoon to expand profit sharing model to attract creators
By Kim Eun-jung SEONGNAM, South Korea, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Naver Webtoon, South Korea's leading webtoon platform, will expand its profit sharing model to bring in more creators to its service and ... 11:21 Apr. 25
#Suh Se-won
(2nd LD) Once popular talk show host, comedian Suh Se-won dies at 67
(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Suh Se-won, a famous South Korean comedian and once a top talk show host from the 1980s to the early 2000s, died Thursday of an illn... 23:32 Apr. 20
#Suh Se-won
(LEAD) Comedian Suh Se-won dies at hospital in Cambodia
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 4-6) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Comedian Suh Se-won died at a hospital in Cambodia on Thursday, diplomatic sources said. He was 67. Suh died while u... 16:58 Apr. 20
#Suh Se-won
Comedian Suh Se-won dies at hospital in Cambodia
SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Comedian Suh Se-won died at a hospital in Cambodia on Thursday, diplomatic sources said. He was 67. Suh died while under treatment at a hospital in Phnom Penh, the so... 16:33 Apr. 20
#Bargain
Korean dystopian thriller 'Bargain' wins best screenplay at Canneseries
SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Streaming platform Tving's dystopian series "Bargain" has received the best screenplay award at this year's Cannes International Series Festival, becoming the first Kore... 08:23 Apr. 20
#Queenmaker
Korean political drama 'Queenmaker' tops Netflix's non-English TV show chart related article
SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- Netflix's political drama series "Queenmaker" ranked No. 1 on the streamer's weekly viewership chart for non-English TV shows released Wednesday. Premiered on April ... 10:14 Apr. 19
#financial regulator
Regulator raids SM Entertainment headquarters over suspected stock manipulation related article
SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator raided the headquarters of SM Entertainment Co. on Tuesday over suspicions that South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. manipulated stock p... 15:43 Apr. 18
#Gang Dong-won
YG Entertainment denies dating rumor between BLACKPINK's Rose, actor Gang Dong-won
SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop entertainment company YG Entertainment on Monday denied a rumor that BLACKPINK member Rose has been dating actor Gang Dong-won. YG Entertainment issued a state... 17:58 Apr. 17
#Cannes International Series Festival
Gov't to promote Korean TV series at Cannes series festival
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Sunday it will hold special screening and showcasing events at this year's Cannes International Series Festival to promote Korean-made c... 12:00 Apr. 16
#Jang Hyuk
Jang Hyuk, Jang Na-ra reunite for tvN spy comedy series 'Family'
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- A familiar romantic comedy duo, Jang Hyuk and Jang Na-ra, is returning in the upcoming tvN comedy drama series "Family" to show their strong on-screen ch... 16:00 Apr. 12
#Queenmaker
Kim Hee-ae, Moon So-ri team up for Netflix political drama 'Queenmaker'
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actresses Kim Hee-ae and Moon So-ri have joined forces in Netflix's upcoming political drama series "Queenmaker," a rare story in which women uni... 14:33 Apr. 11
#Kim Young-kwang
Actor Kim Young-kwang conveys nuanced sadness in 'Call it Love' related article
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Kim Young-kwang has tried his hand at romantic comedies with good looks in his early career and steadily worked his way up to become an actor capable of ... 16:22 Apr. 10
#Pale Moon
Actor Kim Seo-hyung portrays complicated emotions in crime drama 'Pale Moon'
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Actor Kim Seo-hyung returns as a vulnerable middle-aged woman who deals with an unexpected turn of life after embezzling customers' money at a bank in n... 12:09 Apr. 10
#BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK's 'Shut Down' music video garners 400 mln views on YouTube
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's "Shut Down" topped 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday, its agency said. "Shut Down" is the main track of the fou... 15:24 Apr. 08
#Suga
Suga, IU collaboration single tops iTunes charts in 87 countries
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The collaboration single "People Pt.2" by Suga of BTS and K-pop sensation IU, topped iTunes charts in 87 countries Saturday, the group's agency said. The song, releas... 14:56 Apr. 08