Entertainment
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#actor Oh Dal-sooScandal-tainted actor Oh returning to big screen
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Comedy actor Oh Dal-soo, who suspended his activities last year due to a sexual abuse scandal, said Tuesday he will be returning to the big screen after a hiatus of one a... 17:35 Aug. 13 -
#Madame Tussauds Hong KongMadame Tussauds Hong Kong unveils figure of Hong Kong member of K-pop band GOT7
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Hong Kong branch of the famous wax museum Madame Tussauds has recently added a figure of Jackson, a Hong Kong member of the global K-pop boy band GOT7, the band's man... 15:48 Aug. 13 -
#Song Kang-hoSong Kang-ho honored with Excellence Award from Swiss film fest
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Song Kang-ho has been awarded the Excellence Award at this year's Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, the organizers said Tuesday. S... 14:59 Aug. 13 -
#webtoonPopular webtoons remade as theatrical plays
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- For South Korean filmmakers and drama studios, webtoons, or web-based comics, have been one of the most bankable sources for the past decade thanks to their ... 14:59 Aug. 13 -
#K-popRed Velvet to drop new summer record
SEOUL, Aug 12 (Yonhap) -- Girl band Red Velvet will return to the K-pop scene next week with their second record of the summer season, the group's management agency said Monday. The upcoming al... 17:29 Aug. 12 -
#Gag ConcertLong-running comedy TV show struggles to keep up with viewers' changing tastes
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A few years ago, "Gag Concert," a 20-year old sketch comedy TV show on KBS network every Sunday night, had been regarded as a program whose conclusion trigge... 14:35 Aug. 12 -
BTS announces long-term break from music scene after back-to-back album releases
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super stars BTS went on a long-term break to recharge themselves following the band's Billboard-topping back-to-back album releases, its management ag... 09:34 Aug. 12 -
#BTSBTS' 'Boy With Luv' hits 500 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The music video of K-pop super band BTS' "Boy With Luv" surpassed 500 million YouTube views Sunday, its management agency said. The video of the band's main song on t... 14:30 Aug. 11 -
#BTSBTS' 'DNA' music video hits 800 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The music video of K-pop super band BTS' hit song "DNA" surpassed 800 million YouTube views Saturday, the band's first music video to accomplish the feat. The video of... 13:32 Aug. 10 -
#BTSBTS' V releases solo song in English
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- V, a member of the globally celebrated K-pop boy band BTS, released his English solo song "Winter Bear" on Saturday. The new song was put up on BTS' official social me... 13:14 Aug. 10 -
#artMuseums open up to summer night visitors with special programs
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A tranquil medium-size art museum that snugly nestles along a historic Joseon-era royal vacation home in Suwon, just south of Seoul, will open to unlikely vi... 16:48 Aug. 09 -
#BTSBTS' latest Japanese single, 'Lights/Boy With Luv,' certified 'Million' in Japan
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- BTS' latest Japanese single, "Lights/Boy With Luv," was certified "Million" by the country's record industry, the first such recognition for a K-pop single album in Japan,... 16:47 Aug. 09 -
#K-popSHINee, EXO, NCT 127 members to come together in one boy band in Oct.
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- In collaboration with an affiliate of American entertainment giant Universal Music Group, South Korea's biggest music label SM Entertainment will unveil a new boy band in ... 14:46 Aug. 08 -
#MAMAAsia's biggest K-pop awards MAMA reconsiders Japan, Hong Kong as event venues
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Mnet Asian Music Awards, or MAMA, the biggest annual K-pop awards series held outside of South Korea, is reconsidering Japan and Hong Kong as its destinations for this... 14:07 Aug. 08 -
#K-popGirl band Rocket Punch's debut strikes at 'mundane everyday routine'
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Six-piece girl band Rocket Punch debuted Wednesday with its funky but lovely first album, poised to hurl punches at "the banal everyday routine." The band... 18:11 Aug. 07 -
#K-pop artists-JapanA series of K-pop album releases, concerts in Japan in limbo amid trade row
By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- An unprecedentedly large number of high-profile K-pop concerts and album releases are set to hit Japan from August onward as K-pop is enjoying a heyday in th... 16:00 Aug. 06 -
#BTSBTS' 'Bring The Soul: The Movie' poised for strong showing at S. Korean box office
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- As South Korean K-pop sensation BTS is returning to the silver screen with its documentary film "Bring The Soul: The Movie," people are waiting to see whether... 14:01 Aug. 06 -
TWICE's Jihyo, Kang Daniel confirm romantic relationship
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Two top-tier K-pop stars, Jihyo of girl band TWICE and solo artist Kang Daniel, confirmed Monday that they are in a romantic relationship. Early Monday, a news outlet r... 14:34 Aug. 05 -
#KOPIS'Fuerza Burta' becomes most popular performance in July
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Off-Broadway theatrical show "Fuerza Burta" was the top-selling performance in South Korea last month, data showed Friday. The concert-like non-verbal musical, which st... 11:08 Aug. 02
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Angelina Jolie visits Yonsei University campus ahead of son's admission
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Actress Ku Hye-sun denies ending marriage with actor Ahn Jae-hyun
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New young adult English novel to recount devastation of Japanese wartime sexual slavery
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'Parasite' selected as S. Korea's Oscar contender
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Tourist arrivals in S. Korea double in past decade, led by young, female Asians
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Culture
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High-profile idol competition show comes under fire for alleged vote rigging
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S. Korean box office thrives despite slowing economy
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Denial of entry casts shadow over BTS' much-celebrated home concerts
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Idol-turned-K-pop guru, YG chief brought to knees over drug issues
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'Arthdal Chronicles' highlights longtime issue of overworking crew
