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GFriend marks successful 4th anniv. with new full-length album
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Six-piece K-pop girl band GFriend released their second full-length album, "Time for us," Monday as the group marked their successful fourth year on the K-pop scene. "... 18:47 Jan. 14 -
#Lee Chang-subBTOB's Changsub starts 21-month military service
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Lee Chang-sub, a member of the seven-piece K-pop boy band BTOB, started his 21-month mandatory military service Monday, temporarily leaving the band. The 28-year-old u... 14:50 Jan. 14 -
#film'Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission' tops weekend box office in its opening week
By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Korean film "Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission" topped the weekend box office in its opening week, with another new Korean release coming in second, data showed ... 11:38 Jan. 14 -
#2PM2PM's Junho to release compilation album next week
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Junho, a member of K-pop boy band 2PM, will release his second compilation album on his birthday next week, his management agency JYP Entertainment said Monday. The ne... 10:46 Jan. 14 -
#BLACKPINKBLACKPINK's 'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du' tops 600 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" has drawn over 600 million YouTube views, setting another milestone as a popular K-pop girl group, its management agency said Sunday. BLAC... 15:09 Jan. 13 -
#YouTubeYouTuber bridges Korean, British cultures through Korean food
By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- For English YouTuber Joshua Carrott, Korean food is the key source of inspiration for his YouTube creation intended to bridge two different cultures. He ... 17:46 Jan. 11 -
#K-popBTS' management agency set to launch new boy band Tomorrow X Together
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Big Hit Entertainment, which manages K-pop boy band BTS, on Friday unveiled the first member of a new boy band it is set to launch. Big Hit uploaded photos of and an i... 14:26 Jan. 11 -
#filmIn 'Innocent Witness,' Jung Woo-sung plays ambitious lawyer working with autistic teenage witness
By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The film "Innocent Witness," set to hit local cinema screens next month, is a heartwarming story in keeping with director Lee Han's signature humanistic nar... 16:49 Jan. 10 -
#Korea FoundationNumber of global 'hallyu' fans soars close to 90 million: report
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of dedicated global fans of "hallyu," or the Korean Wave, is estimated to have surged to about 90 million at the end of last year, a government-affiliated foun... 15:53 Jan. 10 -
With 'DNA,' BTS becomes first Korean band to surpass 600 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS garnered more than 600 million YouTube views with their 2017 song "DNA," becoming the first Korean band to achieve the feat, its management agency sai... 09:23 Jan. 10 -
CGV's ScreenX draws 4 mln moviegoers worldwide in 2018
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Leading South Korean movie theater operator CGV drew a record number of some 4 million moviegoers at home and abroad with its advanced film screening technology ScreenX la... 16:19 Jan. 09 -
SHINee's Minho to go on a fan meeting tour of 4 nations
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Boy band SHINee's Minho will tour four Asian countries in the following months to meet and greet with his local and overseas fans, his management agency said Wednesday. ... 15:16 Jan. 09 -
#TVInaugural episode of 'Coffee Friends' lands high on weekly TV chart
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Entertainment-oriented cable channel tvN's new reality show "Coffee Friends" landed high on the weekly TV program chart in the week of the show's debut, data showed Wednes... 11:54 Jan. 09 -
#YouTuberMan gets 30-month jail term in YouTuber sex abuse case
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 2 1/2 years in jail for molesting a YouTube celebrity and leaking semi-nude photos of her on the Internet. The Seoul West... 11:37 Jan. 09 -
BTS extends its Billboard streak to 19th week
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTS retained its presence on the key Billboard albums chart for the 19th week in a row with its latest record "Love Yourself: Answer," chart results showed ... 09:47 Jan. 09 -
#Cosmic GirlsCosmic Girls explores intricacies of love in new album 'WJ Stay?'
By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Cosmic Girls, also known as WJSN, returned to the K-pop scene Tuesday with its new EP "WJ Stay?," which brings out the colorful and dazzling sides of the ban... 18:05 Jan. 08 -
#Wanna OneSpecial exhibition to chronicle Wanna One's 512-day journey
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- A special exhibition set for next month will chronicle the 512-day journey of the sensational project boy band Wanna One as the group disbanded after rocking the K-pop sce... 11:50 Jan. 08 -
Foreign stand-up comedians to amuse Korean audience
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Two renowned foreign stand-up comedians will perform in South Korea early this year, as live comedy is increasingly gaining popularity here. On Friday, Australian stan... 11:44 Jan. 08 -
#BTSBTS ends 2018 as second top album seller in U.S.
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTS finished the year 2018 as the second-highest album seller in the United States, behind Eminem, U.S. data showed Tuesday. The 2018 report on U.S. Musi... 10:40 Jan. 08
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