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#screenwriters
Young screenwriters rise in TV industry
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- In the local TV industry, big-name screenwriters have maintained a strong presence for more than a decade. Kim Eun-sook, known for a series of mega-hit d... 14:30 Jan. 30
#Hong Sang-soo
(LEAD) Hong Sang-soo's new film included in Berlin fest competition lineup
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 3-8) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo's latest film has been nominated to compete at the Berlin International Film Festival next month. I... 20:58 Jan. 29
#Hong Sang-soo
Hong Sang-soo's new film included in Berlin fest competition lineup
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo's latest film has been nominated to compete at the Berlin International Film Festival next month. In a press conference held Tuesday,... 19:58 Jan. 29
#BTS CBS show
(2nd LD) In black suits, barefoot, BTS premieres new single 'Black Swan' on U.S. TV show
(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS took the stage on a famous U.S. TV show early Wednesday morning, wearing sleek black suits and going bar... 17:49 Jan. 29
#BTS CBS show
(LEAD) BTS says K-pop finally recognized worldwide with Grammy appearance
(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in paras 5-10) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Having become the first Korean act to perform at the Grammys this week, BTS said Wednesday that K-pop has finally been re... 16:43 Jan. 29
#BTS CBS show
BTS says K-pop finally recognized worldwide with Grammy appearance
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Having become the first Korean act to perform at the Grammys this week, BTS said Wednesday that K-pop has finally been recognized in the global music scene. "We felt l... 16:10 Jan. 29
#drama
TV stations bid to extend runtimes, ratings
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean TV stations have been competing fiercely for viewers by extending the runtimes of popular prime-time shows, data showed Wednesday. SBS, one of the three m... 15:24 Jan. 29
#CONNECT BTS Seoul
CONNECT, BTS art project lands in Seoul ahead of album release
By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A thick mass of fog, tinted fluorescent green, yellow and pink, instantly blinds the visitor, who, unable to recognize the environment visually, has to use... 14:43 Jan. 29
#Wuhan coronavirus
S. Korean entertainment field on alert amid deadly virus outbreak
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean entertainment and broadcasting industries have been on full alert amid continued concerns over the Chinese coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than... 13:39 Jan. 29
#NCT 127
NCT 127 to drop new full-length album in March
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band NCT 127 will return with a new studio album in March, its agency said Tuesday. SM Entertainment said the group's second full-length album, "NCT #127 Neo... 15:27 Jan. 28
#BTS
BTS new single 'Black Swan' ranks 57th on Billboard singles chart
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS' new song "Black Swan" landed at 57th on Billboard's latest main singles chart. "'Black Swan' by BTS debuts at No. 57 on Billboard Hot 100. This b... 10:59 Jan. 28
#SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment chief producer makes Billboard's '2020 Impact List'
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- Lee Soo-man, founder and chief producer of South Korea's biggest K-pop label, SM Entertainment, was listed by Billboard as one of the world's influential music industry l... 20:16 Jan. 27
#K-pop band return
Return of A-list bands to heat up K-pop scene this spring
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- The return of a group of A-list K-pop bands will heat up the music scene here this spring. After setting a record for most album sales with "Map of the Soul: Persona" ... 09:00 Jan. 27
#Billboard
BTS producer Bang Si-hyuk named to Billboard's Power List
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Bang Si-hyuk, the chief producer for K-pop sensation BTS, has made the 2020 Billboard Power List. The U.S. music publication unveiled its annual list of the industry's... 13:51 Jan. 26
S. Korea requests first Interpol red notice over violator of copyrights
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has requested an Interpol red notice on a South Korean who operated an illegal content-sharing website in violation of the country's copyright protection law,... 09:00 Jan. 26
#'Parasite'
'Parasite' team beefs up last-minute Oscar campaign
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Director Bong Joon-ho and the cast of "Parasite" are entering the final stretch in the heated race for the upcoming Oscars. The genre-bending family satire was nominat... 11:00 Jan. 25
#BTS performance
BTS to dazzle fans with series of U.S. shows next week
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS will dazzle the world music scene with a series of high-profile performances in the United Sates next week ahead of its official release of a new alb... 10:00 Jan. 25
#IZ*ONE
IZ*ONE to resume music career next month
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl band IZ*ONE will return to the music scene next month, resuming its high-profile music career that was put on hold amid a vote-rigging scandal involving the ba... 14:42 Jan. 23
#TWICE
TWICE music video 'TT' hits 500 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- "TT," a 2016 music video by K-pop girl band TWICE, hit the milestone of 500 million YouTube views Thursday, the band's management agency said. The video achieved the f... 09:49 Jan. 23
#Korea trot music
TV variety shows rekindle interest in time-honored musical genre
By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- With its simple two-beat rhythm and no-nonsense lyrics, South Korea's nearly century-old trot genre has long been confined as entertainment of the aged. ... 16:35 Jan. 22