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Sunmi edges out Girls’ Generation in chart battles

After swapping positions back and forth, Sunmi came out on top at last in the latest weekly charts, fending off competition from Girls’ Generation. Sunmi’s new single “Siren” secured the top spot on...

September 11, 2018
Music
Wassup Man offers rare glimpse of JYP, S.M. headquarters

Popular YouTuber Wassup Man offered a rare glimpse of the headquarters of major entertainment agencies JYP Entertainment and S.M. Entertainment in a recent video. The video featuring the Korean-Ame...

September 10, 2018
Television
Roy Kim unveils title of new single

Roy Kim has unveiled that the title of his new single will be “Let’s Stop,” or “Uri Geuman Haja” in Korean. The singer broke the news through a video dubbed “Message from Roy” late Sunday on his Ins...

September 10, 2018
Music
Big Bang attracts 10m YouTube subscribers

K-pop boy band Big Bang now has over 10 million subscribers on YouTube, qualifying for the Diamond Play Button. The group had 10.006 million subscribers as of early Monday, joining the likes of BTS ...

September 10, 2018
Music
Ellie Goulding wows Seoul fans for 90 minutes

British singer Ellie Goulding wowed fans at her very first concert in Seoul on Thursday night, promising new music is on the way. The singer-songwriter powered through a hit-packed set of 17 songs, ...

September 7, 2018
Music
[Weekender] People in Noryangjin-dong talk about 2019 policy

Policymakers announced in late August that the government would hire 36,000 new civil servants in 2019, drumming up excitement among South Koreans studying to land a job in the sector. According to ...

September 6, 2018
Social affairs
BTS to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’

BTS will appear on next week’s episode of “America’s Got Talent.” The group, which is currently in the US for concerts in Los Angeles this week, will perform on NBC’s popular talent show on Wednesda...

September 6, 2018
Television
[Video] SHINee’s Key hopes to keep it real on new cooking show

Key from boy band SHINee wants to keep it real with guests on his new “cooking talk show,” titled “Cheongdam Key-chin” and set to air on Kakao TV every Thursday night starting this week. (Shot and e...

September 5, 2018
Television
BTS puts LA concerts before TV appearances

BTS appears to have decided to put TV promotions on the back burner and focus on its concerts while in Los Angeles. Before BTS landed Monday in the City of Angels, where it is scheduled to perform f...

September 5, 2018
Music
Sunmi tops charts with ‘Siren’

Sunmi has managed to fit another hit single into her discography after dominating online streaming charts with her brand new single, “Siren.” The former member of Wonder Girls topped the singles cha...

September 5, 2018
Music
Ruling party lawmaker singles out BTS for possible military service exemption

Rep. Ahn Min-suk said South Korea’s military conscription law needs to be reformed to recognize the work of artists like BTS and better reflect its value to the country on the world stage. Speaking ...

September 4, 2018
Social affairs
What international hit ‘Baby Shark’ endured at home so far

An upbeat version of “Baby Shark,” under the South Korean education brand Pinkfong, has attracted some 1.6 billion views on YouTube as of Tuesday, but the seemingly innocent children’s song faced its...

September 4, 2018
Music
K-pop boy bands defy traditional idea of masculinity

From bright hair dye, heavy eye makeup to flashy stage costumes, some of the key elements of a K-pop boy band defy conventional beauty standards for men. K-pop groups have long drawn a stark contras...

September 3, 2018
Music
BTS fastest in K-pop to 100m views with ‘Idol’

K-pop sensation BTS now holds yet another record after its “Idol” video hit 100 million views in less than five days. The video for the lead track off the new album “Love Yourself: Answer” had been ...

August 30, 2018
Music
What we know so far about ‘Love Yourself: Answer’

Further details have been unveiled about new BTS album “Love Yourself: Answer,” which is to be released Friday. The group’s latest album wraps up their 2 1/2-year long “Love Yourself” series with th...

August 24, 2018
Music

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