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Feb 19, 2019 Music

[Herald Interview] Nobody can imitate our powerfulness: Monsta X

After seeing its biggest stateside success last year, which included its iHeart Radio Jingle Ball tour, Monsta X has returned with the new hard-hitting single “Alligator,” a culmination of its yearlo...

[Herald Interview] SK Innovation’s participation to bring better understanding of EV in US city

SK Innovation’s decision to build a US production facility for electric vehicle batteries in Commerce, Georgia, will help raise public awareness and understanding of the next-generation vehicle techn...

Feb 19, 2019
Economy
[Herald Interview] ‘Population is not about numbers. Fertility is about women’: UNFPA chief

The key to resolving South Korea’s low fertility rate is to understand that women have the right to choose pregnancy, rather than just pushing them to have more babies, the executive director of the ...

Feb 17, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘4th industrial revolution’ technologies now crucial for customs clearance

The global trade volume has expanded at a drastic pace over recent years on the back of e-commerce growth, but has also led to increasing abuse of simplified customs procedures. Responding to such a...

Feb 17, 2019
Industry
[Herald Interview] Peace treaty for Korean Peninsula should be on agenda for Trump-Kim summit, peace activist says

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Tensions are easing on the Korean Peninsula, a region where the wounds of war still remain. With the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean ...

Feb 14, 2019
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘I have fans in their 20s now’: ‘SKY Castle’ star Yum Jung-ah

JTBC hit show “SKY Castle” came to an end earlier this month, but the buzz around the show lingers on, as impressed viewers and late-comers continue to discuss the series online, amid a torrent of tw...

Feb 11, 2019
Television
[Herald Interview] ‘Chocolate is all about love after all’

Stepping inside chocolate shop Piaf, the aroma of chocolate fills the nose. The smell is captivating, exciting even those who are not sweet-toothed. The floor plan of the chocolate paradise is relat...

Feb 7, 2019
Food
[Herald Interview] Netmarble eyes growing business in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand -- There’s a reason why Korean game makers are foraying into Thailand. The Southeast Asian nation’s game market is currently valued at 500 billion won ($445 million), with an annual...

Feb 7, 2019
Industry
[Herald Interview] Twitter: K-pop’s great leveler

While Twitter is headquartered in San Francisco, the social media giant’s K-pop capital is its office in Seoul. At the helm of the K-pop hub is Kim Yeonjeong, the head of global content partnerships ...

Jan 31, 2019
Music
[Herald Interview] ‘Sky Castle’ star Chani talks stardom, dancing to the show’s theme song

With its final episode to air this week, JTBC’s hit drama “Sky Castle” has been one of the most successful shows of the year so far. And Chani from boy band SF9, whose real name is Kang Chan-hee, is ...

Jan 29, 2019
Television
[Herald Interview] Rebranded SoftBank Ventures Asia to form new fund for AI startups in Asia

SoftBank Ventures Asia, which recently renamed itself to reflect its broadened focus on startups in the Asia-Pacific region beyond South Korea, will form a new investment fund dedicated to artificial...

Jan 28, 2019
Finance
[Herald Interview] Jung Woo-sung, Kim Hyang-gi discuss new movie ‘Innocent Witness’

Veteran actor Jung Woo-sung and budding starlet Kim Hyang-gi have come together for a memorable performance in the upcoming drama “Innocent Witness” by Lee Han. The film is about a young girl with a...

Jan 23, 2019
Film
[Herald Interview] Gamelan music, an elixir for monotonous modern life

Indonesian Ambassador to Korea Umar Hadi (left) and gamelan composer Nyoman Wenten (third from right) pose at the premiere of “Bali: Beats of Paradise” at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scien...

Jan 21, 2019
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] A rare glimpse of the ‘factorylike’ K-pop idol training system

Lee Jong-im, a pop culture expert and author of “Idol Trainees’ Sweat and Tears,” goes beneath the surface of the heavily fortified K-pop industry and lays bare some ugly truths about the challenging...

Jan 18, 2019
Music
[Herald Interview] Hip-hop film seeks to show realities of life in the Philippines

For Philippine director Treb Monteras II, hip-hop has always been about politics and social issues, and no situation is more pressing today for the country than that of de facto martial law under aut...

Jan 17, 2019
Film

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