“‘The Second Step: Chapter One’ Do Treasure Concept Pop-up” will run for nine days from Feb. 19 at the Same Cafe, located in front of YG’s new headquarters in Hapjeong-dong, western Seoul. It is to open from noon to 8 p.m. It marks the start of the “Do Treasure” project, through which the 12 bandmates will invite fans to join them on a journey seeking the “Treasure Effect,” the company said. “D...

In the meantime, Yoon’s campaign spokesperson criticized Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Hwang Hee, who is leading the government delegation in Beijing, for reportedly refusing to officially lodge a protest with the organizers over the hanbok-clad woman. Hwang attended the opening ceremony wearing hanbok. Although the Korean government has not issued an official statement, Hwang told Korea...

“Korean society is very sensitive to trends and people care a lot about others. To feel a sense of belonging, people choose to follow others to be involved in a group. Also, to achieve superiority over others, they tend to wear expensive items to show off,” the expert told The Korea Herald. “But since they cost too much, some choose to buy fake items. They may even feel a sense of joy in deceivi...

Although they conducted further discussion behind closed doors, a local multiplex operator’s executive who attended the meeting told The Korea Herald that the industry strongly demanded support for local movies’ releases. “Before the discussion, the government only treated us as large firms that whined over stricter guidelines. In reality, we made a lot of financial support to help the movies’ p...

The ninth season of “I Can See Your Voice,” a mystery music game show from South Korean cable music network Mnet, is set to premiere Saturday at 10:40 p.m. In line with the program’s global popularity, it hopes to become a long-running music show. “I wonder how long ‘I Can See Your Voice’ can last. I wish it to become a long-running program like ‘Show Me the Money’ and ‘National Singing Contest,...

A documentary film on the Beatles featuring the group’s final performance will hit local theaters next month. “The Beatles’ Get Back: The Rooftop Concert” will be screened Feb. 11-13 at IMAX theaters, according to Walt Disney Company Korea on Friday, The one-hour movie is the edited highlights of Peter Jackson’s documentary series “The Beatles: Get Back,” which was released on Disney+ last mont...

IU had the second-most wins this year. The singer’s “Celebrity,” “Lilac” and “Strawberry Moon” were chosen as the best songs for January, March and October of last year, respectively. She also received two additional awards for lyricist of this year and record production of the year. Along with BTS and IU, Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation, SHINee, Kang Daniel, Brave Girls, Red Velvet, Twice, IZ*ONE,...

ASEAN young people also showed considerable interest in Korea, with90.4 percent of ASEAN youth and 97.7 percent of ASEAN youth in Korea showing a high level of interest in the country in the survey. They get the most amount of information and content about Korea via social media, the internet and television programs. Young people in ASEAN member states looked for information regarding Korean foo...

Song Ji-ah, a contestant on Netflix’s latest hit reality dating show “Single’s Inferno,” has decided to halt all public activities amid continued controversy over wearing counterfeit luxury fashion items. Song, who is also known as YouTuber FreeZia, uploaded an apology video on YouTube, Tuesday, admitting her misbehaviors. At the same time, she took down all the other videos on her YouTube chann...

The Korea Creative Content Agency said Monday that it will stage an immersive music performance featuring 18 rappers from Mnet’s rap competition program “Show Me the Money 10.” As part of its performance series “On the K,” KOCCA will present “On the K x Show Me the Money 10 Festival” on its YouTube channel and Twitter at 10 p.m. on Thursday. The lineup will include the hit competition show’s wi...

K-pop boy band NCT 127 achieved a landmark feat at the 31st Seoul Music Awards on Sunday, claiming its first grand prize in its six-year career. “We didn’t expect this (result), but we are deeply moved by receiving such a big award. ... I think the year 2021 was a year that we could shine because we were all together. I’m so proud of the members,” NCT 127 leader Taeyong said at the awards ceremo...

Eight top all-female crews who were pitted against one another on the cable network’s preceding hit “Street Woman Fighter” appeared as the panel of judges and mentors for the young contestants. Turns gravitated to YGX since Song and Jo had experience dancing with the crew’s leader Lee Jung. “Street Dance Girls Fighter” not only awarded a trophy and 10 million won ($8,390) in prize money to Turns...

Nijimori Studio, a theme park located in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, north of Seoul, features a set of buildings that bring visitors back to Japan’s Edo period (1603-1867). The theme park had been used as a filming site for several local TV dramas and variety shows, including Netflix‘s original mystery entertainment series “Busted!” as well as SBS suspense drama “The Penthouse: War in Life” ...

A two-day music festival will bring together K-pop musicians like modern rock band Monni, Broccoli, You Too and indie singer-songwriter Yun DDan DDan next month to provide comfort to music fans who are exhausted from COVID-19, according to the festival’s organizer Thursday. “2022 Camping Music Festival” will take place at Nodeul Live House on Nodeul Island, central Seoul, on Feb. 26-27, accordin...

Seoul Record Fair (SRF), which was launched as the first vinyl record selling event in Korea a decade ago, is set to return this week despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic after a nearly two-year haitus, the SRF committee and fair’s operator Roundx2 announced on Wednesday. Although the fair will go offline, showcasing performances and selling records and music-related products, it is scheduled...