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Zion. T, Lee Moon-sae’s ‘Snow’ sweeps charts

“Snow,” the collaboration track between R&B singer-producer Zion. T and veteran singer Lee Moon-sae, has topped major music charts upon its release Monday. As of Tuesday, the song sits at the top ...

December 5, 2017
Music
PETA names Bong Joon-ho Person of the Year

PETA Asia, the Asian affiliate of international animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has selected director Bong Joon-ho as 2017’s Person of the Year, the group anno...

December 5, 2017
Film
Reality show depicts celebrities struggling to learn English

Perhaps for the first time, reality show “My English Puberty” follows Korean celebrities as they struggle to learn English. The new tvN program features six entertainers who find English daunting....

December 5, 2017
Television
BTS producer Bang Si-hyuk receives Presidential Citation

Producer-CEO Bang Si-hyuk of Big Hit Entertainment, the label of K-pop boy band BTS, is to receive a Presidential Citation for his contribution to cultural exchange, the Korea Creative Content Agency...

December 4, 2017
People
[Herald Review] ‘The First Lap’ offers no fantasy, but is ultimate romantic comedy

Like his debut film “End of Winter,” Kim Dae-hwan’s sophomore feature “The First Lap” takes place in the wintry cold, zooming in on two characters huddled together in bulky parkas, rubbing their hand...

December 3, 2017
Film
BTS becomes first K-pop band to enter UK, German charts

BTS became the first K-pop band to have a song listed on top 100 single charts in Germany and the UK, its agency Big Hit Entertainment said Saturday. The boy band’s remix of the song “MIC Drop,” o...

December 3, 2017
Music
[Korean Bapsang] Mu doenjang guk (Radish soybean paste soup)

Korean radish, mu, is sweet and juicy these days! Make some soup with it. While the radish soup (mu guk) made with beef is more common, this doenjang (Korean fermented soybean paste) based radish sou...

December 2, 2017
Food&Beverage
[Box office] Movies in theaters this week

Forgotten (Korea) Opened Nov. 29 Mystery, thriller. Directed by Jang Hang-jun On the night two brothers move into a new home, the older sibling Yoo-seok (Kim Moo-yeol) is kidnapped by a group ...

December 2, 2017
Film
Korean ‘babbling comedy’ team Ongals to perform at London’s West End

Mime, beatboxing, juggling and babbling like babies while dressed in pajamas –- this is the brand of non-verbal, family-friendly comedy that Korean team Ongals hopes to spread around the world. In i...

November 30, 2017
Theater
Women, rookie directors to be spotlighted at Seoul Independent Film fest

The Seoul Independent Film Festival is set to spotlight films by female directors and debut features by promising indie filmmakers this year. The 43rd edition of the nine-day festival -- Korea’s onl...

November 29, 2017
Film
Rain opens up on married life with Kim Tae-hee

Singer Rain spoke up about his marriage to actress Kim Tae-hee on the travel reality show “Carefree Travelers,” which aired Tuesday evening. Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, said he feels “co...

November 29, 2017
Television
Ryu Jun-yeol to star in hit-and-run unit police film

Ryu Jun-yeol is in the last stages of accepting an offer to star in the upcoming police film “Hit and Run Unit (Bbaengban),” his agency C-Jes Entertainment said Monday. If confirmed, the actor will ...

November 28, 2017
Film
Kim Min-hee wins best actress at Gijon Int’l Film Fest

Kim Min-hee wins best actress at Gijon Int’l Film Fest Actress Kim Min-hee has nabbed another award for best actress, this time at the Gijon International Film Festival which took place in Spain fro...

November 27, 2017
Film
K-pop drama ‘Part-time Idol’ premieres on Netflix

New K-pop-themed drama series “Part-time Idol” premiered Monday on online streaming platform Netflix. The show was jointly created by SBS Mobidic, the mobile content arm of major broadcaster SBS, ...

November 27, 2017
Television
Male-centric thrillers continue to flood box office in 2018

This year’s Korean box office has once more seen a deluge of dark thrillers spotlighting tortured male characters. From the Cannes-screened “The Merciless,” starring Sol Kyung-gu and Im Si-wan as ga...

November 26, 2017
Film

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