The South Korean drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" has topped Netflix's latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV series, which has aired every Wednesday and Thursday on the cable channel ENA from June 29, marked 23.9 million hours of viewing for the week of July 4-10 to lead Netflix's official top 10 list for non-English T...

The survival drama "Squid Game" earned 14 nominations including best drama series at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first South Korean TV show to compete at America's biggest honor for the broadcasting industry. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Tuesday (US time) unveiled the final list of nominations for the 2022 Emmys awarded to best primetime TV programs from Jun...

K-pop supergroup BTS has ranked high on the US Billboard's main albums chart for the fourth consecutive week with its anthology album "Proof." The album came in 17th, four notches down from the previous week's 13th, on this week's Billboard 200 chart, released Tuesday (US time). "Proof" is a three-CD album that wraps up the first chapter of BTS' nine-year career. Released June 10, the album de...

With the album release, the group is also about to embark on a world tour titled “Super Show 9: Road,” starting on Friday with a three-day concert at Jamsil Arena in Seoul. The group will visit countries including Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan, as well as places in Europe and South America, Leeteuk explained. The upcoming tour will be the first time in three years the ...

Two members of OneWe will begin their mandatory military service. Yonghoon enlisted on Tuesday and Kanghyun will follow suit on Aug. 2, agency RBW Entertainment said. Out of precaution against COVID-19, the leader of the boy band joined the basic training camp without any ceremony, and so will the guitarist. The five-piece act debuted in May 2019 with single “1/4” and has carved out i...

Korean blockbusters will hit local theaters this summer in diverse “immersive cinema” formats to attract more moviegoers, as COVID-19 restrictions for theaters have been lifted. Previously, special-format Imax theaters were considered the near-exclusive domain of Hollywood blockbusters such as Marvel Studios’ superhero movies. The Korean movie industry had practically shunned the format. Until ...

From barrier-free shows to an orchestra conducted by a robot, the National Theater of Korea on Tuesday unveiled more than 60 productions, old and new, for the upcoming season. The National Repertory Season 2022-2023 consists of a total of 61 productions, including 26 premieres and 10 repertoires by national arts groups in theater, traditional drama, dance and orchestra. The new season, from Aug...

The concert marks the launch of “Credia Proms,” a concert series taking place at Yonsei University’s Amphitheater, which can seat more than 7,000 people. Tickets, ranging from 70,000 won to 110,000 won, will be available from Friday. (gypark@heraldcorp.com)

Divorced men and women spend time together to find love again on cable channel MBN’s “Love After Divorce.” The show caught the viewers’ attention as the program continues after the participants choose to pair up, following the couples and their everyday lives for an extended period of time. Local broadcaster iHQ’s “Eden, Descendants of Instinct,” a Korean version of the American dating game show...

Original content featuring BTS will arrive on Disney+ following a global content collaboration between Hybe Corporation and The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific. On Tuesday, Hybe, the media conglomerate behind BTS, announced that it is set to provide a total of five major content projects to the US-based content giant’s platform. The package includes two exclusive series featuring BTS. Among th...

K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment on Tuesday unveiled a final lineup for its upcoming joint concert that features an array of the label’s artists. Titled “SMTown Live 2022: SMCU Express @Human City_Suwon,” the star-studded event will bring together SM artists under one umbrella, including Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Shinee‘s Key and Minho, EXO’s Suho, Xi...

J-Hope, the first BTS member to launch a solo venture, entered the US Billboard's main singles chart with "More," the chart has said. The song debuted at No. 82 on the Hot 100 chart for this week, Billboard said on social media on Monday (US time). It came out on July 1 as a prereleased track from "Jack in the Box," his solo debut album set to be out Friday. He previously reached 81st on the c...

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Among the eight tracks, the artist said that “Good Night My Princess,” about her mom, is the most personal for her. She said, “My mom does not even know I wrote the song. I sing about her heartache when I was in my childhood. I had to be very careful.” Chungha added that another song, “Crazy Like You,” shows her evil side. Since she is more attached to the album, feeling a sense of “accomplishme...

ITZY will host a special livestream on the day it returns with a new EP on July 15. The broadcast, under the same title as EP “Checkmate,” will be streamed through Mnet and its digital platform M2. The group will perform the lead track “Sneakers” as well as “Domino” from the new album. It will also put on a skit and share interview clips as well. The EP comes about 10 months since its fir...