Entertainment
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Girl band NiziU to debut in S. Korea with single album 'Press Play'
SEOUL -- NiziU, a nine-member Japanese girl band, will roll out its Korean language-based album "Press Play" to make its official debut in South Korea. The group, debuted in December 2020, was created through a joint global audition project by South Korea's JYP Entertainment and Sony Music, a top music label in Tokyo. The girl band was formed through the first season of the audition show Nizi Project in 2020. The girls who were under control by JYP for training in Sou
October 13, 2023 -
BLACKPINK member Jennie releases new video for song 'You & Me'
SEOUL -- Girl band BLACKPINK member Jennie released a new jazz version of "You & Me," the 27-year-old's song released in early October. The live performance music video for Jennie's solo song garnered about 490,000 views in less than two hours of release. YG Entertainment, the girl band's agency, released the jazz version of You & Me at about 1:00 p.m. (0400 GMT) on October 11. The original song was released on October 6 to attract some 2.1 million views
October 11, 2023 -
BTS' Jungkook named on Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with two songs
SEOUL -- Jungkook, the youngest artist of BTS, was named on Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with two songs -- "3D" and "Seven." The 26-year-old has become the second K-pop solo artist to have two songs ranked in the top 5 of Billboard's list, after rapper Psy, who placed his global mega-hit "Gangnam Style" and its follow-up "Gentleman" on the chart. Billboard's chart released on October 10 showed that 3D debuted at No. 5 w
October 11, 2023 -
YG postpones debut of new girl band 'BABYMONSTER'
SEOUL -- YG Entertainment, one of South Korea's top entertainment powerhouses, has postponed the debut of a new girl band "BABYMONSTER." The agency of top K-pop act BLAKCPINK said that the new band will start its official activities in November, two months later than the officially announced September release schedule. BABYMONSTER, originally scheduled to hit the stage in September is a seven-member band comprised of members from South Korea, Thailand, and Japan. K-pop
October 10, 2023 -
Stray Kids named as one of next-generation leaders by Time magazine
SEOUL -- Boy band Stray Kids was named as one of the next-generation leaders in 2023 by Time magazine. The eight-member boy band became the second K-pop boy group included in the list, following BTS in 2018. Stray Kids received immense attention before its official debut as the group members were the final survivors of "Stray Kids," a survival audition show aired through TV music channel Mnet in 2017. It is the first boy band to be produced by Park Jin-young, the head of
October 6, 2023 -
Daesang opens kimchi pop-up store in trendy fashion district Seongsu
SEOUL -- South Korea's major food manufacturing group Daesang has opened a pop-up store where visitors can taste various types of special menus including a kimchi cake and kimchi skewer. Kimchi lovers can also enjoy photo and video content of Hoshi, a member of the boy band Seventeen who is also serving as the ambassador for the food company's kimchi brand "Jongga." Kimchi is Korea's iconic spicy and sour, pickled vegetable side dish, usually made by fermenting ca
October 6, 2023 -
Indian cultural festival 'Sarang' to be held in S. Korea's iconic filming spot for drama series
SEOUL -- The Indian Embassy in Seoul will hold a cultural event "Sarang" on Nami Island, an iconic region known as a filming spot for K-dramas. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, India's cultural assets such as dance, costumes, and food will be showcased in the river island and other regions across South Korea. Nami Island in the eastern city of Chuncheon has been used as a filming location for many TV shows includin
October 5, 2023 -
BTS' Jungkook ranks third in Spotify Global Top Songs chart with '3D'
SEOUL -- Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, has ranked third in the global song chart of Spotify, one of the world's most popular online music streaming services, with his dance song "3D." Through the new single with R&B features, the 26-year-old expressed his hope that he wants to meet his loved one in "three dimensions" and always stay together. The South Korean artist collaborated with American rapper Jack Harlow for the R&B track. The song, rele
October 1, 2023 -
NewJeans' debut album garners explosive popularity on Spotify
SEOUL -- Girl band NewJeans' debut album has gained explosive popularity on Spotify, the world's most popular music streaming service. The album's total streams surpassed one billion times 422 days after its release on August 1, 2022. As of September 27, the album accumulated more than 1,000,760,129 streams on the streaming service. The album consists of four songs -- "Hype Boy," "Attention," "Cookie," and "Hurt." The band's agenc
September 29, 2023 -
Walking festival to be held in Seoul to promote ancient Korean palaces
SEOUL -- Aju News Corporation, a Seoul-based media company, will hold a walking event in the capital city to attract more public attention to five ancient Korean palaces and the Blue House, the former presidential compound. Participants can freely walk along the 13-kilometer (8 miles)-long course and visit the former presidents' residential office and beautiful palaces of the Joseon dynasty that ruled the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1897. For decades, the Blue House had been used
September 26, 2023
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Global tech firms to present smart manufacturing solutions at 'Smart Factory + Automation World' in Seoul
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Occult thriller film 'Exhuma' attracts more than 10 mln moviegoers in 35 days of release
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Education company Visang provides smart Korean language learning platform 'Klass' to Vietnamese universities
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LS Cable embarks on construction of plant for new copper foil material
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Seoul's bus labor union launches strike for first time in 12 years
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US political turmoil reflects our wider society – in 2024 and earlier elections
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S. Korean mobility solution company targets historical city as gateway to Viet Nam
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Avikus validates fuel-saving effect of self-sailing solution 'HiNAS Control'
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Le Sserafim's "Easy" named on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart for four consecutive weeks
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Life expectancy in South Korea decreases for first time since 2000