Entertainment
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Bebefinn creators anticipate great success with fast-growing popularity like Baby Shark
SEOUL -- Creators of "Bebefinn," a three-dimension video animation show featuring the five-member family of a 20-month-old baby, anticipate a great success as in their previous work, the "Baby Shark Dance" video that made a phenomenal hit worldwide. Bebefinn, created by South Korea's Pinkfong Company, is an animated child who loves to play with Baby Shark. He has four family members -- mother, father, brother and sister. Through a three-minute video, Bebefinn
26 April 2022
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Virtual human YuA to debut as singer through dance song 'I Like That'
SEOUL -- YuA, a virtual artist created by South Korean game publisher "Smilegate" and a visual effects company, will make her debut with a dance song titled "I Like That." Hundreds of voice data were synthesized using artificial intelligence technology to create the 20-year-old's voice. Smilegate said in a statement that YuA's debut song will be released through music websites at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT) on April 12. The new single portrays an AI human expres
12 April 2022
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Bithumb Meta becomes 2nd-largest shareholder of Kim Hyeong-seok's entertainment company
SEOUL -- The metaverse subsidiary of Bithumb, a major cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, made an unspecified amount of strategic investment in an entertainment company established by Kim Hyeong-seok, a prominent composer and producer, for content partnerships in the metaverse-based digital content market. Bithumb Meta would work with Nonuni Raiders Entertainment to create an ecosystem in which participants who create and utilize digital content on a metaverse platform can devel
11 April 2022
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CJ ENM creates new studio to strengthen global content competitiveness
SEOUL -- CJ ENM, a South Korean media company that created the Oscar-winning film "Parasite," has created a new studio to establish a multi-studio system, underscoring efforts to strengthen global content competitiveness. The new entity named CJ ENM Studios will focus on planning, developing and producing multi-genre content for over-the-top (OTT) platforms. CJ ENM Studios, set up with a capital of 70 billion won ($57.8 million), will recruit excellent creators and acqu
5 April 2022
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BIGBANG sings about ups and downs of life in comeback song 'Still Life'
SEOUL -- Unlike previous albums showing strong hip-hop rhythms, BIGBANG members sing about the ups and downs of life in their comeback song titled "Still Life" as if they ruminate on the glory and shame they have experienced since their debut in 2006. Fans understand and interact with feelings, pushing the song up to the top of South Korean music charts. "Still Life" topped Melon's top 100 charts, almost nine hours after the song was released at midnight on
5 April 2022
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Kakao joins Seoul city project to build world's largest K-pop concert complex
SEOUL -- South Korea's web service giant Kakao joined a project to build the world's largest K-pop concert complex to be built in a northern residential district of Seoul as the main investor who will be in charge of operation and maintenance for 30 years. Construction is to begin in June 2022 for completion in 2025. With an injection of 312 billion won ($256 million), the complex called "Seoul Arena" will be built on a 50,000-square-meter site provided by the Se
4 April 2022
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Fictional couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin from 'Crash Landing on You' tie knot in real life
SEOUL -- Popular actor Hyun Bin and actress Son Ye-jin who turned hopeless romance into a beautiful love story in a cable TV drama tied the knot in reality. Through a 2019 drama called "Crash Landing on You," the couple depicted a forbidden love story in North Korea to fascinate global fans including drama lovers in South Korea, China, Japan and Vietnam. The wedding ceremony of Hyun, 39, and Son, 40, was held at a hotel in eastern Seoul on March 30. The event gained atten
1 April 2022
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BTS member Jungkook tests positive for COVID-19 in Las Vegas
SEOUL -- BTS member Jungkook tested positive for COVID-19 while he was staying in Las Vegas to prepare for a Grammy Awards performance. The seven-member band is scheduled to participate in the world's most prestigious music awards event as a nominee but it is unsure whether the 24-year-old will participate in the group performance. Jungkook was confirmed with COVID-19 on a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, Big Hit said through Weverse, an official fan community platform. He
29 March 2022
