Entertainment
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The Kid Laroi's collab song with BTS' Jungkook enters Billboard's top 100 popular song chart
SEOUL -- Australian artist The Kid LAROI ranked 44th on Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with his new single "Too Much," which features Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, and British rapper Central Cee. Through the dance track, the three artists expressed feelings of regret towards their loved ones. Billboard's chart, released on October 31, showed that the single debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, a weekly song chart that ranks the top 100 popular s
1 November 2023
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Stray Kids completes domed stadium tour in Japan and S. Korea
SEOUL -- Boy band Stray Kids has completed its domed stadium tour that started in August. The group attracted more than 340,000 fans through eight concerts in four cities in Japan including Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. The eight-member band also performed at Gocheok Sky Dome, an iconic domed facility in the southwestern part of Seoul. Stray Kids was listed as one of the next-generation leaders in 2023 by Time magazine. The band received immense attention before its official debut as i
1 November 2023
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Singer G-Dragon to voluntarily participate in police probe for illegal drug use
SEOUL -- Singer Kwon Ji-yong, known by his stage name G-Dragon, has announced that he would voluntarily show up to police to cooperate in an ongoing drug investigation. The 35-year-old recently got caught up in a drug scandal after police booked the singer on suspicion of illegal use of drugs. South Korea's entertainment scene was engulfed in terror and shock in late October after law enforcers booked 48-year-old actor Lee Sun-kyun who starred in the globally popular 2019 film &q
31 October 2023
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Police rule out possibility of additional celebrities being involved in drug scandal
SEOUL -- Police have ruled out the possibility of additional celebrities being involved in a drug scandal other than actor Lee Sun-kyun and singer G-Dragon who were booked on suspicion of the illegal use of drugs. South Korea's entertainment scene was engulfed in terror and shock in late October after law enforcers booked the 48-year-old actor who starred in the globally-popular 2019 film "Parasite", and the 35-year-old singer after police obtained evidence that the two s
30 October 2023
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Big Hit vows to take legal action against malicious drug rumors about BTS members
SEOUL -- Big Hit Music, K-pop wonder BTS' label, has vowed to take legal action against a media report that claimed BTS members were frequent visitors of a private adult bar in Seoul's southern district of Gangnam. Currently, actor Lee Sun-kyun and boy band BIGBANG member G-Dragon were booked by law enforcers on suspicion of drug abuse and the bar was pointed as the main venue for drug parties. South Korea's entertainment scene was suddenly engulfed in shock in late Octob
27 October 2023
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Fans express anger over rumors of BTS members visiting drug case-related adult bar
SEOUL -- Fans of K-pop wonder BTS have expressed anger over rumors of BTS members being frequent visitors of an adult entertainment bar that was related to alleged drug abuse cases involving actor Lee Sun-kyun and K-pop band BIGBANG member G-Dragon. The fans warned the media and cyberbullies that strong legal action would be taken if rumors and fake news continued to spread. South Korea's entertainment scene was engulfed in terror and shock in late October after prosecutors booke
26 October 2023
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Accumulated global streams of K-pop increase by 42% on-year: market data
SEOUL -- Accumulated number of K-pop songs that were streamed globally between January and October 2023 has increased by 42 percent compared to the same period in 2022, market data released by American entertainment market research firm Luminate showed. Other than listening to the radio, the means of enjoying music changed from vinyl records to cassette tapes, compact discs (CDs), and digital mp3 files over some six decades. Now, the mainstream method for listening to music is to use o
26 October 2023
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Bebefinn series top Netflix's kids TV show chart in US
SEOUL -- "Bebefinn," a three-dimensional video animation show featuring the five-member family of a 20-month-old baby named "Finn," topped Netflix's kids TV show chart in the United States. The animation content, created by South Korea's educational entertainment company Pinkfong, ranked in the top 10 on the global streaming giant's chart featuring popular children's content in three other countries -- Ireland, South Korea, and Singapore. Finn is
26 October 2023
