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15Mar
BTS Breaks Own Record at Japan Gold Disc Awards By Taking Home 10 Awards
K-pop supergroup BTS beat its own record again at the 36th Japan Gold Disc Award by winning 10 awards, following 8 awards at the same awards in 2021. The Recording Industry Association of Japan announced the winners of this year’s “The... Read More
12Mar
Three music titles related to TV Anime “FAIRY TAIL” have been released on March 16! Soundtracks by Yasuharu Takanashi, character songs, and live performances are totally 225 tracks!!
The complete edition, with the title, “FAIRY TAIL SOUNDTRACK ARCHIVES 2009-2013”, is the first album. This album has 181 songs all together which includes the soundtrack which was created by Yasuharu Takanashi for all 4 works of the first... Read More
10Mar
South Korea’s President-Elect, Yoon Suk-yeol
Yoon Suk-yeol, a politician, former public prosecutor and lawyer, is the new president-elect of South Korea, having defeated his chief liberal rival Lee Jae-myung in the most closely fought ever in South Korea’s presidential election... Read More
8Mar
Koo Jun-yup and Barbie Hsu Married After Getting Back Together After Split 20 Years Ago
South Korean dancer, singer, producer, and DJ Koo Jun-yup and Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu (or Hsu Hsi Yuan) surprised their fans by getting married, as the newlyweds released via their Instagram on Tuesday. Koo wrote, “I intend to continue... Read More
8Mar
Louis Vuitton Legendary Trunks Exhibition in Collaboration with Beauty Director Oh Min in Seoul
(Images provided by LMPE Company and Oh Min) Luxury powerhouse Louis Vuitton will be holding its ‘Legendary Trunks Exhibition’ in collaboration with Korean beauty director and designer ‘Oh Min’ in KOTE, Insa-dong, Seoul, South Korea,... Read More
5Mar
K-Celebrities Donate Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine; Siwan Participates in “No Show” Movement
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues for the second week, humanitarian aid to Ukraine has been trickling in to assist the country. On March 1, 2022, actress Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo, Jewel in the Palace) donated 100 million... Read More
4Mar
BTS Concerts Tickets Sold Out before Public Sale – ARMY raises Donation For Ukraine
BTS at New Jersey’s Met Life Stadium (Big Hit Entertainment) Tickets for BTS’ upcoming “Permission To Dance On Stage – Seoul” concerts were sold out on the first day as were those for the group’s Las Vegas... Read More
3Mar
Won Soju, Jay Park’s Soju Brand in High Demand
Won Soju, the first alcoholic beverage launched by singer-songwriter and entrepreneur Jay Park, was introduced last month on Feb. 25 at the brand’s pop-up store at The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul. Visitors to the department store... Read More
2Mar
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Fantastic Film School Participant Recruitment
The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN, Festival Director Shin Chul) is recruiting participants for its Fantastic Film School program until midnight May 1 (KST). Applications can be submitted at BIFAN’s online entry... Read More
1Mar
Lee Jung-jae & Jung Ho-yeon win Best Actors for Squid Game at SAG Awards
Korean actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon have won for best male actor and female actor in the TV drama category at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for their roles in the Netflix drama “Squid Game.” At the ceremony held at Santa... Read More
1Mar
JYP’s Girl Group “NMIXX” Hits the Highest Girl Group debut album sales in K-pop history
JYP Entertainment’s newly launched girl group “NMIXX” recorded the highest debut album sales by a girl group ever in K-pop history. NMIXX sold 227,399 copies of its debut album “Ad Mare” since its release one week prior,... Read More
1Mar
Nu’est Set to Disband March 2022
After ten years, Nu’est have announced their disbandment set for March 14, 2022. On February 28, 2022, Pledis Entertainment announced on HYBE’s Weverse* page that Aron, Ren, and JR will not renew their contracts with the agency, setting... Read More
28Feb
Check out SKY-HI’s first single of 2022, ‘JUST BREATHE’, a collab with Stray Kids production unit 3RACHA! Music video also released!
SKY-HI has released his first single of 2022, a collaboration with production unit 3RACHA. The track, ‘JUST BREATHE feat. 3RACHA of Stray Kids’, was released on February 21. Download and streaming links:... Read More
23Feb
BTS Agency HYBE Hits Milestone with its Revenue
HYBE Corporation peaked at its all-time high in its revenue, as the first K-pop management agency to surpass $838 million in its annual sales. The South Korean entertainment company which houses acts like BTS, TXT, NU’EST, ENHYPEN, and... Read More
23Feb
BTS Add Dates to their World Tour BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE
K-pop superband BTS are delighting US-based ARMY by announcing a four-night residency ‘BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LAS VEGAS’ on April 8, 9, 15 and 16 at Allegiant Stadium, the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. These are the... Read More
22Feb
K-Drama Feature at 2022’s SXSW Festival & Conference
The 2022 SXSW festival and conference is here! What does it mean to K-Drama enthusiasts and the Hallyu wave? The SXSW festival and conference is an annual multi-media event which started back in 1987 and entails the convergence of artists,... Read More
20Feb
Bang Yong-Guk’s “Race” Rebirth
Upon leaving B.A.P boy band and his former agency, Bang Yong-Guk proved his worthiness and resilience in the music industry through the 2019’s self-titled Bang Yong-Guk album. The B.A.P’s former leader/vocalist; famously referred to... Read More
20Feb
TK from Ling tosite sigure announces striking new singles with guest vocalist Koshi Inaba（B’z）!
Sony Music Labels Inc. TK from Ling tosite sigure announces striking new singles with guest vocalist Koshi Inaba （B’z）! It will be featured in the advertisement for “Magic: The Gathering” the trading card game that holds Guinness World... Read More
18Feb
“Teach me to dance for the next show!” ‘Allen Walker’, Famous Producer and DJ requested to MCND
-the original songwriter responded to MCND’s creative cover video, ‘Man On The Moon’. – A Fresh attempt of MCND, combination of POP and K-Performance! The high-quality creative performance video drew attention. Alan... Read More
16Feb
BTS to Hold “Permission To Dance On Stage” Seoul Concerts, V Tests Positive for COVID
K-pop supergroup BTS is back this March with PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – SEOUL. On February 16, Big Hit Music released the news that there will be “BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – SEOUL” concerts next month in March. The... Read More
14Feb
