Universal Music Group (UMG) and YG Entertainment are investing in VenewLive ― a joint venture set up by Big Hit Entertainment ― to nurture the new steaming platform in an effort to reach more people around the world. Big Hit, the agency that represents BTS, announced Wednesday that YG and UMG have decided to invest...Read More
What will Earth be like in 2092? Will everyone have fair access to cutting-edge technology that allows for a peaceful and pollution-free environment? Director Jo Sung-hee, who has created fairytale-like films such as “A Werewolf Boy” (2012) and “Phantom Detective” (2016), pictures a slightly pessimistic future of Earth and humanity in his fourth feature “Space...Read More
K-pop related tweets remained in full force last year, reaching a new record of 6.7 billion, Twitter Inc. said Thursday. The figure represents a jump of 600 million from 6.1 billion K-pop tweets in 2019. The social media company said Indonesia ranked as the top market tweeting about K-pop by volume, followed by Thailand and...Read More
A preliminary heavy snow advisory has been issued for Wednesday evening in Seoul and surrounding areas, the state weather agency said. Seoul and western Gyeonggi Province are expected to receive 3 to 10 centimeters of snowfall, while eastern Gyeonggi Province and parts of Gangwon Province are expected to receive up to 15 cm, according to...Read More
K-pop sensation BTS has made the list of the “10 best pop bands of all time” by the American men’s magazine Esquire. Esquire on Jan. 30 announced that BTS was one of the 10 groups to make the list alongside the Beatles and Queen. Introducing the seven-member group, the magazine said, “With a fanbase that...Read More
Some 280,000 viewers across the world watched K-pop girl band BLACKPINK’s first-ever online-only concert, titled “YG PALM STAGE ― 2021 BLACKPINK: THE SHOW,” Sunday, according to the quartet’s agency YG Entertainment. “Our primary data shows that about 280,000 people purchased a membership on YouTube to get access to THE SHOW,” the company said in a...Read More
The Korean drama “Crash Landing on You,” K-pop dynamite group BTS and the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” were among the top drivers of the Korean Wave, or “hallyu,” last year, a government report showed Thursday. Some 9.5 percent of hallyu fans picked the romance flick “Crash Landing on You” as their favorite Korean drama, followed by...Read More
Superstar BTS has earned five nominations for the 2021 Korean Music Awards with its record-breaking albums and songs released last year. BTS has been named in the Musician of the Year, the Album of the Year, the Song of the Year, the Best Pop Album and the Best Pop Song categories, becoming one of the...Read More
K-pop dynamo BTS is set to drop a new edition of its hit album “BE” next month, the band’s agency said Monday. The new edition titled the “Essential Edition,” will drop on Feb. 19, according to Big Hit Entertainment. BTS initially released the “Deluxe Version” of “BE” in November. The agency explained the new edition...Read More
An OCN’s weekend original drama “The Uncanny Counter” official said on the 25th, “The production of Season 2 has been confirmed. We are coordinating specific matters such as the filming schedule and timing.” OCN is a movie channel on basic cable throughout South Korea, owned by CJ ENM E&M Division. Jo Byung-gyu, Yoo Jun-sang, Yeom...Read More
