Netflix plans to next month release a documentary chronicling BLACKPINK’s four-year journey from talented trainees to K-pop superstars. The streaming giant and YG Entertainment, the band’s agency, said Wednesday “BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky,” the first Netflix film about a South Korean music band, will premiere Oct. 14. It is the fourth Netflix original documentary...Read More

South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below 200 for the eighth consecutive day Thursday, but a spate of cluster infections continued to strain the country’s efforts to bring the daily numbers under two digits. The government will decide this week whether to extend tougher anti-virus measures in place in the greater Seoul area. The country...Read More

Park Bo-gum’s recent appearance in the army was captured. On the 9th, online communities and social media posted photos of Park Bo-gum living at the training center and spreading them. In the photo, Park Bo-gum smiles slightly, wearing a mask in a combat uniform and a combat cap. It is believed to be part of...Read More

BLACKPINK’s new single “Ice Cream” has debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest position ever by a K-pop girl group. Billboard said Tuesday (U.S. time) that “Ice Cream,” featuring Selena Gomez, had 18.3 million U.S. streams and 23,000 downloads sold in its first week, ending last Thursday. The song also drew...Read More

South Korea plans to mass-produce an antibody-based therapy for COVID-19 later this month, health authorities said Tuesday. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is currently reviewing plans for Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials of the antibody-based treatment, and a large quantity of commercial coronavirus antibodies will be produced this month, said Kwon...Read More

BTS ranked first on the Billboard main singles chart for the second consecutive week on Tuesday with its latest single “Dynamite.” “BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ is officially No. 1 on this week’s Hot 100 chart for a second consecutive week,” Billboard said on Twitter. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales data. Billboard...Read More

Every autumn, Gu Mi-hoi gathers with her siblings and their families at her mother’s house to celebrate the Chuseok fall harvest holiday. They cook delicacies like “jeon” — meat, fish and vegetables dipped in flour and egg and fried — and enjoy traditional games like “yut nori” while munching on half-moon shaped “songpyeon” rice cakes....Read More

South Korean food delivery applications saw their sales hit a fresh high in August as more people refrained from dining out and stayed home amid the stricter social distancing scheme, data showed Tuesday. The combined transactions made through the country’s four major food delivery applications came to 1.2 trillion won ($1 billion) in August, up...Read More

– After 9pm, the Hangang Park store and cafe doors will be closed. – 43 parking lots in 11 Hangang Parks, no entry after 9pm. From 2 pm on the 8th, citizens will be restricted from accessing the crowded areas in major Hangang Parks such as Yeouido, Ttukseom and Banpo, the Seoul Han River Business...Read More

South Korea’s social media penetration rate has reached 87 percent, the third highest among nations around the globe, according to a local report Monday. South Korea’s social media penetration rate as of the first quarter this year was 80 percent higher than the global average of 49 percent, according to the latest report by DMC...Read More