The number of global fans of “hallyu,” or the Korean Wave, has exceeded 89 million in 113 countries, a government-affiliated foundation said Thursday. The Korea Foundation’s global hallyu data from 2018 revealed that there are an estimated 89.19 million fans of Korean culture around the world, a 22 percent increase from 2017’s estimated 73.12 million...Read More
These were the 10 hottest South Korean drama series during the first week of this month, according to big-data analyst Good Data Corporation’s weekly monitoring report. Sky Castle, drama “Sky Castle” held onto the top position as the most-talked-about TV series in South Korea for the fourth consecutive week, accounting for nearly a third of...Read More
The 2018 Asia Artist Awards was held on Nov. 28 at Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea. The 2018 Asia Artist Awards recognized some of the biggest stars in Korea’s entertainment industry with top KPOP groups like BTS, Wanna One, GOT7 and many more in attendance. The awards ceremony honors achievements and international contributions of Asian artists in various categories,...Read More
The biggest boy band on earth BTS, actors Se-hun(EXO) and Lee Ji-eun(IU) will be awarded the Popularity Awards at the 2018 Asia Artist Awards From September 20 through November 20, the Asia Artist Awards tallied up votes for the winners of the Popularity Award. After fans participated in this event through three rounds of voting,...Read More
Yoona from K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation has been appointed as a talent ambassador for an upcoming big film festival ‘International Film Festival & Awards Macao’. During the press conference for ‘International Film Festival & Awards Macao’ on November 8, it was announced that Yoona will be a talent ambassador along with Hong Kong actor Aaron Kwok and American...Read More
Actors Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na will star in the upcoming tvN drama “Touch Your Heart” (working title), the show’s production agency announced on Friday. Yoo will play the role of top star Oh Jin-shim, who loses her fame after getting embroiled in a scandal with man from a chaebol family. Later, she works as...Read More
Fans of 2016 Korean blockbuster “Train to Busan” could see the zombie flick get the Hollywood treatment, according to reports from the US film industry. Several media outlets including Vulture reported that Malaysian-born Australian director James Wan, who created hit horror film franchise “Saw,” will produce the remake of the Korean zombie film. The Hollywood...Read More
People say there is no point asking the “what if” question in history. But maybe, there is, if the intention is to help heal wounds of the present and instill hope for the future through creative work. “Mr. Sunshine,” a 24-episode TV drama series aired by cable channel tvN is a historical fiction that starts...Read More
KPOP group Highlight Yoon Doo-joon will have to report to the military this Friday after failing to pass an exam that would have allowed him to serve his mandatory military service at a police station at a later date. Yoon, a member of the boy band Highlight, is currently playing the lead male role in...Read More
“Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days” surpassed 10 million in attendance on the 14th day of its run, the film’s distributor said Tuesday. The local action fantasy film recorded 10,002,508 for its cumulative tally of views at about 2:34 p.m. based on a real-time tally from the Korean Film Council, Lotte Entertainment said....Read More
