Star Korean producer Na Young-seok is back with a new season of his travel reality series “Grandpas over Flowers” after a three-year hiatus. The show stars five veteran actors in their 70s and 80s. This time, Lee Soon-jae, Shin Goo, Park Geun-hyung, Baek Il-seob and new cast member Kim Yong-gun go on backpacking tours abroad...Read More
One thing that undoubtedly catches the eye of audiences in director Lee Joon-ik’s new film, “Sunset in My Hometown,” is actress Kim Go-eun’s transformation into a wild and chubby country girl. The actress gained eight kilograms for her role as Seon-mi, protagonist Hak-soo’s high-school classmate and a public employee at a rural township office. The...Read More
The highly anticipated results for the V-Square auditions’ primary screening for A100 Entertainment and All-S Entertainment. While the results were to be released on June 15th, the unexpectedly high number of applications for the auditions had V-Square delay it’s results for a few days. The 50 participants for each entertainment company now awaits for the...Read More
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Jong-Hwan Do) and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will create a customized Korean tourism promotion overseas advertisement in order to increase the attractiveness of foreign tourists. KTO will produce consumer-tailored commercials focusing on various experiences in line with the increasing trend of the global trend in which...Read More
Girl group Nine Muses’ Kyungri will release her first solo digital single next month after renewing her contract with Star Empire Entertainment, the management agency said Friday. The single, set for release July 5, is “Kyungri’s first solo single since her debut seven years ago,” the agency said, adding that the release falls on her...Read More
Summer is a high time for K-pop girl bands to dominate the Korean pop scene often claimed by their well-established male counterparts. This summer, a wave of rising-star girl bands is aiming to claim the highly-competitive summer record market left open by the exit of a number of heavyweight girl groups last year. The years...Read More
South Korean girl group Lovelyz will hold a fan meeting in Hong Kong, the group’s management agency said Friday. During the fan meeting scheduled for Saturday at a performance hall of Hong Kong’s KITEC convention center, the group will hold a live performance and various events for fans, Woollim Entertainment said. Lovelyz last met its...Read More
Having debuted back in 2013, the seven-member boy band Bangtan Boys (BTS) is Korea’s hottest international sensation as of now. They received the Best New Artist prize in 2014 and had the record of over 1.5 million albums sold in 2016. Just this year came their biggest break, one that pleasantly shocked the world: BTS...Read More
”I felt as if I was connected to this historical site.” Rasmas Mortensen from Denmark was speaking after planting some rice seedlings near the Cheonguijeong Pavilion at Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul on June 7. He had an excited smile on his face as he took off his muddy boots. The annual rice planting takes place...Read More
K-pop sensation BTS’ music video for “DNA” exceeded 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday, marking the first time that a South Korean music group has set such a record. The video for the lead song on the group’s mini album “LOVE YOURSELF: Her” surpassed the milestone on the global video-hosting site in the day,...Read More
