According to the latest chart released by Oricon on the 6th (based on the data collected from June 28th to July 4th), BTS, THE BEST, ranked at No.1 on the Weekly Album chart. Starting from June 28th, they stayed at No.1 for three weeks straight and sold 885,000 copies total. This year, BTS is the only singer who maintained to be on the top of the chart for three weeks straight....
On Oct. 7, the Korea Society, a Korea-US nonprofit foundation for friendship, presented the Van Fleet Award, an award given to individuals or organizations that have promoted mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries since 1992. The award is named after Gen. James Van Fleet, who served as commander of the 8th US Army during the Korean War and founded the Korea Society in 1957. BTS has been named the winner of this yearŌĆÖs award....
According to SPOTV NEWS on February 10th, Chun Woo Hee will be starring in tvNŌĆÖs upcoming drama Beneficial Fraud (literal title) written by Cho Seul Ah and directed by Lee Soo Hyun. The actress has received rave reviews for brilliant performance in her previous works. As she had perfectly immersed herself into her characters in various shows and movies, many are excited to see how she will deliver her role in the upcoming drama....
An official at the Seoul Museum of Art told Sports Kyunghyang, ŌĆ£A died while working at home, and itŌĆÖs true that she appeared on tvNŌĆÖs entertainment program in October last year.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£There was no bullying at work,ŌĆØ he stressed. ŌĆ£She has never to get transferred to a different department. We donŌĆÖt know why she made such an extreme choice. The police is conducting the investigation now.ŌĆØ According to the Jongno Police Station in Seoul, a civil servant in her 20s who works at the Seoul Museum of Art made an extreme choice at home....
Seohyun shared, ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a ŌĆśrespecting each otherŌĆÖs tasteŌĆÖ romance that completes ŌĆśdifferentnessŌĆÖ with ŌĆśspecialness.ŌĆÖ I hope you enjoy the movie with your friends and lovers.ŌĆØ Lee Jun Young also stressed, ŌĆ£I hope you enjoy the movie while thinking that itŌĆÖs not wrong but just different.ŌĆØ However, after the movie was released, a debate began on social media as to whether it was appropriate to bring BDSM into the light. These are the negative reactions....
The brilliant collaboration stage of ASTROŌĆÖs Moon Bin and BillieŌĆÖs Moon Sua has recently gone viral. Being actual siblings, they showed off their close brother-sister chemistry as they gave the iconic ŌĆ£Candy In My YearsŌĆØ cover performance by Baek Ji Young and 2 PMŌĆÖs Ok Taecyeon. ĀK-pop idols usually create those special performances to spice up award ceremonies and festivals. Team combinations vary from their gender to experience on the field, and because they collaborate for special occasions, such surprise units only last for one stage....
The Billboard is the most credible and authoritative music chart of popular music, and it is an indicator of music around the world. K-pop artists, starting with Wonder Girls in 2009, are producing remarkable results on this chart. And with the triumphant success of BTS, many artists are releasing albums intending to enter the Billboard charts. These are the five songs that achieved significant milestones on the Hot 100, the main chart of the Billboard....
┬Ā SingleŌĆÖs Inferno According to FlixPatrol, a global OTT ranking site, SingleŌĆÖs Inferno ranked 10th in the worldwide Netflix TV show category on the 2nd. The show also ranked first in Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam. In particular, the show beat out The Silent Sea for the first time and took the top spot. ItŌĆÖs also ranked 2nd in Hong Kong and Thailand, 3rd in Malaysia and Taiwan, and 4th in Indonesia and Morocco....
According to Yeolmae Entertainment, director Im will direct the nori film Soho Sins, co-produced by the American production company 2W Network. The film, based on the novel written by world-renowned art magazine ŌĆ£Art in AmericaŌĆØ editor Richard Vine, depicts the shady underbelly of the NY art scene through the murder of Amanda Oliver, a wife of the New York art sceneŌĆÖs golden couple. Currently, Vine and director Im are working on the script and the film, said to be a 33 billion KRW (about 30 million USD) project, will begin pre-production in July and start filming in the second half of the year....
On the 5th, Do Kyung Soo appeared as a guest on KBS radio Park Myung SooŌĆÖs Radio Show to promote his upcoming drama Bad Prosecutor. Introducing his role as someone who ŌĆ£needs to root out corruption and make things right,ŌĆØ Do Kyung Soo explained that the show will offer exhilarating fun. When Park Myung Soo asked him, ŌĆ£Are you also a type who canŌĆÖt stand seeing injustice?ŌĆØ the artist answered, ŌĆ£I think so....
Veteran actor Sol Kyung Gu, who has acted in movies that span multiple genres such as Memoir of a Murderer, The Merciless, and Cold Eyes, will join forces with Do Kyung Soo, an idol actor who established his acting prowess in films like Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, Swing Kids, and My Annoying Brother, and renowned director Kim Yong Hwa, who created the Along with the Gods series....
In the upcoming episode of JTBCŌĆÖs Lee Kyu YeonŌĆÖs Spotlight, which will air on July 23, Goo HaraŌĆÖs biological mother will appear and claim that she and Goo Hara were ŌĆ£more affectionate than anyone else.ŌĆØ Goo Hara passed away on November 24, 2019, at the age of 28. Even before the sadness was gone, lawsuits broke out among the bereaved families. Goo HaraŌĆÖs brother, Goo Ho In, filed a lawsuit against his biological mother, claiming that his mother, who abandoned him and her sister, should not inherit Goo HaraŌĆÖs inheritance....
CONCEPT Park Min Young plays a grade 5 government employee in the Meteorological Administration who never mixes business with pleasure. She usually wears one-colored outfits that best portray her strict and rigid personality. In an attempt to add some feminine side to her character, Park Min Young is often seen in a blouse or a cardigan that doubles her elegant charms. She went simple with the accessories, wearing earrings and necklaces with minimal designs....
The unveiled movie stills capture the quirky mathematics genius Jun Gyung and self-proclaimed ŌĆ£museŌĆØ Ra Hee(YoonA) struggling to build a train station. In particular, the still portrays the sweet chemistry between Park Jung Min and Lim YoonA as a team in The Miracle. In the first still, Rahee saw the extraordinary potential in Jun Gyung, raising curiosity about the stories that are about to unfold. Soon, Rahee finds out Jun GyungŌĆÖs only interest....
On the 19th, the starŌĆÖs sister used her Instagram account to write, ŌĆ£He misses you guys. If you guys have something to tell him, please contact me. IŌĆÖll pass it on to him. InsteadŌĆØ on her IG story. She then directed the message to his overseas fans. SeungriŌĆÖs sister is currently pursuing her career as a DJ and she has appeared on MBCŌĆÖs I Live Alone with her brother in the past....
Today, remarks made by former EXO member Tao during his Weibo Live heated up the online communities and social media. According to these posts, Tao recently hosted a live session on Weibo and said, ŌĆ£ThereŌĆÖs a girl I really like. I once sent her a message, but she never replied back. I can ask her up tomorrow. SheŌĆÖs a Korean artist.ŌĆØ He then also added, ŌĆ£If this becomes a hot topic tomorrow and if she learns about me liking her, then itŌĆÖs all good....
On August 4th at midnight, SM Entertainment released a preview for GirlŌĆÖs GenerationŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Forever 1.ŌĆØ The video begins with Tae Yeon walking onto the stage and each member making their appearances in different settings. The preview had ŌĆ£Into The New WorldŌĆÖ playing in verse and members singing the lyrics, ŌĆśLetŌĆÖs be together forever,ŌĆÖ included in the new song. The title track, ŌĆ£Forever 1,ŌĆØ is a dance-pop song with an upbeat melody about the everlasting love for people we care for....
On Thursday, tvNŌĆÖs new variety show House on Wheels 3 confirmed the casting of actor Gong Myung. House on Wheels follows three men as they roam around the country with the house on wheels and invite their friends to spend a day together. In season 2, which aired in April, the cast traveled to Pohang, Gyeongju, Mount Jiri, Jeju Island, and more and allowed us laughter and time for healing....
On the 24th, KBS announced that they will be airing a sentimental animated cartoon show based on the Hwaseong wetlands as Ari, Poljjak the migratory bird, otters, and other wetland animals make appearances. The animation will specially have Han Ji Min, an actress who has always been interested in environmental conservation and social issues, as its narrator. Poljjak will be taken on by the actor who played Lee Woo Joo in tvNŌĆÖs Hospital Playlist, Kim Joon....
