The Korean entertainment industry in 2024 has been rocked by scandals and revelations with the attention focused on disputes between companies leading the K-pop industry. Korean media outlet Joy News 24 marked its 20th anniversary by conducting a survey from Sept. 30 to Oct. 8 about dramas,...
Korean media outlet Joy News 24 marked its 20th anniversary by conducting a survey from Sept. 30 to Oct. 8 about dramas, variety shows, movies, actors and singers that shined in 2024. The survey was conducted among 200 people in the Korean entertainment industry, including entertainment and...
Asian Pacific leaders from entertainment personalities to sports figures have been honored in the A100 list. The 2024 list was unveiled by Gold House, an organization “that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific leaders to power tomorrow for all.” “Every May, the A100 honors...
Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of entertainment company HYBE Corp., ranked 16th among the richest men in South Korea in 2024, according to Forbes. Forbes released its annual richest billionaires list with rankings by country. “There are now more billionaires than ever: 2,781 in all, 141 more...
A deep dive into the state of content creators in Korea and the Philippines By IM Young-a MULTI-AWARDED DARK COMEDY The cast of Parasite at the 2020 Academy Awards with director Bong Joon-ho in the middle. The Korean film won best picture Recently, I attended the International Film Industry...
K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER, or TXT, made their comeback on Oct. 26 with the release of their third mini-album “Minisode1: Blue Hour.” According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Blue Hour” sold 105,269 copies on the first day of release, compared to the first-day sales of 125,228 copies,...
BTS (Twitter) K-pop superstars BTS will hold concerts in October and release a new album in the fourth quarter of the year. This was revealed by Big Hit Entertainment led by chairman and CEO Bang Si-hyuk during its corporate briefing streamed on YouTube on Aug. 13. The concerts, titled...
