(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Kim Soo-hyun, TWICE, GOT7, NCT and Monsta X (Twitter, Instagram) Singers TWICE, NCT, BTS, GOT7, Monsta X and Im Young-woong, and actors Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Jung-jae emerged as the grand prize winners at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) held on Nov. 28 in South...
TXT (front) and cast of the EBS TV show 'Tok! Tok! Boni, Hani' (Instagram/Boni Hani) Members of K-pop boy band TXT, or TOMORROW X TOGETHER, have undergone testing and are in self-quarantine after a person who appeared on a Korean TV show with them was exposed to a confirmed coronavirus disease...
K-pop star and actress Krystal, aka Jung Soo-jung, and actor Jang Dong-yoon are currently starring in the OCN sci-fi K-drama “Search,” which is being streamed exclusively on iQIYI outside South Korea. Krystal plays the role of intelligent and fierce lieutenant Son Ye-rim while Jang...
The remaining three members of K-pop band CNBLUE have renewed their contract with their agency and will release an album this year. Agency FNC Entertainment announced that it signed new contracts with CNBLUE’s Jung Yong-hwa, Kang Min-hyuk and Lee Jung-shin. "We will do our best to provide the...
Seven actors who will play the roles of alter egos of the members of K-pop superstars BTS in a Korean drama have been revealed. Titled “Youth,” the drama will depict BTS’ worldview and is based on BTS Universe, an alternate or parallel universe, which has a narrative that is separate from the...
K-pop star and actress Krystal, 25, who now uses the stage name Jung Soo Jung, has signed up with a new agency. H& Entertainment announced that it has signed an exclusive contract with Krystal whose contract with SM Entertainment expired in August. “We are extremely excited to join with a...
The “Coffee Prince” special that reunited the cast of the hit 2007 Korean drama recorded the highest rating to date for the TV documentary series. Korean TV channel MBC’s weekly “Docu Flex” started airing on Sept. 3 and has featured documentaries on various topics. “Coffee Prince”...
South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld the jail terms of disgraced K-pop stars Jung Joon-young, 31, and Choi Jong-hoon, 30, former leader of band FT Island, for raping women and other crimes. In a ruling handed down on Sept. 24, the 2nd Division of the Supreme Court headed by Presiding Judge Park...
F(x)’s Krystal (Instagram) K-pop girl group f(x) member Krystal Jung, sister of former Girls’ Generation member Jessica, will be leaving SM Entertainment. An exclusive report by Korean news site Ilgan Sports on Aug. 18 stated that Krystal, 25, will be parting ways with the agency which...
STARS VS. JELLIES Actor Nam Joo Hyuk and actress Jung Yu Mi will be the protagonists of the upcoming Korean series Nam Joo Hyuk and Jung Yu Mi are going to be starring in an upcoming Netflix series titled The School Nurse Files this September. This Netflix Original series is about a supernatural...
Treasure (Twitter) K-pop boy band Treasure made a great start in their music career by posting the highest first-week album sales among artists who made their debut this year. Treasure made their debut on Aug. 7 with single album “The First Step: Chapter One.” The physical version was...
(From left) 'Peninsula' director Yeon Sang-ho and stars Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re and Kang Dong-won celebrate the 3-million ticket milestone with a cake (Next Entertainment World) The Korean zombie film “Peninsula,” which stars Kang Dong-won and Lee Jung-hyun, has reached another milestone at the...
