Amid all the talk of Korean culture imports and “K-drama”, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda thinks that the best solution to keeping the local creative industry afloat is to copy South Korea’s creative strategies. This, after Senator Jinggoy Estrada bared that he had considered a ban on...
CAVITE – Governor Jonvic Remulla defended the Filipinos' love for Korean dramas, saying these have been a source of hope and inspiration at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Remulla, in a Facebook post, was reacting to the proposal to ban Korean dramas and other foreign-made content in...
Rookie K-pop girl group Le Sserafim will be coming back with a new album next month. Composed of Chaewon, Sakura, Yunjin, Kazuha and Eunchae, Le Sserafim will drop their second mini-album “Antifragile” on Oct. 17. Le Sserafim (Twitter) "’Antifragile’ is an album containing Le Sserafim’s...
K-pop boy band Infinite member and actor L (Kim Myung-soo) was discharged from his military service on Aug. 21 after 18 months. L, then 28, enlisted in the military on Feb. 22, 2021 and served in the Korea Marine Corps. (Clockwise from top) Infinite L's Instagram post, L on his enlistment on Feb....
Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the weekly physical album chart in Korea two weeks after their official debut. Korea’s Hanteo Chart announced that NewJeans’ debut album “New Jeans,” which was released on Aug. 1, sold 311,271 copies and garnered a physical record index of 368,387.34...
Pasig lone district Rep. Roman Romulo confidently declared Wednesday, Aug. 10 that Filipinos are "much better" in the field of music and television dramas than what is seen on popular K-drama and K-pop from Korea. Pasig City lone district Rep. Roman Romulo (Screenshot from Facebook live) During the...
NewJeans set a record for pre-orders for a K-pop girl group debut album, according to their label. The five-member group released their first ever music video ‘Attention” on YouTube last month under HYBE’s independent label ADOR (All Doors One Room). NewJeans (ADOR) On Aug. 1, NewJeans...
Filipino singer Ronnie Liang expressed thanks to K-pop boy band GOT7 member BamBam for performing his song at a Manila show. GOT7’s BamBam and Jackson Wang, and idol group Treasure headlined the “2022 K-pop Masterz in Manila” show on July 29 at the Mall of Asia Arena. GOT7's BamBam (left) and...
K-pop idol group Treasure made their debut performance in the Philippines at the “2022 K-pop Masterz in Manila.” Treasure and GOT7’s Jackson Wang and BamBam headlined the show held on July 29 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The group debuted in August 2020 in South Korea. Treasure at the 2022...
K-pop boy band GOT7’s Jackson Wang performed songs from his upcoming album at the “2022 K-pop Masterz in Manila” show on July 29. Filipino fans got to see and hear Jackson perform live four songs from his “Magic Man” album that will be released on Sept. 9. Jackson Wang performing at the...
K-pop boy band GOT7 member BamBam performed at a Manila show on July 29 and surprised fans by having Sandara Park (aka Dara), former member of 2NE1, as his special guest and singing a Filipino song. BamBam, GOT7’s Jackson Wang and K-pop boy band Treasure headlined the “2022 K-pop Masterz...
Treasure and GOT7’s Jackson Wang and BamBam are not the only K-pop stars who are in Manila. Sandara Park (aka Dara), former 2NE1 member, also arrived in the Philippines on July 27 and she got to meet BamBam. GOT7's BamBam and Sandara Park in Manila (Instagram) K-pop boy band Treasure's arrival in...
