SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man (SM Global) The founder of SM Entertainment, one of Korea’s biggest K-pop agencies and home to artists such as EXO, NCT, aespa, Super Junior and TVXQ, has reportedly gifted a luxury apartment in Seoul worth 5 billion won ($4.3 million) to a Korean reporter who...
(Clockwise from top left) Seo In-young, ATEEZ’s San, Noir’s Kim Min-hyuk, actress Cha Ji-yeon, Lovelyz’s Seo Ji Soo and Infinite’s Kim Sung-gyu (Instagram / Twitter) Korean singer Seo In-young, 36, known for appearing on the reality TV show “We Got Married,” tested positive for...
Kim Sung-gyu (Instagram) K-pop boy band Infinite’s Kim Sung-gyu tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Sunday, more than two weeks after getting inoculated with Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose Janssen vaccine. His agency, Double H TNE, announced his condition, saying,...
(From left) Lovelyz’s Seo Ji Soo, Kei and Mijoo (Instagram) K-pop girl group Lovelyz’s member Seo Ji Soo has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), resulting in the cancellation of activities of other members. Woollim Entertainment announced on June 23 that Seo Ji Soo was...
Lee Kwang-soo with 'Running Man' co-stars (Instagram, Viu) Korean actor Lee Kwang-soo received a “sentence” of 1,050 years for his antics on his farewell episode on the Korean TV show “Running Man.” “Running Man” aired its episode on June 13, which became a hilarious and tearful...
The Record of Youth star and headliner in upcoming Korean remake of Chinese drama Soul Mate joins Bench’s list of idol-worthy international endorsers THE NEW GLOBAL BENCHSETTER Byeon Woo-seok in Bench Body, Bench Active, and Bench, photographed on location in Seoul, South Korea I was on Zoom with...
Ji Soo (Instagram) The exclusive contract of controversial Korean actor Ji Soo, 28, with his agency, KeyEast, has been terminated. Korean news outlet Star News reported on May 27 that the contract termination was a mutual decision between the actor and the agency. Ji Soo signed an...
Actor Lee Kwang-soo (center) and the billboard ad by Pinoy fans (Photos: Screenshot from Running Man PH video and Running Man on Instagram) Filipino fans of the popular Korean TV variety show “Running Man” honored actor and “Prince of Asia” Lee Kwang-soo, one of the mainstays who has left...
(Clockwise from top left) Best actor (drama) Shin Ha-kyun, best actress (drama) Kim So-yeon, best new actor (drama) Lee Do-hyun, TikTok Popularity Award winner Kim Seon-ho, nominee Song Joong-ki, nominee Kim So-hyun, nominee Shin Hye-sun, best new actor (film) Hong Kyung, best actress (film) Jeon...
Golf legend Park Se-ri and actress Byun Jung-soo (Instagram) Korean golf legend and now TV personality and broadcaster Park Se-ri, 43, and actress Byun Jung-soo, 47, have revealed that they have been cured of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Park Se-ri tested positive for COVID-19 on April...
View the first ever survey of the complete body of ink works by Cheong Soo Pieng, a key figure in the development modernism in visual arts in the Southeast Asia Cheong Soo Pieng, Resting, c. 1978-83, Chinese ink and colour on silk, 68 x 95 cm. Private Collection. (2) As we coop up at home in these...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, IU, Park Seo-joon, Lee Min-ho, Cha Eun-woo, Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin, Kim Seon-ho and Kim Soo-hyun (Instagram, YG Entertainment) Forbes Korea magazine revealed its 2021 Korea Power Celebrity 40 list of the most influential people in South Korea...
