K-pop girl group ITZY’s Lia and Yeji, and boy band CNBLUE’s Yonghwa tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), increasing the number of Korean stars who got the virus to 98 since Jan. 19. Lia was the first member of ITZY to test positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 13 followed by Yeji on Feb....
SEOUL -- South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Sunday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 56,431 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising...
"Koreans flat out 'own' Netflix." This was how Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. described Netflix's Korean content after watching one of the newest shows "KDramaland" has to offer on the streaming platform. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (MB File photo) and the poster of...
Seven members of a K-pop boy band Cravity and four of K-pop group BLANK2Y tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in one day to bring the total number of infected Korean stars to at least 95 since Jan. 19. According to agency Starship Entertainment on Feb. 12, the group members who have...
Three more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Feb. 12 amid a surge in Omicron variant cases in South Korea. K-pop idols Wonwoo of Seventeen and Gunwoo of T1419, and Korean TV show “Running Man” star Haha have been confirmed to have COVID-19. (Clockwise from...
More Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the surge continues in South Korea due to the Omicron variant. On Feb. 11, K-pop boy band ENHYPEN’s Sunoo, “Squid Game” star Heo Sung-tae, 2AM’s Jo Kwon and comedian Kim Jun-ho were announced to be positive for...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes expects rival South Korea to come out with a lot of motivation when the two teams face twice in this month’s FIBA World Cup Qualifiers at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Reyes said South Korea will come in eager to avenge its two defeats to Gilas in...
Three stars of the popular Korean entertainment show “Running Man” tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Kim Jong-kook, 45; Yang Se-chan, 35; and Jee Seok-jin, 55, were announced to have COVID-19 on Feb. 10. "Kim Jong-kook has been diagnosed with COVID-19,” said Turbo JK...
The government's pandemic task force approved on Thursday, Feb. 10, the proposal to accept COVID-19 vaccine certificates from Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Timor Leste as proof of inoculation. A passenger walks with luggage at the arrivals hall of Tokyo's Haneda international airport on January...
“Squid Game” star Lee Byung-hun and his wife, actress Lee Min-jung, have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid a surge of cases in South Korea due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. The actor’s agency BH Entertainment belatedly announced on Feb. 9 that Lee Byung-hun...
“The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure,” starring Kang Ha-neul and Han Hyo-joo, set a record by becoming the first movie to sell one million tickets among all films released in South Korea this year. The adventure movie also stars Lee Kwang-soo, Kwon Sang-woo, EXO’s Sehun, Chae Soo-bin,, Kim...
Five members of K-pop boy band The Boyz have recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The group’s agency IST Entertainment announced on Feb. 6 that The Boyz’s Eric, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Ju Haknyeon and Sangyeon have been released from quarantine as ordered by health authorities. “We...
