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The Weeknd holds concert in Seoul

Canadian pop/R&B artist The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, held his first ever concert in Seoul at the Gocheok Sky Dome, Saturday, playing an effortless set, showing off his incredible vocal skills before an estimated crowd of 24,000.

Performances | 2018-12-16 18:00

Idiot K-pop fans force hundreds of passengers off plane

The selfish behavior of four K-pop idol fans on a plane has forced hundreds of other passengers to disembark just before take-off.

Music | 2018-12-16 16:54

BTS' 'Fake Love' surpasses 400 million YouTube views [VIDEO]

The music video of K-pop boy band BTS' global hit song "Fake Love" has achieved the milestone of getting 400 million YouTube views, their management agency said Sunday.

Hallyu | 2018-12-16 11:19

Winning big at Mnet Asian Music Awards brings tears to eyes of BTS

K-pop boy band BTS won big at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), Friday, picking up two of the top three music awards, leading a couple of the seven member group to burst into tears.

Entertainment | 2018-12-15 11:35

Hallyu fervor rekindled in Japan amid diplomatic row

The 2018 MAMA Mnet Asian Music Awards held at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, Wednesday, was the place where hallyu, which had hit hard but then entered the doldrums after a 2012 diplomatic row, remained strong in Japan. Despite the recent political hostilities between the two surrounding South Korea's Supreme Court ruling in October in favor of four Korean victims of force...

Hallyu | 2018-12-14 20:08

Call grows against mandatory license fee for KBS

A controversy over a pro-communism comment on a television program on public broadcaster KBS has moved some to protest against mandatory television and radio license fees. Many citizens say they do not want to pay the fees for what they call “biased and manipulative broadcasts,” with some saying they do not watch KBS. Others protest that they do not even have a television.

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-12-14 18:21

Indonesia bans BLACKPINK's 'indecent' miniskirt commercial

A TV commercial featuring members of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK dressed in miniskirts has been banned in Indonesia for indecency.

Music | 2018-12-14 17:00

Sculptor satirizes Trump-Kim 'power game'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stands with a gun pointing ahead. Just a few steps away, U.S. President Donald Trump is lying on the floor, with $100 bills scattered around him.This is a scene from South Korean artist Lim Young-sun's latest exhibition, “The Show Must Go On,” on until Dec. 19 at the Seoul Arts Center.

Exhibitions | 2018-12-14 16:37

Music video director Lee talks pressure, artistry behind scenes

Inspired by the films that dominated her childhood, Lee Rae-kyung had the ambition to become a movie director. As things turned out, however, Lee ended up not close to cinema but with a prime position in making music videos for some of the most popular K-pop stars including IU, Girls' Generation's Yoona, Lee Moon-sae, Bolbbalgan4 and many others.

Music | 2018-12-13 16:19

Director behind iconic K-pop music videos

Director behind iconic K-pop music videos

Alongside the rip-roaring success of K-pop, its music videos have seen some staying power in the age of YouTube. Now the platform's views and comments prove to be useful gauges for a music video's success. The colorful, choreography-heavy visual for K-pop sensation BTS' “Idol” video set a new record this year as the most-viewed Korean music video within a 24-hour period on Yo...

Music | 2018-12-13 16:18

Music video director Lee talks pressure, artistry behind scenes

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