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Tue, January 26, 2021 | 18:30

More K-pop singers contribute to animation soundtracks

More K-pop singers contribute to animation soundtracks

Animation soundtracks have usually been sung by voice actors here, but things have started to change as more K-pop singers have started to croon songs for famous animated works, which has turned out to be beneficial for both sides.

Park Ji-won | 2021-01-26 16:08

Sibling duo AKMU renews contract with YG

Sibling duo AKMU renews contract with YG

The sibling duo AKMU will be staying with YG Entertainment for another five years, having extended their management contract with the giant K-pop agency. The act - consisting of brother Lee Chan-hyuk and sister Su-hyun - signed a new five-year contract with YG Entertainment, extending their seven-year contract signed in 2014, the agency said Tuesday.

2021-01-26 15:38

AFI Awards: 'Minari' among the Best Films of 2020

AFI Awards: 'Minari' among the Best Films of 2020

“Minari,” a drama film about an immigrant family in the United States, is among the winners of the American Film Institute's (AFI) awards for the top 10 movies of 2020. The nonprofit organization dedicated to educating filmmakers and honoring film heritage made the announcement Monday (local time) of its picks of the best films and TV shows of 2020.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-01-26 14:56

Actress and model Song Yu-jung dies at 26

Actress and model Song Yu-jung dies at 26

South Korean actress and model Song Yu-jung, represented by one of Korea's top agencies, died on Jan. 23. She was 26. Sublime Artist Agency released a statement announcing her passing on Monday, stating that her funeral at Seoul Medical Center's Gangnam branch was carried out quietly and without media exposure according to the wishes of her family members. She was buried at a...

Entertainment | Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-26 14:52

E-book companies join original content war

E-book companies join original content war

More e-book companies are diversifying their business portfolios to come up with original content amid the intensifying battle between online content providers.

Park Ji-won | 2021-01-26 14:08

Jeon In-kwon investigated over damaging neighbor's home amid property dispute

Jeon In-kwon investigated over damaging neighbor's home amid property dispute

Jeon In-kwon, the lead vocalist of rock band Deulgukwha, has been questioned over allegations of damaging the home of his neighbor by throwing stones at the structure amid an ongoing property dispute.

Entertainment | Park Ji-won | 2021-01-26 14:07

NCT 127 to drop new EP in Japan next month

NCT 127 to drop new EP in Japan next month

NCT 127, a sub-unit of the popular K-pop boy band NCT, is set to release a new EP in Japan next month, its agency said Tuesday. The band will be releasing the Japanese EP "Loveholic," its first new Japanese album in two years, on Feb. 17, according to SM Entertainment.

2021-01-26 13:31

'Apres-Girl' revisits Korea's first female film director Park Nam-ok

'Apres-Girl' revisits Korea's first female film director Park Nam-ok

From past to present, many of the world's greatest film directors started as cinephiles and Park Nam-ok (1923-2017), Korea's first female film director, is no exception. Having maintained a strong interest in film from a young age, she quit Ewha Women's Professional School to write film reviews for a newspaper and worked as a scripter and assistant editor at a film company af...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-01-26 09:06

National Chorus of Korea to sing popular Korean poems

National Chorus of Korea to sing popular Korean poems

The National Chorus of Korea (NCK) will hold a concert called “Poetic Colors” online, in which the chorus will sing songs composed from a series of popular Korean poems. In the concert, which will be released on the NCK's channel on Naver TV, Feb. 10, the chorus will show the stage from different angles using versatile lighting, to entertain viewers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Park Ji-won | 2021-01-26 09:06

Rapper Iron found dead

Rapper Iron found dead

South Korean rapper Iron, disgraced by a string of assault and other scandals, was found dead at an apartment in Seoul on Monday, police said. Iron, whose real name is Chung Heon-chul, was found bleeding and lying on the grass by an apartment guard around 10:25 a.m. before being transported to hospital and pronounced dead, police said.

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