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Wed, July 24, 2019 | 14:15

BIGBANG's T.O.P released from military service [PHOTOS]

BIGBANG's main rapper, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, started his two-year mandatory military service as a conscripted police officer in February 2017. But the 32-year-old was kicked out of the police four months later after he was discovered to have smoked marijuana multiple times in 2016.

2019-07-07 10:04

30th Eagon concert features guest musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic

Berlin Philharmonic Eagon Ensemble plays Grieg's "The Holberg Suite” during a press conference in Seoul, Wednesday. Courtesy of EagonBy Anna J. Park Don't miss out on the rare chance to listen to a world-class classical music ensemble for free in Korea. Ten musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and two other guest musicians, cellist Tatjana Vassiljeva and org...

Anna J. Park | 2019-07-05 23:49

Korean actress charged in Thailand for catching giant clams

A South Korean actress has been charged in Thailand with catching endangered giant clams while participating in a reality TV show and could face up to four years in prison if found guilty, an official said Friday.

2019-07-05 21:48

'Memory' dissects Ridley Scott's 'Alien'

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), which kicked off on June 27, screens an array of genre films from all over the world Emerging in the late 1990s, the festival has become one of the most significant events on the festival circuit in Asia to showcase genre cinema thereby differentiating it from other festivals in Korea such as Jeonju and Busan that foc...

2019-07-05 19:11

[INTERVIEW] Billboard columnist says BTS, the Beatles comparable

Anyone interested in K-pop should be familiar with the name “Jeff Benjamin.” Benjamin, a New York-based music journalist, has been writing about K-pop for America's music media outlet Billboard since 2013. CNN once dubbed him “the perfect person to talk about K-pop.” He also boasts a special bond with K-pop phenomenon BTS. The journalist has been keeping his eyes on the seven...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2019-07-05 17:13

Singer Younha: Ups, downs inevitable in life

Singer Younha's mini album “STABLE MINDSET” has been well-received by fans who were anxious to hear her comeback after years of hiatus since her last album. In late June, Younha, 31, met reporters for a roundtable interview at a small wine pub in the Hongdae area in western Seoul. She appeared calm and graceful, compared to years ago when she showed off her powerful vocals in...

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-07-05 16:46

Italian news broadcast outrages BTS fans

Italian news program TG3 Mundo used images of BTS to report on the Burning Sun Scandal. Captured from Twitter @ItalianARMY_BTSBy Lee Han-naOn Jul. 1 Italian news program TG3 Mundo broadcast a report on the Burning Sun scandal with photos of BTS, the superstar boy band not involved to the scandal. The one-minute clip contained only three shots related to the scandal; the other...

2019-07-05 16:18

2PM's Nichkhun appears in 'Arthdal Chronicles'

Nichkhun as Rottip in tvN drama “Arthdal Chronicles.” Captured from the artist's Instagram @khunsta0624By Lee Han-na2PM's Nichkhun has appeared in tvN drama “Arthdal Chronicles,” adding to viewers' excitement and curiosity. Nichkhun plays Rottip, one of the surviving Neanthals, wearing pale makeup and with purple lips and blue eyes. In the drama, Neant...

2019-07-05 15:07

Actor takes flak for trip to Japan

Amid rising tension between Korea and Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's restrictions on the export of semiconductor materials, actor Lee Si-eon is in the middle of a controversy after posting a selfie taken in Japan. On Wednesday, the actor posted on Instagram a selfie saying, “Thank you for celebrating [my] birthday travel to Japan. Today is my birthday.” Some...

Entertainment | 2019-07-05 14:50

BTS tops Nielsen Music's physical album charts for H1

Roaring K-pop boy band BTS topped Nielsen Music's Top 10 Physical Albums chart for the first half of this year, chart results showed Friday. With sales of 312,000 copies in the United States, BTS' latest album "Map of the Soul: Persona" came atop the physical album chart, according to Nielsen Music's Mid-year Report U.S. 2019.

2019-07-05 14:03

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