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Sat, September 22, 2018 | 16:56

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Fans shocked: Yoon Doo-joon suddenly heads for military duty

Yoon Doo-joon, leader of K-pop act Highlight, will join the Army on Aug. 24 for active military duty. Yoon will be involved in basic military training for five weeks before getting an assignment, his agency Around Us Entertainment said Wednesday.

Hallyu | 2018-08-23 14:53

Report failure: Is Irene snubbing fans?

Irene, a 27-year-old leader of K-pop girl group Red Velvet, is in hot water with some K-pop fans owing to her seemingly insincere attitude. Red Velvet members appeared on MBC Every1 variety show “Weekly Idol” Wednesday and each was asked to write a “self-report.”

Hallyu | 2018-08-23 14:26

LJ reveals photos with ex-T-ara member but she denies they're dating

Broadcaster LJ revealed private photographs of Ryu Hwa-young, the former member of K-pop act T-ara, Thursday on his Instagram.

Hallyu | 2018-08-23 14:25

Big music awards to bypass Korea again

The Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) may take place in three countries again - this time in Japan, Thailand and Hong Kong - in December, but not Korea.

Music | 2018-08-23 13:33

Society driving celebrities to skip meals

On the recently aired JTBC music show “Hidden Singer,” K-pop singer Ailee shed tears confessing in the past she had to go on an extreme diet with her daily calories restricted to just 500 kilocalories to lose weight. “At the time, I weighed 49 kilograms, but was hungry all day because I couldn't eat anything,” Ailee said. “I was saddened by the fact that I had to go on a diet...

Music | 2018-08-22 17:12

'Red scare' overblown in box-office hit

Director Yoon Jong-bin's film “The Spy Gone North” defies common knowledge that the North Korea factor no longer exerts influence in real world politics.

Movies | 2018-08-22 17:02

'List of unfairness': Lawmaker cites BTS as example for military service exemption

Many eyes are focused on the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games, and one of the factors seems to be Son Heung-min, the football superstar of Korea who is in desperate need of a gold medal.

Hallyu | 2018-08-22 15:23

Singer-comedian in comeback after gambling scandal

Singer-comedian Shin Jung-hwan will come out of semi-retirement and appear on JTBC talk show “Knowing Bros,” eight years after a gambling scandal knocked him out of public favor.

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-08-22 15:22

Blockbuster 'The Great Battle' tells 88-day Ansi siege

The blockbuster “The Great Battle” dusts off less talked-about ancient history and brings one of its greatest stories to the big screen this fall. The 22 billion won budget action period film tells the story of a famous 88-day battle at Ansi Fortress between Goguryeo and Tang forces on the Korean peninsula, part of the First Goguryeo-Tang War. The confrontation lasted about 3...

Movies | 2018-08-21 17:44

Yang Hee-eun unveils new collaborative track

Veteran folk music singer Yang Hee-eun has released another collaboration track, this time working with ballad singer Sung Si-kyung. Her new digital single “You,” composed and produced by Sung, was officially released on Sunday along with a music video. “You” is the ninth song of Yang's special single project titled “Unexpected Collaboration.” Through a series of collaborativ...

Music | 2018-08-21 16:58

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