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Chung, Cho team up for top classical label's 120th anniversary celebration

The distinctive "Yellow Label" logo of Deutsche Grammophon (DG), the world's oldest surviving record company, is like a guarantee among a flood of classical music records. The label commemorates its 120th anniversary this year with a variety of events and Korean musicians Chung Myung-whun and Cho Seong-jin who have been working with the record label will join the festivities.

Music | 2018-09-03 17:24

BTS tops Billboard album chart again with 'Love Yourself: Answer'

BTS has topped the American music market again. Three months after climbing to the top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart with “Love Yourself: Tear,” BTS repeated the feat with its repackaged album “Love Yourself: Answer.” The album, the final piece of the “Love Yourself” trilogy, scored the top spot with 185,000 equivalent albums earned in the week ending Aug. 30, according t...

Music | 2018-09-03 17:18

K-pop bands enthrall Indonesian fans

South Korean boy bands mesmerized K-pop fans in Indonesia at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games which wrapped up the 16-day run of competitions. The seven-member boy band iKON and Super Junior took the stage at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium on Sunday, turning its mood into something like a grandiose K-pop concert for a moment. When iKON showed up, performing t...

Performances | 2018-09-03 16:31

Korean cinematographer to shoot BBC thriller 'The Little Drummer Girl'

Cinematographer Kim Woo-hyung has joined director Park Chan-wook and BBC's production team to shoot their mini-series spy drama, “The Little Drummer Girl,” according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).The drama, consisting of six episodes, is based on the book of the same title by John le Carre, who is often referred to as the “master of spy storytelling.” The TV mini-seri...

Movies | 2018-09-03 15:01

BTS tops Billboard 200 albums chart with 'Love Yourself: Answer' [VIDEO]

K-pop boy group BTS has scored its second No. 1 title on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with its latest work, "Love Yourself: Answer." It is the K-pop sensation's second achievement on the American music chart after its "Love Yourself: Tear" rose to the top in May, rewriting K-pop music history.

Hallyu | 2018-09-03 09:50

Jeong Jin-woon of 2AM announces new solo album

Singer Jeong Jin-woon, better known as Jinwoon, of ballad group 2AM released his latest mini-album, “Koong! Pop!,” Sunday. The release has three new songs - lead track “All I Need is You,” “My Head Hurts” and “Shine” and comes after Jeong's single “Erasing” in April. Having participated in both composing music and writing lyrics, Jeong mainly focuses on creating music that ha...

Music | 2018-09-02 19:01

'Produce 48' exits, failing to make splash

The third franchise of Mnet's idol show, “Produce 101,” “Produce 48,” which began with the grandiose vision of creating a megahit Korea-Japan mixed girl band by cherrypicking both countries' music entertainment systems, ended its three-month-long journey Friday, announcing the 12 finalists who will debut and perform in Korea and Japan. In the last episode, two teams comprised...

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-02 17:12

Korean 'Baby Shark' catches on in Britain [VIDEO]

Pink Fong's 'Baby Shark' song soared to No. 37 on Britain's Official Singles Chart Top 40 on Aug. 31, up 28 places from the week before.

Music | 2018-09-02 15:40

JYP overtakes SM in market cap

JYP Entertainment has taken the lead in the nation's entertainment industry, since it overtook SM Entertainment in market capitalization this week, thanks to the success of TWICE, GOT7 and other singers signed to the company, analysts said Friday.

Entertainment | 2018-08-31 17:31

Actress supports 'comfort women'

Actress Kim Yoo-jung has become involved in a project that supports comfort women - sex slave victims coerced to serve Japanese soldiers during the Japanese occupation period (1910-45).

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-08-31 15:01

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