Korea Times Business Reporter
Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Minho of K-pop boy group SHINee is taking a big step forward with his solo music career with the release of his first full-length album, "CALL BACK," about two years after making his solo debut with mini-album "CHASE" in 2022.
Singer Jin of BTS will be launching a pop-up event to celebrate the release of his first solo album “Happy,” which will hit the shelves on Nov. 15.
BLACKPINK's Rose and Bruno Mars' new song, “APT.,” which has generated a global sensation, has unexpectedly brought attention to the 1980s hit, “Apartment,” by Yoon Soo-il, resulting in its resurgence on music charts.
Scenes of characters exchanging drinks in dramas or celebrities sharing personal lives over alcohol on YouTube talk shows are easy to find these days.
K-pop girl group Kiss of Life kicked off its first world tour, “KISS ROAD,” with two concerts in Seoul over the weekend.
K-pop boy group Ateez is gearing up to drop a new mini-album, “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2” on Nov. 15.
Producer Lee Soo-man, the founder and former executive producer of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, will be returning to the music scene with new K-pop groups after leaving his company last year.
November will be an exciting month for the K-pop scene, featuring comebacks from major stars like BTS' Jin and SHINee's Minho to rising rookies Babymonster and TWS.
The adaptations of Park Sang-young's best-selling novel, "Love in the Big City," which has sold over 100,000 copies, are making strides in expanding LGBTQ+ representation in Korea's traditionally conservative media scene. Following the release of a film adaptation earlier this month, the novel has now been transformed into a television series on Tving, contributing to the growing visibility of LGBTQ+ narratives.