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Composer Lee's gagok concert to be held Sunday

The 12th Lee An-sam's Musical Journey Concert will be held Sunday at Yongsan Art Hall in Seoul. The concert, organized by Lee's fellow artists, is to support the acclaimed composer who is battling pneumonia and emphysema.

Music | 2018-08-17 17:49

Comedian slammed for posting photo of stranger

Comedian Yoon Jung-soo has been slammed for posting a sneak photo of a woman on social media. Yoon, 47, took a photo of himself and the woman at a cafe in Seoul without her consent and posted the picture on Instagram, where he has more than 21,000 followers, Thursday. He wrote, “There are only two people here, but she has zero interest in me.”

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-08-17 15:47

Pop star KeSha to perform in Seoul

American pop star KeSha will perform in her first concert in Korea next month.On the first anniversary of her inspiring and career-defining “Rainbow” album, KeSha will perform at Yonsei University's Nocheon Theater in Seoul on Sept. 14 - and the show is only for adults.

Performances | 2018-08-17 14:59

Masks steal the show in US version of Korean contest

When American broadcaster FOX announced last year that it had purchased the concept for “King of Mask Singer” from South Korean broadcaster MBC, many doubted such a show would succeed in the U.S.

Hallyu | 2018-08-17 14:49

Army musical revives military school for independence fighters

The tale of nameless young soldiers who were trained at the Sinheung Military School in Manchuria in the early 20th century to carry on independence activities against Japan will be staged in a military musical opening next month at Theater Yong in the National Museum of Korea at Yongsan, Seoul.The Ministry of National Defense and the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) unveiled th...

Performances | 2018-08-15 17:29

R&B singer The Weeknd to hold Seoul gig in December

The Weeknd, the Grammy-winning R&B singer from Canada, will hold a concert in Seoul on Dec. 15. The musician has been invited by Hyundai Card as a part of its culture project.

Performances | 2018-08-15 16:20

Sulli's comfort women post raises ire of Japanese fans

Japanese fans of singer-turned-actress Sulli are angry after she uploaded a poster that celebrates Comfort Women's Day on her Instagram Tuesday. The Korean government poster supports “comfort women,” sex slaves who were forced to serve Japanese soldiers in the lead-up to and during World War II.

Hallyu | 2018-08-15 16:15

3 artists, trio shortlisted for Korea Artist Prize

From nearly extinct female-only theater and the imaginary International Date Line to science fiction animation from the 1960s and the reason for being of a community, the four nominees of the Korea Artist Prize 2018 explore social issues in aesthetic and political ways.The annual award, established in 2012, is co-organized by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art...

Exhibitions | 2018-08-14 18:11

Comedy TV shows in decline as reality shows absorb viewership

“People don't look to TV comedy shows for laughter anymore,” said culture critic Ha Jae-keun. He believes this is behind the recent decline of small screen comedy shows. “When they want to laugh, they watch variety shows instead.” There were times when weekend comedy shows attracted families to gather in front of the TV and laugh wholeheartedly. People watched them to catch u...

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-08-14 16:59

Movie about real-life Korean 'double' agent becomes box office hit

“The Spy Gone North” revolves around Park Chae-seo, a spy for the South in the 1990s at the height of inter-Korean rivalry. Park went by the codename “Black Venus.”The movie, directed by Yoon Jong-bin, is an adaptation of journalist Kim Dang's namesake novel.

Movies | 2018-08-14 10:26

Why K-pop idols in love draw ire of fans?

Singer Lee Yong rose to stardom in 1981 after his debut song “Wind” garnered phenomenal success. His popularity, however, was short-lived. He lied about his marital status and was found to have a wife. He disappeared from the public eye abruptly as angry fans boycotted the singer and his performances. This is what happened in the 1980s.

Music | 2018-08-13 18:59

KCON 2018 LA proves ever-growing popularity of K-pop

KCON 2018 LA, the three-day global K-pop music and culture festival in Los Angeles, wrapped up Sunday, attracting tens of thousands of avid fans from all across the world.

Entertainment | 2018-08-13 18:23

Land determines one's fate in 'Feng Shui'

Details for "Feng Shui,” the last installment of a three-part film series about Zhouyi, an oriental philosophy that is the root of the Korean divination system, have been unveiled. The film, starring Cho Seung-woo and Ji Sung, is set in the later part of the Joseon Kingdom and tells the story of feng shui expert, Park Jae-sang, who can read the energy of the land and those wh...

Movies | 2018-08-13 18:29

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