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Lee Byung-hun as the Front Man in a still from the hit Korean drama Squid Game season 2. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix

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‘I feel much more loved,’ Lee Byung-hun says after Squid Game success

Lee, whose Front Man has a much bigger role in Squid Game season 2, says the Netflix series has brought him far more fame than Hollywood did.

10 Jan 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Asian cinema: Korean films

Best movie roles of Squid Game season 2’s new players

8 Jan 2025 - 4:15PM

Actress Lee Min-jung shares update on her son with Lee Byung-hun

28 Dec 2024 - 7:24AM

Actor Ju Ji-hoon on the message of Disney+ K-drama Light Shop

Ju runs a light shop to which other characters are drawn. He recalls the ‘emotion I was experiencing for the first time’ shooting the series.

21 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM

Ju Ji-hoon in a still from Disney+ Korean drama series Light Shop. The actor says he experienced an emotion he’d never felt before in acting during one scene. Photo: Disney+.

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Are Winner’s Song Min-ho and Korean actress Park Ju-hyun dating?

‘Impossible to verify’ report the K-pop star is dating actress, his agency says. ‘Difficult to confirm’ a relationship, her agency says.

19 Dec 2024 - 12:01PM

K-pop’s Rain puts on electric performance at Hong Kong International Races

The Korean singer thrilled racing fans with songs from ‘It’s Raining’ to ‘La Song’ – fans called him a ‘star shining on the stage’.

9 Dec 2024 - 4:18PM

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Review | Rosie, debut album of Blackpink’s Rosé, is an emotional roller coaster

Across 12 songs, Rosé breaks down the tribulations of lost love. While it is easy to empathise with, some may miss Blackpink’s upbeat tempo.

5 Dec 2024 - 12:31PMvideocam

Across 12 songs on her debut album Rosie (detail from the cover pictured), Rosé breaks down the tribulations of lost love. Photo: Atlantic Records via AP

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

How does APT by Rosé and Bruno Mars rewrite the K-pop playbook?

Less synchronised choreography and storytelling, more casual dancing and playful visuals – ‘APT’ blends K-pop and Western pop conventions.

27 Nov 2024 - 9:45AM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Rosé and Bruno Mars perform APT live for first time at MAMA awards

Viral megahit song pairing K-pop star from Blackpink and US singer Mars earns pair the Global Sensation award at MAMAs show in Osaka.

23 Nov 2024 - 12:17PM

Actor Song Joong-ki feels ‘blessed’ by birth of daughter

‘Our lovely princess was born healthy,’ Korean actor says in Rome, where his wife, actress Katy Saunders, gave birth to their second child.

21 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki attends the opening ceremony of the 2023 Busan International Film Festival. He has announced the birth of a daughter, his second child with British-born wife Katy Saunders. Photo: Getty Images

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

After 30 years in K-pop, singer and producer J.Y. Park still performing

J.Y. Park began as a singer, started JYP Entertainment and produced a string of top K-pop acts. He’s launching a 30-year anniversary tour.

18 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

J.Y. Park debuted as a singer in 1994 and went on to produce some of the biggest acts in K-pop. He will soon embark on a concert tour in Korea and Japan to celebrate 30 years as a K-pop powerhouse. Photo: JYP Entertainment

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Rosé’s smash hit APT brings surge of interest in 80s song

Korean singer Yoon Soo-il’s 1982 hit ‘A.P.T.’ is enjoying renewed attention. Some fans remixed the two songs – and he’s grateful to Rosé.

5 Nov 2024 - 9:48AMvideocam

Critics decry scenes of alcohol drinking in K-dramas, chat shows

K-dramas like Queen of Tears and YouTube shows where Korean stars let their hair down over drinks ‘familiarise young people with drinking’.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:45PM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Why do Chinese internet users love APT, hit single by Rosé and Bruno Mars?

Users on Chinese Instagram-like platform Xiaohongshu cannot get enough of the catchy song, praising Rosé for being true to her heart.

31 Oct 2024 - 12:29PMvideocam

Users on Chinese Instagram-like platform Xiaohongshu cannot get enough of APT, the hit single by Blackpink’s Rosé and Bruno Mars. Photo: Instagram/@roses_are_rosie

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

BTS’ Jin and Shinee’s Minho both release solo albums in November

Jin from BTS puts his album Happy out, while Shinee member Minho’s solo album Callback lands on November 4. Babymonster drop new music too.

28 Oct 2024 - 4:15AMvideocam

BTS member Jin is releasing a new solo album, Happy, the first since he has finished his military service. Photo: EPA-EFE

Food and Drinks

What connects APT, Blackpink’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ new song, to drinking?

Ready to play a drinking game? How Blackpink’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ new song, APT, has created a buzz around Korea’s drinking culture.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:57AM

Taylor Swift wins video of the year, 6 other prizes at VMAs

Swift, winner of 7 prizes, hails Post Malone, co-winner of video of the year trophy, as ‘ridiculously talented’, he returns the compliment.

12 Sep 2024 - 10:28PM

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Why K-pop idols and luxury fashion are a marriage made in heaven

Tommy Hilfiger’s Met Gala collab with boy band Stray Kids is a reminder of the growing attachment between luxury fashion and K-pop stars.

12 Sep 2024 - 5:04AM

K-pop boy band Stray Kids pose at the Met Gala in New York. Fashion label Tommy Hilfiger’s collaboration with the group is an example of how luxury fashion houses are seeking to benefit from the star power of K-pop idols. Photo: Reuters

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop star HyunA threatens legal action over defamatory posts about wedding

‘No warnings, leniency or settlements’, singer’s management says of malicious online comments ahead of her wedding to singer Yong Jun-hyung.

6 Sep 2024 - 12:49PM

K-drama drama as Han So-hee’s mum arrested and Yoo Ah-in jailed

Korean actress Han So-hee distances herself from mother’s arrest over illegal gambling, as Korean actor Yoo Ah-in is jailed for a year for using propofol, the drug that killed Michael Jackson.

6 Sep 2024 - 12:50PM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

From dating bans to forced dieting, K-Pop Idols series is eye-opening

K-Pop Idols, an Apple TV+ docuseries, features Jessi and K-pop groups Cravity and Blackswan and highlights issues from oppressive management to the challenge of foreign artists in the industry.

3 Sep 2024 - 7:15AM

Jessi in a still from K-Pop Idols. Photo: Apple TV+

Language Matters | How long before apateu is an English word, given Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT?

Lisa Lim

2 Dec 2024 - 4:10PM

Opinion | Do we really need so many K-pop year-end award shows? It’s time to cut down

31 Aug 2022 - 5:15AM

Opinion | K-pop group NCT already has 20-odd members; does it really need more?

6 Jul 2022 - 4:45PM

Opinion | K-pop in 2022 so far: chaos, confusion, but at least there’s great music

8 Jun 2022 - 6:45AM

Opinion | BTS live concerts in Las Vegas were unlike anything I’ve experienced before

20 Apr 2022 - 5:42AM

Opinion | Hollywood glamour? More like Hallyu glamour – luxury brands turn to K-pop

Daniel Langer

23 Aug 2022 - 5:44PM

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