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Korean actress Han So-hee attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in January 2024. Her mother received a suspended prison sentence for running illegal gambling dens. Photo: Getty Images

Suspended jail term for actress Han So-hee’s mother over illegal gambling

Identified only as A, Han’s mother was given a suspended prison sentence for running illegal gambling dens. Prosecutors lodged an appeal.

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Lee Min-ho makes return to TV in Netflix space romcom When the Stars Gossip

23 Dec 2024 - 11:15AMvideocam

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

19 Dec 2024 - 12:01PM

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What impact will K-pop have on humanity and music? A professor ponders

An Oxford University professor is teaming with a pioneering K-pop songwriter to look into the enduring effects of the Korean music genre.

15 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM

Fans of K-pop megastars BTS attend the BTS 10th Anniversary FESTA @ Yeouido in Seoul, South Korea, on June 17, 2023, to mark the 10th anniversary of the group’s debut. Photo: AFP

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K-pop boy group GOT7 to make 2025 comeback, release new album

GOT7’s leader Jay B announces the 7-member K-pop group will reunite in January 2025 and issue an album, says ‘we’re working hard’.

11 Dec 2024 - 5:45AM

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Illit become top K-pop rookie act of 2024, sweeping multiple awards

Despite ongoing controversy, with NewJeans’ ex-producer alleging plagiarism, Illit have claimed the title of 2024’s top K-pop rookie act.

9 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM

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Jung Woo-sung’s apology sparks debate on single-parent families in South Korea

The actor’s apology for fathering a child outside of marriage raised issues of deep-rooted cultural stigmas and systemic inequities faced by single-parent families.

8 Dec 2024 - 9:18AMvideocam

Jung Woo-sung poses for portrait photographs at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in 2022. Photo: AP

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K-pop group (G)I-DLE to renew contracts, Aespa’s rise continues

(G)I-DLE get over their 7-year itch, and win record of the year at MMAs, where girl group Aespa take 7 prizes and TWS win rookie of the year.

2 Dec 2024 - 1:30PM

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Lookalike contest for BTS’ Jungkook keeps viral trend going

Look like a star? Enter a lookalike contest. After a Timothée Chalamet one went viral, it was the turn of BTS’ Jungkook. Up next: NCT’s Mark.

30 Nov 2024 - 4:54AM

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K-pop’s NewJeans announce split from agency Ador, citing a lack of respect

Members promise to fight for the use of girl group’s name, with Danielle saying ‘NewJeans never die’ and they hope to put out new music.

29 Nov 2024 - 10:17AM

Members of NewJeans attend a press conference in Seoul to declare the termination of their contract with label Ador, citing multiple reasons including unfair treatment. Photo: AP

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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

Rosé and Bruno Mars performed their song APT live for the first time at the MAMA Awards show in Osaka, Japan, on November 22, 2024, where they won the Global Sensation award. Photo: Instagram/@mnet_mama

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Korean actress Lee Jung-hyun thankful to be a mother again at 44

Parasyte: The Grey star Lee gives birth to baby girl and hails her fast recovery on social media – ‘People didn’t realise I was the mother’.

21 Nov 2024 - 3:46PM

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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

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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

A still from the “APT” official music video. Korean singer Yoon Soo-il’s 1982 hit ‘A.P.T’ is enjoying renewed attention after Blackpink’s Rosé released “APT” with pop star Bruno Mars. Photo: YouTube/@Rosé

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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

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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

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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

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Actress Park Ji-ah, Moon Dong-eun’s mum in The Glory, dies of a stroke

Park Ji-ah, who cut her teeth in a series of Kim Ki-duk films and played the mother of Song Hye-kyo’s character in K-drama The Glory, dies at the age of 52.

1 Oct 2024 - 1:45PM

Korean drama actress Park Ji-ah has died at the age of 52 after a brain stroke. Photo: Instagram/@trstdly

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New K-pop group Katseye’s multinational members on hitting the charts

Members of US-based group Katseye, formed via reality show The Debut: Dream Academy, reflect on their tough training and debut EP charting.

12 Sep 2024 - 6:15PMvideocam

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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

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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

South Korean actress Han So-hee (left) has distanced herself from her mother’s arrest on illegal gambling charges, while actor Yoo Ah-in was given a one-year sentence for using propofol, the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Photo: Corbis via Getty Images, EPA-EFE/Yonhap

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