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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 - 9:48AM
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Why do Chinese internet users love APT, hit single by Rosé and Bruno Mars?
31 Oct 2024 - 12:29PM
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BTS’ Jin and Shinee’s Minho both release solo albums in November
28 Oct 2024 - 4:15AM
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Food & Drink
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
Blackpink’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ new song, APT, has created a buzz around Korea’s drinking culture. We explain why. Photo: YouTube/Rosé
K-drama
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
Bands
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 - 6:15PM
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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
K-drama
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
Bands
How K-pop boy band SF9 keep things fresh as new mini-album drops
SF9 show no signs of slowing down – in fact, the K-pop boy group, whose new mini-album Fantasy just dropped, say they want to perform at Wembley Stadium and ‘appear on every famous Korean TV show’.
21 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
Artists & celebrities
Jay Park held his first fan meeting for 11 years. It was ‘awkward’
Korean-American rap and R&B star Jay Park opens up about his recent two-day fan meeting in Seoul, why he didn’t do one for 11 years, the ‘real’ him, and why he wants soju to go global.
15 Aug 2024 - 6:15PM
Bands
‘I don’t know why I chose to be an idol’: film shows K-pop group struggles
YouTube documentary Le Sserafim – Make It Look Easy, showing the health fears, and tears, of the K-pop girl group’s members has drawn both sympathy and criticism.
3 Aug 2024 - 10:26AM
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Bands
Hot new K-pop drops in August 2024, from Le Sserafim, Nmixx and more
Summer is about to hot up, with new K-pop releases expected from girl groups Le Sserafim and Nmixx, boy groups like ZeroBaseOne and solo acts like Taemin.
2 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
August will see K-pop album and single releases from a variety of acts including girl group Nmixx. Photo: JYP Entertainment
‘A career highlight’ for K-pop boy band Stray Kids as they play UK festival
‘We’re bringing out all we can,’ says Stray Kids’ Changbin, speaking of K-pop boy band’s new mini-album, ATE, as they make their UK music festival debut in London’s Hyde Park.
15 Jul 2024 - 11:15AM
Blackpink’s Lisa said to join cast of HBO’s The White Lotus for season 3
Thai K-pop star Lisa has an as yet undisclosed role in the third season of hit HBO series The White Lotus, set in luxury resorts, Variety reports. Filming will begin in Thailand this month, it says.
13 Feb 2024 - 2:03PM
Why do Jennie, Baekhyun have their own K-pop labels? It’s freedom, mostly
K-pop stars like EXO’s Baekhyun and Blackpink’s Jennie are blazing new trails with independent labels while at the same time balancing their group commitments with previous agencies. A music critic explains why.
22 Jan 2024 - 7:15PM
‘Get rid of the K’: K-pop labels court global fans with non-Korean acts
Major K-pop labels are creating non-Korean groups to appeal to audiences from different countries and increase K-pop’s 2 per cent share of global music and streaming sales.
4 Jan 2024 - 5:01AM
Major K-pop labels are creating non-Korean groups to appeal to audiences from different countries and increase K-pop’s 2 per cent share of global music and streaming sales. Above: multinational group Blackswan. Photo: Instagram /@blackswan___official
Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun’s leading movie and drama roles recalled
Lee Sun-kyun, who has died in an apparent suicide at the peak of his career, had some memorable roles before his performance in Oscar winner Parasite, notably in drama My Mister and movie A Hard Day.
31 Dec 2023 - 9:50AM
Entertainment
Fans rejoice as Blackpink sign new contracts to extend group’s K-pop career
After K-pop girl group’s four members all sign new contracts with agency YG Entertainment, fans celebrate. ‘Real music is coming back’, one posts on X. A new album and world tour are coming.
6 Dec 2023 - 11:51AM
Did Paris cabaret show earn Lisa from Blackpink a Chinese social media ban?
K-pop singer Lisa of megastar group Blackpink gets ban from China’s Weibo, with fans linking it to her burlesque show at the Crazy Horse club. Actress Angelababy, who reportedly saw the show, banned too.
6 Nov 2023 - 12:31PM
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Fans react to K-pop star G-Dragon being charged over drug use
Big Bang singer G-Dragon was charged this week by police in South Korea with illegal drug use, after news of an investigation of a Parasite actor over similar alleged offences.
26 Oct 2023 - 4:31PM
Singer G-Dragon attends a Chanel reception in September 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. The K-pop star has been charged with using illegal drugs.Photo: The Chosun Ilbo/JNS/Imazins via Getty Images
Shock at Korean actress Jeon So-min leaving Running Man variety show
Six years after joining the cast of Korean television variety show Running Man, Jeon So-min is leaving to ‘focus on her acting’. Stunned fans of the actress post messages of support online.
24 Oct 2023 - 7:15PM
Artists & celebrities
Jisoo of Blackpink and actor Ahn Bo-hyun’s break-up confirmed
‘Jisoo and Ahn recently ended their relationship,’ K-pop superstar’s management agency says, confirming earlier report. The Korean power couple acknowledged in August 2023 that they were dating.
24 Oct 2023 - 6:55PM
Blackpink’s Jennie releases new single, You & Me
Blackpink star Jennie is set to storm the charts as her latest single, You & Me, and its video sets the internet alight.
16 Oct 2023 - 5:40PM
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OPINION
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The summer of 2022 belongs to the girls of K-pop, and we’re all here for it
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K-pop’s changing face as groups like Got7, Girls’ Generation call the shots
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BTS live concerts in Las Vegas were unlike anything I’ve experienced before
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Opinion
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Why are people still surprised that Korean pop culture is good?
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Opinion
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Grammys not only crude, but cruel, to tokenise K-pop kings BTS
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BTS coronavirus insult shows the entertainment world is overdue a reckoning
1 Mar 2021 - 5:48PM
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