Last week, boy band Infinite parted ways with Hoya, after its agency Woolim Entertainment failed to reach an agreement on the member’s contract renewal.The news led to f...

Updated : Sept 4, 2017

A few thousand union members at Korea's two biggest TV networks went on strike simultaneously on Monday to protest alleged management interference in news coverage and un...

Updated : Sept 4, 2017

Local K-pop fans flooded social network services and community bulletin boards on Sunday to mourn the premature death of RiSe and EunB, two idol singers who were killed i...

Updated : Sept 3, 2017

Pop icon Seo Taiji shows he’s still got it after 25 yearsEven after two decades and a half since his debut, “culture president” Seo Tae-ji, who was a K-pop icon before...

Updated : Sept 3, 2017

The Busan International Film Festival announced the nominees for its New Currents category, which awards up-and-coming Asian directors, Friday.The selections provide dist...

Updated : Sept 1, 2017

Daniel Dae Kim is widely credited with having broken barriers for Korean-American actors in Hollywood. Since his debut in 1992, Kim has starred in popular series, such as...

Updated : Aug 31, 2017

HyunA“Following”Loen EntertainmentFor the last decade, the can’t-look-away K-pop singer HyunA has been keen on establishing her name as a brand with her past five EPs,...

Updated : Aug 31, 2017

Kim Jong-jin, the recently-named head of Cultural Heritage Administration, emphasized the importance of preserving cultural heritage and vowed changes in the CHA employee...

Updated : Aug 31, 2017

Recent thriller “V.I.P.” at center of a whirlwind debate about artistic expression, gender sensitivity The depiction of brutal female abuse in Korean films has become a...

Updated : Aug 30, 2017

Francine Stock, a broadcaster for BBC Television and Radio and formerly a movie critic, has been enthralled by the richness and delicacy of Korean films, ever since they ...

Updated : Aug 30, 2017

It‘s been a decade since baby-faced HyunA debuted with Wonder Girls in 2007. Having transitioned from a wide-eyed teen into a sex symbol and pop icon, HyunA says her new...

Updated : Aug 30, 2017

Big Bang’s T.O.P, who received a suspended prison term for smoking marijuana, was stripped of his police post Monday and will serve his remaining 520 days of mandatory m...

Updated : Aug 29, 2017

Film’s highlight is actor Seol Kyung-gu laboring onscreen as an elderly, Alzheimer-ridden former serial killerHow many more stories of gruesome serial killings and smili...

Updated : Aug 29, 2017

VIXX LR, a sub-unit of K-pop boy band VIXX, on Monday released its second EP album "Whisper," armed with a fresh sound and the spirit of creativity unbound from its large...

Updated : Aug 29, 2017

Seoul is a vibrant megalopolis with modern high-rises crowding the city’s major arteries. Nestled among the gleaming buildings are labyrinthine alleys that appear to hav...

Updated : Aug 28, 2017