BTS, Wanna One most popular Korean singers

Boy band BTS dislodged Wanna One from the top to conquer the first position of the most talked about Korean singer in October.

Oct 8, 2017

Shin Dong Yup, Kim Sook cop top places in comedians' brand reputation rankings

Shin Dong Yup and Kim Sook placed first and second, respectively, in the new brand reputation rankings for Korean comedians in October.

Oct 8, 2017

Korean and International stars to grace 22nd Busan International Film Festival

A star-studded lineup of International and Korean celebrities are set to embrace the 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) that will commence on October 12 in Busan, South Korea.

Oct 6, 2017

Tumblr's most popular K-pop stars

BTS and Black Pink emerged as the most popular K-pop groups on microblogging site Tumblr for the summer of 2017.

Oct 6, 2017

2017 MTV EMA nominees' list released, show on November 12 in London

Taylor Swift got the most nominations with five including Best Artist and Best Video for "Look What You Made Me Do."

Oct 5, 2017

Seo In Guk on getting military service exemption: I really wanted to serve

Korean star Seo In Guk broke his silence on his military service exemption after four months.

Oct 5, 2017

Indie pop duo Bolbbalgan4 succeeds anew with new album

Korean indie pop duo Bolbbalgan4, composed of former high school classmates Ahn Ji-young and Woo Ji-yoon, has achieved another success with their new album.

Oct 4, 2017

Ex-Infinite member Hoya updates fans on solo album, drama project

Former Korean boy band Infinite member Hoya is working hard as a solo artist after leaving the idol group.

Oct 4, 2017

BTS sets another K-pop record, jumps to rank 67 on Billboard Hot 100

Korean boy band BTS rose to 67th rank from 85 from Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Oct 3, 2017

'Infinite Challenge' most favorite TV show by Koreans in September

South Korean Variety show "Infinite Challenge" emerged as the No. 1 most favorite TV show by Koreans despite the MBC strikes and cancellation of the shooting.

Oct 3, 2017

'Kingsman' tops weekend box office in South Korea

"Kingsman: The Golden Circle" was released in South Korea on September 27 and it topped the box office with 481,891 tickets sold.

Oct 2, 2017

Lee Sang Min, Shin Dong Yup most talked about Korean TV variety stars in October

According to Korean Institute for Corporate Reputation, about 25.98 million pieces of big data covering 36 variety show stars were analyzed from September 1 to October 1.

Oct 2, 2017

Korean boy band Seventeen in plagiarism row over song 'Don't Wanna Cry'

The track was the lead single of the mini album "AI1" released last May by Seventeen.

Oct 1, 2017

Lee Jong Suk on top of movie actors' brand reputation rankings in September

Hallyu star Lee Jong Suk topped the latest brand reputation rankings for Korean movie actors.

Oct 1, 2017

Revealed: Nominees for 54th Annual Daejong Film Awards

The Korean political crime thriller movie "The King" got 14 nods to lead the nominations at the 54th Daejong Film Awards, which will be held on October 25.

Oct 1, 2017

Park Bogum criticised for promoting 'cult' religion

The star is a member of the "Jesus Centered Church" that is being painted by Koreans as a cult.

Sep 29, 2017

TWICE named in Billboard's 21 Under 21 ranking of powerful singers

Billboard has included Korean girl group TWICE in its annual 21 Under 21 list composed of 21 "brand-new stars."

Sep 29, 2017

Singer-trainee Han Seo Hee apologises about feminism

In an Instagram post, she said, "I believe everyone felt uncomfortable by some of the things that I said on broadcast."

Sep 28, 2017

'The Good Doctors' draws 11.2 million viewers in US premiere

Actor Joo Won played the role of the doctor in the original Korean series.

Sep 28, 2017

Suzy, Lee Jong Suk team up in new drama 'While You Were Sleeping'

In the drama, Suzy plays Nam Hong-joo, a former journalist who dreams of bad events before they happen in real life.

Sep 26, 2017