Key Takeaways Popera tenor Im Hyung-joo will sing Ave Maria at the funeral mass for veteran actor Choi Bool-am. The mass will be held on November 2 at Yeouido Cathedral in Seoul, with Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung presiding. The performance reflects a long…
Key Takeaways Lee Chang-dong's first short film, Heartbeat, will stream on Netflix on November 2. The 28-minute film follows a child caught between a depressed mother and a father staging a protest atop a tower crane, with Jeon Do-yeon and Sul K…
Key Takeaways Krafton and Netflix are turning PUBG: Battlegrounds into a live-action series, signaling another major step for game IP in global entertainment. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Donald Glover will write, direct, star in, and executive prod…
Key Takeaways Coupang Play's office comedy "Office Workers" Season 3 closed with its 10th episode on October 30. Comedian Kim Won-hoon said the pressure from Seasons 1 and 2 was so intense that he even skipped lunch while filming. The …
Key Takeaways President Lee Jae-myung expressed deep condolences after the death of veteran actor Choi Bul-am, calling him a father figure of his era. Lee highlighted Choi's defining roles in The Chief, a long-running police drama, and Country D…
Key Takeaways Actor Choi Bul-am, whose career helped define the image of a Korean father on television, has died at the age of 87. He was best known for the long-running series Detective Chief and Family Album, and later for the food and travel prog…
Key Takeaways Actor Choi Bul-am died at 87, after becoming the face of Korean fatherhood through the long-running television drama My Town, known in Korean as Jeonwonilgi. His public image was backed by private conviction, from a devoted marriage to…
Key Takeaways The 2026 MAMA Awards will be held at Osaka Kyocera Dome in Japan on November 20 and 21. This year’s theme, Music Interstellar, frames the show as a music universe that crosses time, space, and generations. Host Park Bo-gum returns as t…
Key Takeaways NewJeans' brand collaboration track "Zero," made with Coca-Cola, has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify. The song is now the group's 17th track to cross the 100 million streaming mark. The milestone shows that e…
Key Takeaways ChildFund Korea and actor Song Il-kook will air a special MBC charity program on Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. The broadcast follows Song's trip to Kenya, where he meets three children living with poverty and illness. Donations raised through…
Key Takeaways Singer Gummy released her new song Perfect World at 6 p.m. on Oct. 28. The ballad carries feelings of love and gratitude for someone precious, and Gummy took part in writing the lyrics. After the release, she will launch her national L…
Key Takeaways Samsung Electronics is launching a Galaxy Z Fold8 campaign with the girl group Riseene, aiming to sharpen its appeal among younger women. The company plans to highlight why the members actually use the foldable phone in daily life, foc…