Key Takeaways Lim Young-woong has reached 14.6 billion cumulative streams on Melon, South Korea's biggest music platform, counting every song he has released since debut. His recent digital album, IM HERO 10, entered major streaming charts in fu…
Key Takeaways A Seoul National University professor argued that Korean pay TV should be treated not as a simple channel delivery system, but as a core media platform connecting content and viewers. The warning is that shrinking subscribers and weake…
Key Takeaways SBS music variety show The Listen returns for its sixth season, titled The Listen: Season We Stayed In, with a premiere set for October 7. The season brings together 14 performers, including Lee Seung-gi, Lee Young-hyun, Taei, EXO memb…
Key Takeaways Kim Eunsook has been named the winner of the Golden Bird Award at the 21st Seoul International Drama Awards. This is the first time the award has gone to a writer since the prize was created in 2023. Organizers said her reach, original…
Key Takeaways BTS won three awards at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, including the top-tier Song of the Year prize. Blackpink's Lisa became the first K-pop solo artist, and the first Asian solo artist, to win Best Pop. Madonna led the night wi…
Key Takeaways People Power Party lawmaker Yu Young-ha harshly attacked the film The Assassins, calling it outright political propaganda. He said the movie twists the history of the shooting of Yuk Young-soo, the wife of former President Park Chung-h…
Key Takeaways Chuncheon will host the 29th Anitoy Festival from October 3 to 5 around the Chuncheon Animation Museum. The family event mixes magic, retro games, generative AI experiences, VR and drone activities, and a children flea market. Its most…
Key Takeaways Delive will add Vietnam Today, a channel run by Vietnam Television, to its free ad-supported streaming TV service DIVA on October 1. This is the first time a Korean FAST service has scheduled the channel. The move appears aimed at Kore…
Key Takeaways The Korean medical-crime drama Quiz from God is getting a Japanese remake and will stream on Amazon Prime Video Japan on December 4. Japanese actor Shotaro Mamiya plays the lead, a former surgeon who becomes a forensic pathologist in s…
Key Takeaways Tony An said he never expected to reach the 30th anniversary of his debut with H.O.T., the first-generation K-pop group that made him famous. He credited the group's lasting appeal to strong songs, teenage relatability, and a sense…
Key Takeaways JYP Entertainment and founder Park Jin-young donated a total of 550 million won to support underprivileged children in Mexico. The money came from 450 million won from the company and 100 million won from Park's personal funds, and…
Key Takeaways Okcheon County in North Chungcheong Province will hold a public taping of the KBS National Singing Contest at the Okcheon Public Stadium next month. Applications run from the 1st to the 16th, and applicants must pass a preliminary roun…