Key Takeaways BTS reached 200 million YouTube views for the music video of "2.0" just six months after its release. The song is a hip-hop and trap track from the group's fifth full-length album, and it centers on change and growth. Its…
Key Takeaways Jazz vocalist and pianist Maria Kim has released her ninth studio album, built from a sold-out live performance in Oklahoma. The album keeps the energy of the concert but trims away most applause and crowd noise, creating an unusually …
Key Takeaways South Korea is moving to merge the Audience Media Foundation and the Korea Advertising Foundation into a new public body, but the plan is drawing warning signs over how different the two institutions are. The foundation chief said the …
Key Takeaways Netflix screened five award-winning shorts from the 22nd Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival at the first New York Korean Independent Film Festival, hosted with the Korean Cultural Center New York and other partners. After the screenings…
Key Takeaways Naver held a dedicated event for entertainment advertisers and brought together representatives from major agencies including SM, JYP, and YG Entertainment. Its pitch was an integrated campaign that connects Naver Maps, the Chzzk strea…
Key Takeaways tvN has cast Lee Jin-wook to lead its upcoming drama Unnatural, which is set to air next year. The series is based on the 2018 Japanese TBS drama of the same name and follows forensic doctors who uncover the truth behind unnatural deat…
Key Takeaways Singer Lee Eunsang released his first solo mini album, "Dream Garden," at 6 p.m. on October 21 through Brand New Music. The four-track album includes the title song and features Lee's participation in both lyrics and comp…
Key Takeaways Toei, one of Japan's three major film studios, is partnering with Lotte's film subsidiaries to enter Vietnam's growing movie market. The deal covers both co-producing new films and remaking existing titles from Toei's l…
Key Takeaways Yonhap News reported the death of Kim Nam-cheol, the father of Kim Hyeong-rae, the public relations chief of the Busan International Film Festival. The notice gave the key details a mourning family needs: age 74, a funeral hall room at…
Key Takeaways Huh Bum-wook's final feature animation, 'A Pig That Survived Foot-and-Mouth Disease,' opens on the 21st. The film cross-cuts between a pig that survives a livestock culling and a soldier who deserts after military abuse. It…
Key Takeaways Kyuhyun, a member of Super Junior, will release his mini album Continue on November 11 through Antenna, his agency. The new album arrives one year after The Classic, while he has expanded his profile through fan meetings, musical theat…
Key Takeaways Netflix will release Crime Scene Zero Season 2 next year, extending one of Korea's best-known mystery variety franchises. The full main cast from the previous season, including Jang Jin, Park Ji-yoon, Jang Dong-min, Kim Ji-hoon, an…