NPR picked Balming Tiger's second full-length album, Study , as one of the best albums of the first half of the year. A Korean alternative K-pop act has stepped onto the critical stage of American public radio. The choice reads less like a popul…
On December 6, FKJ will meet fans at Hall 2 of Kintex in Goyang, just outside Seoul. The news alone adds momentum to a performance already charged with curiosity. FKJ, the French producer known for blending jazz, R&B, electronic music, and soul,…
BIFAN turned 30 this year and opened in style on July 2. The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival keeps asking what genre cinema can still do. A festival is more than a place to watch movies. It becomes part of a citys face. Fantasy, horror…
At first, audiences watch the screen. In the end, they remember the people. That is where stories about North Korean women matter most. This is not a plea for pity. It is a case for solidarity. In film, friendship can begin before the credits roll. …
aespa will release its first mini album in Japan on the 24th. The project, titled KISS N TELL, opens a new chapter in the group's local activities. The announcement is being read as a strategic signal to the Japanese market. It is a choice that …
The adjustment approved on the first day clears away the lagging traces of a task transfer. As pay TV fund responsibilities moved, the rules had to move with them. Institutions move more slowly than people, but they cannot fall behind reality. Rebal…
In June 2024, Lotte Shopping made it official: the merger process was being halted. The plan to combine Lotte Cinema and Megabox stopped when the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, expired. What looked like a major shakeup in the movie theater bus…
Music streaming has made listening easier than ever, but it has not made the burden lighter for the people who create the songs. For independent musicians, low per-stream payouts can quickly turn into pressure on both studio costs and day-to-day liv…
SEVENTEEN's new unit V8 opens its first chapter with a popup store. The pairing of The8 and Vernon sparks instant curiosity inside the fandom. A short run and a small space only speed up the rush to buy. The event sits right where music promotio…
Thirty-eight billion streams in eight weeks is more than a headline. BTS's Arirang ties a traditional Korean song to the global market in one move. A two-month tour haul of about 300 billion won, or roughly $220 million, points to the scale of t…
Ninety-year-old Shin Goo and 86-year-old Park Keun-hyung have become the new faces of the Community Chest of Korea, the organization behind Korea's best-known charity campaign, Love Fruit. When familiar names step into public service, a giving m…