Key Takeaways Hybe posted operating profit of 188.5 billion won in the third quarter, swinging back to black and setting a new quarterly record for sales and profit. The biggest driver was BTS, whose world tour boosted concert revenue and also lifte…
Key Takeaways MBC's long-running music competition show The Masked Singer is returning after an 11-month break. The new season, called The Masked Singer: Golden Mask, is set to begin airing in December. Its success will depend on whether a refre…
Key Takeaways The Korea Virtual Human Industry Association will hold the first Virtual Icon Awards on February 27 and 28 at KINTEX in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul. The ceremony will cover four categories: virtual idols, virtual streamers, virtual…
Key Takeaways Actor Choi Bul-am, long celebrated as Korea's enduring detective and a beloved father figure on television, was laid to rest after a final farewell from family, colleagues, and the public. His death was more than a celebrity obitua…
Key Takeaways BigBang held a solo concert at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia. It was the first time a K-pop act had staged a solo show at the venue. The concert came 11 years after the group's previous Sydney performance and amid a 39-show wo…
Key Takeaways Krafton has launched Kiff, an AI-powered K-pop character chat service built around conversations with artist-designed personas. FIFTY FIFTY is the first participating act, with its official character Weni shaped with input from the mem…
Key Takeaways Actor Choi Bul-am, one of Korea's most recognizable television figures, was laid to rest after a funeral mass at Yeouido St. Mary's Church in Seoul. Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig and mourners recalled his decades of work, his se…
Key Takeaways South Koreas Broadcasting Media and Communications Commission approved corrective orders against seven regional broadcasters for failing to meet reapproval conditions. The violations centered on missing or late reports about coverage i…
Key Takeaways Treasure released the digital single Shock at 6 p.m. on Nov. 2, according to YG Entertainment. The track is an electronic hip-hop song built on synth sounds and a fast-moving arrangement, and it borrows a lyric from One Time's Hot,…
Key Takeaways Virtual idol group Plave donated KRW 100 million to UNICEF Korea. The money will support children facing conflict, disaster and poverty. Plave will also deliver a keynote at a UNICEF event for World Children's Day on November 20. K…
Key Takeaways Actor Kim Yong-geon said he could not visit Choe Bul-am's funeral altar, and that regret has weighed on him every day. He said people around him urged him not to pay respects because his son Ha Jung-woo is about to marry, reflectin…
Key Takeaways Park Hae-il visited Los Angeles for a special screening series at the Academy Museum, where eight of his films are being shown. He said the event felt like handing out a business card, because he is still a relatively unfamiliar face t…