Key summary: The film "The Man Who Lived With a King" reached 8 million viewers 26 days after release. This drama reframes the final four months of King Danjong through the perspective of village headman Eom Heung-do, presenting a humane p…
Director Jang Hang-jun's new film "Wang and the Man" crossed 10 million admissions 31 days after its release. It hit 5 million on day 18 and reached 10,049,711 on day 31, showing steady, sustained growth. An intergenerational cast and …
A BTS comeback performance at Gwanghwamun in central Seoul sits at the crossroads of huge crowds and the need to protect cultural heritage. Authorities have laid out phased measures to protect both spectator safety and historic sites such as Gyeongb…
Director Jang Hang-joon’s historical film King and the Commoner reached 7 million admissions just 24 days after release. The movie fills a four-month gap in the record of the young King Danjong’s exile with imagination. Centering on the village lead…
The Netflix original animation "K-pop Demon Hunters" soundtrack has seized the UK and global charts. The lead single "Golden" climbed to number one on the UK Official Singles Chart, setting a new milestone for K-pop. Multiple tra…
Director Jang Hang-jun's historical drama film Wang and the Man has become a box-office success. Set at Cheongryeongpo in Yeongwol (a remote exile site in Gangwon Province), the film imagines the four undocumented months shared by King Danjong …
Ichanhyuk's second solo album, EROS, asks questions about love and loss. The record unfolds emotional waves around the central narrative of a "death of another". Musical experiments collide with 1980s retro sounds and sparked debate. W…
Yeom Hye-ran said she "doesn't know how to relax." That sentence also reads as a record of the full-force effort that built her craft. However, the same words can sound like a regret about placing pressure on others. This column weighs…
Director Park Chan-wook has been appointed as the president of the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first South Korean to hold the post. This appointment was confirmed in an official announcement on February 26, 2026. He earned th…
Netflix has agreed to buy the core entertainment units of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The deal is based on an offer of $27.75–$28 per share, implying an estimated enterprise value in the low tens of billions of dollars (reports vary). Stra…
Comedy training is noticeably missing. Vocal and acting schools are everywhere, but dedicated comedy programs have mostly vanished. A corporate-run academy is one proposed solution to fill that gap. What’s needed are on-set, practical courses an…