Key Takeaways The Korea Popular Music Performance Industry Association said it found 129,528 ticket-scalping cases from January to August this year. The trade has spread beyond one resale site to X, Bunjang, overseas platforms, and even merch-bundli…
Key Takeaways Lotte Cinema has opened Gyeomdan Ara in Incheon’s Gyeomdan New Town, giving the area its first movie theater. The six-screen, 448-seat complex includes Gwang-eum Cinema, the district’s first sound-focused auditorium, plus recliner seat…
Key Takeaways South Korea’s telecom regulator says mobile carriers will have to text customers when their required plan-maintenance period ends, starting in the first quarter of next year. Retailers will also have to disclose extra handset subsidies…
Key Takeaways At tvN’s “Creator Talk 2026,” producers said the biggest strength of Korean content is its distinctly local storytelling and careful detail. Studio Dragon producer Jang Shin-ae said the goal is not chasing trends, but building content …
Key Takeaways Isiha, chair of the Korea Music Copyright Association, voluntarily disclosed personal assets worth about 1.16 billion won, or roughly $860,000. The move was not legally required, but the association presented it as a sign of transparen…
Key Takeaways Blackpink member Jennie’s collaboration "Dracula" held No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and extended its run to 50 weeks. The song stayed in the Hot 100 top 10 for 16 straight weeks, setting a new high-water mark for a K-pop ar…
Key Takeaways Country singer Ella Langley has matched Mariah Carey’s all-time Billboard Hot 100 record with 22 weeks at No. 1 for Choosin' Texas . Unlike Carey’s holiday standard, Langley’s hit was powered by steady radio play and a distinctly S…
Key Takeaways A BTS single CD, SWIM , was reported to be sold illegally on Temu, a major Chinese e-commerce platform. Scholar Seo Kyung-deok criticized not only the listing itself but also the fact that the product was being promoted through social …
Key Takeaways A former manager was arrested after allegedly holding a knife to the throat of a female internet broadcaster, known in Korea as a BJ, and facing off with police in Ansan, just southwest of Seoul. Police declared a top-level emergency, …
Key Takeaways U.S. singer-songwriter and producer Malcolm Todd will play his first concert in Korea on Dec. 2 at Myeonghwa Live Hall in Seoul, according to Live Nation Korea. He first drew attention on TikTok with the songs “Art House” and “Roommate…
Key Takeaways OATD, a dance IP brand led by choreographer Choi Young-joon, is hosting a university freestyle battle called “Chumchu National Era Season 1” at Seoul’s 1 Million Dance Studio on Sept. 19. Twelve students representing universities acros…
Key Takeaways Actor Kim Nam-gil said at BCWW 2026 that his dream is to make Korean culture so intriguing that more people want to visit South Korea. He said he looks first for stories that feel broadly relatable, arguing that global streaming has er…