SEOUL– Superband BTS on Friday unveiled its much-awaited new song “Permission to Dance,” the act’s second collaboration with British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.The pop-disco track, co-written with Sheeran as well as high-profile producers, like Stev…
SEOUL– When director Banjong Pisanthanakun saw the South Korean action thriller “The Chaser” (2008) directed by Na Hong-jin at an art festival in Bangkok about five years ago, he became a big fan of the Korean filmmaker.In a meeting with Na after the …
SEOUL– Only two homegrown movies made the top 10 in the local box office over the first six months of this year, while the Hollywood actioner “F9″ became the biggest hit in South Korea, data showed Saturday.”F9,” the latest chapter in the “Fast and Fu…
HANOI– South Korean companies operating in Vietnam have donated millions of dollars to help the Southeast Asian nation procure coronavirus vaccines, officials in Hanoi said Sunday.Samsung Electronics Co. reportedly donated about 2.8 billion won (US$2….
SEOUL– South Korean Goh Doo-shim won the best actress award at the Asian Film Festival in Italy for her performance in “Everglow,” the movie’s production company said Thursday.Goh took the prize at the 18th Asian Film Festival that wrapped up its seve…
SEOUL– All-female groups, often dubbed as “girl groups,” are ruling domestic music charts in South Korea, taking the lead in the summer dance-pop race.With the exception of superband BTS and American pop star Justin Bieber, who have long led the chart…
SEOUL– North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched a musical performance, state media reported Sunday, after last week’s four-day ruling party session highlighted a vow to “break through head-on” a series of challenges facing his country.Kim and members o…
SEOUL– Amid a flood of Korean TV series with dramatic plots — that has even coined the term “makjang” — or those featuring badass heroes, one medical drama with a storyline featuring doctors’ everyday routines and next-door neighbor characters capti…
SEOUL– South Korea’s 11 international film festivals on Tuesday called for the release of a Myanmar filmmaker who was recently arrested in the military-controlled Southeast Asian country.”The festivals strongly condemn the ongoing violence in Myanmar …
SEOUL– The new BTS song “Butter” continued its record-breaking spree on Tuesday, breaking 200 million views on YouTube, its management agency said.Views for the summer song’s music video, released at 1 p.m. on Friday, hit the milestone at 2:25 p.m., a…
SEOUL– Actor Lee Je-hoon has been one of the few silver screen stars who have won both critical acclaim and commercial success throughout his 14-year career.After years of starring in student shorts and small-budget independence films, he made an impr…
SEOUL– BTS has set another record, with its latest single “Butter” becoming the most-watched music video on YouTube in 24 hours since its debut, its agency said Sunday.The upbeat summer song had racked up 108.2 million views in its first 24 hours of r…