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SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- As its ongoing "Arirang" world tour sweeps across North America, South Korean boy group BTS is capturing more than just enthusiastic crowds -- It is inspiring local governments to roll out the red carpet with a series of high-profile official tributes.
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Jeongyeon, a member of K-pop girl group TWICE, has left her longtime agency, JYP Entertainment, and signed with a star agency that represents her older sister, actor Gong Seung-yeon, the company said Monday.
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Seventeen's Seungkwan and Dino will enlist together on Oct. 26, their agency said Monday, while fellow member Mingyu will begin alternative military service next month.
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop idol group BIGBANG will release a new digital single on Aug. 19 to mark the 20th anniversary of its debut, its agency YG Entertainment said Monday.
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SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Google's artificial intelligence (AI) Gemini and K-pop boy band BTS are running a joint 60-second teaser campaign at the Las Vegas Sphere until later this week, the IT company said Friday.
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its debut with a small-scale meet-and-greet for fans in Seoul, bringing all four members together for a rare domestic fan appearance, industry sources said Friday.
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop band Stray Kids said Thursday its upcoming new release showcases a more relaxed and confident side of the group, a deliberate shift from the rough, intense energy that has long defined its sound.
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Hong Kong director Ann Hui will be honored at this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) for her contributions to empowering women in the film industry, organizers said Tuesday.
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SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Director Hur Jin-ho, who helmed "The Assassin(s)," said Monday he tried to maintain a balanced point of view in the historical thriller based on the 1974 assassination attempt against then President Park Chung-hee.
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Christopher Nolan's epic "The Odyssey" debuted atop the weekend box-office chart in South Korea, dethroning the latest Spider-Man film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," from the top spot, data showed Monday.
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The Korean sci-fi epic "Hope" by director Na Hong-jin has been invited to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the film's distributor said Friday.
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The 22nd edition of the Jecheon International Music and Film Festival (JIMFF) will kick off next month, with a record 189 films set to meet audiences, organizers said Thursday.
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Iconic actress Michelle Yeoh has been selected as "The Asian Filmmaker of the Year" at this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), organizers said Thursday.
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Korean animation "Long Long Night," an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same title, has been invited to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the film's distributor said Thursday.
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Actor Ha Young on Tuesday apologized for causing concerns over speculation surrounding her great-grandfather's ties to a pro-Japanese organization during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea.
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Actor Jung Hae-in on Wednesday promised to bring audiences the charm of classic Korean romance in the upcoming Netflix original Korean series "Our Sticky Love," saying the character he plays is the epitome of steadfast love.
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Kim Soo-hyun will meet fans in the Philippines in October, a fashion brand said Tuesday, in another event signaling the actor's return after he nearly suspended activities following allegations linked to late actress Kim Sae-ron.
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Singer-actor Cha Eun-woo has filed an appeal against the National Tax Service (NTS), after paying some 13 billion won (US$9 million) in additional taxes earlier this year, Cha's agency said Sunday.
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Police have decided not to pursue an underage dating charge against actor Kim Soo-hyun over his past relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron, sources said Wednesday.
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The action-packed school drama "Teach You a Lesson" has become the second Korean series to break into Netflix's all-time top 10 chart for most-viewed non-English TV series, joining the "Squid Game" franchise, the streaming service said Wednesday.
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SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- An annual literary festival bringing together writers from South Korea and abroad will take place next month, with participants set to navigate the role of human values and literature amid the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, organizers said Monday.
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The latest Spider-Man film surpassed 5 million ticket sales on the 11th day of its release in South Korea, the film's local distributor said Saturday.
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SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Wednesday it will focus on making Korean culture a key national growth engine and laying the groundwork to attract 40 million foreign visitors annually in the second half of this year.
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- A large-scale retrospective exploring the works of Korean painter Lee Dai-won (1921-2005), known for his vivid landscapes of orchards, mountains and ponds, will open this week at the Deoksugung branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), the museum said Wednesday.
1952 -- President Rhee Syng-man, 77, is reelected for a second term. After finishing his graduate studies at Harvard and Princeton universities, he worked toward establishing Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule and held a representative position in the Korean provisional government-in-exile in Shanghai. Rhee became the first president of the Republic of Korea in 1948 and held the post until 1960, when he was forced to step down by a burgeoning pro-democracy movement. He died in Hawaii in 1965.