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K-pop, films, dramas, and arts from Korea — in English, curated daily from Yonhap News Agency.
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SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- "Swim," the lead track from K-pop supergroup BTS' fifth studio album, "Arirang," has been named one of Apple Music's "Best Songs of 2026."
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the legend behind the musicals "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Cats," will make his first official visit to South Korea this month, officials said Wednesday.
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- "Dracula," a collaborative single between Australian act Tame Impala and Jennie of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has risen to a new peak of No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Stray Kids has added 25 concerts in regions including North America and Europe for its ongoing world tour.
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Illit has landed in the top 10 of the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart for the first time.
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment said Monday it will launch a new boy band, named oftheblue, under its label Squ4d, next year.
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Jennie, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has taken part in the soundtrack for the upcoming Netflix animated film "Steps," her agency said Friday.
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Behind South Korea's ultra-fast delivery systems are tens of thousands of workers on overnight shifts, bringing everything from food to daily necessities to customers' doorsteps each morning.
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Iconic actor Jeon Do-yeon, who plays the wife of a traumatized laid-off worker in the Korean film "Possible Love," said she did not expect a wave of positive reviews about her acting, saying the filming flowed very naturally.
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- "Possible Love" director Lee Chang-dong said Friday that he would give his all in the Academy Awards race despite what he described as a challenging environment for Korean films.
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- "Avengers: Doomsday" stars Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth will visit South Korea next month to meet fans ahead of the film's release here, its distributor said Friday.
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Actor Jung Woo-sung has been cast as a powerful politician of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the upcoming Korean film "The Hit List," its production companies said Thursday.
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Actors Son Suk-ku and Park Bo-young have been cast as a mysterious couple who must kiss every day to survive in an upcoming fantasy romantic comedy film, its distributor said Monday.
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong's short film "Heartbeat" will be released on Netflix next week, days ahead of Lee's Venice-winning film "Possible Love," the streaming platform said Friday.
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Actors Koo Kyo-hwan and Kim Yoon-seok are set to appear as a young rail worker and a retiring station master in the upcoming Korean film "White Blast," marking their reunion five years since the 2021 action thriller "Escape from Mogadishu."
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Netflix will launch the competition show "Vocal Class Wars" next year, following the success of its megahit series "Culinary Class Wars," the streaming platform said Wednesday.
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Korean original series "Dead-End Job" has topped Netflix's non-English TV series chart, the streaming platform said Wednesday.
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Actor Kang Ha-neul will appear as a psychiatrist in the upcoming medical drama "Mind Doctor," set to premiere in the first half of next year, its broadcaster said Monday.
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Debt-ridden South Korean broadcaster JTBC plans to select a preferred bidder in January, the company said Monday, putting up its official notice for the envisioned sale.
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The new commissioner at the Seoul office of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) said K-food could help open the door to broader trade ties between South Korea and Italy, particularly in the wine sector.
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Actors Shin Min-a and Lee Jin-uk will portray a couple who reunite after a breakup in an upcoming romance drama set to premiere in the first half of next year, its broadcaster said Thursday.
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Actor Shin Min-a said Tuesday she tried to portray Empress Navier in the upcoming Disney+ series "The Remarried Empress" as a strong and unwavering character but also as a human being who finds new love.
(ATTN: UPDATES with gov't's posthumous conferral of cultural merit medal in 4th para)
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Celebrated as the "Mother of American Modernism," Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is known for her pioneering works featuring motifs of flowers, animal bones and desert landscapes.
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Paik Kun-woo on Tuesday urged young musicians to broaden their musical horizons and find their own artistic paths, ahead of the release of an autobiography marking the 70th anniversary of his career.
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- An archive documenting the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking and ancient Korean cookbooks have been added to a regional list of the UNESCO Memory of the World program Thursday.
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 14-15, 21)By Lee Minji
(ATTN: ADDS photos, details throughout, byline)By Lee Minji
Joint registration of taekwondo in orderSeoul's misstep should be acknowledged; UNESCO should allow joint registration