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Red Velvet moved by huge fans at 1st stand-alone concert
By Chang Dong-woo
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Compared to their peers, idol band Red Velvet's ascent to stardom has been a slow burn. The...
JYJ’s Kim Jae-joong sustains injury on drama set
SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Kim Jae-Joong from boy band JYJ sustained an injury to his left thumb while shooting for a new TV...
‘The Battleship Island’ sets new opening day box-office record
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- "The Battleship Island," a South Korean World War II blockbuster film, set a new opening day record at the...
Girl group BLACKPINK to debut in Japan this summer
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK, one of K-pop's biggest next-generation idol groups, plans to debut in Japan this summer, its agency said Wednesday.
YG...
BLACKPINK’s Japanese album tops Oricon’s weekly chart
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK's first album released in Japan on Tuesday rose to the top of a weekly chart run by Oricon,...
IU, Premiere song ‘Night Letter’ MV teaser video released [Video]
The teaser video of 'Night Letter', a new regular 4th album by IU, was released.
Today, FAVE Entertainment, an agency of IU, released MV Tiger...
BTS shoots to No. 1 on iTunes charts for record 73 countries
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band BTS hit number one on iTunes albums' charts in 73 countries around the world with...
‘The Battleship Island’ sells spectacular 2.5 mln tickets on opening weekend
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- "The Battleship Island," one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, debuted at No. 1...
Actor So Ji-sub wraps up fan meetings in Asia
SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Actor and rapper So Ji-sub finished his pan-Asia tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut, his management...
‘Fight For My Way’ leads TV chart for third week
SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- KBS 2TV's "Fight For My Way" clinched a three-week winning streak on a benchmark TV popularity index, data showed...