Entertainment
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BLACKPINK member Jisoo's dance song 'Flower' gains worldwide popularity
SEOUL -- K-pop girl band BLACKPINK member Jisoo's song "Flower" ranked second on two Billboard charts -- Global 200 and Global Excl. In the dance song featuring dreamy vibes, the 28-year-old portrayed the end of a relationship between two people that has left nothing but the scent of a flower. Billboard said in a statement on April 11 that the title track of Jisoo's solo album "Me" has recorded 108.7 million streaming and 210 million downloads worldwide.
12 April 2023
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Spotify selects S. Korean rapper Huh as promising rapper for artist support program
SEOUL -- Heo Sung-hyun, a South Korean rapper known by his stage name Huh, was selected for an artist support program by Spotify, the world's most popular music streaming service. The 24-year-old who finished second in "Show Me The Money," a cable TV hip-hop audition show series, has garnered attention through a rap song titled "Midnight law." Spotify said in a statement that the rapper was selected for this year's RADAR KOREA, a program designed to nurt
11 April 2023
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Pinkfong partners with Apple to provide Baby Shark's podcast content in 170 countries
SEOUL -- The Pinkfong Company, famous for its children's YouTube mega-hit song "Baby Shark, will launch a channel on Apple Podcasts, a streaming service accounting for more than 25 percent of audio content distributed through the global internet network. Users in 170 countries can enjoy Baby Shark content in English and Korean. Baby Shark, which depicts the story of a great white shark family with colorful visuals and a catchy melody, has gained global popularity since
11 April 2023
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Contemporary dance group 'Ambiguous Dance Company' to perform at arts festival in southwest of Seoul
SEOUL -- Ambiguous Dance Company, a South Korean contemporary dance performance team that collaborated with the British rock band Coldplay for dance song "Higher Power," will perform at a mask-free street festival in Ansan southwest of Seoul. Ansan earlier announced that the city would come up with diverse programs by inviting foreign performance groups to the annual event visited by more than 700,000 people every year. Higher Power, released in May 2021, was nominated fo
10 April 2023
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BTS's lead rapper Suga appointed as global ambassador for NBA
SEOUL -- BTS member Suga was selected as the global ambassador of the National Basketball Association, a North America-based baseball league, to promote various events. The 30-year-old is a big fan of an Oregon-based team "The Portland Trail Blazers." "It is personally a great honor as I have loved basketball since I was young," the artist said in a video uploaded on NBA's official Twitter account. The South Korean singer earlier said his favorite basketball
6 April 2023
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BTS member Jimin gains explosive popularity through solo album 'FACE'
SEOUL -- BTS member Jimin is garnering explosive popularity through his first solo album "FACE," which has ranked second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart. The 27-year-old has also topped Billboard's top 100 popular song chart through the album's title track "Like Crazy." The album released on March 24 was ranked second on the list of Billboard 200 chart with 164,000 equivalent album units sold in the United States in the week ending on Mar
5 April 2023
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Squid Game actor Lee Byung-hun to discuss future of Korean Cultural Wave at Standford University
SEOUL -- Lee Byung-hun, a South Korean actor who starred in Netflix drama series Squid Game, will interact with global fans at a conference held by Standford University's research institute specializing in contemporary Asian studies. The conference is designed to discuss directions for South Korean films, K-drama, and Korean studies. Squid Game, released on September 17, 2021, was watched by some 111 million households around the world only 28 days after its release, beating Br
5 April 2023
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Baby Shark's creator gains explosive popularity in U.S. with latest series
SEOUL -- "Bebefinn," a three-dimension video animation show featuring the five-member family of a 20-month-old baby, is garnering explosive popularity in the United States. The animation show created by South Korea's educational entertainment company Pinkfong has recorded 250 million views in the U.S. with 20 million hours of accumulated viewing time. Finn is an animated child who loves to play with Baby Shark. He has four family members -- mother, father, brother, an
3 April 2023
