Entertainment
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BTS' Jungkook named on Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with two songs
SEOUL -- Jungkook, the youngest artist of BTS, was named Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with two songs -- "3D" and "Seven." The 26-year-old has become the second K-pop solo artist to have two songs ranked in the top 5 of Billboard's list, followed by rapper Psy, who placed his global mega-hit "Gangnam Style" and its follow-up "Gentleman" on the chart. Billboard's chart released on October 10 showed that 3D debuted at No. 5 wh
11 October 2023
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YG postpones debut of new girl band 'BABYMONSTER'
SEOUL -- YG Entertainment, one of South Korea's top entertainment powerhouses, has postponed the debut of a new girl band "BABYMONSTER." The agency of top K-pop act BLAKCPINK said that the new band will start its official activities in November, two months later than the officially announced September release schedule. BABYMONSTER, originally scheduled to hit the stage in September is a seven-member band comprised of members from South Korea, Thailand, and Japan. K-pop
10 October 2023
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Stray Kids named as one of next-generation leaders by Time magazine
SEOUL -- Boy band Stray Kids was named as one of the next-generation leaders in 2023 by Time magazine. The eight-member boy band became the second K-pop boy group included in the list followed by BTS in 2018. Stray Kids received immense attention before its official debut as the group members were the final survivors of "Stray Kids," a survival audition show aired through TV music channel Mnet in 2017. It is the first boy band to be produced by Park Jin-young, the head of JYP
6 October 2023
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Daesang opens kimchi pop-up store in trendy fashion district Seongsu
SEOUL -- South Korea's major food manufacturing group Daesang has opened a pop-up store where visitors can taste various types of special menus including a kimchi cake and kimchi skewer. Kimchi lovers can also enjoy photo and video content of Hoshi, a member of the boy band Seventeen who is also serving as the ambassador for the food company's kimchi brand "Jongga." Kimchi is Korea's iconic spicy and sour, pickled vegetable side dish, usually made by fermenting ca
6 October 2023
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Indian cultural festival 'Sarang' to be held in S. Korea's iconic filming spot for drama series
SEOUL -- The Indian Embassy in Seoul will hold a cultural event "Sarang" on Nami Island, an iconic region known as a filming spot for K-dramas. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, India's cultural assets such as dance, costumes, and food will be showcased in the river island and other regions across South Korea. Nami Island in the eastern city of Chuncheon has been used as a filming location for many TV shows including &q
5 October 2023
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BTS' Jungkook ranks third in Spotify Global Top Songs chart with '3D'
SEOUL -- Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, has ranked third in the global song chart of Spotify, one of the world's most popular online music streaming services, with his dance song "3D." Through the new single with R&B features, the 26-year-old expressed his hope that he wants to meet his loved one in "three dimensions" and always stay together. The South Korean artist collaborated with American rapper Jack Harlow for the R&B track. The song, rele
1 October 2023
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NewJeans' debut album garners explosive popularity on Spotify
SEOUL -- Girl band NewJeans' debut album has gained explosive popularity on Spotify, the world's most popular music streaming service. The album's total streams surpassed one billion times 422 days after its release on August 1, 2022. As of September 27, the album accumulated more than 1,000,760,129 streams on the streaming service. The album consists of four songs -- "Hype Boy," "Attention," "Cookie," and "Hurt." The band's agenc
29 September 2023
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Walking festival to be held in Seoul to promote ancient Korean palaces
SEOUL -- Aju News Corporation, a Seoul-based media company, will hold a walking event in the capital city to attract more public attention to five ancient Korean palaces and the Blue House, the former presidential compound. Participants can freely walk along the 13-kilometer (8 miles)-long course and visit the former presidents' residential office and beautiful palaces of the Joseon dynasty that ruled the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1897. For decades, the Blue House had been used
26 September 2023
