As the year 2023 draws to a close, the K-pop industry reflects on a year marked by extended global expansion and a continued craze for girl groups following the trend from last year. While the temporary hiatus of superstar BTS for its members’ mandatory military service posed a new challenge, their solo endeavors and the…
NewJeans will release its first remix album, “NJWMX,” timed with the first anniversary of the release of its smash hit “Ditto” on Tuesday. Announcing the plan for the upcoming release on social media Friday, the K-pop quintet also unveiled two teaser videos. “NJWMX” will have a total of 12 tracks, including remixed versions of two…
For Lee Jin-uk’s fans, the actor is still remembered for the much-talked-about scene from the 2015 body-swap romance film, “The Beauty Inside,” where his dazzling looks elicited exclamations from the audience. In Netflix’s apocalyptic horror series “Sweet Home,” however, he plays a character he has never tried before: a strangely calm, scarred thug with a…
The Disney+ sci-fi action series “Moving” became the platform’s most-watched local original series of the year, the Walt Disney Company Korea said Friday. Premiered on Aug. 9, the series quickly gained popularity, becoming the most-watched show on the streaming platform in the Asia-Pacific region and topping Disney+’s global chart and Hulu in the United States…
Bayern Munich is planning to sign three world-class players. “Bayern Munich are keeping tabs on Florian Wirz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo,” the German publication Spox reported on July 15 (KST), citing the German kicker. “Wirz is a very popular player among club officials. The Munich board is well aware that…
Barcelona are keeping their options open for the future of Franck De Jong. According to Spain’s Mundo Deportivo on Friday, the Catalans have reportedly set an £85 million price tag for the player. This is a departure from the recent trend. According to Spain Sport on Wednesday, Barcelona offered De Jong a new contract. De…
BTS’ J-Hope to release special album, documentary about street dance next month
BTS’ J-Hope will drop a new album and a documentary about street dance, the rapper-dancer’s music roots, BigHit Music said Monday. The special album, titled “Hope On the Street VOL.1,” containing six tracks, will be released on March 29. Along with the album, a new documentary of the same name will be released one day…
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