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Culture Ministry devises plans to prevent illegal content distribution

Government-wide plans to prevent the illegal distribution of K-content were announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in a meeting at the National Assembly on Monday. The measures include expanding the use of monitoring platforms...

2023-07-31

Season two of 'In the Soop' featuring Seventeen to air from Jan. 29

The second season of JTBC's reality show "In the Soop" featuring boy band Seventeen will start airing on Jan. 29, the cable channel said Tuesday. "In the Soop" is a reality entertainment show that centers on the members of the band carrying ...

2023-01-17

'Script books' see major surge in sales with popularity of K-dramas

Korean bookstores have a new section to add to their aisles — K-drama scripts. “Script books” of Korean TV series and films are seeing a surge in sales. According to online book retailer Yes24, 58 K-drama scripts have been published as books ...

2022-08-09

'Pachinko' production team to attend Busan Contents Market

The production team of hit Apple TV+ series “Pachinko” (2022) will attend this year’s Busan Contents Market (BCM), the BCM organization committee announced on Monday. The 16th BCM this year is scheduled to start on June 8. According to the ...

2022-05-23

'Awesome grandpa' Na Hoon-a goes viral after Chuseok concert

BTS and Blackpink weren't the only Korean pop stars who were the talk of the town during the Chuseok holidays. The name Na Hoon-a, who is a 73-year-old veteran singer-songwriter and dubbed the "Emperor of the Trot," appeared on numerous social media

2020-10-04

Actor Moon Ga-young talks acting the role of an actress

For someone who has been acting since she was 9 years old, taking on the role of an actor in the MBC drama series “Find Me in Your Memory” was not at all what she was expecting, said lead actor Moon Ga-young. "Ha-jin gives you her honest thoughts...

2020-05-27

2020 KCON will be held nonstop for a week online

CJ ENM will be holding this year’s KCON online nonstop for a week in June, for K-pop fans stuck at home around the world, the entertainment company said on Thursday. According to CJ ENM...

2020-05-14