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Lim Young-woong's concert documentary 'Im Hero The Stadium' soars to box office success

Trot singer Lim Young-woong is dominating local theaters with his film “Lim Young Woong│Im Hero The Stadium,” leading box office sales less than a week since its premiere last Wednesday.

2024-09-03

Trot hero Lim Young-woong donates $146,600 on Parents' Day

Trot singer Lim Young-woong donated 200 million won ($146,600) to charity Community Chest of Korea under the name “Hero Generation,” the name of his fan club, in celebration of Parents’ Day.

2024-05-08

Twice's Jihyo tops Favorite Weekly Chart for first week of February

A celebratory video of Jihyo and No. 2-ranked trot singer Lim Young-woong will play at the Parnas Media Tower from Friday to Feb. 16

2024-02-09

NCT's Doyoung, Billlie and more Korean celebrities kick off February with donations

Korean celebrities, including NCT's Doyoung and girl group Billlie, continue to spread warmth in 2024 with generous donations to support various organizations and groups of people.

2024-02-01

[GOLDEN DISC] Hottest K-pop groups of 2023 highlighted at Golden Disc Awards

Boy band Seventeen and girl group NewJeans each took a Grand Prize, while boy band ZeroBaseOne and girl group Fifty Fifty's Keena were awarded Rookie of the Year.

2024-01-07

NCT Dream wins top honor at Seoul Music Awards for 2nd year

NCT Dream took home the Grand Prize at this year's Seoul Music Awards (SMA) for the second year in a row.

2024-01-03

Lim Young-woong wins favorite artist of year in inaugural Bugs Favorite poll

Singer Lim Young-woong, BTS's Jimin and virtual boy band Plave have become the first winners of K-pop fan voting service Bugs Favorite's polls for favorite artist of the year, best challenger of the year and rising star of the year, respectively.

2023-12-29

NewJeans, Seventeen take top honors at Asia Artist Awards

K-pop girl group NewJeans won six awards, including Song of the Year and Artist of the Year, at the 2023 Asia Artist Awards. Seventeen took home Album of the Year and Performance of the Year.

2023-12-15

Girl groups dominate YouTube's Top 10 music video list

Female K-pop artists dominated YouTube's Top 10 list for music videos in Korea, with IVE and (G)I-DLE taking top spots. Solo artists like Blackpink's Jisoo also made appearances.

2023-12-11

Melon Music Awards 2023: NewJeans wins two of four top honors, while IVE, NCT Dream each take one

NewJeans took home five awards at the Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2023 on Saturday, including Song of the Year and Artist of the Year, just a year and four months since its debut.

2023-12-04