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Lee Hyo-ri and Lee Sang-soon's Jeju Island cafe bombarded with customers after opening

Business is booming as customers flock to pop star Lee Hyo-ri and her husband Lee Sang-soon's newly-opened cafe on Jeju Island. According to industry insiders on Sunday, the cafe named Longplay opened on Friday, and the couple had to implement a ...

2022-07-04

Reality entertainment program starring Lee Hyo-ri available on Tving from Saturday

Reality entertainment program “Seoul Check-in” starring Lee Hyo-ri will be available for streaming on Tving from Saturday. Popular producer Kim Tae-ho is behind the show, which will center around Lee’s new life in Seoul. Lee previously worked on...

2022-01-26

Customers Council announces winners of Brand of the Year 2020

BTS, Kang Daniel, Ssak3 and Oh My Girl are just some of the most popular talents who have been widely recognized in the entertainment scene in Korea this year.

2020-09-28

Ssagsseuli makes its first comeback in eight years

Band Ssagsseuli, pronounced the same as the project group SSAK3, made its first comeback in eight years by releasing a new song "Let's go to Hong Kong” on Thursday, the band’s agency Musicni said. “We made a debut as Ssagsseuli in 2012 with a song...

2020-08-27

Music and television fans turn to the retro trend for solace

K-pop’s biggest boy band BTS released “Dynamite” on Aug. 21, and since then, it has been smashing record after record with the catchy dance-pop single. But different from its past songs, “Dynamite” is the band’s brightest yet, and it is...

2020-08-26

SSAK3 debuts and boosts ratings for 'Show! Music Core'

Project K-pop group SSAK3 is topping the charts and dominating music shows. MBC’s “Show! Music Core,” which aired at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, recorded a 2.1 share, the highest this year. On average, the viewership rate for music shows on the three...

2020-07-26

SSAK3 reinvent themselves and the fashion trends for the summer

Crop tops and wide-legged pants are in vogue again this summer — in other words, the '90s are back! While fashion trends are said to repeat themselves every 20 to 30 years, this is the second time the '90s fad has swept the country after it first...

2020-07-23

SSAK3 has second hit with 'Beach Again'

SSAK3, a band put together by MBC's entertainment show "Hangout with Yoo," stormed charts over the weekend with its track "Summer Sea Again," which was released Friday at 6 p.m. SSAK3 is comprised of singers Lee Hyo-ri, Rain and entertainer...

2020-07-19

Lee Hyo-ri, Rain, Yoo Jae-suk to debut as SSAK3 on July 25

SSAK3, a project group formed on MBC variety show “Hangout with Yoo” will make its debut on July 25, MBC announced on Tuesday. SSAK3, consisting of singers Lee Hyo-ri, Rain and entertainer Yoo Jae-suk, showed off their teamwork while making a ...

2020-07-07

Lee Hyori, Rain, Yoo Jae-suk collab boosts viewership for MBC variety show

The collaboration between singers Lee Hyori, Rain and entertainer Yoo Jae-suk on MBC variety show “How Do You Play?” has become a hit among young Koreans in their 20s. According to Smart Media Rep, a content provider to platforms on Naver and...

2020-06-18