More shops shutter in second quarter than COVID-19 peak

More stores in the dining sector closed in Seoul during the second quarter than the quarterly peak during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday.

2024-09-01

South confirms closure of seven North Korean embassies

North Korea shut down seven embassies due to financial struggles, said the Foreign Ministry in Seoul. “North Korea recently shut its embassies in Guinea, Nepal, Bangladesh, Senegal, Spain, Angola and Uganda,” a Foreign Ministry official told...

2023-12-05

North closes more embassies, this time in Congo and Bangladesh

North Korea shut down its embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bangladesh, likely part of a recent series of diplomatic mission closures due to financial troubles as Pyongyang expands its weapons programs…

2023-11-29

Blackpink's 'Shut Down' music video surpasses 500 million views on YouTube

The music video for Blackpink's "Shut Down" (2022) surpassed 500 million views on YouTube, YG Entertainment said Sunday. Blackpink reached the milestone at 4:04 p.m. that day, 331 days after its release. "Shut Down" is the lead track of the girl ...

2023-08-14

Girl group CLASS:y to release new Japanese single 'Target' on Feb. 22

Girl group CLASS:y will drop its new Japanese single "Target" on Feb. 22, four months after its last Japanese EP "Day&Night." The title track "Target" was pre-released on major music services on Wednesday along with the music video on ...

2023-02-09

Blackpink performs at Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes

Girl group Blackpink finished off a festive night at the Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes charity event organized by the first lady of France, Brigitte Macron, on Wednesday in Paris. As the first-ever K-pop band to be invited to the annual charity event ...

2023-01-29

Blackpink choreography video for 'Shut Down' gets 100 millionth view

Blackpink's choreography video for "Shut Down" (2022) hit 100 million views on YouTube on Monday, giving the band its 39th video to have reached the mark. The choreography video hit the 100-million-view threshold at 9:18 a.m. on Monday, 126 days ...

2023-01-24

Blackpink's 'Shut Down' music video surpasses 300 million views on YouTube

Blackpink's “Shut Down” music video surpassed 300 million views on YouTube, the girl group's agency YG Entertainment announced Tuesday. The music video reached 300 million views at 3:31 a.m. on Tuesday. It has been 109 days since the ...

2023-01-03

[CELEB] Blackpink kicks off world tour with sold-out Seoul shows

This girl group has already dominated the music and fashion industry, and now it’s coming to your area for its biggest and best world tour yet. Blackpink kicked off “Blackpink World Tour [Born Pink] Seoul” over the weekend, at the KSPO Dome in...

2022-10-17

Survival of the shortest, as seen in K-pop and K-dramas

Only the shortest and the simplest survive. This seems to be the latest mantra of the Korean content industry, from K-pop to K-dramas. In order to cater to the masses as they gravitate toward shorter content that gets straight to the point, songs ...

2022-10-04

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