Author: Samar Khouri

Lee Yoo-mi won the Emmy for guest actress in a drama for her role in dystopian Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ at Sunday’s Creative Arts Emmys, making her the first Korean actress to win this category. She accepted the trophy on stage at a theater in downtown Los Angeles, speaking a few sentences in Korean before yelling in English: “I’m so very happy!” “I’m so grateful. Thank you so much for giving me such a great award,” Lee said, via a translator, when accepting the award on stage at a theater in downtown Los Angeles. “I’m grateful to the Emmy Awards,…

“Our decision to change the location of the concert was made in an effort to ensure that the focus remains on the performance’s main purpose, which is to promote the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo,” BTS’ management label said in a statement. #

South Korea’s ‘Seoul Vibe’ debuted on August 26, garnering 7.2 million hours of viewing time globally on Netflix. In return, this makes it the fourth most popular non-English film on the streaming giant after Danish thriller ‘Loving Adults,’ Norwegian teen drama ‘Royalteen,’ and Japanese sci-fi film ‘Fullmetal Alchemist The Revenge of Scar,’ respectively. The 1980s-set Korean driving action film was in the top 10 in 10 different countries, topping in South Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan from August 22 to August 28, 2022, Netflix revealed in its weekly ranking. ‘Seoul Vibe’ is also popular in Asia, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,…

Spotify has rebranded its flagship Korean hip-hop playlist ‘K-Hip-Hop+82” to ‘KrOWN.’ “The name is a combination of “KR,” the country code for South Korea, and “Crown/Own,” which refers to the crowned kings and queens who own K-hip-hop worldwide,” the streaming services said in a statement. Prior to the rebranding, K-hip-hop listeners streamed the playlist over 20 million times over one year and racked up more than 430,000 followers on Spotify. Here are the playlist’s top streaming countries as of July 2022: USATaiwanCanadaIndonesiaThailandSingaporeAustraliaMalaysia PhilippinesJapan Did you know? K-hip-hop tracks were more than 13.1 billion times, with 18- to 24-year-olds accounting for…

Key made a grand entrance with his second album ‘Gasoline’ and the lead track of the same name. The SHINee member gave fans a first glimpse of the single at SM Entertainment’s family concert, ‘SMTown Live 2022: SMCU Express@Tokyo’ in Japan last week. The hip-hop dance number compares the fuel’s explosive power to himself, making his own way towards his goals. He participated in the writing of the lyrics for four out of the 11 songs in his album, which consists of 11 songs, including ‘Bound,’ ‘Villain,’ and ‘Guilty Pleasure.’ Other songs such as ‘Proud,’ and ‘G.O.A.T’ reflect the singer’s…

HyunA and Dawn, one of K-pop’s favorite couples, have decided to part ways with P Nation after their contracts with the label run by Psy expired. “HyunA and Dawn had been part of P Nation with their adventurous music and unique performances,” the statement said as per Korea JoongAng Daily. “Also, their genuine kindness toward the staff and passion as artists were qualities that everyone in the agency aspired to have. Everyone in P Nation will cherish the memories with the two artists in times to come and will continue our support and cheer for them in the future.” Their…

SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK, and BTS have scored trophies at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). BLACKPINK grabbed the Best Metaverse Performance award as a group. The K-Pop girl group earned their first VMA award for Song of the Summer for ‘How You Like That’ two years ago. Member Lisa also received her own iconic Moon Person trophy in the Best K-pop category for her track ‘Lalisa,’ defeating the likes of BTS, ITZY, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, and TWICE. Her win makes her the first K-pop soloist to do so at the annual event. The quartet also lit up the stage with…

SEVENTEEN dropped a new collaboration version of their track ‘World’ with Anne-Marie. The urban R&B duet amplified by the British singer-songwriter’s vocals is from the K-Pop boy group’s fourth full-length album ‘Sector 17’ released on July 18. SEVENTEEN’s first musical cross-cultural collaboration with a foreign artist was with singer-songwriter Pink Sweat$ back in 2020. Both artists hinted at a collaboration on Twitter last month. Members Vernon, Hoshi, and The8 posted a video of themselves dancing to her latest musical release, ‘I Just Called’, with the caption “WE’RE LOOKING AT YOU”. Anne-Marie responded by tweeting “Can I join you in your…

Lee Do-hyun’s official Instagram account was hacked late Wednesday night. Hacking activity All of the actor’s past posts were replaced with random photos of rats, people, and the Brazilian flag. “Hacking activities such as blocking the account’s real user’s access and the deletion of posts were detected on Lee Do-hyun’s personal Instagram account this morning,” his agency Yue Hua Entertainment said in a statement on Wednesday, according to Korea joongAng Daily. “We have requested [that Instagram] recover his posts and take action for the damages done by the hacker.” The suspected hacker wrote in a post in Portuguese that he…

Netflix has confirmed that ‘Parasyte: The Grey,’ a new Korean original horror series from ‘Train to Busan’ director and ‘Hellbound’ creator Yeon Sang-ho, is officially in production. The series, based on Japanese manga legend Hitoshi Iwaaki’s popular comic book, is centered around unidentified parasitic life-forms that live off of human hosts and strive to grow their power. The original manga has sold over 25 million copies in more than 20 territories and countries. The star-studded cast lineup includes Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Lee Jung-hyun. Koo and Lee have previously worked with the director in the film ‘Peninsula.’ Yeon also…