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JYP Entertainment Makes It On Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion 2022 List

JYP Entertainment, home to artists like K-Pop groups Twice, 2PM and Stray Kids, made it to Forbes Asia’s 2022 Best Under A Billion list. This year’s annual list highlighted 200 Asia-Pacific top-performing publicly listed small and midsized companies' annual sales above $10 million and below $1 billion. The Seoul-based firm's sales from concerts and…

August 10, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Films

K-Blockbuster ‘Carter’ Draws In 27.3M Hours Of Viewing Time

Korean action-adventure ‘Carter’ pulled viewers in globally, with 27.3M hours viewed on Netflix. It is the streamer's first major Korean movie in the second half of 2022. 'Carter, which is about an agent, played by Joo Won, suffering from memory loss who has to risk his life while figuring out who he is, topped…

August 10, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Events

BLACKPINK To Bring World Tour To Abu Dhabi, Riyadh

BLACKPINK is definitely in our area! The K-Pop superstars are heading over to the UAE and Saudi Arabia next year as part of their world tour, marking the stars' first time performing in the region. The quartet took to social media to announce the news of their 'Born Pink World Tour' schedule. Jisoo,…

August 8, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Music

5 Monsta X Members Renew Contracts, I.M To Leave Agency

Five of six members of Monsta X have signed new contracts with Starship Entertainment. The music label issued a statement in both Korean and English on Monday. "Lately, MONSTA X members Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon and Joohoney have renewed their contract with Starship Entertainment," the Korean entertainment company said in an English statement. I.M did not renew his contract. However, the agency stipulated that he will participate in…

August 8, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Fashion & Beauty

ITZY Is Charles & Keith’s New Ambassadors

August 3, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

K-Drama

Song Hye-kyo, Lee Do-hyun To Star In Netflix Series ‘The Glory’

Song Hye-kyo will reunite with 2016 military romance series 'Descendants of the Sun' screenwriter Kim Eun-sook in the upcoming Netflix original drama series 'The Glory.' She will play Moon Dong-eun, a rage-filled woman seeking revenge on her childhood bullies. Lee Do-hyun will also act alongside Song, taking on the role of Joo Yeo-jeong,…

July 23, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Music

J-Hope’s Debut Solo Album A Hit In UAE

July 16, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Music

TWICE Renews Contract With JYP

All TWICE members have renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment ahead of their contract expiration this autumn. "TWICE, which played a decisive role in establishing the status of K-pop entertainment company JYP, and JYP, which has been a strong support for TWICE's growth as a top K-pop girl group, agreed to renew the contracts with…

July 12, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

K-Drama

‘Money Heist: Korea’ Debuts With 33.7M Viewing Time

‘Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area’ topped the Netflix’s top 10 non-English series this week three days after its release on the platform, with 33.7 million hours viewed. Premiered on June 24, the Korean adaptation of global hit of 'La Casa De Papel' debuted at number one in South Korea, Indonesia, Morocco, Vietnam,…

June 30, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri