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A Year Of Spotify In South Korea. What To Know.

While it's been a year since Spotify debuted in South Korea, here are some quick facts you need to know. All data is from Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 1, 2022. Monthly average K-Pop streams reached over 7.97 billion per month globally in one year, a 27% increase versus pre-launch figures. Traffic to Spotify’s…

February 15, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Celebs

Actors Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin To Tie The Knot

South Korean actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, are set to tie the knot next month after they went public with their relationship in early 2021. The pair starred in the 2019–2020 rom-com hit drama 'Crash Landing on You.' Son took to her personal Instagram account to share the news, posting an image of a miniature ivory-white…

February 10, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Business

Crypto Giant Binance Enters Partnership with YG Entertainment

Binance Holdings, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has entered a strategic partnership with YG Entertainment Inc. As part of the strategic partnership, Binance and YG will cooperate on a range of blockchain projects, including collaborations in the NFT space. Binance will provide the NFT platform and technology infrastructure while YG will…

February 8, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Music

Is BigBang Planning A Spring Comeback?

BigBang is set to return with new music this spring after a four-year-long hiatus due to the members' mandatory military duties, YG Entertainment said Monday. The group's management agency revealed that the K-Pop act completed recording for the new song and will be filming a music video for the song. However, BigBang's comeback date…

February 7, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Entertainment

Netflix’s ‘All of Us Are Dead’ Debuts No.1 In MENA Region. Here’s Where.

'All of Us Are Dead' debuted on the non-English TV list on Netflix with 124.79 million hours viewed — the most hours in the first week for any Korean title since the streaming giant started releasing its weekly top 10s last year — and made the top 10 in 91 countries. The Korean zombie thriller made…

February 2, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Entertainment

Revealed: K-Drama ‘Snowdrop’ To Premiere On Disney+

Korean drama 'Snowdrop' is set to premiere on Disney+ on February 9. The 16-part period drama is about a romantic relationship between Young-ro, a female South Korean university student, and Su-ho, a North Korean spy, in a time of political turmoil. 'Snowdrop' stars actor Jung Hae-In, star of 'Tune in for Love' and 'While…

February 1, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Events

‘Squid Game’ Experience Coming To Saudi Arabia

بدأ الحماس والتحديات الرهيبة 🔥 لا تفوت تجربة Squid Game في #بوليفارد_رياض_سيتي 😍 خلِّك قد التحدي واحجز تذكرتك الحين 🎟https://t.co/jlobH1e3lx#موسم_الرياض pic.twitter.com/7cZ3ubL8FU — موسم الرياض | Riyadh Season (@RiyadhSeason) January 23, 2022

January 23, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Entertainment

It’s Official! ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Is Confirmed

A second season of the Korean drama 'Squid Game' is in the works, Netflix's co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos. During a discussion of the streaming giant’s fourth-quarter earnings interview, he said that the “The Squid Game universe has just begun,” and replied “absolutely,” when asked if it would be getting a second…

January 21, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri

Entertainment

‘Our Beloved Summer’ Debuts On Most-Watched Netflix Series In UAE, Qatar

'Our Beloved Summer' made its debut on Netflix's most-watched series in the UAE and Qatar. The romantic comedy, starring Choi Woo-shik and Kim Da-mi, debuted in seventh place for the January 10 -January 16 week in the UAE, according to the streaming giant in its latest weekly Top 10 list of the most popular movies…

January 19, 20220Comments BySamar Khouri