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Kanye West Announces New Album ‘BULLY’ Set for Release on the 27th… Fans Wonder, “Can We Really Trust This?”

Kanye West Announces New Album ‘BULLY’ Set for Release on the 27th… Fans Wonder, “Can We Really Trust This?”

After Multiple Delays, Release Date Confirmed for March 27… SNS Reveals a 20-Track Tracklist Stresses “No AI Used (NO AI)” and Pledges to Face the Controversy Head-On Chaos, Then Deletion After Registration Attempts on Apple Music and Spotify… Fans Cite Exhaustion Over “Kanye-Style Hot-and-Cold” Tactics
American rapper Kanye West announced that he will release his 12th studio album ‘BULLY’ on March 27 . However, because of his track record of frequent release postponements, fans are sending more skeptical looks than pure excitement.
'Summer Breeze' Singer of 1970s Duo 'Seals and Crofts' Dash Crofts Passes Away

'Summer Breeze' Singer of 1970s Duo 'Seals and Crofts' Dash Crofts Passes Away

Passed away at age 82… at peace in eternal rest… A master of guitar and mandolin performances with beautifully harmonious vocals… continuing on with partner Jim Seals to the heavenly realm An icon symbolizing the 1970s radio era… “An unforgettable mark left on music history”
Soft-rock duo 'Seals and Crofts', beloved worldwide for hits from the 1970s such as 'Summer Breeze', has lost one of its members, Dash Crofts. International outlets including the Associated Press reported on the 27th that he passed away at the age of 82.
3 Years and 9 Months on Break—Nothing to See Here… BTS Breaks Through 4.16 Million with Regular Album 5, ‘ARIRANG,’ for a “Career High”

3 Years and 9 Months on Break—Nothing to See Here… BTS Breaks Through 4.16 Million with Regular Album 5, ‘ARIRANG,’ for a “Career High”

With 4,169,464 copies sold within a week of release, BTS shattered its own first-week record Dominating Apple Music album charts in 115 countries and sweeping major charts on Spotify and Oricon for a global surge A successful U.S. rooftop event at Pier 17 in New York wraps up, and the ‘BTS The City’ project is also thriving across Seoul
The group BTS hit an all-time career high, breaking through 4.16 million first-week sales with its Regular Album 5, ‘ARIRANG,’ making the three-year and nine-month break feel like nothing.Breaks through 4.16 million first-week sales, setting a new personal-best recordAccording to Hanteo Chart, a...
[Global Issues] Elon Musk in a Corner…X Loses Advertising Lawsuit, Stills Rolls After Cannabis-Joke Verdict and Layoffs

[Global Issues] Elon Musk in a Corner…X Loses Advertising Lawsuit, Stills Rolls After Cannabis-Joke Verdict and Layoffs

A total loss in the X advertising lawsuit could cut revenue by half… And now, the stock-manipulation jury verdict—read as a jab using a cannabis slang number—plus large-scale layoffs pile on
Elon Musk, Antitrust Lawsuit in Jeopardy…X falls into free fallElon Musk ultimately lost an antitrust lawsuit he filed over a massive advertising boycott triggered after his acquisition of the social media platform X .
[Publishing Industry News] From the Nobel Prize to the Highest U.S. Honor, the “National Book Critics Circle Award”... Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part” Scores a Major Triumph

[Publishing Industry News] From the Nobel Prize to the Highest U.S. Honor, the “National Book Critics Circle Award”... Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part” Scores a Major Triumph

Nobel Prize in Literature winner Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part,” regarded as one of the top three literary prizes in the United States, wins the National Book Critics Circle Award in the fiction category—once again underscoring her global stature!
“Nobel Prize in Literature” After her achievement, “Han Kang” sweeps the “National Book Critics Circle Award”, the highest U. S. honorThe global standing of Korean literature has once again been reaffirmed on the world’s mainstream stage.
[Publishing Industry Issue] Big-Screen Release Boosts… “Project Hail Mary” Becomes #1 Bestseller

[Publishing Industry Issue] Big-Screen Release Boosts… “Project Hail Mary” Becomes #1 Bestseller

Thanks to the film’s box-office success, Andy Weir’s original novel climbs to No. 1 at Kyobo Bookstore. A surge is also seen in books on Buddhism in the humanities—especially among women in their 30s—which signals a new trend in the publishing industry.
The film’s impact is carrying over to bookstores. Andy Weir’s science-fiction novel 'Project Hail Mary' has taken the No. 1 spot on the general bestseller list, riding on the theater success of the movie of the same name.
[Film Festival Issue] The Unfamiliar Face of “Nation’s Actor” Ahn Sung-ki… Special Retrospective at the Jeonju International Film Festival

[Film Festival Issue] The Unfamiliar Face of “Nation’s Actor” Ahn Sung-ki… Special Retrospective at the Jeonju International Film Festival

A one-of-a-kind acting spectrum behind a familiar image. The 27th Jeonju International Film Festival presents a special retrospective featuring seven works by acclaimed actor Ahn Sung-ki
Jeonju International Film Festival to Present a Special Retrospective on “Ahn Sung-ki, Slightly Unfamiliar”The 27th Jeonju International Film Festival will hold a special retrospective examining Ahn Sung-ki, the nation’s actor, a symbol of Korean cinema.
[Global Issue] The Oscars Leave Hollywood…Move to Peacock Theater in 2029

[Global Issue] The Oscars Leave Hollywood…Move to Peacock Theater in 2029

The Dolby Theatre era comes to a close…Peacock Theater move on a bigger scale with confirmed live global broadcast on YouTube
The Oscars move on from Hollywood, kicking off the 'Peacock Theater' era starting in 2029The 'Academy Awards' , boasting the highest prestige in the U. S. film industry, has announced a new step forward by moving away from the long-standing 'Dolby Theatre' in Hollywood.
[Weekend Box Office Clash] 'The Man Who Survives With the King' Hits 15 Million, Reservation-Rate Swing Reverses 'Miracle'

[Weekend Box Office Clash] 'The Man Who Survives With the King' Hits 15 Million, Reservation-Rate Swing Reverses 'Miracle'

Will this be the final step that secures the lead for the No. 3 all-time hit 'The Man Who Survives With the King,' or is the SF blockbuster 'Project Hail Mary' ready to launch a counterattack? Here are the key things to watch in this weekend's box office showdown.
Surpassing 15 million 'The Man Who Survives With the King' vs. the No. 1 advance-reservation-rate holder 'Project Hail Mary', a major weekend face-offA new milestone has been set in Korean film history. 'The Man Who Survives With the King' has surpassed 15 million cumulative admissions, placing it...
[Global Issue] IVE’s First Appearance on FOX11’s “Good Day LA” in the U.S.…Proving They’re a Global Sensation

[Global Issue] IVE’s First Appearance on FOX11’s “Good Day LA” in the U.S.…Proving They’re a Global Sensation

IVE Shares a Message of Support for Fans Worldwide, Marking Its U.S. Morning TV Debut and Offering a Glimpse of Its World Tour Preparations
“Global Sensation” “IVE” takes over U. S. morning TV “Good Day LA”The girl group “IVE” debuted and, for the first time ever, made an appearance on a local U. S. morning program, solidifying its status as a “global sensation”.