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BTS Takes Over Busan…Foreigners Spend 2 Times More at Traditional Markets, Hotel Bills ‘Rip-Off Fees’

BTS Takes Over Busan…Foreigners Spend 2 Times More at Traditional Markets, Hotel Bills ‘Rip-Off Fees’

With foreign card payments up 73%, sales at traditional markets jump 2-fold…Data also sheds light on ‘rip-off pricing’ at lodging businesses
A pilgrimage for pop culture—and a find of the most ‘Korean’ kind of spending‘Bangtan Sonyeondan’’s arrival in Busan sparked sociological meaning far beyond a massive concert. The fan frenzy that gathered from around the world—the so-called ‘ARMY’—was a giant testbed showing how modern pop culture...
Kim Hye-soo, the Top Actress's Simple Daily Life... Cheering for Fish Cake in Daegu Market

Kim Hye-soo, the Top Actress's Simple Daily Life... Cheering for Fish Cake in Daegu Market

Revealing her fish cake eating scene at Daegu traditional market, "Exploding with down-to-earth charm"
Actress Kim Hye-soo has become a hot topic by revealing her down-to-earth side during her trip to Daegu. Unlike her glamorous image on screen, she has shown a simple daily life by visiting markets and eating fish cakes, receiving great responses from fans.
[BIFAN 2026] Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years 100 Times ③ Lee Choon-yeon Film Award returns, new International Federation of Film Critics prize, and the July Carnival

[BIFAN 2026] Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years 100 Times ③ Lee Choon-yeon Film Award returns, new International Federation of Film Critics prize, and the July Carnival

Kim Se-hoon and Gu Jeong-a will receive the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award,” and a “FIPRESCI Award for International Film Critics” will also be introduced (FIPRESCI Award).
Two awards will be newly introduced. The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (executive committee chair Shin Cheol, BIFAN) will bring back the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award” this year and also introduce the “International Federation of Film Critics Award” .
‘Backrooms’ Reaps 20 Times Its Budget in Profit, Surpasses 1 Million in South Korea—First Record in 7 Years for Foreign-Language Horror

‘Backrooms’ Reaps 20 Times Its Budget in Profit, Surpasses 1 Million in South Korea—First Record in 7 Years for Foreign-Language Horror

The film 'Backrooms', which began as a YouTube urban legend, rides word of mouth among the 1020 generation to pull in worldwide revenue of 370 billion won
A digital labyrinth summoned from the margins of memory, shattering the map of the screenThe primal fear of isolation and the unknown that lies hidden within modern people finally broke through the screen and swallowed up the crowds of reality.
[Publishing Industry Watch] Movie Box-Office Buzz Lifts Bookstores Too… ‘Project Hail Mary’ Tops May Bestseller List

[Publishing Industry Watch] Movie Box-Office Buzz Lifts Bookstores Too… ‘Project Hail Mary’ Tops May Bestseller List

'The Martian' and 'Artemis'—the finale of the so-called space trilogy—spins into a hit at the box office, triggering a backslide for Andy Weir’s sci-fi novel
Readers’ hunger for space returns the title to the bestseller summitBy far, the top predator in the May publishing market was 'Andy Weir'’s SF blockbuster 'Project Hail Mary'. According to '200 Books in the Spotlight in May', a report released by the Korea Creative Content Agency after a precise...
BTS RM Reveals the Untold Story Behind Regular Album No. 5 “Arirang”: “Completion Itself Is a Miracle”

BTS RM Reveals the Untold Story Behind Regular Album No. 5 “Arirang”: “Completion Itself Is a Miracle”

In a Weverse Live after returning from military service, he shared his feelings and explained why he picked the title track “SWIM,” while also conveying expectations for a “chant-along” with the “Arirang” insertion track “Tte-chang”
The prelude to the “miracle” that broke the military hiatus, proving the value of BTS’s “ARIRANG”“BTS”’s leader “RM” carried a crown’s weight right after completing his service, and it was never light. The creation of regular album No.
‘Arirang’ Chant Rocks Stanford Stadium Behind BTS; 150,000 Fans Turn Out

‘Arirang’ Chant Rocks Stanford Stadium Behind BTS; 150,000 Fans Turn Out

Since opening in 1921, Coldplay had followed—now it’s the second-ever standalone show to follow, and local fans mark it with a sweeping wave of Taegeukgi flags
A ‘Taegeukgi’ sea moved by 150,000 fans… ‘BTS’ writes a new chapter in pop history at the U. S. ‘Stanford Stadium’Global top-tier group ‘BTS’ completely took over the U. S. ‘Stanford Stadium’, proving its overwhelming status.
TVING to Release 'Comedy Shortraps' in June! All-Star Lineup with Lee Yong-jin, Hwang Je-seong, Kwak Beom, and Lee Chang-ho—A Brutal Shorts-Form Battle!

TVING to Release 'Comedy Shortraps' in June! All-Star Lineup with Lee Yong-jin, Hwang Je-seong, Kwak Beom, and Lee Chang-ho—A Brutal Shorts-Form Battle!

A competitive format that unfolds within a limited time of about 2 minutes and 30 seconds, promising even faster and more intense laugh moments than traditional comedy.
TVING, Korea’s leading OTT platform, is bringing shorts-form comedy—popular for its strong traction on social media—onto a stage for the first time in the domestic OTT landscape with its original entertainment show 〈Comedy Shortraps〉. It will kick off on June 1 at 8:00 a. m.
YG Launches a Boy Group in 6 Years… Yang Hyun-suk: “Debut in September as a 5-Member Team Confirmed”

YG Launches a Boy Group in 6 Years… Yang Hyun-suk: “Debut in September as a 5-Member Team Confirmed”

The first male group after “TREASURE”… Yang Hyun-suk, the head producer, announces directly in his official blog Aiming to debut in September, with “Next Monster,” whose details are still under wraps—plans to reveal the new rookie lineup one by one With BigBang’s 20th anniversary world tour, BABYMONSTER, and TREASURE’s momentum, plus new rookies joining in… will YG’s “pipeline” finally be restored
YG Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as “YG”) will unveil a new 5-member boy group aimed at the next-generation global market in September.■ Yang Hyun-suk announces directly… “Five selected members, debut in September” On the 30th, Yang Hyun-suk, the head producer of YG, shared the news of the...
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Hana Card: "Foreigners came to see BTS and spent 55.5 billion won"... a sharp 807% spike in sales at nearby retail districts

Average spending per person: 1.85 million won... Card payments at local businesses around the venue—like convenience stores and cafes—rose as much as 12 times, highlighting K-pop’s economic impact
'BTS ripple effects' 55. 5 billion won, the industrial value of 'K-pop' that shook GoyangThe performance by the group 'BTS' at Goyang Sports Complex Stadium proved that, beyond a simple cultural event, it delivered a massive 'economic ripple effect'.