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Even a U.S. Pop Star Cancels Shows—But BTS’s World Tour Returns After 7 Years With Every Ticket Sold Out in a Frenzy

Even a U.S. Pop Star Cancels Shows—But BTS’s World Tour Returns After 7 Years With Every Ticket Sold Out in a Frenzy

As the U.S. live-music industry grapples with a shortage of remaining seats driven by high inflation, BTS’s first tour in seven years sells out every show and turns the entire city into a festival
The U.S. live music industry—the heart of the global concert business—has hit an unprecedented deep freeze. Amid the fallout from punishing inflation and ticket-price hikes that have derailed major pop stars’ tours one after another, “BTS”’s North American and European tour has been delivering...
Virtual Idol PLAVE Marks 'PLLI' Fans' Birthday With a Donation of 100 Million Won for a Third Act of Goodwill

Virtual Idol PLAVE Marks 'PLLI' Fans' Birthday With a Donation of 100 Million Won for a Third Act of Goodwill

To celebrate the birthday of the fandom 'PLLI,' the group delivers 100 million won in support funds for the self-reliance of children in vulnerable circumstances. Ahead of the first-ever virtual exclusive stadium concert in September, it demonstrates its positive influence.
A third miracle of goodwill that blossoms under the fan name 'PLLI,' breaking down the boundary between fantasy and reality'PLAVE,' the front-runner among virtual idols, is bringing a heavy warmth to the real world.
[Weekend Publications] Song Hee-gu on the bestseller run — “My Boss Kim’s Story About a Samsung Exec at Home in Seoul” Tops the Charts Immediately With New Real Estate Novel

[Weekend Publications] Song Hee-gu on the bestseller run — “My Boss Kim’s Story About a Samsung Exec at Home in Seoul” Tops the Charts Immediately With New Real Estate Novel

With an established fandom front and center, Song Hee-gu’s real estate fiction pushes aside other top contenders and takes the No. 1 spot on Kyobo Bookstore’s general bestseller list.
The publishing industry’s landscape is in flux. The seemingly impenetrable bastion of previously solid bestsellers is crumbling under a barrage from authors armed with massive fandom followings. At the center of this shift is Song Hee-gu, the writer who previously sparked a sensation by depicting...
Loccаrno Competition Invitation, Director Park Se-young’s “The Fin” to Open in July Confirmed & Three-Poster Set Released!

Loccаrno Competition Invitation, Director Park Se-young’s “The Fin” to Open in July Confirmed & Three-Poster Set Released!

A dystopian SF art cinema depicting a near-future unified South Korea where a genetic mutation called “Omega” and humans coexist.
Director Park Se-young’s dystopian SF art cinema 〈 The Fin 〉—invited to the 78th Locarno Film Festival’s New Directors competition section “Filmmakers of the Present,” unveiled as a world premiere and drawing attention from film festivals worldwide—has released three teaser world-setting posters...
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ① John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow” and a History Lesson at Mei Ho House, San Shui Po

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ① John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow” and a History Lesson at Mei Ho House, San Shui Po

Built in 1953 after the “Sekkipmei Fire,” the sprawling public housing complex known as “Mei Ho House” became the stage for 〈A Better Tomorrow〉.
Cineplay and House Travel teamed up for a Hong Kong movie tour, their fifth trip. The core theme of this tour was the meeting of Hong Kong’s past and present through film. From John Woo’s 〈A Better Tomorrow〉 (1990), set in 1960s Hong Kong and starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, to 〈The King of Comedy〉...
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Among Hong Kong films, it seems there is none that so deeply absorbs the mood of a place as much as Comedy King. With the exception of the film sets and a nightclub or two, it was shot almost entirely at Sek O Beach, located at the far southeastern tip of Hong Kong Island.
See the World Cup in the middle of Myeong-dong… Shinsegae Square unveils a massive screen live broadcast

See the World Cup in the middle of Myeong-dong… Shinsegae Square unveils a massive screen live broadcast

Street-style cheering will unfold at a 1,300-square-meter media façade in central Seoul, with rich perks including food and beverage discounts and a roulette event
An urban agora 펼쳐지는 in the heart of Myeong-dong, 'Shinsegae Square'A giant media façade in the heart of the city transforms into a modern-day agora. Shinsegae Department Store said it will live-stream World Cup matches of the South Korean national team through 'Shinsegae Square,' a massive screen...
Overwhelms With 8 Times the Views… Netflix’s “Chamgyoyuk” Seizes Global No. 1 for a Second Straight Week

Overwhelms With 8 Times the Views… Netflix’s “Chamgyoyuk” Seizes Global No. 1 for a Second Straight Week

Starring Kim Mu-yeol, “Chamgyoyuk” hits viewers across 91 countries and holds the top spot for the second consecutive week, as a surge in K-content hits hard, including the AI film “Mid-dle-world.”
An Extrajudicial Bludgeon Against a Tyrannical Classroom, and the Sociology of the Catharsis Taking the World by StormThe collapse of public education in modern society is not a problem unique to South Korea. The decline of teacher authority and classrooms that are out of control have become signs...
‘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.
18-Year-Old Muan County Council Candidate Oh Shin-haeng Makes Instant Debut as Japan Idol 'KO1KEYZ'

18-Year-Old Muan County Council Candidate Oh Shin-haeng Makes Instant Debut as Japan Idol 'KO1KEYZ'

Oh Shin-haeng, who ran in local elections four years ago at age 18, debuts with KO1KEYZ after finishing fourth in a Japanese audition
From establishment politics to the front line of pop culture: a young man’s audacious pathSelf-fulfillment for today’s youth no longer follows a single, straight track. A 10-year-old youth who once threw himself into 'establishment politics' with dreams of transforming the local community has now...