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“Looks like a museum exhibition” — BamingTiger’s “Study” grabs No. 2 on Billboard’s K-pop chart

“Looks like a museum exhibition” — BamingTiger’s “Study” grabs No. 2 on Billboard’s K-pop chart

Selected by Billboard as one of the “Best K-pop Albums of the First Half of 2026” after NPR; praise for a musical experiment that moves across folk and hip-hop
BamingTiger proves the evolution of K-pop, stunning the global music press with an original narrative The regular second album of the alternative K-pop group ‘BamingTiger’, ‘Study’ , took the spotlight by landing at No. 2 on ‘Billboard’’s list of the “best K-pop albums of the first half of 2026.
| James choi
‘Beautiful Early Evening Moon’ Japanese ultra-premium romance set to land in Korea in November!

‘Beautiful Early Evening Moon’ Japanese ultra-premium romance set to land in Korea in November!

A story of how a boy everyone calls “prince,” and a girl, through each other, finally learn what real love feels like.
This newly released 〈Beautiful Early Evening Moon〉 launch teaser opens with a cross-cut of Kohaku saying, “I don’t know things like love,” and Yoi saying, “Love like that doesn’t fit me.” Yoi draws everyone’s admiration with her neat looks and steadfast heart, but unlike that image—and unlike...
| Joo Seong-cheol
'Gong Yoo' Marks 25 Years Since Debut, Kicks Off an Asian Fan Meeting Tour in October

'Gong Yoo' Marks 25 Years Since Debut, Kicks Off an Asian Fan Meeting Tour in October

Starting in Yokohama on Oct. 4, he will visit six cities in total, previewing a special meetup ahead of the release of a new work
This is the result forged by a weighty 25 years since his debut. Actor 'Gong Yoo', standing at the center of a global phenomenon beyond South Korea, is finally launching a large-scale fan meeting tour spanning all of Asia.
| James choi
Jeon Yujin, Park Seojin, Hong Jiyoon Join Forces…‘King Show,’ a Spinoff of ‘Active Kings,’ Unveiled

Jeon Yujin, Park Seojin, Hong Jiyoon Join Forces…‘King Show,’ a Spinoff of ‘Active Kings,’ Unveiled

Launched on TVING on the 11th next month. A look behind the album-making process of Jeon Yujin, Park Seojin, and Hong Jiyoon, alongside an intense battle for the center spot among standout performers including Maijin and Kim Dahyun
‘Active Kings’ delivers a once-in-a-generation spinoff…A center showdown that tests the pride of trot emperors ‘Active Kings’, which has led the trot craze in South Korea and changed the landscape of audition entertainment, is finally back with a one-of-a-kind killer content.
| James choi
‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

Advance bookings alone topped 600,000. That opening-day figure shows that 〈Hope〉 has become a national talking point, not just a movie-industry event. 〈Hope〉 is the new film from director Na Hong-jin, known for the tense, audacious intensity of 〈The Chaser〉, 〈The Yellow Sea〉 and 〈The Wailing〉.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Hong Sang-soo’s New Film “No Place for Eyes” Wins Official Selection in Locarno Competition

Hong Sang-soo’s New Film “No Place for Eyes” Wins Official Selection in Locarno Competition

Entering the competitive section of the 77th Locarno International Film Festival, it marks the director’s fifth invitation overall The festival hailed Hong as a “great master of our time,” in a series of praises Starring Kim Min-hee, Choi Myeong-gil, Kwon Hae-hyo, and others; after its Swiss premiere screening, a domestic release is planned for the second half of the year
A new film by director Hong Sang-soo has been invited to the Locarno Film Festival. Director Hong Sang-soo’s 35th feature film, 〈No Place for Eyes〉, announced on July 10 that it will be invited to the Locarno Film Festival’s competitive section.
| Seongchan Eol
[Weekend Theater] Live-Action ‘Moana’ Takes No. 1 at the Box Office, Reservation-Rate Surge for Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’

[Weekend Theater] Live-Action ‘Moana’ Takes No. 1 at the Box Office, Reservation-Rate Surge for Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’

A new blockbuster formula for Disney’s live-action remake, as the ocean fantasy swept the theater scene Disney’s ambitious live-action project ‘Moana’ has finally lifted the curtain and seized full control of the local theater scene.
| James choi
Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

A big win for director Hong Sang-soo as it marks his 35th feature and his fifth-ever invitation to Locarno. Choi Myung-gil joins for the first time, and Kim Min-hee takes part as production chief
Where the gaze of a master lingers, the 35th aesthetics blooming in Jeju Director ‘Hong Sang-soo’, who has quietly carved a path through the trajectory of Korean auteur cinema, has once again received a call from Switzerland’s Locarno.
| James choi
[World Cup star] Messi, Mbappé, Haaland, Kane collide in a blockbuster… 2026 World Cup Golden Boot race among four top scorers

[World Cup star] Messi, Mbappé, Haaland, Kane collide in a blockbuster… 2026 World Cup Golden Boot race among four top scorers

With Messi leading the scoring race on 8 goals, Mbappé, Haaland and Kane are fast closing the gap, as attention turns to whether the sport will produce a double-digit Golden Boot winner for the first time in half a century under the 48-team format,
A war between the "goal-scoring machines" poised to end a half-century drought, compressed into a four-horse Golden Boot race '2026 North America-Asia World Cup' momentum has surged to a peak ahead of the quarterfinals, and a never-before-seen four-way showdown is taking shape for 'the Golden...
| James choi
Lee Byung-hun x Go Youn-jung, Heading to Tsushima…Casting for Wuxia Action Epic “Nambal”; Imogae’s Directorial Debut, “The Magician of Light”

Lee Byung-hun x Go Youn-jung, Heading to Tsushima…Casting for Wuxia Action Epic “Nambal”; Imogae’s Directorial Debut, “The Magician of Light”

Imogae’s first time directing the film “Spring in Seoul.” A wuxia action epic featuring Joseon-era swordsmen on a mission to rescue captives.
“A New Era of Joseon Wuxia,” a bloody struggle of nine swordsmen heading for Tsushima Lee Byung-hun, a pillar of Chungmuro, and Go Youn-jung, who has solidified herself as an overwhelming top star, meet in the Joseon-era wuxia action epic “Nambal.
| James choi