Kim Seon-ho, Seo Ye-ji voted No. 1 for Baeksang’s #Tiktok Popularity Award

Kim Seon-ho, Seo Ye-ji voted No. 1 for Baeksang’s Tiktok Popularity Award: (Top, from left) Kim Seon-ho, Song Joong-ki, Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Joon-gi and Na In-woo; and (bottom, from right) Seo Ye-Ji, Shin Hye-sun, Kim So-hyun, Jung Soo-jung (Krystal) and Kim Hyeon-soo (Instagram / Twitter)  Actor Kim Seon-ho and actress Seo Ye-ji topped the votes for the 57th Baeksang Arts

Fans donate, sponsor theater seat, run ad to celebrate actor Kim Seon-ho’s birthday

Fans donate, sponsor theater seat, run ad to celebrate actor Kim Seon-ho’s birthday: (Clockwise) Kim Seon-ho’s birthday video ad at COEX Crown Media, his “Actor Kim Seon-ho” nameplate on the Indie Space theater seat, the actor, and fans’ certificates of donations to The Beautiful Foundation. (Indie Space, Seonhohada USA, Kim Seonho Union, Salt Entertainment and screenshot from video

Brave Girls, BLACKPINK, Oh My Girl, TWICE top K-pop girl group brand rankings for May

Brave Girls, BLACKPINK, Oh My Girl, TWICE top K-pop girl group brand rankings for May: (Clockwise from top left) Brave Girls, BLACKPINK, Oh My Girl, TWICE, STAYC and Red Velvet (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) Brave Girls, BLACKPINK, Oh My Girl, TWICE and STAYC grabbed the first five spots in the latest K-pop girl group brand reputation rankings for May. The Korea Corporate Rese

ITZY sells 200,000 copies of new album ‘Guess Who’ in first week of release

ITZY sells 200,000 copies of new album ‘Guess Who’ in first week of release: ITZY (The Chart Show with Brooke Reese) K-pop girl group ITZY has sold more than 200,000 copies of their fourth mini-album “Guess Who.” According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Guess Who” garnered sales of 200,130 copies in the first week of release from April 30 to May 6. The total is 55,775 co

K-pop group Monsta X’s Shownu suffers complications from eye surgery

K-pop group Monsta X’s Shownu suffers complications from eye surgery: Monsta X’s Shownu (Starship)  K-pop boy band Monsta X’s leader Shownu will take a break after he suffered complications from his eye surgery last year. In a statement, Starship Entertainment, Monsta X’s agency, said, “In July 2020, Shownu was diagnosed with ‘Left Retinal Detachment (Amotio Ret

Gong Yoo-Park Bogum’s ‘Seobok’ leads top-grossing films in South Korea in April

Gong Yoo-Park Bogum’s ‘Seobok’ leads top-grossing films in South Korea in April: Gong Yoo and Park Bogum in 'Seobok' (left) and Seo Ye-ji and Kim Kang-woo in 'Recalled' (KOFIC) Korean stars Gong Yoo and Park Bogum’s sci-fi movie “Seobok” became the No. 1 top-grossing film in South Korea in April. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) released the rankings of the top movies in A

ENHYPEN, ASTRO, Kang Daniel, Baekhyun, NU’EST top monthly album chart in April

ENHYPEN, ASTRO, Kang Daniel, Baekhyun, NU’EST top monthly album chart in April: (Clockwise from top left) ENHYPEN, ASTRO, Kang Daniel, EXO’s Baekhyun and NU’EST (Twitter / Pledis Entertainment) Korea’s Hanteo Chart has released the rankings for the 30 best-selling physical albums for the month of April. Rookie K-pop boy band ENHYPEN, ASTRO, Kang Daniel, EXO’s Baekhyun and

K-pop girl group IZ*ONE officially disbands; Japanese members leave Korea

K-pop girl group IZ*ONE officially disbands; Japanese members leave Korea: IZ*ONE at their online concert 'One, The Story' (Twitter)  K-pop girl group IZ*ONE, composed of nine Korean and three Japanese members, officially disbanded on April 29 when their exclusive contracts expired after two and a half years. The members were winners of the survival audition show “Pr

‘My Love from the Star’, ‘Kairos’ actor Shin Sung-rok tests positive for COVID-19

‘My Love from the Star’, ‘Kairos’ actor Shin Sung-rok tests positive for COVID-19: Shin Sung-rok (Instagram)  Korean actor Shin Sung-rok, who played the villain Jae-kyung in the 2013 hit drama “My Love from the Star” and star of the 2020 drama “Kairos,” tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). His agency, HB Entertainment, confirmed that Shin Sung-rok tested posit

Korean heartthrobs Lee Jong-suk, Cha Eun-woo team up in movie ‘Decibel’

Korean heartthrobs Lee Jong-suk, Cha Eun-woo team up in movie ‘Decibel’: Lee Jong-suk and Cha Eun-woo (Instagram)  Korean heartthrobs Lee Jong-suk and Cha Eun-woo, member of K-pop boy band ASTRO, have been cast in a new action film titled “Decibel.” It was announced that the two will be starring in the film along with Kim Rae-won, Jung Sang-hoon, Park Byung-eun, Jo