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K-CULTURE

‘Elemental’ becomes most popular Pixar work to date in Korea with 5 million viewers

The Pixar Studios animation film “Elemental” recorded 5 million moviegoers over the weekend and became the most popular Pixar work to date in Korea. “Elemental”...

K-tourism Roadshow in New York showcases Korean culture overseas

The K-tourism Roadshow event in New York, which showcases Korea’s traditional and contemporary culture, successfully wrapped up over the weekend, Korea's Ministry of Culture,...

KCON (Hallyu or K-Culture Convention) under fire for “racist” job posting

@kconusa is under fire for ‘racist’ hiring requirements. According to Twitter users, KCON USA listed job postings, recruiting female event staff for KCON convention, but...

Choi Si-won appointed advisor of Korea Association Against Drug Abuse

Choi Si-won from boy band Super Junior was appointed as the advisor at the Korea Association Against Drug Abuse, the agency announced Thursday. Choi will...

NewJeans reflects on debut in one-year anniversary self-interview

It's been exactly a year since girl group NewJeans hit the K-pop scene. Upon releasing new music on Friday, NewJeans reflected on approaching their...

BTS book ‘Beyond the Story’ tops New York Times Best Seller list

BTS's book "Beyond the Story" debuted atop The New York Times Best Seller list on Wednesday, becoming the first book written by a Korean...

9 of 10 most-sold music CDs in U.S. are K-pop albums, report says

Nine of the 10 most-sold music CDs in the United States in the first half of this year were those by K-pop acts. Boy band...

VisitKorea launches travel itinerary app for travelers to Korea

VisitKorea, a tourism information service platform operated by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), on July 5 revamped its website and its mobile application, offering...

NewJeans to release music videos for ‘Cool With You’

Girl group NewJeans will release music videos for "Cool With You," another track off of its upcoming album, amid the global success of its...

BTS’s Jungkook tops charts with solo single ‘Seven’

"Seven," released by BTS's Jungkook, is taking the world by storm. "Seven (Clean Ver.)," one of the three tracks on Jungkook’s first official solo single...