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Jang Hyunseung apologizes more than a year after leaving BEAST

Hyunseung admitted that he had a bad attitude that led to bad blood between him and the other members of the boy band.

Aug 1, 2017

Battleship Island tops Korean weekend box office, hauls $27.85 million in 5 days

The Battleship Island has earned $27.85 million in five days.

Jul 31, 2017

Park Seo-joon talks about career and first lead role in Midnight Runners

Park Seo-joon said he and Kang Ha-neul have great chemistry.

Jul 31, 2017

Song Joong-ki most talked about movie star in July

Song Joong-ki garnered a lot of buzz when he announced earlier this month that he was marrying actress Song Hye-kyo.

Jul 30, 2017

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Red Velvet tops idol groups' brand reputation rankings in July

Red Velvet seized first place followed by EXO, TWICE, APink and BTS.

Jul 30, 2017

2PM's Taecyeon says he wants to enlist in the military this year

Taecyeon made known his goal at the press conference on July 27 for the Korean drama "Save Me," which will air on OCN starting on Aug. 5.

Jul 29, 2017

Psy says no regrets on Gangnam Style no longer No. 1 video

"Gangnam Style" made Psy an international star back in 2012 as his horse-riding dance in the video caught the attention of celebrities and the rest of the world.

Jul 29, 2017

7 former government officials convicted for blacklisting artists

President Park is facing charges of bribery, abuse of power and coercion.

Jul 28, 2017

New tourism ambassador Lee Jong Suk receives notice to enlist

Lee Jong Suk will undergo weeks of basic military training before serving as a public service agent.

Jul 28, 2017

Battleship Island sets opening day record but scored for theater monopoly

The big budget movie drew 970,922 audience on its first day on July 26 .

Jul 27, 2017

Super Junior Sungmin's mother says singer is learning important life lesson after fan boycott

Super Junior member Sungmin will not participate in his group's upcoming album after fans boycotted him.

Jul 27, 2017

WINNER to make comeback with new album next month

WINNER's agency says that "Our Twenty For" will symbolize the band's passion, youth and special friendship.

Jul 26, 2017

EXO enters Billboard 200, tops World Albums chart

With the ranking, EXO joins K-pop artists BTS, Big Bang, G-Dragon who have multiple entries in the Billboard 200 chart.

Jul 26, 2017

Train to Busan to be screened in Japan under different name

China has been strengthening its defences along the North Korean border since Pyongyang's first nuclear test in 2006.

Jul 25, 2017

Battleship Island needs 7 million audience just to break even

"Battleship Island," set for release on July 26 in South Korea, stars So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki and Hwang Jung-min and a total of 25 billion won (US$22.42 million) were spent to produce it.

Jul 25, 2017

Kim Se-jeong tops female advertising model brand rankings for July

Kim Se-jeong got a total brand reputation index of 910,145 based on participation index, 140,151; communication index, 62,221; community index, 707,774.

Jul 24, 2017

MBC apologizes for wrong depiction of Islam in drama

Fans have citicised "Man Who Dies to Love" for wrongly depicting the Islamic religion and Arab culture in the drama.

Jul 24, 2017

EXO tops brand reputation rankings for singers in July

EXO replaced G-Dragon, who was No. 1 in the June rankings, based on participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness.

Jul 23, 2017

BTS

Kim Byung Man undergoes surgery for spinal fracture injury in US

Kim Byung Man got injured on July 20 in the when he was practicing for an upcoming Korean international skydiving competition.

Jul 23, 2017

Produce 101 update: Brand New Music boys to debut, sign contracts

Brand New Music's two trainees, Im Young Min and Kim Dong Hyun, will be debuting as a unit under the name MXM.

Jul 21, 2017

K-pop

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