Articles by Jon Maala

BTS wins Top Social Artist award, makes history at 2017 BBMAs

The boy band is first K-pop group to be nominated at the BBMAs.

May 22, 2017

Korean actor brand reputation rankings for May 2017 released: Lee Sung Min, Gong Yoo secures top positions

Lee Sung Min topped the ranking with a score of 3.65 million. Popular actor Gong Yoo of the "Train to Busan" and "Goblin" fame took second place with 3.59 million.

May 21, 2017

BTS ready for 2017 Billboard Music Awards

BTS is nominated for the fan-voted Top Social Artist Award and is competing against Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes.

May 21, 2017

BTS

Song Joong-ki buys house worth $8.9M in Seoul

Song Joong-ki purchased a house in Yongsan, Seoul worth 10 billion won or US$8.9 million.

May 19, 2017

Song Joong ki

US remake of Korean drama Good Doctor to air in fall

Freddie Highmore in the title role.

May 19, 2017

Korea's culture content exports continue to flourish amid China ban

Culture content exports in two trade fairs in France and Hong Kong totaled US$51.44 million, which increased compared to last year.

May 18, 2017

iKON set to release new album New Kids: Begin

The album will be available in two versions.

May 18, 2017

Choa has denied that she's dating a businessman

AOA Choa denies she is in a relationship with businessman

The rumor arose in the midst of Choa's break from AOA activities since March.

May 17, 2017

Stalker fans asked not to invade BTS' privacy en route to BBMAs

BigHit says it decided to employ more security to protect BTS because of the fans' invasion of privacy.

May 17, 2017

BTS

Siwan talks about his group ZE:A, being an actor and his new film The Merciless

The Merciless will premiere on May 17 in Korea.

May 16, 2017

Joo Won attends My Sassy Girl presscon a day before enlistment

Joo Won will be discharged from the army on February 15, 2019.

May 16, 2017

BTS, TWICE top brand reputation index for May

BTS took the first spot for the seventh consecutive month among boy groups with a total brand reputation index of 9.59 million.

May 15, 2017

BTS

Monsta X celebrates second anniversary

Monsta X will hold their first world tour starting in June.

May 15, 2017

Seventeen set comeback, world tour

Seventeen will be embarking on their first world tour called "Diamond Edge."

May 14, 2017

K-pop

NU'EST's Jong Hyun tops Produce 101 in latest ranking

Kim Jong Hyun, a member of boy band NU'EST and managed by Pledis Entertainment, climbed seven places to be No. 1.

May 14, 2017

K-pop

Kyuhyun to release single before enlisting in military

The single will be released in Korean, Chinese and Japanese language, according to MWave.

May 12, 2017

Lee Min Ho starts military service in Gangnam

While he went to report for his first day of military service, his girlfriend, miss A's Suzy, attended a signing ceremony on the same day for a clothing brand she is endorsing.

May 12, 2017

Psy's 2 new MVs get more than 10 million views

In 19 hours, the music video for "I Luv It" got 5.43 million views while "New Face" garnered 5.09 million for total views of 10.52 million.

May 11, 2017

Dara wants work with these 3 Korean top actors

Dara was a star in the Philippines, where she grew up before she joined 2NE1 in 2009.

May 11, 2017

KBS bans Triple H's Dream or Reality for inappropriate lyrics

KBS announced that the song 'Dream or Reality' is inappropriate for broadcast due to its lyrics.

May 10, 2017

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