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[Weekender] The secret to YouTube success
It takes more than creativity to compete as a content creator
Sept 13, 2018
‘Show Me the Money 777’ makes splash
The seventh season of music cable channel Mnet’s rap competition show “Show Me the Money 777” has made a solid debut on the weekly TV chart. The first episode, which aired Friday, took the No. 2 spo...
Sept 12, 2018
Wassup Man offers rare glimpse of JYP, S.M. headquarters
Popular YouTuber Wassup Man offered a rare glimpse of the headquarters of major entertainment agencies JYP Entertainment and S.M. Entertainment in a recent video. The video featuring the Korean-Ame...
Sept 10, 2018
Big Bang’s Seungri stars in Netflix sitcom ‘YG FSO’
Major talent agency YG Entertainment and streaming service Netflix announced Monday their co-produced sitcom series “YG Future Strategy Office” is to be released on Oct. 5. The eight-episode series ...
[Trending] Veteran actor Im put over W10b into children's park
A theme park run by veteran actor Im Chae-moo went viral on social media Thursday, the day after Im appeared on the MBC talk show “Radio Star” and recalled the park’s early days. The 69-year-old act...
Sept 6, 2018
BTS to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’
BTS will appear on next week’s episode of “America’s Got Talent.” The group, which is currently in the US for concerts in Los Angeles this week, will perform on NBC’s popular talent show on Wednesda...
Clip of Seungri and ex-SMAP members goes viral
A humorous video clip in which Big Bang’s Seungri talks in Japanese and a Japanese celebrity speaks in Korean is going viral on Twitter Japan. (Twitter) The post shows a clip from a live Japanese b...
Sept 5, 2018
[Video] SHINee’s Key hopes to keep it real on new cooking show
Key from boy band SHINee wants to keep it real with guests on his new “cooking talk show,” titled “Cheongdam Key-chin” and set to air on Kakao TV every Thursday night starting this week. (Shot and e...
‘Solitary Gourmet’ actor talks about Korean dining culture during Seoul visit
Top Japanese actor Yutaka Matsushige talked about Korea’s dining culture during a visit to Seoul on Monday to attend the 2018 Seoul Drama Awards. The 55-year-old actor gained popularity in Korea for...
Sept 4, 2018
Germany’s ‘Babylon Berlin’ wins Seoul International Drama Awards 2018
German drama series “Babylon Berlin” won the grand prize at the 13th Seoul International Drama Awards held at the KBS Hall in Yeouido on Monday. Crime-period drama “Babylon Berlin,” which portrays p...
Sept 3, 2018
Scandal-ridden comedian Shin Jung-hwan makes controversial comeback
Singer-comedian Shin Jung-hwan has broken his yearslong hiatus with an appearance on the JTBC’s hit talk show “Knowing Bros,” but the comeback has sparked controversy from the public still disgruntle...
Sept 2, 2018
AKMU’s Suhyun reveals story behind beauty vlog
(Screen-captured from MBN`s "Cart Show 2") Suhyun of AKMU shared the story behind her decision to become one of a growing number of Korean beauty vloggers during Thursday’s episode of MBN’s variety ...
Aug 31, 2018
BTS to rerun on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’
BTS will be making a return appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” According to the show’s Ellentube webpage, the seven-piece act will appear on Thursday’s episode, which will be hosted by Mario ...
Aug 28, 2018
[Trending] Why do young Koreans go crazy for ‘Wassup Man’?
If you asked which YouTube channel was the most popular among young Koreans these days, “Wassup Man” would be near the top of the list. “Wassup Man” -- otherwise known as Joon Park, a member of the ...
Kim Jung-hyun to step down from drama ‘Time’ midway
Actor Kim Jung-hyun is to quit his role in MBC drama “Time” due to health concerns. Kim, who has been starring in the Wednesday-Thursday drama series “Time,” decided to step down from his role, acco...
Aug 27, 2018