S Korea
'Money Heist: Korea' climbs to the top of Netflix's global non-English chart
As per 'Variety', the series dropped on OTT on June 24, meaning that it only had three days to claim its spot in the chart that covers the period June 20-26. During that time, it was played for 33.7 million hours. The series was also the number one show in South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand.
BTS 'hiatus' spurs 28% drop in HYBE stock, company says word was mistranslated
On Tuesday, June 14, the seven group members announced that they are going on a hiatus -- via a translator -- to pursue solo work, which almost instantaneously knocked HYBE shares in South Korean trade down by nearly 28 per cent, reports 'Variety'. HYBE shares had fallen by just about 25,000 won on Wednesday morning and continued to drop throughout the day, wiping out $1.7 billion of market capitalisation.
BTS are going their separate ways on a 'temporary hiatus'
Septet Jin, 29, Suga, 29, J-Hope, 28, RM, 27, V, 26, Jimin, 26, and Jungkook, 24, broke the news to their armies of fans during their annual FESTA dinner which celebrated the hugely popular band's nine years together, reports femalefirst.co.uk. RM said it was time for them to work on their own, adding: "I always thought that BTS was different from other groups, but the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don't give you time to mature.
The Roundup' tops 10 mn admissions in South Korea, blockbuster box office record
It exceeded the mark on the 25th day since its release on May 18 and became the 28th film to reach the milestone of 10 million ticket sales in South Korea. The 27th film was Disney's "Frozen 2" shown at the end of 2019. Also, it is the first South Korean film to achieve the feat after Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning black comedy "Parasite," which reached the 10-million milestone in July 2019.
Military service by BTS back as S. Korean poll campaign issue
Yonhap News Agency reports that Lee was asked at a campaign event about his views on the long-running issue of whether the septet should be exempted from military service or given other favours for their role in promoting the nation's image overseas. "Mandatory military service is a public duty set by the Constitution and we must be prudent about granting exceptions," he replied.
BTS-inspired fantasy webtoon, web novel to be out on Saturday
Hybe said its original story of '7Fates: Chakho' will be available on Naver Webtoon, an online platform for web-based comics run by South Korea's top portal operator, on Saturday, Yonhap News Agency reported. '7Fates' is based on tales of a tiger-hunting corps called 'chakhogapsa' during the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897).
Korean series 'The Silent Sea' tops non-English shows on Netflix
The drama, according to Yonhap News Agency, topped Netflix's official weekly chart for non-English TV programmes with 47.8 million hours of viewing for the week, vastly outnumbering 'The Queen of Flow: Season 2' with 29.5 million hours and 'Money Heist: Part 5' with 26.3 million hours.
K-pop superband BTS opens LA stop of Jingle Ball Tour
The septet performed its English-language hit singles 'Butter' and 'Dynamite', with the latter sung in a "holiday remix" version in time for the Christmas season, during the show on Friday (U.S. Eastern Time), reports Yonhap News Agency quoting Big Hit Music. "It's really nice to be on the Jingle Ball stage again in two years. I missed you all," the group said. "We will focus on enjoying every moment with ARMY (BTS fans) next year."
'Squid Game' star Park Hae-soo is a huge fan of BTS
The 40-year-old actor sat down with Variety to take part in a game of 'Most Likely To' alongside several co-stars and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Park Hae-Soo, Jung Ho-yeon, Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk were asked who among them was "most likely to sing a BTS song" and the votes were equally split between Jung Ho-yeon and Park Hae-soo.
Two years after 'Parasite', its Korean star will now be seen in crime action film
The new movie, a Korean adaptation of the namesake Japanese novel, follows two different policemen, Kang-yoon (Cho Jin-woong) and Min-jae (Choi), who cooperate on a huge crime case that would shake the police organisation, Yonhap News Agency reports. The actor said his character, Min-jae, is a wary and determined rookie police officer who works undercover as part of a secret anti-corruption campaign.
Advertisement