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Thu, September 21, 2017 | 03:22

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Foreigners' travel shows gaining popularity

“Welcome, First Time in Korea?” a travel show about foreigners visiting Korea for the first time, has been receiving strong responses from viewers, reviving the genre that has become a cliche on the small screen. The Thursday show airs on MBC Every1, MBC’s cable network, featuring foreign expats living in Korea who invite and show around their friends and relatives from their...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-20 16:52

'Produce 101' producer plans for boys-vs-girls survival audition

Star producer Han Dong-chul, who has created a series of hit music shows including “Produce 101,” “Show Me the Money” and “Unpretty Rapstar” for Mnet, has revealed his next show “Mix Nine” will be a mixed gender reality singing competition. After joining YG as his new home, Han said “Mix Nine” will be a mixed gender reality singing competition show, where in the end the top n...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-19 21:17

Gosling shows humanity with K in new 'Blade Runner'

Actor Ryan Gosling stars in the neo-noir science fiction film sequel “Blade Runner 2049,” playing LAPD Officer “K.” Gosling said he tried to bring out a more human side compared to Rick Deckard, the protagonist in the 1982 movie. K is the new blade runner after Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, who returns after going missing for 30 years. “The former blade runners were much ...

Movies | 2017-09-19 18:17

Dresden state treasure galore at national museum

Germany is a country known for its practicality, but some rulers appreciated the beauty of art and collected some of the world's most glamorous treasures. An exhibition at the National Museum of Korea introduces some of the highlights from the Dresden State Art Collection. Titled "The Dream of a King," the exhibit centers around Augustus II (1670-1733), who was the Elector of...

Exhibitions | 2017-09-19 15:36

Les Arts Florissants brings 18th century Baroque opera to stage

The extravagance of the Baroque period will be reenacted through an operatic performance later this month as period music specialist William Christie will be performing with period instrument ensemble Les Arts Florissants. The group will perform at the Seoul Arts Center Sept. 23, prior to a performance in Daejeon Sept. 24 at the Daejeon Arts Center. The performances are part ...

Music | 2017-09-19 16:46

Booking war starts for Chuseok holiday movies

Moviegoers are rushing to book tickets for long-awaited movies during Chuseok, the harvest festival, as the 10-day holiday period is approaching. The government has designated Oct. 2 as a temporary holiday, practically making the first week of October a “Golden Week” of Chuseok. Chuseok is the time when the biggest numbers of moviegoers gather to watch movies, along with the ...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-09-18 19:48

Free entrance, discount events to spice up Chuseok holidays

Guitarist, pianist, cellist coming to Seoul

Several renowned classical artists in different genres will be meeting with their Korean fans in the coming months. The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra will be visiting Seoul to perform on Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. at the Seoul Arts Center. The orchestra's visit this month is the fourth since visits in 1991, 2001 and 2014. This tour of Korea and Japan will be commemorative for the orch...

Music | 2017-09-18 18:09

TV dramas diversified in format to fit changing market

Local dramas have been getting away from the previous norm that they should be 16- to 20-episode-long miniseries. Starting with cable networks, more major television dramas are now experimenting with various lengths. There are dramas with four, eight and 12 episodes, and the length of each episode varies from 10 to 70 minutes.

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-18 16:54

Bobby becomes first YG young artist to release solo album

Rapper Bobby of IKON, YG Entertainment’s latest boy band, has become the first to release a solo album. While individual members of YG Entertainment’s most successful groups BIGBANG and 2NE1 each have solo activities _ notably G-Dragon and Tae Yang from BIGBANG and CL of 2NE1 _ chief producer and the owner of the entertainment company Yang Hyun-suk has not allowed any of the ...

Music | 2017-09-17 19:12

Journalists gaining popularity in screens

SBS drama “Falsify,” telling the story of media colluding with politicians and the prosecution to manipulate public opinion recently ended, topping the TV ratings. But, the live version of the drama is ongoing in Korea. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealed last Monday that the former president Lee Myung-bak administration created a blacklist of 82 artists to cut t...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-09-17 18:25

Dramas & TV shows

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