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Mon, August 20, 2018 | 20:19

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Animation festival SICAF focuses on life

With the local webtoon market growing rapidly, the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF), one the two oldest animation festivals along with the recently finished Bucheon International Comics Festival, kicks off a four-day event on Thursday in Dongdaemun, eastern Seoul. The local webtoon market grew into a 584 billion won market in 2016, from 150 billion in ...

Exhibitions | 2018-08-20 17:09

D-CRUNCH ready to hit K-pop ground running [VIDEO]

Thanks to the global popularity of K-pop, the number of idol groups in Korea is increasing in leaps and bounds so it is more challenging than ever to stand out from the crowd. The latest is a boy band, only about two weeks old, which looks ready to hit the ground running. D-CRUNCH has nine members, with each possessing distinctive feature - “hot guy,” “cute boy,” “intelligent...

Hallyu | 2018-08-20 14:05

Seo In-guk returns after controversial military exemption

Singer-actor Seo In-guk will return in the tvN series “Hundred Million Stars from the Sky” in September after being embroiled in a controversy. Seo, 31, started mandatory military service on Mar. 28 last year, but was released after only four days due to symptoms of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), a disorder that causes swelling and pain in the joints.

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-08-20 14:05

1st generation K-pop boy bands make return

Long before BTS's spectacular triumph in the global music scene, there were K-pop idols who paved the way for the rise of K-pop today. A number of so-called first generation K-pop idols including H.O.T., Shinhwa and g.o.d will make comebacks in the latter half of the year. These groups were most active from the late 1990s to early 2000s and ushered in the active fandom cultur...

Music | 2018-08-19 17:03

Composer Lee's gagok concert to be held Sunday

The 12th Lee An-sam's Musical Journey Concert will be held Sunday at Yongsan Art Hall in Seoul. The concert, organized by Lee's fellow artists, is to support the acclaimed composer who is battling pneumonia and emphysema.

Music | 2018-08-17 17:49

Comedian slammed for posting photo of stranger

Comedian Yoon Jung-soo has been slammed for posting a sneak photo of a woman on social media. Yoon, 47, took a photo of himself and the woman at a cafe in Seoul without her consent and posted the picture on Instagram, where he has more than 21,000 followers, Thursday. He wrote, “There are only two people here, but she has zero interest in me.”

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-08-17 15:47

Pop star KeSha to perform in Seoul

American pop star KeSha will perform in her first concert in Korea next month.On the first anniversary of her inspiring and career-defining “Rainbow” album, KeSha will perform at Yonsei University's Nocheon Theater in Seoul on Sept. 14 - and the show is only for adults.

Performances | 2018-08-17 14:59

Masks steal the show in US version of Korean contest

When American broadcaster FOX announced last year that it had purchased the concept for “King of Mask Singer” from South Korean broadcaster MBC, many doubted such a show would succeed in the U.S.

Hallyu | 2018-08-17 14:49

Korean actress Lee Ha-nee bound for Hollywood

Korean actress Lee Ha-nee, also known as Lee Honey, will make Hollywood her next stage after recently inking a contract with a veteran agency and a management company in the U.S.

Hallyu | 2018-08-16 15:42

Korean dance companies invited to Hungary's Sziget festival

Three Korean contemporary dance companies performed at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary, Monday (local time).Melancholy Dance Company, Noname Sosu and Ambiguous Dance Company presented performances during the Korean Night event at the Fidelio Theatre and Dance Tent, getting abreast of this year's headliners Dua Lipa and Kendrick Lamar.

Performances | 2018-08-15 17:16

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Reunion with long-lost family members [PHOTOS]