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Tue, October 3, 2023 | 06:26

'Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman' tops Chuseok holiday box office

'Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman' tops Chuseok holiday box office

Fantasy action flick “Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman” swept the local box office during the Chuseok holiday weekend, surpassing one million ticket sales Sunday.

2023-10-02 16:50

[INTERVIEW] Ahn Hyo-seop wanted to share dedicated love with 'A Time Called You'

INTERVIEWAhn Hyo-seop wanted to share dedicated love with 'A Time Called You'

“I’ve always liked time-travel genre works since I was young. But moreover, I took the role because I wanted to express the profound love that Si-heon has,” the actor told The Korea Times, during a recent interview at a cafe in the Jongno District.

2023-10-02 16:49

SHINee launches first Japan tour in 5 years

SHINee launches first Japan tour in 5 years

Korean boy band SHINee began a tour of Japan last week and will close with a concert at the Tokyo Dome next year, the group's agency said Monday.

2023-10-02 15:29

M+ deputy director discusses Seoul's potential to challenge Hong Kong as Asia's art hub

M+ deputy director discusses Seoul's potential to challenge Hong Kong as Asia's art hub

HONG KONG - As the second edition of Frieze Seoul art fair unfolded this September, a debate was reignited over Seoul's potential to rival Hong Kong as Asia's premier art hub, as well as Frieze Seoul replacing Art Basel Hong Kong, the largest art fair in Asia.

2023-10-01 07:53

Top 1% of singers earned $3.4 mil. each on average in 2021: data

Top 1% of singers earned $3.4 mil. each on average in 2021: data

The top 1 percent of Korean singers in terms of income earned an average of 4.62 billion won ($3.4 million) per person in 2021, with their aggregate income accounting for nearly 70 percent of that earned by all singers in the country that year, data showed Saturday.

2023-09-30 12:40

[INTERVIEW] 'Coexistence of different art hubs across Asia is necessary': Art Week Tokyo Director

INTERVIEW'Coexistence of different art hubs across Asia is necessary': Art Week Tokyo Director

Following a splashy debut last year, the sophomore edition of Frieze Seoul returned to COEX in September in the ritzy district of Gangnam in the southern part of the capital - this time, with a larger crowd of art aficionados hailing from all parts of Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and Southeast Asia.

2023-09-30 09:49

BTS' Jungkook drops 2nd solo single

BTS' Jungkook drops 2nd solo single

Jungkook of K-pop giant BTS released his second individual single Friday, just two months after hitting global charts with his first single 'Seven' in July.

2023-09-29 15:04

BTS' Jungkook to drop 2nd solo single

BTS' Jungkook to drop 2nd solo single

Jungkook of K-pop giant BTS will release his second individual single on Friday, just two months after hitting global charts with his first single 'Seven' in July.

2023-09-29 09:45

Trailblazing nonagenarian artist honored for redefining Korean fiber art

Trailblazing nonagenarian artist honored for redefining Korean fiber art

In the 1950s and 1960s, Lee Shin-ja stood out as something of an oddball in Korea’s fiber art scene.

2023-09-29 09:37

Director Chung Ji-young's 'The Boys' revisits 1999 case of wrongful conviction

Director Chung Ji-young's 'The Boys' revisits 1999 case of wrongful conviction

Korean auteur Chung Ji-young's new feature, 'The Boys,' recounts a 1999 case in which three boys were wrongfully convicted of robbery and murder under a manipulative criminal justice system.

2023-09-27 14:55

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