Hallyu’s popularity to remain for years to come: Survey
Both Koreans and foreigners agreed that BTS, the K-pop boy band, is one of the first names that come to mind when they think about Korea.
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Indonesian rock band Radja receives death threats in Malaysia
The police arrested two individuals for making the death threats and are looking for possible motives for the action.
Michelle Yeoh on breaking glass ceiling at Oscars: ‘I kung fu-ed it out and shattered it’
Yeoh's victory comes almost 90 years after Luise Rainer, a white actor, won the same category for donning "yellowface” to play a Chinese villager in "The Good Earth.”
Naatu Naatu song, documentary on elephants bring Oscars with laurel to India
This is the first time that two Indian productions have won the Oscar awards.
Michelle Yeoh’s mum beaming with pride after actress’ Oscar
"She won the award because she is hardworking", the actress's mother commented.
Hooked on manhua
Although full-color Hong Kong comics is only a “framed world,” its clout has spread far and wide from its tiny home base to much of the continent and beyond.
Michelle Yeoh wins Best Actress at the Oscars: ‘I’m bringing this home’
Actress Michelle Yeoh became the first actress of Asian descent to win in the Best Actress category in the Academy's 95-year history.
Kakao to take control over SM
Kakao, operator of the nation’s No. 1 messenger app KakaoTalk and other popular platform services, has been aggressively expanding its entertainment business.
Over half of Netflix users in Korea will drop service if account sharing is banned: Survey
Currently, Netflix Korea users with a Basic plan can add up to four sub-accounts as long as all account users stream content at different times.
BTS’ Suga marks birthday with donations for Turkey, Syria
The producer-rapper of BTS donated 100 million won to support relief efforts in Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the major earthquakes there.