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Hollywood star Brad Pitt will visit South Korea for the first time in eight years to promote his new film “Bullet Train,” the movie’s local distributor said Friday. Pitt will…

Min Jin Lee, the author of historical novel “Pachinko,” on Monday gave credit to artists behind the Korean Wave for the wide recognition of her works and other Korean American…

K-pop boy group BTS has announced the return of its own variety show, titled “Run BTS,” after 10 months. “‘Run BTS’ will finally make a return after a 10-month break,”…

J-Hope of the K-pop superband BTS has performed as the final act of Chicago’s annual Lollapalooza festival, becoming the first Korean artist to headline a major U.S. music event, his…

South Korea’s first aviation-disaster genre film, “Emergency Declaration,” could have been remembered as a classy movie if not for its contrived and cliche-ridden story and predictable twists. It’s not that…

K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment said Tuesday it will start a program to debut new girl groups based on K-pop’s idol training system in partnership with a U.S. label. Under the…

K-pop group Girls’ Generation will make a comeback with “Forever 1,” its seventh full-length album, on Aug. 8, the group’s agency said Monday. The 10-track album marks the band’s 15th…

Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kim Yu-na will tie the knot with a classical singer in October, her management agency said Monday. Kim Yu-na and Ko Woo-rim will hold their…

South Korean girl group ITZY claimed its first top 10 spot on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart, with its fifth EP, “Checkmate.” “ITZY’s Checkmate debuts at No. 8 on…

Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook — will drop a collaboration project with U.S. producer-singer-songwriter Benny Blanco and rapper Snoop Dogg next month, the K-pop group’s agency said Thursday. The song…