Korea JoongAng Daily
WEB2 days ago · The Korea JoongAng Daily is an English-language daily published by the JoongAng Group, Korea’s leading media group, in association with The New York Times.
[DEBRIEFING] ‘Nth room’: A digital prison of sexual slavery
WEBMar 29, 2020 · Nth room is the name of one of the two main series of chat rooms, the other being the “Baksa room,” and under these two names were numerous rooms. The suspected masterminds behind the pair are believed to have operated under the usernames “Gatgat” and “Baksa.”. The chat rooms appeared first in 2018, along with numerous other copycat ...
Here's everything you need to know about the Global Korea …
WEBSep 19, 2022 · The grant covers 900,000 won ($660) in monthly living expenses and other costs throughout the stay, such as tuition fees, health insurance, a 200,000 won settlement allowance, airfare and additional fees. GKS scholars’ monthly allowance differs according to their degree — associate and bachelors students receive 900,000 won, masters and ...
HYBE to establish new music label with Min Hee-jin at helm
WEBNov 12, 2021 · HYBE's CBO Min Hee-jin has been appointed to lead the company's new independent label ADOR, the company announced Friday. [HYBE] HYBE, the global entertainment powerhouse which represents BTS, is establishing an independent music label called All Doors One Room (ADOR) and will launch a new girl group under it, the company announced Friday.
With idols debuting as young as 14, experts say it's time for action
WEBDec 7, 2021 · K-pop idols debuting in their early teens is nothing new. Singer BoA’s debut in 2000 at the age of 13 and Taemin of boy band SHINee’s 2008 debut aged 14 are some examples that shocked the public at the time. However, the idea of a 14-year-old maknae — the Korean term for youngest person in a group — has become less surprising to K-pop ...
Amazon comes to Korea through 11st - Korea JoongAng Daily
WEBAug 31, 2021 · Retail giant Amazon started a new service for Korea Tuesday through 11st, an online shopping platform controlled by SK Telecom. More than 30 categories of products will be sold on the Amazon Global Store on 11st. The categories include digital products, household appliances, fashion, cosmetics, books, toys and kitchen utensils.
Tving, Wavve merge to create Korea's largest streaming platform
WEBDec 5, 2023 · Tving, Wavve merge to create Korea's largest streaming platform. Local streaming services Tving and Wavve signed a deal to merge their respective platforms, signaling the possible birth of the largest domestic service to compete with U.S. giant Netflix. CJ ENM, the owner of Tving, and SK Square, the …
Stray Kids: The next BTS, or just another boy band? - Korea …
WEBOct 25, 2022 · Boy band Stray Kids, an eight-member boy band, topped the Billboard 200 albums chart on Oct. 16 with its EP “Maxident.”. The feat was especially impressive considering that Stray Kids topped the same chart just six months and three weeks ago in March with its previous EP “Oddinary.”. Among Korean artists, only …
After two decades in the music industry, BoA is still learning
WEBDec 1, 2020 · The first Korean singer to top Japan’s Oricon charts, the first Korean to land an album on the Billboard 200 charts, a pioneer of K-pop Hallyu, the Asian Star — call her whatever, but Korea’s “No.1” singer BoA says she’s still learning, contemplating and trying her best for her own music as well as the betterment of K-pop.
Sakura revealed to be first member of new girl group Le Sserafim
WEBPublished: 04 Apr. 2022, 10:55. Sakura of Le Sserafim [SOURCE MUSIC] HYBE’s new girl group Le Sserafim’s first member has been revealed to be Sakura. On Monday, the K-pop powerhouse posted a video of Sakura on its official YouTube channel to confirm the news. Starting with Sakura, HYBE said that it will reveal a new member of the sextet ...