<![CDATA[Yonhap News Agency | Culture/K-pop]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/culture/index en hourly 1 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:12:55 +0900 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:12:55 +0900 <![CDATA[K-pop rookie Cortis' debut album racks up 600 mln Spotify streams]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260625006900315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260625006900315 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:12:55 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[BTS tops 2 categories on Japan's Oricon music chart in 1st half]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260625004200315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260625004200315 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:32:21 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[(2nd LD) Seoul Int'l Book Fair kicks off amid 'text-hip' boom]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623003152315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623003152315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:59:42 +0900 Park Boram <![CDATA['Dynamite' tops 2.1 bln YouTube views to become most-watched BTS music video]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624006800315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624006800315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:18:50 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[(LEAD) Seoul Int'l Book Fair kicks off amid 'text-hip' boom]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623003151315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623003151315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:59:02 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Culture ministry reports 15 to police over scalping of K-pop, sports tickets]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624003800315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624003800315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:56:15 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[(World Cup) JTBC says 'no disruption' in World Cup broadcast despite financial issues]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624003100315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624003100315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:09:37 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Collaboration single by 3 Hybe girl groups debuts at No. 38 on Billboard Hot 100]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624001700315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624001700315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:02:07 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA['Teach You a Lesson' tops Netflix's weekly non-English chart for 3rd week]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624001500315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260624001500315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:42:59 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Seoul Int'l Book Fair set to open amid 'text-hip' boom]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623003100315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623003100315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:04 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Ivy hopes U.S. audiences will open their hearts to Korean musicals with Broadway debut]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623008300315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623008300315 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:31:31 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[BTS' Jungkook tops 3 bln Spotify streams with 'Seven,' first for Korean artist]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623008000315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623008000315 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:14:15 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[K-pop, beauty, food and more to converge at annual MyK Festa]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623007600315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623007600315 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:46:43 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[Kim Mu-yeol, Jung Ryeo-won cast in Netflix medical drama series 'First Doctor']]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623005300315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623005300315 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:45:08 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Lim Yunchan wins Instrumentalist of the Year at Germany's top classical awards]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623004100315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623004100315 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:02:13 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[BTS' 'Arirang' named among best albums of early 2026]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623003500315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623003500315 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:32:53 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[Stray Kids to kick off new world tour in Seoul next month]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623002900315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260623002900315 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:08:43 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[Hearts2Hearts aims to extend chart success with summery track 'Lemon Tang']]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622008300315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622008300315 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:34:39 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[(Movie Review) 'The Eyes' paints obsession, fear of fading sight with classical touch]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622005300315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622005300315 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:56:43 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Stray Kids to drop new album in Aug., announces new world tour]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622002800315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622002800315 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:58:28 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[Former Enhypen member Heeseung re-debuts as Evan]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622002500315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622002500315 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:37:29 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[BTS' 'Arirang' returns to top 10 on Billboard 200]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622002200315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622002200315 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:14:46 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA['Toy Story 5' tops weekend box office, dethroning 'Colony']]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622001100315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260622001100315 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:35:15 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[BTS' RM named global ambassador of Nat'l Museum of Korea]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260620000700315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260620000700315 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:49:14 +0900 Chang Dong-woo <![CDATA[Hyundai Motor to build green hydrogen power system at Antarctic research station]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260618005000320 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260618005000320 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:34:27 +0900 Kim Han-joo <![CDATA[Namkoong Min, Jin A-reum expecting 1st child]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260618004700315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260618004700315 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:48:28 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[(News Focus) 'Teach You a Lesson' hits home globally with cathartic take on school justice]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260618004200315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260618004200315 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:39:55 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Boy group Cortis' 'RedRed' tops 100 mln Spotify streams]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260618003600315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260618003600315 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:49:03 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[BLACKPINK's Jennie maintains No. 10 on Billboard Hot 100 with 'Dracula']]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260617003400315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260617003400315 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:57:32 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA['Teach You a Lesson' tops Netflix's weekly non-English chart for 2nd week]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260617001200315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260617001200315 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:31:40 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[Seventeen's The8, Vernon to launch new unit V8 with debut EP]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616008700315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616008700315 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:25:18 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[Jin Ki-joo says 'Teach You a Lesson' resonates by consoling victims, confronting bullies]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616007100315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616007100315 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:33:05 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Singer Lim Young-woong donates 2 mln won to help low-income patients]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616004100315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616004100315 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:03:28 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA['Colony' sweeps box office charts across Asia]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616003700315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616003700315 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:46:09 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Seventeen's Joshua to speak at UNESCO headquarters in Paris next week]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616003500315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616003500315 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:25:54 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[TXT's Yeonjun to release 2nd solo album in July]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616003300315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260616003300315 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:59:28 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[Boy group Riize to drop 2nd EP 'II']]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615006500315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615006500315 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:43:18 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[S. Korea's media watchdog vows bold regulatory reforms]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615006200320 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615006200320 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:23:39 +0900 Kang Jae-eun <![CDATA[Actor-singer Lee Jun-young to begin military service next month]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615003900315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615003900315 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:29:35 +0900 Lee Minji <![CDATA[Seventeen's Hoshi to drop new digital single during military service]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615002600315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615002600315 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:35:49 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA[S. Korea to host Korean culture expo in France]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615002400315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615002400315 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:35:40 +0900 Shim Sun-ah <![CDATA['Colony' breaks 5 mln admissions, tops weekend box-office chart for 4th week]]> https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615001300315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260615001300315 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:22:35 +0900 Lee Minji