K-drama 'When The Phone Rings' sparks renewed interest in original web novel
The growing popularity of the drama series When The Phone Rings has led to a surge of interest in the original web novel that inspired it and the simultaneously produced webtoon. The eponymous web novel on Kakao Page saw its sales increase...
Story on deaf boy band leads Korea.net's top 5 articles of 2024
By Margareth Theresia Korea.net throughout this year has spread news on Korea to the world.As of 9 a.m. on Dec. 17, the service posted 12,180 articles in 11 languages including Korean. Among these stories, the following five were the...
'Winter Ahead,' duet by V of BTS, tops 75 global iTunes charts
By Kim HyelinVideo = Hybe Labels' official YouTube channel "Winter Ahead," a duet by V of the K-pop boy band BTS and singer Park Hyo-shin, has hit No. 1 on iTunes' Top Song charts in 75 countries, BTS' management agency...
The MAMA Awards has potential to be the big American awards show K-pop deserves
When BTS ended Justin Bieber’s reign by winning the Billboard Awards’ Top Social Artist in 2017, a year that also marked “the first big moment for K-pop on American television,” K-pop fans dared to hope. Wonder Girls had become the...
Black and White Cooks: The War of the Culinary Order'. Photo by Netflix According to Netflix's TOP 10 website on the 25th, "Black and White Cooks: The War of Cooking Classes" recorded 3,800,000 viewers from Monday 16th to Sunday (the...
Rosé's 'APT.' sweeps the world with Korean drinking game
K-pop girl group Blackpink’s Rosé has captivated audiences worldwide with her new song “APT.” in collaboration with American pop star Bruno Mars, released on Oct. 18. Just four days after its release, the song topped both Spotify’s global and...