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BTS becomes the first group to surpass 10 billion annual Spotify streams, driven by its hit album “Arirang” and ongoing world tour.
Film & TV
Harold & Kumar celebrates its 20th anniversary this year but also John Cho's son's first time viewing
An all-star Asian American ensemble brings true-crime audio tropes to a domestic crisis as an ambitious schoolgirl investigates her parents’
Hong Kong film star Daniel Wu says Mattel is "carrying on generational trauma" with its Asian Barbie
South Korea
The global icons will return this March with a 14-track studio album, marking their official reunion after completing South Korean
The former member of the girl group AOA has shared a series of alarming messages detailing a lifetime of trauma,
The actress and singer, 35, breaks her silence after a terrifying struggle with a ladder-climbing intruder—only for the convict to
New law starting in 2026 allows courts to revoke the inheritance rights of parents who abandoned or abused their children,
Korean cinema hit a 20-year low in 2025, but Japanese animation soared—signaling a new era for Asia’s box office power
Jennie and G-Dragon made history at the 2025 Melon Music Awards—Jennie as the first soloist to win Record of the
Tottenham Hotspur has released a documentary chronicling Son Heung-min’s historic journey at the club, from record-breaking striker to emotional Homecoming
The streaming giant is making a huge bet on the star power of two major Korean actors and a massive
Discover 21 rising ESEA artists redefining indie, pop, and R&B — from mxmtoon to YUNHWAY, these voices are shaping music’s
Director Maggie Kang of Netflix’s hit animation 'Kpop Demon Hunters' receives the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit at the 2025
TWICE’s Dahyun wins for 'You Are The Apple Of My Eye' as Kim Ji-hoon takes home the OTT Best Acting
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Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love premiered in Venice to a seven-minute standing ovation, with Netflix backing the Korean auteur’s latest awards
The Canadian actor reveals the gruelling physical transformation, martial arts training, and intense bulking regime required to bring the iconic
The South Korean pop singer pairs sharp synth-pop rhythms with a futuristic amusement park visual directed by music video veteran
BLACKPINK’s LISA returns to her rap roots on “SaWaDiKa”, filmed in Bangkok ahead of Press Play, as Always Lalisa heads
Michelle Yeoh, Fan Bingbing and Kore-eda Hirokazu lead a star-studded Asian cinema lineup at the 31st Busan International Film Festival
Universal is remaking the 2012 Korean thriller Confession of Murder, with Chris MacBride writing and Glen Powell producing through Barnstorm.
Adrian Leung (Drexler) and director Carlos Hernan unpack the story behind "Brothers", a tender track and visual piece from Olympia-5
BLACKPINK’s LISA takes centre stage in Always Lalisa, a new documentary opening in IMAX and cinemas worldwide on October 12