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Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer scores big in China but sparks backlash in South Korea over a caricatured Korean women’s team and ‘lookist’ stereotypes
Film & TV
Simu Liu and Barbie co-star Issa Rae made the joke whilst presenting at the Golden Globes
Netflix's Animated Musical Secures Golden Globe Nominations Amidst Cultural Wave
South Korea
Adeline Rudolph & Arden Cho star in Perfect Girl, a K-pop thriller where rivals in a supergroup contest face a
How South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun found true international fame in his homeland, and what it means for the future
NewJeans battles agency Ador over alleged mistreatment, contract disputes, and independence, highlighting K-Pop's fraught power dynamics
BTS’s J-Hope donates ₩100M to aid families of Jeju Air crash victims, reflecting his ongoing commitment to charity and disaster
John Cho and Alicia Hannah-Kim join Jun Ji Hyun and Kang Dong Won in Disney+ spy drama Tempest
'Squid Game' Season 2 shatters Netflix records with 68M views in 4 days, reigniting interest in Season 1 and cementing
Park Sung-hoon faces backlash for accidentally sharing an adult parody of Squid Game on Instagram, sparking outrage and fan boycotts
Netflix’s Beef returns for Season 2 with a stellar cast, adding Parasite’s Song Kang-ho to Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan &
Hwang Dong-hyuk, creator of Squid Game, earned little from Season 1 despite its $900M Netflix revenue, sparking debates on creator
TWICE returns with mini-album Strategy, featuring Megan Thee Stallion. A bold evolution in sound, they solidify their global phenomenon status
Rosé's 'Apt.' hits 500M YouTube views, becoming fastest K-pop MV to do so, smashing BTS records
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Dwayne Johnson makes his Met Gala debut in a skirt-inspired Thom Browne look, celebrating Polynesian culture and redefining masculinity on
Hong Kong legends Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, and Jet Li are reportedly joining forces for a new historical epic titled
The Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film winner, Ciao UFO, arrives in the UK
Genki Kawamura turns the mundane commute into a study of existential dread
CNN’s new travel show 'K-Everything' follows Daniel Dae Kim across Korea as he explores the country’s global cultural influence, from
From ritualistic dance to archival film and sound performance, London’s latest ESEA collective, Bad Bias, aims to create a space
Cannes 2026 jury lineup revealed: Nomadland director joins Oldboy filmmaker and Demi Moore for main competition panel
Love Letter is often called the greatest sentimental story ever told.
The Dutch phrase on G-Dragon's shirt included an anti-Black slur