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It was a moment of pride for the South Korean film industry after Parasite bagged the highest number of awards at the 92nd Academy Awards over the weekend. The Korean drama film not only won Best International Film but also bagged the Oscar for Best Directing and Best Picture. Soon enough, the internet was flooded with congratulatory messages addressing director Bong Joon Ho and the team of Parasite. BTS joined social media users to congratulate Parasite for their historic win. 

By Nancy Tartaglione

Hollywood history was made last night as South Korean film Parasite became the first non-English-language movie to win the best picture Oscar.

Neon’s “Parasite” made history on Sunday night at the 92nd Academy Awards, becoming the first foreign-language film ever to win a best picture Oscar.

Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” won the best international film prize at the 92nd annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, making history as the first Korean film to do so.

Bong Joon Ho made history on Sunday night, becoming the first South Korean filmmaker to win the best director Oscar for “Parasite.”

The photos portray the band's “desire for perfection”

Parasite, Bong Joon Ho’s dark comedy juggernaut, made history at the2020 Independent Spirit Awardsas it took home the ceremony's best international film prize.The film, which is up for five Academy Awards including best picture, was the first ever South Korea winner at the annual awards show.

A year after Fox found a hit in “The Masked Singer,” the network has acquired another music-based format from South Korea: “I Can See Your Voice.” The network has ordered the music guessing game to series.

South Korean agency Big Hit Entertainment, which manages the phenomenal BTS among many other K-Pop bands, turns 15 this month. To celebrate the special occasion (and basically break the internet), Big Hit decided to bring together three brands from their house together in one frame.

South Korean dark comedy Parasite continues to build momentum ahead of the Oscars after winning another major award.

BTS continues to make history!

Ariana Grande appeared to reveal BTS will be the secret headliners at the Grammys, after posing with the K-pop superstars during rehearsals.

BTS have announced a world tour. The Map of the Soul Tour will take them across North America, South Korea, Europe, and Japan. Find the dates on their tour poster below, and find tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

It is no secret that BTS singer Jin and South Korean actor Lee Yi Kyung are friends. Jin and Kyung met in acting school and have been friends ever since.

Parasite created history at the SAG Awards. The South Korean black comedy won the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the prestigious awards show, which is the SAG equivalent of the best picture at the Oscars.

BTS might be busy with the release of Map of the Soul 7 but RM has more reasons than one to celebrate. A few weeks ago, K-Pop fans were treated to Winter Flower.

One of the biggest continuous snubs throughout the 2020 awards season has been the overlooked cast of .

BTS released their new single titled Black Swan earlier this weekend. The new song was unlike any of BTS' previous songs. The new song has the South Korean boys come together to record a song revolving around a performer's life. The video, on the other hand, saw none of the BTS members perform. Instead, it saw performers from MN Dance Company come together and present an art film performed on the tunes of the K-Pop band's new Map of the Soul: 7 tunes. 

Brian May also revealed at a press conference that the release of the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' biopic had screaming fans waiting for them at the airport in Seoul.