BTS member Jin’s song for K-drama ‘Jirisan’ arrives later this week

Netflix original Hellbound shot up to top 10 after its release on 19 November.

South Korean superstars BTS were crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards on Sunday, brushing aside challenges from Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weeknd as they took home a total of three awards and teamed up with Coldplay for a raucous "My Universe" and closed the show with "Butter." "Seven boys from Korea, united by love for music, met the love and support from all the armies all over the world," said BTS' RM after the group won their artist of the year for the first time.

Escape From Mogadishu, Korea’s submission to this year’s International Feature Oscar race, tells the harrowing true story of North and South Koreans caught in the middle of a brutal civil war in Somalia in 1991, and how the divided nation worked together to survive the crisis in a foreign land.

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Micah Richards admitted Alexis Sanchez became a "laughing stock" after his Manchester United failure after he struggled to replicate the form at Barcelona and Arsenal that sealed his move in 2018.

the show ‘Squid Game’ and film ‘Parasite,’ this really sparked the curiosity and the global audience for Korean culture,” Sun-kyun, 46, told The Post through a translator. “There are many platforms that provide easy access to Korean content, so I think it seems fresh and new to people who haven’t been acquainted with the culture — and we have common grounds despite the differences.

Jin of BTS has set a new first on the Spotify Charts with ‘Yours’, his contribution to the soundtrack of the K-drama series Jirisan.Yesterday (November 11), Spotify Korea and World Music Awards announced that ‘Yours’ has become the first song from a Korean OST to enter Spotify’s Top 50 Global Chart.

Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe arrive at a Q&A screening for their new film Belfast at Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday night (November 9).

BTS vocalist Jin has lent his voice to ‘Yours’, the new theme song of tvN ongoing mystery thriller series Jirisan.‘Your’s dropped alongside special music video for ‘Yours’, which was first over the weekend during a recent episode of Jirisan.

The New York Times, veteran members of the South Korean entertainment industry – such as Crash Landing On You executive producer Jang Young-woo and production house Studio Dragon CEO Kim Young-kyu – commented on the blossoming popularity of Korean content.Jang, who also co-directed or co-produced shows like Mr. Sunshine and Sweet Home, said that he and his team “didn’t have a global reaction in mind” when creating those shows.

BTS have threatened to boycott HYBE, the K-pop boyband’s label, over its plans to launch Non-fungible tokens (NFTs).Yesterday (November 4), the South Korean entertainment giant announced plans to partner with fintech company Dunamu to launch a new NFT-focused venture that would use IP-based on its artists, such as BTS and TXT, to create digital assets.

Doctor Foster, Luther and The Office are to be adapted locally in Scandinavia after BBC Studios Nordics struck a partnership with Finland’s recently launched Take Two Studios and Denmark’s STV Production to co-produce the shows.

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Squid Game star Heo Sung-tae recently discussed his journey to becoming an actor.During his recent appearance on South Korean documentary-style talk show Omniscient Interfering View, the 44-year-old actor opened up about his mid-thirties career switch, and how he learned to act.Heo, who recently gained international recognition for his portrayal of Jang Deok-su in Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, only began acting at the age of 34.

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