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AOA member Choa has opened up about the reason behind her departure from the group in 2017.Choa recently appeared on singer Lee Ji-hye’s YouTube channel, during which she and the rest of the main cast of television show Diva Sisters – Ivy, Chae Rina, Narsha and Lee herself – were filmed gathering for drinks to celebrate Lee’s birthday.In the midst of discussions about the women’s experiences in the Korean entertainment industry, Ivy asked Choa whether she “left [AOA] for [her] own good”. Choa then admitted that at the time of her departure from AOA, she “still wanted to be part of this industry”, per SBS Star. However, Chae Rina noted that it “almost seemed like you were done with this industry”, adding that “the public probably felt the same way”.

IU aka Lee Ji-eun is scheduled to headline six huge concerts at arenas all over the U.S. as part of her “HER World Tour.”The sprawling tour, which officially got underway in IU’s home country South Korea on March 2, will mark the first time that the “LILAC” singer will perform in North America.In fact, as of now, she’s never performed outside of Asia.Once she arrives stateside, IU will kick off the tour at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Monday, July 15.After that, she’ll drop into Atlanta’s State Farm Arena (July 19), Washington, D.C.’s Capital One Arena (July 22), Rosemont’s Allstate Arena (July 25), Oakland’s Oakland Arena (July 30) and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum (Aug.

Wedding Impossible, starring Moon Sang-min and Jeon Jong-seo.Wedding Impossible stars Moon Sang-min and Jeon Jong-seo in an adaptation of a web comic of the same name. It follows a chaebol heir Lee Ji-han (Moon), who proposes a fake marriage to unknown actress Nah Ah-jeong (Jeon) for mutual benefit.Despite her acceptance of Ji-han’s offer, his brother, Do-han (Kim Do-wan) goes above and beyond to put an end to their fake relationship, resulting in clashes between him and his future sister-in-law.Other members of the Wedding Impossible cast also include the likes of Bae Yoon-kyoung (Crash Course in Romance, The King’s Affection), Kwon Hae-hyo (Vigilante, Flex X Cop), Park Ah-in (Moonshine) and more.Prime Video released a teaser for Wedding Impossible on February 22.

IU aka Lee Ji-eun is headed to North America.From July 15 through Aug. 2, the K-Pop star will wrap up her sprawling, multi-continent ‘H.E.R.

Seoul-based sales agent Finecut has sold Hong Sangsoo’s In Our Day to France’s Capricci, Spain’s L’Atalante Cinema and Ama Films for Greece. 

Girls Planet 999 competitor Nien (also known as Hsu Nien Tzu) has been revealed as the 13th member of upcoming K-pop girl group tripleS.On March 21, Modhaus shared a video unveiling TripleS’ 13th member Nien, a former contestant on Mnet’s 2021 reality competition series Girls Planet 999. The Taiwanese-Vietnamese singer joins the group’s existing 12 members.The new clip introduces Nien as “S13” before showing several faceless shots of the idol.

South Korea’s entertainment industry has postponed several events in the wake of the tragic crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday night. The country is in a week-long period of mourning. 

Broker director Hirokazu Kore-eda has spoken about his desire address the “prejudice” faced by mothers who give up their childen through his new film.Broker follows Sang-hyun (Parasite’s Song Kang-ho) who sets up a baby box where parents are able to anonymously leave their babies for him find new parents for. Self-described as a “broker” of goodwill, Sang-hyun works with Dong-soo (Gang Dong-won) in this line of work, during which they cross paths with So-young, played by IU (real name Lee Ji-eun), who leaves her own baby in the baby box.Meanwhile, The Silent Sea’s Bae Doo-na and Lee Joo-young (Itaewon Class) portray the lead detectives in the cast against the broker, who are determined to uncover the operation.According to Korea Herald, Kore-eda recently spoke about his hopes to reduce the prejudice surrounding women who give up their children.

IU – real name Lee Ji-eun – has opened up about her role as a single mother in the new film,Broker.Notably, the film recently made its premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it had received a 12-minute standing ovation from the audience. During a press conference for the film at the festival, IU discussed the difficulties she experienced playing the role of a mother for the first time.“It was challenging to portray So-young because she was a mother with such a dark and depressing past,” she admitted, per Korea JoongAng Daily.

When the Cannes Film Festival lineup was announced on April 14, Twitter positively exploded with excitement over the news that Lee Ji-eun would make her Riviera debut with Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker in Competition. The Korean actress, singer and songwriter—popularly known as IU—has a legion of fans, including 26 million followers on Instagram, and has been described as a national treasure at home. She may now be well poised for crossover success with her first commercial film.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAcclaimed Canadian nature documentary “Geographies of Solitude” was Wednesday named the best film in the international competition section at South Korea’s Jeonju International Film Festival. The parallel Korean competition was won by “Jeong-Sun,” directed by Jeong Ji-hye.The two previous editions of Jeonju were disrupted by COVID. But this year the festival, with 217 films from 52 countries, was held predominantly as an in-person event.

Naman Ramachandran Seven of the nine features selected for the Korean competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival (Apr. 28-May 7) are directed by women.

Carole Horst While the Korean film business faces challenges, 2022 does offer a bumper crop of Korean movies from big-name filmmakers. Here are some of the best:The Apartment With Two Women(Finecut)Kim-se In’s debut drama unspools in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section.Broker (CJ Entertainment)“Shoplifters” director Kore-eda Hirokazu examines the trade in children in his Korean-language film debut.

JYP Entertainment‘s new girl group NMIXX have announced details for their forthcoming debut.A cryptic new teaser poster was released yesterday (February 2), featuring silhouettes of the new group’s seven members as a spotlight moves over each of them. The poster also reveals that NMIXX’s debut single would be titled ‘AD MARE’, along with a release date of February 22 at 6pm KST.Notably, NMIXX’s name was first unveiled just last week with an announcement teaser, after its hotly-anticipated line-up was finalised in November last year, comprising of Kyujin, Jiwoo, BAE, Jinni, Sullyoon, Haewon and Lily.NMIXX, previously referred to as JYPn, was first announced last July when the agency shared that it would be releasing a “blind package” for the group, which had featured their upcoming debut single on a limited-edition CD, a photo book, poster, premium membership card and more.The new all-female K-pop act will be the first girl group launched by JYP Entertainment since ITZY’s debut in 2019.

BLACKPINK‘s Rosé has covered John Mayer’s ‘Slow Dancing In A Burning Room’ during an appearance on Korean TV.The singer featured on the new variety programme Sea Of Hope earlier today (June 29), which sees Korean stars perform music and prepare meals for guests at a seaside venue.Rosé was the new series’ first guest, joining the resident cast comprised of SHINee’s Onew, AKMU’s Lee Su-hyun, actors Lee Dong-wook, Kim Go-eun, Lee Ji-ah, and singer-songwriter and Mystic Story CEO Yoon Jong-shin.The

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Korea’s IU joins the cast of Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Broker”; Bertelsmann sells Groupe M6; Red Arrow takes series “Blackout”; Shorts festival sets dates; and ITV commissions game show “Moneyball.”Lee Ji-eun, the popular Korean singer-actor better known as IU, has joined the cast of “Broker,” Japanese auteur Kore-eda Hirokazu’s debut Korean-language movie.

If you cannot head out and enjoy the summer, bring the summer vibes home. Just like IU did in her recent live.

A few days ago, Lee Ji-eun aka IU gave us a glimpse at her colourful room when she was watching a Korean drama late in the night. The Hotel Del Luna star decided to give fans a better look at her favourite corner and it is filled with numerous colourful elements.

Hotel del Luna was one of the most popular K-dramas of 2019 which starred Lee Ji-eun aka IU and Yeo Jin-goo and now has a cult following of its own. Moreover, it was the mysterious love story between Jang Man-wol (IU) and Gu Chan-sung (Jin-goo) that was a major highlight.

K-pop singer-songwriter IU (real name: Lee Ji-eun) debuts at No. 36 on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart (dated May 16), thanks to her new single "Eight," featuring BTS member SUGA.The track debuts at No.

BTS ARMY and IU fans were greeted with one of the best news this month. K-Pop fans were informed that Yoongi is collaborating with Lee Ji-eun on a new song. While the details of the song are under the wraps, IU's agency EDAM Entertainment has teased the song will be unlike any of IU's previous songs. While the K-Pop fans are eager to stream the song, we wouldn't be surprised if Jungkook would want to be the first one from the Bangtan Boys to stream the song on the day it releases. 

What a piece of news to wake up to! It has been confirmed that BTS rapper Suga is collaborating with K-Pop star IU on a new single. The new single is a part of the South Korean singer's comeback scheduled for next month.