Articles by Jon Maala

GOT7 tops iTunes with new album '7 for 7'

The idol group released their seventh mini-album on October 10 that contains seven songs including "You Are."

Oct 12, 2017

China bans 'A Taxi Driver' in theaters, online

South Korea's No. 1 film this year has been banned in theaters and online by China after it was allegedly deemed to rekindle thoughts about the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989.

Oct 11, 2017

NU'EST W surprised at rekindled popularity

Korean boy band NU'EST W are thankful that they are receiving overwhelming love and support from fans since they have released a single in July 2016.

Oct 11, 2017

K-pop

Jay Park at the Roc Nation office in New York City

CNN spotlights on rapper Jay Park, his Roc Nation album

The label is in charge of singers including Big Sean, Rihanna, J.Cole, Shakira, Damian Marley and T.I.

Oct 10, 2017

Girls' Generation's Seohyun, Tiffany, Sooyoung terminate contracts with SM Entertainment

Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun will pursue their own careers following their decision not to sign new contracts with their long-time agency.

Oct 10, 2017

Music critics weigh in on BTS possibly getting Grammy nomination

Billboard invited music experts to discuss the possible nominees for the 2018 Grammy's Best New Artist award.

Oct 9, 2017

BTS

BTS, Wanna One, EXO, TWICE and Red Velvet

Top 100 K-pop idol groups ranked by brand values

The Korea Institute for Corporate Reputation has released the list of 100 K-pop idol groups based on brand reputation rankings for October.

Oct 9, 2017

BTS

BTS, Wanna One most popular Korean singers

Boy band BTS dislodged Wanna One from the top to conquer the first position of the most talked about Korean singer in October.

Oct 8, 2017

BTS

Shin Dong Yup, Kim Sook cop top places in comedians' brand reputation rankings

Shin Dong Yup and Kim Sook placed first and second, respectively, in the new brand reputation rankings for Korean comedians in October.

Oct 8, 2017

Korean and International stars to grace 22nd Busan International Film Festival

A star-studded lineup of International and Korean celebrities are set to embrace the 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) that will commence on October 12 in Busan, South Korea.

Oct 6, 2017

Tumblr's most popular K-pop stars

BTS and Black Pink emerged as the most popular K-pop groups on microblogging site Tumblr for the summer of 2017.

Oct 6, 2017

K-pop BTS

An artist performs during the MTV EMA awards 2015 at the Assago forum in Milan

2017 MTV EMA nominees' list released, show on November 12 in London

Taylor Swift got the most nominations with five including Best Artist and Best Video for "Look What You Made Me Do."

Oct 5, 2017

Seo In Guk on getting military service exemption: I really wanted to serve

Korean star Seo In Guk broke his silence on his military service exemption after four months.

Oct 5, 2017

Indie pop duo Bolbbalgan4 succeeds anew with new album

Korean indie pop duo Bolbbalgan4, composed of former high school classmates Ahn Ji-young and Woo Ji-yoon, has achieved another success with their new album.

Oct 4, 2017

Ex-Infinite member Hoya updates fans on solo album, drama project

Former Korean boy band Infinite member Hoya is working hard as a solo artist after leaving the idol group.

Oct 4, 2017

K-pop

BTS sets another K-pop record, jumps to rank 67 on Billboard Hot 100

Korean boy band BTS rose to 67th rank from 85 from Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Oct 3, 2017

BTS

'Infinite Challenge' most favorite TV show by Koreans in September

South Korean Variety show "Infinite Challenge" emerged as the No. 1 most favorite TV show by Koreans despite the MBC strikes and cancellation of the shooting.

Oct 3, 2017

'Kingsman' tops weekend box office in South Korea

"Kingsman: The Golden Circle" was released in South Korea on September 27 and it topped the box office with 481,891 tickets sold.

Oct 2, 2017

Lee Sang Min, Shin Dong Yup most talked about Korean TV variety stars in October

According to Korean Institute for Corporate Reputation, about 25.98 million pieces of big data covering 36 variety show stars were analyzed from September 1 to October 1.

Oct 2, 2017

Korean boy band Seventeen in plagiarism row over song 'Don't Wanna Cry'

The track was the lead single of the mini album "AI1" released last May by Seventeen.

Oct 1, 2017

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