Articles by Jon Maala

Netflix movie Okja director scores Cannes, blames self for Korea screening fiasco

"Okja" competed in Cannes' Palme d'Or this year but organizers later ruled that films that would not be shown in French theaters are not qualified for the plum.

Jun 15, 2017

G-Dragon tops Billboard charts but Gaon rejects his USB album

Billboard's new rankings for the week of June 24 showed the album getting the No. 1 spot on the World Albums and Heatseekers Album charts.

Jun 14, 2017

Far-right netizen threatens to kill TWICE's Mina, apologizes

The death threat was uploaded on the site Ilbe, which is known for far-right politics and hate-filled posts.

Jun 14, 2017

Korea's first transgender celeb, husband divorce after 10 years

The two were planning to adopt children during their marriage but opted not to.

Jun 13, 2017

BTS trends worldwide on 4th anniversary celebration

The hashtag #4yearswithBTS became No. 1 worldwide on Twitter.

Jun 13, 2017

BTS

Korean fans demand Sungmin's ouster from Super Junior

Sungmin got married to actress Kim Sa-eun in December 2014.

Jun 12, 2017

Korea No. 1 in attracting international meetings

In 2016, a total of 11,000 international meetings were held around the world, down from 12,350 in 2015.

Jun 12, 2017

Who are the most talked about K-pop boy, girl groups for June?

BTS and TWICE have again topped the rankings for eight straight months, solidifying their status as the most talked about K-pop groups in Korea.

Jun 11, 2017

BTS

20 finalists advance on Produce 101

MMO trainee Kang Daniel and Maroo Entertainment trainee Park Ji Hoon emerged as the top 2 candidates in the ranking.

Jun 11, 2017

Gain deletes all Instagram posts following marijuana issue

Gain erased all posts and uploaded a single photo of roses and a skeletal x-ray.

Jun 9, 2017

G-Dragon's Kwon Ji Yong album takes No. 1 in 39 countries

Outside Korea, Kwon Ji Yong topped iTunes album charts in 39 countries

Jun 9, 2017

Moon Hee Jun, Sulli top survey of stars abandoned by fans

The Korean community site DC Inside ran the survey for one week from May 28 to June.

Jun 8, 2017

YG Entertainment apologizes for T.O.P: Criticized for poor management of artists

YG Entertainment is being blamed for the poor management of its artists,

Jun 8, 2017

Exclusive contracts of Jang Dong-gun, other big stars set to expire

SM C&C was launched in September 2012 to expand SM Entertainment's business.

Jun 7, 2017

Fans trend #StayStrongTop as family, police tangle over singer's medical status

T.O.P's family and the police are clashing over his medical status.

Jun 7, 2017

Wonder Woman, Pirates of the Caribbean top Korean box office

Wonder Woman has topped the Korean box office for six straight days.

Jun 6, 2017

My Ugly Duckling's Lee Sang-min is No. 1 Korean TV entertainer for June

The rankings are based on participation, communication, media, community and audience values.

Jun 5, 2017

Big Bang's T.O.P writes public apology for smoking marijuana: G-Dragon says sorry too

T.O.P issued a handwritten public apology for smoking and using marijuana.

Jun 5, 2017

Infinite Challenge tops June brand reputation index

Grabbing fourth place is the singing competition "King of Mask Singer" on MBC with a brand reputation index of 6.24 million followed by JTBC's "Knowing Bros" with 6.22 million.

Jun 4, 2017

SISTAR achieve all-kill by topping music charts with farewell single

"Lonely" was released on May 31 as the group's last single together before they disband.

Jun 2, 2017

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