Articles by Jon Maala

Billboard names top 20 K-pop albums of 2017

Third is BTS' "Love Yourself: Her," which is described as the "the biggest Korean album of the year.

Dec 18, 2017

Siwon apologizes to fans about fatal dog-biting incident

Siwon, the member of Korean boy band Super Junior, apologized to his fans at the group's concert regarding the dog-biting incident in September that killed a restaurant owner.

Dec 18, 2017

3 members of K-pop group Dal Shabet leave agency

Serri, Ahyoung and Subin have left the Korean girl group Dal Shabet after their contracts expired.

Dec 15, 2017

Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo and Gong Yoo

Song Joong Ki, Gong Yoo, Song Hye Kyo chosen as top TV stars of 2017

Korean star couple Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo, and Gong Yoo have been ranked as the top TV stars of 2017.

Dec 15, 2017

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Song Kang Ho in 'A Taxi Driver' and Ma Dong Seok in 'The Outlaws' (Korean Film Council)

Gallup reveals most favorite Korean movie actors in 2017

It conducted a survey among 1,700 Koreans aged 13 and above from November 8 to 28 based on its "Person of the Year" theme.

Dec 14, 2017

Sulli (left) and a scene from 'Your Name' (Instagram and screenshot from YouTube video)

Sulli, 'Goblin', 'Your Name' most searched on Google in Korea in 2017

Google has revealed the top trending searches for 2017 and in South Korea.

Dec 14, 2017

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Melodrama, romance films no longer popular in Korea

In recent years melodrama and romance films are not working well in the Korean box-office.

Dec 13, 2017

Kim Sun-a in 'My Name is Kim Sam Soon' (left) and 'Woman of Dignity'

Kim Sun-a on past hit show 'My Name is Kim Sam Soon'

"My Name is Kim Sam Soon" starred Kim Sun-a and Hyun Bin in a romantic comedy plot that became a ratings hit, drawing 50.5 percent for its finale.

Dec 13, 2017

Koreans pick Yoo Jae Suk as best comedian of 2017

Gallup Korea has released its year-ender on Koreans' most favourite comedian based on a poll conducted on November 8 to 28 among 1,700 people aged 13 and above.

Dec 12, 2017

BTS tops Billboard's year-end Social 50 chart, 10th Top Artist in 2017

Billboard released its year-end charts covering different genres and the boy band figured prominently in several categories.

Dec 12, 2017

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'The War' emerges as EXO's bestselling album ever

Their album "The War" and its repackaged version "The War: The Power of Music" have sold a combined total of 1.59 million copies.

Dec 11, 2017

BTS aim for Hot 100 top 10, stadium tour in 2018

BTS completed their "2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour" in Seoul and they talked to the media about their goals for 2018.

Dec 11, 2017

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TWICE, Red Velvet most talked about girl groups in December

JYP Entertainment's TWICE and SM Entertainment's Red Velvet becomes the most talked about Korean girl bands for the month of December according to recent data analysis.

Dec 11, 2017

Wanna One, BTS, EXO top boy band brand reputation rankings in December

Korean boy band rankings reveal Wanna One as the top scorer followed by BTS and EXO.

Dec 11, 2017

Hyun Bin, Kang Sora break up after a year

The two went public with their relationship in December last year after meeting two months earlier.

Dec 8, 2017

K-drama 'Stranger' included in Best of TV 'Shows of 2017'

The Korean drama "Stranger," aka "Secret Forest," has been included in The New York Times' "Best of TV Shows of 2017" list.

Dec 8, 2017

Ex-Infinite's Hoya reveals why he left group

Hoya, former member of Korean boy band Infinite, has revealed the reason why he left the group to pursue his solo career.

Dec 8, 2017

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Tumblr reveals most popular K-pop groups, members for 2017

Tumblr has revealed the most popular K-pop groups and individual members on the microblogging site for the year 2017.

Dec 8, 2017

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Seo In Guk, Park Bo Ram confirms their relationship

Korean singer Seo In Guk and Park Bo Ram has been dating for more than a year and confirmed their relationship recently.

Dec 6, 2017

BTS, Seventeen, Monsta X top Twitter in 2017

BTS, Seventeen and Monsta X become most talked-about K-pop bands in 2017, along with being most Tweeted about and most mentioned on Twitter.

Dec 6, 2017

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