Articles by Jon Maala

(From left) Shin Hye Sun, Yang Se Jong and Seo Hyun Jin

Shin Hye Sun, Yang Se Jong top K-drama actors' brand rankings

The Korea Institute for Corporate Reputation analyzed 367.25 million pieces of big data covering 100 drama actors from November 1 to December 2.

Dec 5, 2017

SHINee's Onew issues apology on sexual harassment issue

Korean boy band SHINee's Onew has issued an apology almost four months after he was accused of sexual harassment.

Dec 5, 2017

Hyun bin in a scene from "The Swindlers"

'The Swindlers' tops Korean weekend box office anew

Starring Hyun Bin and Yoo Ji-tae, "The Swindlers" sold 671,667 tickets for the weekend period December 1 to 3 to claim the No. 1 spot.

Dec 4, 2017

Police summon Taeyeon to shed light on 3-way car crash she caused

Taeyeon was driving her Mercedes-Benz car in Gangnam, Seoul past 7PM when she crashed it into a taxi.

Dec 4, 2017

Lee Sang Min, Cha Tae Hyun top Korean variety TV show stars in December

The Korea Institute for Corporate Reputation has released the latest rankings covering 36 variety show stars based on an analysis of 39.84 million pieces of big data.

Dec 4, 2017

EXO, BTS, IU win at Melon Music Awards

The awards were given out based on artists' performance and rankings on Melon, a Korean music download site, as well as votes and judges' scores.

Dec 4, 2017

BTS

Kim Byung Man and the cast of the new 'Law of the Jungle'

Kim Byung Man returns to 'Law of the Jungle' after spinal injury

Korean comedian Kim Byung Man has successfully returned to his TV show months after getting severely injured in the spine due to a skydiving accident in the US.

Dec 1, 2017

BTS perform on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' mini concert

Korean boy band BTS performed before their US fans in an off-air segment of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" talk show on November 30.

Dec 1, 2017

BTS

(Clockwise from top left) TWICE, EXO-CBX, Wanna One and NU'EST W

Winners at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in Japan

TWICE won the daesang or grand prize, for their song "Signal," the second consecutive year that they took home the award.

Nov 30, 2017

CCTV footage showing a taxi suffering severe damage after Taeyeon's car crashed into it

Taeyeon says she apologized for car crash, gets hate from netizens

Korean group Girls' Generation's Taeyeon has posted a clarification to say that she apologized for causing a three-way car crash in Seoul.

Nov 30, 2017

Girls' Generation's Taeyeon involved in 3-way car collision

According to the police, Taeyeon was driving her Mercedes Benz when she crashed into a K5 taxi, which then bumped an Audi.

Nov 29, 2017

Embattled Siwon to join Super Junior's concert

Singer and actor Siwon will be cutting short his hiatus to join Super Junior's concerts in Seoul in December 2017.

Nov 29, 2017

"The Swindlers" (left) and "Justice League"

'The Swindlers' dethrones 'Justice League' at Korean box office

Starring Korean actor Hyun Bin, "The Swindlers" tells the story of a con artist, who is previously known to have died, is alive.

Nov 28, 2017

BTS perform 'MIC Drop' on the 'Ellen' TV show

Calling BTS "the most famous K-pop boy band in the world," DeGeneres introduced the group as they sang "MIC Drop" remix for the first time.

Nov 28, 2017

BTS

Olympic gold medalist Kim Yuna tops brand values for November ad models

Kim Yuna got a total score of 689,459, an increase of 91.89 percent from her September score of 359,298.

Nov 27, 2017

EXO credit BTS, Wanna One for popularizing Hallyu overseas

The BTS and Wanna One boys launched their fourth concert tour "EXO Planet #4: The EℓyXiOn" in Seoul on November 24 to 26, which drew 66,000 fans.

Nov 27, 2017

BTS

Viral song 'Gangnam Style' hits 3 billion views on YouTube

The song's music video was uploaded more than five years ago on July 15, 2012 and it went viral because of its catchy horse-riding choreography.

Nov 27, 2017

'A Taxi Driver' wins best film at 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards

"A Taxi Driver" tells the story of a taxi driver played by Korean actor Song Kang Ho who takes a German TV journalist from Seoul to Gwangju to cover the pro-democracy uprising in 1980.

Nov 27, 2017

BTS' MIC Drop' remix tops iTunes charts in over 60 countries

BTS released a remix version of the song "MIC Drop" featuring Desiigner that was produced by Steve Aoki on November 24.

Nov 25, 2017

BTS

Kim Joo Hyuk tops movie actors' brand values in November

The late Korean actor Kim Joo Hyuk topped the brand reputation rankings for movie actors in November.

Nov 25, 2017

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