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방탄소년단, 배드 버니 기록 깼다…‘아리랑’ 올해 최다 1위 음반 등극 ‘신기록’

[OSEN=강서정 기자] 방탄소년단이 또 신기록을 세웠다.방탄소년단의 정규 5집 ‘아리랑’이 글로벌 오디오·음원 스트리밍 플랫폼 스포티파이의 최신 ‘위클리 톱 앨범 글로벌’(집계 기간: 5월 29일~6월 4일)에서 1위를 차지하며 통산 8번째 1위를 기록했다. 이는 ‘그래미 어워즈’에서 올해의 앨범상을 포함해 3개의 상을 수상한 배드 버니(Bad Bunny

MZ도 홀렸다, MJ 매직

“더 이상 마이클 잭슨은 없다. 나는 세상을 충격에 빠뜨릴 새롭고 믿을 수 없는 배우이자 가수, 댄서가 돼야 한다. 나는 마법이 될 것이다.” 1979년, 스물한 살의 마이클 잭슨(1958∼2009)은 투어 일정표 뒷면에 스스로를 향한 선언문을 썼다. 잭슨 파이브의 막내로 ‘에이비시(ABC)’와 ‘아이 원트 유 백(I Want You Back)’을 부르던 그는 그때 이미 자신이 벗어나야 할 과거와 새로 만들어야 할 이미지를 생각하고 있었다. 그해 발표한 성인 솔로 가수의 출발점 ‘오프 더 월(Off The Wall)’을 시작으로 ‘스릴러(Thriller·1982년)’, ‘배드(Bad·1987년)’를 거치며 잭슨은 팝 음악 시장의 구도를 바꿔놓았다. 올해 개봉한 그의 전기영화 ‘마이클’의 글로벌 흥행을 계기로 스크린과 음원 차트, 숏폼 영상 등을 통해 부활한 ‘팝의 황제’ 마이클 잭슨 신드롬을 살펴봤다.● 영화가 촉발한 ‘마이클의 재림’잭슨의 생애를 다룬 전기영화 ‘마이클’은 올

Ateez fills 14th EP with self-written songs

Ateez posted the full tracklist for its 14th mini album, “Golden Hour: Part 5,” on Friday via agency KQ Entertainment. The upcoming set will comprise five tracks, including the lead single “Bad.” Hongjoong and Mingi participated in writing lyrics for all songs that underline the range of the eight-member act’s music spectrum. The EP will be released on June 26, about four months after the previous EP, which hit the Billboard 200 at No. 3 and sold over 1.5 million copies in one week. Two days aft

‘bad smell’로는 부족해… 가성비 숙소의 쿰쿰한 냄새 ‘musty’

BTS stays atop Billboard’s global chart with ‘Swim’

BTS added yet another week to its chart-topping run on the Billboard Global excl. US chart with “Swim,” according to the latest ranking dated June 6. “Swim” has spent 8 weeks at No. 1, tying the record BTS set with 2020 hit “Dynamite” and extending the most weeks atop the chart for a track from this year. The group also has the most No. 1 songs on the chart at eight, which is “double the total of its closest competitors; Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Taylor Swift,” according to Billboard. The main tr

Snapshots from the polls

Voting in South Korea’s local elections began at 6 a.m. Wednesday, kicking off a nationwide vote that will shape local leadership for the next four years. People of all ages turned out to cast their ballots, including a 110-year-old woman in Gwangju. Children accompanying their parents to polling stations were also a common sight. While polling stations are typically set up at schools and community centers, a range of everyday venues were transformed into voting sites — from badminton courts and

Africa needs tech transfer, not just aid, Egyptian FM says

Egypt-Korea partnership for sustainable development needs technology transfer and joint defense production African countries need technology transfer, investment and industrial cooperation from South Korea rather than aid-based ties, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Tuesday, calling for “a real partnership based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation” and concrete outcomes for the 2029 Korea-Africa Summit. Technology transfer was a central theme of the discussions, with Abdelatty

Bessent stresses Trump's 'redlines' in Iran negotiations amid report of tentative deal

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday reiterated President Donald Trump's "redline" demands in negotiations with Iran, including Tehran's commitment not to seek nuclear weapons, amid reports that Washington and Tehran have reached a tentative peace deal awaiting Trump's final approval. Speaking at a White House press briefing, Bessent stressed that Trump will not make a bad deal from the peace talks with the Islamic Republic, pointing out that the United States does not have "unlimited

Lee orders full investigation into fatal overpass collapse

President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday ordered a sweeping investigation into a deadly collapse at an aging Seoul overpass demolition site and a separate construction scandal involving missing reinforcing bars at a high-speed commuter rail project. Lee instructed authorities to examine whether the two incidents stemmed from “bad practices that persist in parts of society, putting money and efficiency ahead of safety.” “Whether the fatal accident at the Seosomun overpass demolition site the other day

우리는 여전히 마이클 잭슨의 시대를 산다

(* 이 글은 영화의 스포일러를 포함하고 있습니다.) 마이클 잭슨의 전기 영화 이 전 세계 수익 8억 달러 돌파했다. 에 이어 올해 개봉한 영화 중 두 번째 성적이다. 국내에서는 100만 관객을 돌파했다. 앤트완 퓨콰 감독이 연출한 은 '팝의 황제' 마이클 잭슨이 보이 밴드 잭슨파이브(Jackson 5)로 데뷔했던 1960년대부터 역사상 가장 성공한 앨범 와 로 상징되는 전성기를 그리는 데에 집중하고 있는 작품이다. 은 첫 공개 당시 영화 자체로서는 미묘한 평가를 받았다. 마이클 잭슨이 가장 아꼈던 여동생이자 팝스타 자넷 잭슨, 디바 다이애나 로스처럼 마이클 잭슨의 인생에서 빼놓을 수 없는 인물들, 그리고 '위 아 더 월드(We Are The World)'의 탄생 등 중대한 사건들이 전혀 언급되지 않았다. 여러 현실적 제약이 있었겠으나, '팝의 황제'의 전기 영화로서는 아쉬움이 남는다. 전체 내용보기

BTS Wins Its 2nd AMA Artist of the Year Award

[Culture] : Global superstar group BTS won the American Music Awards’ Artist of the Year at this year’s ceremony. The South Korean boy band picked up the top honor at the 52nd American Music Awards, or AMAs, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, beating out Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, Justin ... [more...]

BTS wins artist of the year at American Music Awards

BTS won artist of the year at the 52nd American Music Awards on Monday, marking the group’s second victory in the ceremony’s top category. The group received the award after returning as a full group earlier this year with its fifth studio album, “Arirang,” following the completion of all seven members’ military service. BTS claimed the award over fellow nominees including Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga, underscoring the group’s continued global influence. The win also marked

BTS eyes top prize again at American Music Awards

K-pop supergroup BTS is seeking to clinch its second Artist of the Year award, considered the top honor, at the American Music Awards as the ceremony takes place in Las Vegas on Monday (US time). The septet is nominated in three categories this year, including the flagship Artist of the Year award, where it will compete against global stars, such as Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift. BTS will attend the ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the first time in five years, having last app

[Lim Woong] Discerning the difference: Good AI vs. bad AI

In the early innings of a technological shift, the public narrative is almost always fear and “pushback.” We fret over video games that swallow adolescents’ interest in books, internet pornography that "trains" the user’s brain into compulsion, and teenagers trapped in the dopamine loops of social media. Layered atop this is the geopolitical sludge of propaganda, surveillance and industrial-scale disinformation, often orchestrated by state actors like China and Russia. Soon enough, the counter-n