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Ejae, the singer-songwriter behind the global breakout hit "Golden" from Netflix's animated "KPop Demon Hunters," will perform the official 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem "DNA" at the tournament's opening ceremony Thursday in Mexico City, soccer's governing body FIFA said. Ejae is one of four guests featured in "DNA" alongside Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, French DJ and producer David Guetta and American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. The four artists will perform the anthem live for the first time as

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Gen Z American musician breathes new life into Korean classic ballad

An American musician and actor is generating buzz among K-pop fans with his remake of a beloved Korean ballad from the 1990s, breathing new life into a song cherished by generations of Koreans. The artist behind the remake is 18-year-old rising star Julian Lerner, who released his new single, "Even If," on May 29. The track is a reimagining of "Geudaeman Itdamyeon," Korean for "If only I had you," the 1999 hit by Ilgiyebo, a Korean male duo that debuted in 1993. Lerner, who made his film debut a

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BTS tops record 900m streams in Japan with ‘Dynamite’

BTS hit the 900 million streams mark for the first time for an international artist in Japan with “Dynamite,” said label Big Hit Music on Wednesday, citing Oricon’s streaming data. The 2020 megahit is the ninth song to achieve the feat in Oricon’s chart history, and BTS is the sixth artist overall to do so. The disco pop tune released during the COVID-19 pandemic was the first English-language song from the group and made a hotshot debut on Billboard’s Hot 100, a first ever for a K-pop artist. T

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Aespa heads to Mexico for World Cup support

Karina and Winter of girl group Aespa and singer Kwon Eun-bi departed for Mexico on Wednesday to join a cheering squad supporting the Korean national football team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The artists are scheduled to cheer on Korea during its Group A opener against the Czech Republic, scheduled to take place on Thursday, local time. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada from Thursday to July 19, with 48 national teams slated to compete.

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Berlin-Seoul techno takes center stage in Itaewon

The German Embassy in Seoul highlighted techno culture as a bridge for cultural exchange and creative collaboration between Berlin and Seoul on Tuesday. The event, held at a club in Itaewon as part of the embassy’s “Techno Diplomacy” initiative, drew more than 150 club operators, DJs, artists and cultural practitioners. Discussions focused on how techno clubs can serve as creative and community spaces beyond nightlife, featuring speakers Lutz Henke, Norbert Bisky, Joon Kwak and Bada. “Berlin tec

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K-pop artists get involved in FIFA World Cup 2026

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday, with a number of K-pop stars pitching in to lend their support. Lisa of Blackpink will perform at the opening ceremony in Los Angeles as one of the headliners. She has teamed up with Brazilian performer Anitta and Nigerian rapper Rema for “Goals,” which is part of the official soundtrack for the World Cup. TWS will root for the Korean national team with the official anthem “Dream With Us,” befitting the role as the Korea Football Association’s ambassad

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Beyond 'Dreamers': K-pop's soundtrack for 2026 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is no longer an event enjoyed solely by soccer fans. Held once every four years, the tournament attracts billions of viewers worldwide and has long inspired musicians to release official FIFA anthems, national team songs and unofficial tributes. K-pop has become increasingly visible in that tradition. After BTS member Jungkook made history by performing the first FIFA World Cup anthem by a Korean artist with "Dreamers" at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Blackpink's Lisa joined this

BTS’ Jungkook hits milestone on Spotify chart

Jungkook of BTS reached his 150th week on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global Chart with his 2023 megahit “Seven (Feat. Latto),” a fresh milestone for an Asian solo singer. The single ranked No. 98 on the chart dated May 22-28, garnering over 11 million streams during the period and climbing back up five rungs from the previous frame. “Seven” stayed atop the chart for nine weeks upon its release, the longest chart-topping run for a male artist in 2023. It charted 71 days at No. 1 on the Daily Top

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Gwangju Biennale to select artistic director through open call for first time

The Gwangju Biennale Foundation will select the artistic director of the 17th Gwangju Biennale through an open international call, replacing its longstanding recommendation-based appointment system. Under the previous system, artistic directors were selected from a pool of candidates recommended by a small committee. The foundation said the new approach is intended to create a "more open selection process," while placing greater emphasis on curatorial vision, exhibition content and planning capa

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Katherine Bradford’s dreamlike paintings arrive in Seoul

Faceless figures swim together in a big universal pool, walk toward a giant yellow moon and drift across evening skies in Katherine Bradford’s dreamlike paintings. The American artist’s first solo exhibition in Korea, “Living a Dream,” brings around 20 recent works to Gallery Hyundai through July 12. The exhibition introduces Bradford’s distinctive visual language shaped by recurring motifs such as mothers, superheroes and figures in water. Notable featured works include “Mothers Group,” “Sleep

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Mark to perform at World Environment Day opening ceremony in Azerbaijan

Mark is set to take the stage at this year’s World Environment Day opening ceremony in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking his first official public appearance since launching his creative company, Upper Room, and since departing from NCT in April. The event will take place Thursday at 11 a.m., and is expected to bring together global leaders, environmental advocates and artists to commemorate World Environment Day, which is organized annually by the United Nations Environment Program. This year’s officia

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BTS tops Billboard Japan’s mid-year album rankings

The fifth studio album from BTS, “Arirang,” nabbed the top spot on Billboard Japan’s main albums ranking for the first half of this year, according to the chart published on Friday. Main track “Swim” and B-side track “2.0” made the mid-year Hot 100 chart at No. 38 and No. 87, respectively. On Artist 100, BTS claimed the No. 6 spot as the only international artist in the top ten. “Arirang” logged over 750,000 shipments in the country in 11 days and earned triple platinum certification from the Re

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June to spotlight K-pop male acts in wave of comebacks

June is shaping up to be a busy month for men in K-pop, with artists ranging from fifth-generation boy bands to veteran idols returning with new music, as the industry enters the summer. The month has already opened with releases from veteran group Shinee and YG Entertainment’s Treasure, both of which returned Monday. Shinee unveiled its sixth EP, “Atmos,” while Treasure released its fourth EP, “New Wav,” helping set the tone for what is expected to be a packed month of masculine K-pop activity.

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Ive’s 4th Japanese album tops Oricon chart

Ive scored No. 1 on Oricon’s Weekly and Weekly Combined Album Rankings with its fourth album in Japan, “Lucid Dream,” its agency Starship Entertainment said Thursday, citing the chart published Wednesday. This is the third time the group has topped the chart, and it did so with the highest weekly points for a female international artist this year. The mini album was released in May and consists of six tracks, three of which are new, including the title track. Meanwhile, the group is set to go li

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Alex Katz's studies reveal how fleeting moments are transformed into paintings

Alex Katz’s pursuit of the fleeting present takes center stage at the exhibition “Studies” at Thaddaeus Ropac gallery in Seoul, unveiling how the American painter captures a passing moment before refining it into his signature large-format canvases. The exhibition offers a rare glimpse of the working process of the celebrated artist, now 97, whose career spans more than seven decades. Rather than focusing solely on the monumental portraits and landscapes that made him internationally renowned, t

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Seventeen ranks No. 7 on Billboard’s top tour list

Seventeen claimed the No. 7 spot on the biannual top tours ranking published by Billboard on Wednesday, banking the highest rank for a K-pop artist, according to agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday. The group’s “New_” world tour raked in $88 million with 25 shows between October and March, drawing over 574,000 in attendance, placing the 13-member act at No. 9 on the Top Ticket Sales Chart. The tour ran from September until April and attracted more than 900,000 fans on- and offline. Separately,

Why ambiguity matters to German painter Andi Fischer

For German painter Andi Fischer, some of the most important moments in painting happen when things do not go according to plan. "Failure is not the opposite of success, but part of the same process," Fischer said in a recent written interview with The Korea Herald. The artist’s latest exhibition in Seoul, "Feil Good" at Gallery Baton in the spring, reflected a philosophy that embraces uncertainty, mistakes and unexpected outcomes. Rather than treating failure as something negative, Fischer sees

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Architect Lee Jang-hwan named curator of Korean Pavilion at 2027 Venice Biennale

The Arts Council Korea (Arko) has appointed Architect Lee Jang-hwan as the artistic director of the Korean Pavilion at the 2027 Venice Biennale. Centered on the theme of hyper-shrinkage, the planned exhibition combines research on contemporary regional cities with proposals for future architectural and urban models. According to Arko, commissioner of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Lee focuses on abandoned spaces and aging residential structures left in the wake of rapid population d

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim receives France's Order of Arts and Letters

The Jeju 4.3 Massacre in "Jiseul," wartime sexual slavery under the Japanese military in "Grass," families separated by the Korean War in "Waiting," and North Korea in "My Friend Kim Jong Un" — graphic novelist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim has spent years bringing the wounds, pain and resilience of Korea's turbulent modern history to light through deeply human stories. On Thursday, Gendry-Kim became the first Korean comics or graphic novel artist to receive France's Order of Arts and Letters at the rank

Puppy pawlitics: Dog class elections gain traction at Korea’s pet kindergartens

Move over politicians. Dogs are running for office now, too, and competition is "ruff." At some pet kindergartens across South Korea, canine campaigns for class president promise extra playtime, better snack choices and happier school days. These campaigns gained wider attention after the MBC reality show “I Live Alone” featured webtoon artist Kian84’s dog being elected class president at a dog kindergarten on May 22. Kian84 later joked that he no longer understood how the world worked after lea

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