Everland, Korea’s largest theme park, is transforming its expansive grounds into a sprawling festival arena to honor the veteran boy band g.o.d., marking the group’s 10,000th day since its debut. The corporate collaboration underscores a growing trend in the entertainment industry of merging physical infrastructure with pop music franchises to capture fan loyalty. Samsung C&T Resort Group, the amusement park's operator, said Wednesday that it will host a four-day celebration, called “Sky Blue Balloon Week,” running from Wednesday through Saturday. The project effectively reengineers the theme park into a massive, site-specific retrospective built around one of Korea’s most enduring musical acts. Since entering the music scene in 1999, g.o.d. has remained a prominent fixture in the country’s cultural landscape. The five-member group is widely recognized for the emotional ballads and accessible harmonies that helped define the foundational era of contemporary Korean pop music, long before K-pop became a global economic export. The four-day event will feature multimedia exhibiti

MC Mong, a hip-hop artist and music producer who co-founded One Hundred Label and its subsidiary Big Planet Made, abruptly went live on social media Monday evening to address mounting controversies surrounding him. The move that immediately drew comparisons to former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin's explosive press conference two years ago. During the livestream, MC Mong, alone, delivered emotional remarks addressing rumors surrounding his alleged affair with Cha Ga-won, co-founder of One Hundred Label an

Former AOA member Kwon Min-a said Monday that a recent court ruling in her sexual assault case had brought her a sense of closure, 18 years after she was assaulted at age 14. In a social media post, Kwon said the appeals court recognized the rape allegation against her perpetrator, describing the outcome as meaningful despite legal limits on punishment due to the expired statute of limitations. According to the singer, the court, while acknowledging the rape charge, did not accept the charge of

Actor Gang Dong-won is ready to surprise audiences by showcasing a demanding physical transformation and a completely new side of his acting skills in the upcoming comedy film "Wild Sing.” Directed by Sohn Jae-kon, "Wild Sing" follows Triangle, a faded three-member idol group that attempts a comeback after 20 years out of the spotlight. Gang portrays Hyun-woo, the leader of the group, who transitions from a top idol to a struggling television personality. "When my close friends saw the teaser trailer, one of them jokingly asked me if I was running out of money because my character looked so desperate and funny," Gang said during an interview with The Korea Times at a cafe in Seoul, Tuesday. Known for his sharp looks and diverse filmography, which includes hits like the fantasy action film "Jeon Woochi: The Taoist Wizard" (2009), the mystery thriller "The Priests" (2015) and the crime comedy "A Violent Prosecutor" (2016), Gang this time takes on a highly unconventional and humorous character. "The teaser generated a lot of buzz online, and the public reaction was incredibly passionate,