V&A celebrates 'Korean Wave' of popular culture with new exhibition
V&A museum is celebrating South Korean popular culture and its rise to global prominence in a new exhibition opening this week.
Thu Sep 22 2022
'Gangnam Style' impact endures a decade after it broke the internet
"Gangnam Style" showed the music industry what could be achieved through internet platforms and social media.
Thu Jul 14 2022
10 years after 'Gangnam Style', Psy is happier than ever
Psy is living his best life - proud of his "greatest trophy" and free from the pressure of repeating that unprecedented success.
Tue Jun 07 2022
Former K-pop singer jailed for three years over prostitution, fraud scandal
Seungri was sentenced to three years in prison and fined nearly $1 million on Thursday after a court convicted him of crimes including procuring prostitutes.
Thu Aug 12 2021
No Psy but BTS play on as Seoul bans fast gym music
The regulations aim at stopping gym-goers from breathing too hard or splashing sweat on others.
Tue Jul 13 2021
No more 'Gangnam Style': South Korea's COVID rules demand slower workout music in gyms
Health officials say the measure was intended to prevent breathing too fast or splashing sweat to other people.
Mon Jul 12 2021
As end to pandemic mask-wearing nears, South Koreans scramble to arrange cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgeons say patients are interested in all parts of the face that can be easily hidden under masks.
Mon Jan 04 2021
'Baby Shark' becomes most-watched YouTube video
The video has more than seven billion plays.
Tue Nov 03 2020
After ruling K-pop, BLACKPINK aim to takeover pop world too
Four years after they debuted as the next buzzed-about girl group on the K-pop music scene, BLACKPINK's lofty dreams in music have come into fruition.
Fri Oct 02 2020
Korean rapper Psy shelves 'Gangnam Style' and returns to roots
Psy, who made his debut in 2001, wants to stay on stage for as long as he can, but his biggest dream is to retire just before people start telling him he's washed up.
Tue May 23 2017
Psy says 'no chance' of another Gangnam Style success
"Gangnam Style" star Psy acknowledged Monday that he could never repeat the phenomenal global success of his 2012 hit, but said he was perfectly happy being "just another" K-pop artist.
Mon Nov 30 2015
Psy to release first album after 'Gangnam Style'
The South Korean singer is set to release his new album on December 1.
Tue Nov 03 2015
Psy's 'Gangnam Style' renews YouTube record
Psy has set another YouTube record after the music video for his hit single "Gangnam Style" broke 2.4 billion views.
Tue Aug 25 2015
Gangnam Style' gallops beyond YouTube counter
YouTube said that the 2012 song by South Korea's this week reached the maximum number of views that its counter had imagined to be conceivable.
Thu Dec 04 2014
Asian Games: 'Gangnam Style' welcome met by 'Pyongyang Style' silence
North Korea were welcomed to the Asian Games on Thursday to the strains of "Gangnam Style", their athletes and officials gave a polite smile but put up a wall of stony silence in return.
Thu Sep 18 2014
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024