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A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...

While North Korean propaganda is nothing new, the difference this time is that “Friendly Father” was posted on TikTok – whose ...

The tune describes leader Kim Jong Un as "warm-hearted" and "friendly". Songs about Kim Jong Un and the ruling Workers' Party of Korea are broadcast regularly in North Korea.

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Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Starring Song Hye-kyo, Lee Do-hyun, Lim Ji-yeon, Park Sung-hoon and Yum Hye-ran, this drama began at the end of Dec.

The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once he had received a promise of ...

Korean, known in the language itself as Kugo, is the language of the Korean Peninsula in northeast Asia. In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) there are 20 million ...

It's the weekly news quiz - how closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days? Some mobile users may experience difficulties. If you cannot ...

It follows the life of Park Doo-chill (Song), who goes by the name Uncle Samsik — equivalent to the Korean word for three meals. As the country is going through difficult times, Park’s ...

There is also more diversity in Korean popular music than suggested by the K-pop phenomenon. Finally, as K-pop became more successful, it did not become more similar in its audio features to ...

The unexpected passing of beloved actress Park Ji Ah on September 30 has prompted her co-stars and many from the ...