Tech - Aug 15, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
The Busan Indie Connect Festival 2025 (BIC 2025) has become the largest indie gaming event in Asia, featuring a record-breaking 592 games from 41 countries at BEXCO from August 15-17. The festival has transformed into an interactive experience with themed zones, hands-on activities, and enhanced facilities that visitors are calling "indie game paradise."
K-WAVE - Aug 15, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
V from BTS has surpassed 4 billion streams across all solo credits on Spotify as of December 2024, making him the most successful K-pop solo artist on the platform with six songs exceeding 400 million streams each. His debut album "Layover" alone has accumulated over 2 billion streams, and he continues breaking records even while serving mandatory military service in South Korea.
Business - Aug 15, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong secured a record $16.5 billion chip manufacturing deal with Tesla and broke Sony's iPhone sensor monopoly with an Apple contract during his 17-day US business trip. These major wins position Samsung as a stronger competitor to TSMC in the global semiconductor market.
K-WAVE - Aug 14, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
AtHeart, a new multinational K-pop girl group backed by SM Entertainment veterans, made their official debut on August 13, 2025, with their EP "Plot Twist" at a Seoul showcase. The six-member group has already gained over 570,000 YouTube subscribers and international media recognition before their debut.
K-WAVE - Aug 14, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
HYBE, the K-pop company behind BTS, launched Santos Bravos, a reality competition series where 16 Latin American contestants compete using Korean training methods to form a new boy band. The multi-platform show premiered August 14 and represents HYBE's first major expansion into Latin music markets.
K-WAVE - Aug 14, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
JTBC's "Esquire: Lawyers Who Dream of Becoming Lawyers" starring Lee Jin-wook and Jung Chae-yeon has achieved remarkable success, climbing to Netflix's global top 3 while more than doubling its domestic viewership from 3.7% to 8.3% in just four episodes.
K-WAVE - Aug 14, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
K-pop group TEEN TOP announces their comeback with mini-album "Just 15, Just Teen Top" featuring title track "Cherry Pie" on August 21, 2025, alongside Seoul concerts on August 23-24 to celebrate their 15th debut anniversary.
K-WAVE - Aug 14, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
IVE has released the tracklist for their fourth mini-album 'IVE SECRET' set for August 25, 2025, featuring six tracks including title song "XOXZ" co-written by member Jang Wonyoung and lyricist Seo Ji Eum, plus "Midnight Kiss" co-written by member Liz.
K-WAVE - Aug 12, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Korean thriller "Murder Report" starring Cho Yeo-jeong and Jung Sung-il premieres September 5, 2025, featuring an unprecedented one-on-one interview format between a desperate journalist and a confessed serial killer entirely set in a hotel suite. Both acclaimed actors expressed bold confidence at the film's press conference, with the psychological thriller promising intense claustrophobic tension and innovative storytelling that relies purely on dialogue rather than action.
K-WAVE - Aug 12, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
NCT WISH released their summer single "Surf" on August 12, 2025, as a pre-release from their upcoming third mini-album "COLOR" set for September 1. The hybrid dance-pop track features summery production and surfing metaphors, building on the group's recent success after their "poppop" album achieved million-seller status.
K-WAVE - Aug 12, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Korean rock band DAY6 has made history by becoming the first domestic band to sell out Goyang Sports Complex (41,000+ capacity) for their 10th anniversary concerts on August 30-31, 2025, while simultaneously announcing their first full album in six years, "The DECADE," set for September release.
Tech - Aug 12, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Mafia: The Old Country is a 12-hour narrative-driven crime game set in 1900s Sicily that prioritizes cinematic storytelling over open-world gameplay, earning a 76 Metacritic score but sparking debate over whether its focused experience justifies the $50 price tag.
K-WAVE - Aug 11, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Netflix's animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters" has made Billboard history as its soundtrack single "Golden" by HUNTR/X becomes the first K-pop song performed by female artists to reach #1 on the Hot 100, breaking a 24-year record since Destiny's Child's "Bootylicious" in 2001.
K-WAVE - Aug 11, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BigHit Music's new boy group CORTIS released a self-choreographed conceptual performance film for their pre-debut track "GO!" shot in Los Angeles, marking the label's first new group debut in six years since TXT.
K-WAVE - Aug 11, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
SEVENTEEN's Incheon concert tickets for their NEW_ world tour sold out instantly on August 11, 2025, demonstrating massive fan demand as the K-pop group celebrates their 10th anniversary while four members prepare for mandatory military service.
Sep 19, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
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K-WAVE - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Isaac
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K-WAVE - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
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