Journalist

Choi Song-hee
  • Pop-up stores for popular South Korean time-slip series set to open across Asia
    Pop-up stores for popular South Korean time-slip series set to open across Asia SEOUL, September 30 (AJP) - Following the huge success of cable channel tvN's period drama "Bon Appétit, Your Majesty," pop-up stores selling merchandise and other goods in three Asian countries are expected to keep captivating fans. The drama's production company, Studio Dragon, said on Tuesday it will open pop-up stores in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, with the one in Seoul running from Thursday through next week. In Japan, these stores will be available from Wednesday to Oct. 10 in Tokyo, before touring several Japanese cities including Fukuoka, Nagoya, and Osaka. The drama's script featuring memorable lines and scenes will also be available for pre-order starting Thursday, along with photobooks and other merchandise. "Thanks to the drama's overwhelming popularity, we've prepared a variety of merchandise including posters, postcards, stickers, embroidery, key rings, and utensils," said a Studio Dragon staffer, expressing hopes to delight fans. The 12-part time-slip series, along with a special episode, which concluded early this week, topped Netflix's global chart for non-English TV shows for two consecutive weeks and remained in the global top 10 for five weeks, amassing 32.4 million views and 265.8 million viewing hours within a month, making it one of this year's top dramas. * This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP. 2025-09-30 14:53:50
  • Rookie boy bands debut album ranks 15th on Billboard 200
    Rookie boy band's debut album ranks 15th on Billboard 200 SEOUL, September 24 (AJP) - K-pop boy band CORTIS's debut album has made it onto the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart for this week. According to Billboard's latest chart released Tuesday, the quintet's "Color Outside The Lines" ranked 15th, just a few weeks after its release earlier this month, an impressive feat for a rookie K-pop act. The album contains five tracks including "What You Want," a song about pursuing dreams with confidence. CORTIS also ranked 24th on the American music chart's "Artist 100," which evaluate the "most popular artists across all genres" based on weekly album and track sales. The five-member group debuted with the album on Sept. 8, becoming the first new boy band in about six years from K-pop behemoth Big Hit Music, after Tomorrow X Together (TXT) in 2019. * This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP. 2025-09-24 10:10:39