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  G-Dragon sweeps three grand prizes at Melon Music Awards 2025 SEOUL, December 21 (AJP) - K-pop singer G-Dragon dominated the Melon Music Awards 2025 on Saturday, winning three grand prizes and a total of seven awards to emerge as the biggest winner of the night. The artist claimed the top honors of Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year at the 17th annual awards ceremony, held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. He also took home trophies for Top 10, Millions Top 10, Best Male Solo Artist and Best Songwriter. His third full-l December 21, 2025
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  Tottenham bids another emotional farewell to Son in documentary SEOUL, December 18 (AJP) -Tottenham Hotspur has released “Heung-Min Son: Homecoming,” a documentary capturing the final chapter of the South Korean star’s decade-long journey at the club, following his emotional return to North London in December. The film premiered this week on Tottenham’s official streaming platform and documents Son’s long-awaited farewell at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium during the Dec. 9 Champions League match against Slavia Prague. No December 18, 2025
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  G-Dragon included among American fashion magazine's list of influential icons SEOUL, December 17 (AJP) - K-pop singer G-Dragon has been included in American fashion and lifestyle magazine Hypebeast's year-end list of influential figures in a diverse mix of contemporary culture, fashion, music and sports for this year. The annual list of "Hypebeast100" recognizes "leaders in fashion - designers, artists, creative directors and entrepreneurs from all cultural and vocational backgrounds - who have taken up the mantle to challenge and defin December 17, 2025
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  "No Other Choice" , "Golden" enter Oscar shortlists for 98th Academy awards SEOUL, December 17 (AJP) -South Korea has secured two high-profile spots on the Academy Awards shortlists, with “No Other Choice” advancing in the International Feature Film category and “Golden,” from animated feature K-Pop Demon Hunters, shortlisted for Best Original Song, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. No Other Choice — a darkly comic thriller that examines moral compromise and social pressure through an ordinary man pu December 17, 2025
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  Multi-award-winning Korean pianist hospitalized after distressing message SEOUL, December 16 (AJP) -Multi-award-winning South Korean pianist Lim Dong-hyek is recuperating after being taken to a hospital Monday after police responded to concerns over a handwritten message he posted on social media that appeared to signal emotional distress. Seoul’s Seocho Police received a report at around 8:30 a.m. and located Lim in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. He was transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment and is reported to be in stable condition, with December 16, 2025
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  K-Content in 2025: The year animation won — but largely without Korea SEOUL, December 15 (AJP) - Animation was the biggest winner in Korea's film and streaming market in 2025 — a year otherwise marked by stagnation — but much of that success bypassed Korean creators. Japanese R-rated animated films dominated domestic box offices, while local streaming releases struggled to gain traction against international blockbusters such as "KPop Demon Hunters." Industry observers warn that if Netflix's reported pursuit of Warner December 15, 2025
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  Tiffany and Byun Yo-han make latest K-pop superstar couple SEOUL, December 13 (AJP) - Korean-American singer-actress Tiffany Young may become the first member of 18-year-old K-pop girl group, to get married after actor Byun Yo-han confirmed the two were dating with marriage in mind. Byun’s agency, Team Hope, said Monday that “the two actors are currently dating with marriage in mind.” While no wedding date has been finalized, the agency added that the couple wishes to share the news with fans first once plans are decided December 13, 2025
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  Another BTS song hits 700 million views on YouTube SEOUL, December 11 (AJP) - K-pop juggernaut BTS's another music video has racked up over 700 million views on YouTube, their management agency said on Thursday. Released in July 2021, "Permission to Dance" achieved the milestone the previous day, with the septet now having ten such videos under their belt. The upbeat dance-pop track offered comfort during the coronavirus pandemic, encouraging people to find joy and freedom through music. The English-language December 11, 2025
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  SM warns of legal action vs online harassment of Winter after rumor with Jungkook SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) -SM Entertainment has issued a sharp warning over what it calls a surge of malicious online posts targeting aespa member Winter, the South Korean agency threatening to expand legal action against defamation, sexual harassment and fabricated rumors circulating after recent dating speculation involving BTS member Jungkook. In a statement released Wednesday, the agency said it was “fully aware of the seriousness” of the growing wave of harmful co December 10, 2025
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  Mystery thriller debuts at No. 2 on Netflix's non-English chart SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Netflix's latest South Korean series "The Price of Confession" ranked to No. 2 on the American streaming giant's chart for non-English-language shows, immediately after its release last week. Since its release on Dec. 5, the 12-episode series has racked up 2.2 million views as of Wednesday. It also made the top 10 lists in nine countries including Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. The mystery thriller starring actresses Jeon Do-ye December 10, 2025