15 en Cannes‑winning director Park Chan‑wook’s black comedy “No Other Choice” has been shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday released short lists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards. Fifteen preliminary ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:27:22 +0900 Culture Anchor: Rosé and Bruno Mars' hit song "APT." was chosen as the best K-pop song of the year on an annual year-end survey by KBS World Radio, which also let audiences from around the world cast their vote for the best artists and acts. Rosyn Park has more. Report: Rosé and Bruno Mars’ ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:32:53 +0900 Culture The KBS documentary "Glaciers" has received the top prize from the Korea Media and Communications Commission(KMCC). The commission presented the award to the KBS documentary and 14 other works during its Broadcasting Awards ceremony in Seoul on Friday.  "Glaciers" is the nation's first in-depth ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:57:17 +0900 Culture The National Museum of Korea has received more than six million visitors this year as of Thursday. The museum announced that it had reached the milestone at around 2 p.m. Thursday, a new annual record since the museum opened its doors in 1945.  The feat came approximately two months after cumulative ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:43:28 +0900 Culture Maggie Kang, the director of the smash-hit Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters,” will receive the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit.  The culture ministry and the Korea Creative Content Agency will hold the 2025 Korea Content Awards in Seoul on Wednesday and present government certificates of merit ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:44:50 +0900 Culture Veteran actress Kim Ji-mee died Wednesday at the age of 85. Film industry sources said Kim passed away while residing in the United States. Born in 1940 in Daedeok County, South Chungcheong Province, Kim was compared to Elizabeth Taylor and had a career spanning approximately four decades. She appeared in ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:37:31 +0900 Culture Cannes‑winning director Park Chan‑wook’s black comedy “No Other Choice” and Netflix animated hit “KPop Demon Hunters” each received three Golden Globe nominations. The Golden Globes announced the nominees Monday, with “No Other Choice,” starring Lee Byung‑hun and Son Ye‑jin, nominated ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:25:50 +0900 Culture Comedian and TV personality Park Na-rae will suspend all broadcast activities after being accused of mistreating her managers and receiving unauthorized medical treatments. Park wrote on social media on Monday that she would halt her work “until everything is clearly resolved,” and that she could not ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:24:18 +0900 Culture The original soundtrack from Netflix's global hit animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" was number two on Spotify's list of the world's Top 10 Albums. According to Spotify Wrapped 2025 for the year's top artists, songs, albums, podcasts and audiobooks on Wednesday, the "KPop Demon Hunters" OST ranked second ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:14:25 +0900 Culture Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Thursday that cultural heritage can be preserved despite redevelopment in the capital city and reaffirmed his intent to proceed with the construction of a high-rise near the Jongmyo Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Oh made the remarks during a meeting with residents of ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:40:36 +0900 Culture The National Museum of Korea was found to have attracted more than 100 million visitors since it first opened its doors eight decades ago.  The museum, which marked its 80th anniversary on Wednesday, announced that as of the end of November, 100 million, 669-thousand-308 people had visited the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:04:49 +0900 Culture The Literature Translation Institute of Korea has selected three winners for this year’s translation awards. The three are Lee Ki-hyang, Tayfun Kartav and Justyna Agata Najbar-Miller. The LTI Korea Translation Award was established in 1993 to encourage outstanding translators who contribute to ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:40:46 +0900 Culture The National Tax Service(NTS) has selected 12 Korean alcoholic beverages made by local small businesses that will receive government support in entering overseas markets.  The tax agency announced the selection Tuesday during the 2025 K-Suul Award held at the Sejong Convention Center. In Korean, "Suul" ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:56:53 +0900 Culture K-pop group Stray Kids has topped the Billboard 200 albums chart for the eighth time with its new album, “Do It.” Billboard said in a chart preview on Sunday that "Do It" had debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, earning 295-thousand equivalent album units in the United States. According ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:33:02 +0900 Culture KBS has put together a two-day special program to remember veteran actor and former lawmaker Lee Soon-jae, who died Tuesday at 91. A spokesperson said that on Tuesday at 10:45 p.m., KBS will air the first four episodes of its 12-episode drama "Dog Knows Everything," in which Lee starred last year, ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:48:32 +0900 Culture Anchor: Veteran South Korean actor Lee Soon-jae passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 91. He was widely regarded as a legend in his field, with a career spanning more than 140 works across television, as well as additional work in theater and film. The South Korean entertainment industry and fans ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:41:24 +0900 Culture Mark Chagall's 1937 painting "Bouquet de Fleurs" sold for nine-point-four billion won, or six-point-38 million U.S. dollars, at an auction in southern Seoul on Monday. Seoul Auction said the painting, which depicts a couple embracing midair against a backdrop of a bouquet, had sold for the highest ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:38:13 +0900 Culture Veteran actor and former lawmaker Lee Soon-jae died Tuesday at the age of 91. The veteran actor's agency said he died from pneumonia at around 2 a.m. Lee was born in 1934 in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, in present-day North Korea, and graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:13:44 +0900 Culture The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said Friday that it had successfully repatriated a 19th-century painting of Dokseong, or Hermit Sage, that had recently been put up for auction in Austria. The painting of Dokseong, a Daoist deity who was absorbed into Korean shamanism and Buddhism, depicts Naban ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:37:23 +0900 Culture Anchor: South Korean film director Park Chan-wook's black comedy thriller "No Other Choice" took home six awards at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards, including best director, best actress for Son Ye-jin and best supporting actor for Lee Sung-min. Son also made headlines alongside her husband, Hyun Bin, after ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:40:08 +0900 Culture Actors Kim Woo-bin and Shin Min-a will tie the knot next month after dating for ten years.  According to Shin's agency, AM Entertainment, the couple's wedding will take place behind closed doors on December 20 in Seoul, with family and close friends in attendance.  Kim also relayed the news on a ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:41:33 +0900 Culture Numerous K-pop stars, including members of BTS, took home awards at this year's BreakTudo Awards(BTAs), a Brazilian awards show that recognizes creators of music, television and online content. The event's organizers unveiled its winners, selected by fan vote, on its website on ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:55:08 +0900 Culture A 1971 large-scale dot painting by Korean abstract art pioneer Kim Whan-ki sold for eight-point-four million U.S. dollars at a Christie's auction in New York on Monday. The auction house said the oil on cotton painting, "19-VI-71 #206,” measuring 254 centimeters by 203 centimeters, evokes a sense ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:21:09 +0900 Culture UNESCO has urged the South Korean government to address a high-rise redevelopment project near Seoul's Jongmyo Shrine, which was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1995. Korea Heritage Service(KHS) Administrator Huh Min told the press on Monday that he'd recently received a diplomatic and official ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:19:15 +0900 Culture A selection of masterpieces that the late Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-Hee and his family donated to South Korea will be displayed overseas for the first time. The National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art announced on Friday that the exhibition, titled "Korean ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:42:32 +0900 Culture The 2025 G-Star global game exhibition kicked off in Busan for a four-day run.  Organized by the Korea Association of Game Industry, the nation's largest game expo will feature one-thousand-273 companies from 44 countries at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center. South Korean video game ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:15:42 +0900 Culture All five members of the girl group NewJeans said they will return to their agency, ADOR, a year after attempting to terminate their exclusive contract with the firm and accusing the agency of breaching and invalidating its terms. In a press release on Wednesday, ADOR said that members Haerin and Hyein have ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:19:29 +0900 Culture A state-sponsored festival promoting South Korean alcohol will open in Seoul on Friday.  The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced Thursday that it will kick off the 15th Korean Sool Grand Festival 2025, showcasing South Korean alcohol, or sool, at Seoul's aT Center. A record 122 ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:14:02 +0900 Culture South Korean actor Oh Young-soo has been acquitted of sexual misconduct charges on appeal. The Suwon District Court handed down the verdict to the 81-year-old Oh on Tuesday. Oh was charged with forcibly hugging a woman on a walkway and later kissing her in front of her house while staying in a rural area ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:53:26 +0900 Culture President Lee Jae Myung has congratulated South Korean esports team T1 on winning the League of Legends World Championships for the third consecutive year, calling the victory a "remarkable feat" that would go down in esports history. In a Facebook post on Monday, Lee congratulated T1's players and ...

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