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| yna@yna.co.kr 2023-01-22 08:00:17
Ra Hwak-jin / Yunhee Cho
◇ ‘Pachinko' named best foreign language series at Critics Choice Awards
Apple TV+'s Korean language drama "Pachinko" has won the best foreign language series at this year's Critics Choice Awards.
At the ceremony held by the Critics Choice Association in Los Angeles, "Pachinko" won the trophy in the TV category to beat eight other contestants.
It marks the second consecutive year that a Korean-language series has clinched the trophy for the best foreign language series. Last year, Netflix sensation "Squid Game" became the first Korean show to receive the prize given by a group of 500 film and TV broadcast critics in North America.
Based on the 2017 bestselling novel by Korean American author Lee Min-jin, "Pachinko" is a sprawling, multilingual epic that examines four generations of a Korean family during the Japanese occupation of Korea and the subsequent racism that followed.
The eight-episode series revolves around a native Korean girl named Sunja as well as generations of her family, taking place in multiple locations, including South Korea, Japan and the United States.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo-gyoon has congratulated the production team of "Pachinko."
"I applaud the directors who directed the history of the Korean immigrant community with their creativity and excellent skills and the actors who performed the lives and dreams of Korean immigrants," Minister Park said.
◇ BTS Jin completes basic military training
Jin of the mega-hit boy group BTS has greeted fans after completing basic military training.
"I'm having fun and doing well," Jin said on fan community Weverse, along with a photo of him in a military uniform.
"I'm uploading this picture with permission from the military. A.R.M.Y, always be happy and take care of yourself."
Earlier, Jin enlisted as the first member of the BTS on the 13th of last month and joined the boot camp of the 5th Infantry Division in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province.
Jin is to continue his remaining military life as teaching assistant at the 5th Division boot camp, where he completed his training, as he finally passed the assistant instructor selection during the boot camp.
◇ K-pop girl group aespa to perform at New York City's mega-festival
South Korean girl group aespa will perform at The Governors Ball Music Festival 2023, a major annual outdoor music festival in New York City, the group's agency said.
It will become the first K-pop act to perform at the festival, according to SM Entertainment. This year's event will be held at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens from June 9-11, featuring acts from a wide range of genres, including electronic, indie, rock, rap and hip-hop, with Lizzo, ODESZA and Kendrick Lamar as headliners.
The Korean quartet will perform on the main stage on the second day of the festival.
In April, aespa debuted at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the largest outdoor music festival in the United States. It later performed at the 2022 Good Morning America Summer Concert Series, an annual summer concert hosted by ABC channel's famous morning television program.
◇ NCT Dream wins Grand Prize at 32nd Seoul Music Awards
South Korean smash hit boy group NCT Dream has raked up another music award — the septet won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 32nd Seoul Music Awards held on Jan. 19 at the Olympic Gymnastic Arena (KSPO Dome) in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
NCT Dream’s Jeno began the group’s acceptance speech by saying, “It is beyond our expectations to start off the new year with such an honorable award,” adding, “We would like to give our love and thanks to our Seasonies (an epithet for the group’s fandom). Let’s grow together with NCT Dream.”
Meanwhile, KARA, a South Korean pop girl group that made a comeback as a group for the first time in seven years with their 15th-anniversary album, won the “K-pop Special Award.”
It was the first time that the group won an award at the Seoul Music Awards since they received the “Hallyu Special Award” and “Bonsang” in 2012.
Han Seung-yeon of Kara honored the deceased member Koo Ha-ra, saying, “I have a friend who could not make it to today’s Awards ceremony with us, and I will be honorably receiving this award with her.”
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