by Ra Hwak Jin/Joonha Yoo
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| ▲ A photo of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, provided by YG Entertainment (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
◇ BLACKPINK unveils Self-portraying song "Pink Venom."
BLACKPINK, the top girl group in the world, is back Friday with "Pink Venom," the first release from its upcoming second full-length album, after an almost two-year hiatus.
During an online press conference held a few hours before the song's release at 1 p.m., BLACKPINK said the song portrayed itself as a group with strikingly conflicting images -- girls with a feminine appearance but serving as a pioneer group of a strong and charismatic "girl crush" concept.
“Born Pink” merges the band's signature powerful hip-hop beats with the sound of "geomungo," a traditional Korean six-stringed zither.
The group also released the song's music video, for which its agency YG Entertainment has reportedly spent the highest production cost ever, timed with the song's release.
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| ▲A photo of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, provided by YG Entertainment (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
The video's last group dance scene is worth watching, according to Lisa.
The tune will be included in "Born Pink," the group's second studio album set to come out on Sept. 16. It marks the band's first full-group release in a year and 10 months since its first studio album titled "The Album" in October 2020.
BLACKPINK is scheduled to become the first K-pop girl group to perform at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, a major music awards show in the United States, on Aug. 28 (U.S. time).
After the new release, the band will begin a massive world tour in October.
The band, however, declined to give details of the upcoming shows.
◇ "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" ends with audience rating of 17.5 percent.
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| ▲This photo, provided by ENA, shows scenes from last episode of "Extraordinary Attorney Woo." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
ENA Wed-Thurs Drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” (“Attorney Woo”), which gained popularity almost to a syndrome, has ended with ratings of around 17% in viewership.
The last episode of “Attorney Woo,” which aired on Thursday 9 p.m., recorded audience ratings of 17.5%, according to the data by Nielson Korea.
It set a new record by easily passing its highest record, 15.8% on episode 9, starring special guest Koo Kyo-hwan.
The last episode resolved secret behind birth of Woo Young Woo, who is a daughter of Tae Soo-mi, candidate for justice minister.
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| ▲This photo, provided by ENA, shows scenes from "Extraordinary Attorney Woo." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Park Eun-bin, who played Woo Young Woo, led the drama with her delicate acting, and the Hanbada people who worked with Woo Young-woo such as Kang Ki-young, Ha Yun-kyung, and Joo Jong-hyuk, also contributed to the story by creating characters with their own colors.
When ENA Wed-Thu drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" ("Attorney Woo") has aired its last episode on Thursday, fans flocked to CGV Yongsan, Seoul. This is because ENA and the production company A-Story held “Wrap-up Group viewing” event for viewers who will miss the drama.
The main actors of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” such as Park Eun-bin, Joo Jong-hyuk, Ha Yun-kyung, Kang Tae-oh, Joo Hyun-young, and Kang Ki-young and director Yoo In-sik appeared on the photo wall set up on one side of the cinema an hour before the airing at 8 pm.
◇ "Hunt" tops 2 million admissions after seven days of its release.
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| ▲This photo, provided by Megabox Plus M, shows the poster of the movie "Hunt." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
S.Korean movie “Hunt,” starring Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung, surpassed a cumulative audience of 2 million on Tuesday, seven days after its release, according to its distribution company Megabox Plus M,
Exceeding 1 million viewers on Aug. 13, it added 1 million moviegoers in just three days.
“Hunt” is topping the box office for nine consecutive days since its release on Aug. 10, according to the integrated network of movie tickets by the Korean Film Council on Friday. The cumulative audience is 2.32 million until Thursday.
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▲This photo, provided by Megabox Plus M. shows movie "Hunt." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
“Hunt” is likely to take over S.Korean box office this weekend.
Director Lee Jung-jae's movie "Hunt" will not only be participating at the SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia under the Official Fantastic Competition Section, but also it will be featured at the U.S. Fantastic Fest as the official invited works.
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