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Lastly, BTS member Jimin's first solo album, "Face," ranked No. 2 on this week's Billboard 200 chart. Being the first time to rank under his own name, "Face" is now the highest-charting release on the chart by a South Korean solo musician. #방탄소년단
#BTS
#Jimin
#지민 #페이스
Lastly, South Korean boy band
@ATEEZofficial
achieved its first
@billboard
200 chart No. 1 with 'THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL' for the week of December 16th. The group becomes only the 7th K-pop act to achieve this feat.
@billboardcharts
#에이티즈
#K
팝 #빌보드 #앨범차트
And finally,
#Jungkook
, a member of the
#KPop
sensation
#BTS
, will perform at the opening ceremony of the
#Qatar2022
#WorldCup
on Sunday. The singer’s management agency,
#BigHit
Music, said he will also feature on the official soundtrack of the competition. #정국 #월드컵 #개막식
The Korean Army has discharged what would have been the country’s first transgender soldier. To discuss this we have law professor Cho Hee-kyung from Hongik Univ. &
@koreatimes
reporter Lee Suh-yoon on
#InDepthNewsAnalysis
.
And finally, popular singer-songwriter
#IU
is set to become the first Korean female act to hold a concert at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in September. The show, titled “The Golden Hour”, will coincide with the 14th anniversary of her debut. #아이유 #올림픽주경기장 #단독콘서트
Meanwhile, '2022
#KoreaFestival
', Europe’s largest
#Hallyu
event since the pandemic, will kick off for 2 days from Saturday in Frankfurt. It will be held in conjunction with
#KPOPFLEX
, a concert featuring EXO member Kai, (G)I-DLE, Enhypen, and more.
@kpop_flex
#코리아페스티벌
Meanwhile, BTS member Jin has collaborated with Coldplay for his solo single
#TheAstronaut
. It's the second time the singer worked with the band, after "My Universe" in 2021. "The Astronaut," co-written by Jin and Coldplay, will be released next Friday. #진 #솔로곡 #콜드플레이
And finally,
#YouTube
announced on Thursday that solo artist
#IU
’s appearance on
#DingoMusic
’s
#KillingVoice
series was the most watched video by South Korean users this year, with over 30 million views. #유튜브 #아이유 #라이브
Lastly, V of
@bts_bighit
will become the 7th member of the group to release a solo album. According to an announcement by Big Hit Music on Wednesday, the singer will be collaborating with Min Hee-jin, CEO of
@alldoorsoneroom
, to produce the album.
#방탄소년단 #뷔 #빅히트 #민희진
We've been talking about them pretty much non-stop, but
#BTS
is coming to KBS!(not panicking at all....) The current
#Billboardhot100
leaders will be interviewed by the News9 team later today - join the YouTube live stream from 5PM KST, @ KBS WORLD Radio
#BTS_Dynamite
#BTSARMY
@Pirates
@Padres
Lastly, a documentary film called "KANG DANIEL: MY PARADE" about singer Kang Daniel’s first world tour “First Parade” will be released in more than 30 countries around the world. The film will hit theaters on August 30th and September 2nd.
#강다니엘 #월드투어 #영화 #마이퍼레이드
On
#KoreaTrending
, we talk about notorious child sex offender
#ChoDoosoon
receiving welfare benefits, the
#KBO
announcing its 2021 regular-season schedule, and
#Kpop
soloist
#KangDaniel
teasing his comeback on Feb. 16. #조두순 #복지급여 #프로야구 #정규시즌 #강다니엘 #컴백
As always, you can listen to our previous episodes from our website or through major podcast apps, but you can also check out our interview with Henry Cheng on YouTube:
It was announced this month that TWO books translated by our
#KoreaBookClub
contributor
@antonhur
had been longlisted for the
#2022InternationalBooker
Prize! We’ll be talking to him today to get his reaction and discuss what it means to him. #한국문학 #부커상 #안톤허 #번역가
And finally,
#Kpop
girl group
#Blackpink
have announced that their highly-anticipated second studio
#album
will be released in September.
@ygent_official
also revealed a pre-release single will be released in August and that a world tour will begin in October. #블랙핑크
#BORNPINK
“One Coal Briquette” (1994) by Ahn Do hyun is a poem about selflessness and self-sacrifice, that was recently made popular again by the hit series
#ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo
.
@barrypwelsh
helps us learn more about the charming poem for
#KoreaBookClub
today. #안도현 #연탄한장
And finally,
#Hybe
have announced that
#RM
, the leader of the
#KPop
Group
#BTS
, will release his first official solo
#album
, “
#Indigo
” on December 2. The rapper is set to become the third BTS member to release a solo album following J-hope and Jin.
@bts_bighit
#방탄소년단 #인디고
Lastly,
@MyloveKBS
‘s new music talk show “The Seasons” with host
@JAYBUMAOM
premiered on Sunday, with the singer/producer showing his free-spirited views, smooth ad-libs, and a fresh take on hosting in the first episode.
#JayParkDriveMCDebut
#더시즌즈 #박재범 #박재범의드라이브
Today, a UK-based artist Sam Cox, more widely known as Mr. Doodle, will join us to tell us about his career as a doodler, his exhibition in Seoul and more. Be sure to tune in to find out more about his amazing work!
#mrdoodle
#doodleworld
#doodles
#korea24
The internationally best-selling writer
#HanKang
has a new book, #작별하지않는다 (‘No Goodbyes’), tackling a dark chapter in Korean history; the Jeju Uprising. Literary
#translator
@antonhur
introduces the highly anticipated work for us on
#KoreaBookClub
. #한강작가
@munhakdongne
On today's
#KoreaTrending
Typhoon Lingling is forecast to arrive in Korea on Friday, Gyeonggi Province plans to install cameras in private medical institutions and the heir apparent of CJ Group is caught trying to smuggle drugs into the country
#링링 #경기도 #수술실 #이선호
Korean-American
#basketball
guard Kianna Smith of the Yongin Samsung Life Blueminx joins us for
#TouchBaseInSeoul
. She talks about her basketball family, her transition from the
#WNBA
to the
#WKBL
and her dreams to play for S.Korea. #키아나스미스 #여자프로농구 #삼성생명
@_naannna
#SarahMurray
, head coach of the S. Korean women's national
#icehockey
team shares her experiences at the
@pyeongchang2018
as well as her future plans. It's her first radio appearance! Tune into our show to find out more :)
Amid the
#COVID19
outbreak, an emergency rescue package was introduced last week to aid smaller businesses. There are also talks of a new 'disaster basic income.' Prof. Kim Sung-hyun and Prof. Lee Seung-yoon join us to discuss its pros and cons. #재난기본소득
#InDepthNewsAnalysis
Short-track speed skater Cheyenne Goh, who will compete in the
@pyeongchang2018
and is the first Singapore athlete to compete in a Winter Olympics, joins us in the studio for <Korea24>'s Touch Base in Seoul
It’s our monthly edition of
#KoreaBookClub
where
@antonhur
introduces us to popular Korean works that have yet to be translated. This week, we look at Sang Young Park’s first full novel
#1
차원이되고싶어 which Anton has titled ‘LIE LIKE LINES’. #박상영
@munhakdongne
@novelistpark
For
#KoreaBookClub
this week, we’ll be taking a look back at the literary trends of 2021 with
@AntonHur
, from historical to speculative fiction, as well as children’s and YA books. We’ll also look forward to what’s coming up in 2022 for
#KoreanLiterature
. #한국문학
For an extended
#InDepthNewsAnalysis
, we invited translators
@AntonHur
and Alyssa Kim to discuss what the challenges of translating Korean
#literature
and
#movies
are, and how we can bring these works to a wider global audience. #번역가 #문학번역 #영상번역
It was announced in January that Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho was working on a new film based on the science-fiction novel
#Mickey7
. We speak to the author,
@edashtonwriting
, for
#TouchBaseInSeoul
, to learn about the work and the upcoming adaptation. #에드워드애슈턴 #미키7
Every week on
#KoreaBookClub
we introduce books related to Korea. On today's
#TouchBaseinSeoul
, literary translator
@AntonHur
joins the show to talk about his job of ensuring that English speakers can enjoy Korean literature and his translation group
@smoking_tigers
. Tune in!
On
#KoreaBookClub
,
@AntonHur
shares the
#queer
#YAAnthology
"So That's Why We Fall in Love," written by several promising Korean authors. He reviews the anthology featuring queer characters and romantic narratives, published by
@Dolbegae79
. #그래서우리는사랑을하지
For
#KoreaBookClub
,
@barrypwelsh
reviews 'The Picture Bride' by the best-selling author Lee-Geum yi. The inspiring story follows 18-year-old Willow, who leaves Japanese-occupied Korea in 1918 to go to Hawaii as a so-called Picture Bride. #이금이 #알로하나의엄마들 #사진신부
Korean National Ballet Artistic Director, Kang Sue-jin, joins us today for Touch Base in Seoul to discuss her career and advice for youths
@KN_BALLET
#KangSueJin
#ballet
#강수진 🎼🎶🎙️
On
#KoreaBookClub
,
@AntonHur
brings us "From Siseon" by
@callmeRang
. Tune in to hear how this story is dedicated to the women who lived through the 20th century through the themes of colonialism, mixed marriage, and the ubiquity of violence against women. #시선으로부터 #정세랑
For
#KoreaBookClub
,
@barrypwelsh
reviews Pak Kyongni’s 'The Age of Doubt,' a short story about a widow struggling to survive the aftermath of the Korean War. The story, translated by
@AntonHur
, was published as part of a collection by
@HonfordStar
last year. #박경리 #불신시대
On
#KoreaTrending
, a USFK employee with
#COVID19
is found to have left self-quarantine, a woman helps catch a drunk driver, and actress
#SongHyekyo
teams up w/ a professor to donate pamphlets in LA to teach people about Korea's independence movements. #방역수칙 #음주운전 #송혜교
We have another
#scifi
book for
#KoreaBookClub
this week!
@barrypwelsh
introduces us to ‘The Cabinet' by Kim Un-su, which t tells the story of an office worker tasked with watching over a group of individuals going through strange mutations. #캐비닛 #김언수작가
@angryrobotbooks
Literary
#YouTube
influencer, or
#BookTuber
, Winter Kim #김겨울 joins us for
#TouchBaseInSeoul
this week. She tells us about how she began her popular channel, how she manages her time, and how reading should be fun! #겨울서점 #북튜버 #김겨울작가
@wintersoundbook
Starting March,
#KoreaBookClub
invites literary translator
@AntonHur
every last week to share books that are hot among Korean readers! For the first book, he chose #일의기쁨과슬픔(The Joys and Sorrows of Work) by
@j_ryujin_
, a short story collection about, that's right, work!
On
#KoreaTrending
, we talk about the husband of S.Korea's foreign minister sparking controversy over his trip to the US, new rules on wearing masks starting from next month, and
#SuperM
's
#SuperOne
landing 2nd on the
#Billboard200
. #이일병교수 #밸브마스크 #슈퍼엠
#SuperMxMarvel
On
#ExploreKorea
we continue our journey on
#JejuIsland
w/ Allison. Before, we trekked its mountain trails, and today, we head to the coast as Allie shares her top
#beach
picks. She also dives into the history of
#Jeju
's famous female divers, the
#Haenyeo
. #제주도 #해녀 #해변
In today's Touch Base in Seoul, translator of Korean literature Brother Anthony of Taizé recites in our studio “Back to Heaven,” a poem by Chon Sang-pyong #귀천 #천상병
#koreanpoetry
#poetry
#Basketball
player Jameel Warney of the
#SKKnights
joins us on the line for
#TouchBaseinSeoul
today. We will speak to him about what it was like finishing the season in first place, how he is preparing for the playoffs and how he has found life in Korea.
#sk
나이츠 #자밀워니
#KBL
On
#KoreaBookClub
,
@AntonHur
brings us "Once You Fall for Dok Go-sum(#독고솜에게반하면)" by Hur Jin-hee(#허진희). Hear how this award-winning
#fantasynovel
/
#YANovel
addresses teenage classroom dynamics, politics, and bullying through the eyes of both protagonist and antagonist.
#Korean
#volleyball
is becoming increasingly popular, driven by tremendously talented athletes that play the game. Adora Anae, one of
#Vleague
’s best
#international
players, talks about her success on the court and her journey to
#Korea
on Touch Base in Seoul #배구
@anaealator
What could go wrong on a ship full of dangerous criminals? We find out on “Project Wolf Hunting”, our first film for
#MovieSpotlight
this week.
@jasebechervaise
and
@darcypaquet
also review "Thunderbird", an indie thriller about debts and betrayal. #영화리뷰 #늑대사냥 #썬더버드
At the recent
#Cannes
Film Festival, Park Chan-wook won Best Director for “Decision to Leave” and Song Kang-ho won Best Actor for his role in “Broker”.
@pierceconran
joins us for
#InDepthNewsAnalysis
to discuss what their wins mean for Korean cinema. #칸영화제 #박찬욱 #송강호
For
#KoreaBookClub
,
@barrypwelsh
reviews the poetry collection 'Nearly All Happiness' by Lee Soyoun, published by Asia Publishers. Translated by Sunnie Chae, this is the first collection of Lee’s poems to be translated into English. #이소연 #시집 #거의모든기쁨
#poems
#poetry
On
#KoreaBookClub
,
@BarryPWelsh
brings us the thought-provoking book, "
#TheDisasterTourist
(#밤의여행자들)" by Yun Ko-eun. Tune in to hear how Yun satirically criticizes the relationship between capitalization and
#climatechange
as well as tourism in developing countries. #윤고은
Lastly, trot singer Lim Young-woong’s popularity seems to continuously grow, as his new single 'Grains of Sand' topped real-time charts in S. Korea as soon as it was released online at 6 pm on Monday. #임영웅 #모래알갱이 #신곡
This week on
#KoreaBookClub
,
@antonhur
introduces us to ‘Earth is Fine, It’s the Humans Who Are In Trouble’ by Kwak Jaesik, a book that teaches us about climate change through engaging and imaginative stories. #지구는괜찮아우리가문제지 #곽재식 #기후변화
@JaesikKwak
@acrossbook
Novelist and writer
#BoraChung
has dropped by the studio for
#TouchBaseInSeoul
, to talk about her highly acclaimed short story collection
#CursedBunny
, as well as what inspires her, and her work as a translator of Russian and Polish literature. Tune in shortly! #정보라 #저주토끼
Earlier this year,
#NewYork
became the 3rd US state to designate November 22 as
#KimchiDay
, thanks to Korean American Assemblymember Ron Kim. He joins us for
#TouchBaseInSeoul
to tell us more about the day, as well as his life as a public servant. #김치의날 #뉴욕
@rontkim
On Saturday, to mark
#IDAHOBIT
this week, a civic group for sexual minorities held a rally near the new presidential office in Yongsan to call for the passage of anti-discrimination laws. To learn more we speak to
@koryodynasty
for today’s
#InDepthNewsAnalysis
. #차별금지법
JS Park (
@jsparkblog
) is a hospital chaplain in Florida who's counseled 1000s of patients facing death. He's been holding open discussions about death and the concept of mortality online, and he joins
#TouchBaseinSeoul
to discuss this. #미국 #목사 #임종 #환자 #상담 #채플린 #사역