Girl group EXID is embarking on it first Asia tour in June, its agency Banana Culture Entertainment announced Friday.EXID will kick off the tour with a Hong Kong concert on June 17, and proceed to Singapore and other countries, the agency said.The girl group has been rising in popularity throughout Asia. Its recent song “Night Rather Than Day” topped the Chinese YinYuetai charts, the iTunes KPOP charts, the Malaysia iTune KPOP chart and the Vietnamese iTunes charts upon its April release.  Promo

Alien: Covenant(US)Opened May 9Sci-fi, thriller. Directed by Ridley ScottThe Covenant is a gigantic colony ship carrying thousands of colonists and embryos in hypersleep, bound for a new remote planet with a new energy source when members aboard (Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup) believe they have discovered a new, uncharted plot of paradise in space. There, they meet David (Michael Fassbender), a survivor of the previous Prometheus expedition. But the Utopian universe turns dark when alien for

Laura Poitras’ “Risk” is hardly the first feature film to take on Julian Assange, the elfin WikiLeaks mastermind who has spent the past decade exposing powerful secrets and cultivating his notoriety on the world stage. He has been addressed in several prior documentaries, notably Alex Gibney’s “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” and was even played by a platinum-haired Benedict Cumberbatch in the little-seen Hollywood drama “The Fifth Estate.”But Poitras, one of the most intrepid and inc

The promising young writer Katie Dippold, who wrote “The Heat” and “Ghostbusters,” strikes out with her third feature, “Snatched.” This mother-daughter kidnapping comedy starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn is a huge disappointment, and for Schumer, this is a low moment of a career that’s been peaking. As Emily, Schumer plays her characteristic problematic white girl character, a selfish, selfie-taking narcissist. But there’s no sharp satire to puncture that image, as some of the best work from

With healthy dining options being a big new trend, Seoulites have been looking to eateries that offer fresh salads to quell their appetite for delicious low calorie options. The following is a list of hip, healthy salad spots that have cropped up throughout Seoul recently.  What A Salad (Instagram) What A Salad (Instagram)What A SaladThe Itaewon store offers custom-made North American-style chopped salad. Diners can curate dishes of their liking from a rich assortment of some 40 different salad

“The Villainess” actress Kim Ok-bin said she felt a heavy sense of responsibility as the heroine of an action-filled film.“I felt like I had to do a good job in order for people to invest more in women-led action movies,” she said at a press conference for the film, ahead of its Cannes premiere, at CGV Wangsimni, Thursday.  Kim Ok-bin (left) and Shin Ka-kyun attend a press conference for “The Villainess” at CGV Wangsimni, Thursday. (Yonhap)In the film, which has been invited to the midnight scre

Seol Kyung-gu is an actor who possesses a “strange kind of charisma,” whose mere presence on camera evokes a sense of pathos, according to director Byun Sung-hyun of upcoming action flick “The Merciless (Bul Han Dang).”Having tackled a diverse array of roles and now in the 24th year of his career, Seol is a formidable figure in Korean cinema. But the actor will be the first to admit that his filmography by no means reflects a pristine track. There were periods when he fell into complacency, foll

The tvN drama “Signal” will begin airing in Japan next month, CJ E&M announced Tuesday.The hit thriller series, which achieved an average of 12.5 percent viewership, stars Lee Je-hoon, Cho Jin-woong and Kim Hye-soo. The series was praised here as a well-made TV drama with solid acting and a tightly-constructed plot.  (From left) Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hye-soo and Cho Jin-woong star in “Signal.” (CJ E&M)The Japanese arm of CJ E&M introduced “Signal” as an award-winning series that represents the recent

Actress Seong Hyeon-ah’s husband was found dead inside his car in Osan, Gyeonggi Province at around 8:40 a.m. Tuesday. The car, a Ssangyong Tivoli, was parked nearby the construction site of a studio apartment building. Burnt charcoal was discovered inside the locked car. The police suspect that some time has passed since his death judging from the decay of the body.Although no suicide note was found, police have concluded that the death was a suicide as evidence does not point to a killing.Seon

A black-and-white trailer and poster for Hong Sang-soo’s Cannes-bound film “The Day After” was revealed Tuesday. The film is another tale penned and directed by Hong, about love and misunderstanding featuring Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Yun-hee and Kim Min-hee. Stills from “The Day After” (Finecut) Stills from “The Day After” (Finecut) Poster of “The Day After” (Finecut)Kwon plays married man Bong-wan who has been having an affair with a colleague at the publishing house where he works. The woman quits, a

Rapper Black Nut has come under fire for the lyrics of his rap song “Too Real,” which contains sexually explicit lyrics directed at female rapper KittiB.　The song has become a highly controversial issue on social media since its release April 30. 　Many netizens heaped criticism on the incendiary rapper, who has received flak in the past for his outrageous lyrics and actions. 　KittiB, who appeared on the female rap competition program “Unpretty Rapstar 2” last year, posted on Instagram on Saturda

As the nation goes to the polls to elect its 12th president following 60 days of frenzied campaigning, TV networks are in a ratings battle of their own for the historical vote count.Broadcasters are scrambling to attract viewers to their election night coverage stretching from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, combining high-tech features and entertaining illustrations.All three of Korea’s largest broadcasters -- KBS, MBC and SBS -- are leaning heavily on computer graphics for this year’s

The casting of Rain, Kang So-ra, Lee Bum-soo and Min Hyo-rin for an upcoming period flick has been confirmed.The film, which is based on the true story of Uhm Bok-dong, a cyclist active during the Japanese colonial era, is directed by Kim Yoo-seong. Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) who has appeared in American thrillers such as “Ninja Assassin” (2009) returns to the big screen to play the role of the bicycle hero. The character falls into cycling by accident, but through endless training rises to victory. Ra

Shin Hye-sung celebrated 12 years of his solo singing career with a fan meeting Saturday at Kyung Hee University Grand Peace Palace in Seoul. Some 3,000 fans attended the event, according to the agency Liveworks Company. The show kicked off with “Mirror,” a track from “Love of May,” the singer’s first solo album released in 2005.Songs like “Buen Camino (Good Path),” “A Song for You” and “Don’t Leave” followed. Shin Hye-sung performs at a fan meeting at Kyung Hee University on Saturday. (Livework

This egg fried rice is flavored with lots of scallions. It’s a quick and easy way to whip up a light meal and use up leftover rice and eggs.The key to this recipe is the oil flavored with scallions that’s used to cook the eggs and fry the rice. It gives this simple dish a nice flavor.To keep the eggs soft, first make scrambled eggs that are a bit runny, remove from the pan, fry the rice, and then add the eggs back to the pan to combine with the rice at the end. The eggs remain nice and fluffy th

The Sheriff in Town(Korea)Opened May 3Crime, comedy. Directed by Kim Hyung-jooDae-ho (Lee Sung-min) is a former detective who was fired for his overly aggressive investigative techniques and now lives as a nosy security guard in his hometown in Gijang County. Jong-jin (Cho Jin-woong), a successful businessman, enters the peaceful area to build a beach resort when drugs begin circulating around in the nearby Haeundae area. Suspicious of Jong-jin, who has won over the townspeople’s hearts, Dae-ho

Psy’s new album is to be titled “New Face,” YG Entertainment announced Thursday. Track list of Psy’s new album (YG Entertainment)The lyrics of the title song present a public yearning for a “new face,” raising speculation it is suggestive of a “new face” leading the country, in light of the looming presidential elections. The album will release Wednesday, the day after the May 9 Election Day. (doo@heraldcorp.com)

(Yonhap)진행자: 두루미, Kevin Lee Selzer1. 다문화 가족 관련 공약.대선 때마다 후보들 공약 중 다문화 가족 관련 공약이 부실하다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Multicultural families left out in election, as always[1] South Korean society is becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, with the trend expected to increase in the coming decades.But in elections, the voices of the small, but growing group of multiethnic voters continue to be

G-Dragon’s agency YG Entertainment revealed a promotional poster and video clip of the singer-rapper’s upcoming world tour Wednesday on its official website.　The poster sports G-Dragon’s face up close, heavily textured and tinted in red. Written at the top are the words “Act III: Motte 3,” a reference to the Korean word “mo-tae” meaning “matrix.” On the poster, the word is printed in different languages on G-Dragon’s face. “G-Dragon 2017 World Tour ‘Moment of Truth The End’” is written at the bo

Films that grapple with the issue of violence took top prizes at this year’s Jeonju International Film Festival.Brazilian director David Pretto’s “Rifle” and Korean director Im Tae-gyu’s “The Seeds of Violence” were announced the grand prize winners in the international competition category and the Korean competition category, respectively, at a ceremony held Wednesday evening at the Jeonju Cine Complex.“Rifle,” which made its Asian premiere at the Jeonju festival, is a mystery crime film set in