Warner Bros. to Cut Operations in South Korea (Report)

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Wishaw councillor has hit out at the UK Government as the state pension age was raised above the life expectancy of men living in Craigneuk.Both men and women now have to reach the age of 66 before they are eligible for the state benefit.Independent councillor Angela Feeney took to social media retweeting a Wishaw Press story from 2013 which compared Craigneuk and North Korea to get her point across.The

BTS fans are calling for the K-Pop group to be exempt from mandatory military service in South Korea.All able-bodied males aged between 18 and 28 are legally required to serve in the military for around two years as part of the country’s defence policy against North Korea.The eldest BTS member, Jin, turned 27 last December and must therefore sign up for military service by the end of 2021.

BTS are on a seemingly unstoppable rise at the moment, with their popularity at home in South Korea and internationally still on the up. However, fans are increasingly concerned that the group’s booming career may soon be scuppered by South Korea’s mandatory military service.

Kristine Kwak South Korean girl group Blackpink is giving the world a sweet tooth. Their latest single, “Ice Cream,” features sugary vocals by Selena Gomez and melodies by co-writer Ariana Grande, not to mention a cavity-inducing, cuteness-overload music video.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFor the portion of Western audiences previously stuck behind the one-inch barrier of subtitles, the multi-Oscar haul by Bong Joon Ho’s dark and provocative “Parasite” was a revelation.

BTS is coming back with a brand new album.

Ed Meza @edmezavar“Gull,” Kim Mi-jo’s poignant South Korean drama, follows a woman whose life becomes increasingly difficult when she seeks justice against the man who raped her.The 61-year-old O-bok works as a seafood vendor in a Seoul street market that has been slated for redevelopment. One evening, after drinks with her colleagues, she is raped by Gi-taek, a fellow vendor and the powerful chairman of the redevelopment committee.