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Singer-songwriter Lee Jae (Kim Eun-jae) and producer-composer Sam Kim (Samuel Kim), the musical forces behind Netflix's hit animated film 'KPop Demon Hunters,' married on the 17th in a garden ceremony in Seoul. The couple moved the wedding up by a month from a planned November date in California, choosing the former home grounds of Lee's grandfather, veteran actor Shin Young-kyun (99). A Wedding Rooted in Family and Korea The ceremony took place at Stage28 in Godeok-dong, Gangdong District, which also houses the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation. For Lee, it is a place full of childhood memories with her grandfather, and it is where her older brother held his own wedding. She is the child of Shin Hye-jin, vice chairwoman of Seyoung Enterprise and Shin's daughter. The schedule change came after a long promotional tour and awards season for the film interrupted wedding planning following their engagement in June 2025. The date was finalized about four months...

K-pop singer Soyou said she supports living together before marriage during a YouTube video on her personal channel on October 19. Responding to a viewer's romance dilemma, she said, 'I'm a live-together-before-marriage person,' adding that marriage makes sense once a couple finds they are compatible. A Boyfriend Offers a Home in Her Name The story Soyou read came from a viewer whose boyfriend had proposed moving in together. According to the viewer, he would cover a large share of the cost of buying a home and put the property in her name. She asked whether she should go ahead and start living together under those circumstances. Soyou agreed right after reading the letter. 'Putting the home in my name shows trust in me. Transferring ownership isn't easy, and it's an act that assumes love,' she said. She added that if the couple has been together for a long time, moving in together is a good idea. She explained that sharing a home lets partners feel thei...

Singer Seo In-young took on the extreme Yamanba gyaru look in Tokyo, pairing deep brown skin tones with bold white highlights, vivid pink makeup and a voluminous blonde wig. The transformation turned heads on the streets of Shibuya, the Tokyo district long tied to Japan's gyaru youth culture. A Bold Makeover in the Heart of Shibuya The makeover appeared in a video titled 'Seo In-young's Ultimate Gyaru Revealed' on her YouTube channel 'Gaegwacheonseon Seo In-young' on the 14th. After arriving in Tokyo, she visited a local gyaru specialty shop and used a translation app to ask for a very strong gyaru look in the Yamanba style. Yamanba is a subgenre of Japanese gyaru culture known for deeply tanned skin, white eye makeup, exaggerated lips and bright hair. It grew out of the late 1990s and early 2000s. As the dark foundation went on, Seo joked that it felt like clay on her face. Once the white nose and forehead highlights, bright eyeshadow, full lashes and pink tone...

A city councilor in Pocheon, a city in Gyeonggi Province north of Seoul, has demanded a halt to a land swap with the Ministry of National Defense, warning it could entrench a military presence on the site of the former 6th Corps. Councilor Yoon Kyung-rye raised the issue during the city council's audit session. A Swap That May Lock in the Military The city plans to exchange city-owned land inside the former 6th Corps site with the ministry. Yoon noted that Pocheon had earlier sent an official notice demanding the return of about 80,000 pyeong (roughly 264,000 square meters) of city land by December 31, 2025, and had said it would not extend the usage period and would charge a penalty for late return. She asked why the city is now willing to hand over ownership. Yoon said supporting documents indicate the ministry can keep using existing military facilities and secure stable stationing conditions through the swap. The land to be exchanged covers 67,680 square meters (about 20,000 py...

Pocheon, a city in Gyeonggi Province northeast of Seoul, held its sports festival for residents with disabilities on the 16th at the Pocheon City Gymnasium. The event aimed to promote health, encourage healthy leisure, and create a space where participants could share their dreams and passion. Five Events, One Shared Stage The program featured five activities: a lively field day, Hangung (a Korean indoor target-throwing game), Tuho (a traditional Korean game of throwing arrows into a vase), laser shooting, and disc golf. Photos from the day captured participants in intense concentration, from players focused on disc golf throws to shooters chasing every extra point at the laser range. Another image showed a player struggling to master Shuffleboard-style Schulen, a game that proved harder than it looks. Vice Chair Park Chang-jin delivered the opening declaration, and a vice chair of the Pocheon Disabled Sports Association served as master of ceremonies. Pocheon Mayor Baek Young-hyun off...

Broadcaster Ahn Hyeon-mo turned heads in a calm, all-beige two-piece set at the Miss Gee Collection photo call in Seoul. The event, held on October 15, unveiled the designer brand's 2027 Spring/Summer collection. A Tone-on-Tone Autumn Look The photo call took place at the Music Plaza of the Seoul Arts Center, one of Korea's best-known performing arts complexes. The new collection draws on soft colors and deep textures reminiscent of spring days in an old film, while keeping the label's restrained silhouettes and elegant mood. Ahn wore a cropped jacket with a round collar and button details, paired with a smooth ankle-length skirt that lengthened her figure. A brown leather belt at the waist added a touch of polish to the tone-on-tone outfit, which could otherwise have felt flat. She finished the look with a neat high bun that kept the focus on her refined features. Many other celebrities joined her at the event, including actors Han Ji-hye, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Jung-hyun and...

Singer Kim Yoon-ah of the rock band Jaurim and her son, Kim Min-jae, made a stylish joint appearance at the Miss Gee Collection 2027 S/S photo call, posing side by side with a affectionate hand-heart gesture. The mother-son duo drew attention with strikingly similar looks and a shared flair for fashion. The event took place on the 15th at the Music Plaza of the Seoul Arts Center, a major performing arts complex in the South Korean capital. Miss Gee Collection is a Korean designer brand. All-Black Elegance Meets Pinstripe Cool Kim Yoon-ah went for a polished, all-black look. She wore a black top with oversized button details and slightly cropped sleeves, paired with black trousers featuring a chunky roll-up hem. Open-toe black shoes and a minimalist shoulder bag completed the outfit, while her hair, neatly tied back in a single ponytail, emphasized her sleek and commanding presence. Standing beside her, Kim Min-jae showed off a trendy, free-spirited sensibility in a relaxed-fit brown pi...

Actress Hong Eun-hee turned heads at the photo call for Miss Gee Collection's 2027 Spring/Summer line, held on October 15 in Seoul. She arrived in a crisp black-and-white ensemble, wearing her jacket draped over her shoulders rather than on her arms. The event took place at the Music Plaza of the Seoul Arts Center, one of South Korea's best-known performing arts venues, where the designer brand unveiled its new season. A Study in Black and White On the photo wall, Hong chose a look built on clear contrast. She wore a white blouse with a high neckline and wide cuffs, paired with a black straight skirt that fell below the knee. Her black jacket was placed lightly over her shoulders with the sleeves left empty, and she gently held the front edges with both hands as she posed. Her black high heels, which showed off the tops of her feet, matched the rest of the outfit. She wore her hair neatly pulled back, with her bangs falling naturally to either side of her face. The Collection a...

Actress Hong Eun-hee stole the spotlight at the photo call for Miss Gee Collection's 2027 Spring/Summer line, appearing in a crisp monochrome ensemble that read as pure understated elegance. The event took place on October 15 at the Music Plaza of the Seoul Arts Center, one of South Korea's best-known performing arts venues. A Study in Black and White On the photo wall, Hong wore a look built around a clear contrast between the two colors. She paired a white blouse, featuring a high neckline and wide cuffs, with a black straight-cut skirt that fell below the knee. A black jacket was draped over her shoulders without her arms in the sleeves, and she held the front of it lightly with both hands as she posed. She matched her shoes to the outfit with high-heeled black pumps that showed the tops of her feet. Her hair was neatly pulled back, with her bangs falling naturally to either side of her face. The 2027 S/S Collection Miss Gee Collection is a Korean designer brand. Its 2027 Sp...

A woman stands with her arms outstretched in a violet space, her fingertips stopping just short of a tall black creature with branching horns. Yuristanbek Shygaev's 1990 oil painting Walk (110 x 80 cm, collection of the artist) captures the artist's long-running interest in merging human and animal forms. It is also a quiet study of how two very different beings might share the same world. A Meeting Across a Small Gap The woman's body is stretched vertically, with narrow shoulders, thin arms and long legs. Her face tilts upward to the right, drawn with a few simple lines, and her pale skin carries traces of gray and brown paint. Her dark brown hair streams to the left all the way to the edge of the canvas, layered with short strokes of brown, black and red that suggest wind. The effect is a still, frontal pose combined with strong horizontal motion. Opposite her stands the black figure, built in a completely different way. Two thick lines split from its head like horns or t...

A large black tote hangs beside a deep navy overcoat. A canvas bag pairs with a pale greige suede blouson. A blue scarf drapes diagonally across a short gray herringbone jacket. In the Giorgio Armani x Kith FW26 collaboration, titled Dreams of the Dune, accessories do more than decorate the clothes: they change how the clothes are proportioned. The collection was unveiled on October 9 in the Agafay Desert, south of Marrakech, Morocco. It spans leather goods, travel bags, small accessories and eyewear, and extends the materials of the garments (leather, suede, silk, wool and cashmere) to bags, scarves and caps. The palette moves from black, navy and brown through sand, greige, gray and icy white, and it carries over into the accessories as well. Armani's Soft Tailoring Meets New York Everyday Gear Armani's soft tailoring leaves the shoulders and chest unstructured and lets the fabric move, with wide trousers and coats that fall naturally. That means the volume and length of an a...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reordered his space ambitions. On February 8, 2026 (local time), he announced on the social platform X that the company will build a city on the Moon before one on Mars, a notable turn for a man long known for championing human settlement of the Red Planet. Musk argued that a self-sustaining city could be built on the Moon within 10 years, while a comparable city on Mars would likely take more than 20. Mars development will continue, he indicated, but the first goal is a base where people can live for extended periods on the lunar surface. From Mars Direct to Moon First The new plan marks a sharp contrast with Musk's position just over a year earlier. In January 2025, he described the Moon as a detour on X and said SpaceX would head straight for Mars. At the time, he criticized the lunar-focused exploration program of NASA, the US space agency, and argued that the effort should concentrate on Mars. In roughly a year, then, Musk went from dismissing the Moon...

Perfume house Byredo and Finnish glassmaker Iittala have launched LJUS, a collection of glass objects designed to hold fragrance and flame. The release on October 16, 2026 points to a broader shift in how people spend: on the everyday senses of smell and light, not just on the objects that fill a room. The collection's centerpiece is a fragrance diffuser vessel, and it shows how design and atmosphere are increasingly sold together. A Vessel Built for Light Picture a clear glass container filled with amber liquid, with two long black reed sticks rising from its mouth. The vessel widens toward the base, and its curved glass surface scatters the surrounding light unevenly. Beneath a round wooden top, black metal legs complete the piece. In a restrained space of muted furniture and walls, the curves of the glass and the thin sticks create a deliberate contrast of forms. The diffuser vessel was blown by mouth at Iittala's glass factory in Finland. It stands 15 cm tall and 13.7 cm wi...

Only one person can sit on it. It looks like a silver sports car, comes with brown leather seating, a refrigerator, a wine storage space and 13 speakers, and you cannot drive it. Arkadia-Life's new P01 Classic Sofa, priced from $30,000, asks a question that reaches well beyond furniture: what does it mean to own something extraordinary? A Sports Car for the Living Room Arkadia-Life unveiled the P01 Classic Sofa in October 2026. Its exterior is modeled on a 1960s GT sports car, a style of grand tourer prized by car lovers for its elegant lines. The body is paired with a range of onboard electronics, turning a piece of living-room furniture into something closer to a personal cockpit. Buyers can customize the piece much as they would a car. The paint and leather colors are selectable, in the way exterior colors are on a vehicle, and owners can even have a nameplate attached with a phrase of their choosing. The result is a made-to-order object that no one else is likely to have in qui...

미국 화가 체이스 홀의 신작 'The Affrilachian Mountains'(2026)은 애팔래치아의 흑인 광부들을 대형 회화로 재현한 작품이다. 작품은 가로 279.4cm, 세로 243.8cm 크기의 캔버스에 광부들이 한자리에 모여 서 있는 모습을 커피와 아크릴로 그렸고, 캔버스 양옆에는 오래된 농기구와 금속 용기를 배치했다. 전시는 패리시미술관과 플래그 아트 파운데이션이 공동 기획한 'FRESH PAINT'의 일부로 공개됐다. 미술평면에는 커피를 사용해 피부색을 내고 면 캔버스의 질감과 아크릴의 굵은 윤곽선이 겹쳐진다. 기사에는 "커피의 갈색은 광부들의 얼굴을 표현하는 색이면서 실제 물질의 흔적이다. 면 캔버스는 그림을 지탱하는 바탕인 동시에 미국 남부의 농업과 산업사를 떠올리게 한다."라고 설명되어 있고, 작가는 커피의 농도를 조절해 갈색의 폭을 만들며 원두의 분쇄 정도와 추출 방식으로 색조를 달리했다고 밝혔다. 홀의 작품은 역사적 배경과 연결되어 애팔래치아 지역에서 흑인이 탄광 노동을 통해 지역 공동체를 형성한 역사를 환기한다. 기사에는 "1909년 미국 웨스트버지니아주 탄광 노동자의 26% 이상은 흑인이었다."라고 적시돼 있고, 같은 문서에서 19세기 후반 철도와 철강산업의 성장에 따라 석탄 수요가 늘어나자 광산회사들이 웨스트버지니아와 켄터키, 버지니아 등지에서 새로운 탄광을 개발해 노동자를 모집했다고 설명했다. 체이스 홀, 'The Affrilachian Mountains', 2026. 커피와 아크릴로 그린 광부들의 집단 초상에 오래된 농기구와 금속 용기 등을 결합했다. 사진=Christopher Stach, Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery 'The Affrilachian Mountains'의 인물 부분. 갈색의 커피 안료와 흰색·푸른색 아크릴이 겹쳐지며 광부들의 얼굴과 작업복을 구성한다. 사진=...

기사 핵심 요약 합창단 정기연주회: 10월 15일 구띠갤러리에서 제4회 정기연주회가 열렸다. 제41회 이화조각전: 2026년 3월 21~28일 전시에서 조각가 53명이 참여했다. 배창호 감독 인터뷰: 구띠갤러리에서 배창호 감독 심층 인터뷰가 진행됐다. 박희열 회장과 이정선 사무총장이 단원으로도 참여하는 더 콰이어 블루의 운영 방식은 아마추어 음악 활동이 가진 특징을 드러낸다. 사진제공=더 콰이어 블루 합창단 [K-ART, 구승희①] 노란 머리와 작은 꽃, ‘행복’은 어떻게 그림의 언어가 됐나. 사진=K trendy NEWS DB ⓒ케이 트렌디뉴스 무단전재 및 수집, 재배포금지 배창호 감독과 K-trendy NEWS와의 인터뷰 /사진=K trendy NEWS DB ⓒ케이 트렌디뉴스 무단전재 및 수집, 재배포금지 서울 서초구 구띠갤러리에서 열린 더 콰이어 블루 제4회 정기연주회에서 지휘자와 단원들이 공연을 이어가고 있다. 사진제공=더 콰이어 블루 합창단 엔리코 엠브롤리, 표면과 물성의 회화/구띠 갤러리 전시로 읽는 혼합매체 회화, 마티에르, 탈평면성, 해외 작가 전시의 검증 구조. 사진=K trendy NEWS DB ⓒ케이 트렌디뉴스 무단전재 및 수집, 재배포금지 구띠 갤러리 전시로 읽는 혼합매체 회화, 마티에르, 탈평면성, 해외 작가 전시의 검증 구조. 사진=구띠 갤러리, K trendy NEWS DB ⓒ케이 트렌디뉴스 무단전재 및 수집, 재배포금지 출처: KtN 케이트렌디뉴스 원문 · 기자: 박준식 기자

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[KtN 임우경기자] 2024년 6월 한국 영화산업은 심각한 부진을 겪었다. 전체 매출액은 327억 원, 관객 수는 346만 명으로 2017~2019년 평균에 비해 각각 55.8%, 49.3% 수준에 불과했다. 이는 전년 동월 대비 65.2%, 63.3% 감소한 수치다. 주요 원인으로는 흥행작의 부재와 배급 전략의 실패를 들 수 있다. 흥행작 부재와 배급 전략의 실패 6월 한국 영화 중 만이 매출액 100억 원, 관객 수 100만 명을 넘기는 성과를 거두었다. 반면 와 는 큰 기대를 모았음에도 불구하고 흥행에 실패했다. 특히 의 개봉 시점이 4월로 앞당겨지면서, 6월 한국 영화 성적에 큰 타격을 입혔다. 이는 마블 영화의 개봉 공백을 채우기 위한 시도로 보이지만, 결과적으로는 오히려 한국 영화 시장에 부정적인 영향을 미쳤다. 배우 하정우가 영화 하이재킹 제작보고회에 참석해 다양한 이야기를 나누고있다. / 사진=K trendy NEWS DB ⓒ케이 트렌디뉴스 무단전재 및 수집, 재배포금지 배우 하정우가 영화 하이재킹 제작보고회에 참석해 다양한 이야기를 나누고있다. / 사진=K trendy NEWS DB ⓒ케이 트렌디뉴스 무단전재 및 수집, 재배포금지 외국 영화의 강세와 가족 애니메이션의 성공 외국 영화는 760억 원의 매출과 787만 명의 관객 수로 전년 동월 대비 각각 48.5%, 54.1% 증가했다. 특히 가족 애니메이션 가 543억 원의 매출과 564만 명의 관객을 기록하며 외국 영화의 흥행을 주도했다. 이는 가족 단위 관람객의 수요를 성공적으로 겨냥한 결과로, 한국 영화가 이 시장을 공략하는 데 실패한 것과 대조적이다. 장르의 다양성과 작품의 질적 향상 필요 한국 영화산업이 회복하기 위해서는 장르의 다양성과 작품의 질적 향상이 필요하다. 최근 몇 년간 한국 영화는 범죄, 액션, 스릴러 등 특정 장르에 집중되는 경향이 있었다. 이는 관객의 피로감을 유발하고, 다양한 관객층을 끌어들이는 데 한계를 드러냈다. 따라서 로맨스, 코미디, 판타지 등 ...