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Seoul, April 3 (IANS) The South Korean and French Culture ministers met Friday to discuss strengthening cooperation in culture, arts and related industries as the nations host a series of events marking the 140th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. During the meeting in Seoul, South Korea’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Chae Hwi-young and French Culture Minister Catherine Pegard also vowed to closely cooperate on the anniversary celebrations, Yonhap News Agency reported.French programmi…

Los Angeles, March 30 (IANS) Lisa of the K-Pop girl group Blackpink is set to perform her first Las Vegas residency, ‘Viva La Lisa’. The show will be held at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for two weekends on November 13 and November 14, and November 27 and November 28. The announcement makes Lisa the first K-Pop artist to stage a Las Vegas residency, reports ‘Variety’.The residency follows the release of Lisa’s debut solo album, ‘Alter Ego’, last year, as well as a Blackpink tour…

Los Angeles, March 22 (IANS) The K-pop girl group BLACKPINK singer Rose has said that she doesn’t feel “completely comfortable” in her own skin. The 29-year-old star is marking a decade with the K-pop girl group this year and has also released successful solo material but she still has to work on her confidence, report ‘Female First UK’.Rose told CR Fashion Book, “I feel much more comfortable than I did my early twenties, but I’m not fully there yet. At 29, I haven’t mastered feeling compl…

Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas treated her fans on Friday morning, by announcing that she will be one of the official presenters at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on March 15, this year.Sharing the update with her fans on social media, Priyanka confirmed her participation by posting the list of presenters for the prestigious awards ceremony.She captioned it as, “The 2026 Academy Awards.”The other names in the group of Holly…

Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) The South Korea’s Supreme Court has finalised a prison sentence of 3. 5 years for Taeil, a former member of the popular K-pop boy band NCT, for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman, legal officials said Saturday.The court on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling that found the 31-year-old singer and two accomplices, identified only as his friends, guilty of a special quasi-rape charge, dismissing their final appeal, the officials said.The charge applies when two or more p…