by Ra Hwak Jin / Kim Sun Min
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| ▲ This photo, provided by Netflix, shows "Squid Game" star O Yeong-su, who has won the award at Golden Globe Awards. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
◇ O Yeong-su wins Golden Globes best TV supporting actor for 'Squid Game'
On Monday(KST), O Yeong-su has won the best TV supporting actor at 79th Golden Globe Awards for his role in "Squid Game," becoming the first South Korean actor ever to secure an acting trophy at the American awards show.
He beat Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass of "The Morning Show," Kieran Culkin of "Succession" and Brett Goldstein of "Ted Lasso" to clinch the award.
O thanked the audiences across the world who loved the Korean-language show, which became the most successful original content made by the U.S. streaming giant Netflix, with a total of 1.65 billion hours of streaming in the first four weeks of release on Sept. 17.
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| ▲ This photo, provided by Park Company, shows O Yeong-su from the play "Freud's Last Session." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
"When I heard the news, I told myself 'You are a decent guy' for the first time in my life," he said through Netflix. "I hope everybody lives a beautiful life."
Beginning his acting career in 1963 as a theater actor, O has played in more than 200 productions, and he is currently starring in the play “Freud’s Last Session.”
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| ▲ This photo, provided by Park Company, shows O Yeong-su from the play "Freud's Last Session." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
◇ 'Squid Game' nabs four nominations at SAG Awards
"Squid Game" has earned four nominations, including the top prize of best ensemble, from the 28th U.S. Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Wednesday(U.S. time).
"Squid Game," a Korean-language Netflix original series, is up for Outstanding Performances by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, a Male Actor in a Drama Series, a Female Actor in a Drama Series, and a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series.
For this year's SAG Awards, the 10-member cast of "Squid Game," including Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon, Park Hae-soo and O Yeong-su, will compete for the SAG Awards' top prize with actors of "The Handmaid's Tale," "The Morning Show," "Succession" and "Yellowstone."
Lee Jung-jae is among five candidates for best actor -- Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong of "Succession" and Billy Crudup of "The Morning Show."
In the best actress category, Jung Ho-yeun will contend with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon of "The Morning Show," Elisabeth Moss of "The Handmaid's Tale" and Sarah Snook of "Succession."
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| ▲ This photo, captured from Pinkfong's YouTube channel, shows the most viewed video "Baby Shark Dance." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
◇ Baby Shark becomes world's 1st video to top 10 bln YouTube views
"Baby Shark Dance," a globally popular sing-and-dance video for the megahit children's song of the "Baby Shark,” became the first video to garner more than 10 billion views in YouTube history on Thursday.
The "Baby Shark" song, which was first released in June, 2016, as part of the Pinkfong children's song series, has become a global phenom with its catchy tune and addictive lyrics, "Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo."
The song set a new Guinness World Records title as the most-viewed video on YouTube by garnering 7 billion views in November, 2020, and has since stayed on the throne for 15 consecutive months.
Pinkfong said 10 billion is a huge number that surpasses the world's population of 7.8 billion announced by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
By simple calculation, the number of views could show that all people living on Earth have seen the video at least once, it added.
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| ▲ This photo, provided by Oui Entertainment, shows behind-the-scenes photo for WEi Kim Yo-han's solo mini album "Illusion." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
◇WEi's Kim Yo-han releases solo mini album 'Illusion'
Kim Yo-han, a member of K-pop boy group WEi, released his solo mini-album "Illusion" on Monday.
"Since I perform alone on stage, I paid a lot of attention so the emptiness won't be felt," shared Kim at the online showcase before the album release.
Oui Entertainment explained that "Illusion" is an album that depicts the fantasy that everyone dreams of in chic and dreamy ways.
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| ▲ This photo, provided by Oui Entertainment, shows Kim Yo-han. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Kim Yo-han, who also plays as an actor, won the Rookie of the Year award and the Best Couple award with "School 2021" at the 2021 KBS Drama Awards on Dec. 31.
The drama “School 2021,” where Kim Yo-han plays the role of Gong Ki-joon, who gave up his long dream of becoming a Taekwondo player and wandered around, ended on Jan. 13.
Kim said, "I'm happy to end the year of 2021 with the drama 'School 2021,' and start the New Year as a singer Kim Yo-han," adding, "I want to show various aspects as a singer and an actor."
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