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Korea Herald
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Beautiful Mint Life packs out 3-day festival
54 artists each performed for almost an hour across three separate stages Celebrating its 16th anniversary this year, Korea's leading spring music festival Beautiful Mint Life 2025 (BML) came to a close Sunday following three days of indie music at its very best. Held Friday to Sunday across the Olympic Park area in Songpa-gu, Seoul, Beautiful Mint Life featured performances on three main stages: the outdoor Mint Breeze Stage set up at the 88 Lawn Field, the indoor Cafe Blossom House at Kspo Dome and the lakeside Loving Forest Garden. A total of 45,000 festivalgoers filled the venue over three days. Despite the hot weather on the final day of the festival, all three stages were packed with fans, leaving no room to spare. While last year's festival featured 36 teams over two days, this year's schedule expanded to three days, featuring 54 artists. Each artist was given 50 to 60 minutes, creating a full-scale concert vibe. The first artist to take the Mint Breeze Stage on Sunday was Jung Woo-seok, a former member of the boy band Pentagon, who debuted his new band Kik, whose lineup includes Jung Min-hyuk, guitarist of Lacuna, and Oh Myung-seok, drummer of Surl. Kik announced the upcoming release of its first EP on June 30, drawing enthusiastic cheers from the crowd. The acts that followed included Hanroro, who opened for Coldplay at their concert in Korea in April; YdBB, known for refreshing melodies; and Roy Kim, who delighted the audience with his warm sentiments and hit songs. As the sun began to set, Kim Sung-kyu, leader of Infinite, returned to the Mint Breeze Stage for the second consecutive year and performed "Closer," an unreleased track. This year's headliner was singer-songwriter Younha, celebrating her 20th debut anniversary. Themed around the concept of "voyage," she took the stage in sailor-inspired attire and thrilled the audience with powerful renditions of songs like 'Point Nemo' and 'Event Horizon.' Lee Seok-hoon, a member of vocal group SG Wannabe and a solo artist, made his BML debut this year, performing on the Cafe Blossom House stage. He touched hearts with the self-penned song 'It Was You,' dedicated to his son. Next up was 10CM, whose sole official member, Kwon Jung-yeol, sang this year's BML theme song, 'To Reach You.' His cool vocals and witty stage presence energized the indoor crowd seeking shelter from the heat. The final act on the indoor stage was Davichi, who connected with fans in a spectacular sing-along of hit tracks. Throughout the festival, a variety of events took place in one corner of the lawn, including a beer-chugging contest with artists, calligraphy workshops, DIY classes, a poetry contest and a drawing competition. Winners of these events received tickets to Waterbomb 2025 and the Grand Mint Festival 2025, leading to enthusiastic participation and fierce competition. The flea market offering LPs and music-related merchandise was also a big hit.
Korea Herald
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Yes24 down for third day, as ransomware attack disrupts major ticketing, book retail platform
Yes24, the country's largest online book retailer and a major ticketing platform, remained inaccessible for a third consecutive day Wednesday, following what the company confirmed was a ransomware attack. The outage, which began in the early hours of Monday, brought down all of Yes24's services, including book searches and orders, e-book access, digital library functions, community forums, and concert and performance ticketing. The homepage displayed an apology: 'We sincerely apologize to all users for the inconvenience caused by service access errors.' A Yes24 official told The Korea Herald on Wednesday there were 'no further updates yet" and that they are "working to restore the site as soon as possible, within this week." In a statement issued Tuesday afternoon, Yes24 said its system became inaccessible around 4 a.m. Monday due to a ransomware attack. 'Immediately following the incident, we implemented enhanced security measures and reported the matter to the relevant authorities, including the Korea Internet & Security Agency,' the statement read. 'We are currently working to determine the exact cause of the disruption and the extent of the damage.' The company added that internal investigations confirmed there was no breach or loss of customer personal data or order information. Concerts, fan events and musicals caught in limbo The outage triggered widespread disruption across the country's entertainment industry. With the platform down, both fans and entertainment companies were left scrambling. The music festival "Beautiful Mint Life," scheduled to take place Friday through Sunday at Olympic Park in Seoul, announced via social media that due to current access issues, ticket holders unable to cancel their reservations will be allowed to do so without any cancellation fees. Blacklabel, the agency representing actor Park Bo-gum, announced that presale tickets for his 2025 'Be With You' fan meeting in Seoul would be postponed. Belift Lab, which manages the boy band Enhypen, said it canceled its offline fan signing event for the group's new album 'Desire: Unleash' due to the system crash. KQ Entertainment also delayed ticket sales for Ateez's upcoming concerts in Incheon, scheduled for July 5-6. Meanwhile, the agency for rapper B.I postponed fan club presales for his 'Last Paradise Tour,' originally set to begin Monday. The disruptions extended to musical theater as well. Shownote, the production company behind the musical 'The Bridges of Madison County,' announced via social media that ticket holders who purchased tickets through Yes24 could still receive tickets if they presented proof of reservation, including seat details. The Korean production company behind 'Aladdin' issued a similar notice, asking audience members to bring either a printed or emailed copy of their reservation showing their seat details. Without seating information, audience members may not be allowed to enter the venue. Several people were reportedly turned away from performances Tuesday when they were unable to provide verifiable ticket information from the Yes24 system. As of press time Wednesday, further disruptions were expected for upcoming performances.
Korea Herald
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
N.Flying to hold first full-group concert in 2 years
is returning to the stage for its first full-group concert since "&Con3," held in January 2023. FNC Entertainment announced Tuesday through its official social media channels that will hold "&Con4: Full Circle" at Olympic Hall in Seoul Olympic Park from May 9 to 11 and at KBS Busan Hall in Busan on July 5. The concert's title signifies the cycle formed as returns after a period of change and growth, reuniting with fans who have awaited them. This concert will be the group's first since members Cha Hun, Kim Jae-hyun and Seo Dong-sung completed their military service. The teaser poster features the concert details shaped into the number "10" in celebration of their 10th debut anniversary. Known for its refreshing and emotional music, is set for an active season with performances at various festivals before and after the concert. They will perform at Live on Spring in Daegu in April, Peak Festival in May and Beautiful Mint Life in June. Tickets for the Seoul concert will be available on Interpark Ticket, with the fan club presale opening on March 28 at 8 p.m. and general ticketing April 1 at 8 p.m.
