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Korea Herald, Senior Firefighter Na Kyung-jin of Chungbuk Fire Service Headquarters is the mastermind behind the creative safety video on his YouTube channel, Sobanggwan Samchon – aka Uncle Firefighter when translated to the English – which saw him embrace his metal persona while informing viewers of fire safety tips.The video sees a group of firefighters in the midst of a chat before one of them transforms into a metal firefighting hero complete with yellow hair, an orange jumpsuit – reminiscent of Slipknot’s iconic red jumpsuits – and black and white face paint.The metal firefighter shocks his colleagues as he belts out his fire safety info about escaping residential structure fires over a heavy metal beat.From there, a band appears as the metal firefighter continues with his song breaking down fire safety tips.The video’s description shared that Na Kyung-jin created the video’s music with the help of an AI program. At the time of writing, the video has over 235,000 views.According to The Korean Herald, Na had shared that he created the video as a way to destress from work.

K-pop boyband NCT Dream have released a music video for their new English-language single, titled ‘Rains in Heaven’. Watch it below.In the new visual, the members of NCT Dream wander through an overgrown forest and abandoned buildings, eventually coming together to embrace a new beginning as it rains down on them.

South Korean arts and culture organizations, artists and filmmakers, including Bong Joon-ho, have joined together to call for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of actor Lee Sun-kyun. Lee, whose credits include Bong’s Oscar winning Parasite, died last month in an apparent suicide at the age of 48.

Netflix‘s popular South Korean reality TV series Physical 100 have refuted claims that the results of the show’s finale was manipulated.Yesterday (March 9), the show’s production team reportedly held a press conference where they showcased raw footage of the final match to South Korean media, according to The Korea Times.Controversy arose over Physical 100‘s finale after runner-up Olympic cyclist Jung Hae-min accused the show’s production team of manipulating the final challenge. During the finale, Jung had faced off against contestant Woo Jin-yong in a rope-pulling challenge.In a previous interview with South Korean media, per The Korea Herald, Jung claimed that the challenge had to be redone three times, with the first disruption coming soon after Woo allegedly raised his hand to halt the game.Physical 100 producer Jang Ho-gi has since denied Jung’s second claim, saying that Woo did not raise his hand to stop the game.

Xdinary Heroes, the first band launched by Studio J, have made their first comeback with mini-album ‘Hello, World!’, accompanied by a music video for title track ‘Test Me’.In the visual, members of the K-pop band carry out a plan to infiltrate and hack a music show so they can compete in the final round and broadcast their music to the world. They pull it off, and the video ends with the group celebrating together and holding a trophy.“If you can make it better, take me / (Test me test me) / If you can make it more fun, take me / (Test me test me),” the group chant in the chorus.‘Hello, World!’ marks the group’s first release for 2022 and features four new tracks from the group, along with an instrumental version of ‘Test Me.’ This release also marks their first release after making their debut with digital single ‘Happy Death Day’.Xdinary Heroes was the first band to debut as part of JYP Entertainment‘s roster since Day6 in September 2015.

All Of Us Are Dead star Lee Yoo-mi has shared her thoughts about the audience’s reaction to her role in the hit zombie K-drama series.In an interview with The Korea Herald, the South Korean actress, who plays wealthy student Na-yeon in the series, revealed that she was surprised by the negative reaction towards her character. The actress even contrasted it with the overwhelmingly positive reception she received as Ji-yeong in Squid Game.“Unlike how the viewers showed their love and support for me after watching Ji-yeong in Squid Game, [All of Us Are Dead] fans revealed their hatred and anger toward Na-yeon with memes, video clips and online posts,” the actress shared.