[K-enter] Jisoo is back with solo mini-album "AMORTAGE"

Time for some K-entertainment news with Bella Kim.

Today we start off with a story on BLACKPINK member Jisoo!

Yes, we talked several times on our show about Jisoo’s comeback. Well, the day is finally here! She released her solo mini-album “AMORTAGE” on Friday. This album marks Jisoo’s first solo release in nearly two years after her last single “ME” in 2023. It’s also the first album released under her own label, BLISSOO, where she is the only artist.

The album title combines the Spanish word for love, “Amor,” with “Montage,” a film editing technique that stitches together different scenes. The album features four tracks in total. Two Korean songs: “earthquake” and “TEARS” and two English songs: “Your Love” and “Hugs & Kisses.” The track “earthquake” captures the excitement of new love and intense emotions for a partner. It’s also notable that Jisoo participated in the production of all tracks on the album.

To celebrate the release, Jisoo hosts a fan event, “SOO IN LOVE,” at CGV Cheongdam Cinecity in Seoul this evening. She will also embark on a fan meeting tour across seven Asian cities, including Manila, Bangkok and Tokyo.

Can't wait to hear her mini album, which should be out now as the release time is 2 p.m. Korea time.

Next, we have an impressive record by a Korean movie?

The film “Bogota: City of the Lost” topped Netflix’s Non-English Language Film category. According to its distributor, Plus M Entertainment, on Thursday, “Bogota” recorded 13 million views on the first week of February, ranking first in Netflix’s non-English language film category, and second in the combined ranking of English-speaking and non-English-speaking films. It ranked first in 10 countries, including Korea and Colombia, which is the background of the movie, and also made the top 10 in 73 countries.

“Bogota” is a crime story about a boy, Kook-hee, played by Song Joong-ki, who headed to Bogota, Colombia, immediately after the 1997 financial crisis.

It actually did not do so good in theaters as it only collected 420-thousand audience views in total, far below its break-even point of 3 million. But it’s great to see it doing well on Netflix.

And we stay on the topic of film for our last story as well and this one IS doing well at the cinemas?

The hit movie, “Hitman 2” will premiere in 54 countries around the globe. The film already premiered in the U.S and Canada, and will continue with its release in Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and other countries.

The sequel to the 2020 movie “Hitman” is a story of Jun, a secret agent-turned-cartoonist, who is framed for a terrorist attack that mimics his newly released online comic. It stars Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Jun-ho, Lee Yi-kyung and more.

“Hitman 2” succeeded in breaking the break-even point last week and is currently in second place at the Korean Box Office. I was able to catch it in theaters, and it’s hilarious, so if it premieres in your own country, make sure to watch it!

Thank you Bella for today’s stories.