[K-Enter] "The King of Kings" beats "F1" to take the number one podium

Time for K-enter news, let's start with a K-animation that recently made its much anticipated debut in KOREA!

The Korean animated film "The King of Kings," which made waves in the North American box office, has now claimed the top spot in Korea surpassing Brad Pitt's American sports drama film "F1".

According to the Korean Film integrated ticketing system on Monday morning, "The King of Kings" drew 127,984 viewers on Sunday, the first Sunday since opening, officially landing at No. 1 at the domestic box office.

Over its opening weekend , the film attracted more than 300,000 moviegoers.

The film also ranked No. 1 in both seat occupancy and sales rate.

The movie premiered in the U.S. during the Easter season in April, where it earned over $60 million US dollars in theatres, surpassing Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" to become the most successful Korean film ever released in Hollywood.

You and I talked back stage about whether this is going to be a success domestically just like in North America, but it looks like the film is off to a successful start.

And from one success to another, BLACKPINK.

BLACKPINK have claimed the No. 1 spot on Spotify's weekly chart for the second time with their latest single "Jump."

According to YG Entertainment, "Jump" topped the "Spotify Weekly Top Songs Global chart" released last Thursday.

This marks BLACKPINK's second No. 1 on Spotify's weekly chart, following the success of their second album's title track, "Shut Down."

So far, BLACKPINK are the only K-pop group to have reached No. 1 on the chart twice.

Released on July 11, "Jump" racked up approximately 44 million streams on Spotify in just one week.

The song also dominated the "Spotify Daily Top Songs Global chart", holding the No. 1 spot for six consecutive days from July 12 to 17.

In addition to its Spotify success, "Jump" reached No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart in 61 countries.

Its music video has also maintained the top position on YouTube's Global Daily Trending Music Videos chart for seven straight days.

BLACKPINK are currently on their "DEADLINE" world tour with Toronto Canada being their next stop.

Last but not least let's talk about RIIZE.

RIIZE have expanded their first world tour with additional stops.

The "2025 RIIZE CONCERT TOUR " will now include eight cities across North America including Rosemont, New York, Washington D.C. and more.

For specific dates and venues you can check out their social media platforms.

RIIZE has been impressing their fans with the genre of 'Emotional pop' not to mention their diverse stage performances.

It's no wonder the extra dates were added.

The tour kicked off in Seoul in early July and spans many cities around Asia and North America, eventually reaching 22 cities worldwide by February 2025.

Thank you for that news Walter. Now we move onto our AI anchor Ari for more culture news. Ari take it away.