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Embarking on ‘Organ Odyssey’ with organist Park Joon-ho

Feb 28, 2019

Lotte Concert Hall introduces soft classical music with yearlong organ concert series
BIGBANG's Seungri denies drug, sex-for-favors allegations in police questioning

Feb 28, 2019

Seungri of the popular boy group BIGBANG denied drug use and sex-for-favors allegations during a questioning, police said Thursday. An investigation team of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency sent...
Big Bang's Seungri appears for police questioning on narcotics, sex-for-favors suspicions

Feb 27, 2019

Seungri, a member of popular boy group Big Bang, appeared before police on Wednesday to face questioning on suspicions that he circulated narcotics and attempted to buy sexual services for potential ...
Ex-Wanna One member Ha Sung-woon kicks off solo career with self-produced EP

Feb 27, 2019

Ha Sung-woon, a member of popular K-pop boy band Wanna One, which disbanded earlier this year, officially launched his solo career Wednesday with his EP "My Moment," a collection of five tracks, all ...
Seungri fiasco marks latest headache for YG

Feb 27, 2019

Big Bang member vows full cooperation with police on recent scandal
BTS ranks second in 2018 artist chart by intl recording federation

Feb 27, 2019

K-pop boy band BTS ranked second among the top ten global recording artists of 2018, named by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, becoming the first Korean musicians to make it...
NCT 127 to begin tour of 11 N. American cities in April

Feb 27, 2019

K-pop boy band NCT 127 will visit 11 North American cities in April as part of its ongoing first-ever world tour, the group's agency said Wednesday. The North American leg of NCT 127's world tour, "...
[Newsmaker] Police target Seungri in sex-trade investigation

Feb 26, 2019

Seoul police on Tuesday said they had launched an investigation into an allegation that K-pop star Seungri of Big Bang ordered his employees to procure sexual favors for his investors at a nightclub....
Conductor Vladimir Jurowski appreciates ‘DNA’ of orchestra

Feb 26, 2019

When conductor Vladimir Jurowski leads the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance at the Seoul Arts Center on March 7, it will likely be his last appearance here as the principal conductor of...
BTS wins big at major Japan music awards

Feb 26, 2019

K-pop boy band BTS scooped up five prizes at the annual Japan Gold Disc Award on Tuesday, a major music awards ceremony hosted by the country's Recording Industry Association. BTS won Best Asian Art...
EXO's 'Tempo' music video hits 100 mln YouTube views

Feb 25, 2019

The music video for K-pop boy band EXO's song "Tempo" hit the threshold of 100 million YouTube views on Monday, adding to the collection of the band's songs that have achieved that feat, SM Entertain...
French photographer claims BTS' 2016 music video takes from his work

Feb 25, 2019

A French photographer and writer has claimed that a banquet scene from BTS' 2016 music video "Blood Sweat & Tears" drew inspiration from one of his photos, his local agency said Monday. Bernard Fauc...
Commemorating Korea’s independence movement with Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ symphony

Feb 24, 2019

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra will hold a concert at the Sejong Arts Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, paying homage to Korea’s independence movement with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-f...
Near barbed wire fences of NK, music festival to sing for peace

Feb 24, 2019

The DMZ Peace Train Music Festival 2019 will be held from June 5 to 9, taking place across Seoul and near the Demilitarized Zone in Gangwon Province. On the first two days, events such as a showcase...
BTS launches online archive 'Armypedia' to reach out to fans

Feb 22, 2019

Global K-pop phenomenon BTS has launched an online archive, inspired by its dedicated fans around the world, where their fans, known as Army, can get together to record memories from the band's six-y...