The Korea Herald

Opera festival to stage two original Korean operas

May 24, 2011

The Korea Opera Festival’s focus in 2011 is to well present two original Korean operas produced by local opera companies, as the production skills of Korean opera companies have made great progress i...
Yim might quit the “Singer” program: report

May 23, 2011

Yim Jae-beom might pull out of the popular TV program “I Am a Singer” due to health reasons, a local entertainment news source reported Monday. Yim is expected to express his intention to quit at th...
Wrestler known as 'Macho Man' dies in Fla. wreck

May 22, 2011

Randy "Macho Man" Savage, a larger-than-life personality from professional wrestling's 1980s flying-elbow heyday known for his raspy voice, brash style and the young woman named Miss Elizabeth who of...
[Eye-like] Albums

May 20, 2011

Herbert von Karajan “Karajan 60” Universal Music Universal Music‘s Deutsche Grammophon label has released legendary Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan’s collection of all symphonies performed ...
Lady Gaga ousts Oprah on Forbes celebrity power list

May 19, 2011
‘Be prepared for non-stop rocking experience!’

May 18, 2011

Maroon 5 says members have yoga session just before going on stage U.S. rock band Maroon 5 is coming to Korea again, three years after being blown away by more than 10,000 Korean fans singing along ...
Singer Yim Jae-beom hospitalized for appendectomy

May 17, 2011

Singer Yim Jae-beom hospitalized for appendectomy Singer Yim Jae-beom was hospitalized Monday afternoon with appendicitis, according to his agent. Yim Jae-beom (MBC) He is also reported to be wear...
Lady Gaga first to reach 10 million followers on Twitter

May 17, 2011

Lady Gaga, center, performs on the Main Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, held at Carlisle Airport, Britain Sunday, May 15, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News) WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pop diva Lady Gaga has become ...
Charismatic cellist Chung stages Haydn

May 15, 2011

On Saturday evening at 7 p.m., the Goyang Aram Nuri’s Concert Hall was filled with music lovers anticipating the KBS Symphony Orchestra and veteran cellist Chung Myung-wha’s performance of Haydn. Th...
Rain talks music and movies, but not military duty

May 15, 2011

South Korea pop singer and movie star Jung Ji-Hoon, also known as Rain, smiles during a news conference in Macau Saturday, May 14, 2011 as Rain will hold his concert in Macau May 14. (AP-Yonhap News)...
Highlights

May 13, 2011

POP MUSIC “Jang Ki-ha and the Faces 2nd Album Concert”: Korean rock band Jang Ki-ha and the Faces will hold a concert on June 17-19 at Ewha Womans University’s Samsung Hall to celebrate the release ...
[Eyelike] New Albums

May 13, 2011

Suede “The Best of Suede” Warner Music Korea Almost everyone in Korea must have hummed the addictive melody “na na na na na na” of “Beautiful Ones” by Brit rock band Suede in the late-’90s. The gr...
Beastie Boys return older and sillier

May 12, 2011

Beastie Boys members (from left) Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Adam “MCA” Yauch and Michael “Mike D” Diamond. (AP-Yonhap News) WEST HOLLYWOOD (AP) ― On a wind-swept balcony at the posh Chateau Marmont ho...
SM stars to perform 2nd Paris concert

May 11, 2011

SM Entertainment said on Wednesday it will hold an additional K-pop concert “SM Town Live World Tour in Paris” on June 11, after hundreds of French K-pop fans rallied in Paris calling for an extra co...
SM to add another K-pop concert in Paris

May 11, 2011

SM Entertainment said on Wednesday it will hold an additional K-pop concert “SM Town Live World Tour in Paris” on June 11, after hundreds of French fans of K-pop rallied in Paris calling for an extra...