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KARA member Gu Ha-ra withdraws contract termination

Jan 19, 2011

Gu Ha-ra, a member of five-member girl group KARA, said she will remain with her agency DSP Media, withdrawing from the earlier announcement that the group will terminate their exclusive contract wit...
KARA terminate contract with agency

Jan 19, 2011

The five-member girl group KARA announced that they will terminate their exclusive contract with their agency DSP Media, Yonhap News reported. Four members of KARA, excluding the band’s leader, made...
Beatles museum opens in Argentina

Jan 17, 2011

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ― A brick from The Cavern Club, a check for 11 pounds signed by Ringo Starr, an “authentic” Beatles wig. These and thousands of other objects related to the “Fab Four” ar...
JYJ keeping their heads held high?

Jan 14, 2011

Trio that struck out independently from idol group seems unfazed by recent controversies Mired in a never-ending string of scandal-driven buzz, JYJ ― the boy band formed by three TVXQ idols-gone-ind...
Japanese manga vilifies KARA, Girls’ Generation

Jan 13, 2011

A Japanese manga comic has sparked anger among Korean netizens for its depiction of lewd scenes of women clad in the signature clothes of Girls’ Generation and KARA’s butt dance. Korean fans of the ...
Universal Music gives recordings to Library of Congress

Jan 12, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― There’s good news, more good news and some nebulous news for anyone interested in the nation’s musical heritage in Monday’s announcement that Universal Music Group is donating a cache o...
New girl group Dal Shabet is named after a children’s story book

Jan 11, 2011

A growing number of netizens are protesting against a new girl group who appear to be using the title of a children’s book for their name. The book’s author is none too pleased with the new six-memb...
Boy bands performing in pairs to generate heat in 2011

Jan 10, 2011

Expect a fierce rivalry on the Korean music scene this year, as top boy bands are ready to make a comeback. Until now, the Korean music channels were mostly dominated by popular girl groups or singe...
High note: Music thrills trigger reward chemical

Jan 10, 2011

People who become euphoric over music unleash dopamine, a brain chemical that also induces the sense of reward that comes from food, psychoactive drugs and money, an unusual study says. McGill Unive...
‘Mahler fever’ sweeps Seoul classical scene

Jan 9, 2011

The Mahler craze started in 2010 when Korean classical concert-goers scrambled to get tickets to Gustav Mahler’s symphonies at the Seoul Arts Center. Last year, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and c...
Fans, rescued miner fete Elvis’ 76th birthday

Jan 9, 2011

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) ― Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans, including Chilean miner Edison Pena, gathered at Graceland to sing “Happy Birthday” on the late rock ‘n’ roll icon’s 76th birthday. Pena, th...
Bodyguard: Jackson doc said to hide vials

Jan 6, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― As Michael Jackson’s lifeless body lay on a bed in his palatial mansion, a bodyguard obeyed a frantic doctor’s instructions to bag up medicine bottles and intravenous bags and shie...
The King is dead, long live the King’s hair

Jan 6, 2011

CHICAGO ― Collectors and auctioneers are getting flush off the lavatories of the rich and famous, which isn’t just a play on words. It’s also a chance to make a bunch of money by selling somebody els...
Far East Movement breaks new ground for Asian-American rap

Jan 5, 2011

SEATTLE ― You can’t escape the song. “Like a G6” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is still riding high at No. 14. The song is by the Far East Movement, reportedly the first Asian-American grou...
Perez Hilton calls TVXQ music video “too hot to handle”

Jan 5, 2011

Gossip blogger Perez Hilton called TVXQ’s newly released music video “too hot to handle” on his blog (Perezhilton.com) on Monday. Hilton has been following new K-Pop songs on his blog, each titled “...