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Rapper Owen steps down from ‘Show Me the Money’ after report of drug use

Oct 20, 2020

Mnet announced Tuesday that rapper Owen of MKIT Rain Records is stepping down from the rap competition program “Show Me the Money,” following a local media report that he and four other rappers were ...
SPO preps for return to stage

Oct 19, 2020

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra is gearing up for a new start, after months of lull due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Like most other orchestras and music acts around the world, the SPO has had ...
Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival to go live online

Oct 13, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic brings a more contactless world, a rock music festival -- an event usually associated with heat and sweat -- will go online. Iconic rock music event the 2020 Incheon Pentapo...
[Newsmaker] Chinese fans upset by BTS’ Korean War remark: report

Oct 12, 2020

Hit K-pop act BTS has come under fire in China for a remark about the Korean War, according to a Chinese news outlet. BTS recently received the General James A. Van Fleet Award from the Korea Societ...
Refund Sisters repeat Ssak 3 success

Oct 12, 2020

Refund Sisters’s debut single “Don’t Touch Me,” released at 6 p.m., Saturday, swept major online music charts within the first 24 hours, topping both BTS’ “Dynamite” and Blackpink’s “Lovesick Girls” ...
Isang Yun Peace Foundation honors El Sistema founder

Oct 11, 2020

Celebrating the legacy of iconic composer Yun I-sang (1917-1995), the Isang Yun Peace Foundation honored Venezuelan conductor, pianist and economist Jose Antonio Abreu (1939-2018) with the 2020 Isang...
After 60 years, pianist rediscovers Schumann

Oct 7, 2020

Pianist Paik Kun-woo to tour Korea following release of all-Schumann album
[Herald Interview] Sohyang talks singing in ‘Begin Again,’ lesson from battle with pneumonia

Oct 5, 2020

After basking in the limelight of “King of Mask Singer” in 2017, Sohyang has kept a low-profile, staying away from the small screen. Over the course of her public absence, she’s battled severe pneumo...
‘Emperor of Trot’ Na Hoon-a concert proves 73-year-old’s star power

Oct 4, 2020

Na also gave his condolences to Koreans and cheered them on against the pandemic. “We have heroes. They are the doctors, nurses and all the medical staff that are fighting COVID-19. Without them, we...
BLACKPINK hopes to show growth, share positive energy with 1st full album

Oct 2, 2020

K-pop group BLACKPINK said Friday it wanted to show its growth as an artist and send out a message of hope and positive energy with its first-ever full-length album. Earlier in the day, the quartet ...
Preorders for BLACKPINK's upcoming full-length album top 1m

Oct 2, 2020

Preorders for K-pop girl band BLACKPINK's upcoming studio album have topped 1 million, its management agency said Friday. "The Album," set for official release later in the day, posted 670,000 preor...
KBS Orchestra to bring LoL music out of screen and onto stage

Sept 28, 2020

Music from the hit online video game League of Legends will be brought to life by an orchestra here. “League of Legends Live: The Orchestra” will be held at the Sejong Center of Performing Arts in G...
[Herald Interview] Chamber music festival to bring spring to Seoul in October

Sept 28, 2020

Violinist Kang Dong-suk talks about hosting music festival in pandemic era
S.M. Entertainment aims to lead contactless era with Disney-like IP

Sept 27, 2020

Korean entertainment behemoth S.M. Entertainment is changing to adapt to the contactless era while utilizing its intellectual properties. “Like how Disney achieved an IP empire, K-pop will overcome ...
[Eye Interview] Korean Peninsula laid out on music sheets

Sept 26, 2020

NK defector pianist Kim Cheol-woong hopes to bridge two Koreas through music