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K-pop stars to walk fans through major Korean tourist spots

Nov 30, 2019

Three K-pop idols, including members from boy band NU‘EST, have joined a tourism promotion campaign to walk fans and YouTube users through major Korean tourist spots. Two NU’EST members, Hwang Min-h...
TWICE tops Japan's Oricon weekly chart for 5th time

Nov 28, 2019

A new Japanese album by South Korean girl group TWICE has risen to the top of Japan's leading music chart soon after its release, its management agency said Thursday. According to JYP Entertainment,...
Gracias Choir tours 18 cities with heart-warming ‘Christmas Cantata’

Nov 28, 2019

In celebration of Christmas, Gracias Choir has embarked on its “Christmas Cantata” tour across Korea from Nov. 15 to Dec. 22. The choir will perform in 18 cities, including Ansan, Gyeonggi Province;...
JYJ's Kim Jae-joong to drop first new album in 4 years

Nov 28, 2019

Singer Kim Jae-joong will drop a new album early next year, returning to the Korean music business after a near four-year hiatus, his agency said Thursday. Kim, a member of the Korean pop group JYJ,...
New EXO album tops iTunes charts across globe

Nov 28, 2019

K-pop boy band EXO took iTunes music charts by storm Thursday with its latest album, "Obsession." The sixth full-length album by EXO, released on Wednesday, had topped iTunes' Top Album charts in 60...
BTS set to heat up year-end festivities with performances at home, abroad

Nov 26, 2019

K-pop sensation BTS will heat up year-end festivities with a series of high-profile performances in its home country of South Korea and outside. With the 2019 Melon Music Awards scheduled for Saturd...
[Newsmaker] Late Goo Hara left ‘despairing note’: police

Nov 25, 2019

Singer Goo Hara, who was found dead at her home Sunday, left a note, according to police. A note written by Goo was found on a table in her living room at around 6 p.m. Sunday by her housekeeper, wh...
BTS picks up American Music Award for 2nd consecutive year

Nov 25, 2019

K-pop sensation BTS picked up three American Music Awards on Monday to mark the second consecutive year that the band has won honors at the mainstream US award show. Early in the show, the septet wa...
Grammys under fire after BTS wasn't nominated for 2020 event

Nov 22, 2019

The Grammy Awards, one of the major American pop music award events, have become fodder for criticism after K-pop band BTS was shut out of the nominations for the 2020 Grammys. Many eyes had been on...
BTS chosen Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year

Nov 20, 2019

BTS was chosen as Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year, becoming the first South Korean act to attain the honor as it swept up prizes and stayed on the Billboard 200 for a year. Variety, an influential US...
BTS will not be exempted from military service: culture minister

Nov 20, 2019

PARIS -- Globally acclaimed superstars BTS and other high-flying K-pop stars will not be exempted from mandatory military service under the government's new guidelines on conscription waivers, the cu...
SuperM, BoA to perform at 2020 Global Goal in South Korea

Nov 20, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- K-pop supergroup SuperM and singer BoA will perform at a Global Citizen event in Asia as part of a massive multi-continent concert next year. The advocacy organization says the p...
Myth-based production connects tradition with modern fantasy

Nov 19, 2019

The National Gugak Center presented its much-anticipated production “Man in Red and Lady Youngsan” on Tuesday. The musical production is a gugak (traditional Korean music) fantasy drama based on a m...
SPO shares plans for 2020

Nov 17, 2019

Mahler, Sibelius expert conductor to take baton for orchestra, starting 2020
BTS records $116.6m in sales from 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' tour

Nov 15, 2019

K-pop superstars BTS clinched $116.6 million in sales through its sensational "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself" world tour, Billboard said Friday. Under the globe-trotting concert tour, BTS staged 20 ...