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Momoland returns as six-piece girl group with retro music

Dec 31, 2019

Momoland has dropped a new retro-inspired digital single as a six-member girl group, following the departure of three members. In a media showcase held in central Seoul on Monday, Momoland officiall...
2020 pays homage to Beethoven

Dec 31, 2019

As 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s birth, various recitals and concerts are taking place across the world in remembrance of the great musician from the 18th century. Korea...
From glory of BTS, ‘Parasite’ to untimely deaths; highs and lows of 2019

Dec 30, 2019

January 2020 will decide if “Parasite” becomes the first South Korean film ever to win at the Golden Globe Awards. The next month, a run at the Oscars will wrap up an impressive series of wins for di...
CJ ENM to compensate victims of audition show vote fixing

Dec 30, 2019

CJ ENM, the operator of K-pop-oriented music channel Mnet, on Monday issued an apology for the vote-fixing scandal of its high-profile idol competition show and vowed to financially compensate K-pop ...
Singer-songwriter Younha to release music featuring BTS' RM

Dec 30, 2019

South Korean singer-songwriter Younha will release a new album next week that includes a track featuring RM, a member of K-pop boy band BTS, her management agency said Monday. The five-track album, ...
Gamut of big name orchestras onstage in 2020

Dec 29, 2019

Fans of classical music in Korea have a lot to look out for in 2020, as the stage will be packed with celebrated orchestras led by old masters and rising stars. For start, the Seoul Philharmonic Orc...
Red Velvet member injured during rehearsal for TV show

Dec 26, 2019

A member of the girl group Red Velvet sustained serious injuries in a fall during a rehearsal for an awards show on Wednesday, her agency announced. SM Entertainment said Wendy was diagnosed with br...
Boston Symphony Orchestra to make Korean debut in February

Dec 25, 2019

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is to visit South Korea for the first time, gracing the stage at the Seoul Arts Center Feb. 6-7. It will be the time-honored orchestra’s first visit to the country. A c...
Three months in, House of BTS pop-up store in Seoul bustles with fans

Dec 25, 2019

Hirari Yamauchi, a 48-year-old Japanese housewife, and her teenage daughter flew to South Korea for a two-day trip this week, solely for a highly anticipated visit to a pop-up store themed around K-p...
Red Velvet's new album tops iTunes album charts in 42 countries

Dec 24, 2019

Girl group Red Velvet's latest "repackage album," "The ReVe Festival: Finale," has topped the iTunes album charts in 42 countries, its agency said Tuesday. The third of the five-member band's "The R...
BTS' latest three concerts in Seoul had economic effect of W1tr: report

Dec 23, 2019

K-pop boy band BTS created an economic effect worth 1 trillion won ($860.7 million) with its latest three concerts in Seoul, an academic report showed Monday. The septet finished off its latest worl...
Overnight sensation, 30 years in the making

Dec 22, 2019

YouTube turns forgotten singer Yang Joon-il into a countrywide phenomenon
Monsta X releases Latin music in collaboration with Sebastian Yatra

Dec 20, 2019

K-pop boy band Monsta X on Friday released a Latin music-inspired single in collaboration with Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastian Yatra. The digital single, "Magnetic," combines Yatra's Spanish-l...
Boy band WINNER's Mino becomes latest entertainer to debut as painter

Dec 20, 2019

Mino, a member of roaring boy band WINNER, officially debuted as a painter this week, the latest in a growing number of TV celebrities expanding their talent into the fine arts. An art exhibition in...
[Herald interview] String sounds of Pyongyang ring alive in Seoul

Dec 19, 2019

Though the gayageum, a 12-string zither-like instrument, can be traced back to ancient times, it has evolved in different ways in North and South Korea, according to a gayageum player who has travers...