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So Yoo-jin, Baek Jong-won welcome baby girl

Sept 21, 2015

Actress So Yoo-jin gave birth to a baby girl, her management agency said Monday. (So Yoo-jin's Instagram) Star-J Entertainment said both the mother and her second baby were in good health, addin...
Kim Hyun-joong to ‘take responsibilty’ for baby from ex-girlfriend

Sept 17, 2015

Singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong on Thursday said he will take full responsibility for the newborn baby born to his ex-girlfriend if the paternity test shows he is the father, putting a fresh spin on ...
Cho Yong-pil to hold national concert tour

Sept 17, 2015

Veteran singer Cho Yong-pil is set to hold a concert tour from November through December, ending a two-year hiatus. Cho, 65, will kick off his tour in Daegu on Nov. 14, followed by performances in I...
Mamamoo drops new single

Sept 16, 2015

Rookie girl group Mamamoo, who topped local charts with their latest song “Um Oh Ah Yeah,” released the new single “Girl Crush” on Wednesday. The new song was created for the soundtrack of the ne...
Lee Seung-hwan to release new album

Sept 16, 2015

Veteran singer Lee Seung-hwan will release new EP “3+3,“ Dream Factory, his agency, said Wednesday. Having released the album “Fall to Fly” in March last year, he will return to the music scene, end...
iKON makes chart-topping debut

Sept 15, 2015

K-pop boy group iKON made its much-awaited debut Tuesday with the single “My Type,” which was topping all major charts immediately after its midnight release. Medium tempo hip-hop track “My Type”...
Jonghyun to drop self-composed album

Sept 14, 2015

Jonghyun of SHINee will release a self-composed, self-written EP on Thursday. The nine-track album, titled “Story Op. 1,” includes the lead track “End of the Day,” a ballad highlighting Jonghyun’...
JYJ Junsu to release solo album

Sept 14, 2015

(C-Jes Entertainment) Junsu, a member of K-pop group JYJ, is set to release a solo album in October and to hold an Asian tour, C-Jes Entertainment said. “Junsu has gained a lot of popularity bot...
Director Ryoo Seung-wan mulls sequel to ‘Veteran’

Sept 10, 2015

Director Ryoo Seung-wan on Wednesday said he is considering making a sequel to his hit film “Veteran,” which sold more than 12 million tickets. "We’re currently researching what social issues the pu...
Rain parts ways with agency

Sept 7, 2015

South Korean singer and actor Rain has decided to part ways with his agency Cube Entertainment. (OSEN) “After a long discussion with Hong Seung-sung, head of the agency, I decided to leave Cube Ent...
DMC Festival kicks off with ‘K-pop Super Concert’

Sept 6, 2015

The “Digital, Media and Culture Festival” kicked off with the “K-pop Super Concert” at the Sangam Culture Plaza in Seoul on Saturday. Hosted by TV personality Kim Sung-joo and SNSD’s Tiffany and Yur...
G-Dragon says he's 'shy,' has 'no girlfriend'

Sept 3, 2015

G-Dragon of boy band Big Bang has officially declared himself single. “I don’t have a girlfriend,” he said in Wednesday night’s live broadcast on Naver’s V app, a real-time video-streaming applicati...
Hallyu star Jang Keun-suk to hold concert in Seoul

Sept 1, 2015

Actor-singer Jang Keun-suk will hold a solo concert in Seoul on Saturday. Jang’s concert, titled “Jang Keun-suk Live in Seoul 2015,” will take place at Jangchung Gymnasium at 7 p.m. It is his fir...
How K-pop keeps up with international fans

Sept 1, 2015

New forms and routes of global communication between stars and fans are surfacing
EXO to drop its first Japanese single

Aug 31, 2015

(OSEN) Popular boy group EXO is set to make its official debut in Japan on Nov. 4. EXO said Saturday at the Japanese music festival “A-nation” in Yanmar Stadium, Osaka, that it would drop a Japanes...