Psy performs at the Kool Haus in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday at a concert celebrating the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Note II in Canada. (Samsung Electronics) Worldwide hit-song “Gangnam Style’s” singer Psy postponed his U.S. single release date. The “international star’s” new song was originally scheduled to be released this month, but the date has been pushed back due to major changes made in ...

South Korean artist Psy will hold his first U.S. concert in California on Jan. 26, the singer announced on Twitter. Tickets for the concert at the Honda Center in Anaheim, southern California, are available through various websites, including Ticketmaster. Tickets range in price from $48.50 to $337.85. Several Korean artists have previously performed at the Honda Center, formerly known as the A...

South Korean rapper PSY (AP-Yonhap News) South Korea’s YouTube sensation Psy will be on the front cover of the weekly U.S. music magazine Billboard. Psy, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, was chosen to be on the cover of Billboard’s issue to be published on Nov. 3, the magazine said on its website on Friday. The 34-year-old entertainer rose to global fame when his song “Gangnam Style” featurin...

World sensation Psy remained second on this week’s U.S. “Billboard HOT 100” chart. This is the fifth consecutive week his song “Gangnam Style” has made the number two spot, after American pop-rock band Maroon 5’s “One More Night.” The song first entered the chart six weeks ago and placed 64th. A week later, it jumped to the 11th spot and then to second place. The 34-year-old Korean rapper has ...

Psy (Yonhap News0 The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on Wednesday withdrew an age restriction on 250 songs including Korean rapper-singer Psy’s previous hit “Right Now.” In 2010, the ministry imposed an R-rating for the song saying it is “inappropriate and harmful for teenagers” for its lyrics describing drinking and containing vulgar language. A review committee under the ministry on ...

It has been nearly two years since K-pop duo TVXQ released their last album, and now they are set to make a comeback performance with the release of their sixth record “Catch Me.” The boys will be performing their title track “Catch Me” and “I Don’t Know” on KBS’ “Music Bank” on Friday, MBC’s “Music Core” on Saturday, and SBS’ “Inkigayo” on Sunday, according to their agency. K-pop duo TVXQ are ...

The most watched YouTube video of the year, a new Guinness world record holder for the most “liked” video and now the first Korean in history to ever top the British music singles chart; Psy’s quest for world music domination shows no signs of slowing down. As of Sunday, “Gangnam Style” is officially the number one song on the U.K. Singles Top 100 chart, becoming the first Korean song to achieve...

South Korean rapper Psy performs his massive K-pop hit "Gangnam Style" live on NBC's "Today" show, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP-Yonhap News) K-pop viral phenomenon Psy’s hit “Gangnam Style” jumped to No.1 in the formal British music chart on Sunday (local time). It is the first time that a Korean singer conquers the Official Singles Chart. “He’s done it! Gangnam Style fever has swe...

Korea needs strategies for sustaining and expanding cultural phenomenon Over the past few years, Korean popular culture, often abbreviated as “K-pop,” has gained immense popularity in many countries. Following the initial surge of interest in Korean television dramas and popular music, nowadays all things Korean ― from food, movies and dances to fashion and language ― are quite the rage. The cul...

Psy Singer Psy’s “Gangnam Style” is predicted to soon top the U.S. Billboard Single Chart “HOT 100,” after the song jumped from 64th place last week to 11th on Wednesday. The 34-year-old singer became the second South Korean artist and the first South Korean male artist to make the “HOT 100” chart after Wonder Girls’ “Nobody” ranked 76th in 2009. He is also the first singer to reach the chart w...

Jang Dong-gun (Am Ent.) SM C&C, an affiliate of S.M. Entertainment, said Thurday that it had finalized its merger with AM Entertainment, a management agency for top-class celebrities including Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul and Han Ji-min. “SM C&C will begin expanding its business not only in Korea, but throughout Asia after the merger with AM Entertainment,” said Kim Young-min CEO of SM C&C. The ...

Korean rapper-singer Psy is enjoying great popularity in the U.S., taking the No. 1 spot on the U.S. iTunes Chart with “Gangnam Style” on Saturday and making appearances at NBC’s “Today Show” and “Saturday Night Live.” “It’s surprising to see a Korean artist reach No. 1 on the iTunes chart, which accounts for about 80 percent of the U.S. online music charts,” his agency YG Entertainment said. “...