Quirky girl group Crayon Pop’s first unit group Strawberry Milk, featuring twin sisters ChoA and Way, is gearing up to release its debut, four-track EP “Break Out,” according to an announcement by Chrome Entertainment on Monday. The identical twins’ upcoming EP is slated to drop on Oct. 15, and will include lead track “OK,” as well as three other singles: “Let Me Know,” “Hello” and “Feel So Good...

Representatives from K-pop’s largest management agency, SM Entertainment, have officially confirmed that popular K-pop starlet Jessica will no longer be a part of the girl group Girls’ Generation, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The announcement came about eight hours after Jessica revealed on her Weibo account that SM had unilaterally dismissed her from the group without “justifia...

g.o.d., Korea’s first generation K-pop boy band, will hold its first U.S. concerts in California and New Jersey, the group’s label Sidus HQ said on Tuesday. The five members, now in their 30s and 40s, will highlight their 15-year careers with two U.S. concerts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 7 and in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 9. In the U.S. c...

K-pop idol group Girls’ Generation left for China on Tuesday without Jessica, backing up claims that she was forced out of the group by her label SM Entertainment. Eight members of the group -- Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung and Yoona -- turned up at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday morning before flying to Shenzhen, China, to attend a fan meeting. Jessi...

Jessica, member of K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation, revealed Tuesday that her label SM Entertainment had unilaterally dismissed her from the group. “I was preparing myself for the upcoming schedule, but I was notified today that I am no longer a member of Girls’ Generation as of today,” Jessica wrote on her Weibo at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday. In the message she left both in English and Korean...

One of the country’s top hallyu stars, Lee Min-ho, has made his way back to the recording studio and will soon drop a new album. According to an announcement by Starhaus Entertainment on Friday, the hearthrob is scheduled to release his second full-length album titled “Song for You,” sometime next month. “With this album, his outlook is no longer on debuting as a singer, rather we consider this...

YG Entertainment’s new boy group iKON will open Big Bang’s Japan concert tour in November, the agency said Thursday. The announcement draws attention as four members of the seven-member group have not yet been decided. The three confirmed members are B.I., Bobby and Kim Jin-hwan from the survival boy band reality program “WIN: Who Is Next.” Fans in Osaka, Beijing and Seoul will vote in October ...

Ulala Session, the winner of Mnet’s music audition program “Superstar K3,” released the new single “I’m Coming” on Thursday. The song, based on a funky rhythm and bright melody, highlights the member’s vocals and rap, according to Ulala Company. The members were featured in the humorous, fairy tale-like music video, in which a prince saves a princess captured by a monster in a medieval setting....

Singer Ailee released her third EP “Magazine” on Thursday at noon on major Korean music portals. The new EP includes “Don’t Touch Me,” a Britpop rock title track with a powerful piano loop line and drum beat. The album is the collaboration of Ailee and composer Kim Do-hoon, who also composed “I’ll show you” on the singer’s first album, as well as Korean hip-hop group Dynamic Duo. (khnews@heral...

Prior to their debut in 2010, 9 Muses teamed up with famous Korean film director Lee Hark-joon for a year to film a behind-the-scenes documentary on the K-pop industry, while chronicling the group’s every move. The documentary, titled “9 Muses of Star Empire,” is finally slated to make its Korean premiere on Thursday, after being shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in ...

Crayon Pop will be jumping and jumping onto the K-pop subunit bandwagon, with the debut of the popular girl group’s first group next month, according to an announcement by Chrome Entertainment on Tuesday. The agency has not yet revealed exactly which of the five members will be included in the upcoming group nor has it revealed the name of the new act. Although Crayon Pop was initially schedule...

Popular Superstar K4 winner Roy Kim is gearing up to drop his latest album “Home” sometime in the first half of October, according to an announcement by CJ E&M. The upcoming album will be Kim’s second full studio album after releasing his first “Love Love Love” last year. The new album is produced by singer-songwriter HUE, as was the singer’s debut album. “Roy Kim’s second album will be an impo...

SHINee fans donated a well to Cambodia in Key’s name to celebrate the singer’s 23rd birthday on Sept. 23. Members around the world of the K-pop group’s fan page “Hello My Sunshine” collected about 2 million won ($1,900) and delivered it through the NGO World Share, according to news reports. The fan club said, “Key has made contributions to support four children since 2009, we wanted to s...

World star Psy has been frequently spotted in Shanghai with his family, sparking speculation that he may move to China. “Psy and his family often appear in Shanghai, so there was a rumor that they may move here,” a residence in the city was quoted as saying. “Actually, he hasn’t moved here, at least, yet. I heard that he occasionally came to China to learn the culture and language. Even his chi...