Idol group Super Junior won the first place trophy on SBS’ “Inkigayo” on Sunday, hitting a grand slam in Korean music programs. Competing against the nominees Sistar and Winner, the group’s title song “Mamacita (Ayaya)” from its seventh full-length album won the first prize. “We thank all of you, especially our managers, who are putting up with tight schedules, and our (entertainment) agency fa...

South Korea’s management agency YG Entertainment and French luxury giant LVMH signed an investment agreement worth $80 million in Singapore on Saturday. The cooperation between the two companies came a month after LVMH’s private equity arm L Capital Asia announced its plan to invest up to $80 million in the entertainment powerhouse. “We believe that the partnership with L Capital can be a...

South Korean rapper Tablo released a selfie he took with his labelmates in the K-pop group WINNER on Saturday. “A photo with rising band WINNER,” Tablo wrote on Instagram. The rookie boy band WINNER is currently touring Japan to promote its Japanese debut album “2014 S/S -Japan Collection-” released on Sept. 10. ( laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com )

The onstage performance of K-pop girl group Ladies’ Code, which was made just hours before its fatal car accident, will be televised on Sunday evening. Korea’s public broadcaster KBS has decided to air the footage of the quintet’s last performance on its music show “Open Concert” after a heated in-house debate over whether or not to broadcast it, officials said. The van carrying the membe...

K-pop star left with mild liver bleeding, halts group activities

Idol group JYJ strongly denied a local report that a conflict had broken out with the Taiwanese press during a conference on Thursday. A Korean report stated that Taiwanese photographers and reporters declared a boycott against JYJ, with about 50 of them leaving the press conference. The agency, however, responded that the report was “exaggerated” and “misleading.” “There may have been a slight...

Big Bang’s Seungri involved in car crash K-pop star left with mild liver bleeding, halts group activities

The music video for “Mamacita (Ayaya)” by idol group Super Junior was selected as the most-seen K-pop music video in August, according to local reports Friday. Billboard announced the 10 “Most Viewed K-Pop Videos Around the World: August 2014” last Monday, with “Mamacita (Ayaya)” in first place. Other singers included in the top 10 were Red Velvet, Taemin, Winner, 4L, Kara, BTS, Secret and Sist...

Korean-American singer John Park is returning to the spotlight with the release of his latest single, “U,” on Friday. The 45-second music video teaser for Park’s new up-tempo, U.K. pop-style single has racked up more than 56,000 hits on YouTube in less than a week. According to an announcement by Farm Music officials on Thursday, the single was produced by the international production team Joomb...

To prepare for the release of their upcoming fourth studio album, the popular K-pop idols of 2PM have unveiled their latest music video, “Go Crazy,” which topped the 1-million-viewer mark the day of its release. According to a press release from JYP Entertainment on Thursday, the official music video for 2PM’s “Go Crazy” surpassed 1 million views on Sept. 11, less than 24 hours since it was post...

The Girls’ Generation spin-off trio TaeTiSeo will release its second EP, “Holler,” on Sept. 16, according to an announcement by SM Entertainment on Thursday. The group ― consisting of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun ― will be dropping its first musical release since unveiling its debut EP “Twinkle” more than two years ago. According to the announcement, TaeTiSeo ― also known as Girl’s Generation-T...

“The winner takes it all.” Much like in ABBA’s hit song, rookie K-pop group WINNER really has taken it all. The group most recently took over Japan’s Oricon music chart. WINNER saw 31,114 in album sales, taking second place on the “Daily Album” chart with their debut album “2014 S/S-Japan Collection-” which was released on Wednesday. WINNER’s debut album in Japan includes tracks from the album...

K-pop boy band JYJ’s photo on a plane to Taiwan was released on Wednesday. The group’s label C-Jes Entertainment posted a photo of JYJ members posing for a photo en route to Taiwan for their upcoming concert. “Hello, Taipei. We are looking forward to meeting you after three years! Dear fans, we will see you tomorrow!” JYJ wrote on Facebook alongside the photo. Some 200 fans had waited...

“Go Crazy,” the title track of 2PM’s latest album, has gained massive popularity since its release on Wednesday. The music video was revealed on the official Facebook and Twitter accounts of 2PM and JYP Entertainment. In the music video, 2PM members dance under a disco light. Then they move into a warehouse and continue to dance frantically. The boy band’s energetic and powerful dance moves, i...