Fans of EXO’s Baekhyun feel “betrayed” as the rumor about his romantic relationship with Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon has turned out to be true. Some congratulated the new couple, while the majority of the fans online expressed their disappointment with the news. The Twitter user @19930112_april said, “I am so furious, but I cannot live without EXO... I will wish you luck, but I will watch ...

SM Entertainment, the nation’s largest entertainment agency that manages EXO and Girl’s Generation, confirmed Thursday that EXO’s Baekhyun and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon are actually an item. “They have been close senior and junior, but recently started to have feelings for each other. The relationship is in its early stage,” said an official from the agency. Earlier in the day, the rumor surf...

Fans of EXO and Girls’ Generation may have known that Baekhyun and Taeyeon have been dating for months, according to local news reports. Some fans claim that it is no surprise that the idols are an item, eagerly posting photos of the two wearing the same bracelets, headphones and sunglasses. There have also been numerous firsthand accounts online about the alleged couple being sighted together ...

Girls Generation’s Taeyeon and EXO-K’s Baekhyun have been allegedly dating for four months, according to Korean entertainment news outlet Dispatch on Thursday. The news went viral after Dispatch unveiled photos of the two in a car, supposedly on a date, that were taken around dawn near EXO’s accommodations in Seoul. According to the news reports, Taeyeon headed to Baekhyun’s dormitory, locat...

The K-pop girl group 2NE1, currently on world tour, released a promotional video for its upcoming Japanese edition of the EP “Crush” on YouTube. The group is to release the album in Japan on June 25 with repackaged contents, different from the Korean edition. As the Korean version of “Crush” was thoroughly loved by fans worldwide, the upcoming album is raising anticipation among eager fans. The...

The feud between Korean ballad singer Lee Seung-chul and K-pop band JYJ’s fandom is deepening due to a dispute over the promotion method for Lee’s remake of a song originally sung by Junsu. Lee released a song on the soundtrack for SBS drama series “You Are All Surrounded” on June 5. The song “I’m in Love” was initially sung by Junsu as part of his second solo EP. The controversy sparked as JYJ...

K-pop starlets Krystal of f(x) and Jessica of Girls’ Generation, also known as the “Jung Sisters,” revealed their natural faces without makeup. OnStyle’s “Jessica & Krystal” was broadcast on Tuesday. The episode was about their trip to New York for a photo shoot. After the photo shoot, they went back to the hotel and removed their makeup, showing sisterly love by washing off each other’s cosmet...

World star Psy offered encouraging words to the Korean national soccer team, following the Korea-Russia World Cup match that ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. “The Korean soccer team did really well. It was a wonderful match,” he said after watching the neck-and-neck game with his dance crew in Seoul. Earlier in the day, the viral sensation staged a 40-minute performance starting at 6 a.m. for ...

A Chinese news agency reported that 2PM member Nichkhun hopes to work in China. But 2PM’s management agency in Korea immediately denied the report, saying “it was exaggerated.” According to a report from China News, Nichkhun expressed his hope to grow as an actor in China during a meeting with reporters on Monday ahead of the launch of the Chinese drama “One and a Half Summer,” starring the K-po...

Photos of K-pop idol group EXO taken at a recent concert were unveiled Monday by its label SM Entertainment. EXO’s next destination is Chongqing, China, where it will perform on June. 28. By Ock Hyun-ju ( laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com )

“Crush,” K-pop girl group 2NE1’s second full-length album, was picked by a U.S. music TV channel as one of the 25 best tracks of the year on Monday. Fuse TV rounded up the strongest tracks of 2014 so far, and 2NE1 was the only Asian group to make this year’s chart. The U.S. media outlet chose the group’s three songs -- “Come Back Home,” “Baby I Miss You” and “Gotta Be You” -- as outstanding tra...

Reunited K-pop idol group g.o.d. has decided to expand its 15th anniversary reunion concert, originally scheduled to be held only in Seoul, into a nationwide concert tour, according to the group’s agency sidusHQ on Monday. g.o.d. had been slated to hold just two celebratory concerts on July 12 and 13 at the Auxiliary Stadium at Sports Complex in Jamsil, Seoul. When ticket sales opened last month...

Known for assembling quirky girl group Crayon Pop, Chrome Entertainment launched the new male duo Zan Zan with the debut single “Chicken Feet” on Monday. Zan Zan consists of Yang Jung-mo, who starred on MBC’s audition program “Star Audition: The Great Birth,” and Park Min-goo. Unlike Crayon Pop or Chrome’s new girl group Bob Girls, the two members of Zan Zan are soulful ballad singers, similar t...