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Singer-songwriter Jo Jung-chi to mark return on Jan. 26

Singer-songwriter Jo Jung-chi will return with a new full-length album on Jan. 26, his agency Mystic Entertainment said Wednesday. According to the agency, Jo’s upcoming album marks his first full-l...

January 17, 2018
Music
[Herald Interview] How Younha ‘rescued’ herself, found her voice again

Ever since her K-pop career began in 2006, Younha has often been described as one of the most talented singer-songwriters of today. Due to her chameleon-like vocal abilities and masterful songwritin...

January 16, 2018
Music
[Next Wave] Wetter hopes to revive rock ’n’ roll spirit

From their punky hairstyles to outfits straight out of the 1980s, there is something clearly different, and special, about Wetter. Named after a hope to “wet” people with its music, the four-piece r...

January 15, 2018
Music
2AM’s Jo Kwon fires back at article mocking him

Jo Kwon of 2AM slammed an article with a headline that mocked the singer. On Thursday, Jo posted to his Twitter account a screen capture of a headline of a local media report, with a caption that sa...

January 14, 2018
Music
Park Bo-gum to star in “Hyori’s Bed & Breakfast”

Actor Park Bo-gum will star in the second season of the JTBC reality show “Hyori’s Bed & Breakfast” as a temporary employee. According to the show’s production staff Saturday, Park has been cast as ...

January 14, 2018
Music
G-Dragon to open new cafe, bowling alley on Jeju Island

K-pop icon G-Dragon, well-known for his entrepreneurial spirit, will open his own cafe and a bowling alley on Jeju Island, his agency YG Entertainment said Saturday. According to the agency, GD Cafe...

January 14, 2018
Music
Actress Son Ye-jin to return to small screen

Veteran actress Son Ye-jin will return to the small screen for the first time in five years with the new JTBC series “Pretty Sister who Treats Me to Meals” (working title), the channel said Wednesday...

January 10, 2018
Television
After long break, Infinite revamps as six-piece with ‘Top Seed’

Ever since K-pop superstar Infinite became a six-member act with the departure of Hoya last August, the group seems to have spent its time preparing for its comeback hoping to prove it is still intac...

January 9, 2018
Music
[Herald Interview] Out of dark tunnel, Yangpa sings to send message of ‘comfort’

In 1996, when cassette tapes were not old-fashioned and wide-legged pants were trendy, there was one particular song dominating the Korean airwaves: “Novice’s Love,” a love ballad by an 18-year-old h...

January 9, 2018
Music
[Herald Review] GFriend rocks first solo concerts

After three years in the K-pop scene, GFriend’s dream has finally come true: The group successfully wrapped up its first solo concerts “Season of GFriend” in Seoul on Saturday and Sunday. The concer...

January 8, 2018
Music
T-ara faces unknown future

Dark clouds are gathering over K-pop act T-ara’s future, with its former agency seeking exclusive rights to the group name. On Monday, local media reported that MBK Entertainment, which had represen...

January 8, 2018
Music
iKon to release second full-length album ‘Return’

K-pop boy group iKon is gearing up for a comeback with its second full-length album “Return,” according to YG Entertainment Saturday. A teaser video for the upcoming album, released on the agency’s ...

January 7, 2018
Music
S.M. to hold auditions in 10 countries

S.M. Entertainment, one of Korea’s leading K-pop agencies, announced Thursday that it will hold auditions around the world to search for aspiring K-pop stars. The upcoming auditions, titled “2018 S....

January 4, 2018
Music
Kriesha Chu returns with ‘Dream of Paradise’

About eight months after introducing her sweet and bubbly self to the K-pop scene, soloist Kriesha Chu released her first EP “Dream of Paradise” Wednesday. When this 20-year-old Filipina-American K-...

January 4, 2018
Music
Ku Hye-sun inks deal with startup label Partners Park

Actress Ku Hye-sun has found a new home at startup label Partners Park, after leaving her longtime label YG Entertainment in December. Partners Park was established by Shin Hyo-jung, formerly manage...

January 3, 2018
Television

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