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Super Junior to mark 12th year with album

Celebrating its 12th anniversary, global K-pop act Super Junior is set to return to the spotlight on Nov. 6, according to its agency Label SJ. The agency said Wednesday that Super Junior would relea...

September 27, 2017
Music
‘Korean agencies need to adopt US business style’

When in the United States, do as the Americans do: James Minor, a music manager of the South by Southwest festival, believes that Korean agencies should adjust to how the local people do business in ...

September 26, 2017
Culture
BTS’ ‘Love Yourself Seung Her’ debuts at No. 7 on Billboard 200

BTS’ latest EP “Love Yourself Seung Her” debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Sunday, setting yet another milestone for the hottest K-pop group of the moment. Billboard reports on BT...

September 25, 2017
Music
[Album review] ‘Love Yourself Seung Her’ mirrors past, future of BTS

BTS “Love Yourself Seung Her” Loen Entertainment When most media outlets put this K-pop group on a pedestal earlier this year for its impressive feats -- a Billboard award and several releases on ...

September 21, 2017
Music
BTS breaks record, topping 73 iTunes charts

Once again, BTS proved its power as a global K-pop star with its latest EP “Love Yourself Seung Her,” which topped iTunes charts in a record-breaking 73 countries all over the globe. (Big Hit Entert...

September 19, 2017
Music
[Next Wave] Five monkeys of Jannabi relive heyday of old pop

The Korea Herald is introducing Korean singers, musicians and actors poised to join the next wave of top stars in a twice monthly series. -- Ed. Despite their different personalities, finding common...

September 18, 2017
Music
BTS takes aim at Billboard 100 chart with ‘Love Yourself Seung Her’

BTS is back with a new release that is likely to send fans around the globe into a frenzy. The K-pop act returned with its new EP, “Love Yourself Seung Her,” on Monday, with the ambitious goal of ma...

September 18, 2017
Music
BTS drops first teaser for upcoming track ‘DNA’

BTS has dropped a teaser for its new track from the group’s upcoming EP “Love Yourself Seung Her.” A teaser image for “DNA,” the lead track of BTS’ upcoming EP “Love Yourself Seung Her.” (Bit Hit En...

September 15, 2017
Music
[Album review] GFriend sticks to songs that recall Japanese anime

GFriend “Rainbow” Loen Entertainment People’s infatuation with upbeat Japanese animation theme songs may account for why GFriend has been able to carve out its own niche and even rise as a chart-t...

September 14, 2017
Music
Celebs build safety net in cafe, restaurant business

Cao Lu,of popular K-pop girl group Fiestar, recently said in a TV show that she hopes to one day open her own store as a side business, confessing even celebrities suffer from financial difficulties ...

September 14, 2017
Culture
Actor Ryu Jun-yeol to release single for fans

Ryu Jun-yeol will release his first official single, according to Amoeba Culture and Loen Entertainment. Actor Ryu Jun-yeol to release single for fans The agencies said Tuesday that the actor had c...

September 13, 2017
Television
Hip-hop duo UV’s Muzie makes solo return

Hip-hop artist Muzie, better known as a member of comedic hip-hop duo UV, will return as a solo artist after a five-year break. According to Muzie Sound, the singer is set to drop a new solo EP on S...

September 12, 2017
Music
GFriend’s car accident caused by inattentive driver: agency

Source Music issued a statement Sunday on a recent car accident that involved GFriend, saying that the singers did not sustain any major injuries and that the accident was caused by the inattentive d...

September 10, 2017
Music
R&B artist G.Soul soars high with ‘Circles’

The eagle is finally soaring. G.Soul, a soulful R&B artist relatively new to the K-pop scene, waited a long time to take flight, honing his skills under the watchful eyes of JYP Entertainment for 17 ...

September 8, 2017
Music
[Album review] Where did EXO’s power go?

EXO “The War: The Power of Music” Genie Music Before anything else, there is one question that needs to be answered regarding “Power” from EXO’s extended re-release of July’s “The War”: What’s ...

September 7, 2017
Music

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