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SPO to highlight Yun I-sang in August

Jul 31, 2021

SPO, violinist Park Sue-ye to record album of Yun I-sang’s works
Ahn Ye-eun returns with new horror song

Jul 30, 2021

A Korean artist is making a comeback with a horror song that will send a chill down fans’ spines this summer. Singer-songwriter Ahn Ye-eun released a highlight teaser of her third single, “Changgwi”...
[Herald Review] Pianist Kim Sun-wook shines in conductor role

Jul 30, 2021

Following his debut as a conductor in January, concert pianist Kim Sun-wook took the baton once again Thursday evening. The program for Thursday’s concert with the KBS Symphony Orchestra at the Seou...
Legends to bring back old melodies through ‘Sound Project’

Jul 27, 2021

Legendary Korean pop music singers from the late 20th century will go onstage for a series of concerts, hoping to encourage the diversity of the local music scene. With an aim of supporting the olde...
[Eye interview] Seodo Band pioneers ‘Joseon pop’

Jul 24, 2021

Pansori-based band melds elements of traditional Korean sounds with Western instruments
Music industry on alert as K-pop singers test positive for COVID-19

Jul 18, 2021

Jang came into contact with Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-hwan, who tested positive Friday, during their earlier appearance on TV Chosun‘s variety show “Ppong School.” Other top contestants of “Mr....
Korean music YouTubers attempt to popularize classical music

Jul 14, 2021

More classical musicians also creating YouTube channels to communicate with audience
2 star musicians to perform with project orchestra

Jul 12, 2021

Pianist Kim Sun-wook to take baton for performances in Daegu, Tongyeong featuring pianist Paik Kun-woo
BTS tops Billboard Hot 100 for 6th straight week in new record

Jul 7, 2021

Supergroup BTS rewrote its chart record on Wednesday as its upbeat summer number "Butter" retained the top spot on Billboard's main singles chart for the sixth consecutive week. ""Butter" is officia...
Q&A: Kings of Convenience on new album and key to longevity

Jul 5, 2021

SEOUL (AP) -- “What happened to Kings of Convenience” was, until recently, a prominent search result that would appear when looking up info on the Norwegian indie-pop folk duo. Largely quiet since t...
[Herald Interview] Pianist shines new light on Rachmaninoff

Jul 3, 2021

Pianist Cho Jae-hyuck releases new studio recording of the Russian composer’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and No. 3
Soprano Sua Jo releases debut album

Jun 28, 2021

Jo, who graduated from the Julliard School, was the first Asian to join the young artist program as a prima donna run by the Houston Grand Opera, accounted to be one of the big four opera troupes in ...
[Herald interview] Today’s K-pop is more intricate, complex

Jun 28, 2021

K-pop music critic Cha Woo-jin talks about the unchanging in ever-changing music industry
Cho Seong-jin to release new Chopin album

Jun 27, 2021

Prior to the official release, the online recording and music video of the concerto work performed by Cho were released on Friday. The album, released under the Deutsche Grammophon label, will also ...
Stray Kids’ Hyunjin resumes activities after bullying controversy

Jun 27, 2021

The new music is the first from the group since it won “Kingdom: Legendary War,” a TV contest show on Mnet. Stray Kids showed off their talent on the last episode June 3, beating prominent boy group...