Seoul Green Art Festival kicks off Dec. 7

Days after singer and actor Lee Seung-gi became embroiled in a payment dispute with his longtime agency, Lee’s legal representative demanded Hook Entertainment disclose all payments for digital streams of his songs since his debut. According to local online media outlet Dispatch on Monday, the singer has not received a single payment for his songs’ digital streams or downloads of his songs on on...

When asked about the major reasons behind the act taking on new challenges in its 20-year music career, Hojin, the guitarist, said, “We’ve wanted to give rock music’s unique energy to listeners.” The band’s vocalist further mentioned the bandmates perform their songs out of a sense of duty to popularize rock music here. The bandmates felt bitter about the rock genre being considered minor in the...

Eric Nam wraps up world tour in Seoul, hints at more to come next year

Business side One day before the KNSO's workshop sessions, a special lecture on how to deal with the business side of their musical careers was offered. For this purpose, Rachel Bowron, who has extensive experience in the music agency business and manages American conductor Marin Alsop, had a talk session where she discussed the world of artist management and agency, and how to stand out as a co...

Brightman in written interview ahead of her concert in December

The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's debut song "Boombayah" has surpassed 1.5 billion views on YouTube, the group's agency said Saturday. YG Entertainment said the video passed the milestone at about 3:50 a.m. the same day, six years after the K-pop quartet launched its debut EP album, "SQUARE ONE," in August 2016. Boombayah is one of the two songs on "SQUARE ONE," along with "Whist...

What I noticed the most was White switching between multiple different guitars during the concert, to the point where I had to give up on counting the number of times he changed them. I was impressed at his effort to give the audience the best guitar performance possible. Another memorable point was when the fans sang the main melody of his masterpiece, “Seven Nation Army” instead of shouting out...

Incorporating music and art, the concerts introduced paintings by Korean artists with developmental disabilities. Sixteen paintings selected for the programs were on display in the concert hall lobbies and were also showcased on the stage screen during the performances. The concerts were sponsored by the Big Sky Environmental, a waste management service company in Adamsville, Alabama, Hyundai M...

Violinist Edwin E. S. Kim pays tribute to his second hometown Vienna, where the 45-year-old violinist spent almost half of his life, in his third solo album, “Mein Niener Herz.” The album, which translates to “My Vienna Heart,” includes 10 pieces by Fritz Kreisler, Ede Poldini, Franz Lehar and Franz Schubert, composers all associated with the Austrian capital. Kim arranged the track list, which...

Hip-hop musician bids farewell to decadelong career with new album

Born in 1991, he took his first horn lessons at the age of 5. He turned what people saw as a weakness into a strength, becoming a professional horn player. At 13, he joined the University of Music and Theater in Hannover, Germany. Currently, he is in a two-year residency with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and teaches at the Muenster University of Music. Describing the instrument as offering...

Contrary to the figures, other data from the same report revealed the local copyright market’s vulnerable side. The value of the association’s music royalty collections-to-domestic product ratio came to 0.014 percent, lower than the world average of 0.015 percent. It took the 38th highest position among 119 member nations, the data showed. It was due to a decrease in live and background collecti...

18-year-old musician unpacks his new EP as an album that can stir up nostalgia

The singer-songwriter also walked down memory lane to look back on his decadelong career during the event. “The moment I first saw my face on television when I debuted through the survival program ‘Superstar K 4’ still has a strong impression on my mind. The happiest moment has yet to come, but I think my upcoming concert could be the one,” he said, grinning. The musician also hinted at his upc...