Move over Big Bang, Suzy is about to drop a bomb.The singer unveiled Wednesday the list of tracks for her upcoming album “Yes? No?” which will be the first solo album for MissA’s youngest member. The album, to be released on Jan. 24, will feature six songs, including the main track “Yes No Maybe.”  Suzy’s official Facebook pageAccording to Suzy’s agency JYP Entertainment, the song was inspired by a personal conversation between the 23-year-old and Park Jin-young, the singer-producer CEO of JYP E

Jan. 11, 2017

This year will see the return of K-pop idols as they complete their compulsory military service. Kim Hyun-joong of SS501 will be discharged on Feb. 11, while his bandmate Park Jung-min will leave the Army on July 1. Both members of TVXQ will return to civilian life this year -- Yunho on April 20 and Changmin on Aug. 18. Yoochun of JYJ is also scheduled to be discharged from the military on Aug. 26.Eunhyuk, Donghae, and Siwon of Super Junior will be discharged on July 12, July 14 and Aug. 18, res

Jan. 10, 2017

South Korean girl group Twice will hold its first individual concert ever in February, its management agency said Tuesday.The "Twice Land - The Opening" concert will take place at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul's Olympic Park from Feb. 17-19, JYP Entertainment said. (JYP Entertainment)After the concert, the girls will embark on an overseas tour whose schedule has yet to be announced.Debuting in October 2015 with "Like OOH-AHH," Twice has swept local music charts with "Cheer Up" and "TT."

Jan. 10, 2017

Boy band g.o.d., which debuted in 1999, held the Seoul leg of its “2017 g.o.d. to Men” concert tour at the Jamsil Sports Complex’s Jamsil Arena on Jan. 6-8.The boy group, marking its 18th anniversary this year, performed a wide selection of the group’s past hits, including “Friday Night,” “Lies,” “One Candle,” “Road” and “Dear Mother” alongside a live session band.Some 20,000 people attended the concerts held over three days, according to reports, who sang along with the veteran band.g.o.d. will

Jan. 9, 2017

Determined to bid what the group has called a temporary farewell in typical Big Bang fashion, the iconic K-pop boy band went all out in every aspect -- fashion, sound, performance, camera work and stage design -- at its final concerts in Seoul this past weekend.Some 64,000 flocked to the “0 To 10 Final in Seoul” concerts, held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Saturday and Sunday, according to YG Entertainment -- many from overseas. The shows marked the last installation in Big Bang’s 10-year-

Jan. 9, 2017

K-pop group Big Bang held what could be its last concert for several years to come on Saturday and Sunday.A total of 64,000 fans flocked to the Gocheock Sky Dome in Seoul over two days, according to YG Entertainment, many from overseas, to witness the “0 To 10 Final in Seoul” concert. The show is the last installment of the 10-year-anniversary project Big Bang has been showcasing since last year.A gigantic pyramid lift has been installed onstage to offer dynamic stage settings.   Big Bang perfor

Jan. 8, 2017

The K-pop scene is set for a competitive year with numerous newcomers debuting this month and more planning to follow suit throughout the year. INA, a KBS “Gag Concert” comedian, released her first digital single “Rainbow” on Tuesday. This was followed by TopSecret, a seven-member group, which released its mini album “Time‘s Up” on Wednesday. Multinational 12-member group Varsity became the first group to debut this year, releasing its single album “ROUND ONE” on Thursday. (PLEDIS Ent./WM Ent./H

Jan. 8, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) -- Renee Fleming’s new recording out Friday, “Distant Light,” features a work by Samuel Barber along with pieces by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg and -- surprisingly -- Bjork. With her 58th birthday approaching on Feb. 14, Fleming’s performances in Richard Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” this month at London’s Royal Opera and at the Met this spring could be her last in the standard repertoire.  Soprano Renee Fleming (Timothy White/ Decca)“I haven’t found too many things that are ap

Jan. 8, 2017

Singer Ailee made her US debut Saturday under the new stage name A.Leean. (Official Page of Ailee Japan)The artist’s first American debut single, titled “Fall Back,” was released through www.nimbit.com on Saturday.“A.Leean already has a large fan base and has performed at concerts all around the world, including South Korea,” said WestSide Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based music label and management company, a day ahead of the debut, without identifying Ailee. The company also released a teaser

Jan. 8, 2017

Singer Lim Chang-jung on Friday tied the knot with a woman 18 years his junior and pregnant with his child.Their wide age gap inevitably drew criticism, in a country where May-December relationships are still largely uncommon.Now declared husband and wife, Lim’s bride is five months pregnant and due in May.  Lim Chang-jung (NH Entertainment Media Group)Their wedding was a quiet one, held privately at The Raum wedding hall in Gangnam in the presence of only the couple’s close friends and family.

Jan. 6, 2017

Mariah Carey says she was “mortified” in “real time” during her disastrous live performance moments before the ball dropped on ABC’s “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.”Carey spoke to Entertainment Weekly in her first interview since the show in which she stumbled through her songs. At many points she stopped singing, even while a prerecorded vocal track played in the background.Carey’s publicist blamed show producer Dick Clark Productions earlier this week for not addressing technical difficu

Jan. 6, 2017

VIENNA (AFP) -- French maestro Georges Pretre, the preferred conductor of legendary opera singer Maria Callas, died Wednesday aged 92 after a career wielding the baton for many of the world’s top orchestras.The Vienna Philharmonic, where he regularly conducted, said on its Facebook page that it was mourning “our charming and dear honorary member Georges Pretre with whom we have performed for 50 years.”Pretre died in Naves in southwest France where he owned a chateau, the town’s Deputy Mayor Brig

Jan. 6, 2017

K-pop boy band 2PM will be holding its last concert before its members enlist for their mandatory military service, the group’s agency JYP Entertainment announced Thursday. The concert, titled “6Nights,” will take place at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium at Seoul’s Olympic Park, JYP said. 2PM released its sixth LP “Gentlemen’s Game” in September last year and its members have been focusing on solo activities and their acting careers since then. The concert will mark 2PM’s first return to the s

Jan. 6, 2017

In the art exhibition “Dark Yellow,” actress Koo Hye-sun’s color of choice symbolized the contradictory nature of fearing what had once been a source of inspiration.“My favorite color used to be yellow, but my feeling toward it has changed with age. I used to think having a dream is only natural, but not anymore. ... After I’d grown up, the yellow started to take on a darker shade,” she said during a press preview. “The most terrifying thing in the world is to have a dream,” is the theme of the

Jan. 6, 2017

Korean boy band Big Bang has made it to the Forbes’ list of the world’s 30 most popular musicians under the age 30 for this year.The members were the only Koreans on the US economic magazine’s “30 Under 30 Music Class of 2017,” which was unveiled on the magazine‘s official website Tuesday. K-pop group Big Bang (YG Entertainment)The list includes many of the singers, songwriters, managers and entrepreneurs revolutionizing the modern music business, such as the popular American R&B singer Gallant

Jan. 4, 2017

The 90s-nostalgia is back in full swing as mega stars of the bygone era are either preparing, or have already returned, to the mainstream K-pop scene dominated by teen boybands and girl groups.S.E.S., cited by many as one of “first-generation” girl groups, released “Remember - 20th Anniversary Special Album” on Monday to commemorate its debut in 1997. The group was one of the first all-female groups to gain nationwide popularity, and is a forerunner to the parade of girl groups that dominate the

Jan. 4, 2017

NEW YORK (AFP) - When David Bowie walked unassumingly into a cozy New York jazz club to hear Donny McCaslin play, the saxophonist admits he wasn’t well-versed in the rock icon’s vast discography.Bowie, who had a vision for the rhythmic underpinning of what would become his final album, met McCaslin in person a week later and soon emailed him to propose a collaboration.“Blackstar,” Bowie’s 25th studio album, showed the legendary rocker experimenting until the end, crafting a style of hard jazz as

Jan. 4, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) -- Beyonce is one of the headliners of the 2017 Coachella music festival -- a first for the pop star.Festival producer Goldenvoice announced Tuesday that Beyonce, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar will headline the two-weekend festival in April in Indio, California. Radiohead will perform on April 14 and 21; Beyonce on April 15 and 22; and Lamar on April 16 and 23. Beyonce (digitaltrends.com)Tickets, including three-day passes, go on sale Wednesday.Beyonce last appeared at Coachella in

Jan. 4, 2017

MADRID (AFP) - Madrid’s Reina Sofia museum said Tuesday it would stage a major Pablo Picasso exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of his famed “Guernica” painting, a universal symbol of the cruelty of war.“Pity and Terror in Picasso -- the Path to Guernica” will open on April 4 and last five months to celebrate the anniversary of the painting itself, as well as its arrival at the museum 25 years ago.“Close to 150 masterpieces by the artist will be on show, coming from the　(museum’s) collectio

Jan. 4, 2017