Popular singer IU is sweeping the local music charts with her first covers album “A Flower Bookmark,” which was officially unveiled Friday. All seven tracks included in the album immediately topped the major music charts including Melon, Naver Music, Daum Music, Olleh Music and others upon their release at midnight. The title track “My Old Story” continues to retain the No. 1 spot while other t...

An EXO-M Kris' fan launched an online petition in support of the idol group's leader Kris who filed a lawsuit Thursday against his agency, demanding his contract be nullified. The fan opened the petition, seeking more participation and support from other EXO fans on portal site Daum Agora on Thursday. As of 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the petition has attracted 2,078 signatures. “This kind of lawsuit ...

'It is an irresponsible action', Suho says about Kris

“It is difficult to get used to Korean way of life. Learning Korean manners such as bowing to Sonbae (senior singers) is especially tricky,” Kris said during the interview with a local newspaper last year. A CEO of a management company pointed out that foreign trainees could find it hard to adjust to the Korean training system that crams would-be singers in a dorm and requires demanding practice...

Netizens have had mixed reactions to K-pop group EXO Kris’ lawsuit against SM Entertainment. EXO members expressed confusion and accused Kris of betrayal, while Internet users and fans conveyed support for the idol. SM as of Friday morning has yet to make a public comment about the lawsuit’s effect on EXO’s concert on May 23. Kris filed a suit asking the Seoul Central District Court to nulli...

A teaser trailer for “Jessica & Krystal” on the On Style cable channel was revealed Friday. The footage featured the lifestyles of the two celebrities in the nation‘s entertainment business. Jessica and Krystal are members of Girls’ Generation and f(x), both K-pop girl groups widely popular around the world. In the trailer, the two quarreled, apologized and laughed like most sisters do, unveili...

Actress to play three roles in adaptation of French play

Actor Jung Woo-sung has been appointed an honorary advocate for the U.N. Refugee Agency in Korea, the agency said. Jung is the first celebrity to serve in the role since the establishment of the agency’s Seoul office in 2001. As the honorary advocate, the actor will help support some 45 million refugees worldwide, by participating in promotional activities to raise awareness of their needs. “I...

EXO-M leader Kris has shocked fans throughout the K-pop world as he officially filed a lawsuit against his agency SM Entertainment, the country’s biggest K-pop talent enterprise, demanding that his exclusive contract be nullified. The suit was filed with the Seoul Central District court on Thursday, and although representatives at SM Entertainment have not yet released any official statements, i...

Local indie band Sultan of the Disco, Korean traditional/rock music crossover band Jambinai and solo artist Gonne Choi will be making an appearance at the upcoming Glastonbury Festival in England next month. The artists will join internationally renowned headline acts such as Arcade Fire, Kasabian, Jack White, Robert Plant, Skrillex, Dolly Parton, Blondie and much more in the annual five-day mus...

The SNS account of EXO-M’s Kris has come into the spotlight as members of EXO unfollowed his Instagram account after he filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment. According to Sinayule, a Chinese entertainment news corporation, Kris sued SM Entertainment to end his exclusive contract. Kris claimed that he was restricted in terms of personal development and the management company was not suitable ...

Kris, a Chinese member of boy band EXO-M, has had financial difficulties despite his tremendous workload because SM Entertainment exploited him financially, according to sources close to him on Thursday. “SM (Entertainment) controlled him like a pawn or a control-target rather than offering him opportunities as a celebrity,” an undisclosed source close to Kris told Yonhap News. The clash betwee...

Kris, a Chinese member of boy band EXO-M, on Thursday filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment, demanding a cancellation of their exclusive contract. The leader of the Chinese subunit of K-pop boy band EXO filed the suit with the Seoul Central District Court. SM Entertainment has not yet released an official statement. “We are perplexed by the incident ... we will do our best to keep EXO’s acti...

Actor Kim Nam-gil was confirmed on Thursday to take over actor Lee Jung-jae’s main character in the film “Rouge” alongside actress and Cannes Film Festival jury member Jeon Do-yeon. Kim will play Jae-gon, a police detective in pursuit of a suspected killer. Jeon will play Hye-kyung, the suspect’s lover. Despite the clash, the two cannot help but develop personal feelings for each other. Kim has...