Fans of Baekhyun, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, set up the “Baekhyun Forest” in celebration of his 23rd birthday on Tuesday. Baekhyun’s 12 fan clubs joined hands to organize “Baekhyun United” to proceed with the forest project. The group raised funds within the organization to create a small forest inside the Neulbut Park located at Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. According to representative ...

In anticipation of her new single “Bulggot,” Baek Ji-young will release the music video featuring scenes from the film “The Fatal Encounter” starring Hyun Bin, at midnight Wednesday. The video will be the second time that the singer’s voice has been combined with Hyun Bin’s acting. She sang “That Woman,” from the original soundtrack of the SBS drama series “Secret Garden,” in which Hyun Bin star...

The release came only days after an audio file of the title track, “Overdose,” was leaked on YouTube, driving SM Entertainment to threaten legal action. SM failed to get all the videos of the leaked file taken down, as they quickly spread through social media. By Chung Joo-won (joowonc@heraldcorp.com)

Veteran rock trio releases ‘Time Machine’ EP

Sunny promised to make efforts to become a DJ who can sympathize with her audience. Comedian Ahn Young-mi will join Sunny as a permanent guest and actor Park Geun-hyoung, who appeared with Sunny on “Grandpas over Flowers -- Taiwan Series,” is also expected to appear on the show as a guest. Sunny will be hosting “FM Date” from May 12. By Ha Ji-won, Intern reporter ( jiwonha@heraldcorp.com )

Having completed his two-year mandatory military service, Korean actor Ji Hyun-woo was discharged from a military unit over the weekend while being greeted by hundreds of domestic and foreign fans. “Thanks to all my fellow soldiers, commanders and cadets, I was able to finish my military service without any problems. I will quickly get resituated and greet you with a good image soon,” Ji was quo...

JEONJU, North Jeolla Province ― The latest collaborative 3-D project by three renowned Korean directors, Ryu Seung-wan (“The Berlin File”), Han Ji-seung (“Papa”) and Kim Tae-yong (“Late Autumn”), was unveiled on Thursday as the opening film of this year’s Jeonju International Film Festival. The film festival, one of the biggest events for local independent cinema, kicked off in the aftermath of ...

The young brother-sister duo Akdong Musician has released the music video of their third title track, “Give Love.” The video, filmed entirely in Okinawa, Japan, was revealed on YG Entertainment’s official blog and Akdong Musician’s YouTube channel on Friday. The sequel to the music video of its first title track “200%” follows up on Lee Soo-hyun, the sister of the duo whose character falls for ...

A new Indonesian TV drama called “Kau Yang Berasal Dari Bintang” is not an authorized remake of “My Love from the Star,” but a plagiarized version of the Korean program starring actor Kim Soo-hyun, according to news reports in Seoul. SBS TV reportedly said that it had not given the legal publication rights to the Indonesian drama, and therefore can be seen as plagiarism. “My Love from th...

The so-called K-drama star formula consists of the initial jackpot at home, the overseas sales of the screening rights, overseas tours and promotional events and local activities abroad. Fast-growing social networking services have also contributed to the fast proliferation of their popularity outside Korea. By Chung Joo-won (joowonc@heraldcorp.com)

Actress Uhm Ji-won, 37, will tie the knot with architect Oh Young-wook on May 27, Uhm’s talent agency said on Thursday. The announcement came just one month after the last episode of SBS’ “The Woman Who Married Three Times” aired on March 30, in which Uhm played lead character Oh Hyun-soo. Oh is the founder of architectural firm ogisadesign d’espacio architects (oddaa). The 38-year-old groom is...

JYJ’s Kim Jae-joong and Z:EA’s Im Si-wan are working together on a drama for the first time, teaming up to play long-lost brothers in MBC’s upcoming “Triangle.” Separated as children by unfortunate circumstances, Kim’s character Heo Young-dal takes to the streets as a petty thug while his younger sibling Yoon Yang-ha, played by Im, is adopted into a chaebol household to be groomed as the heir to...

K-pop idol group ZE:A will be returning to the music scene this month with the release of its still-untitled EP. While many of ZE:A’s members are involved in side projects including careers in acting as well as participation in the group’s subunit act ZE:A 4U, the upcoming EP is slated to feature all nine members. A representative of Star Empire, the group’s entertainment agency, released a sta...

Male ballad duo Fly to the Sky, consisting of singers Brian Joo and Hwanhee, will release its 9th studio album “Continuum” this month, marking its official return to the local music scene in five years. The 10-track album “Continuum” is slated to be unveiled on May 20 at midnight through various music websites. The new album is the duo’s first album release since its 10th anniversary studio albu...

Choi Si-won, a member of the K-pop group Super Junior, broke the record for the number of Twitter followers among Korean celebrities on Thursday. Choi had 4,018,648 followers as of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. He is the first Korean celebrity to break the 4 million mark. Choi writes daily status updates on Twitter, communicating with fans all over the world. His Twitter account is also well-known for...