The upcoming concert series, titled “The Shin Seung-hoon Show ― Limited Edition II,” will be held from May 6-11. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold for each show in order to provide fans with a cozier setting. In preparation for her remake album of past hit singles, K-pop starlet IU is also putting on a series of small concerts this spring. “Fans will be able to meet IU and her colorful music in a...

Actress Han Ga-in, 32, and her husband, actor Yeon Jung-hoon, 36, are expecting their first child after 9 years of marriage. “Han Ga-in is currently pregnant. Yeon is very happy, because it’s their first child after years of marriage,” Han’s agency BH Entertainment said in a statment on Monday. “However, as the nation is in grief over the ferry disaster, the couple notified only their families a...

The members of EXO-M, the Mandarin unit of popular K-pop band EXO, recently returned home to China, where they performed their newest single “Overdose” for the first time on CCTV’s “Global Chinese Music” live stage music ranking program on Sunday. EXO’s upcoming “Overdose” mini-album was originally set to be released on April 21, but has been officially postponed as the nation continues to mourn...

Andy, a member of K-pop band Shinhwa who has been lying low after having been caught gambling illegally late last year, will attend a fan meeting in China next month, his agency said Monday. “Yes, Andy is going to China on request from fans. But it is not a signal of his comeback to the stage or small screen here,” an official at TOP Media told The Herald Business, the sister paper of The Korea ...

Folk band pays tribute to nonmainstream ways

Greenplugged Seoul 2014, an annual outdoor music festival originally scheduled for early May, has officially been postponed, as the nation continues to grieve for more than 240 people still missing from the Sewol ferry sinking. GPS announced on Friday that it has pushed back the event from May 3-4 to May 31-June 1. The venue, Seoul Nanji Hangang Park, will be unchanged. “A tragic event occurred...

Rumors are flying about the much-anticipated sequel to “Jewel in the Palace” (Dae Jang Geum), an MBC hit drama which ignited the craze for Korean TV dramas in China and many Asian nations. But the TV channel said Friday that nothing was fixed yet. “We’re discussing directors, cast and the detailed storyline of Dae Jang Geum 2. But it’s all talk as of now. Nothing has been decided,” an MBC offici...

K-pop boy band EXO has postponed the release date of its EP “Overdose” out of respect for the passengers onboard the sunken ferry Sewol, SM Entertainment said on Friday. “After discussions with the members over the upcoming schedule, we have decided to indefinitely put off the April 21 release date of the album,” the agency announced through its official website. "We ask for fans’ understanding...

G-Dragon and Taeyang from popular boy group Big Bang are set to release a photography collection featuring photos and videos of themselves shot in Paris. Titled “G-Dragon x Taeyang in Paris 2014,” the collection will become available for purchase in South Korea, China and Japan on June 11. The collection features photos and videos of G-Dragon and Taeyang taken during 2014 Paris Fashion week, on...

Akdong Musician’s new song “Galaxy,” a track from the duo’s recently released debut album “PLAY,” has been ruled inappropriate by the national broadcasting station KBS. The KBS Popular Music Standards Commission announced on Wednesday that “the word ‘galaxy’ is repeated several times throughout the song, so that it could be mistaken for a smartphone commercial,” apparently referring to Samsung’s...

South Korean girl group KARA will hold special events for their local and Japanese fans next month in the group’s first public appearance in five months, its management agency said Wednesday. The group will hold “fan meeting” events in Seoul on May 24 and in Tokyo on June 1 for members of its fan clubs, according to DSP Media. This marks the group’s first public activities since it switched to ...

Group unveils singles from second EP, ‘Overdose’

K-pop boy group Block B has come out with new single “Jackpot” and a wild, carnival-crazy music video. The single was released via Youtube, social media and local music websites on Tuesday. “Jackpot” is filled with electro hip-hop beats, rhythmic rapping and lively vocals. The song features an interesting mash-up of diverse sounds ranging from piano and brass to bass, children chanting and guns...

R&B singer Gummy is scheduled to release a new album and hold a solo concert in the coming months. Gummy, whose real name is Park Ji-yeon, will release a new EP in early May and stage a concert in June, according to her agency C-Jes Entertainment on Tuesday. The new EP will feature Gummy’s signature R&B style and explore various genres of music in line with the spring season, the agency said. ...