Black Pink dropped a Japanese version of music videos for “Whistle” and “Playing with Fire,” two of the group‘s hits, ahead of its official Japanese debut in August. The Japanese version of the tracks’ videos were revealed via the group’s label YG Entertainment website Saturday evening, a signal that the K-pop act was all geared up to push ahead with its promotion in Japan. The group is schedule...

When Kim Chi struts down a runway, the audience can’t help but drop their collective jaws at his flawless face, feminine gestures and highly aesthetic avant-garde fashion that glitters under the stage lighting. His name, or even drag culture, may still be unfamiliar to some. But for drag fans, Kim Chi is one of the most influential drag queens around. He was one of the top three finalists on se...

Her husky yet warm voice used to dig deep into torn young hearts pining for past loves. Fully charged with overpowering emotions, Korean singer-song writer Ali crooned lines like “If only I can remove you with an eraser, I want to erase you a hundred times over” in her tear-shedding ballad hits. She felt as if a cloud of depression surrounded her. Being bound to such emotion made her a master o...

K-pop hit maker EXO will make a long-awaited comeback on July 18 with new album “The War,” its label S.M. Entertainment said Monday. “The War,” EXO‘s fourth full-length album, includes nine tracks of various genres, featuring upbeat dance track “Ko Ko Bop” as a lead song. The upcoming album will be released on July 18 at 6 p.m. via local music streaming sites. The label has also hinted at the a...

With electronic dance music bringing many people around the world to their feet, an EDM act in Korea hopes to carve out its own niche in the K-pop industry with the band’s throbbing electro bass. The group’s relaxed, jovial nature belies the quartet’s name: Hang5va, pronounced like “hangover.” The hip-hop-based EDM group strutted into the K-pop scene with a swagger early this year, consisting o...

The onscreen couple of KBS hit drama series “Descendants of the Sun” will soon be married in real life. Early on Wednesday, Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo announced plans to wed on Oct. 31, through a joint statement issued by their management agencies. They shared the grand prize at the KBS Drama Awards last year, as well as the award for best couple. They also won prizes at the Baeksang Arts A...

From stars of “Descendants of the Sun” to a soon-to-be married couple in real life, maybe it is time to review the previous photos of the Songs taken together. We don’t know at point of the TV drama Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki fell in love with each other, but photos that have been shared via the actress’s Instagram account show the couple were already intimate enough to cozy up together and ...

Following Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo’s surprise wedding announcement Wednesday morning, attention is now turning toward a luxury house that Song Joong-ki bought in January, which may be the couple’s new home. The couple, who had repeatedly denied rumors that they were dating, announced early Wednesday morning in a joint statement released by their management agencies that they would tie the ...

Singer-songwriter Heize is topping Korean music charts with songs from her third EP “///,” released on June 26 “You, Clouds, Rain,” one of the tracks from the new EP has debuted at No. 1 on seven main music charts including Melon, Genie and Mnet, as of Monday morning. The album’s lead track “Don’t You Know” was also ranking high on the charts since its release, until “You, Clouds, Rain” took ove...

Die-hard gospel singer Sohyang’s world used to revolve around two things: Jesus and church. Appearing on TV was a big leap for the singer, who started her musical career in a small family-run gospel band in her early 20s. Some 20 years later, she is making headlines for her impressive performances on MBC’s weekly music competition show “King of Masked Singer,” where she hid her identity with a ...

More than anything, it was “friendship” that has kept together the legendary dance music duo Clon through decades of ups and downs. With a bond that goes back 30 years, Koo Jun-yup and Kang Won-rae weathered Kang’s motorcycle accident and the group’s subsequent disbandment. Most recently, they were able to reunite for the duo’s newly released 20th-anniversary album. The album “We Are” released...

K-pop group Apink made a dramatic return to the music scene, undeterred by a bomb threat that had heightened tension at a media showcase for its new EP in Seoul on Monday. A few hours before Monday’s showcase, Apink was threatened by an unidentified man who claimed to have set up explosives at the event venue. After a sweeping search at the venue, police said that no evidence or trace of explosi...

G-Dragon of Big Bang is set to hold solo concerts in five European cities in September, as part of his ongoing solo world tour. The artist’s label YG Entertainment said Monday that London, Birmingham, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin have been added to the list of destinations for his solo tour, ACT III, M.O.T.T.E, that kicked off in Seoul on June 10. This is the first time for the artist to perform ...

K-pop icon Seo Tai-ji will collaborate with K-pop boy band BTS for a concert in September to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Seo’s debut. Seo’s label Seotajji Co. said Tuesday that the legendary singer and BTS will perform several hits from all four albums of Seo’s previous group Seo Taiji and the Boys, without any changes to the original versions of the songs. “With BTS, Seo will perform his...

South Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun is pregnant with her second child, according to her agency Monday. "Jun Ji-hyun visited the hospital last week and learned that she's 10 weeks pregnant. The baby is due in January," Culture Depot said. The 36-year-old actress, also known as Gianna Jun outside of South Korea, married Choi Jun-hyeok, the second son of famous fashion designer Lee Jung-woo, in 2012....