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Rookie K-pop group K.A.R.D goes strong on Billboard charts

Mixed-gender K-pop group K.A.R.D ranked No. 3 on Billboard’s World Album Chart with its debut EP “Hola Hola.” The album also came in at No. 46 on the Independent Album chart and No. 25 on the Heatse...

Jul 27, 2017
Music
Upcoming rock festivals that will outshine summer heat

Despite a brutal heat wave that has plunged the country and its people into a state of exhaustion the last few weeks, rock fans of all ages are in for a treat, as Korea’s two most famous rock festiva...

Jul 27, 2017
Music
Girls’ Generation confirms Aug. 7 album release

Girls’ Generation will make its long-awaited return next month with the release of its sixth studio album “Holiday Night” on Aug. 7. According to S.M. Entertainment, the album will consist of 10 son...

Jul 27, 2017
Music
Boy band The East Light out with first EP album

K-pop's true big players, for the most part, consist of highly choreographed and stylized boy and girl groups. But that doesn't mean there's zero space for diversity. From Bolbbalgan4 to Akdong Music...

Jul 27, 2017
Music
[Exclusive]Boycotted by fans, Super Junior’s Sungmin is learning life lesson, says singer’s mother

More than a month after fans announced a boycott of the star, the mother of Super Junior’s Sungmin is still waiting for the calm after the storm. (S.M. Entertainment) Kang Kyung-sook, Sungmin’s mot...

Jul 26, 2017
Music
[Photo News] VIXX heads for Southeast Asia after Japan gig

VIXX has wrapped up concerts in three Japanese cities and is set to kick off its fan meeting tour in Southeast Asia, its agency said Wednesday. According to Jellyfish Entertainment, the boy band wil...

Jul 26, 2017
Music
EXO ranks 87 in Billboard 200, its highest rank ever

EXO has taken the No. 87 spot on the Billboard 200 with “The War: The 4th Album,” the highest spot the K-pop group has ever reached. The latest album by EXO entered the chart between the Chainsmoker...

Jul 26, 2017
Music
Hip-hop artist Primary to return with new EP on Aug. 4

Hip-hop artist and producer Primary is set to hit the K-pop scene with a new EP in August. Primary (Amoeba Culture) The artist’s label Amoeba Culture said Tuesday that the upcoming EP is slated to ...

Jul 25, 2017
Music
Up high: K-pop stars and drugs

When a Seoul court sentenced K-pop superstar T.O.P to 10 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, for marijuana use last week, the catchy hook by the rapper and his Big Bang bandmate G-Dragon likely ...

Jul 25, 2017
Music
Black Pink, Sechskies to perform at 2017 BOAF in October

K-pop acts Black Pink and Sechskies will perform at the 2017 Busan One Asia Festival in October, according to organizers Tuesday. The two groups, along with GFriend and Ailee, were part of the secon...

Jul 25, 2017
Music
Twice's Japanese debut album sells over 200,000 copies

K-pop sensation Twice's inaugural Japanese album has sold over 200,000 copies, according to its agency Tuesday. "#TWICE" has sold 200,018 copies in Japan since the June 28 release there, JYP Enterta...

Jul 25, 2017
Music
Winner to return with new album next month

Boy band Winner on Monday set Aug. 4 as the release date for its next album. Its agency YG Entertainment uploaded teaser images along with the album‘s title “Our Twenty For” and the release date via...

Jul 24, 2017
Music
FT Island to launch global tour to mark 10th anniversary

FT Island will kick off a global tour next month to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its debut, the band said Monday. The concert “2017 FT Island Live [X] in Seoul” will be held on Aug. 26 and 27...

Jul 24, 2017
Music
[KTALK] Apink to kick-start Japan tour

South Korean girl group Apink resumed its Japan tour after a four-month break, according to its agency Plan A Entertainment. The group, which started its third tour in Japan on Saturday, will unveil...

Jul 23, 2017
Music
GFriend releases teaser images for ‘Love Whisper’

K-pop act GFriend on Sunday released teaser images for its new EP “Parallel” via official social media pages. The images, uploaded just after midnight, showed the concepts to be applied on “Love Whi...

Jul 23, 2017
Music

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