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K-pop boom makes entertainment magnates stock millionaires

The stock values of two major entertainment agency owners in Korea have exceeded 200 billion won ($176 million) on the back of growing popularity of K-pop around the world. According to chaebul.com,...

Updated : 2012.08.27 20:52

Lee Min-ho to get wax figure in Shanghai

Actor Lee Min-ho’s wax figure will be exhibited at Madame Tussauds museum in Shanghai, China, his management agency said on Friday. Staff of Madame Tassauds from England and China visited Korea and ...

Updated : 2012.08.26 19:03

Psy to visit U.S. again in September

Singer Psy, who returned to Seoul on Saturday from his trip to the U.S. where he met American pop star Justin Beiber’s manager Scooter Braun, is to make another visit to the foreign country next mon...

Updated : 2012.08.26 19:00

Psy to visit U.S. again next month

Korean rapper Psy said Saturday lots of good things look likely to happen for him, returning from a 10-day trip to the United States to discuss working in collaboration with Justin Bieber's managemen...

Updated : 2012.08.25 15:45

Paris Hilton to star in singer Kim’s music video

Paris Hilton will appear in Korean singer Kim Jang-hoon’s upcoming music video. Kim’s agency announced that the infamous Hollywood socialite will appear on the music video of the title song of Kim...

Updated : 2012.08.22 19:59

Psy’s music video tops U.S. iTunes chart

Korean musician Psy showing "horseback-riding dance" in the stage (Yonhap News) The free online music video for “Gangnam Style,” a new hit song by South Korean rapper Psy, topped the United States...

Updated : 2012.08.22 09:22

‘JYP Nation’ attracts 36,000 fans in Japan

Artists of JYP entertainment successfully closed out their “JYP Nation in Japan 2012” concert to the cheers of 36,000 fans at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Aug. 18-19, JYP Entertainment said....

Updated : 2012.08.21 20:08

CNBLUE to perform in London

CNBLUE. (FNC Entertainment) Boy band CNBLUE will hold an exclusive live concert in London, the birthplace of rock music. “‘CNBLUE Live in London’ will be held at IndigO2 in Greenwich, which can ...

Updated : 2012.08.21 20:08

K-pop as gateway to Korean culture

Korean pop music is undoubtedly the leading force in the Korean culture boom that is attracting thousands of visitors to the country. K-pop was the main reason that brought 21-year-old Hungarian Lic...

Updated : 2012.08.17 20:27

Caught up in a Korean Wave

Not since Zorro’s “Z” has a letter evoked more passion in the popular psyche than “K.” The “K” here, of course, stands for Korea, and it has grown to be a top prefix in today’s popular cultur...

Updated : 2012.08.13 19:35

Singer Kim Jang-hoon aims for overseas success

Singer Kim Jang-hoon plans to spend more time performing abroad. Kim, well-known for his donations to various charities and causes totaling over $20 billion, will participate in a special concert co...

Updated : 2012.08.07 20:29

K-pop stars attract 100,000 in Tokyo

Fans cheer for the signers of S.M. Entertainment at the “SM Town Live World Tour III in Tokyo” concert held during the weekend at Tokyo Dome. (S.M. Entertainment) A performance featuring K-pop sin...

Updated : 2012.08.06 19:37

T-ara‘s Hwayoung apologizes for causing trouble amid bullying controversy

The controversy over top South Korean girl group T-ara‘s surprise shedding of one of its members is showing signs of abating as the member apologized for causing trouble on her personal Twitter acco...

Updated : 2012.08.01 19:37

2PM’s Nichkhun booked for driving under influence

Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, a member of K-pop group 2PM (Yonhap News) Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, the Thai-American member of the K-pop group 2PM, has been booked without detention for driving under the i...

Updated : 2012.07.24 13:33

Digital art show celebrates K-pop

S.M. Entertainment to hold an IT exhibition on K-pop singers in collaboration with global firms S.M. Entertainment, one of the country’s three major entertainment agencies, is hosting the world’s ...

Updated : 2012.07.23 20:10