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Tiger JK to release last album as Drunken Tiger

Korean hip-hop legend Tiger JK announced Friday that in a week he will reveal a prereleased song from his upcoming new album that will be his last under the name “Drunken Tiger.” Drunken Tiger is th...

Apr 6, 2018
Music
K-pop group BTS teases new release in 9-minute video

K-pop boy band BTS on Friday released a new cinematic video hinting at the themes and sounds of its upcoming new album. Titled "Euphoria: Theme of Love Yourself: Wonder," the nine-minute-long teaser...

Apr 6, 2018
Music
[Herald Interview] Winner says it has never stopped growing

A K-pop idol act’s full-length album means more than just setting out another promotional cycle, especially if it is packed with 12 self-created tracks. Four members of Winner, a prominent K-pop boy...

Apr 5, 2018
Music
BTS' new Japanese release tops Oricon album chart

K-pop group BTS on Thursday clinched the top spot on the main album chart for Oricon, Japan's main music sales tracker, with its latest Japanese release. "Face Yourself," BTS' third Japanese studio ...

Apr 5, 2018
Music
Violinist Park Ji-yoon appointed concertmaster of Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

Korean violinist Park Ji-yoon was selected Tuesday as the new concertmaster of the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Mikko Franck. She is the first Korean musician to take the concertmaste...

Apr 4, 2018
Music
[K-Talk] Jung Dong-ha announces new release for April 17

Singer Jung Dong-ha will return later in the month with a new single album, his agency said Wednesday. It marks his first release since signing with Music 1 Company last month, and first since relea...

Apr 4, 2018
Music
TVXQ has most #1 among foreign artists on Oricon DVD chart

K-pop juggernaut TVXQ has set another record on Japan’s Oricon Chart, topping the weekly DVD chart for a record ninth time. The duo’s “Tohoshinki Live Tour 2017 ~Begin Again” placed No. 1 on this we...

Apr 4, 2018
Music
[Album review] Primary and Anda’s weird collaboration

Primary & Anda “Do Worry Be Happy” (Stone Music Entertainment) Primary and Anda blend about as well as oil and water. Anda, Primary’s new muse in recent project album “Do Worry Be Happy,” was bett...

Apr 4, 2018
Music
[K-Talk] Hwang Chi-yeol to release EP in April

Singer Hwang Chi-yeol confirmed the release date of his new record as April 24, his agency said Tuesday. According to HOW Entertainment, Hwang will release the EP “Be Myself,” which is his first rel...

Apr 3, 2018
Music
Yun Sang wishes there’d been more idol singers in NK performance

Sunday’s performance in Pyongyang by a South Korean art troupe was deemed largely satisfactory by the authorities of both Koreas, but music director Yun Sang said that including more K-pop stars coul...

Apr 3, 2018
Music
Oh My Girl returns as seven monkeys

A few months ago, K-pop darlings Oh My Girl was a group of seven young women secretly whispering “Inside me I have a precious place only for me” in its shimmering single “Secret Garden.” Who would ha...

Apr 3, 2018
Music
EXO-CBX to release new EP on April 10

EXO-CBX, a subunit of EXO, will release an EP on April 10. The group’s agency S.M. Entertainment said Tuesday that the act’s second EP is titled “Blooming Days,” fronted by a lead track with a simil...

Apr 3, 2018
Music
2018 Dream Concert to be held in May

The 2018 Dream Concert, an annual K-pop concert held since 1995, will be take place in Seoul in May. K-pop stars at Dream Concert 2017, held in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, in November last year. ...

Apr 2, 2018
Music
Legacy of Yun I-sang celebrated at Tongyeong fest

TONGYEONG, South Gyeongsang Province -- The Tongyeong International Music Festival 2018 began Friday, marking the return of the late composer Yun I-sang to his hometown. Conductor Steven Sloane led ...

Apr 2, 2018
Music
All of Black Pink’s music videos top 100m views each

All five of the K-pop group Black Pink’s music videos have each exceeded the 100-million-view mark on YouTube, as of Monday afternoon. According to the group’s agency YG Entertainment, the official ...

Apr 2, 2018
Music

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