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Scores from beloved films, dramas to be performed

Familiar music from Koreans’ favorite films and dramas will be played live, bringing back tears and laughter for fans. A series of concerts featuring orchestral performances of scores from the count...

Jan 27, 2019
Music
Musical performance in memory of Sewol ferry disaster showcased to public

A musical performance created in remembrance of the Sewol ferry tragedy was showcased to the public over the weekend. On Saturday, a preview event for “Song of Jjokbit” -- jjokbit translates to indi...

Jan 27, 2019
Music
[K-talk] VIXX’s leader N to enlist on March 4

N of boy band VIXX will join South Korea’s armed forces on March 4 as part of the Army band. The VIXX vocalist and leader announced via the group’s official fan website on Saturday that he wanted to...

Jan 27, 2019
Music
[K-talk] EXO tops 200 million view on YouTube again with ‘Ko Ko Bop’

EXO’s hit “Ko Ko Bop” has garnered over 200 million views on YouTube, becoming the third video by the boy band to reach the milestone on the video-sharing platform. A concept image for the album “Th...

Jan 27, 2019
Music
Jennie, Kai break up after their relationship was made public this month

Jennie, the pivotal member of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK, and Kai from the boy band EXO split up less than one month after their romantic relationship was exposed by a media outlet, according to the l...

Jan 25, 2019
Music
SHINee's Key to start mandatory military service in band

Popular K-pop boy band SHINee's member Key will begin the mandatory 21-month military service in early March as a member of the military band, his management agency SM Entertainment said Friday. The...

Jan 25, 2019
Music
[K-talk] Astro to hold third official fan meeting in March

Boy band Astro announced Wednesday at midnight that it will be holding its third official fan meeting. In teaser images for the event, dubbed “The 3rd Astro Festival: Black,” Astro members are dress...

Jan 24, 2019
Music
[K-talk] Members of Big Hit’s first boy band since BTS confirmed

Big Hit Entertainment revealed Thursday the full lineup of its new boy band Tomorrow X Together, or TXT. With Soobin as the leader, the quintet comprises Yeonjun, Hueningkai, Taehyun and Beomgyu. T...

Jan 24, 2019
Music
Why K-pop girl groups can’t stand the test of time

Earlier this month, Sojin of the K-pop girl group Girl’s Day decided she is leaving the Dream T Entertainment label when her contract expires in February. The announcement left fans in shock, with m...

Jan 24, 2019
Music
[K-talk] Tablo of hip-hop group Epik High announces new release

Tablo of Epik High made a surprise announcement of an upcoming album via a Twitter post. On Tuesday evening, Tablo congratulated singer Lee So-ra for her success on the music charts with single “Son...

Jan 23, 2019
Music
[K-talk] Twice’s first Japanese dome tour to draw 210,000

Twice has scheduled an additional show for its upcoming Japanese dome tour due to high demand, making it a three-city, five-show event, with a total audience size of 210,000. Representing the girl g...

Jan 23, 2019
Music
Buchbinder to hold Beethoven sonata recital in May

“Beethoven specialist” Rudolf Buchbinder will share his take on Beethoven with the Korean audience through a piano recital. Titled “Rudolf Buchbinder & Beethoven,” the piano performance is slated to...

Jan 22, 2019
Music
[K-talk] Roh Tae-hyun of Hotshot unveils tracklist for solo EP ‘biRTHday’

Roh Tae-hyun of boy band Hotshot has unveiled the tracklist for his solo debut extended play, “biRTHday.” Representing the artist, Star Crew Entertainment released the list on its official social me...

Jan 22, 2019
Music
[K-talk] JYP Publishing seeks songwriting talent

JYP Publishing, a music publisher under JYP Entertainment, is searching for new songwriters via auditions. The entry requirement for the auditions includes a sample track for one of three JYP Entert...

Jan 22, 2019
Music
Seventeen releases ‘Home’

K-pop act Seventeen has released its sixth EP, “You Made My Dawn,” about six months after the summer EP “You Made My Day.” Marking the act’s first release of this year, the six-track album is fronte...

Jan 22, 2019
Music

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