SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Two talent management agency executives have been sentenced to fines on charges of rigging votes on a popular K-pop audition program in which their trainees were competin...
11:42 Jan. 22
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Back in February 2003 at the inaugural ceremony of then President Roh Moo-hyun, a soft and lyrical voice followed a prelude of the national anthem of South K...
09:00 Jan. 22
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- Rookie K-pop act TREASURE is set to release its first full album in Japan in March, officially debuting in the Asian country, its agency said Thursday.
"The First Step...
10:41 Jan. 21
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Rookie boy band TREASURE has sold 1 million albums in just five months since its debut last year, the group's agency said Wednesday.
Of the total, the band's three sin...
15:24 Jan. 20
By Lee Minji
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- On a chilly January afternoon, four young men are at a white and wooden kitchen studio set up at a traditional Korean house, cooking up a street-meets-royal ...
14:51 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The musical theater industry has called for eased social distancing rules at performance venues, citing the difficulty in continuing shows under the government's current ...
14:03 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Baekhyun, the lead singer of K-pop boy group EXO, will release his first solo album in Japan this week, his agency said Tuesday.
His first Japanese EP, titled "BAEKHY...
15:35 Jan. 19
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- Psy, the singer-producer behind the 2012 viral sensation "Gangnam Style," has celebrated his 20-year music career with a special social media post, his agency said Monday...
16:39 Jan. 18
By Lee Minji
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- A teenage boy who used to shuttle from his hometown of Gwangju to Seoul to not miss school while training to become a K-pop idol has become the face of passi...
15:48 Jan. 18
YONGIN, South Korea, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Seungri, the disgraced former member of K-pop boy band BIGBANG, has been additionally indicted for allegedly mobilizing gang members to threaten people he g...
14:05 Jan. 15
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop soloist IU is set to release the new single "Celebrity" later this month ahead of releasing her long-awaited fifth studio album, her agency said Friday.
The song...
11:50 Jan. 15
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Jennie, the singer-rapper of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has earned over 600 million views on YouTube with her 2018 hit song "Solo," her agency said Friday.
The music ...
10:10 Jan. 15
By Lee Minji
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Following a heated scandal over Luda, a chatbot that ended up being unplugged amid controversies over its hypersexualization and unfiltered comments on sexua...
16:18 Jan. 14
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Superstar BTS has swept the 2021 Gaon Chart Music Awards with six trophies for its successful albums and songs released last year.
At the annual awards ceremony held v...
15:01 Jan. 14
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- "Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)" has become global megastar BTS' second music video to earn 1.1 billion views on YouTube, the band's agency said Wednesday.
The music vide...
14:55 Jan. 13
By Lee Minji
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- After selling 700,000 albums with just three singles and sweeping rookie prizes at year-end awards, TREASURE now aims to send out positive vibes to fans and ...
16:15 Jan. 11
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SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Seven-piece boy band GOT7 will officially be leaving JYP Entertainment without renewing its contract, the agency announced Monday.
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14:21 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Seven-piece boy band GOT7 will officially be leaving JYP Entertainment without renewing its contract, the agency announced Monday.
"JYP held in-depth discussions with ...
14:01 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- "I Can't Stop Me" has become K-pop girl group TWICE's fastest music video to rack up 200 million views on YouTube, its management agency said Monday.
The music video ...
11:56 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- The BTS album "Map of the Soul: 7," featuring hit tracks "On" and "Boy with Luv," has been tallied as the bestselling physical album in the United States last year.
Phy...
14:48 Jan. 08