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Girl band IZ*ONE postpones release of new album amid vote-rigging scandal

K-pop girl band IZ*ONE has postponed the release of its new album amid snowballing vote-rigging allegations at "Produce 48," a popular K-pop competition show. "Off the Record, the management agency ...

Nov 7, 2019
Music
‘Barefoot diva’ celebrates 30 years of singing

Singer Lee Eun-mee on nationwide tour till February

Nov 7, 2019
Music
BTS becomes 1st K-pop act to spend 1 year on Billboard 200

International K-pop sensation BTS has become the first act from South Korea to spend a year on the Billboard 200, setting a record in a career already full of many. The group's "Love Yourself: Answe...

Nov 7, 2019
Music
SM Entertainment joins hands with US entertainment agency

South Korea's biggest music label SM Entertainment has joined hands with a US entertainment giant to support its artists' global activities, the Korean company said Tuesday. SM Entertainment, home t...

Nov 5, 2019
Music
[ASEAN-Korea summit] Concert to promote South Korea-ASEAN ties through music

Ahead of the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit, a celebratory concert will be held in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. As culture is a valuable asset that helps nations build bridges, various cultu...

Nov 4, 2019
Music
BTS captures two prizes at MTV Europe Music Awards for 2nd year in a row

South Korean boy group BTS has won three trophies at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards, the group's agency said Monday. The seven-member band received the Best Group, Best Live and Biggest Fans aw...

Nov 4, 2019
Music
BTS' 'Boy With Luv' hits 600m YouTube views

The music video of K-pop super band BTS' "Boy With Luv" has surpassed 600 million YouTube views. The video of the band's main song on the "Map of the Soul: Persona" album released in April, achieved...

Nov 4, 2019
Music
TIMF announces 2019 pianist winners

The Tongyeong International Music Foundation announced the winners of the 2019 Isang Yun Competition on Saturday, with pianist Lim Yun-chan taking the top honors. The annual competition, held in hom...

Nov 3, 2019
Music
CNBLUE's Jung Yong-hwa discharged from military

Jung Yong-hwa, a member of K-pop boy band CNBLUE, was discharged from the military Sunday after fulfilling nearly two years of mandatory service. He thanked his fans and expressed hope that he would...

Nov 3, 2019
Music
Roaring K-pop boom reverses fate of declining CDs and other tangible albums

The roaring K-pop boom in South Korea is reviving the fate of perishing CD music and other physical music record formats. Since the early 2000s, compact disc as a music distribution format has been ...

Nov 1, 2019
Music
BTS joins lineup of 2019 MAMA in Nagoya

K-pop supergroup BTS has joined the lineup of the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards scheduled for December in Japan's Nagoya, the music channel said Thursday. Mnet Japan disclosed the news through its Tw...

Oct 31, 2019
Music
Philadelphia Orchestra and Cho Seong-jin to perform in Seoul

The Philadelphia Orchestra is to go on the stage at the Seoul Arts Center on Nov. 10, under the baton of the music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin and featuring pianist Cho Seong-jin. The highly accla...

Oct 31, 2019
Music
BLACKPINK's 'As If It's Your Last' tops 700m YouTube views

The music video of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK's "As If It's Your Last" hit the milestone of 700 million YouTube views Thursday. The music video, released in June 2017, surpassed the 700 million thres...

Oct 31, 2019
Music
Arts Center Incheon celebrates first anniversary

Arts Center Incheon in Songdo International City will celebrate its one-year anniversary on Nov. 16. Since opening last year, the center’s concert hall -- a mix of shoebox and vineyard styles -- has...

Oct 30, 2019
Music
With tears and sweat, BTS wraps up globe-trotting concert tour in home country

Tears and sweat wrapped up K-pop superband BTS' year-long world concert tour in the capital of their home country on Tuesday. The famous home ARMY's fan chant consecutively naming the seven BTS memb...

Oct 30, 2019
Music

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