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Whoops! Foreign BTS fans get hands on new album before release date

BTS’ third regular EP “Love Yourself: Tear” was allegedly leaked before the promised release time of 6 p.m. Friday, due to an error by US retail website Amazon, according to a Korean media report. A...

May 18, 2018
Music
Claims continue against use of Imperial Japan’s Rising Sun flag

While Steven Yeun’s “flag controversy” has yet to settle down, a music video from Puerto Rican singer Ozuna also stands accused of using the disputed symbol of the former Japanese Empire. Seo Kyoung...

May 17, 2018
Music
Big Bang’s Seungri becomes Tinder model

K-pop star Seungri has become a model for the online dating app Tinder in Korea, YG Entertainment announced Thursday. In one of the ads, Seungri is dressed in a suit and holds a champagne glass. In ...

May 17, 2018
Music
SHINee to release three-part album

SHINee’s upcoming sixth album -- its first as a quartet -- will be released in three parts on three different dates. According to S.M. Entertainment, the boy band will release “The Story of Light EP...

May 16, 2018
Music
[Album Review] Dreamcatcher’s metal rock sound is rebellious yet unfamiliar

Dreamcatcher “Escape the Era” Interpark Dreamcatcher is a name that sticks out in the K-pop scene as an act whose sound is not familiar to most K-pop listeners: Its songs are heavy and rich with b...

May 16, 2018
Music
Park Yu-chun splits up with fiance

K-pop singer-cum-actor Park Yu-chun has split up with his fiance, his agency said Tuesday. The 32-year-old Park had been dating a granddaughter of the founder of dairy giant Namyang Dairy Products...

May 15, 2018
Music
Ultra Korea adds more artists to lineup

With this year’s Ultra Korea just around the corner, the organizers for one of the largest EDM festivals in the world announced a lineup change that added Ice Cube, Modestep and RL Grime to their lis...

May 15, 2018
Music
Lee Hi, Zion T added to Summer Sonic lineup

Lee Hi and Zion T will perform at this year’s Summer Sonic, one of Japan’s most renowned music festivals. According to the two singers’ agency, YG Entertainment, they have been added to the list of ...

May 15, 2018
Music
Seoul Spring Festival features less well-known music

The 2018 Seoul Spring Festival of Chamber Music will continue to highlight various chamber music pieces, including those that are less well known. Starting Tuesday, the Seoul-based chamber music fes...

May 15, 2018
Music
Anchor apologizes to Twice for ‘service’ comment

Anchor Lee Jung-pyo has apologized to Twice for his inappropriate comment at a university festival. Last Friday, Twice performed some of its hit tracks, including “What is Love?” and “Likey,” at a f...

May 14, 2018
Music
BTS hints more on return

BTS dropped the track list for its upcoming album “Love Yourself: Tear.” According to the band‘s agency Big Hit Entertainment on Monday, there will be 11 tracks in total, with the lead track called ...

May 14, 2018
Music
Hwanhee to release new single on May 22

Hwanhee of Fly to the Sky will release a new single next week, resuming his solo career after the rhythm and blues duo’s EP last year. H2 Media announced Monday that his new digital single will be r...

May 14, 2018
Music
Black Pink’s ‘As If It’s Your Last’ tops 300m views

The official music video for girl group Black Pink’s latest single “As If It’s Your Last” surpassed 300 million views on YouTube. The video, released in June 2017, reached the mark at around 3 a.m. ...

May 14, 2018
Music
EXO-CBX kicks off first Japanese arena tour in Yokohama

Having recently wrapped up its “Blooming Days” promotions in Korea, EXO-CBX has kicked off its first Japanese arena tour. EXO-CBX performs at a concert in Yokohama on Friday. (JYP Entertainment) Th...

May 13, 2018
Music
Day6 to release new Japanese single in July

Day6 is set to drop a new Japanese single in July. The band’s agency JYP Entertainment said Saturday that the act’s second Japanese single, “Stop the Rain,” will be released on July 25. The upcoming...

May 13, 2018
Music

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