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Mon, May 20, 2019 | 04:46

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Controversial trainee expelled from JYP, 'ProduceX101'

Yun Byung-hui, a JYP trainee who performed under the stage name Yun Seo-bin as a top contestant of Mnet's idol survival show “ProduceX101,” has been expelled from his agency and the show, days after he was accused of having bullied his classmates during high school.

K-pop | 2019-05-08 17:49

Pre-sale sell-out: Fans rush in for IZ*ONE's solo gig tickets [VIDEO]

Fans from girl band IZ*ONE's official fan club WIZ*ONE snapped up all pre-sale tickets Tuesday for the group's solo gigs in Seoul next month.

K-pop | 2019-05-08 15:42

Irene, Yoona, Jennie have most sought-after faces: plastic surgeon

K-pop idol stars Irene, Yoona and Jennie have the most desirable faces, a plastic surgeon said Tuesday. Appearing on MBC every1's talk show “Video Star,” surgeon Kim Jong-myung said a legion of his clients want to look like the trio.

K-dramas & Shows | 2019-05-08 13:39

[INTERVIEW] Daniel Lindemann: Adding a well-informed foreign viewpoint

In a March 2018 episode of TV reality entertainment show “Stranger” on JTBC - a show focusing on celebrities struggling with daily life in foreign countries - Daniel Lindemann from Germany guides his friends Alberto Mondi from Italy and Canadian Guillaume Patry to Seoul venues where he used to hang out when he had little money.

Entertainment | 2019-05-08 11:29

Hyolyn unveils new project for comeback

K-pop artist Hyolyn unveiled a brief preview of her new music project “xhyolynx” - set to be released May 15 - with the project's first single on her social media, Tuesday. This project comes a year after her first music project “SET UP TIME,” when she released three songs - To Do List, DALLY, and See Sea - last year.

Music | 2019-05-07 18:09

Singer rebounds after airplane ruckus, sheds tears on TV

Singer Bobby Kim, after being prosecuted over a disturbance on a flight and sexually harassing a stewardess in 2015, returned to TV on Sunday, shedding tears as he appeared on a singing competition show on MBC.

Entertainment | 2019-05-07 17:40

Park Hyo-shin sweeps music charts with 'Goodbye'

Ballad singer Park Hyo-shin has swept local music charts with his fresh track “Goodbye,” released Monday. The song reigned atop the Melon, Genie Music, Mnet, Bugs, Naver Music, Olleh Music, Soribada and Monkey 3 streaming charts as of Tuesday.

Music | 2019-05-07 17:34

Producer recounts joy, pain of Classic FM radio producing

Anyone in Korea who wants to listen to classical music can easily tune into KBS Classic FM, or 93.1 MHz FM in the metropolitan area of Seoul. You can listen to classical music all day long for free, without any advertisements. Classic FM radio has been such a boon for classical music lovers in Korea over the last 40 years, since the channel was launched in 1979. This year, th...

Music | 2019-05-07 17:27

EXO's Xiumin reveals military hairdo before heading to boot camp

Xiumin, 29, a member of K-pop band EXO, cut his hair short before heading to Army boot camp training in Gangwon Province, Tuesday. Two selfies of his new hairdo were posted on his Instagram account. He is the first in the nine-member all-male band to start the mandatory 21-month military duty.

K-pop | 2019-05-07 17:13

Lee Min-ho to star in Kim Eun-sook's new TV drama

Top actor Lee Min-ho will star in a new drama penned by star writer Kim Eun-sook, the production company said Tuesday. The romantic fantasy drama, tentatively titled “The King: Permanent Monarch,” is set in a “parallel universe.” Lee plays imaginary Korean Emperor Lee Gon, who attempts to separate “reality” from the “parallel world.”

K-dramas & Shows | 2019-05-07 16:58

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