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Tue, March 19, 2019 | 16:54

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British rock band Queen to come to Korea

British rock band Queen will soon hold concerts in South Korea, after "Bohemian Rhapsody," a biographical film about the iconic group, reignited the group's popularity worldwide and especially here, organizers said Tuesday. "Queen is going to perform in South Korea sooner or later. We'll soon release the exact date and place of the event," a PR official with AIM told Yonhap N...

Music | 2019-03-19 16:01

Preorders of BTS' new album surpass 2.6 million copies

A new album from massively successful K-pop band BTS has surpassed 2.6 million copies in presales at home and abroad, the group's management agency said Tuesday. Preorders became available on Wednesday, and in the first five days of the pre-order period, "Map of the Soul: Persona" sold 2,685,030 copies, Big Hit Entertainment said citing data from the album's distributor iRive...

Music | 2019-03-19 10:08

Blackpink to return amid K-pop scandal

The nation-rocking scandal has not hindered Blackpink's imminent “comeback.” YG Entertainment's four-piece K-pop girl band is set to return with new music by the end of March despite the sex and drug scandal involving a former YG star Seungri.

Music | 2019-03-18 17:16

YG founder accused of 'lax control' of Seungri

“YG is jointly responsible for Seungri's scandal,” the group wrote in a statement, referring to a snowballing sex-for-favour's scandal, in which the former BIGBANG member allegedly procured prostitutes for foreign investors in his nightclub. “Whenever an entertainer makes trouble, his/her agency has shielded itself from public criticism by using the trick of terminating a con...

Music | 2019-03-18 15:19

K-pop diva Taeyeon gears up for March 24 release

K-pop diva Taeyeon is gearing to release a new single on March 24.The title is “Four Seasons” according to her agency SM Entertainment, Monday. The title of the B-side is “Blue.” Both numbers will bring the spotlight to Taeyeon's vocal bravura.

Music | 2019-03-18 14:31

Olympic champ, K-pop star in love

An Olympic champion and a K-pop star are in love. An agency representing Lee Sang-hwa, two-time Olympic champion in 500-meter speed skating, said on Saturday she is dating up-and-coming K-pop singer KangNam.

Music | 2019-03-17 17:36

$527 million evaporated: shares of top K-pop labels plunge on sex video scandal

The combined market capitalization of the top five listed entertainment agencies plunged around 600 billion won ($527 million) on Friday from last month, when the police kicked off an investigation into Seungri, a member of BIGBANG, on Feb. 26, on allegations that he arranged prostitution.

Music | 2019-03-17 10:29

Cellist Mun Tae-guk celebrates Pablo Casals

Cellist Mun Tae-guk released his first international album through Warner Classics, one of the world's most influential classical music labels. The 25-year-old cellist won the Pablo Casals International Cello Competition in 2014, becoming the first Asian to receive the award named after Spanish cellist and composer Pablo Casals (1876-1973). He is the first Korean cellist to r...

Music | 2019-03-17 09:54

CNBLUE member Lee Jong-hyun admits to involvement in sex scandal

"If he had a correct sense of sexual awareness, he might have not turned a blind eye to (the inappropriateness of the sex videos), so he is repenting for doing so," the company said. "(We) apologize for those who were hurt by the immoral and promiscuous conversations he had without a sense of guilt."

Music | 2019-03-17 09:42

F.T. Island member questioned in sex video probe

Boy band FT Island former member Choi Jong-hoon appeared before police Saturday for questioning in a snowballing sex video scandal. Choi is suspected of having received and watched illegal videos uploaded by Jung Joon-young, who is at the center of the affair, through mobile chat messenger KakaoTalk.

Music | 2019-03-16 12:49

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