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Korea Times to hold annual spring concert April 17

The Korea Times invites its readers to a music concert featuring Korea's top talent in classical and pop music. The annual event at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is offered to readers as a token of gratitude for their loyal readership.

Music | 2018-04-04 18:41

Boy band WINNER unveils new album

Four-member boy band WINNER released their second full-length album “EVERYD4Y,” Wednesday, four years after their first album.Their long-awaited album excited fans who have been waiting for more material from the YG Entertainment group.

Music | 2018-04-04 16:51

Boy band Stray Kids' debut album goes viral

Boy band Stray Kids are roaring on YouTube. The nine-member group's official music video for the song “District 9” has garnered more than 13 million views on YouTube as of Monday, a week after its March 26 release. Their successful debut raised hopes the K-pop group could write history again following the phenomenal success of the seven-member boy band BTS.

Music | 2018-04-02 17:04

Leader of K-pop band 100% dies of heart attack

Seo was found unconscious at his home in Gangnam, southern Seoul, Sunday night. He was declared dead by emergency workers at the scene. It is unknown who found him and called 119. Police said he died of a heart attack.

Music | 2018-03-26 14:57

YouTube wipes out K-pop 'reaction' videos

Operators of popular K-pop “reaction” video channels on YouTube are protesting against CJ E&M, a leading Korean entertainment company, and YouTube for trying to kill their way of living and risking the Korean wave itself. But they have little on their side. First, CJ is doing what it has to do - registering its copyright of music and shows it makes, while YouTube is deleting ...

Music | 2018-03-24 10:53

Tickets for Cho Yong-pil's anniversary concert sold out

Tickets for “king of Korean pop music” Cho Yong-pil's upcoming Seoul concerts, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his singing debut, sold out in 10 minutes, showing the 67-year-old singer-songwriter is still influential. Starting with 40,000-seat Jamsil Olympic Stadium on May 12, the veteran singer will perform concerts in Daegu on May 19 and Gwangju on June 2.

Music | 2018-03-21 18:19

Cho Yong-pil, Lee Sun-hee likely to perform in Pyongyang

Veteran singers Cho Yong-pil and Lee Sun-hee may perform in North Korea in a concert in early April, ahead of the South-North Korea summit. Singer-songwriter, composer and music producer Yoon Sang, also known as Lee Yoon-sang, is tapped to lead the South Korean artistic troupe for the Pyongyang concert. This would be the first South Korean troupe to perform in the North in 16 years since the KBS Symphony Orchestra performed in September 2002.

Music | 2018-03-19 20:13

Richard Yongjae O'Neill back with duets album

Just over a year and three months since the release of his last album, “British Viola,” American violist of Korean descent Richard Yongjae O'Neill released his ninth album, “Duo,” on Monday, a rare move for a violist as the instrument is not popular in the classical genre.

Music | 2018-03-19 16:12

Chung Myung-whun in talks about Pyongyang concert in April

A South Korean troupe will perform in Pyongyang in April and a classical orchestra led by maestro Chung Myung-whun is being given positive consideration. An official representing Chung said: The government called to ask if the maestro could perform in Pyongyang in April and we said we were willing to join for inter-Korean reconciliation.” According to Yonhap News, the government also contacted major Korean orchestras including the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra and the Korean Symphony Orchestra, asking whether they could perform in the North.

Music | 2018-03-18 21:11

Crossover band Forestella aims for Billboard

The male quartet Forestella, winner of the crossover audition program "Phantom Singer Season 2" on cable channel JTBC last year, released their first album, "Evolution," Wednesday.

Music | 2018-03-16 15:31

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