Kim Ji-soo joined The Korea Times in 2006, and worked on such desks as culture and politics and is currently a member of the Editorial Board. Previous workplaces include The Korea Herald and the Korea JoongAng Daily.
Supernova's Sungmo tops Oricon charts

Cover of Sungmo's album "Tiramisu Love" / Courtesy of Amazon Japan
By Kim Ji-soo
Supernova band member Sungmo’s solo album has topped the Japanese Oricon chart.
“Tiramisu Love” shot to the top of the daily chart after its Aug. 4 release. The album was momentarily sold out on Japanese Amazon.com.
Band members Kim Sungje, Kim Kwangsoo, Song Jihyuk, Park Geonil, Jung Yoon-hak and Yoon Sungmo debuted in 2007.
Meanwhile, the band will release its seventh album, ”7IRO,“ on Sept. 9 in Japan.