TV bans Jay Park's sexy music video with HyunA Scenes from Jay Park's "You Know" music video / Screen capture from YouTubeKorean television has banned the video for singer Jay Park’s new song, “You Know,” which features singer HyunA from girl band 4Minute, because of its sexual imagery.Park, who debuted in 2008 with JYP Entertainment’s boy band 2PM, released solo album “Worldwide,” which includes 18 tracks, Thursday. “You Know” is the album’s title song.Jay Park, right, and HyunA Park’s official Facebook page posted on Wednesday two teasers of the music video. One shows Park and HyunA dancing. It came with a warning that parental discretion is advised for viewers under 19.HyunA debuted with JYP’s star girl band Wonder Girls in 2007.Media reports said Thursday that HyunA had given a boost to Park’s comeback by agreeing to appear in the music video.Nov 5, 2015
iKON's digital single release date set /Courtesy of YG EntertainmentNew boy band iKON will release a digital single this month, YG Entertainment said Thursday.Two members - B.I. and Bobby - will sing two songs, and two music videos also will be released.YG said the single will showcase the two members’ ability, as they composed the songs and wrote the lyrics.iKON swept the K-pop music charts with “My Type” last month. Nov 5, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
Brown Eyed Girls sing their true identity with new album 'BASIC' From left, JeA, Narsha, Gain and Miryo of Brown Eyed Girls / YonhapBy Ko Dong-hwan Veteran girl band Brown Eyed Girls proved Wednesday they have become mature enough to cook up a concept as difficult and philosophical as “a true meaning of human life,” mix it with their re-discovered identity as a girl band, and translate it into their sixth album titled “BASIC.”“It has been ten years since we debuted in the K-pop industry,” said Narsha, one of the band’s four members, at a press conference held in the small-scale music concert hall Understage in Itaewon, Seoul. “And we think we have professionally grown to the point where we can work out such a hard concept that no other K-pop bands have attempted to before with their albums. Believe me. We all had to scratch our heads as we first tried to understand the concept.”Members of the band – JeA, Narsha, Gain and Miryo – have accumulated enough numbers of years in their career to be referred to as “older sisters” among K-pop musicians. But they are not shy aNov 4, 2015
Yeo Jin-goo to be college student /Screen capture from FacebookActor Yeo Jin-goo, 19, has been accepted by Chung-Ang University, the Daily Sports reported Wednesday.Yeo will study performing arts and media at the college of art at the university from next year.The college has produced many veteran actors and actress such as Park Joong-hoon, Ko So-young, Kim Hee-sun and Ha Jung-woo.Yeo debuted as a child actor in 2005. He played a leading role in the thriller “Hwayi: A Monster Boy,” in 2013. Nov 4, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
Joo Won receives Most Welcomed Actor award in China /Screen capture from FacebookActor Joo Won received “The Most Welcomed Actor” at the second Asian Influence Awards Oriental Ceremony in China, Tuesday.The award is given to an individual or organization that has taken center stage for the last year in the culture and art industry.The actor attended the ceremony as a representative of Korean artists.Chinese actors Sammo Hung, Yang Mi, Hawick Lau and Wang Likun were also in attendance. Nov 4, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
FTIsland rocker goes solo Lee Hong-kiLee Hong-ki of the rock band FTIsland is going solo, releasing his first album this month.Media reports said the public is anxiously awaiting the release from Lee, 25, who has also appeared as an actor on TV and in movies.Lee’s career has been colorful. Not only did the band break out many hit songs like “Lovesick,” “After Love,” “Memory” and “Pray,” but his band participated in many soundtrack albums for TV series, including “You’re Beautiful” (2009), “The Heirs” (2013), “Bride of the Century” (2014) and “Modern Farmer” (2014).The band debuted to Japan in 2008 with their second album “Colorful Sensibility” and has been active in the Japanese market since.The band started this year with a world tour, called the “2015 FTISLAND FTHX Tour,” during which it appeared in France, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and the United States. After releasing the single album “PUPPY” in August, the band embarked on a Japan concert tour titled “Where&rsNov 4, 2015
로빈 윌리엄스 부인 '남편의 자살은 노인성 치매 탓' In this April 28, 2013 file photo, Robin Williams, right, and his wife Susan Schneider arrive to The 2012 Comedy Awards in New York. Schneider said Williams' medical afflictions would have claimed his life within three years and that she doesn't blame him for his suicide. The actor-comedian had not only been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a progressive movement disorder, a few months before his death, but also that a coroner's report found signs of Lewy body dementia, a difficult-to-diagnose condition that leads to a decline in thinking and reasoning abilities. /AP-Yonhap 지난해 자살한 미국 배우 로빈 윌리엄스(당시 63세)가 노인성 치매를 앓고 있었고 이를 알고 극복하려고 노력하다가 실패했다고 고인의 부인이 3일(현지시간) 밝혔다. 윌리엄스의 세 번째 부인인 수전 슈나이더는 이날 ABC-TV '굿모닝 아메리카'에 출연해 "지난 1년간 남편이 왜 자살했는지 진짜 이유를 찾기 위해 노력해왔다"면서 "이제 그가 스스로 목숨을 끊은 행위를 용서한다"고 밝혔다. 슈나이더는 "남편이 자살하기 1주일 전 주치의가 신경인지 테스트를 했다"면서 "윌리엄스도 자신이 노인성 치매 초기 단계라는 사실을 알고 있었다"고 말했다. 그는 "남편은 이를 극복하기 위해 노력해왔으나 결국 실패하고 말았다"면서 "이후에는 마치 댐이 붕괴되는 것처럼 허물어졌다"고 회고했다. 슈나이더는 "남편은 2013년 11월 처음으로 자신의 몸에 이상이 있다는 것을 느꼈고, 다음 Nov 4, 2015
Superstar K7 final five prepare for showdown One-point-seven million to one -- those are the odds that a contestant will win Superstar K7, South Korea's highly competitive television audition program in its seventh season, now only with three live episodes remaining.The show, started on the cable music channel Mnet in 2009, has produced such stars as Seo In-guk, Huh Gak, Ulala Session, Roy Kim and Park Jae-jung. Even Suzy of the girl group "miss A" was picked up by a JYP Entertainment recruiter after being eliminated in the preliminaries of the first season.Only the top 10 make it to the final six rounds of live contests and the five finalists of this season will face off in the fourth live broadcast later this week. The winner will be determined after two more shows.With the quintet having nearly nothing in common besides musical talent and dedication to win, the finalists said Tuesday it is anyone's guess who will come away with the prize of 500 million won (US$44,000), a Jaguar XE, an opportunity to perform at the Mnet Asian Music Awards and most importantly, a record deal with a major label."It's really difficult to tell whNov 3, 2015
Psy ready to roll with new album /Courtesy of YG EntertainmentPsy will release a new album next month, a year after he was originally rumored to be planning a return.YG Entertainment said Tuesday Psy, who is best known for his dance and fancy wardrobe in the music video of his 2012 hit single “Gangnam Style,” will unveil the album on Dec.1., on the company’s official blog page.With the album, Psy will be breaking a hiatus of more than a year since his last single, “Hangover,” was released in June 2014.The music video of “Gangnam Style,” which catapulted him to worldwide fame nearly three years ago, holds the Guinness World Record as the most-liked YouTube video.With more than 2.4 billion views, it also remains the most-watched K-pop music video.Nov 3, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
Rain to kick off world tour this week /Courtesy of R.A.I.N. CompanyActor and singer Rain, 33, will launch a world tour later this week, starting in China, his management agency R.A.I.N. Company said today.His world tour will start from Changsa of Hunan province on Saturday and held in various parts of the country, including Shenzhen, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Beijing, Chengdu and Nanning. The tour will continue in Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and the Americas from next April to May.He is also scheduled to meet local fans, planning to give a concert in Seoul next month after releasing a single.This is his first move in the R.A.I.N. Company, an independent entertainment agency he established last month after leaving Cube Entertainment.“Based on experience so far, I plan to show more passionate performance than just flashy one,” he said by the agency. “I hope you guys support my new step.”Nov 3, 2015
