Liu Yifei admits her relationship with Song Seung-heon Chinese actress Liu Yifei, 27, wrote on her Weibo, “I have a lot to say, but I will simply say♥♥ for now.”Romantic rumors about hallyu star Song Seung-heon, 38, and Liu were brought up on Wednesday afternoon and Liu’s post appeared later that day. The two star’s relationship was confirmed as Song’s agency stated, “They have just begun dating,” according to Yonhap.Liu is at the peak of her popularity thanks to her innocent look and slender body.Song and Liu’s new romance movie, “The Third Way of Love,” is expected to be released this fall.Aug 6, 2015
Kim Soo-hyun to meet fans in Japan Hallyu star Kim Soo-hyun will meet fans in Japan to promote his most recent television drama, “Producer.”His management Keyeast said that Kim, 27, will attend an event at Mielparque Hall in Tokyo, Friday and at the Orix Theater in Osaka, Sunday. “Producer” is due to air in October in Japan.Kim’s fan club in Japan was established in 2013. “He intends to talk in-depth about the drama ‘Producer’ and bond with his fans,” a Keyeast official said.Kim's next project is expected to be a Korean film. Aug 6, 2015
미드 '빅뱅이론'예고편에 빅뱅의'뱅뱅뱅'이? 젊은 물리학자들이 극중 인물로 대거 등장하는 미국의 인기 시트콤 ‘빅뱅이론’(The Big Bang Theory)의 공식 예고편에 인기그룹 빅뱅의 노래 ‘뱅뱅뱅’ (BangBangBang)이 깔려 화제다.‘뱅뱅뱅’은 빅뱅의 6월 싱글 ‘A’의 타이틀곡이다. 빅뱅은 지난 5일 발표한 신곡 ‘우리 사랑하지 말아요’와 ‘쩔어’ 두 곡이 멜론 등 주요 음원차트에서 선두를 질주하는 등 5개월 연속 음원차트 1, 2위를 싹쓸이하며 저력을 과시하는 중이다.빅뱅 / YG 엔터테인먼트'빅뱅이론'은 미국 캘리포니아 패서디나에 있는 캘리포니아공대(캘텍)에 박사후 연구원으로 있으면서 아파트 룸메이트로 함께 사는 호프슈태터 박사, 쿠퍼 박사와 그 이웃인 페니 등 친구들의 얘기를 다룬 시트콤이다. 2007년 9월 처음 방영된 후 엄청난 인기를 끌었으며 오는 9월 21일 시즌9가 방영될 예정이다.Aug 6, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
First hip-hop relay concert in Korea Hip hop artists hold a press conference Wednesday announcing the start of Hip Hop Stock Concert starting Aug. 27. / YonhapHip Hop Stock Concert, a name based on the famous Woodstock festival, starts Aug. 27 and will be held every Thursday through Nov. 5 at Club Answer.The event will feature rappers such as Epik High, Zico, Verbal Jint and Jessi.The rappers said they hope the festival will become part of performance culture.Musician Youngnolb said: “We will harmonize our music with Korean sentiment while not hiding our musicality.”Aug 5, 2015
New Korean-Chinese celebrity couple born Song Seung-heon Crystal LiuIt is official: Korean actor Song Seung-heon, 38, and Chinese actress Crystal Liu, 27, are a couple.Media reports quoted Song’s management company, BETTERENT, as saying the stars have just begun their relationship and are getting to know each other.News of the romance came just hours after Chinese media released several photos showing the two getting into a car.A local news report quoted the outlets as saying the stars drove to Liu’s mansion and Song met her parents./ Courtesy of Naver blogBETTERENT at first denied the relationship, saying the photos were taken as the stars went to a meeting for the movie “The Third Way of Love,” which the two shot in 2014.Song and Liu were a couple in the movie that is scheduled for theater release in China in September.Song’s new Korean comedy movie, “Wonderful Nightmare,” is coming to Korean theaters in mid-August.Aug 5, 2015
Star couple Kwon Sang-woo, Son Tae-young celebrate birthday / Courtesy of Instagram Celebrity couple Kwon Sang-woo, 40, and Son Tae-young, 36, on a hiatus from work, are still keeping fans informed about what they are doing.Kwon and Son have posted photos and a message on Son’s Instagram to celebrate Kwon’s birthday on Wednesday.In the posting, Son said: “Today is my husband’s birthday. I took a shot for the celebration.”The two married in 2008. Their first child, a boy, was born in 2009. Son had her second child, a girl, in January./Courtesy of InstagramAug 5, 2015By Bahk Eun-ji
Big Bang hit top with new release. Who said you can’t go out in style?Big Bang’s fourth and final contribution to the “Made Series” ― “E” ― is proving just as popular as the group’s previous albums.Their new songs, “Let’s Not Fall in Love” and “Zutter” (“awesome” in Korean slang), are at the top of every music chart in Korea.The “Made Series” project saw the band release a new song on the first day of every month from May to August.This meant they have been taking the top or second spot on the music charts across the country for four months now.Bigbang’s “Made Series” has included the songs “Loser,” ”Bae Bae,” “Bang Bang Bang,” “We like 2 party” and “If you.”Aug 5, 2015
Supernova's Sungmo tops Oricon charts Cover of Sungmo's album "Tiramisu Love" / Courtesy of Amazon JapanSupernova 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. Aug 5, 2015By Kim Ji-soo
Singer dies with new album at hand The late Do Eun-young performs in "Super Diva 2012" on tvN. / Screen capture from YouTubeSinger Do Eun-young, who had a new album in production, died Monday at the age of 32.Her fellow singer Yeon Kyoo-seong revealed Do’s death on his Facebook page on Tuesday. He said the late Do sang a remake of his hit “Sad Song” and had completed shooting the song’s video to mark her comeback.“I cannot believe her death. We recorded songs together only several days ago,” Yeon said on his SNS webpage. He said that the late singer’s funeral house is in SAM hospital in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province.The late Do debuted in 2005 participating in the OST album for TV series “Be Strong, Geum-soon!” on MBC. She released her first album “Carmen” in 2007 and received nationwide attention in 2012 when she appeared in TV singing competition show “Super Diva 2012” on tvN and impressed judges with her vocal skills. Aug 5, 2015
K-pop stars perform at Incheon next month The star-studded K Festival will be held from Sept. 11 to 13 at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.Incheon Development & Tourism Corporation is organizing the free event that will feature ZE:A, Jewelry, Nine Muses and duo 10cm. Korean food, beauty, movies and IT also will be on show.Incheon Urban Innovation Corporation is expecting about 50,000 people to attend.Details can be found in www.thekfestival.co.kr.Aug 4, 2015
