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Top music firms to offer integrated service channel

Seven top entertainment companies will launch Korean-style VEVO to integrate distribution and management of K-pop music video content on global platforms.

Music | 2018-07-21 09:11

Late US musicians influence K-pop

Michael Jackson, Prince and the new trend in creative arts dubbed “retrofuturism” have inspired some K-pop groups. Trio TripleH consisting of now disbanded girl group 4 Minute lead singer HyunA and two members of boy band Pentagon is back almost a year after their debut album “199X.” They said their new album is the result of hard work, intense thoughts and thorough study of ...

Music | 2018-07-20 16:52

Rising Danish pop star to perform in Seoul

Budding Danish pop star Christopher Nissen, who goes by just Christopher, said he didn't know what to expect from his first Seoul performance. “I do pop music and I was playing at a jazz festival so I was not sure what to expect. So we went on stage and it was like over 3,000 people in there. They were just singing along, and screaming along,” he said during an interview with...

Music | 2018-07-17 18:42

US rapper Wiz Khalifa in hot water over offensive lyrics to Koreans

American rapper Wiz Khalifa is under fire for mocking Koreans in his song “Hot Now,” released on Thursday. A problematic line goes, “Smoke got my eyes lookin' Korean.” Many people take this as a familiar kind of racist attack against “small Asian eyes.”

Music | 2018-07-16 15:06

Coca Cola to have each BTS member on bottles

Each of the seven members of BTS will appear on Coca Cola bottles and cans in a special limited edition. The seven are RM, Suga, Jin, J-hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook.

Music | 2018-07-16 14:16

Successful US concert heals traumatized rock star

"Some American fans came to my concert in Palm Springs after a five-hour drive as their homes were far from the venue. There was also a Mexican-American fan who said she had listened to my music since 2004 and she herself came all the way to Palm Springs for my concert, leaving her husband and children at home,” he said.

Music | 2018-07-10 16:36

Suzy blamed for suspect's suicide in photo leak case

A man suspected of taking photos of scantily clothed women jumped off a bridge into the Bukhan River on Monday. In a bizarre twist of events, some people are blaming singer and actress Suzy for his suicide.

Music | 2018-07-10 15:03

YouTube accuser called 'murderer' and 'liar' after studio owner's suicide

Super Junior's Ryeowook discharged from military [PHOTOS]

"Long time, no see," Ryeowook told a group of journalists and fans who gathered to greet him on his return. "I wept a lot. I felt so sad to part with my friends (in the military) after spending one year and nine months together."

Music | 2018-07-10 13:55

British music duo says BTS is still their favorite K-pop act

The British electronic music duo HONNE, comprised of Andy Clutterbuck and James Hatcher, garnered huge popularity among Korean audiences thanks to their mystical, dreamy music and conversational lyrics. They will visit Korea again for the summer music festival “Sound City” slated for July 27-29, following their two previous successful performances in 2016 and 2017 since their...

Music | 2018-07-09 16:24

BTS to hold photo exhibition Aug. 25-Oct. 28

The exhibition, titled "O, Neul," which means today in Korean, will run from Aug. 25 to Oct. 28 at Ara Art Center in Seoul.

Music | 2018-07-09 10:49

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