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Tue, August 20, 2019 | 14:18

Red Velvet drops this year's second summer album fronted by 'Umpah Umpah'

Beloved girl group Red Velvet released Tuesday a new EP, "The ReVe Festival: Day 2," the quintet's second album to hit the summer music scene this year. "Umpah Umpah," the main track, is a bright, energizing disco number laced electric sound rhythms, whose lyrics draw on summer images like deep waters and ice cream.

2019-08-20 13:50

Even away from music scene for break, BTS makes buzz

Off to its first-ever official break in its sensational seven-year career, K-pop super band BTS is away from the public eye, but the presence of its members' surprise internet feeds and release of a special photo album continues to make the world music scene abuzz with the beloved band. Dropping a YouTube video of the seven BTS members, flawlessly dressed up against the backd...

2019-08-20 10:33

Boy band AB6IX greets fans at the Foodie Station as part of KCON 2019 LA at Los Angeles Convention Hall and Staples Center on Saturday. More than 103,000 people visited the music and culture festival staged by Korean entertainment company CJ ENM in the southern Californian city over the weekend. CJ ENM has been hosting the K-pop convention in the Americas, Europe, the Middle ...

2019-08-19 17:47

Fast & Furious series tops local weekend box office with new franchise's record

“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” the latest from the Fast & Furious series, has topped the weekend local box office, becoming the fastest installment of the franchise to surpass 2 million ticket sales in Korea. The film sold over 1 million tickets over the weekend and has been leading the local box office since the film hit theaters on Aug. 14.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2019-08-19 17:18

Park Ji-min releases single as she leaves JYP

Park Ji-min of girl duo 15& will release a digital single, “Stay Beautiful,” as she leaves JYP Entertainment on August 26. Her contract ends this month after seven years. It has been a year since she released her mini-album, “JiminXJamie,” last September.

2019-08-19 16:38

T-ara's Hyomin most popular Korean female celebrity on China's Weibo

K-pop diva Hyomin, a member of girl group T-ara, is the most popular Korean female celebrity on Chinese social media Weibo, reports said Monday.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2019-08-19 16:36

KCON's cumulative audience tops 1 million

KCON, the world's largest Korean pop music and culture convention, has attracted more than 1 million fans over the past eight years, its organizer said Monday.

2019-08-19 16:36

Mexico gives inspiration to singer-songwriter Sunmi

Sunmi will release a song titled “Lalalay” on Aug. 27 evening. She got her inspiration for the song while in Mexico during her “Warning” world tour. MakeUs Entertainment uploaded three teaser photos on Monday.

2019-08-19 15:31

Comedian-turned-professional singer Kim Na-hee to release mini-album

Comedian-turned-trot singer Kim Na-hee will release her first mini-album on Sept. 7, officially beginning her career as a singer. Kim debuted as a KBS comedian in 2013 and became well-known for her singing on TV Chosun's audition program “Miss Trot.”

2019-08-19 15:28

BTS agency takes over music game developer

Big Hit Entertainment, the agency of BTS, has recently acquired a domestic game developer as the company continues to expand its business portfolio.

2019-08-19 14:29

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