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Mon, June 25, 2018 | 14:59

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Leader of K-pop band 100% dies of heart attack

Seo was found unconscious at his home in Gangnam, southern Seoul, Sunday night. He was declared dead by emergency workers at the scene. It is unknown who found him and called 119. Police said he died of a heart attack.

Music | 2018-03-26 14:57

YouTube wipes out K-pop 'reaction' videos

Operators of popular K-pop “reaction” video channels on YouTube are protesting against CJ E&M, a leading Korean entertainment company, and YouTube for trying to kill their way of living and risking the Korean wave itself. But they have little on their side. First, CJ is doing what it has to do - registering its copyright of music and shows it makes, while YouTube is deleting ...

Music | 2018-03-24 10:53

Tickets for Cho Yong-pil's anniversary concert sold out

Tickets for “king of Korean pop music” Cho Yong-pil's upcoming Seoul concerts, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his singing debut, sold out in 10 minutes, showing the 67-year-old singer-songwriter is still influential. Starting with 40,000-seat Jamsil Olympic Stadium on May 12, the veteran singer will perform concerts in Daegu on May 19 and Gwangju on June 2.

Music | 2018-03-21 18:19

Cho Yong-pil, Lee Sun-hee likely to perform in Pyongyang

Veteran singers Cho Yong-pil and Lee Sun-hee may perform in North Korea in a concert in early April, ahead of the South-North Korea summit. Singer-songwriter, composer and music producer Yoon Sang, also known as Lee Yoon-sang, is tapped to lead the South Korean artistic troupe for the Pyongyang concert. This would be the first South Korean troupe to perform in the North in 16 years since the KBS Symphony Orchestra performed in September 2002.

Music | 2018-03-19 20:13

Richard Yongjae O'Neill back with duets album

Just over a year and three months since the release of his last album, “British Viola,” American violist of Korean descent Richard Yongjae O'Neill released his ninth album, “Duo,” on Monday, a rare move for a violist as the instrument is not popular in the classical genre.

Music | 2018-03-19 16:12

Chung Myung-whun in talks about Pyongyang concert in April

A South Korean troupe will perform in Pyongyang in April and a classical orchestra led by maestro Chung Myung-whun is being given positive consideration. An official representing Chung said: The government called to ask if the maestro could perform in Pyongyang in April and we said we were willing to join for inter-Korean reconciliation.” According to Yonhap News, the government also contacted major Korean orchestras including the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra and the Korean Symphony Orchestra, asking whether they could perform in the North.

Music | 2018-03-18 21:11

Crossover band Forestella aims for Billboard

The male quartet Forestella, winner of the crossover audition program "Phantom Singer Season 2" on cable channel JTBC last year, released their first album, "Evolution," Wednesday.

Music | 2018-03-16 15:31

Singers association chief hit with #MeToo accusation

Korea Singers' Association chief Kim Heung-kook is the latest victim of sexual harassment accusation movement “#MeToo.” A woman claimed on Wednesday in an interview on a MBN TV news show that Kim sexually harassed her two years ago.

Music | 2018-03-15 14:22

BIGBANG's Daesung joins army [PHOTOS]

His enlistment makes it four out of five band members who are in barracks -- G-Dragon and Taeyang in an army boot camp and T.O.P as a police officer in an alternative service. Seungri is the only member undrafted. His enlistment date has not yet been decided.

Music | 2018-03-13 14:48

BIGBANG's Taeyang enlists [PHOTOS]

BIGBANG's Taeyang enlists [PHOTOS]

Taeyang, a member of K-pop group BIGBANG, began his 21-month mandatory military service Monday. The star, 29, arrived at a training center in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, at around 1:45 p.m. for five weeks’ basic training. After the training, he is expected to be assigned to an Army unit in the region, where he will serve out the rest of his duty. His wife, actress Min Hyo-rin...

Music | 2018-03-12 16:08

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