Cannes-winning actress says she still struggles with confidence issues

The popular K-pop starlet Sohee of Wonder Girls has decided not to renew her contract with the group in order to focus on her acting career, according to a press release issued Wednesday by her agency JYP Entertainment.“The contract with Sohee ends on Dec. 21 and we have decided to respect her decision to focus on her acting career after much discussion,” the statement said. Although Sohee has opted to discontinue her activities as part of Wonder Girls, members Yeeun, Yubin and Sunye ― whose con

Taiwanese singer-actress Vivian Hsu is getting married next year, Chinese media reported Thursday. The news came as the actress was spotted browsing an array of wedding dresses with her boyfriend, Lee Yunfeng, who is CEO of Singapore’s Marco Polo Marine. Her agency confirmed that the couple is now preparing for the wedding. Hsu debuted in 1995 as a member of a group called Girls’ Team. She began to gain popularity in Taiwan and Japan in the late 1990s, and has also a fan base in South Korea. By

Popular South Korean sports announcer Choi Hee has resigned from cable channel KBS N and is looking forward to signing a contract with a new agency.The local media reported Thursday that Choi might sign an exclusive contract with entertainment agency Chorokbaem Media to step into the entertainment field.Chorokbaem Media is a digital content production house. It has produced many shows such as audition program “K-pop Star” and TV drama “Ojakgyo Family.” Choi and Chorokbaem are now reportedly work

Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, 2PM and SHINee all grabbed top 10 places on the Oricon music charts Thursday, Boy band Super Junior sold 46,968 copies of their fifth Japanese single “Blue World” on its day of release, ranking second on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart. Their newest single includes the title track and the love song “CANDY.”The third studio album “Love & Peace” of Girls’ Generation sold 37,486 copies on the day it was released, to top the Daily Albums Chart. The 12-track album feat

Photographer Lee Myung-ho talks about his surreal, meditative images of trees and deserts

Krzysztof Penderecki, one of the greatest classical music composers of our time, is visiting Seoul next week to present his contemporary musical.Honoring his 80th birthday, the Seoul International Music Festival “Winter,” to be held Dec. 16-20 at Seoul Arts Center, will be dedicated to the Polish composer, who has had a long relationship with Korea. On Dec. 16, the Shanghai Quartet will perform Penderecki’s String Quartet No. 3 along with Haydn’s String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, and Dvorak’s S

Seven dancers of different genres speak while performing in KNCDC’s ‘Cross Cut’

Wonder Girls member Sohee reportedly is set to end her contract with her current agency JYP Entertainment. According to local media reports. Sohee held a secret meeting with another agency specializing in acting as the termination of her existing contract is just around the corner.  “The contract with Sohee ends on Dec. 21 and we have decided to respect her decision to focus on her acting career after much discussion,” JYP Entertainment said in a press release.The contract with the other Wonder

Suzy, a top-rated South Korean star, is expected to maintain an exclusive contract with JYP Entertainment through March of 2017, according to the agency’s public disclosure filings for investors. Suzy, a member of K-pop girl group Miss A, is one of the most lucrative talents discovered and nurtured by JYP Entertainment, which is listed on the KOSDAQ stock market. She is single-handedly dominating the television ad market by grabbing all the major modeling roles for big advertisers. Featuring Suz

The latest installment of “The Hobbit” topped the charts Wednesday, even though Korean audiences cannot watch the film at theaters in Seoul run by CGV and Lotte Cinema. CGV posted an apology on their official website on the problems with screening the film: “The distributor of the film Warner Bros demanded a raise in the profit-sharing ratio in theaters in Seoul and we have refused.” Lotte Cinema also refused, meaning the film was not shown at its theaters in the capital area. With CGV and Lotte