Entertainer-comedian Jeong Jun-ha was hospitalized on Wednesday with a neck injury suffered during a musical performance earlier in the day, his agency said.“Jeong is being hospitalized for disc problems in his neck and is receiving medical treatment,” said the agency.During the musical “Spamalot,” Jeong was hit by a puppet’s mask that was thrown toward him, aggravating a herniated cervical disc.His stay at the hospital put the brakes on his schedule, which includes MBC’s “Infinite Challenge,” c

Roy Kim’s agency on Thursday denied rumors that the singer is in a romantic relationship with actress Park Soo-jin.“They met several times in the past with mutual feelings toward each other, but they are not dating anymore,” Kim’s agency CJ E&M said via an official statement.Earlier in the day, local media reported that the 20-year-old singer was dating Park. It said Kim, who gained fame by winning popular TV talent show “Superstar K4,” has been dating the 28-year-old actress for four months.The

Gana Art Gallery presents old Korean color paintings overlooked during Confucian Joseon period that valued ink-and-wash approach

Rock fans will be treated to performances by world-famous acts Metallica, Muse, Iggy and The Stooges and Limp Bizkit, as well as popular local acts Jang Ki-ha and the Faces and Kwon Soon-kwan, at the upcoming Hyundai Card Super Concert 19 City Break. The two-day music festival will be held Aug. 17-18 at Jamsil Sports Complex with ticket prices ranging from 250,000 won for a two-day pass to 165,000 won for a one-day pass. Metallica, from Los Angeles, has been active for more than 30 years and is

  The official trailer of BoA’s Hollywood debut dance film “Make Your Move 3D,” formerly called COBU 3D, was released on Tuesday on YouTube. The video features a love scene between BoA and Derek Hough.BoA previously performed with Hough, a four-time champion of “Dancing with the Stars,” on an American Latin dance competition program. The movie is directed by Duane Adler, who wrote the screenplay for “Step Up” (2006).Adler began to shoot “Make Your Move 3D” in 2011, and the film will be released

South Korean actor Choi Philip apologized for his offensive words toward a TV program that spotted “entertainment soldiers” coming out from a local massage parlor. Choi said it was a “slip of the tongue.”Choi tweeted Wednesday that he “uploaded thoughtless words last night before watching the program and is sorry for all the inconvenience caused.” The 33-year-old actor explained that he misunderstood the purpose of the program, thinking it was to disclose the private life of celebrities.Accordin

South Korean celebrities fulfilling their mandatory military service were recently spotted at a local massage parlor, sparking a backlash from the public over whether so-called “entertainment soldiers” enjoy too many privileges. According to “Hyeonjang 21 (On the spot 21), an investigative TV program by SBS, two celebrity soldiers were spotted last Saturday at a massage parlor in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. Massage parlors in Korea are viewed as seedy, as many of them are known to offer sexual

The K-pop idols Big Bang and 2PM took home awards at the annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan, which was held on Saturday at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. 2PM’s “LEGEND OF 2PM” took the crown for Best Album, beating out other international stars including Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Kiss,” Linkin Park’s “Living Things,” One Direction’s “Take Me Home” and Kana Nishino’s “Love Place.” Along with 2PM’s big win, Big Bang was awarded for their 2012 music video “Fantastic Baby,” which won Best Dance Video. T

Kara recently performed for 24,000 fans at a two-day fan meeting in Yokohama, Japan, where they also announced their plans to hold their second arena tour in the country. The group’s upcoming arena tour titled “Kara 2nd Japan Tour 2013 ― Karasia,” will kick off in Yokohama on Oct. 8 and then make its way across the country to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Fukui and Kobe. The tour is expected to attract a total of 140,000 fans.Kara performed its first Japan arena tour in April 2012, drawing arou

Orange Caramel, a subunit of girl group After School, and FT ISLAND frontman Lee Hong-ki have expanded their interests beyond showbiz and released books on travel and nail art, respectively. According to Pledis Entertainment, the agency of Orange Caramel, the members ― Raina, Nana and Lizzy ― have released a book, “Cheongchun Yeohaeng (Travel of the Youth),” about their recent trips around Korea. They took a day trip in central Seoul, checked out famous restaurants in the historic city of Jeonju

Stefan Pi Jackiw to perform a Mendelssohn piece recorded decades ago by Chung Kyung-wha with Dutoit