In the movies’ version of March Madness, Sam Raimi turns out to be a much better Tim Burton than Bryan Singer. Unlike “Giant Slayer” Singer, Sam’s got a sense of humor. Taking on a prequel to the fairytale that frightened generations, Sam does scary. And does it well.“Oz the Great and Powerful” is a winning back-engineering of the Oz fantasy, a “How the Wizard got to be wonderful” romp that is a stunning update “The Wizard of Oz’s” effects, and the most gorgeous use of 3-D since “Alice in Wonder

The man who swept the world by storm with his smash hit single “Gangnam Style” will be returning home to hold a live solo concert titled “Happening” at Seoul World Cup Stadium on April 13 where he is expected to unveil his highly anticipated follow-up single, announced Psy’s agency YG Entertainment in a press release. Although the news of Psy’s newest single being near completion and soon to be released sometime next month had been floating around in recent weeks, no new announcements have been

Asian premiere of ‘Semele Walk’ to be the highlight of annual music festival honoring composer Yun I-sang

Singer Jang Yoon-jung’s second Japanese single “Saigo no Kawa,” or “Last River” in English, has reached No. 1 on the enka chart, a chart for traditional Japanese popular music, on March 4.The enka chart lists popular songs that have been aired on different music stations, and songs that people like to hear repeatedly.“A foreign singer getting the No. 1 spot on the enka chart is very unlikely, and this proves her popularity,” said Inwoo production, the singer’s agency. Her Japanese EP, released o

The impish boy who showed off his dance moves alongside PSY in “Gangnam Style” is hoping to go viral, too.The 7-year-old nicknamed “Little PSY” is releasing an electro pop song next week through iTunes. The boy whose real name is Hwang Min-woo says he wants to gain global fame like his “big brother,” PSY.Sporting a black suit and a sleek haircut, Min-woo performed at a news conference in South Korea on Wednesday. He is the latest recruit in the increasingly global K-pop industry.Min-woo is a sec

Korean pop idols SHINee are set to have a video chat session with foreign fans.The online fan meeting will be held at CGV movie theater of Incheon International Airport on Friday at 1 p.m. for an hour, the idol group’s agency SM Entertainment said.During the meeting, the members will watch a video made by fans and will introduce episodes related to their title track “Dream Girl.” The event is set to air through SM Entertainment’s official YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/smtown) and A-Pop channe

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Kang Ye-na launches her own dancewear brand ‘Yenaline”

MONTREAL (AFP) ― A German museum for the first time on Tuesday returned a painting despoiled by the Nazis to the estate of a late German Jewish art dealer.Concordia University in Montreal, acting on behalf of the executors of the estate of Max Stern (1904-1987), announced Staatsgalerie Stuttgart’s restitution of an early Northern Renaissance painting belonging to Stern.Clarence Epstein, who leads the restitution project, received the painting at a ceremony at the Canadian embassy in Berlin. He w

Artist Han Sung-pil presents pictures that straddle illusion and reality

Ballad singer Baek Ji-young will soon make her official singing debut in Japan.Baek will sing the Japanese version of her famous track “That Woman,” from the original soundtrack of SBS drama series “Secret Garden,” on May 1, according to a Japanese media report. Released in 2010, “Secret Garden” starred hallyu stars Hyun-bin and Ha Ji-won. Immensely popular in Korea, the last episode of the series recorded a 37.9 percent viewer rating. The series also aired in Japan, on the NHK BS Premium channe