Popular K-pop group CNBLUE unveiled its official concert poster and additional tour dates for their world tour, “2013 BLUE MOON World Tour.”“CNBLUE will perform in Australia and the Philippines on June 1 and 15. We are currently working with promoters to bring the concert to Europe and North America as well,” the group’s agency, FNC Entertainment, announced on Saturday.CNBLUE will start the tour in Taiwan on April 6, before traveling to Singapore on April 13. The four-member group will then stag

Indie rock quintet Romantic Punch recording next album

American actress and singer Jaime Lynn Spears is engaged to Jamie Watson, she announced via the photo-sharing app Instagram.“Guesssss what?????? #Hedidgood,” Spears, 21, posted Saturday evening, accompanied by a photo of the couple.Spears and Watson, 30, have been dating on and off for three years, People magazine reported.She had previously been engaged to Casey Aldridge, the father of her 4-year-old daughter Maddie, but that was called off in 2009.Spears, the younger sister of pop star Britney

After having the "worst birthday," pop star Justin Bieber cheered himself up by performing at Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England, officials say.While celebrating his 19th birthday Friday, Bieber and his entourage were booted from London club Cirque du Soir after an employee at the club smelled marijuana, The Mirror reported.After the incident, Bieber tweeted "worst birthday," and retreated to his hotel room.A spokesman for the club said the incident was actually over some members of Bieber'

Two exhibitions focus on the late architect Chung Gu-yon and multi-talented architect/artist Kim Paik-sun

One of the country’s biggest and most highly anticipated annual rock festivals now has a new name, along with a new location. The former Jisan Valley Rock Festival has moved its venue to Daebudo, which is within the municipal borders of Ansan City, and has been renamed as the Ansan Valley Rock Festival.Starting this year, the rock festival will be held at the Daebu Sea Breeze Theme Park in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. The festival’s organizers suggest that the new venue will provide concert goers w

Actor Park Si-hoo returned home after nearly 10 hours of questioning by police on Friday over allegations that he sexually assaulted a 24-year old aspiring actress last month.“Although there is much that I would like the say, I have clarified (my position) enough with the police,” Park told reporters, saying the truth will come out.Park’s friend identified as his surname Kim, who is accused of sexually harassing the woman, also returned home after receiving investigation with Park.The well-known

Local film ‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ drew 11.09 million viewers in just 38 days after its release, official data showed Friday. This makes it the seventh highest grossing movie in Korean film history, beating Kang Woo-suk’s 2003 drama “Silmido.”A heartwarming comedy about a mentally challenged father (played by Ryoo Seung-ryong) wrongfully imprisoned for murder, the film drew 4.6 million viewers in its first two weeks of release. The plot of the film develops as the man forms genuine friendship wi

Theater troupes present shows featuring turbulent periods of modern Korean history in the month of March 1 Independence Movement Day

Boheme undergoes beguiling changeErin Boheme“What A Life”(Heads Up)Erin Boheme dropped off the radar after making an impressive debut as a traditional jazz singer at age 18. Seven years later, she‘s released "What A Life," the first album by another singer Michael Buble has produced. A more mature Boheme has transformed herself into a pop singer-songwriter on "What A Life," performing tunes reflecting her own experience of falling in and out of love.Boheme uses her jazz technique to accent her g

Django UnchainedOpening March 21Drama. Western. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Set in the South in 1858, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave with a brutal history with his former owners, finds himself with bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christopher Waltz). Together they search for the Brittle brothers who are wanted dead or alive. Once they find the brothers, the team sets on a mission to rescue Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), Django’s wife from during the slave trade long ago. On their journey they bu

“Jack the Giant Slayer,” the latest phantasmagorical big-budget, special-effects film from “X-Men” director Bryan Singer, first got under way about three years ago. But back then it had a different director ― Singer replaced D.J. Caruso ― different writers (Singer brought in Christopher McQuarrie to rework the existing script) and even a different title: Somewhere along the line “Jack the Giant Killer” became “Jack the Giant Slayer,” and while “Fee, fi, fo, fum” is still in the script, no one sa