After waiting for more than a year, Japanese fans will be able to see more of BoA, but first through a QR code. BoA will release the Japanese version of “Only One” via QR code in February.The original Korean version of “Only One,” the title song from her seventh EP, was released last summer in Korea. As part of BoA’s Japanese single promotion, Only One Cocktail was launched in November last year, featuring a QR code that leads to an instrumental version of “Only One.”Five coffee shops in Tokyo a

Girls’ Generation is back with their 4th album and the title track “I Got a Boy” is topping charts in Taiwan and Singapore, S.M. Entertainment announced. SNSD’s latest album, “I Got a Boy,” topped various Taiwanese charts for album sales including FIVE MUSIC Korean/Japanese music chart for two consecutive weeks, G-MUSIC Asia Chart for a week and CCR Asia Music Chart for a week.The album also ranked first on Singapore’s Korean/Japanese album sales chart, HMV, for a full week from Jan. 7- Jan. 13.

Hollywood icon Natalie Wood may have suffered non-accidental injuries before her 1981 drowning death and ended up in the sea in a “non-volitional” manner, a new coroner‘s report said Monday.The report, compiled by the LA County Coroner’s Office after the case was re-opened in 2011, raises fresh questions about her death and the role of her actor husband Robert Wagner and a fellow actor on the fateful night.The “West Side Story” and “Rebel Without a Cause” star drowned on the night of November 29

YG Entertainment revealed its newest girl group member on Tuesday.The company posted a picture of 19-year-old trainee Kim Ji-soo on its official blog “YG Life.” Kim’s birth year was the only information given to the public. Kim’s picture had been previously posted on YG’s blog under the title of “Who’s that girl?” last May.YG was expected to launch a new girl group last summer but it postponed the group’s debut to this year. Along with Kim Ji-soo, Kim Eun-bi and Euna Kim from reality TV competit

Singer Ko Young-wook, accused of sexually molesting and assaulting a minor, was indicted and sent to prosecution on Tuesday. Ko allegedly lured a 13-year-old girl into his car and made an inappropriate move on her on Dec. 1 last year. He is said to have approached the girl with the promise that he would help her become a celebrity. Additionally, the former member of K-pop group Roo’Ra was under police investigation last March and April for allegedly leading an 18-year-old girl to drink at his ap

Coca-Cola is rolling out two different ads addressing obesity, one for policy makers and one for the general public, company officials said."It's the first time we're really leaning into the conversation," Diana Garza Ciarlante, a Coca-Cola spokeswoman, told Advertising Age. "We're doing it in a way that's anchored in what people expect of Coca-Cola. They expect us to be part of the dialogue, to lead where we can and to be responsive."A 2-minute ad, "Coming Together," began airing Monday on nati

Conscripted K-pop star Rain has read two books and submitted their reviews to his boss while being grounded in his unit for a week, a punishment for dating a top TV actress while on official duty, military officials said Tuesday.The 30-year-old singer, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, was ordered not to leave his unit for one week, the lightest form of discipline, after he was spotted dating actress Kim Tae-hee while on work-related leave last month.Under military regulations, Jung, an Army corp

Three Korean films have been invited to the upcoming Berlinale’s Panorama section. The section features new independent and art house films that deal with “controversial subjects or unconventional aesthetic styles.”One of the three films is director E J-yong’s “Behind the Camera,” which tells the story of an eccentric filmmaker and 14 actors and actresses who work with him on a film project. The movie premiered at last year’s Busan International Film Festival and received positive reviews from t

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The members of 2PM will be releasing their second full Japanese album, “Legend of 2PM,” on Feb. 13. According to representatives at JYP Entertainment, 2PM is also planning to release its third full-length Korean album later this year, which would make it the first Korean release since July 2011.The boys of 2PM kicked off their 2013 Japan arena tour with opening concerts at the Fukuoka Marine Messe on Friday and Saturday evening. This tour will include 13 concerts throughout Japan, including in N

The songs from MBC’s Saturday show “Infinite Challenge” have dominated the K-pop sound chart again, but the album faced some criticism over the popularity-driven sales, local media reported on Monday. “Infinite Challenge” released its seventh album, “Park Myung-soo What to Do,” on Jan. 5. Amid the popular singers’ comeback, the songs jumped to the top 10 in major K-pop rankings as soon as the album created by mostly comedians was released.“Gangbuk Dandy” by Jeong Hyung-don, a member of the show,

Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo” and musical “Les Miserables” were the big winners Sunday at the Golden Globes, while Steven Spielberg’s presidential drama “Lincoln” won only one major award.Affleck won the top prizes of best dramatic film and director for his movie about a CIA mission to rescue diplomats caught in Tehran in 1979, while “Les Miserables” won best film, actor and supporting actress in the musical/comedy category.Daniel Day-Lewis won best drama actor for his portrayal of A

Australian actor Hugh Jackman won the Golden Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy Sunday for his all-singing role in musical adaptation “Les Miserables.”　Jackman beat fellow nominees Jack Black in “Bernie,” Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook,” Ewan McGregor in “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” and Bill Murray in “Hyde Park on Hudson.”In his acceptance speech, Jackman -- praised for his vocal skills in the movie -- revealed that he almost gave up the starring role of Jean Valjean only