The year 2012 has certainly been a life-altering year for Psy. The man who horse-danced his way around the world to becoming the most-watched YouTube video in history with his comical music video, “Gangnam Style,” was placed in the No. 5 spot on CNN’s top celebrity news of the year.Psy’s music video launched him into the realm of global superstardom landing him on the cover of Billboard Magazine and in headlines across the world. Along with being named one of the top celebrity news stories of th

 The brother of Kevin Federline, Britney Spears’ ex-husband, has claimed that he fathered the pop star’s first child, according to local news reports.Christopher Federline said that he is the father of Spear’s oldest son, Sean Preston, when he filed for a temporary restraining order against Spears.Federline alleged that Spears harassed him over the fact that they cheated together while Spears was married to his brother Kevin Fedrline.“She is out-of-control and a maniac,” Federline said in the co

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has married her third husband in a secret ceremony -- tying the knot with Richard Branson's nephew Ned RocknRoll, The Sun tabloid reported on Thursday.Winslet, 37, was given away by her "Titanic" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio at an intimate service in New York attended by just a few close friends and family in early December, according to the paper.Although Winslet's spokeswoman confirmed the actress had married, it came as a surprise to her family -- her father Ro

South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun was selected as the best actor of 2012 in an annual poll released Wednesday.Lee received the most support with 37.6 percent of the 1,700 people aged 13 and older who were polled in a Gallup Korea survey conducted last month, the Seoul-based pollster said.Lee also won the best actor honor at the 49th Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Awards for his title role in the Korean costume drama “Gwanghae: the Man Who Became King” that has sold 12 million tickets to become the thi

The annual New Year’s celebration concert the MBC Gayo Daejejeon Korean Music Festival will be broadcast live in Japan this year.The music festival will be available for viewing in various movie theaters across Japan including in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Niigata.This year’s festival will feature a total of 45 acts including performances by some of the most recognized names in the K-pop industry, such as Big Bang, 2NE1, TVXQ, Super Junior, Beast, Kara, SHINee, Sistar and others. This year’s Gayo D

The four-member indie rock band Guckkasten has announced its plans to release a new compilation album titled “Time After Time Selection.” The album will feature 10 re-mastered tracks from their 2012 first full album and tracks from their later released mini album. A representative from Yedang Entertainment, the band’s agency, stated, “This is an opportunity for people to appreciate the re-mastered and upgraded sound of previously released first album and singles.”Some of the songs that will be f

American R&B singer Eric Benet will be featured on the first solo album of JEA, a member of the sexy K-pop diva group Brown Eyed Girls. Brown Eyed Girls’ agency Nega Network announced that Benet has joined JEA in the making of the album’s first track, “Day & Nights.” The agency went on to state that JEA had always been a big fan of the R&B artist. She sent him an email and wrote on his SNS about her desire to work with him on her new album. JEA flew to the U.S. to meet Benet and record the track

U.S. pop star Janet Jackson is engaged to Qatari billionaire Wissam al-Mana, her boyfriend of two years, UsMagazine.com reported Wednesday.Al-Mana “gave her a huge, expensive ring,” an insider told the celebrity magazine.“She‘s afraid it will get lost, so she keeps it locked up!”A spring wedding in Qatar is being planned, the report said. (UPI)　<관련 한글 기사>　팝스타 자넷 잭슨, 결혼 임박!　미국 팝스타 자넷 잭슨(Janet Jackson)이 2년간 사귀어온 카타르의 억만장자 위삼 알-마나(Wissam al-Mana)와 약혼했다고 UsMagazine.com이 수요일 보도했다.알-마나는 "그녀에게 아주 크고 비싼

  Actor Jang Keun-suk has received a "Jang Keun-suk Bus" to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his debut, his agency said on Wednesday.　Since his debut in 1992 as a child model, hallyu star Jang has emerged as a leader representing the Korean Wave in Japan and elsewhere. To celebrate the anniversary, Japanese fans prepared a surprise gift -- a bus with congratulatory remarks.“People in South Korea, we are regaining our strength due to so much support from the last massive earthquake,”Jang fans

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) ― U.S. singer Stevie Wonder joined Brazil’s Gilberto Gil late Tuesday for a massive free Christmas concert on Rio’s Copacabana beach attended by half a million people.“Tudo bem?” (Everything allright?) Wonder shouted out to the crowd in Portugese after being led on stage by his sons.Dressed in a golden suit, the blind singer began his set with “What a Wonderful World,” then performed hits like “I Just Called to Say I Love You,” “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” and to sing a

LOS ANGELES ― Once, when asked how he thought history would consider his work, John Cage responded that he had made so much, getting rid of it all would be very difficult. Twenty years after his death he has been spectacularly proven right. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth in Los Angeles on Sept. 5. As part of an international celebration, Cage’s work appeared and continues to appear in concert halls, opera houses, museums, galleries, clubs, alternative spaces, reco

The three-month-long exhibition features 130 paintings that reflect Americans’ patriotism, love of their land and its people