Paris Hilton will appear in Korean singer Kim Jang-hoon’s upcoming music video. Kim’s agency announced that the infamous Hollywood socialite will appear on the music video of the title song of Kim’s 10th album, which will be released on Oct. 4. “Kim was considering other Hollywood stars such as Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson along with Hilton, but decided to cast Hilton when the polls in Korea showed that Hilton was the most widely recognized Hollywood celebrity among Koreans,” said the age

Korean actress Han Ye-seul is poised for a comeback after one year absence with a role in a new blockbuster movie, Korean online news company Mydaily reported, citing an official from her agency.“Han is considering appearance on the new movie ‘The Dog’,” the official from Bel actors Entertainment reportedly said. The movie, which is expected to crank in around October, is a story about a dog infected by an alien. According to sources within the filming industry, she has “virtually” decided to sh

Avril Lavigne and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger aren’t just making music together. They’re getting hitched.A spokeswoman for Lavigne confirmed a Tuesday report from People magazine that the 27-year-old pop singer and 37-year-old rocker became engaged earlier this month after dating for six months.The magazine says Lavigne was introduced to Kroeger in February when they met to co-write a song for Lavigne’s upcoming album. It will be the first marriage for Kroeger and the second for Lavigne. Sh

The free online music video for “Gangnam Style,” a new hit song by South Korean rapper Psy, topped the United States’ iTunes music video chart on Tuesday.It marks the first time that a South Korean singer has earned the top spot on the chart.According to the rankings, Psy ranked first for the day, beating out Justin Bieber and Katy Perry. Last week, the Korean artist peaked at second place.Psy, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, is not well known outside his country but rose to stardom for the “G

Director Choi Dong-hun’s star-studded film “The Thieves” has been a sensation since its opening in local theaters last month. Now, Choi’s biggest commercial hit ― the sixth domestic film to top 10 million viewers in Korean movie history at 10,095,387 viewers in 22 days ― is going overseas, slated to open in theaters in Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia next month. It will also be released in Singapore and Malaysia later this year.The film, featuring top stars including Kim Hye-soo, Jun Ji-hyun,

New Leipzig School’s artwork on exhibitWhen the Berlin Wall stood between East and West Germany for 29 years, a distinctive painting style developed on the eastern part of the thick concrete wall. Korean viewers can see the works of successors of East German art that are on exhibit at Seongnam Art Center under the title “German Now from Leipzig,” which offers a rare glimpse into how the art style developed during the era of Iron Wall and evolved after the unification. The exhibition may make som

ORLANDO, Florida ― At 69, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg has had his share of movie making ups and downs. His 40 years in film are a perfect illustration of the roller-coaster career.He was the young prince of shock and horror with “The Brood,” “Scanners,” “Videodrome” ― films that by the late 1980s had led him to “The Fly” and “Dead Ringers.”There followed a fallow decade, when he made everything from “Naked Lunch” to “Spider,” interesting films which didn’t find an audience.Then, “A Histo

Samsung Electronics announced that Korean pop star IU will publish a book of photo essays called “20-year-old IU’s Photo Shoot Play,” which was made using the company’s smartphone Galaxy S III. The book, produced with the help of photographer Kim Han-jun, contains photos taken with Galaxy S III camera and features IU’s daily life, along with the photographer’s tips on taking photos with the smart phone’s camera.The book will be handed out to the first 500 customers who visit the Galaxy Zone at C

Boy band CNBLUE will hold an exclusive live concert in London, the birthplace of rock music. “‘CNBLUE Live in London’ will be held at IndigO2 in Greenwich, which can accommodate up to 3,000 people, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 22,” CNBLUE’s agency FNC Entertainment announced. The concert is part of CJ E&M’s global concert brand, “M-Live.” AEG, a global music entertainment presenter, will collaborate in organizing the concert. “AEG Live also collaborated in the joint concert of FT Island and CNBLUE that wa

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, punctuating her jokes with her trademark cackle, died Monday morning in her Los Angeles home at age 95. “She died peacefully in her sleep and with a smile on her face,” her longtime manager, Milton Suchin, told the Associated Press. Diller, who suffered a near-fatal heart attack in 1999, was found by her son, Perry Diller. The cause of her death has not been released.  She was a stap

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ― Scott McKenzie, whose 1967 recording of “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” came to encapsulate the hippie movement, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 73. A message on his official website said McKenzie had been ill with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease affecting the nervous system, and died at home on Saturday. “San Francisco,” written by the late John Phillips of California band The Mamas and The Papas, became a worldwide hit in 1967 and is cred

Challenging old, conventional ideas about classical music, world-renowned cellist Mischa Maisky will attempt to communicate with the younger generation by performing at a club in Gangnam, southern Seoul, on Thursday. The 64-year-old star artist will play a classical repertoire at Ellui Seoul, a club in southern Seoul.The event is a part of the Yellow Lounge series designed by Universal Music as a way to promote classical music to a young audience less interested in the centuries-old musical genr

Hollywood classics fans can look forward to getting their fill of early works by Clinton Eastwood and Steven Spielberg in Busan starting this week.“Eastwood & Spielberg Early Work Screening,” a two-week event at Cinmathque Busan from Aug. 23 to Sept. 6, will feature a total of 16 pieces by the two Hollywood greats.Including his debut piece, “Play Misty For Me” (1971), the audience may enjoy early Eastwood films such as “High Plains Drifter” (1973), “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (1976) and “The Eiger

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,’’ “Days of Thunder’’ and “Beverly Hills Cop II,’’ died after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge, authorities said.The 68-year-old Scott’s death Sunday was being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Lt. Joe Bale said.Several people called emergency services around 12:35 p.m. to report that someone had jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island in Los Angel