South Korean boy band BTS will perform at the upcoming music awards show in the United States later this month, its Seoul-based agency said Saturday. BigHit Entertainment said BTS has been invited to perform at the American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 19. South Korean singer PSY previously showcased his music with MC Hammer at the show in 2012, but the agency said BTS is the first K-pop group to perform at the American Music Awards.  In this file photo taken on Sept.

The Mnet Asian Music Awards, an annual K-pop awards ceremony, conducted a system check to eliminate fake ballots for its upcoming awards, the organization announced Friday. “We have detected fraudulent votes for 2017 MAMA between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1,” the announcement read. The website undertook a four-hour system check early Friday morning during which time voting was temporarily suspended. “If the ballot rigging continues, the rigging votes will be deleted, their user IPs will be blocked and th

Singer Jo Kwon, 28, of 2AM unveiled his decision to leave JYP Entertainment and join Cube Entertainment, home to singer HyunA and boy band B2B. According to music industry insiders on Friday, Jo and Cube Entertainment CEO Hong Seung-sung had kept their long ties intact in producing music together ever since Jo was preparing for 2AM’s debut at JYP.  (Jo Kwon`s Instagram)Hong had worked under JYP Entertainment CEO Park Jin-young as a music producer, but left in 2008 to launch Cube Entertainment. F

Marking 100 days until the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, biggest stars of K-pop took to stage in Seoul on Wednesday in a bid to celebrate the beginning of the Olympic torch relay in Korea. The Olympic torch, which last burned in Korea 30 years ago when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Games, arrived at Incheon on Wednesday after a handover ceremony in Athens on Tuesday. K-pop at EXO performs at a K-pop concert celebrating the upcoming 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics at Gwanghwamun Square in cen

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Several weeks have passed since the worldwide craze over “Love Yourself Seung Her,” the latest project from K-pop global stars BTS, reached its fever pitch. But the act is set to resonate the slogan “Love Yourself” all over the world once again, this time by embarking on a global anti-violence project in collaboration with the United Nations Children‘s Fund. On Wednesday, the Korean Committee for UNICEF said that it will partner with the K-pop act to launch a global campaign dubbed “Love Myself,

South Korean actor-singer Lee Seung-gi finished his mandatory military conscription Tuesday. Meeting with media and fans in front of the special operations command in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province, he thanked his fans and his comrades for helping him finish his duty successfully.“For the past one year and nine months, I‘ve received so much support that I’ve been able to leave the military well and healthy,” Lee, 30, said. “I will use the positive energy I‘ve got from the command to foc

Choi Si-won, member of K-pop group Super Junior, will not be participating in the promotional activities for its eighth studio album “Play,” his agency Label SJ announced on Tuesday. The announcement came as Choi and his family are under fire for a recent fatal accident in which a restaurateur died of sepsis on Oct. 6 after being attacked by Choi‘s family pet dog. Choi’s agency apologized for disappointing many fans who held high expectations for Super Junior‘s comeback. Choi is said to have par

Fresh from its impressive success in Japan with its first Japanese album, the nine-piece K-pop darlings Twice returned with their first full-length album “Twicetagram” Monday. Having celebrated its second anniversary recently, Twice members expressed excitement over the first full-length album, for which many of them wrote lyrics. “My biggest goal for this year was to release our first full-length album, and I’m really grateful that we finally made it,” said band leader Jihyo during a press show

K-pop group BTS' "Blood Sweat & Tears" music video has garnered over 200 million views on YouTube, its management agency said Monday.The video for the lead song on "Wings," the group's second full-length album released in October 2016, reached 200 million views on the global video site Sunday evening, according to Big Hit Entertainment. BTS has two other songs -- "Dope" and "Fire" -- that have reached the same milestone on YouTube. (Big Hit Entertainment)BTS last month released its latest EP alb

The upcoming album from Seventeen, “Teen, Age,” will feature not only the boy band’s songs performed as a whole, but also in various subunits.Prior to its Nov. 6 release, Seventeen revealed the album’s track list Saturday, showing that that some of the tracks will be by smaller groups within the band.  Seventeen (Pledis Entertainment)“Hoshi” and “Woozi” will team up for the fifth track “Shoot Me Before You Go,” while Joshua and Vernon will feature in “Rocket.” “Hello” will be by Jun, Mingyu and

Chen of K-pop behemoth EXO announced a surprise collaboration with Korean indie icon 10cm on S.M. Entertainment’s weekly music project “SM Station.” According to the agency Friday, the duet will release a project single track titled “Bye Babe” on Nov. 3. The sweet voice of EXO’s main vocalist Chen, which has been a signature element to the band’s colorful musical spectrum, will crisscross with the indieman’s emotive vocal to create a new harmony. (S.M. Entertainment)Earlier last month, Chen had

ANSEONG, Gyeonggi Province -- The late Shin Hae-chul was a spiritual father to many Koreans, healing hearts with songs like “Here I Stand for You,” which was dedicated to the people he loved. Friday marked the third anniversary of the legendary rocker‘s untimely death from medical complications, and people still mourning for him gathered to pay their respects.  The memorial service for Shin was held at Utopia Memorial Hall in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, where Shin’s ashes are kept, attended by f

Singer Rain has teamed up with Brand New Music to return with a new album in December, reports said Thursday.　Rain and Taewan, an R&B singer and producer with the music label Brand New Music, are currently working on the final stages of Rain’s album, reports said. 　Most of the tracks on the album have been co-written and co-produced by Rain and Taewan. 　 Rain (Rain Company)Taewan participated in producing Rain’s 2008 album “Rainism” and his 2010 album “Back to the Basic.” He has also worked as a

Seoul will celebrate 100 days to the start of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games with a large-scale concert at Gwanghwamun Square on Nov. 1.The most popular acts in K-pop at the moment, including EXO, BTS and Twice, will perform at the massive countdown leading up to the Winter Games.The event will also mark the beginning of the torch relay in Korea, which will travel across the country until it reaches PyeongChang for the opening ceremony on Feb. 9.A concert in Incheon will be held simultaneousl