CL, formerly of 2NE1, sang on the soundtrack of upcoming animation “My Little Pony: The Movie,” her agency YG Entertainment confirmed Saturday. The upcoming film is a cinematic version of the popular television series “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.” The singer sang “No Better Feelin’,” the 11th track on the soundtrack.  CL performs on stage during her “Hello B*****s” concert held in Toronto, Canada, on Nov. 14, 2016. (YG Entertainment)The song marks the singer’s first release since she de

Dream Theater was back in Korea for the eighth time and they did not disappoint, putting on a show for fans by performing the songs from its iconic album “Images and Words.”The legendary progressive metal band held the concert at Olympic Hall in Seoul at 6 p.m. on Saturday, which was part of the “Images, Words & Beyond” tour that commemorated the 25th anniversary for one of Dream Theater’s most successful albums. John Myung (left) and John Petrucci play during Dream Theater‘s concert at Olympic

BTS has dropped a teaser for its new track from the group’s upcoming EP “Love Yourself Seung Her.”  A teaser image for “DNA,” the lead track of BTS’ upcoming EP “Love Yourself Seung Her.” (Bit Hit Entertainment)On Thursday at midnight, the boy band released a minutelong clip for “DNA,” the lead track of the new EP, offering a glimpse at the K-pop act’s upcoming release. The teaser begins with band member Jungkook whistling while he slowly walks toward the camera. After he joins the rest of the b

GFriend“Rainbow”Loen Entertainment People’s infatuation with upbeat Japanese animation theme songs may account for why GFriend has been able to carve out its own niche and even rise as a chart-topper with tunes that recall Japanese anime.Sticking to a specific sphere of music may be effective, but GFriend’s songs are becoming too similar to one another.  The K-pop group recently returned with “Rainbow,” the extended release of its fifth EP “Parallel” released in August. The album introduces two

Kim Jae-joong will kick off his Asia fan meeting tour in Seoul on Oct. 29, his agency C-Jes Entertainment said Thursday. “Despite the concert tour earlier this year, there was a deluge of requests for Kim Jae-joong to visit from all over Asia. So we planned the fan meeting tour adding cities that he hadn’t visited on the concert tour,” the agency said. In January, the singer kicked off his first concert tour since completing his military service. He visited nine Asian cities, including Hong Kong

Boy band BTS will be featured in a new video advertisement promoting the major tourist destinations of Seoul, city officials said Thursday. The ad titled "BTS's Seoul Life" produced by the Seoul Metropolitan Government will start airing on television stations in around 100 countries this month, the city announced. It will also run on online video platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Youku Tudou. (Yonhap)

EXID‘s run as a quartet will soon come to an end, as its fifth member Solji is set to rejoin the team for the upcoming record that will be released in October.Banana Culture Entertainment confirmed Thursday that the girl group will release a record in October, and that Solji will participate in the recording process.EXID at 2017 Asia Tour in Taipei on Saturday. (Banana Culture Entertainment)But it is yet unclear whether Solji will participate in the related activities of the new release, such as

K-pop singer G.NA’s thank-you message to fans has received an icy reception from some followers over a prostitution scandal last year. On Wednesday, G.NA broke her 19-month silence with a photo of a letter on her Instagram page vowing “a new beginning.” “Thank you so much to everyone who has stood by me til this day. Thank you for having faith in me..believing in me.. not giving up on me.. even through all the obstacles, heartaches and endless rumors,” she wrote.Despite what was apparently meant

BTS defended its top spot on the Billboard’s Social 50 chart, while EXO took No. 2, marking the first time in the chart’s history that K-pop acts have held the top two spots.Although the group’s hotly anticipated EP “Love Yourself Seung Her” is still on its way -- set for release next Monday -- BTS remained the king of hill for the ninth straight week. Overall, it marks BTS’ 39th week at No. 1. BTS (Big Hit Entertainment) EXO (S.M. Entertainment)EXO made an impressive surge from No. 10 a week ea

(Yonhap)Rookie K-pop act Elris on Wednesday released its second EP record "Color Crush," expressing its ambition to win the year-end's rookie of the year award. "I really hope to win the rookie of the year award through our latest promotional activity," member Sohee said during a media showcase held at Yes24 MUV Hall in western Seoul.Elris isn't pulling any punches when it comes to the highly sought honor offered by major TV networks and music streaming services at the end of the year. The five-

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Singer-actor Park Yu-chun’s wedding has been put off once again, as the date has not been set yet, according to his agency. In July, the member of JYJ confirmed the wedding rumors -- which had been circulating since April -- and subsequent reports said his wedding would take place on Sept. 10. It was later reported that the date had been postponed to Sept. 20. Park Yu-chun (C-Jes Entertainment)“A specific date hasn’t been set yet. Park technically never confirmed the date himself, so it can’t be

K-pop band BTS' music video for "Fire" surpassed 200 million views on YouTube, its agency said Wednesday.Released on May 1, 2016, the video reached the milestone at around 1 a.m., becoming its fifth video to hit the mark according to Big Hit Entertainment. (Big Hit Entertainment)"Fire" is the title track of its "Epilogue: Young Forever" album. It was No. 3 on YouTube's 2016 list for the world's most-viewed K-pop music videos.BTS will release a new album titled "Love Yourself: Her" next Monday. T

Hip-hop artist Muzie, better known as a member of comedic hip-hop duo UV, will return as a solo artist after a five-year break.According to Muzie Sound, the singer is set to drop a new solo EP on Sept. 22. It will mark his first release since his first solo EP “My Name Is Muzie” in 2012. The label also stated that Muzie plans to continue releasing EPs and full-length albums.  Muzie (Muzie Sound)After years as a singer-songwriter and a member of band High Syde in the underground music scene, Muzi

NU’EST W fans have been warned against purchasing fake tickets from scalpers for the group’s upcoming concert in Taiwan. The event’s organizer took to its Facebook page Monday to clarify the situation and asked fans not to be deceived by the scalpers saying, “If you have purchased the tickets, they are absolute scams!” Tickets for the concert have not yet been released. Fans in Taiwan were confused by Weibo posts which said “reserved tickets” or “group tickets” for the concert were being sold.