Korean girl group Melody Day will make a comeback with its second mini-album “Kiss on the Lips,” due to be released on Feb. 15 midnight. The Viewga Entertainment announced the group’s return on Wednesday with a photo shoot, featuring all four members -- Yeoeun, Chahee, Yein and Yoomin -- clad in pink dresses with flowers. Melody Day (Viewga Entertainment)The group was formed in 2012 and officially debuted with the single “Another Parting” in 2014, which was followed by the first mini album “Colo

TOKYO (AP) -- Behind some of the world’s most reputed concert halls is a Japanese engineer whose finesse in shaping sound is so perfectly unobtrusive that all listeners hear is the music -- in all its subtlety, texture and fullness. Yasuhisa Toyota’s talents are coveted as classical music venues are increasingly designed in “vineyard style,” where audiences surround the stage to hear the performers up close and enjoy an almost-interactive experience, feeling more like a part of the music and bei

South Korean boy group Bangtan Boys, also known by its abbreviated name BTS, is set to reveal new songs at its upcoming concert, its agency said Wednesday. K-pop group Bangtan Boys (Yonhap Photo)According to Big Hit Entertainment, the seven-member act will be showcasing new tracks, including "Not Today" and "Spring Days," at the "2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode Ⅲ The Wings Tour" at the Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul on Feb. 18-19. The new album titled "You Never Walk Alone" is slated to come ou

Though initially anticipated to follow in footsteps of K-pop diva Lee Hyori, talented group splits after five years of scant mainstream exposure

S.M. Entertainment, one of the country's three largest K-pop agencies, said Tuesday it will continue "Station," its weekly digital music release program, into season two while expanding it and making it much more comprehensive. (SM Entertainment)Home to big Korean pop acts including Girls' Generation and EXO, S.M. Entertainment launched "Station" in February 2016 as the agency then marked its 20th anniversary.Under "Station," the company released a song each week in which its artists, often toge

K-pop singer HyunA will be hosting a free fan meeting in Seoul to celebrate 10 years in the business.Titled “Fantopia, HyunA Land,” the event will take place on Feb. 17 at Sogang University’s Mary Hall in Mapo-gu, Seoul.A total of 200 tickets, free of charge, are available at HyunA’s official fan cafe, cafe.daum.net/cube-hyuna.HyunA performs at Club Button on Saturday. (Official Facebook)HyunA debuted in 2007 with girl group 4Minute, which rose to fame through hit songs including “Hot Issue” and

BTS released the track list for its new album “Wings: You Never Walk Alone” on Tuesday. The news was revealed on their official website and other social media channels. Their new single has 18 songs with four new additions: “Spring days,” “Not today,” “Outro: Wings” and “A supplementary story: you never walk alone.”K-pop group Bangtan Boys (Yonhap Photo)Big Hit Entertainment said the new album is both a follow-up and extended version of BTS’s previous album “Wings,” which was released in October

Singer-producer Zion.T’s song “Complex,” from his recent album “OO,” was selected among the “Best of the Week” by the US’ Apple Music on Sunday.“Complex,” a moody tune that sings about personal insecurities, features rapper-producer G-Dragon of K-pop group Big Bang.Every week, the “Best of the Week” list selects new tracks released by artists from around the world. Also listed among the 50 songs were Eminem’s “No Favors” and Imagine Dragon’s “Believer.”  Album cover image of Zion.T’s new album “

NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga dropped from the top of Houston’s NRG Stadium to open her halftime show and dropped the mic at the end, offering a program that delivered high-energy hits and an inclusive theme.With the nation on edge politically, the NFL had little taste for a show that would ruffle feathers, as Beyonce did in some circles last year with the Black Power messaging of “Formation.” Gaga was patriotic from the start, opening with snippets of “God Bless America” and “This Land is Your Land

LONDON (AFP) - Black Sabbath, the pioneers of heavy metal, ended their last-ever tour with a final concert in Birmingham, their home town where it all began nearly 50 years ago.The godfathers of the genre bowed out on Saturday with a farewell show at the 16,000-capacity National Exhibition Centre Arena in the central English city.Guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne, bass guitarist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward got together in 1968 and created a sound filled with the brooding menace

K-pop diva Lee Hyori is preparing to return to the spotlight after a four-year absence. Lee left for Australia to shoot a fashion pictorial on Jan. 26 which many have taken as a signal of her long-awaited comeback. Lee Hyori (Swarovski)Kiwi Media Group, which represents the singer, on Thursday denied that the photo shoot was tied to an album release. “The artist has been recording her album since January but the exact release date has yet to be confirmed,” the company said.  Lee signed with the

Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate ``inclusion’‘ and the ``spirit of equality’‘ during a time of national division.``This performance is for everyone. I want to, more than anything, create a moment that everyone that’s watching will never forget,‘’ she said in a press conference Thursday in Houston. Lady Gaga answers questions at a news conference for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Thursday in Houston. (AP-Yonhap)Gaga wouldn‘t reveal what songs she would si

K-pop icon Twice on Thursday announced via Twitter and Facebook that its new album will be released on Feb. 20.The group posted a teaser image of the new album with the words “Twice 02.20 0 AM Knock Knock” at midnight Wednesday. Teaser image for Twice’s new album (Twice’s official Twitter account)Having debuted in October of 2015, Twice had sold some 627,000 records as of the end of last year, becoming the best-selling all-female K-pop band of 2016.Coming off the success of debut album “The Stor

The singer says his biggest hit is also his biggest complex