Tickets to eight-member K-pop girl group Oh My Girl’s first solo concert sold out within three minutes on Friday evening, the group’s management agency WM Entertainment said Saturday. Having debuted in April 2015 with the lead track “Cupid,” Oh My Girl now holds the record for the fastest sold-out concert for a rookie group, WM claimed. “We are very thankful for the fans’ support for the band’s first concert,” said WM Entertainment in a press release. “This will be an opportunity for Oh My Girl

Nothing short of impressionable, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first gig in Korea in 2002 still has some people talking.　Back again after 14 years, the American rock band is headlining one of the most-anticipated music events of the year, the 2016 Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival.　“Each country we go to, we try to get our own perspective of the place we’re in,” said the group’s bassist Michael Balzary -- who goes by the stage name Flea -- at a press conference at the Grand InterContinental Seoul

K-pop quartet f(x) is back with a new song. The single “All Mine” is part of S.M. Entertainment’s digital music project, and it was set to be unveiled on S.M. Station and other local music platforms at midnight on July 21. Produced by British songwriter duo LDN Noise, “All Mine” is an upbeat, electronic dance music track.  A documentary-style music video for the song was also set to be released at the same time on YouTube and Naver TV Cast. Directed by the K-pop group’s member Amber, the video s

Following the annual Tongyeong International Music Festival’s homage to the “Sounds of Tomorrow” in March, the city of Tongyeong is gearing up for the autumn concert series starting in September. From Sept. 4, the Tongyeong Concert Hall will play host to nine concerts by both local and international musicians until October. Opening the curtain for this year’s autumn musical festivities is the local Novous Quartet, featuring Son Yeol-eum on the piano. The acclaimed ensemble is slated to perform S

BewhY wants to continue spouting his own brand of “nice” rap. The 23-year-old, whose real name is Lee Byung-yoon, nabbed the spotlight as the leading contestant during the fifth season of hiphop audition program “Show Me the Money,” which began airing on Mnet in May. He eventually nabbed the top prize in last week’s final episode.The rookie rapper has been open about his Christian faith on the show. He wants to carry on writing lyrics that both convey his own beliefs and resonate with the wider

As of Wednesday morning, four K-pop groups have earned their places on the weekly Billboard World Albums Chart.Just a week after releasing their first mini-album, all-male group NCT 127 ranked No. 2 on the list, trailing British rock band Mumford & Sons’ “Johannesburg.” The seven-member multinational boy band, which debuted earlier this month, already boasts a strong global following, topping the iTunes charts in six different countries, including the Philippines, Peru, Thailand, Singapore and V

Ringo Starr, the drummer of world-famous British rock band the Beatles, will hold his first-ever concert in Korea in November, a local concert planner said on Wednesday. The British songwriter's concert was ultimately set for Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. at Jamsil Stadium in southeastern Seoul, according to World Show Market, a local concert and event planner for international artists. This would be his first event in Korea in his 54-year music career. (Yonhap)"The concert will be a once-in-a-lifetime chanc

First-ever Korea-U.K. entertainment venture hopes to redefine international pop scene by bringing together two countries' music

HyunA of the recently disbanded K-pop girl group 4Minute made her debut as a solo artist at Viral Fest Asia 2016 in Bali, Indonesia, last Saturday. The one-day international music festival brought together more than 30 groups from 12 countries, with HyunA, hip-hop artiste MC Mong and singer-songwriter Suran representing Korea. “To be honest, I was very nervous,” she told a local media outlet regarding her first performance as a solo musician. “I’m performing alone, joined by singers from all acr

Tongyeong, one of the country's leading music cities, has prepared a series of colorful concerts for the autumn, the Tongyeong International Music Foundation said Monday. "We'll provide nine concerts at the Tongyeong Concert Hall from Sept. 4 to the end of October," a foundation official said.  (Tongyeong International Music Foundation)On Sept. 4, Korea's Novous Quartet and Son Yeol-eum, who won the silver medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011, will perform Shostakovitch's Stri

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) -- Coldplay kicked off its U.S. stadium tour with a colorful show that included fireworks, confetti and balloons, mixed with American pride, sympathy for France, moving words from Muhammad Ali and audio from President Barack Obama.The British foursome led by Chris Martin performed for feverish fans Saturday at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They started their two-hour show on a bright, high note -- jamming onstage as fireworks burst to the sk

Police on Friday charged actor-singer Park Yoo-chun with solicitation of prostitution and fraud, while clearing him of sexual assault allegations.Police said it is “difficult to prove there was use of force” in the four sexual assault complaints brought against Park last month. However, Park will be charged with solicitation of prostitution and fraud concerning one of the four women who filed charges against him. The woman will also be charged with prostitution.Meanwhile, the second of the four