Santana　“Santana IV” 　(Santana IV)　On “Santana IV,” Carlos Santana is reunited with the core musicians from the band’s first three albums, restoring the team concept to a name more immediately associated with his solo career since the mega-success of 1999’s “Supernatural” and its dizzying array of guest stars.　The return of guitarist Neil Schon and keyboard wiz Gregg Rolie who left in 1973 to form Journey, along with drummer Mike Shrieve and conguero Mike Carabello, gives Santana the band a natu

Vocalist Kim Bum-soo and songwriter Kenzie were to release a collaboration track for SM Station at midnight on Thursday.　“Pain Poem,” the 11th song to be introduced on digital music channel Station, is a Latin pop ballad tune. It portrays the sad, love story of a man trying to let go of his lover after breaking up. Singer Kim Bum-soo (S.M. Entertainment)　Singer Kim has showcased explosive singing in hit songs such as “Promise,” “Miss You,” and “Last Love.” Songwriter Kenzie has produced hit song

What happens when K-pop and K-drama team up with Korean education? A book on easy ways to learn math.　“Kim Jeong-hoon’s Math Essay” written by singer-turned-actor Kim Jeong-hoon is slated to be published in six places in Asia -- China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia -- in their respective native languages, Kim’s agency Mars Entertainment announced Tuesday.  Cover of “Kim Jeong-hoon’s Math Essay” (Zzim Mission)　Major Chinese publisher Posts & Telecom Press has confirmed its init

A song from movie “Youth,” which was performed by Korean soprano Sumi Jo, won an Italian film award, PR company PRM said Tuesday.　The song “Simple Song #3” from Paolo Sorrentino’s movie “Youth” won the Best Original Song at the 60th David di Donatello Awards on Monday.　The Italian comedy-drama film was nominated in 14 fields of the Italian award, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Soprano Sumi Jo holds the award for Best Original Song at the David Di Donatello Awards at Rome

K-pop girl group Twice has unveiled the teaser video and image for its second mini album “Page Two,” the group‘s agency JYP Entertainment announced Monday.　In the teaser image, all the members appear in mint-colored cheerleader’s outfits. Teaser image of K-pop girl group Twice’s second mini album “Page Two” (JYP Entertainment)　The nine-member international girl group -- five Koreans, three Japanese and one Taiwanese member -- debuted with “The Story Begins” in October last year. The group will p

Singer Lee Hi released a teaser video and poster for her upcoming song “My Star” on Monday.　Uploaded on YG Entertainment’s official blog www.yg-life.com, the poster and video features rapper One as the singer’s romantic partner. One was a contestant on Mnet’s hip-hop competition show “Show Me the Money 4” last year, and signed with the agency in September. Promotional image of Lee Hi’s “My Star” (YG Entertainment)　Lee Hi, who bagged second prize in season one of SBS audition show “K-pop Star,” d

K-pop girl group AOA’s fourth Japanese single will hit record stores in Japan on April 20, the group’s agency FNC Entertainment announced Sunday.　“Give Me the Love” was released on Recochoku, one of the biggest music websites in Japan, in advance, and immediately topped the K-pop weekly chart. A short version of the music video also topped the Japanese video website Gyao, said the agency. K-pop girl group AOA‘s fourth Japanese single “Give Me the Love” (FNC Entertainment)　Besides AOA, the song a

NEW YORK (AFP) - Pop superstar Beyonce on Saturday announced a televised project entitled “Lemonade” for next week, fueling speculation that she will release a “film-album.”　Beyonce posted on Instagram a short video with the title “Lemonade,” which it billed as a “world premiere event” to air on cable network HBO on April 23.　The rest of the video is cryptic, with a faint whispering as a person -- presumably Beyonce -- slowly rises with dreaded hair and a fur jacket, but without any glance at th

INDIO, California (AFP) -- The most legendary names in rock including the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan are being lined up for a historic mega-festival, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.　The newspaper said organizers of Coachella, the lucrative rock festival that opened Friday, were making arrangements for the massive event to take place at the same venue in the California desert on Oct. 7-9.　A representative from Coachella's Los Angeles-based promoter Golden Voice did not re

Psy and iKON were picked as Asia’s most influential artists at the 20th China Music Awards at Cotai Arena in Macau on April 15, the artists’ agency YG Entertainment announced Saturday.　Psy received the Most Influential Popular Global Artist Award for his worldwide hit songs “Gangnam Style” and “Daddy” that secured his spot as a world star.Singer-songwriter Psy (YG Entertainment)　K-pop band iKON received Asia’s Most Influential Popular Artist Award, despite it being only a year since the group de

"Gangnam Style," a mega-hit song by South Korean pop star Psy, returned to Seoul on Friday in the form of a giant landmark sculpture.The sculpture was unveiled to the public in an opening ceremony at 7 p.m. on the eastern patio of COEX, a multi-cultural complex in the Gangnam Ward of southeastern Seoul. The event was hosted and organized by the city's Gangnam Ward Office.The bronze sculpture, 5 meters high and 8 meters wide, is modeled after the signature horse-riding hand motion of the Gangnam

Sam Kim　“I Am Sam”　(Antenna Music)　　In Sam Kim’s debut album “I Am Sam” there is an unmistakable undercurrent of American country influence, which comes through especially strong in songs like “Mama Don’t Worry” and “Your Song.” The tracks, backed mainly by acoustic guitar tunes, wouldn’t be out of place on the whitewashed porch of a quintessentially American farm.　Acoustic tracks abound in K-pop almost as much as dance tracks, but there is something distinct about Kim’s compositions, which feel