2NE1 leader CL released her first solo debut single “The Baddest Female” on Tuesday and landed at the top of all the major local music charts. Three hours after the single was unveiled to the public, it reached the No. 1 spot on Melon, Mnet, Olleh, Bugs, Naver Music, Daum Music, Soribada and others, as well as entering the U.S. iTunes chart at No. 75. “The Baddest Female” is a slow-tempo hip-hop track with a heavy techno and dance interlude with the catchphrase, “Now do the unnie.” The song’s of

K-pop singer CL’s debut single “The Baddest Female” reached No. 35 on the U.S. iTunes’ hip-hop/rap music chart as of Wednesday. CL is a member of the girl group 2NE1, who belongs to YG Entertainment. “The Baddest Female” is a slow but powerful hip-hop song which stresses the importance of women being strong by calling them “bad girls.” Its official music video accumulated some 1.3 million viewers on YouTube so far. “She might not be the second coming of PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style,’ but it sure is nice

K-pop singer-actor IU’s agency has asked the police to investigate rumors that she is to marry Super Junior idol star Eunhyuk.In a press statement issued Monday, Loen Entertainment said it would also seek legal action against people who spread what it said were false rumors. Wedding rumors have surfaced this week surrounding the two stars, with their names being the most searched keywords on local Internet search engines on Monday afternoon. The rumors began to spread on various online sites cl

Russian violist and conductor Yuri Bashmet is celebrating his 60th birthday in a big way: a world concert tour with the Moscow Soloists, the chamber orchestra he founded in 1986.The concert, “Yuri Bashmet and Moscow Soloists” on Wednesday at Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall, will feature Korean pianist Son Yeo-leum, second-place winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky competition, in a program that includes J.S. Bach’s Keyboard Concerto BWV 1052, Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D. 82

K-pop girl group 2NE1 leader CL put out her first single “The Baddest Female” on Tuesday, along with its music video. “The Baddest Female” is a slow but powerful hip-hop song which stresses the importance of women being strong by calling them “bad girls.” The 22-year-old singer appeared on 15 sets, each in different outfits ranging from a masculine leather jacket and shorts to funky hip-hop trousers. “I would like to praise CL’s recently released music video for fine teamwork between the singer

  Cho Yong-pil, one of South Korea’s top singers, will showcase his 19th album, “Hello,” as well as many of his previous hits on a monthlong tour. Cho, widely regarded as the representative figure of Korean pop music, will kick off his tour at Seoul Olympic Park’s Gymnastics Stadium on May 31 amid heightened attention to his music following the successful launch of his much-anticipated “Hello” album. The 63-year-old singer will tour Daejeon, Uijeongbu, Jinju and Daegu for a full month.“I started

State-run broadcaster KBS announced on Friday its decision to add Lee Hyori’s recently released “Bad Girl” music video to its list of banned content. Much like Psy’s “Gentleman” music video ― also banned by the station ― where the rapper was intentionally acting as a menace in keeping with the song’s “bad guy” concept, Lee’s video similarly showed the singer committing mischievous acts in portrayal of the single’s intended “bad girl” image. The K-pop singer’s original music video included scenes

Rap star Psy is slated to go to Jakarta, Indonesia for the first time since he rose as a global entertainer with his megahit “Gangnam Style.” The singer has been invited to participate in a concert performance celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and Indonesia.In October last year, Indonesian Psy fans were disappointed to learn that a press release distributed by a local promoter that said Psy would hold a solo concert later that year was false. However, it has been confirm

CL, the leader of K-pop girl group 2NE1, will be releasing her debut solo single “The Baddest Female” on Tuesday, according to her agency YG Entertainment. “After the local promotions of CL’s upcoming music video are complete, we plan to introduce her overseas as part of our new project,” her agency representative stated in a press release. Often referring to herself as the “baddest female Seoul has ever had,” CL has performed as part of the dynamic girl group 2NE1 for the past four years and th

Patty Griffin scores with ‘American Kid’Patty Griffin“American Kid”(New West)Patty Griffin bookends her seventh album “American Kid” with two songs about the death of her father, opening with the wistful, spiritually open-hearted :Go Wherever You Wanna Go.” The song features a series of poetic images conveying to a loved one that it’s OK to let go and pass to the other side. She closes with the sweetly mournful “Gonna Miss You When You’re Gone,” which blends old jazz chords set against a backgro

YG Entertainment, one of the country’s largest talent agencies, on Friday said that Akdong Musician, this year’s winner of SBS TV’s audition program “K Pop Star 2,” will be joining the clan after nearly two months of contemplation. “We have met the musicians and their parents several times and finally reached an agreement. Despite their young age, the duo showed huge potential with their self-composed songs on ‘K Pop Star 2,’” the agency said in a press release.  Akdong Musician, composed of lyr

Winner of audition show “K Pop Star 2,” Akdong Musician, has signed with YG Entertainment, the agency said on Friday. The brother-and-sister duo said in an interview that “we thought that YG Entertainment could be the best place for us to develop our musical talent. We want to make much better songs here.” The agency said that it took a while to finalized the contract as the siblings are minors, meaning their parents in Mongolia had to sign on their behalf. The entertainment company has already

Norwegian jazz artist Inger Marie Gundersen will hold a concert with Korean guitarist Park Youn-woo on Sunday in Seoul.Production agency Plus Hitch said on Friday that Gundersen is visiting Korea for the tenth time to meet Korean fans, but is not bringing her regular band members. Instead, Korean guitarist Park Youn-woo and his trio will accompany the vocalist. Park is one of the few guitarists in Korea to cover a wide range of genres ranging from jazz to classical. Park earned a graduate degree

BAYREUTH, Germany (AFP) ― Bayreuth paid tribute to composer Richard Wagner on what would have been his 200th birthday here Wednesday with a rare concert in the town’s legendary Festpielhaus theater.While a small crowd of onlookers braved blustery showers and chilly winds outside the theater that sits atop Bayreuth’s fabled Green Hill, Wagnerians from all over the world rubbed shoulders inside with Bavaria’s political and social elite for one of the main highlights in the Wagner bicentenary.“We a