Idol band CNBLUE’s fifth Japanese single “Blind Love” ranked second place on the Oricon Daily Charts on Wednesday, the day of their EP release. Over 35,000 copies were sold that day. The EP includes three songs, “With your eyes” and “Greedy Man,” along with the title song “Blind Love” composed by Lee Jong-hyun, the group’s lead guitarist. The album also includes a music video with special clips. Meanwhile, CNBLUE has been on their 2013 BLUE MOON World Tour since April 6. Starting in Taiwan, the

Singer Yumi released “Teary Story” Tuesday as part of the original soundtrack for TvN drama “Nine.” It is her first song in two years. “This was a very hard earned chance to break away from being an unknown singer. I did not want to miss this opportunity. I put all my heart into this song,” she told local media. Yumi debuted in 2002 and although two of her songs, “Love is Always Thirsty” and “Star,” were huge hits through a popular TV commercial and a movie, much of the public was unaware of the

This season’s “K Pop Star 2” winners, Akdong Musician, released their new single “I Love You” online Wednesday, which shot up to first place on eight major music charts within two hours, pushing Psy’s “Gentleman” and Cho Yong-pil’s “Hello” down the list. Without any showcase or promotion, the brother-sister duo managed to put their name ahead of the two megastars. The song, part of the original soundtrack for SBS’ romantic comedy drama “All About My Romance,” was recorded just before their depar

‘Gentleman’ singer to give 500 million won to young cancer patients

Music star Will.i.am acknowledged that he accidentally stole music from Arty & Mat Zo for his new track.Billboard biz on Tuesday reported that he copied Arty & Mat Zo’s “Rebound” while producing his fifth track, “Let’s Go,” on his new, fourth album, “#willpower.”While he has continuously insisted that Arty & Mat Zo previously agreed on this matter, Arty said through his Twitter account that “they never cleared rights through Anjunabeats, who only owns the rights for ‘Rebound.’”As for his “accide

With his new song “Gentleman” gaining popularity, South Korean rapper PSY’s fashion has attracted the international spotlight. Global fans have been paying attention to what he wears in the “Gentleman” music video, which has garnered more than 220 million views on YouTube as of April 25. He pursued a retro style in the video, just like in his previous success “Gangnam Style,” by wearing colorful, broad shoulder blazers and baggy pants that allow him to highlight his new dance move -- shaking his

The annual three-day Ansan Valley Rock Festival, formerly known as the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, has unveiled 12 new acts in its third line-up for this year’s event which includes international artists Skillex, Vampire Weekend, Polyphonic Spree and DIIV along with local acts Park Jung-hyun, Bulldog Mansion, Common Ground, Fantastic Drugstore, Hologram Film, No. 1 Korean, PIA and WHOwho. The previously announced line-ups of overseas acts included: Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, The XX, fun., Coheed

Cho Yong-pil’s latest album simply proves once a legend, always a legend. Not only did the artist’s lead track “Hello” featuring rapper Verbal Jint from his 19th studio album receive a certified “all-kill” on the major local music charts upon its release, all 10 songs from Cho’s 10-track album “Hello” were listed on the top 10 singles on Bugs’ real-time music chart as of Tuesday night.“I’m just a musician,” said Cho at a press conference held at Olympic Park the night his album was released. “I

More than 140 fans fainted during Korean boy band Super Junior’s concert in Brazil on Sunday. 　The 10-member group kicked off its world tour “Super Show 5” at Creditcard Hall in Sao Paulo, drawing some 8,000 people. As the atmosphere hit a fever pitch, 146 fans suffered breathing problems or lost consciousness during the show. They were carried on stretchers and in wheelchairs by first-aid workers at the scene.Fernanda, a doctor on the emergency medical team, said it was surprising to see so man