One of the world’s largest annual outdoor dance music parties, the Ultra Music Festival, is returning to Seoul this summer with some of the hottest DJs from around the world for an electrifying two-day concert series of house music and fist-pumping. This year’s Ultra Korea 2013 music festival will be held on June 14 and 15 at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium Complex and will feature an all-star lineup of some of the top names in the EDM scene including three of the world’s top 10 DJs as listed by DJ Maga

CEO and founder of one of the country’s “big three” record labels JYP Entertainment Park Jin-young, also referred to as JYP, revealed on Friday that he has shut the doors of his company’s New York City office and U.S. subsidiary corporation “JYP Creative” in November of last year after only a year in operation. The subsidiary JYP Creative was first established in November 2011 and it was reported that Park invested approximately $1.2 million in the branch to assist in his agency’s promotional ac

NEW YORK (AP) ― The chemistry is over: rock outfit My Chemical Romance has disbanded.The New Jersey-based band announced Saturday that “it has come time for it to end.” The foursome thanked fans in a statement and said the experience was “a true blessing.”My Chemical Romance’s sound is a mix of alternative, punk rock and pop. Band members released their debut album in 2002 but really made a splash on the music scene in 2004 with the platinum-selling “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.” It featured

Bon Jovi offers self-help, catchy chorusesBon Jovi``What About Now‘’(Island Def Jam)Why does Bon Jovi crank out an unending string of relentlessly upbeat, unavoidably catchy songs in the style that made the Jersey boys famous 30 years ago and kept them there `till now?Because they can.The band‘s 12th album, ``What About Now,’‘ fairly bursts with the encouraging self-help anthems that have long defined the Bon Jovi sound and style, from the early days of Tommy and Gina ``Livin’ on a Prayer‘’ to k

Super rookie Lee Hi, who exploded onto the music scene with her debut single “1,2,3,4,” is back on top once again with her latest release “It’s Over.” The singer performed her newly released single on the M! Countdown comeback stage on Thursday, beating out veteran ballad singers 2AM to receive her fourth countdown crown in her short career. The 16-year-old unveiled the first part of her debut album, titled “First Love Part 1,” on March 3. “It’s Over,” the album’s title track that put her on top

LONDON (AFP) ― Outrageous costumes and hand-scrawled lyrics are among hundreds of items going on show in a major London retrospective tracing David Bowie’s relentless self-reinventions over five decades.Charting the British singer’s rise to fame and his reincarnations as Ziggy Stardust and other outlandish alter egos, the “David Bowie Is” exhibition has become the fastest-selling show in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s history ahead of its launch on Saturday.The prestigious art and design museu

Psy announced he would change the title and lyrics of his potential “Gangnam Style” follow-up “Assarabia” over concerns it could offend Arabs.The Korean term can be written as “Assarabia” and “Assaravia” in English. Equivalent to the term “Oh yeah!” in English, assarabia is slang used by Koreans to express excitement. However, the Korean term did not translate well globally ― separating the “Ass” and “Arabia,” some said it was insulting to Arabs. The K-pop singer clarified the matter on Monday t

One of the most influential figures in the American hip-hop industry Snoop Lion, aka Snoop Dogg, is scheduled to perform live in Seoul for the first time this May. The concert titled, “Unite All Originals Live with Snoop Dogg,” will also feature local music and fashion trendsetters 2NE1, who will be sharing the stage with the legendary rapper as special guests. After a trip to Jamaica last year, the rapper announced his conversion to the Rastafarian movement and his rebirth under the name Snoop

International media outlets are paying keen attention to Psy’s new song, particularly its “controversial” title. U.S. music magazines such as Billboard and Rolling Stone and Britain’s The Sun reported that Psy, who shot to stardom with his addictive music video for “Gangnam Style,” decided to change the Korean title of his new song “Assarabia” as it could be misheard as offensive.YG Entertainment, Psy’s agency, said the 39-year-old singer considered changing the title even before the controversy

U-KISS and 2NE1 have been invited as Korean representatives to perform at the F1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix which takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 22. Following Wonder Girls in 2011 and Girls’ Generation in 2012, 2NE1 and U-KISS are the third group of Korean artists to perform at the ritzy sporting event, along with U.S. pop stars Demi Lovato and the Backstreet Boys.“We have performed in lots of foreign places. We have been on stage with famous overseas pop stars before, but thi

DJ Taku Takahasi of the popular Japanese electronica hip-hop duo M-Flo has released a special remix album of some of the most popular Japanese hit singles by Girls’ Generation. “Girls’ Generation Best Selection Non Stop Mix,” a 21-track album, was released Wednesday. The album features the DJ’s electronic remixes of 20 of the ladies’ hit songs including “Gee,” “The Boys,” “Run Devil Run,” “Genie,” “Mr. Taxi” and “Oh!”  Takahasi is best known as a member of M-Flo and he and fellow Korean member V

Photos of K-pop group JYJ practicing for its upcoming concert in Japan were uploaded onto their official Facebook webpage (www.facebook.com/CJESJYJ) Wednesday. Backed up with a live band, the photos unveiled the three members of JYJ working hard to ensure a perfect performance. JYJ’s live concerts at Tokyo Dome will be held from April 2 to 4. About 150,000 tickets for the concert have already been sold. By Park Sui, Intern reporter(suipark@heraldcorp.com)<관련 한글 기사>JYJ 도쿄돔 라이브 연습현장 사진 공개!JYJ의 도쿄돔

Simon D and E-Sens of Supreme Team have finally made their way back to their fans after two years with the long-awaited release of duo’s latest EP album, “Thanks 4 the Wait.” This is the first release that the two have put out as a team since they suspended their group’s activities after member E-Sens was charged with marijuana use in 2011. Released Tuesday, “Thanks 4 the Wait” features two singles: title track “Geudaero Isseododwae” and “Eat It.” The album’s title track is a mid-tempo smooth ra