Psy’s single, "Gangnam Style" album poster   It appears that PSY’s latest single “Gangnam Style,” his first in two years, is not only the hottest song of the summer in Korea, but is quickly becoming a top song around the world with top music stars and foreign media talking about it. The addictive song that makes light of the lifestyle of those living in the affluent Gangnam district in Seoul is currently No.

Celebrating its 200th performance, members of the Broadway musical “Chicago” delivered 2,000 blood donor cards to the Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation on July 29. For two years, Seensee Company has been selling special tickets at a 30 percent discount for purchasers who donate their blood donor card. The cards represent one unit of blood from each donor.In addition, the company invited the Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation officials, childhood cancer patients and their families to the show.

Opera diva Angela Gheorghiu to perform full-length ‘La Boheme’ for the first time in Korea, in collaboration with conductor Chung Myung-hwunAngela Gheorghiu is just what one imagines one of the world’s most famous divas to be. Her elegantly powerful voice, amazingly attractive looks and even her nonnegotiable character have fascinated people around the world for the last 20 years.It was her originality, her sense of charisma and her perfection in works that catapulted her to international stardo

NEW YORK (AP) ― Snoop Dogg wants you to know that he’s tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about.Also, he’s got a new name: Snoop Lion.The artist said at a news conference Monday in New York that he was “born again’’ during a visit to Jamaica in February and is ready to make music that his “kids and grandparents can listen to.’’The former gangster rapper is releasing a reggae album called “Reincarnated’’ in the fall.

COMPTON, California ― By the time Bobby Wilson met Wan Joon Kim, he’d been to 15 record stores.It was 1994, and no one would stock his cassette, “Comin’ From Watts,” with raps Wilson had written in prison and recorded himself upon his release. Wilson had a daunting resume: a decade-long membership in the Grape Street Watts Crip gang; five years incarcerated for attempted murder; the prison nickname “Kill Kill.”Just out on parole and desperate for money to support his wife and child, Wilson’s las

2NE1 unveiled on Wednesday a video in collaboration with a teen guitarist sensation, giving fresh breath to their latest single “I Love You.”According to the K-pop group’s agency YG Entertainment, the video of the project, titled “YG ON AIR - 2NE1 X Jung Sung-ha acoustic collaboration,” was released worldwide through Internet portal site Naver.In the footage, the four members sit in a studio singing the newly rearranged acoustic version of their hit song to Jung’s accompaniment.“Instead of the e

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Tony Martin, the romantic singer who appeared in movie musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s and sustained a career in records, television and nightclubs from the Depression era into the 21st century, has died. He was 98. Martin died of natural causes Friday evening at his West Los Angeles home, his friend and accountant Beverly Scott said Monday.  A peer of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, Martin sang full voice in a warm baritone that carried special appeal for his female audie

Industry experts criticize CEO for mishandling the case, pushing artists to compete against each otherThe on-going controversy over bullying rumors involving girl group T-ara is the result of excessive competition among members and their agency’s failure in management, industry critics said.Young singers from idol groups are under huge pressure to steal attention from other members in order to survive in the entertainment industry, they added.“They know their groups will be disbanded in a few ye

Testimony of physical abuse between members of girl group T-ara from a supposed insider has aggravated earlier claims of bullying in the group.A self-proclaimed member of T-ara’s dance team Yama & HotChicks claimed online that Hwa-young, a recently departed member of T-ara who joined after the group’s initial success, had been ridiculed and even assaulted by other members.Two of the members allegedly mocked Hwa-young when she made mistakes during a rehearsal, and one of them is alleged to have s

Girl group T-ara’s agency said Monday that it is canceling Hwa-young’s contract.“After a discussion with the members of T-ara and staff, (the company) has decided to end the contract with Hwa-young with no conditions attached,” said Kim Kwang-soo, head of Core Content Media, in a written statement. However, he did not give a specific reason for canceling the contract.On Wednesday, five members of the eight-member group sent controversial tweets allegedly directed at Hwa-young. Hwa-young, the rap

Annual classical music festival brings together established and young artists in the sports and resort city of PyeongchangPYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Great Mountains International Music Festival & School, an annual classical music event held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, is opening a bright future for the country’s classical music scene by acting as a bridge between established and young Korean artists. More than 60 distinguished and young up-and-coming artists collaborated in a series o

Music festival returns bigger, better despite searing heatICHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― The hills were definitely alive with the sound of music this weekend as an estimated 100,000 people braved the scorching July heat and traveled south of Seoul to the Jisan Valley Rock Festival near Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.With some of the best bands from around the world and Korea, this year’s Jisan was bigger and better than the previous three runs, with more food and drink booths, sponsor tents, activities

Festivals“Taebaek Sunflower Festival”: More than 1 million sunflowers will stretch across a vast field of Taebaek, Gangwon Province along with more than 300 kinds of wild flowers that usually grow at an altitude of around 900 meters. The sunflower festival offers a rare chance to be surrounded by sunflowers and participate in hands-on activities such as painting and photography contests and animal feeding. The festival is also a chance to take photos of beautiful scenery ranging from sunflower b