Lady Gaga has been playing hide-and-seek with reporters and photographers waiting at her hotel and outside Seoul Olympic Stadium this week, trying to remain unseen in public. The 26-year-old star arrived in Seoul last Friday but has been avoiding media contact. However, the U.S. pop singer has met fans waiting for her at her hotel lobby on several occasions. The Korea Herald exclusively acquired photographs of Lady Gaga meeting her fans from in and out of the country, while professional photogra

U.S. sociologist says Christian protesters feel offended by singer’s use of religious symbolismA college group announced on Thursday that they will stage a “massive protest” outside Lady Gaga’s concert in Seoul on Friday, claiming the artist has offended many youngsters with her “abnormal, obscene” performances.“We, Korean students, are hereby warning Lady Gaga, who has performed sexually perverted acts on stage in the name of freedom of expression, to stop her vulgar concert and go home,” said

 Lady Gaga was spotted cruising around Seoul Thursday.A Korean actress Jin Jae-young said on her twitter that she witnessed the pop star passing by on a black sedan. “I just saw Lady Gaga. When I called out her name she blew a kiss at me and said “annyunghasaeyo -- Korean word for hello -- to me. It’s awesome,” she wrote.In the photo Jin posted, Gaga sits on a black vehicle and appears to say some

People magazine has named Beyonce as the World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2012. In this cover image released by People, singer Beyonce graces the cover of People magazine`s special issue naming her the World`s Most Beautiful Woman for 2012. (AP-Yonhap News)The 30-year-old singer tops the magazine's annual list of the World's Most Beautiful” in a special double issue. The announcement was made Wedn

Some Christian groups oppose singer’s concert, others call for tolerance Artists and critics are calling for cultural tolerance from conservative Christian groups who are staging a series of protests against U.S. pop star Lady Gaga, accusing her of advocating homosexuality and pornography.Some churches in Seoul held group prayers or services against Lady Gaga, one of today’s most influential artists, while others are holding protests in front of the Hyundai Card head office building, calling on

Four of the outfits Lady Gaga will wear for her upcoming concert in South Korea were unveiled Monday, including a leotard fashioned from guitars and a giant piano keyboard headpiece.The U.S. star will also show off the Giorgio Armani designed costumes in four other venues during her “Born This Way Ball” global tour kicking off in Seoul, said Shinsegae International, Armani’s South Korean business partner.The pop diva arrived in South Korea Friday, a week before her Seoul performance which kicks

LONDON (AFP) ― Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has woken from a coma and responded to members of his family, his spokesman said Saturday.Gibb, 62, contracted pneumonia and fell into the coma last week. He is suffering from colon and liver cancer.His spokesman Doug Wright said Gibb had been able to nod and communicate with family members who have been at his bedside at a hospital in west London.He did not give further details.The British star’s wife Dwina said this week that the singer’s brother, fell

U.S. pop artist arrived in Seoul on Friday night, no details of her schedule unveiledPop star Lady Gaga made a surprise visit to Olympic Stadium in Seoul, the country’s biggest sports and entertainment venue, on Sunday, expressing her excitement to her fans via Twitter.“Imagine when it’s full. I love that it’s raining, so NEW YORK of you Korea!” she wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.Gaga posted two photos of her standing at the center of the venue for her upcoming concert holding an umbrella

Mraz celebrates love on 4th albumJason Mraz ``Love is a Four Letter Word” (Atlantic)Jason Mraz is true to the title of his new album, singing about all kinds of love on ``Love is a Four Letter Word.”The 33-year-old singer-songwriter explores romantic notions, familial bonds and big, universal love on his fourth studio release. He also expands his folk-pop sensibilities to include reggae and jazz rhythms layered with horns and vocal harmonies.Mraz is at his best with his guitar and silky, lilting

Veteran singers get together  for a special project Veteran singer Patti Kim has never been so fond of the idea of publishing her biography, up until the idea of working with her famous colleague popped up.“I’ve been asked to publish a book about myself for the last 20 years, but the idea never really appealed to me,” said the 74-year-old diva during a press meeting in central Seoul Wednesday. “But when my staff members suggested the idea of working with Jo, I thought, well, that may actually wo

The country’s five leading opera companies will hold a month-long festival in May at the Seoul Arts Center.Titled “Korea Opera Festival,” the state-funded Korea National Opera and four private opera companies ― New Seoul Opera Company, Grand Opera Company, Nuova Opera Company and Seoul Opera Company ― are participating in the annual event. The festival kicks off May 6 and ends June 8.In its third year, the five companies will stage not only popular opera repertoires from Europe but also homegrow