Korean period drama meets “Twilight” in a new MBC drama, starring two popular Hallyu stars -- Lee Joon-gi and Changmin of TVXQ.In “Scholar Who Walks the Night,” actor Lee Joon-gi takes on the role of vampire scholar Kim Sung-yeol. A year since “Gunman in Joseon,” Lee returns to the small screen with a vampire role that seems fit for the actor with pale skin, sharp features and substantial experience with period dramas.Lee Joon-gi (MBC)“My looks aren’t what they once were, unfortunately,” said Le

(Twitter)K-pop girl group Hello Venus is set to drop its new single in July. Ahead of the release, they posted two photos of members Alice and Lime on their official Twitter account. The pictures, in which the two gaze into the camera with colorful hair and nails, were taken at the same studio where they shot their new album cover.  It has been six months since they released single “Wiggle Wiggle” in January. Since their debut, Hello Venus has garnered attention with sexy dance moves and addicti

K-pop boy band Big Bang ranked No.1 on major local music charts for the sixth consecutive day Monday with its latest track “If You.”　Released on July 1, “If You” has topped the real-time K-pop chart of Melon, the largest online music service site in Korea. On the chart, fellow July release “Sober” followed in a close second place. The two songs -- which are part of the EP “D” -- are ranked near the top on other major charts as well, including Genie, Olleh and Bugs.  Big Bang (YG Entertainment)Th

Junsu of K-pop boy band JYJ is considering taking legal action against netizens who have made hateful comments against him in the past. 　The 28-year-old singer tweeted Sunday that he has recently received multiple requests from people through his personal email and his label’s legal team to take legal actions against online slander. 　“I have dealt with (hateful comments) for the past 10 years,” he wrote on his Twitter. “I tend to be optimistic and strong so I am less affected by the comments. I

Actors Park Shin-hye and Lee Jong-suk were reported to be dating Wednesday morning, but their agencies quickly denied the rumors, saying they were “just close friends.”Park and Lee starred as the onscreen couple of hit TV drama “Pinocchio,” which ran from November to January.Park is also known for acting with Lee Min-ho in another drama series, “The Heirs,” in 2013. Lee appeared in drama series “I Can Hear Your Voice” in the same year. Both are celebrated hallyu icons with international fan base

Actress Lee So-yeon is to marry an IT entrepreneur in October. According to reports, Lee met her future husband early this year, and is now preparing for the wedding. Lee, who shot to fame through the period movie “Untold Scandal” in 2003, met her man through her sister.  Lee So-yeonLee and her fiance, whose identity has not been revealed, are said to have been sighted dating at the campuses of their respective universities in order to avoid the public eye. The groom-to-be is currently studying

Actor Lee Min-ho is to star in the multinational film “Bounty Hunters,” Lee’s agency Starhaus Entertainment said Monday. The movie will be produced as a collaborative project among Starhaus Entertainment, Hong Kong-based Pegasus Motion Pictures and Harmonious Entertainment Shanghai. The movie will portray bounty hunters ― people who catch fugitives for money ― and will be set in a number of Asian countries and cities including Korea, China, Thailand and Hong Kong.  Lee Min-ho. (Korea Herald file

Korean girl group 9 Muses will release a new album in early July, Star Empire Entertainment said Thursday.“(The girls) finished the new album jacket photo shoot,” said the agency. “The upcoming album will maximize summer’s seasonal characteristics and 9 Muses’ nickname ‘model-dolls.’” 9 Muses (Star Empire Entertainment)The girl group has gone through a series of member changes since its debut in 2010. It now has only eight members. The members earned their nickname because of their average heigh

EXO, the K-pop group currently topping domestic charts, sold over a million album copies in two months, recording the largest volume of sales in the shortest span of time for any K-pop act. The group reported on Wednesday accumulated sales of 1,125,020 copies with second regular EP “EXODUS” and its repackaged edition “Love Me Right,” which sold 753,860 and 371,160 copies respectively. EXO had previously hit the million mark in 2013 with EP “XOXO,” a feat no other South Korean music group had ach

Singer-actress Son Dam-bi is holding talks to join celebrated actor and businessman Bae Yong-joon’s talent agency, KeyEast Entertainment, though the company said Wednesday that “nothing has been confirmed yet.” Son amicably separated from her agency of 10 years, Pledis Entertainment, Tuesday.“Son Dam-bi was with Pledis Entertainment for 10 happy and enjoyable years, when including her trainee period,” said Son’s former agency, likening her to family. “We feel really sorry (to see her go), but si

Korean actor Song Seung-heon has been cast in a Chinese war film, in which he will star beside American actor Bruce Willis, his agency confirmed Wednesday.The high-budget war film has a working little of “Da Hong Zha,” loosely translated as “Great Explosion.”Production costs are estimated at a staggering 100 billion won ($90.5 million) ― far above the combined average of Willis’s five “Die Hard” films ― according to industry sources.“When his preparations are concluded, Song Seung-heon will take

K-pop singer Taeyang, from the wildly successful boy group Big Bang, is in a relationship with actress Min Hyo-rin, both of their agencies confirmed Tuesday.Taeyang is believed to have started dating Min, who is two years older than him, in 2013.Taeyang, 27, is signed on to talent agency YG Entertainment, while Min is signed on to JYP Entertainment ― two of the most powerful record labels in K-pop.“Their relationship is already a well-known fact among K-pop idol singers,” an unnamed friend of bo

Newlyweds Won Bin and Lee Na-young on Tuesday denied rumors that the actress is pregnant. The actor couple tied the knot on May 30 in a private ceremony held near Won’s hometown in Gangwon Province. With two top stars getting married in such a secretive fashion, speculation rose that Lee may be pregnant.  Lee and Won, however, denied the reports, emphasizing that the press release circulated after their wedding contained all there is to know about the circumstances of their wedding.“(We) are dre

Actress Park Shin-hye took home the Most Popular Actress award in film at the 51st Paeksang Arts Awards, Tuesday. Her previous costars Lee Min-ho and Lee Jong-suk took home the Most Popular Actor awards in film and TV respectively.Park, who won the award for the period film “The Royal Tailor,” costarred with Lee Min-ho in “The Heirs” and Lee Jong-suk in “Pinocchio” ― both successful TV dramas.Lee Min-ho won his award for the crime noir film “Gangnam 1970,” while Lee Jong-suk won his award for th