South Korean actor Bae Yong-joon, the star of the hugely popular TV drama "Winter Sonata," will marry Park Soo-jin, a singer-turned-actress, later this year, their management agency said Thursday."The two had known each other before and began a serious relationship in February," KeyEast said in a release posted on its website. "The two received approval from their parents and plan to tie the knot this fall."Korean actors Bae Yong-joon (left) and Park Soo-jin. (Yonhap)The agency said the specific

Twenty-eight years old and in the industry for nearly 15 years now, BoA reveals her true personality and musical styles in her latest album “Kiss My Lips.” In her eighth full-length album, released Tuesday, the pop diva sings smooth, pop-ballad songs with her signature soft-spoken vocals and bubble-gum love heartbreak lyrics and not so much of the heavy, upbeat dance tracks and hardcore choreography repertoire that she became known for early in her career.All 12 tracks on the album are her own w

South Korean pop singer Yoon Mi-rae and Sony Pictures Entertainment said Wednesday they have settled out of court their legal case involving the company's unauthorized use of Yoon's song in a movie. In December, Yoon's music agency, Feel Ghood Music, filed a suit with a U.S. court over the film company's illegal use of "Pay Day" in the American film "The Interview," a comedy movie about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.  Yoon Mi-rae (Feel Ghood Music)On Wednesday, Sony Pictur

K-pop star Psy narrowly escaped the deadly shooting rampage at a military training camp on Wednesday, local media reported. Psy’s agency said that “Psy had been at the Naegok-dong military training camp as a reservist.”  (YG Entertainment)According to the Army, a reservist “opened fire on his colleagues while receiving training at a military camp at around 10:44 a.m. today.” The reservist opened fire, killing one of his colleagues and wounding three others before committing suicide. Psy had aske

Actor Lee Byung-hun has landed another Hollywood role, U.S. media reported Wednesday. According to the U.S.-based entertainment magazine Deadline.com, Lee has been chosen for the role of “Billy Rocks” in the remake of the 1960s western “The Magnificent Seven.”The movie will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, and Lee will work alongside Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke and Vincent D’Onofrio.  This will be Lee’s fifth Hollywood project.Lee starred in both G.I. Joe movies, RED 2 and Terminato

SM Entertainment has expressed its intent to mend a fractured relationship with Tao, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, amid rumors that the 22-year-old would quit the 10-member group. “Lately, we were in the middle of discussing with Tao and his father the possibility of continuing his music career in China, so we feel unfortunate that this kind of letter was posted online,” said EXO’s label SM Entertainment on Thursday in an official statement. “Nevertheless, our company is seeking ways to develo

Yuri, a member of K-pop group Girls’ Generation, has been dating baseball player Oh Seung-hwan for six months, SM Entertainment confirmed Monday. “Yuri and Oh have developed romantic feelings for each other since they first met at a social gathering late last year,” the agency said through a press release. The confirmation came after a local weekly newspaper reported earlier in the day that Yuri, 24, and Oh, 32, had been romantically involved since November.  YuriAccording to the media outlet, t

South Korea’s Gangnam-gu Office in the affluent southern district of Seoul will further revamp the streets of Cheongdam-dong to recreate them as streets of hallyu, or the Korean Wave, as part of efforts to attract foreign tourists.The renovation of the streets called the “K-Star Road,” modeled after the Hollywood Walk of Fame, has entered its second phase of construction, the district office said. Its first phase involved developing local stores where Korean singers and artists regularly visited

South Korean hip-hop group Epik High nabbed one of the top honors at a Chinese music awards event Saturday. The trio scooped the Best Performance Artist of the Year at the third YINYUE V-Chart Awards held at the MasterCard Center in Beijing. “Thank you, Chinese fans. We love you. We will come to China more often,” Epik High said during its acceptance speech. Epik High performed two of its hit songs, “Happen Ending” and “Born Hater,” double lead tracks from its eighth studio album, after receivin