Fashion choices by K-pop girl groups at Thursday's Seoul Music Awards rang similar notes that sounded distinctly like wedding bells.Apink arrived looking like they were ready to tie the knot, wearing all-white dresses in lace, satin, chiffon and tulle. The singers completed their bridal-inspired outfits with silver jewelry and white pumps.Apink (OSEN)Apink's Son Na-eun (OSEN)Apink's Oh Ha-young (OSEN)If Apink was Odette, Girls' Generation subgroup TaeTiSeo was Odile. The trio wore black outfits,

K-pop idol group CNBLUE’s lead singer Jung Yong-hwa, who recently kicked off his solo career, showed off his abdominal muscles on Thursday.(Twitter)The singer uploaded a shirtless photo of himself on Twitter, saying “One Fine Day,” a reference to his newly released single.Fans were pleasantly surprised at his defined abs, posting, “When did Jung Yong-hwa build up this much muscle?,” “This is a piece of art,” “Jung now joins in the fit bodies group.”By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)

K-pop boy groups EXO, BEAST, GOT7, B1A4 and Infinite fought over the style stakes at the idol-packed 24th Seoul Music Awards on Thursday.While B1A4, GOT7 and Infinite looked remarkably similar with their monochromatic fashion choices, B1A4 took a more formal spin on the look with houndstooth suit jackets, white shirts and pants. The singers topped off their look with ribbon bowties and black combat boots.     B1A4 (OSEN)B1A4 members Sandeul and Jinyoung (OSEN)Rookie boy group GOT7 also sported h

K-pop girl group EXID, which shot to sudden stardom with the viral hit single “Up & Down,” won its first music award at Wednesday’s fourth Gaon Chart K-Pop Award.  “We are so thankful for such a great award. We will continue to work hard toward becoming a better team. Thank you so much,” the group wrote on its official Twitter handle, after receiving the local music chart’s “Hot Trend Award.”  K-pop girl group EXID. (Official Facebook)It is a particularly remarkable feat for the group, given tha

Kang Min-kyung (left) and Lee Hae-ri of Davichi perform at a showcase for their new album “Davichi Hug” in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap)K-pop female pop-ballad duo Davichi has by all accounts upgraded its musical style, and revamped its image in the act’s latest EP, “Davichi Hug,” which was released on Wednesday.The two artists, Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung, previously enjoyed a string of successes with hit songs like “The Letter,” “8282” and “Turtle” under their previous management label Core C

Former Superstar K4 contestant Eddy Kim melts young female hearts when he performs his enchantingly romantic, self-written ballads with his signature ladies’ man, charming demeanor. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter on Wednesday dropped his six-track, second EP, “Sing Sing Sing,” more than a year after releasing his debut EP “How To Use You.” “With this new album, I really wanted to be able to create something that my fans could listen to and say, ‘Wow, he’s more than just a romantic ballad sing

CNBLUE. (FNC Entertainment)K-pop boy band EXO claimed the top prize on the second day of the 29th Golden Disk Awards in Beijing on Thursday. The 10-member group snatched the Album of the Year award, deemed the greatest honor of the day, for the second consecutive year with its album “Overdose.” This year’s Golden Disk Awards recognized both digital and physical album releases on the two-day event. Big Bang member Taeyang snagged the Digital Single of the Year award with his solo track “Eyes, Nos

Yoon Mi-rae. (Feel Ghood Music)Local female rap sensation Yoon Mi-rae was recognized as the Korean hip-hop scene’s “diamond in the rough” by U.S. music publication MTV Iggy.MTV Iggy recently published an interview feature on Yoon, who is best known as a member of hip-hop trio MFBTY and for being the wife of Korean hip-hop legend Tiger JK ― widely referred to as the godfather Korean hip-hop. “She continues to be one of Korea’s toughest emcees, and is one of a handful of female rappers outside of

YG family. (YG Entertainment)YG Entertainment, which recently became the nation’s top K-pop entertainment agency, is expanding its empire with its latest music endeavor ― a “YG Global K-pop Cluster” project.On Thursday, YG officials revealed that the company would sign a YG Global K-pop Cluster establishment agreement with the city government of Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province.The agency is slated to build a large-scale concert stadium in the city as well as five other small concert venues, an Asia

Bobby Kim (Yonhap)R&B singer Bobby Kim was investigated by the FBI for allegedly causing a disturbance and sexually harassing a flight attendant on an international flight, local media outlets reported Friday. The 41-year-old, who seemed intoxicated, started shouting at the crew five hours after the Korean Air flight left Incheon for San Francisco at 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, reports said. Creating a ruckus, the U.S. citizen forcibly cuddled the flight attendant, touched her arms and verbally abus

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(S.A.L.T Entertainment)Actress Park Shin-hye spread the beauty and grace of “hanbok,” the traditional costume of the Joseon era.In her latest movie “The Tailors,” Park wears a number of breathtaking traditional outfits with trendy designs, elegant embroidery and ornaments. (Instagram)"I was very happy to wear hanbok during the filming of the movie. I personally like them a lot and they are all so beautiful and full of artisanship. I wanted to keep them myself if I could,” the 24-year-old was quo

A local nail care company N.O.Q revealed on Wednesday a photo of a girl group AOA modeling for the firm.  　　In the shot, the stars wear dresses in pastel colors.　AOA has been selected as a model for 10 different brands including cosmetics, mobile games and sneakers since the group released its second EP in November. 　They are to attend the upcoming 29th Golden Disc Awards in Beijing through Jan. 14-15. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

K-pop girl group Miss A’s member Suzy uploaded a photo of herself to her Instagram account on Monday.(Instagram)In the photo, she had her hair down to her shoulders, with her eyes wide open. Her doll-like beauty and fair skin add to the lovely, attractive look.“See you soon,” she wrote alongside the photo.The singer-actor is currently working on a period film with the working title “Dorihwaga.”By Park Gyu-oh (q5park@heraldcorp.com)

(Samsonite Red)Samsonite Red announced that it will run an ad campaign with Korean actor Lee Min-ho for spring-summer season. The brand released the “Lee Minho backpack” as both part of its casual brand VOY and business line BALLON.The Korean star matched the VOY backpack with a casual denim shirt in its advertising campaign. It is available in four shades of red, navy, black and beige. The BALLON backpack is a more minimalist and luxe version with leather details. The actor paired this with a c