South Korean actor Jung Kyung-ho said Tuesday that he is in a good relationship with his girlfriend Sooyoung, a member of the K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation. But he has no plans for marriage just yet. The 31-year-old actor’s remarks came during an interview with local media ahead of the premiere of his film “Manhole.”Asked about his marriage plans with Sooyoung, the actor said that he had not decided anything but he could get married early if there was a chance. Jung also talked about Sooyou

Rookie K-pop group Red Velvet is to return to the scene with its second EP “Be Natural” this fall, its agency SM Entertainment announced Tuesday. The album will be unveiled at noon on Oct. 13 through major music streaming sites, two months after the release of its debut EP “Happiness.” “Be Natural” is a remake of a song by the first-generation idol group SES. Group members Seulgi and Irene performed the song when they were in SM’s predebut team SM Rookies. The quintet is SM Entertainment’s first

Kris, a former member of K-pop idol group EXO, is about to sign a contract with a Chinese agency, local media outlets reported Tuesday. Korean daily Ilgan Sports reported that Kris is to sign a management contract with Hwai Brothers, one of the biggest talent agencies in China. It added that he failed to strike a deal with YUEHUA, the entertainment powerhouse that manages Super Junior’s ex-member Hangeng. Kris came under the spotlight when he filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment on May 15. H

YG Entertainment, home to some of the biggest names in K-pop, released a teaser image that reads “WHO’S NEXT?” on its official blog on Tuesday, heralding another YG musician’s imminent debut or comeback this October. The black-and-silver teaser photo -- with the caption “2014.10.10 0AM” alongside a question mark -- indicates that a YG artist or group will make a comeback or debut at midnight on Oct. 10. The poster does not specify who it will be. This year, the entertainment powerhouse has been

The embattled South Korean hip-hop artist MC Mong, who was once mired in controversy over draft evasion, will drop a new album in November, his agency DreamT Entertainment announced Tuesday. The 35-year-old rapper will unleash his sixth studio album, five years after he released his fifth full-length album “Humaniman” in 2009. A slew of well-known K-pop acts including veteran musician Lee Sun-hee, rapper Gary, singer Baek Ji-young, Huh Gak and Ailee participated in the recording of MC Mong’s upc

K-pop diva Seo In-young is to team up with hip-hop artist Zion.T this fall, her agency IY Company stated Tuesday. 　The 30-year-old singer will unveil the track featuring Zion.T on Oct. 15, a year after the release of her EP “Love Me.” 　Her upcoming EP is drawing more attention than usual as the sexy icon has joined hands with the well-known hip-hop figure to create a new style of music. 　Zion.T is a famous record producer as well as rapper who debuted in 2011. He rapidly gained recognition after

"Gangnam Style," a mega-hit single by South Korean rapper Psy, has surpassed the 2.1 billion mark in YouTube views two years after it was released, his management agency said Tuesday.The video hit the 2.1 billion milestone on Monday and 2.101 billion views as of 8 a.m. Tuesday, YG Entertainment said.Uploaded on July 15, 2012, "Gangnam Style" topped 100 million views on the 52nd day and 1 billion views on the 161st day. In May this year, it became the first YouTube video to garner 2 billion views

With the pursuit of using music to connect countries, people and content across geographical boundaries, the annual MU:CON Seoul music conference kicked off on Monday with the opening address of keynote speaker Janice Min, copresident and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media’s Entertainment Group.As the copresident and CCO, Min oversees the prestigious American entertainment media publications The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard. In 2010, the former journalist took the reins of The Hollyw

Wooyoung from the K-pop boy band 2PM said that the group has no problem with his bandmate Nichkhun openly dating Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany. “2PM is okay with Nichkhun seeing Tiffany. Our fans, of course, take it sensitively, but dating is an extension of (their) musical career for singers,” the 25-year-old idol said during an interview with a local media outlet. “It does not make sense for us to write and sing love songs without loving someone,” he said. The popular idol couple made their rela

Rookie K-pop group GOT7’s latest album released in Thailand topped the weekly albums chart at a local record store, its label JYP Entertainment said Monday. 　The septet dropped the compilation album “GOT7 Thailand Special Set,” composed of its first EP “Got It?” and second EP “GOT♡,” on Sept. 25 in Thailand.  After the album was released it immediately rose to the top of the B2S international albums chart for the week of Sept. 22 to 28. B2S is Thailand’s largest record label.　The up-and-coming b

True to the name of JYJ’s world tour concert “Return of the King,” the trio seemed like kings who had conquered the K-pop world on Sunday. 　On Sunday evening, tens of thousands of people flocked to Gangnam, an affluent southern district of Seoul, for the K-pop concert featuring JYJ.The entire seven-lane Yeongdong road in front of the Korea Electric Power Corp. headquarters in Samseong-dong, blocked off for the two-hour concert, was filled by some 50,000 fans from home and abroad.　As admission to

Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko will drop his first studio album on Oct. 16. 　The 33-year-old rapper is to make his first official solo release with his upcoming album “Redingray,” two years after his first EP “Rhythm is Life.” 　 (Ameba culture)The album’s name reflects his greed, aspirations and fantasies, represented by red, while living in a gray city. 　His album is to drop online at noon on Oct. 16, and in stores the next day. 　Dynamic Duo, one of the country’s best-known hip-hop acts, debuted in 2004 w

K-pop diva Ailee took the top spot on SBS music program “Inkigayo” with her track “Don’t Touch Me” on Sunday. 　The Korean-American vocalist won the top prize, outshining Girls’ Generation subgroup TaeTiSeo and the duo SoYu X Urban Zakapa.Wearing red striped shorts, Ailee wowed the audience with her powerful dance moves and stable vocals.　Ailee’s victory comes only a week after the 25-year-old singer returned to the K-pop scene with her third EP “Magazine” on Sept. 25. 　The Sunday music show also

South Korean entertainer Ji Suk-jin released a photo that he took with costars from SBS’ variety show “Running Man” on Sunday.　The picture features “Running Man” cast members Ji, Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Lee Kwang-soo and Song Ji-hyo posing for the camera after a fan meeting in Hong Kong on Saturday. 　“See you again, Hong Kong. Thank you,” Ji wrote on Twitter alongside the picture. 　Following the fan event on Saturday, the “Running Man” team will host the event in Indonesia on Oct. 25, Malaysia on N

Photos of Park Hae-jin and Ma Dong-suk, two of the five lead actors of OCN’s new television action series “Bad Guys,” were released on Sunday. The photos showed Park and Ma leaning on each other’s shoulders while taking a short break between the scenes.  Actors Ma Dong-suk(top left) and Park Hae-jin (top right) take a break between the scenes for OCN's new television series "Bad Guys." (CJ E&M)The action drama portrays the alliance of two police officers and three outlaws who team up in a plea b