Actress Koo Hye-sun (Twitter)Actress Koo Hye-sun on Tuesday wowed fans by revealing a photo of herself from when she was a high school senior on her Twitter account. With the photo the actress wrote, “While cleaning up the house I found my … high school senior photo.” The actress flaunted her trademark smile and pale skin in the photo. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

SM Entertainment’s new girl group Red Velvet will make their first appearance on TV on Aug. 1.The four-member group will launch their official debut with an onstage performance of their song “Happiness” on the KBS-2TV music show “Music Bank.” Red Velvet is the agency’s first launch since idol group f(x) five years ago. The new group consists of Seulgi, Irene and Wendy, all from SM’s predebut team “SM Rookies,” and a new member Joy, who has also trained under the agency.  Red Velvet will drop its

Actor and TVXQ singer Jung Yun-ho said “The Night Watchman” is a good means of showing more of Korean culture to his global fans. Jung said, “I realized that the drama gives me more time to have an impact on international fans,” during a press conference for MBC’s upcoming fantasy historical drama in Seoul on Tuesday. In the drama he plays the cold, laconic royal swordsman Moosuk. He also noted that as a singer, he has often felt the three minute on-stage time limit was not long enough to intera

JYJ. (C-JeS Entertainment)Popular K-pop trio JYJ, who has kept fans waiting patiently for nearly three years, has returned with its newest album “Just Us” on Tuesday. JYJ’s “Just Us” is only the second full album for the trio following its 2011 “In Heaven” studio album. The new album’s lead single “Back Seat” topped all nine major online real-time music singles charts ― Naver Music, MelOn, Daum, Mnet, Soribada, Bugs, Genie, Olleh and Cyworld Music ― within hours of its release. The group’s new a

The sexy K-pop starlet HyunA of 4Minute has made her solo return after nearly two years with the EP “A Talk,” featuring the lead single “Red.” The singer-rapper is certainly no stranger to risque choreography and lyrical innuendos, and her solo return on Monday has proven to be no different. HyunA. (Cube Entertainment)The album’s electro-pop lead track is an adult parody of the popular Korean children’s song “The Monkey’s Butt is Red,” which is the main line of the song’s chorus. The official mu

Lee Teuk. (Yonhap)Super Junior member Lee Teuk has been released from his mandatory military service, after enlisting in the army in October 2012. Despite around 1,000 fans showing up and waiting outside the base in Gangwon Province to greet and welcome him back, Lee did not turn his discharge into a media spectacle. Rather he made a very quiet and low-key departure. “We did not hold any kind of interview or fan event in light of his discharge,” said a statement made by SM Entertainment. “It was

While Leeteuk of idol group Super Junior was discharged from military on Tuesday, another member -- Shindong -- is now set to start his service in August.As the members serve their mandatory military service one-by-one, many fans wonder when Super Junior will be able to reunite as a full group.So far, three of the 13 members have completed military -- Heechul, Kangin and Leeteuk. Yesung is currently serving in the Army after joining in May 2013.Since the rest of the members -- Sungmin, Donghae,

　Mnet’s upcoming series “Entertain Us” will highlight the hidden side of the Korean entertainment business by mixing reality into the new drama series.“Entertain Us” is a black comedy that hits on the dark, illegal and unfaithful side of K-pop that takes place behind its glamorous façade. The unusual series attempts to blend reality and fiction by following real-life boy band Teen Top as it is placed in the hands of overly ambitious producer Yoon Jong-shin, founder of Mystic89. While the stars w

Jung Yun-ho, an actor and member of idol group TVXQ, shared his thoughts about Kim Jaejoong’s performance as an actor.“When I do get to watch the drama sometimes, it is good to see Kim working hard as an actor,” said Jung at a press conference held on Tuesday for the upcoming MBC drama “The Night Watchman,” which will follow up “Triangle.”“I had been overseas and went straight to preparing for the drama shoot, so I did not have enough time to watch it in detail,” he added.Kim currently plays as

(Herald Pop)Actor Jung Il-woo revealed passion for his character Yi Lin of MBC’s new historical fantasy drama “The Night Watchman,” as well as for his global fans. “(In ‘The Night Watchman’) You can notice how Yi Lin expresses different characteristics depending on which character he is with,” said Jung in a press conference for the drama in Seoul on Tuesday. “I was impressed about how many different aspects I could show in this one character. I thought I could show all I have through (the role)

Actress Shim Eun-kyung won final confirmation as the heroine of KBS 2tv’s upcoming rom-com “Nodame Cantabile,” the broadcaster said on Tuesday. Her character, Nodame, is a talented yet eccentric student who majors in piano at college. She will co-star in the drama with actor Joo Won, a talented conductor-aspirant and the love of Nodame’s life.  Actress Shim Eun-kyung. (OSEN)After Shim reportedly rejected the offer at first, citing schedule conflicts, KBS cast Yoona of K-pop girl group Girls’ Gen

K-pop boy group Teen Top compared its producer Andy, also a member of Shinhwa, with singer-producer Yoon Jong-shin in the upcoming drama series “Entertain Us.”Yoon plays the part of a greedy and determined producer who lays his hands on Teen Top in order to make money.“Andy is strict as a producer and gives a lot of advice but Yoon Jong-shin in the drama is a character who pursues his own benefits,” Teen Top’s Niel explained. (CJ E&M)As the longest-standing idol group in the K-pop industry, memb

Leeteuk, a conscripted member of the K-pop boy band Super Junior, was discharged from military service on Tuesday.The 31-year-old singer, whose real name is Park Jeong-su, served for 21 months in an Army unit in Inje, 165 kilometers northeast of Seoul.All able-bodied men should serve roughly two years in the South Korean military, which is still technically at war with North Korea. His fans flocked to the front gate of the military unit in the early morning to see him, but Leeteuk only briefly g

Popular K-pop group Girls' Generation on Tuesday topped Japan's Oricon weekly albums chart with its first compilation album released there, the group's management agency said. The girl group placed first on Oricon's weekly albums chart with "The Best," the compilation album composed of 18 of the group's hit songs, S.M. Entertainment said. It marks the third time for the band to top the chart following its first full-length album "Girls' Generation" (2011) and the third full-length album

Actor Lee Soo-hyuk has found himself in the spotlight for his style in the drama “High School King.” In the drama, Lee plays Yoo Jin-woo, a coldhearted but successful man who is the chief manager of his company.Lee was able to capture viewers’ attention with his dandy yet fashionable suits and “pomade hair” styling.“High School King” is broadcast on tvN every Monday and Tuesday. By Kim Min-jin, Intern reporter (minjin103@heraldcorp.com)[Photo Credit: tvN]