Big Bang member T.O.P will hold an exhibition next month to celebrate the release of his first photography collection.The “From TOP Exhibition,” will display photos from the collection “1st Pictorial Records From TOP” released Wednesday and unpublished photos personally picked by the K-pop star.The photography collection is a result of a collaboration between T.O.P, also known as Choi Seung-hyun, and photographer Hong Jang-hyun. The two visited New York in December 2013 to capture moments from t

South Korean pop superstar BoA’s English-language debut film has been exported to 54 countries around the world, the film’s local production company said Thursday.Directed by Duane Adler, best known for his dance-centric, youth-driven screenplays for “Save the Last Dance” and the “Step Up” films, “Make Your Move” is a South Korea-U.S. co-production about a man and a woman from different backgrounds who come to understand each other and fall in love through dance. “The movie was sold to 54 countr

Popular singer-songwriter IU will make a return next month with her first remake album and a series of concerts.The album will be her first remake since her debut in 2008. It will feature reinterpretations and rearrangements of past hits through IU’s signature vocals and musical sensibilities.The singer-songwriter will also stage a series of concerts, titled “Just one more step ... just that,” at Sogang University’s Mary Hall. Unlike IU’s previous concert last year, which was marked by a flashy

Psy, Big Bang and other YG Entertainment artists have now become shareholders of their own management agency.YG’s main producer Yang Hyun-suk and CEO Yang Min-suk allocated a total of 81,400 shares to 18 of the agency’s artists, transferring parts of the preemptive rights they hold as YG’s majority shareholders on Tuesday.In doing so, the two company chiefs became the first ever in the local entertainment industry to transfer exclusive preemptive rights to the agency’s artists.The decision allow

Park Jin-young, singer, and main producer and head of entertainment giant JYP Entertainment, ranked No. 1 in music copyright earnings in 2013 for the third consecutive year.Park earned the most in copyright royalties as a songwriter-producer in 2013, according to the 2013 Music Copyright Total Earnings report released by the Korea Music Copyright Association on Tuesday. With a net profit of 1.2 billion won ($1.2 million) in 2013, Park topped the list of copyright earners each year since 2011. Ho

EXO, an idol group with one of the largest fan followings in K-pop, will put on the group’s first concert since its debut nearly two years ago. In celebration of the group’s two-year anniversary, the 12 members of EXO will hold their first full concert at the Olympic Park’s Gymnastics Stadium on May 24-25. According to representatives at SM Entertainment, EXO will also hold concerts in other major cities across Asia.EXO is scheduled to release its newest EP on April 15, and host a special showca

Popular Korean-American R&B singer Lena Park, also known as Park Jung-hyun, will return with a new EP “Syncrofusion” and a series of upcoming concerts in Seoul, Busan and Daegu. “Syncrofusion” is slated to be released on April 18 and will mark Park’s first album release following the artist’s eighth studio album “Parallax” nearly two years ago. The album was produced by Team 89, the producing team from local talent agency Mystic89, which is home to popular artists such as Cho Jung-chi, Lim Kim a

TOKYO (AFP) ― Thousands of K-pop fans flocked to a major concert by top South Korean music stars in Japan last week, with organizers and fans alike calling it a “bridge” for two nations locked in a never-ending diplomatic squabble.The K-pop juggernaut has been spreading around the world with South Korean music, television and movies making a big splash in countries with few ties to Seoul.But the country’s offerings are particularly loved across the sea in Japan, whose own unique culture has long

“K-pop Star 2” winners Lee Chan-hyuk, 17, and Lee Soo-hyun, 14, of the brother-sister duo Akdong Musician finally released their debut album “Play” on Monday after taking the “K-pop Star” crown more than a year ago. Within hours of its release, the album hit the top of the K-pop charts. It took the top 11 spots on Naver’s real-time music chart while a handful of the album’s singles ranked in the Top Ten list on various online charts with the single “200%” topping all nine local charts.  Chan-hyu

South Korea’s signature alt-rock band Nell delivered a series of live performances last week at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall in Seoul, showcasing its new studio album “Newton’s Apple.”Nell’s concert on Friday night was best described as intimate, emotional and sentimental. Throughout the entire performance, the band’s dreamlike sounds and heartfelt lyrics drew in listeners like gravity, living up to the theme of its recent album.Since its debut 15 years ago, Nell has had a distinct style th

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Tiffany, a Korean-American member of Girls’ Generation, is in a romantic relationship with Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, a Thai-American member of K-pop group 2PM, their respective entertainment agencies confirmed on Friday.“Tiffany and Nichkhun have been in a relationship for four months,” a spokesperson for SM Entertainment, Girls’ Generation’s agency, told a sports daily.Rumors of their romantic relationship surfaced on March 11 after Nichkhun, 25, and Tiffany, 24, were seen on a date at a fusion

The 20th edition of the Dream Concert, an annual showcase of popular K-pop acts, will take place at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on June 7, the concert’s organizer Korea Entertainment Producers’ Association said on Tuesday.Under the slogan “We Love You Korea,” this year’s Dream Concert is scheduled to feature today’s hottest K-pop groups including Girls’ Generation, EXO, Beast, KARA, 4minute, B1A4, VIXX, A Pink, Girl’s Day, T-Ara, U-Kiss, BTOB, Rainbow, Crayon Pop, Boys Republic, Dal Shabet and m

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