Top South Korean actor Jo In-sung said on Saturday that he does not know much about women, which led to his break-up with actress Kim Min-hee. 　The 33-year-old actor made the remarks about his recently-ended relationship on Park Kyung-lim’s “Talk Concert” held Saturday in Seoul by entertainer Park Kyung-lim. 　 (OSEN)Jo, a longtime friend of Park, made a surprise appearance at the concert, attended by some 700 women. 　He shared his thoughts on the women’s problems and presented one participant, w

K-pop boy group Super Junior’s Heechul posted a photo taken with Kangin and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon on his Instagram on Saturday. 　The idols, all under the management of SM Entertainment, pose for camera with Japanese ramen noodles on the table. 　Super Junior kicked off a world tour concert in Tokyo on Saturday.　(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com) 　

Miss A’s Suzy showed off a doll-like appearance in a selfie posted on Sunday on her Instagram. 　In the picture taken while filming for a commercial shoot, Suzy wears a green tank top with matching ruby red lipstick. 　Separately, Suzy is shooting for the film “Dorihwaga” to be screened next year. 　(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

　When 2PM made its debut in 2008 with the single, “10 Points Out of 10 Points,” the idol group captured the hearts of many K-pop fans with the members’ masculine, beast-like image. 　However, back then, the seven-member-turned-six-member boy band was not much more than an idol group that performed songs mainly composed by its agency’s CEO and producer Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment.　Now after more than seven years in the game, the members’ vast experiences as long-time K-pop singers have led

Joo Won (SIM Entertainment)South Korean actor Joo Won will host a charity fan meeting on Saturday to raise money for a teenage patient with cerebral palsy, as well as for multicultural families, his agency SIM Entertainment announced Friday. The financial donations made at the event will help 17-year-old cerebral palsy patient Kim Young-soo receive some needed dental treatment, according to the star's agency. The funds raised will also go to support multicultural families in Korea in need of med

Less than six months after being crowned the winner of popular singing competition program “Survival Audition K-pop Star 3,” Korean-American Bernard Park will officially be making his K-pop debut under JYP Entertainment this month. According to a press release from JYPE officials on Wednesday, Park is slated to drop his first single, which was produced and composed by JYPE founder and famed producer Park Jin-young, on Oct. 6. One week after the release of his debut single, Park will then unveil

Girls’ Generation, one of the most popular K-pop girl bands in Asia, is facing its toughest time since its debut in 2007 after Jessica claimed on Tuesday that she was “forced out” of the group by her agency. The news first went viral after Jessica accused her label SM Entertainment of unfairly dismissing her from the group without any warning through her Weibo account.The group’s fans refused to believe what Jessica claimed, and some even raised speculations that the account had been hacked. A f

Jessica, the embattled former member of K-pop idol group Girls’ Generation, renewed her claims that her label SM Entertainment unilaterally dismissed her in a press release on Wednesday. “On Sept. 29, I was notified that I should leave the team. I am too perplexed and devastated,” she said through a press release made by the public relations agency for her newly-launched fashion brand.“I have put my career as a member of Girls‘ Generation first before my personal life or business. But I was info

Model and actor Julien Kang was not high on drugs when he was caught walking around half-naked in public, the National Forensic Service confirmed on Wednesday. The local police said the Korean-French actor’s drug test results were negative, citing the state forensic agency. Model and actor Julien Kang. (OSEN)Kang was suspected of illegal drug abuse after being arrested on a busy street in Gangnam, southern Seoul, on Sept. 25 while wearing only his briefs. He was taken to the local police for an

The embattled K-pop idol group Girls’ Generation shed tears at a fan meeting held Tuesday in China, hours after their member Jessica‘s removal from the group was made public.  　The group’s eight members -- Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung and Yoona -- held the fan event “2014 Girls’ Generation First Fan Party” in Shenzhen, China, on Tuesday, without Jessica.　 Girls’ Generation left for China without Jessica on Tuesday (Osen)Earlier in the day, the band’s agency SM Entert

Quirky girl group Crayon Pop’s first unit group Strawberry Milk, featuring twin sisters ChoA and Way, is gearing up to release its debut, four-track EP “Break Out,” according to an announcement by Chrome Entertainment on Monday. The identical twins’ upcoming EP is slated to drop on Oct. 15, and will include lead track “OK,” as well as three other singles: “Let Me Know,” “Hello” and “Feel So Good.” According to Chrome officials, both sisters took part in the concept, costumes, choreography and al

Representatives from K-pop’s largest management agency, SM Entertainment, have officially confirmed that popular K-pop starlet Jessica will no longer be a part of the girl group Girls’ Generation, according to a statement released on Tuesday.The announcement came about eight hours after Jessica revealed on her Weibo account that SM had unilaterally dismissed her from the group without “justifiable reason.” “I was excited about our upcoming fan events only to shockingly be informed by my company

Lee Byung-hun’s two celebrity blackmailers had requested he give them a new house and cash before threatening to release a lewd video of him, prosecutors alleged on Tuesday.  Actor Lee Byung-hun. (KBS)The 24-year-old model surnamed Lee and 20-year-old Dahee of girl group Glam attempted to blackmail the 44-year-old married man after he turned down the request, according to prosecutors. The women were detained on charges of conspiracy. The prosecutors said the women were introduced to Lee Byung-hu

g.o.d. (sidusHQ)g.o.d., Korea’s first generation K-pop boy band, will hold its first U.S. concerts in California and New Jersey, the group’s label Sidus HQ said on Tuesday. The five members, now in their 30s and 40s, will highlight their 15-year careers with two U.S. concerts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 7 and in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 9.In the U.S. concert, g.o.d. plans to introduce a variety of new performances that it has not shown at