Actress Song Hye-kyo (OSEN)Actress Song Hye-kyo will attend the movie premiere of “My Brilliant Life” at the Wangsimni CGV in Seoul on Thursday as planned, despite public censure over her 2.5 billion won ($2.4 million) tax evasion fiasco. “Song Hye-kyo will stick to the original interview with the press from Monday through Wednesday to promote the new film,” a local entertainment online media outlet reported on Wednesday, citing a source involved in the film.The news came a day after the actress

Idol group JYJ is to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, its agency announced Tuesday.“JYJ will sing the official song of Incheon Asian Games ‘Only One’ in the opening ceremony on Sept. 19, right before the finale,” C-jeS Entertainment was quoted as saying.“The group was originally pledged to do the finale of both the opening and closing ceremonies of the event, but the promise was failed to be kept,” the agency added. “Nevertheless, JYJ decided to perform with respo

Actors Jung Woo-sung and Esom appear on the official poster of film "Madame Bbangdeok." (CJ Entertainment)The teaser and official poster of actor Jung Woo-sung’s latest film was released on Wednesday, alluding to the sensual romance of a man and woman from different age groups.The movie, tentatively titled “Madame Bbandeok,” highlights Jung and actress Esom.Jung plays a 37-year-old professor of literature who leaves the urban bustle to teach literature in a small county. There he encounters a yo

Girl group T-ara is to make its comeback in September.“T-ara is to make a full comeback as a team on Sept. 11, after a yearlong break since its latest EP ‘Again,’” the group’s agency Core Contents Media announced on Wednesday.“The group is trying to come up with electronic dance music this time instead of the sexy concept,” the agency added.T-ara will also reportedly feature a new signature dance move to add to its “robot dance” and “roly-poly dance.”By Kim Min-jin, Intern reporter (minjin103@he

Actors from the movie “Sea Fog” celebrated the film surpassing 1 million viewers on Tuesday.Kim Yoon-suk, Park Yoo-chun, Han Yeri, Lee Hee-joon, Moon Sung-geun and Yoo Seung-mok from the film met with viewers at Seoul Theater to commemorate the achievement. The movie is about six crew members on a fishing boat and depicts the human greed that lies just under the surface of some people.According to the Korean Film Council, the movie collected 1,084,375 viewers in just seven days since its release

Actress Kyung Su-jin (Arena)Actress Kyung Su-jin beamed in women’s fashion magazine Arena’s September edition, flaunting graceful and sexy charms in an all-black dress. In the pictorial, the actress is staring at the camera with champagne-gold syrup dripping from her hands.  Actress Kyung Su-jin (Arena) Actress Kyung Su-jin (Arena)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

2PM’s Wooyoung has made a “summer vacation” fashion editorial with fashion magazine Ceci. The pop star can be seen in Bali, wearing both casual and formal outfits. Wooyoung shows off both his soft and manly sides in the shoot. 2PM will return with their fourth album next month, while the rest of Wooyoung’s editorial can be seen in the September issue of Ceci.By Cho Han-na, Intern reporter (hnncho@heraldcorp.com)(Photo credit: Ceci)

Pictures of Sistar members Bora and Hyolyn in Saipan were posted on the girl group’s official Twitter account Wednesday to promote their new album.Hyolin can be seen in a laid back “vacation look,” while Bora poses in pastel-toned outfits, including a crop top and bikini. Their album “I Swear” will be released on Aug. 26. Pictures of the other members can be seen here: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140819000669By Cho Han-na, Intern reporter (hnncho@heraldcorp.com)(Photo credit: Starsh

(L’Officiel Hommes)Hollywood star Lee Byung-hun flaunted urban masculinity in a pictorial for men’s fashion magazine L’Officiel Hommes on Wednesday. The pictorial was released on the sidelines of the Korean actor’s attendance at the “Giorgio Armani 15S/S Collection” in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday. Lee is the first Korean actor to be formally invited to the iconic fashion event. The actor is currently engaged in the filming of his latest action film “Insiders,” directed by Woo Min-ho. He was recen

Jang Beom-june, leader of the trio Busker Busker, has topped online charts with the release of his debut album “Jang Beom-june Vol. 1.” On Tuesday he released his first album outside Busker Busker and secured his spot at No. 1 on all nine of the top local music sites with lead single “Difficult Woman.” Additionally, a handful of singles off the eight-track album were scattered through many of the top ten real-time charts as well. Popular indie band Busker Busker is certainly no stranger dominati

Despite Kang Ji-young and Nicole’s decision to leave the girl group to pursue solo careers, Kara has returned with a new member and a new EP, “Day & Night.” Although the group’s future seemed quite bleak at the beginning of the year after the announcement that a second member had decided to leave, the group officially dropped its first EP as a foursome Monday. “Day & Night” is Kara’s sixth EP and its first release in eight months. The new album features six tracks including the lead single “Mamm

A wedding photo of Tang Wei and Kim Tae-yong Bom Film ProductionChinese actress Tang Wei and Korean filmmaker Kim Tae-yong recently tied the knot in a formal wedding ceremony in Hong Kong, Kim’s agency Bom Film Production said on Tuesday.Earlier, the couple secretly held a private, informal wedding event on July 12 at the estate of legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman on Faro Island, Sweden. This time, their wedding ceremony in Hong Kong was attended only by their families. “As we began our new jo

The model Soo Joo, who has appeared at major fashion shows, including that of Chanel, wrote “Happy Birthday G-Dragon!” on her Instagram account alongside a picture of him on Monday.In the photo, G-Dragon is sitting in a chair with a big smile and happy expression. His charismatic good looks and fashion sense caught people’s attention.G-Dragon had already celebrated his birthday with the members of Big Bang during “YG Family Concert” at Jamsil stadium on Friday.In response to congratulatory messa

Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu of K-pop group JYJ said that they were not afraid to turn 30 at a press conference last Friday, opening up on their feelings about getting older. “Now I am at the end of my 20s and I started to feel exhausted when I dance hard. Nevertheless, age is just a number,” Jaejoong said.“It has been more than 10 years since we started working together and I have started to feel grateful to my friends and the people around me. I wish I could get along with them for the rest of

A homegrown action film about a 16th-century Korean naval hero's astonishing victory over Japan exceeded 15 million in attendance on Tuesday for the first time in local Korean box-office history, the film's promoter said."Roaring Currents" hit the milestone at 1:30 p.m., the 21st day since it opened on July 30, 1st Look said, citing box-office figures from the Korean Film Council.On Friday, it became the most-watched film movie at theaters in the country, breaking the previous record held by Hol