Actress Shin Min-ah showed off an elegant summer look in a recent photo shoot.  (JOINUS)In photos for women’s wardrobe brand JOINUS, Shin took on a ready-for-summer chic holiday look.  (JOINUS)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

Korean pop diva Lee Hyori started blogging earlier this week, revealing her daily life in Jejudo Island.  (Lee Hyori's blog)Posting pictures of herself and her husband Lee Sang-soon, Lee shared part of her life with fans. So far it has ranged from seashore strolling and honeymoon photos to her vegetarian breakfast menu along with its recipe. (Lee Hyori's blog)“At one point, I started to feel like Twitter is not enough. I may be sort of poor at blogging for now but please visit and take a look,”

K-pop singer BoA shared a selfie Tuesday, wearing black glasses with no makeup on. “Thanks for the food. hihihi~ I am so happy being full. hehe!!!!” BoA said, showing off her natural beauty in the photo. Meanwhile, the singer and actress recently wrapped up shooting of the film “Big Match,” which is soon to be released. 　(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

K-pop idol boy bands EXO-K and VIXX were pictured together in a photo revealed Wednesday by VIXX leader N. “It has been long since everybody got together. Nice to see you, pals!” N said on his Twitter page. He also disclosed a selfie he took with fellow member Ravie, saying, “Long time no see. Let‘s meet up soon.” VIXX is soon to begin official activities to promote its recently-released fourth single “Eternity.” The idol stars will make their comeback Thursday on “M! Countdown.” By Ock Hyun-ju

Actress Go Eun-ah boasted a sexy look in a photo shoot for Esquire magazine.  (Esquire)In the interview, she mentioned her upcoming film “Sketch” and rumors about her and her brother, MBLAQ member Mir. Full photos and then interview are available in the magazine’s July issue or at imagazinekorea.com.(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

South Korean ballad singer Lyn received an award for her song on the original soundtrack from “My Love from the Star", “My Destiny” at the 50th Baeksang Arts Award on Tuesday.Lyn is the first recipient to be awarded for work on an original soundtrack.“I received the Original Soundtrack Award at Baeksang Arts Award! It was the first award of its kind and I’m really honored to have received it. Thank you,” Lyn said on her Twitter account with a photo of her with the trophy.(Twitter)SBS’ drama “My

(OSEN)South Korean actress Gong Hyo-jin and actor Lee Jin-wook confirmed that they are an item, local news outlets reported on Thursday. “We confirmed that the two are in a romantic relationship. They have just started dating and maintaining a good relationship. Please support them,” an official close to the stars told local newspaper Ilgan Sports. The couple is said to have been on a late-night casual date, enjoying what “ordinary couples” do, in a suburb of Seoul out of the public eye.Earlier

S.M. Culture & Contents has released an official trailer teaser of S.M. Entertainment’s first-ever musical, “Singing in the Rain.”The anticipated musical for K-pop fans features Kyuhyun, Baekhyun, Jay Kim, Sunny, Sunday and many more professional musical actors and actresses.K-pop boy band Super Junior’s Kyuhyun appears on the show as Don Lockwood, a popular film star from humble roots. EXO member Baekhyun is doubling for the same role. Jay Kim, of one of S.M.’s oldest boy bands Trax, will also

K-pop boy group VIXX’s Leo disclosed a photo taken with recently retired football player Park Ji-sung on Tuesday.“Leo meets his all-time idol,” the explanation read alongside the photo on VIXX’s official Twitter account.In the picture, both Leo and Park are smiling and standing side by side, though Leo’s smile is nervous while Park seems relaxed.  (Twitter)Leo flaunted his athletic skills during the filming of SBS’ “Running Man.” The singer joined a team called “Idol All-star” with other K-pop s

(Twitter) World star Psy, the hero of “Gangnam Style,” is expected to make a grand return to the music scene with a new album in June. The album, to be released two years after the sensational “Gangnam Style” track in 2012, will include mostly “Psy-like” songs. The hip-hop artist once confessed that his latest song “Gentleman” did not reflect his personality at the concert held last December. “I will start f

K-pop boy group SHINee released “Japan Arena Tour SHINee World 2013 ~Boys Meet U~” live DVD on Wednesday that features the group‘s second concert in Japan.The DVD shows the final concert held in Tokyo, where the group showcased 30 performances, as well as the backstage and rehearsal scenes. The idol band toured nine cities around Japan, including Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo for 15 concerts from June to December last year, attracting a total of 220,000 concertgoers. SHINee will make its way to Shangh

What does a typical hard day look like? If this question were asked of Ko Gun-su, the corrupt detective played by Lee Sun-kyun in the upcoming local film “A Hard Day,” he would probably rattle off a litany of perplexing incidents.He receives a divorce notice from his wife. His mother passes away. He and his coworkers are investigated by police inspectors over alleged embezzlement. He drives recklessly and causes a hit-and-run accident, killing a man. He tries to conceal the accident by hiding th

Mir of MBLAQ was intimidated by actress Hwang Shin-hye’s charisma at first sight and could not get out of bed the next day, the boy band member said on Wednesday. From Left: Hong Ji-min, Hwang Shin-hye, Lady Jane and Mir. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)“(Hwang) was the most candid person that I have ever met,” he said in a press conference for the fourth season of the StoryOn makeover show “Let Mi-in.” Mir described his first impressions of the actress by saying she was “so chic that (she) made

A Thai episode of StoryOn cosmetics makeover show “Let Mi-In” will be broadcast in late August at the earliest, the show producer said Wednesday.“We will be airing the Thai episode sometime in late August or early September,” show producer Park Hyun-woo told The Korea Herald. "Let Me-In" producer Park Hyun-woo speaks in a press conference held in Seoul, Wednesday. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)“Let Mi-In” has become one of the longest-running shows ever aired on StoryOn, a female-targeted chan

Actor Kim Soo-hyun on Tuesday wowed the crowd in the 50th Baeksang Awards by saying “Cheon Song-yi, I love you” to actress Jun Ji-hyun who starred alongside him in “My Love from the Star.”At the end of his gratitude speech, Kim jokingly said, “Last but not least, Ms. Cheon Song-yi, I love you.”  (JTBC) (JTBC)The Korean heartthrob was awarded three honors at the awarding ceremony: the best rookie award, the most popular film actor’s award for “Secretly, Greatly,” and the most popular television a