E Sens"The Anecdote"(KT Music)　 Rapper E Sens is often recognized as the "other rapper" in the duo Supreme Team with Simon D, who recently topped the charts with his solo track "Simon Dominic." But in his first studio-length album "The Anecdote," which created buzz because it was released while he serves time for drug use, E Sens shows that he can more than hold his own.The album is filled with honest, often bitter autobiographical lyrics about his struggles in the Korean rap industry. E Sens co

The Korea Herald brings you the latest on what's going on around the hotels in Korea. Fruit dessert buffetat Sheraton Grande Walkerhill　Sheraton Grande Walkerhill’s lobby lounge cafe The Pavilion is offering a new seasonal dessert buffet promotion titled “Beautifruit,” featuring an array of dainty desserts mainly made with pomegranates and blueberry. Twenty-six kinds of desserts will be offered with a selection of light meals and beverages. Desserts include blueberry sandwiches, mini roll cakes

Taking a seat in his cooking studio in Sangsu-dong, Seoul producer Lee Wook-jung was doing little to dispel his globetrotting image.“I just got back from a week in Kyoto,” he said. The KBS producer, best known for his Peabody Award-winning 2008 series “Noodle Road,” has spent a considerable amount of the year outside Korea, scoping out locations and interview subjects for his documentaries. With an academic background in cultural anthropology, culinary training from Le Cordon Bleu London and the

The media was split on its opinion of Shin Dong-yeob’s new comedy “Untouchable Lawmen,” starring Im Chang-jung and Choi Daniel, even before it hit theaters Thursday. But leading man Im said that he wasn’t bothered by unfavorable reviews.“This movie is supposed to have a B movie feel,” he told reporters at a group interview at a cafe in Seoul. “For people who like this type of genre, it’s a well-made movie. There are serious movies, then there are movies like these.”Im chose the comedy as his lea

The nation’s largest and most internationally recognized film festival became the center of controversy earlier this year, when the Korean Film Council announced that it would be cutting its financial support by nearly half compared to 2014. Despite fears that the festival would have to be canceled or downsized, the Busan International Film Festival was able to secure enough funds to hold the event for a 20th year, according to festival directors at a press conference at the Koreana Hotel on Tue

Chadwick International has named Shelly Luke Wille the new head of school as part of its key leadership reshuffle, school officials said Tuesday.Wille succeeded Charles Sachs as the new head of the school located in Songdo, Incheon, effective for the 2015-16 school year that started last week. She has vowed to implement long-term strategies to enhance the learning environment and education program, which is based on International Baccalaureate.  Shelly Luke Wille (Chadwick International)“I’m thr

April, DSP Media’s new girl group, made their debut with the release of their first EP “Dreaming” and the lead track “Dream Candy.”The group, known to fans as the “younger sister group” to DSP‘s signature group Kara, includes six members: leader Somin, Chaewon, Hyunjoo, Naeun, Yena and Jinsol, born in consecutive years from 1996 to 2001. April (DSP Media)“Our average age is 17.5,” said Jinsol, the youngest member, at their media showcase at Coex in Seoul. “We heard we were the youngest girl grou

In a K-pop world filled with girl groups offering sexy and sometimes even provocative performances to get in the limelight, Apink has claimed a nearly unrivaled position with unwavering confidence in their clean, friendly girl-next-door image.The girls maximized that charm at their second exclusive concert, “Pink Island,” in Seoul last weekend, allowing themselves to let loose, joke around and have fun with their fans. Apink (A Cube Entertainment)“Tonight, this is an island just for Apink and Pi

걸그룹 에이핑크(에이큐브 엔터테인먼트)의 두번째 단독 콘서트 ‘핑크 아일랜드’가 8월 22일, 23일 양일간 서울 잠실실내체육관에서 열렸다.만명이 넘는 팬과 함께한 콘서트에서 에이핑크 멤버들은 디즈니 캐릭터로 분한 브릿지 영상을 선보였다.디즈니 픽사 영화 ‘인사이드아웃’을 패러디한 첫 영상에서 에이핑크는 기쁨하영, 슬픔은지, 까칠나은, 소심초롱, 분노남주, 빙봉보미로 변신해 콘서트에 대한 소감을 전했다.개인 무대 후 이어진 두번째 브릿지 영상에서는 ‘겨울왕국’의 공주들로 변신했다. 남주, 하영, 나은은 세쌍둥이 안나가 되고, 은지, 보미, 초롱은 세쌍둥이 엘사가 되어 두 자매가 에이핑크의 노래를 함께 즐기는 연기를 펼쳐 팬들에게 신선한 재미를 선사했다.‘핑크아일랜드’ 콘서트를 마친 에이핑크는 일본투어에 돌입할 예정이다.코리아헤럴드 원호정 기자 (hjwon@heraldcorp.com)에이핑크 (에이큐브 엔터테인먼트)<관련 영문 기사>Apink take fans to their ‘Pin

‘뷰티 인사이드’(감독 백종열)의 주인공 이수는 매일 다른 모습을 하고 나타나는 남자 우진과 사랑에 빠진다. 현실에서는 일어날 수 없는 판타지임에도 불구하고 이수를 연기한 배우 한효주는 서울 삼청동 카페에서 진행된 인터뷰에서 캐릭터에 쉽게 공감할 수 있었다고 전했다.  한효주 (연합)한효주는 “(뷰티인사이드)를 찍었을때는 이수였던 것 같다. 이수가 된 제가 느끼기에 대사가 이랬으면 좋겠다, 저랬으면 좋겠다고 표현을 많이 했던 것 같다”고 말했다. 이 때문에 시나리오에 원래 없던 대사도 직접 만들어내기도 했다. “‘익숙해지려면 하루가 너무 짧아요,’ 그런 대사나 엔딩씬에서도 ‘니가 어떤 모습이어도 괜찮아. 이 안의 너를 사랑하는거니까.’를 했다”고 말했다. “‘쎄시봉’에서의 캐릭터는 만들어진 캐릭터였다. 목소리 톤도 그렇고. 표정도 새침하고. 그런데 이번 영화에서는 목소리의 변화라던가, 보이는 것에 특별하게 만든게 없다. 그냥 나인것 같기도 하다. 많이 닮아있는것 같다”고 말했다.‘뷰

There isn’t much variety to the words used to describe HyunA: All roads lead to “sexy.”HyunA (Cube Entertainment)That image of the 4minute member and solo singer who appeared in Psy‘s “Gangnam Style” music video remains alive and strong in her latest EP “A+,” which dropped Friday. Promotions for the EP started off with an adults-only trailer that showed the 23-year-old partying hard in Los Angeles, and the music video for the strutting lead track “Roll Deep“ is expected to follow in the same vei

　“Introduction to K-pop History”　By Zhang Eu-jeong, Suh Byung-kee　(Sung An Dang)  Cover of "Introduction to K-pop History" (Sung An Dang)　Listeners of K-pop may be surprised to find that the content of a book titled “Introduction to K-pop History” goes all the way back to the year 1907. The term “K-pop” has become so synonymous with the global phenomenon of idol groups, dance music and fandoms that it seems hard to imagine anything before that as being Korean pop.The new book, planned by the Kor