French luxury brand Louis Vuitton is set to open its first ever pop-up restaurant at its flagship boutique in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, next month. Pierre Sang at Louis Vuitton will open on the fourth floor of Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul from May 4 to June 10, serving French cuisine inspired by seasonal ingredients, according to the company. The pop-up restaurant will offer daily multicour...

Girl group Viviz will be taking the virtual stage on the Grammy’s digital performance series titled “Global Spin,” according to the trio’s agency Big Planet Made Entertainment on Tuesday. The act will be the first K-pop girl group to perform on the music show. Viviz will showcase “Bop Bop!” from its first mini-album “Beam of Prism,” released in February. The prerecorded performance will show the...

Yang, who is based in Germany, has won various international competitions, including the first prize of the 54th edition of the International Paganini Competition in Genoa, Italy, in 2015. His performance of Saint-Saens’ Violin Concerto No. 3 with Orchestre National de France in 2019 was well-received by critics. The upcoming concerts will mark Yang’s first nationwide tour with an international o...

As people suffer hardships caused by the virus for nearly three consecutive years, Y2K fashion has naturally become a nostalgic memory for Generation X and millennials, born between mid-1960s to early 1990s. On the other hand, Generation Z considers it as a fun and fresh way to experience the looks, experts said. However, the Y2K revival may seem “uncool” to some older generations, who first wo...

With the landmark Seoul Jazz Festival resuming in-person this year after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lineup of stars for this year’s festival has been unveiled. The 14th Seoul Jazz festival will be held over three days outdoors, starting May 27 at the Olympic Park’s 88 Jandi Madang in southern Seoul, according to the festival’s organizer Private Curve. It is set to featu...

Legendary Korean singer Cho Yong-pil is likely to release his first new album in nine years sometime this year, according to music industry sources and local media Wednesday. The 72-year-old singer has recently started working on a new album, aiming to release it within this year, according to reports. He is said to be considering various genres and concepts for the upcoming album. If Cho drops...

Japanese New Age composer and pianist Yuhki Kuramoto is returning to Korea for a nationwide tour starting in May. The 70-year-old musician will kick off the tour on May 15 with a Jeongseojin Spring Classic performance in Incheon, followed by recitals in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, on May 20; Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province on May 21; Geochang, South Gyeongsang Province, on May 27; and Yeoju...

Songkran Music Festival will be held in Korea for the first time in July, fighting off the summer heat with water and heart-thumping music, according to the festival organizer BEPCTangent Creative on Tuesday. S2O Korea will take place at Seoul Land in Gwacheon, about 20 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 9 and 10. It will feature top electronic dance musicians while 1 million liters of water is ...

Some 624,000 people joined K-pop supergroup BTS’ latest live concert series both online and offline, according to data compiled by the band’s agency Big Hit Music. During the four “Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas” shows on April 8-9 and Friday and Saturday at Allegiant Stadium, nearly 200,000 fans -- 50,000 attendees per session -- showed up to the sold-out concerts. It was also estima...

Disbanded girl group 2NE1 surprised music fans by reuniting to perform at Coachella music festival in the US as a four-member act for the first time since disbanding six years ago. The reunion took place on the main stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which was held in Indio, California, Saturday. Following a mini solo set by former leader CL, the former bandmates -- CL, Sand...

K-pop boy band Seventeen’s first all-English language single “Darl+ing,” which was released Friday, has received favorable comments from foreign media. US music magazine Billboard took note of the 13-member act’s latest release, calling it “a touching song that acts as a love letter and shows appreciation to their dedicated fanbase.” “For Seventeen, doing the work of recording in another langua...

Seoul Park Music Festival will hold in-person concerts in June at the Olympic Park‘s 88 Jandi Madang in southern Seoul. This year’s Seoul Park Music Festival will be held for two days starting June 25 and operate with reserved seating for floor seats with chairs and a picnic zone. Only one stage will be available, in keeping with the COVID-19 guidelines, according to the festival organizers BEPC...

Without his role model, Canadian American singer-songwriter Neil Young, Bak probably would not have chosen folk music as his genre. He learned how to play the guitar and harmonica in his early 20s. Along with his gentle and captivating voice, the instruments have become his “signature items.” “Folk music is like a poet working on poems, and it felt most like me. Since it focuses more on lyrics t...

“We cannot live without smartphones. We want to get photographed and get attention from others. It’s a sad reality,” she said. She sang some parts of the song, which includes lyrics such as “zoom in, zoom out” and “we all live to take pictures.” “If you listen to it, you will be able to relate to the lyrics. ... After all, it’ll be a song that will make you feel happy. You’ll end up finding your...

The partnership is part of the fashion house’s mentoring program Women@Dior, which was launched in 2017. Dior has selected six Ewha students to participate in Women@Dior, according to the university. As part of the cooperation between Dior and Ewha, the French luxury house is staging its pre-fall 2022 collection fashion show at the university on April 30, marking its first-ever runway show in th...