Every four years, 32 national football teams clash for the World Cup trophy, the top honor in the sport, sparking a worldwide fever. And the time has come again with the Brazil World Cup 2014 kicking off on Friday. Koreans have been no exception to the craze, whether Korea qualifies for the championship or not. Every time Korea advances to the 32-team contest, Koreans have turned their eyes to football, rooting for their team ardently.However, the World Cup craze doesn’t seem to last long in Kor

South Korean actress Ha Ji-won turned into a singer for her dear fans, with the track “Now Here I Am,” to be unveiled on June 13. The song was produced and written by Jung Jae-yoon from the R&B group Solid, which was popular in the 1990s. Scriptwriter Jung Kyung-soon of the MBC-TV drama “Ki Empress” wrote the lyrics. The song was specially made for fans who still cannot let go of Ki Seung-nyang, the main character of the drama “Ki Empress,” played by Ha. The veteran actress worked on the song de

A video providing a glimpse of Taeyang’s album-making process was released Wednesday. (YG Entertainment)YG Entertainment, Taeyang’s Korean label, posted a 4-minute video titled “Journey to Rise” on its official blog. The video is composed of a series of comments from the idol’s close friends, fellow members of K-pop boy group Big Bang and his company staff. It starts with Taeyang saying, “I have learned a lot, there were good times and bad times. Now, I would like to tell you my story.”G-Dragon,

K-pop sensation EXO’s latest music video “Overdose” was the most viewed K-pop video in the U.S. and around the world this May, according to Billboard. The U.S. music magazine compiled a list of the 10 most-viewed K-pop music videos on YouTube. EXO’s subunit EXO-K’s “Overdose” topped the list, with the same track by EXO-M in second. The two music videos together reached 22 million views within a month since its release on May 7. The group, which has 12 members, has been pursuing their activities