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Lee Soo-man, founder of SM Entertainment and a pioneer of K-pop, is finally returning to South Korea’s music industry as key producer of A2O Entertainment. The new boy group “A2O SOUL” and girl group “A2O LITE” that he is launching have confirmed simultaneous debuts this month, drawing attention...

A perfect blend of tradition and innovation fills an 18-year wait World-renowned jazz pianist 'Kevin Hays' will meet his South Korean fans for the first time in 18 years. Promoter 'Jazz Bridge Company' officially announced that Hays will give solo concerts on the 6th of next month at 'Cosmos Art...

The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened with a grand ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae, Busan, kicking off Asia's largest film festival. This year BIFF moved its opening day up by one day from Wednesday to Tuesday.

Leading South Korean filmmakers, including directors Jung Ji-young and Lee Myung-se, have taken a firm stand over the controversy surrounding 'Assassins', a film at the center of allegations of historical distortion.

Baseball and dating, two of South Korea’s biggest obsessions right now, have been brought together. The genre of Korean dating shows — which has evolved from remote islands to unfamiliar travel spots, from sibling duets to programs pairing people who have never dated before — has reached another...

SGIFF stands by creative vision amid controversy over historical distortion The Singapore International Film Festival will screen “The Assassins”, directed by Hur Jin-ho, as the opening film of its 37th edition as scheduled.

Pioneer of Korean rock, vocalist who shone brightest onstage Park Young-chul, vocalist of Black Syndrome, the band that led the renaissance of Korean heavy metal, has died. He was 61. According to his family, Park died suddenly on the night of the 6th.

54,000 voices and a spectacle of light engulf Goyang Stadium "I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights. No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch. . . " (I was blinded by the lights. I can't fall asleep without your touch.

J-pop’s dramatic comeback through K-pop benchmarking and a fundamental overhaul Avex, one of Japan’s leading entertainment agencies, has successfully overhauled its business by aggressively benchmarking South Korea’s “K-pop” system.

From the driving force behind “Journey to Atlantis” to finding a lifelong partner Yujeong, 34, the former leader of girl group 'LABOUM', will marry this winter. The news marks a significant new chapter for the singer, who won fans with her signature fresh charm and steady vocals before leaving the...