Lauv releases Korean version of 'Love U Like That' using AI voice technology

SEOUL -- American singer-songwriter Lauv has released the Korean version of his hit song "Love U Like That" using artificial intelligence-based voice technology. The Korean version was created after the AI solution learned the voice of Kevin Woo, a former member of the South Korean boy group U-Kiss. The South Korean office of Universal Music Group, an American music corporation, said this is the first time for an American pop artist to roll out a non-English-based

November 8, 2023

Peru's symbolic artwork 'Pucará Bull' to be showcased with Korean legendary creature in Seoul

SEOUL -- The Peruvian Embassy in South Korea will showcase Pucará Bull, Peru's handcrafted artwork that symbolizes prosperity and peace, along with art pieces of Haechi, a Korean mythical animal regarded as a guardian against fire and other natural disasters. The exhibition will take place inside Seoul's city hall to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Peru. Pucará Bull is an art piece created in a town located in the Andes

November 7, 2023

Seventeen ranks second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with 'Seventeenth Heaven'

SEOUL -- Multinational K-pop boy band Seventeen has ranked second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with its eleventh mini album titled "Seventeenth Heaven." American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift took first place with "1989 (Taylor's Version)." Seventeen's album, released on October 23, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 100,000 equivalent album units sold in the United States in the week ending November 2. The music video f

November 6, 2023

Boy band Seventeen tops K-pop albums chart with 'Seventeenth Heaven'

SEOUL -- "Seventeenth Heaven," a mini album by multinational K-pop boy band Seventeen, has topped a real-time music chart in the United States, Japan, and China. The chart, operated by South Korea's state-funded music chart company "Hanteo Chart," ranks the 30 most popular K-pop albums by country. Hanteo Chart's data, released on November 3, showed that Seventeenth Heaven ranked first for the fourth week of October in the three countries. The company d

November 3, 2023

BTS' Jungkook releases first solo album 'GOLDEN'

SEOUL -- Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, rolled out his very first solo album "Golden." The 26-year-old has collaborated with global producers including British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, American producer Andrew Watt, and Shawn Mendes, a Canadian singer-songwriter. The album contains 11 English language-based songs. Big Hit, the agency of BTS, released Golden on November 3. "Standing Next To You," the title track of the album was produced by Andrew Wat

November 3, 2023

The Kid Laroi's collab song with BTS' Jungkook enters Billboard's top 100 popular song chart

SEOUL -- Australian artist The Kid LAROI ranked 44th on Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with his new single "Too Much," which features Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, and British rapper Central Cee. Through the dance track, the three artists expressed feelings of regret towards their loved ones. Billboard's chart, released on October 31, showed that the single debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, a weekly song chart that ranks the top 100 popul

November 1, 2023

Stray Kids completes domed stadium tour in Japan and S. Korea

SEOUL -- Boy band Stray Kids has completed its domed stadium tour that started in August. The group attracted more than 340,000 fans through eight concerts in four cities in Japan including Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. The eight-member band also performed at Gocheok Sky Dome, an iconic domed facility in the southwestern part of Seoul. Stray Kids was listed as one of the next-generation leaders in 2023 by Time magazine. The band received immense attention before its official debut as i

November 1, 2023

​Singer G-Dragon to voluntarily participate in police probe for illegal drug use

SEOUL -- Singer Kwon Ji-yong, known by his stage name G-Dragon, has announced that he would voluntarily show up to police to cooperate in an ongoing drug investigation. The 35-year-old recently got caught up in a drug scandal after police booked the singer on suspicion of illegal use of drugs. South Korea's entertainment scene was engulfed in terror and shock in late October after law enforcers booked 48-year-old actor Lee Sun-kyun who starred in the globally popular 2019 film &q

October 31, 2023

Police rule out possibility of additional celebrities being involved in drug scandal

SEOUL -- Police have ruled out the possibility of additional celebrities being involved in a drug scandal other than actor Lee Sun-kyun and singer G-Dragon who were booked on suspicion of the illegal use of drugs. South Korea's entertainment scene was engulfed in terror and shock in late October after law enforcers booked the 48-year-old actor who starred in the globally-popular 2019 film "Parasite", and the 35-year-old singer after police obtained evidence that the two s

October 30, 2023

Big Hit vows to take legal action against malicious drug rumors about BTS members

SEOUL -- Big Hit Music, K-pop wonder BTS' label, has vowed to take legal action against a media report that claimed BTS members were frequent visitors of a private adult bar in Seoul's southern district of Gangnam. Currently, actor Lee Sun-kyun and boy band BIGBANG member G-Dragon were booked by law enforcers on suspicion of drug abuse and the bar was pointed as the main venue for drug parties. South Korea's entertainment scene was suddenly engulfed in shock in late Octob

October 27, 2023