17th Korea Times Music Festival April 27, 2019

The 17th Korea Times Music Festival is fast-approaching, and this year’s festival has a fantastic lineup in-store for fans! The Korea Times Music Festival is one of the United States’ most-successful Korean festivals as The Korea Times...

8Apr

VAV Coming to North America

Another K-Pop group will be touring North America! VAV (Very Awesome Voice) will embark on their North American tour starting April 25, 2019 until May 5, 2019. This will be the group’s second North American tour since 2018. The A-TEAM...

8Apr

BLACKPINK Release Messy “Kill This Love”

On April 4, 2019, BLACKPINK made their much-anticipated comeback with “Kill This Love.” The single also includes three new B-sides: “Hope Not,” “Don’t Know What to Do,” and “Kick It.” While “Kill This Love” has racked up...

8Apr

KCRUSH Interview with Korean Singer Rothy

Rothy is an up-and-coming South Korean singer and musician, who is currently just 19 years of age. Not only is Rothy known for her angelic voice and obvious musical talent, she initially garnered much attention from the media for being the...

6Apr

NCT-127 Sign with American Agency

As NCT-127 prepare to advance into the American market, SM Entertainment announced that the group as signed with Capitol Music Group (CMG) for their North American promotions. The signing also includes a deal with CMG’s sub-label Caroline, which...

6Apr

Katie Kim Joins AWAL

Katie Kim, who also goes by KATIE, recently joined American recording label AWAL. AXIS Entertainment, Kim’s Korean label, confirmed the signing on April 5, 2019. AWAL helps independent artists distribute music globally according to their...

6Apr

Rapper KK Paralyzed Following Diving Accident in Thailand

On March 22, 2019, K-Rapper, KK (KEIKEI), became paralyzed following a diving accident in a Thailand resort swimming pool. In an Instagram post, KK posted that he broke his neck in two places. Following the accident, it was revealed that KK...

5Apr

Actor Lee Il Jae Passes Away

On April 5, 2019, actor Lee Il Jae passed away following a battle with lung cancer. He was 59-years-old. Lee revealed his cancer diagnose in 2018 while appearing on The Victory with Doctors. While on the show, he expressed how he planned to...

5Apr

Wildfires Rage in South Korea’s Gangwon Province

On Thursday April 4, 2019, a transformer fire started a wildfire in Eastern Gangwon Province. The fires then spread to the cities of Sokcho and Gangneung according to Reuters. According to the Gangwon Fire Headquarters, fire broke out on a roadside...

5Apr

Roy Kim Identified as “Kim” in the JJY Chats; Booked for Allegedly Sharing Obscene Photos

Roy Kim, the once squeaky-clean singer of the hit songs “Bom Bom Bom” and “Love Love Love,” has now been implicated of passing around explicit photos in the infamous Jung Joon Young Kakao chats. Kim, who is currently in the United...

5Apr

Singer Eddy Kim Latest Name Involved in Jung Joon Young Kakao Chats

On April 4, 2019, former Superstar K 4 contestant and singer-songwriter Eddy Kim was revealed as another participant of the sexually-explicit Jung Joon Young KakaoTalk chats. Originally, he was named as a witness and questioned on March 31,...

4Apr

TS Entertainment Seeks Damages from Former SECRET Member, Song Jieun

Embattled company, TS Entertainment, is back with another lawsuit as they are reportedly seeking to sue former SECRET member Song Jieun for damages. TS Entertainment claims that when Jieun signed with Haewadal Entertainment in January 2019,...

4Apr

A-JAX Announce Disbandment; DSP Media Confirms

K-Pop group A-JAX announced their official disbandment March 31, 2019. Their agency, DSP Media, confirmed the news by stating the group members’ contracts have ended. In a statement, DSP said: Hello, this is DSP Media. We would like to...

1Apr

All You Need to know about Korean Actor, Shin Ha-kyun

Korean actor Shin Ha-kyun was born on May 30, 1974 and raised in Seoul, Korea. His best-known films include Joint Security Area (2000), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Save the Green Planet! (2003), and TV drama series Brain (2011)....

28Mar

Suzy Leaves JYP Entertainment After Nine Years

After nine years with the company, singer and actress Bae Suzy departed JYP Entertainment (JYPE) at the end of her contract. On March 26, 2019, JYPE confirmed the news in a statement. Hello. This is JYP Entertainment. We are announcing that...

17th Korea Times Music Festival April 27, 2019