All posts tagged "K-pop"

  • South Korean singer IU. (Yonhap)
    IU accused of illegally sampling Britney Spears’ music

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean singer-songwriter IU has been accused of using illegal samples of a Britney Spears song from 2007, local media reported Tuesday. A person claiming to be a Spears fan posted on an online...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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  • (YG Entertainment)
    PSY’s new album coming Dec. 1

    K-pop’s horse-dance genius PSY will drop his new album on Dec. 1, YG Entertainment announced via its Twitter Monday. PSY’s last album, “Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1,” spawned the global hit that was “Gangnam Style.” The...

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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  • The jacket of Girls' Generation's upcoming fifth album, "Lion Heart" (Yonhap)
    Most-viewed K-pop music videos of 2015 (so far)

    Bang, bang, bang! …is what K-pop fans were singing this year, as far as the numbers are concerned. Big Bang, which came back in May after a three-year hiatus, dominates this list by taking up half of...

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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    Big Bang re-signs with YG

    Five-member K-pop sensation Big Bang has re-signed with agency YG Entertainment, Yonhap reported. According to the agency Monday, the band had two months left until the end of their existing contract, which was signed in 2011. Big...

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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  • (Kim So-young/Korea Times New York)
    K-pop ’90s legends gather in NYC

    K-pop music legends of the 1990s gathered inside the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City Saturday night for a Super Concert. Starring DJ DOC, COOL, R.ef, Chuli & Mirae, Jo Sung-mo, CLON, Kim Won-joon...

    • Posted November 2, 2015
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    Big Bang joins Billboard Hot Tours list w/ $1.7M in revenue from LA stop

    Big Bang may have made their first comeback in three years singing “Loser,” but numbers from their recent North American tour prove them as anything but — Billboard Hot Tours has ranked the band No. 10 in...

    • Posted October 29, 2015
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    Big Bang MADE tour documentary coming soon

    By Tae Hong A documentary following the five members of top K-pop band Big Bang as they complete their latest North American tour, MADE, will premiere Nov. 11 on DramaFever. Produced by the popular online streaming destination...

    • Posted October 28, 2015
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