Super Junior wowed fans at “Super Show 7” held at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul from Friday to Sunday.At the concerts, the group performed some of its hit tracks, such as “Sorry, Sorry,” “Boanamana” and “Mr. Simple,” as well as tracks from its latest album “Play” including the lead track “Black Suit,” “Scene Stealer,” “Too late,” “Runaway and “The Lucky Ones.”  Super Junior performs during the “Super Show 7” concert at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul on Sunday. (SJ Label)Four of the group’s members -- Kan

Performance Dec. 18, 2017

K-pop boy band GOT7 took up the challenge of running a food truck business on Jeju Island in upcoming episode of variety show “Working Eat Holiday in Jeju,” the group’s agency JYP Entertainment said Tuesday.The group went on a trip to the island from Thursday to Saturday and opened a food truck named “Sebong Elebong” in Sarabong, where they sold “Seven-star Cup Rice” and tangerine juice they had developed and prepared.The reality program will show the group’s Jeju Island travelogue and the chall

Television Dec. 13, 2017

The music video for EXO’s “Ko Ko Bop” has been viewed over 100 million times on YouTube. The video for the lead track off “The War,” the group’s fourth full-length studio album released in July, hit the milestone Tuesday morning, becoming the group’s sixth video to surpass 100 million views on the global video-sharing website.  (S.M. Entertainment)The K-pop sensation had already broken the mark five times, with “Overdose,” “Growl,” “Call Me Baby,” Monster” and “Wolf.”According to monthly album c

Performance Dec. 12, 2017

BT21, a set of characters created by K-pop boy band BTS and Naver’s Line Friends, will launch its character products in Seoul and New York.Line Friends said Monday that it would open a pop-up store for the character merchandise at Boon the Shop in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul from Saturday to Jan. 14, 2018. It will also open “BT21 Zone” in its flagship store in New York on Saturday. Character-related merchandise such as dolls, cushions and fashion items will be available at the stores. The Seoul pop-up

Performance Dec. 11, 2017

The music video for “Knock Knock,” the lead track off Twice’s February album “Twicecoaster: Lane 2,” ranked as the most popular music video on YouTube for 2017 in Korea, the video sharing platform revealed Thursday.It marked the second consecutive year that the group topped the list after it snatched No. 1 spot on the list with its music video for “Cheer Up” last year.Following “Knock Knock” on this year’s list was another music video from the group, “Signal,” which is the lead track off the gro

Performance Dec. 8, 2017

BTS again proved its popularity in Japan, with its eighth Japanese single “Mic Drop/ DNA/ Crystal Snow” notching the No. 1 spot on Oricon’s daily singles chart. The album, released on Wednesday, landed the top spot with a total of 269,861 Oricon points on the first day of release, making this the fifth time the group has shot to the top of the Japanese charts.  “Drop/ DNA/ Crystal Snow” (Big Hit Entertainment)BTS first topped the Oricon charts in June 2015 with its fourth Japanese single “For Yo

Performance Dec. 7, 2017

Korean-American singer John Park will make a guest appearance on JTBC’s political news show “Politics Desk Meeting" on Wednesday. It will mark the second celebrity appearance on the show following singer Kim Jang-hoon’s appearance in January. “We invited John Park as his ‘Smile’ conveys the message of healing that no matter how hard it gets, there will be days when you can smile,” the show’s production team said referring to the singer’s latest single “Smile” released on Tuesday.  John Park (Mus

Television Dec. 4, 2017

HONG KONG -- K-pop group EXO expressed its gratitude to fans after winning the album of the year award at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards at Asia-World Expo in Hong Kong on Friday. It was the fifth consecutive year that the group had received the grand prize, or Daesang, at the annual awards. EXO also won the Mwave global fans’ choice award at this year’s event. Its member Chen’s collaboration track with Dynamic Duo, “Nosedive,” won the best collaboration award, while the group’s subunit EXO-CB

Performance Dec. 3, 2017

한류그룹 EXO가 감사의 마음을 공개석상에서 전했다. 　지난 1일 홍콩 아시아-월드 엑스포에서 열린 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong (이하 MAMA)이 올해의 앨범상으로 EXO 정규 4집 ‘더 워(The war)’를 선정했다. 이는 대상에 해당한다. 　5년 연속 MAMA 대상 수상 기록을 세운 것이다. 　이날 시상식 직후 열린 기자회견에서 수호는 “많은 분에게 감사하다. 특히 우리 EXO 팬 여러분이 이 상을 준 게 아닌가 싶다”며 수상소감을 밝혔다.수호는 또 “이 영광을 꼭 팬들과 함께하고 싶다”며 “보답하기 위해 항상 좋은 무대와 좋은 음악 준비하겠다”고 말했다. 　(Mnet)카이는 “오늘 대상도 받고 여러가지 상을 받았는데 여러분이 준 상이라 생각한다. 앞으로도 겸손하고 멋진 무대 선보일 수 있도록 노력하는 EXO가 되겠다”고 말했다.카이는 이어 “EXO-L 여러분 정말 멋지다고 말하고 싶다”며 영예를 팬들 덕으로 돌렸다.이날 무대공연

한국어판 Dec. 3, 2017

K-pop girl group GFriend will hold its first individual concert ever in January, its management agency said Tuesday. The “Season of GFriend” concert will take place at the Olympic Hall inside the Olympic Park in southeastern Seoul on Jan. 6-7, 2018. The concert, named after the group’s debut album “Season of Glass,” consists of five seasons: the four seasons which represented the group’s various music and a special season which features the GFriend members’ individual performances.  A teaser pos

Performance Nov. 28, 2017

K-pop boy bands Wanna One and Seventeen took home trophies at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards at Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Saturday. At the event, Wanna One won the Best of Next award, while Seventeen won the Worldwide Favorite Artist award. Wanna One receives the Best of Next award at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards at Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Saturday. (CJ E&M)“It is an honor to be invited to MAMA alongside these great Asian artists. Thank you Mn

Performance Nov. 26, 2017

Lee Jae-jin of boy band FT Island will return to the small screen with MBC every1’s upcoming drama “Four Types of Houses” (literal translation). The four-episode drama will tell the story of people accustomed to being alone. They end up sharing their feelings with one another and finding true love while living in a share house.Lee will play the male lead role of Sun-min, the owner of the share house who is an ex-idol group member.  Lee Jae-jin of FT Island (FNC Entertainment)Lee debuted as an ac

Television Nov. 23, 2017

It has become uncertain whether the highly anticipated annual year-end awards ceremonies from two of Korea’s biggest TV networks, KBS and MBC, will take place, due to their respective long strikes. MBC, which recently ended a two-month strike, told The Korea Herald on Monday, “As the company is still under the normalization process, we are discussing whether to hold the year-end awards ceremonies.” The broadcaster, however, will still hold its traditional year-end music show “MBC Gayo Daejejeon”

Television Nov. 22, 2017

Actor Song Joong-ki will host this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong, while Park Bo-gum will host the show in Japan. “MAMA Week,” the largest-scale MAMA event, will kick off at Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Nov. 25, then head to Yokohama Arena, Japan, on Nov. 29, and finally to Hong Kong for two events -- at W Hotel Hong Kong on Nov. 30 and at AsiaWorld-Expo on Dec. 1. Song Joong-ki (left) and Park Bo-gum (Blossom Entertainment/ Yonhap)By expanding the awards ceremo

Performance Nov. 20, 2017

K-pop boy band BTS attended the American Music Awards held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, or 8 a.m. Monday in Korean time. Ahead of the group’s performance, the boy band appeared on the red carpet and greeted fans who gathered for a glance of their favorite stars. (Yonhap)This marks the first time a K-pop group has been invited to the music event. BTS is the only Asian musical act invited this year to the AMAs. The awards show is to be broadcast live by Mnet at 10 a.m. Mond

Performance Nov. 20, 2017