Singer opens up about feminism and being the odd one out in new album

South Korean girl group aespa has been chosen as one of the Next Generation Leaders by the US news magazine TIME. Since 2014, the magazine has annually announced the list featuring trendsetters and trailblazers who are guiding the way to a brighter future. "aespa is an experiment, but it may also be the inevitable next step for the music industry: a fresh way to bridge the virtual and the real,...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (US) Opened May 4 Action Directed by Sam Raim Set a few months after the events of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021), Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a powerful sorcerer who must protect the earth from mystical menaces. He battles these unexpected enemies with a teenager America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) with the power to travel across...

Astro gave fans a sample of its upcoming third studio album with a highlight medley Wednesday. The video clip shows scenes from shooting the album jacket for the LP “Drive to the Starry Road” and parts from 11 tracks including the main track “Candy Sugar Pop.” The LP also includes solo songs from each of the six members from Jinjin’s self-written work “All Day” to Cha Eunwoo’s groovy jazz...

The much-anticipated recitals in South Korea by Maurizio Pollini, considered one of the world’s leading pianists, have been canceled due to health reasons, the event organizer said on Thursday. Event organizer Mast Media cited chronic bronchitis as the reason for the 80-year-old musician’s abrupt cancellation of the recitals, titled “The Emperor of Piano: ‘Once in a Lifetime’” scheduled for May ...

Ryu Ho-jin, 63, runs his YouTube channel Young Grandpa 59 TV, which has 188,000 subscribers. Since Lim’s album was released he uploaded some 60 videos that solely focused on the singer. The YouTuber covers almost everything that other fans might like to know about, from ways to participate in real-time voting on TV music programs, how to successfully book concert tickets to information on Lim’s ...

The actor Lee highlighted that he put a lot of effort into creating those humorous scenes in the movie. “The film is featuring a realistic story, but since it is also a popcorn movie, we tried to add humor and entertaining elements to it,” Lee said. “When creating the script, I worked with the director and we talked about a lot of humorous scenes while also reflecting reality. We made changes so...

South Korean girl group (G)I-dle will hold a world concert tour for the first time since its debut four years ago, its agency said Thursday. The tour will kick off in Seoul on June 18 and 19, and make stops in 15 major cities in the United States, Chile, Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Singapore until Oct. 1, Cube Entertainment said. Debuting in May 2018, the quintet has released ...

Surprisingly, “Roller Coaster” is the only track the singer didn’t write the words to, but he was pleased with what lyricist Kim Eana came up with. “Since we’re close, she melded in many of my thoughts and creeds into the lyrics well. We had a lot of conversations with each other while working on the song,” he said. The other sidetracks that make up the album are: “Garden,” “10 minutes,” “Book,...

The album, comprising five tracks, also include songs “Slam the Door,” “On A Highway” and “I’ll Be There,” which the bandmates all took part in the lyrics-writing and composition. The last song is a fan song for the act’s fandom, Clue, in which Won had a major role in writing. Debuting in March 2021 with the first EP “I Like You,” Ciipher made its name known as the boy band produced by super sta...

Big Planet Made denied that it has signed with Soojin, former member of G(I)-dle on Wednesday. “We did not even meet with Soojin,” said the company flatly dismissing a local news report Tuesday that claimed that she was readying herself for a fresh start with the firm. She debuted as a member of the band in 2018 but left the team last year, six months after bullying rumors from the past s...

“When making this film, I focused on listening to different stories and sharing the stories persuasively,“ the director added. The director also briefly talked about his feelings about the film being premiered at Jeonju International Film Festival. “After the premiere in Jeonju, and during the second official screening event in Jeonju, I felt overwhelmed. Now that we are having a press conferen...

Even for veteran director Hirokazu Koreeda, who won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018 for “Shoplifters,” directing a movie in a foreign country was a challenge. During a press conference at CGV Yongsan in Seoul on Tuesday, the Japanese director said he got a lot of help from “Parasite” star Song Kang-ho while filming his movie, “Broker.” “Before shooting the film, I had a meeti...

Return of fan chants, cheers excite both players, audience

The singer-songwriter will hold his three-day run concert “Christopher Live in Seoul,” starting Aug. 26 at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, eastern Seoul. Despite the several delays, his concert tickets were all sold out, according to the concert’s organizer Private Curve. The upcoming concert series will mark his third time visiting the country, his last performances having been at the Seoul Jazz...