Actress Lee So-yeon to marry in October

Actress Lee So-yeon is to marry an IT entrepreneur in October. According to reports, Lee met her future husband early this year, and is now preparing for the wedding. Lee, who shot to fame through the period movie “Untold Scandal” in 2003, met her man through her sister.  Lee So-yeonLee and her fiance, whose identity has not been revealed, are said to have been sighted dating at the campuses of their respective universities in order to avoid the public eye. The groom-to-be is currently studying

June 14, 2015

Lee Min-ho to star in ‘Bounty Hunters’

Actor Lee Min-ho is to star in the multinational film “Bounty Hunters,” Lee’s agency Starhaus Entertainment said Monday. The movie will be produced as a collaborative project among Starhaus Entertainment, Hong Kong-based Pegasus Motion Pictures and Harmonious Entertainment Shanghai. The movie will portray bounty hunters ― people who catch fugitives for money ― and will be set in a number of Asian countries and cities including Korea, China, Thailand and Hong Kong.  Lee Min-ho. (Korea Herald file

June 8, 2015

9 Muses to release new album in July

Korean girl group 9 Muses will release a new album in early July, Star Empire Entertainment said Thursday.“(The girls) finished the new album jacket photo shoot,” said the agency. “The upcoming album will maximize summer’s seasonal characteristics and 9 Muses’ nickname ‘model-dolls.’” 9 Muses (Star Empire Entertainment)The girl group has gone through a series of member changes since its debut in 2010. It now has only eight members. The members earned their nickname because of their average heigh

June 4, 2015

EXO rewrites K-pop album sales history

EXO, the K-pop group currently topping domestic charts, sold over a million album copies in two months, recording the largest volume of sales in the shortest span of time for any K-pop act. The group reported on Wednesday accumulated sales of 1,125,020 copies with second regular EP “EXODUS” and its repackaged edition “Love Me Right,” which sold 753,860 and 371,160 copies respectively. EXO had previously hit the million mark in 2013 with EP “XOXO,” a feat no other South Korean music group had ach

June 3, 2015

Son Dam-bi may join Bae Yong-joon’s agency

Singer-actress Son Dam-bi is holding talks to join celebrated actor and businessman Bae Yong-joon’s talent agency, KeyEast Entertainment, though the company said Wednesday that “nothing has been confirmed yet.” Son amicably separated from her agency of 10 years, Pledis Entertainment, Tuesday.“Son Dam-bi was with Pledis Entertainment for 10 happy and enjoyable years, when including her trainee period,” said Son’s former agency, likening her to family. “We feel really sorry (to see her go), but si

June 3, 2015

Song Seung-heon, Bruce Willis cast in Chinese war film

Korean actor Song Seung-heon has been cast in a Chinese war film, in which he will star beside American actor Bruce Willis, his agency confirmed Wednesday.The high-budget war film has a working little of “Da Hong Zha,” loosely translated as “Great Explosion.”Production costs are estimated at a staggering 100 billion won ($90.5 million) ― far above the combined average of Willis’s five “Die Hard” films ― according to industry sources.“When his preparations are concluded, Song Seung-heon will take

June 3, 2015

Big Bang’s Taeyang dating actress Min Hyo-rin

K-pop singer Taeyang, from the wildly successful boy group Big Bang, is in a relationship with actress Min Hyo-rin, both of their agencies confirmed Tuesday.Taeyang is believed to have started dating Min, who is two years older than him, in 2013.Taeyang, 27, is signed on to talent agency YG Entertainment, while Min is signed on to JYP Entertainment ― two of the most powerful record labels in K-pop.“Their relationship is already a well-known fact among K-pop idol singers,” an unnamed friend of bo

June 2, 2015

Won Bin, Lee Na-young deny pregnancy rumors

Newlyweds Won Bin and Lee Na-young on Tuesday denied rumors that the actress is pregnant. The actor couple tied the knot on May 30 in a private ceremony held near Won’s hometown in Gangwon Province. With two top stars getting married in such a secretive fashion, speculation rose that Lee may be pregnant.  Lee and Won, however, denied the reports, emphasizing that the press release circulated after their wedding contained all there is to know about the circumstances of their wedding.“(We) are dre

June 2, 2015

Lee Min-ho, Park Shin-hye win Paeksang awards

Actress Park Shin-hye took home the Most Popular Actress award in film at the 51st Paeksang Arts Awards, Tuesday. Her previous costars Lee Min-ho and Lee Jong-suk took home the Most Popular Actor awards in film and TV respectively.Park, who won the award for the period film “The Royal Tailor,” costarred with Lee Min-ho in “The Heirs” and Lee Jong-suk in “Pinocchio” ― both successful TV dramas.Lee Min-ho won his award for the crime noir film “Gangnam 1970,” while Lee Jong-suk won his award for th

May 27, 2015

Actor Bae Yong-joon to marry actress, 13 years his junior

South Korean actor Bae Yong-joon, the star of the hugely popular TV drama "Winter Sonata," will marry Park Soo-jin, a singer-turned-actress, later this year, their management agency said Thursday."The two had known each other before and began a serious relationship in February," KeyEast said in a release posted on its website. "The two received approval from their parents and plan to tie the knot this fall."Korean actors Bae Yong-joon (left) and Park Soo-jin. (Yonhap)The agency said the specific

May 15, 2015

BoA reveals feminine side in ‘Kiss My Lips’

Twenty-eight years old and in the industry for nearly 15 years now, BoA reveals her true personality and musical styles in her latest album “Kiss My Lips.” In her eighth full-length album, released Tuesday, the pop diva sings smooth, pop-ballad songs with her signature soft-spoken vocals and bubble-gum love heartbreak lyrics and not so much of the heavy, upbeat dance tracks and hardcore choreography repertoire that she became known for early in her career.All 12 tracks on the album are her own w

May 13, 2015

Yoon Mi-rae, Sony Pictures settle legal dispute

South Korean pop singer Yoon Mi-rae and Sony Pictures Entertainment said Wednesday they have settled out of court their legal case involving the company's unauthorized use of Yoon's song in a movie. In December, Yoon's music agency, Feel Ghood Music, filed a suit with a U.S. court over the film company's illegal use of "Pay Day" in the American film "The Interview," a comedy movie about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.  Yoon Mi-rae (Feel Ghood Music)On Wednesday, Sony Pictur

May 13, 2015

‘Psy narrowly avoids shooting rampage’

K-pop star Psy narrowly escaped the deadly shooting rampage at a military training camp on Wednesday, local media reported. Psy’s agency said that “Psy had been at the Naegok-dong military training camp as a reservist.”  (YG Entertainment)According to the Army, a reservist “opened fire on his colleagues while receiving training at a military camp at around 10:44 a.m. today.” The reservist opened fire, killing one of his colleagues and wounding three others before committing suicide. Psy had aske

May 13, 2015

Lee Byung-hun lands another Hollywood role

Actor Lee Byung-hun has landed another Hollywood role, U.S. media reported Wednesday. According to the U.S.-based entertainment magazine Deadline.com, Lee has been chosen for the role of “Billy Rocks” in the remake of the 1960s western “The Magnificent Seven.”The movie will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, and Lee will work alongside Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke and Vincent D’Onofrio.  This will be Lee’s fifth Hollywood project.Lee starred in both G.I. Joe movies, RED 2 and Terminato

May 6, 2015

SM addresses Tao’s exit rumor

SM Entertainment has expressed its intent to mend a fractured relationship with Tao, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, amid rumors that the 22-year-old would quit the 10-member group. “Lately, we were in the middle of discussing with Tao and his father the possibility of continuing his music career in China, so we feel unfortunate that this kind of letter was posted online,” said EXO’s label SM Entertainment on Thursday in an official statement. “Nevertheless, our company is seeking ways to develo

April 23, 2015

Yuri confirmed dating baseball player

Yuri, a member of K-pop group Girls’ Generation, has been dating baseball player Oh Seung-hwan for six months, SM Entertainment confirmed Monday. “Yuri and Oh have developed romantic feelings for each other since they first met at a social gathering late last year,” the agency said through a press release. The confirmation came after a local weekly newspaper reported earlier in the day that Yuri, 24, and Oh, 32, had been romantically involved since November.  YuriAccording to the media outlet, t

April 20, 2015