K-pop idol group Girls’ Generation recently renewed the contract with its current label SM Entertainment, Korean news outlets reported Monday. 　All of the group’s nine members -- Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny, Jessica, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung and Yoona -- extended the management contract with SM before it expired in August. 　With the renewed contract, Girls’ Generation will stick together for at least three more years, K-pop insiders said. 　The nontet first signed the seven-year contract with

Sept. 16, 2014

Girls’ Generation spin-off trio TaeTiSeo unveiled its new EP, “Holler,” on Tuesday. 　The group -- consisting of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun -- dropped the long-awaited album online at noon earlier in the day, more than two years after the release of its debut EP “Twinkle.” The CD will be available in stores two days later. 　 (SM Entertainment)The album is comprised of six tracks, including the title song “Holler” which has a funky dance groove that mixes well with the girls’ vocals. The tune ca

Sept. 16, 2014

콜롬비아 여자 사이클팀의 유니폼이 민망한 디자인으로 논란에 휩싸였다. 　13일 외신들은 콜롬비아 여자 사이클 선수들이 지난주 이탈리아에서 열린 국제사이클대회에 참석해 마치 옷을 안 입은듯 한 착시현상을 일으키는 유니폼을 착용, 보는 이들의 눈살을 찌푸리게 만들었다고 전했다. 　 (Twitter)콜롬비아 보고타시의 후원을 받아 만들어진 이 유니폼은 허리 아래 부분이 피부색과 유사한 색으로 디자인돼 있어 자칫 주요 부위를 노출하는 것으로 보일 수 있다. 　이를 두고 국제사이클연맹 브라이언 쿡손 회장은 15일 성명을 통해 “콜롬비아 여자 사이클 팀이 착용한 유니폼은 품위 기준에서 도저히 수용하기 힘든 낯 뜨거운 것”이라며 비난했다. 　  (Twitter)또 영국 사이클 올림픽 금메달리스트인 니콜 쿡도 자신의 트위터에 “이는 스포츠를 한낱 조롱거리로 전락시키는 일”이라며 유니폼 디자인에 문제를 제기했다.　해당 선수들의 사진은 곧 SNS를 통해 퍼졌고, 누리꾼들은 “잘못됐다” “재앙 수준”등

한국어판 Sept. 16, 2014

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon released a selfie that she took with Tiffany and Seohyun on Monday, a day before TaeTiSeo’s new album release. 　“If you knew anything would come up, it would be us, thanksta!” Taeyeon wrote on her Instagram. The trio, the Girls’ Generation sub-unit dubbed TaeTiSeo, are to drop their second EP “Holler” on Sept. 16, more than two years after the group unveiled its debut EP “Twinkle.” 　The group will hold a showcase of its latest EP on the same day at Seoul Olympic Park’

Sept. 15, 2014

South Korea’s management agency YG Entertainment and French luxury giant LVMH signed an investment agreement worth $80 million in Singapore on Saturday. 　The cooperation between the two companies came a month after LVMH’s private equity arm L Capital Asia announced its plan to invest up to $80 million in the entertainment powerhouse. 　(Yonhap)“We believe that the partnership with L Capital can be a trigger that can drive YG’s further growth and lead new trends,” YG’s CEO Yang Min-suk said during

Sept. 14, 2014

South Korean rapper Tablo released a selfie he took with his labelmates in the K-pop group WINNER on Saturday.  (Instagram)“A photo with rising band WINNER,” Tablo wrote on Instagram.The rookie boy band WINNER is currently touring Japan to promote its Japanese debut album “2014 S/S -Japan Collection-” released on Sept. 10. (laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

Sept. 14, 2014

South Korean top actor Jo In-sung successfully threw the first pitch at a game between the Hanwha Eagles and Kia Tigers held in Daejeon on Sunday. Baseball fans gave Jo a big round of applause as he took the mound in a Hanwha Eagles uniform and threw the ceremonial pitch. The big-name actor’s first pitch came after Hanwha’s catcher, also named Jo In-sung, asked him in return for taking on the Ice Bucket Challenge following the actor. The actor is widely known for being an avid Hanwha fan since h

Sept. 14, 2014

세계 최장신 개로 유명세를 떨쳤던 그레이트데인 품종의 개 ‘제우스’가 5살의 나이로 숨을 거뒀다.　11일 외신들은 미국 미시건 주에 사는 제우스의 견주 케빈 도어랙이 제우스의 사망 사실을 알렸다고 전했다. 제우스는 지난주 6살 생일을 앞두고 “고령의 나이 때문”에 사망했다.　(AFP)제우스는 발에서 어깨까지의 높이가 44인치(약 1.12ｍ)에 달해, 살아있는 개 중에서 가장 키가 큰 개로 지난해 기네스 세계기록에 등재됐다.　또 제우스는 뒷다리로 설 경우엔 7피트 4인치(약 2.23ｍ)로 무게는 165파운드(약 74.85㎏)에 이를 정도로 몸집이 컸다.　2주일에 30파운드(약 13.6㎏)의 사료를 먹어치울 정도로 식욕도 왕성했던 것으로 알려졌다. 　도어랙은 “제우스를 절대 잊지 못할 것”이라며 “정말 대단한 개였다”고 말했다.　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

한국어판 Sept. 14, 2014

The onstage performance of K-pop girl group Ladies’ Code, which was made just hours before its fatal car accident, will be televised on Sunday evening.  　Korea’s public broadcaster KBS has decided to air the footage of the quintet’s last performance on its music show “Open Concert” after a heated in-house debate over whether or not to broadcast it, officials said.　 (OSEN)“We have carefully discussed whether to broadcast the last performance of the group that lost two of its precious members in a

Sept. 14, 2014