Actor Kwon Sang-woo’s wife Son Tae-young is 11 weeks pregnant and they are expecting their second child, an online media outlet reported Wednesday. 　The celebrity couple is expecting to have the baby in February next year, TV Report reported.　The starlet embryo goes by the name “Heart,” a name given by its 6-year-old brother Kwon Ruk-hee. 　Kwon and Son tied the knot back in September 2008, and gave birth to their firstborn in February 2009. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

July 23, 2014

K-pop singer and entertainer Lee Hyori showed her love for vintage outfits on the SBS reality show “Magic Eye” on Tuesday. “I buy vintages clothes only. I spent 2 million won ($1,950) just for vintage outfits,” the K-pop diva said, making the crowd laugh. She surprised the crowd by saying that she does not buy clothes in department stores.Ji Seok-jin, another guest of the show, advised that men should carefully review the receipts after their fiancee’s shopping sprees before marriage, causing an

July 23, 2014

Song Ha-ye, who appeared on the TV audition program “K-pop Star 2,” is to make her debut on Aug. 8, a year since the show ended. “I will meet you with my songs soon. I can do it well, right? Give me support,” she wrote in the caption alongside a selfie she posted Tuesday on Facebook. Song Ha-ye attracted attention with her talent in dancing and singing, coupled with her cute appearance, which helped her five-member girl band YouU reach the final eight groups on the show. Song signed a contract w

July 23, 2014

K-pop boy band Infinite’s repackaged album “Be Back” was unveiled Tuesday on music streaming charts. The album is composed of 15 songs, including the latest track “Back,” and some tunes from the second studio album “Season 2.”The new track “Back” is an orchestra-pop song that starts off as a ballad and changes into dance music toward the end. The seven-member group is to hold the small-theater concert “That Summer 2” in Seoul from Aug. 7-10 and Aug. 14-16. 　(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

July 23, 2014

A member of the K-pop idol band EXO sent yet another message to his obsessive fans, stepping up his warnings against invasions of privacy.  (OSEN)“I will say this to you for the first and the last time. I haven’t done anything, but why do I get numerous text messages every day? I will not stay quiet if you show such unruly behaviors once again,” Sehun wrote on his Instagram account Tuesday. The idol member said that he cannot understand why he received a host of text messages from unidentified p

July 23, 2014

Jeong Jin-woon of K-pop boy band 2AM revealed his masculine side in his latest pictorial in the fashion magazine Arena Homme Plus. The men’s magazine released pictures of 23-year-old idol showing off his new six-pack. The full pictorial will be available in the August edition of the magazine. Jeong, the youngest member of the K-pop ballad group, is now starring in the tvN drama “Marriage over Love.”　(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

July 22, 2014

K-pop boy band JYJ’s teaser video for its new tune “Back Seat” was released Tuesday, raising expectations for its upcoming studio album.The group’s agency C-Jes Entertainment dropped the video at noon, Tuesday, on YouTube and music streaming charts online.In the video, fans can get a glimpse of the urban R&B song that will focus on showing off the idols’ sensuality.  The group’s long-awaited comeback is imminent, with their second studio album, “Just Us” and the music video for the title track “

July 22, 2014

Lee Ki-gwang of K-pop boy band B2ST showed off his sensuality in a selfie he took after having a shower. Lee disclosed the photo on Monday on his Twitter account. “Moisturized after shower. I am going to bed. Bye to you all,” he wrote in the caption.He is topless and his hair is still wet as if he took the picture right after he got out of the shower.Lee’s group B2ST plans to meet fans at the upcoming concert “Beautiful Show 2014” in August. 　(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

July 22, 2014

 Ok Taecyeon from the K-pop boy group 2PM released a selfie taken along the Hangang River in Seoul at 4 a.m. on Tuesday. In the photo, he is smiling and wearing a sleeveless shirt and a cap with the tranquil river in the background. “I cannot sleep well these days ... so I came to the river. I feel like drinking beer before going to bed, but I would gain weight if I did that ... I am refreshing my mood by listening to g.o.d’s song ‘0%,’” the idol wrote in the caption. (laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.co

July 22, 2014

가수 출신 연기자 유채영(41)이 위암 말기 판정을 받아 안타까움을 자아내고 있다.유채영은 지난해 10월 몸에 이상을 느끼고 건강검진을 받던 중 위암 말기 판정을 받았다.(150엔터테인먼트)이후 같은 달 신촌 연세대학교 세브란스 병원에서 수술을 받았으나, 수술 당시 이미 암세포가 다른 장기로 전이된 것으로 전해졌다.21일 유채영의 남편은 한 매체를 통해 “유채영이 활동하는 동안 많은 사람에게 기쁨을 준만큼 많은 분들이 기도해줬으면 좋겠다”고 전했다.한편, 현재 유채영은 서울 연세대 세브란스 병원에서 치료 중이며, 남편 김주환 씨와 가족들이 유채영의 곁을 지키고 있다.유채영 위암 말기 소식을 접한 누리꾼들은 “유채영 위암 말기, 충격이다..” “유채영 위암 말기, 너무 슬프다” “유채영 위암 말기, 부디 기적이 일어나길” “유채영 위암 말기, 기도할께요” 등의 다양한 반응을 보였다.　(popnews@heraldcorp.com)<관련 영문 기사>Singer Yoo Chae-yeong i

한국어판 July 22, 2014

South Korean singer and actress Yoo Chae-yeong is suffering from advanced gastric cancer, a Korean media outlet reported Monday. According to the reports, Yoo was first diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer last October during a medical check-up. The 36-year-old entertainer then underwent surgery, but her condition did not improve.  Yoo Chae-yeong (150 Entertainment)　She is now in critical condition as the cancer has spread. She is still undergoing treatment. 　“My wife Chae-yeong made many peop

July 22, 2014

K-pop idol band Big Bang’s G-Dragon posted a photo on Instagram on Monday of him drinking wine with fellow members Taeyang and Daesung.　In the caption, he wrote “FAM,” presumably short for “family.” 　The trio pose freely for the camera, with G-Dragon making a funny face. 　Big Bang, along with their YG Entertainment labelmates, will take part in the “AIA Real Life Now Festival” to be held on Aug. 15 in Seoul. 　(laeticia.ock@hearldcorp.com)

July 21, 2014

South Korean actor and singer Seo In-guk said that it would be too difficult if his drama came true. In the rom-com “The King of High School Manners,” Seo plays a high school student who masquerades as an executive in place of his missing older brother, who looks as though he could be his twin.  Seo In-guk (Yonhap)In the drama, Seo captures the hearts of two sisters. “If I am loved by two sisters like in the drama, I would feel flattered but also confused,” Seo said.  “(If I ever get into such a

July 21, 2014

South Korean actress Lee Ha-na praised her costar Lee Soo-hyuk for his masculine body at the press conference for the drama “The King of High School Manners” held Monday in Ilsan, Gyeonggi province. 　“I have been exercising while on hiatus. As I wasn’t working for quite a long time, I thought I should build up some muscles to get myself ready for the next job,” the model-turned-actor told reporters, smiling.　“But it is hard to keep in shape,” he said.Lee Soo-hyuk (OSEN)The heroine of the rom-com

July 21, 2014

South Korean actor and singer Seo In-guk pointed out that “honesty” is what makes his role attractive in the drama “The King of High School Manners.” In the tvN rom-com, the singer-turned-actor currently plays Lee Min-seok, a high school student who masquerades as an executive in place of his missing older brother, who looks as though he could be his twin.“Lee Min-seok’s honesty is what makes him attractive I think,” Seo said at a press conference for the drama held Monday in Ilsan, Gyeonggi pro

July 21, 2014