Suho of EXO will play the lead role in a remake of the 2012 Japanese drama “Rich Man, Poor Woman,” his agency S.M. Entertainment said Friday. It will mark the singer-actor’s return to the small screen in 10 months since he appeared on the MBC drama “The Universe’s Star” in January. Starring Shun Oguri and Satomi Ishihara, the original Japanese drama tells the love story of a young IT entrepreneur and a college girl who has trouble finding a job though she went to the prestigious Tokyo University

Television Nov. 17, 2017

K-pop boy band EXO and actress Kim Hee-sun scooped up the grand prizes for best singer and best actor, respectively, at the 2017 Asia Artist Awards on Wednesday at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul. EXO took home four trophies at this year’s AAA. In addition to winning the grand prize for the second consecutive year, the group also received the Fabulous Award and Popular Award. Its member D.O., also known as Do Kyung-soo, won the Popular Award as an actor.  K-pop boy band EXO poses during a red carpet e

Performance Nov. 16, 2017

Top star couple Lee Min-ho and Suzy have broken up after being together for about three years.JYP Entertainment, which represents Suzy, confirmed a media report of their recent breakup. The agency, however, declined to reveal the details of the breakup citing privacy issues. Lee’s agency MYM Entertainment also confirmed the breakup.  (Herald DB)Suzy and Lee went public with their relationship in March 2015 after photos of the two spending time in London together surfaced. Rumors about a breakup

Television Nov. 16, 2017

K-pop group Twice will appear on Japanese broadcaster NHK’s annual “Year-end Song Festival,” also known as “Kohaku Uta Gassen.”Japanese media outlets including Nikkan Sports reported Wednesday that the K-pop group had decided to appear on “Kohaku” and NHK would make an official announcement Thursday. It will mark the first appearance of a K-pop group on the Japanese year-end show in six years. In 2011, Kara, Girls’ Generation and TVXQ were featured in the special.  K-pop group Twice (JYP Enterta

Performance Nov. 15, 2017

Korean fans will get to see BTS’ US debut performance live at the 45th edition of the American Music Awards. Cable channel Mnet will broadcast the AMA show scheduled to take place at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. Monday (Korea Standard Time). It marks the first time a Korean broadcaster is carrying the show live.  Logo for American Music AwardsMnet has been broadcasting the Grammy Awards live for 17 years.Pop music critic Lim Jin-mo, who has hosted the broadcaster’s live broadcast

Performance Nov. 15, 2017

Korean artist Kim Hun-kyu won this year’s Chadwell Award in early October.The Chadwell Award, established by Andrew Post and Mary Aylmer in 2010, names an artist every year among the recent fine art master‘s degree graduates from Royal College of Art, Royal Academy Schools or Slade School of Fine Art.  “Don‘t Be Afraid My Love,” by Kim Hun-kyuKim, known for his use of traditional Korean painting techniques, is currently an instructor at Kyung Hee University in Seoul. He has previously lectured a

People Nov. 14, 2017

The 2017 Asia Artist Awards will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul. The awards ceremony honors the outstanding achievements and international contributions of Asian artists in film, television and music. The event will showcase some of the biggest names in K-pop, including EXO, Wanna One, Super Junior, Yoona of Girls’ Generation, VIXX, Mamamoo, Seventeen and Monsta X. Other singers performing at the award show include Zico of Block B, Hwang Chi-yeul, Ailee, Apink, Crush, NU’E

Performance Nov. 13, 2017

K-pop boy band Super Junior will hold its signature concert series “Super Show 7” on Dec. 16 and 17 at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul.It will be the group’s first concert in two years and five months since it wrapped up the encore concerts for “Super Junior World Tour Super Show 6” in July 2015. The members of the K-pop group also participated in the concert planning, the group’s agency S.M. Entertainment said. Ticket sales for the December concerts will open at 8 p.m. on Nov. 21 at ticket.yes24.com.

Performance Nov. 10, 2017

Tablo promised to unveil an English song by Epik High if the group hits 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify. On Monday, the singer posted on Instagram Stories a screenshot of the group’s page on the music streaming website, highlighting its number of monthly listeners: 490,093. “When we hit 1M monthly listeners on Spotify, we’ll leak an unreleased English song on our soundcloud,” read his comment on the image.  A screengrab of Tablo’s post on Instagram StoriesThe hip-hop trio released their n

Performance Nov. 6, 2017

　래퍼 타블로가 스포티파이 청취자수와 관련해 팬들 앞에 공약을 내걸었다. 　　타블로는 6일 SNS에 에픽하이의 월단위 청취자수 추이를 보여주는 스포티파이 화면 갈무리를 공유했다. 그는 이어 “스포티파이에서 월별(월간) 청취자수 1백만이 넘을 경우 영문 미공개곡을 사운드 클라우드에 공개하겠다”고 밝혔다. 　(타블로 SNS 화면 갈무리)　화면 갈무리에 따르면 현재 에픽하이의 최근 한 달치 청취자수는 49만여 명에 달한 상태다. 　　이 그룹은 최근 3년만의 신보 ‘We‘ve Done Something Wonderful’을 내고 지난 4-5일 컴백 콘서트를 가졌다.　　코리아헤럴드 김소연 인턴기자 (syk19372@heraldcorp.com)

한국어판 Nov. 6, 2017

The Mnet Asian Music Awards, an annual K-pop awards ceremony, conducted a system check to eliminate fake ballots for its upcoming awards, the organization announced Friday. “We have detected fraudulent votes for 2017 MAMA between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1,” the announcement read. The website undertook a four-hour system check early Friday morning during which time voting was temporarily suspended. “If the ballot rigging continues, the rigging votes will be deleted, their user IPs will be blocked and th

Performance Nov. 3, 2017

Michelin Guide Seoul announced the recipients of the Seoul Bib Gourmand awards on Wednesday, a week ahead of the official launch of the full guidebook set to be released on Nov. 8. Bib Gourmand highlights restaurants offering “exceptionally good food at moderate prices.” The selected restaurants offer items priced below a specific price range determined by the local economic standards. The maximum price for the Bib Gourmand Seoul edition is 35,000 won ($31).The cover of The Michelin Guide Seoul

Food Nov. 1, 2017

KBS’ new idol competition program “The Unit” started its 28-episode run Saturday with a moderate viewership rating, but failed to settle controversies it had already aroused.The first episode kicked off with a viewership rating of 5 percent, while ratings for the second episode rose slightly to 6.2 percent, according to Nielsen Korea.Alternatively dubbed “Idol Rebooting Project,” the idol show brings together singers who have already debuted professionally but failed to gain public recognition t

Television Oct. 29, 2017

Historic and contemporary Korean fashion will go on display in San Francisco next month.　“Couture Korea,” running form Nov. 3 to Feb. 4, is presented jointly by Seoul-based Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. It aims to showcase the artistry of Korean traditional dress and its legacy in contemporary Korean fashion. 　The exhibition seeks to connect the courtly costumes from centuries ago to those on the runways of today’s fashion capitals through more th

Culture Oct. 26, 2017

It’s that time of the year again when people get excited about their costumes and stores put out the usual pumpkins and skeletons to promote their wares specially prepared for Halloween.Though Halloween is not a holiday traditionally celebrated in Korea, it has now become yet another excuse to party.A scene from the 2016 box office hit “Train to Busan” will come alive at LetsRun Park Seoul in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province on Saturday.“Zombie Run Halloween Festival” engages its participants, dubbed

Culture Oct. 26, 2017