All posts tagged "music"

  • I Maestri Voice Orchestra arrives at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    Renowned S. Korean voice orchestra arrives in LA for independence concert

    Renowned South Korean group I Maestri Voice Orchestra arrived in Los Angeles Wednesday. The orchestra will perform at Walt Disney Hall Friday at 7:30 p.m. in a special concert to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Korean independence....

    • Posted August 13, 2015
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  • The jacket of Girls' Generation's upcoming fifth album, "Lion Heart" (Yonhap)
    Girls’ Generation to release 5th album

    SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) — Girls’ Generation will drop its fifth album “Lion Heart” next week, its management agency said Tuesday. The album will be revealed in a piecemeal fashion because two of its 12 tracks are...

    • Posted August 11, 2015
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    Japanese musicians to put on comfort women apology concert in DC

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff Three Japanese musicians are taking it upon themselves to offer an apology toward former comfort women by putting on a concert in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 5. An event titled...

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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  • Girls' Generation's Jessica. (Newsis)
    Ex-Girls’ Generation member Jessica officially quits SM Entertainment

    Singer Jessica Jung, a former member of idol girl band Girls’ Generation, has ended her contract with SM Entertainment. The singer, 26, decided to leave the management company Thursday. She debuted with SM in 2007. “Jung, who...

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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    Top Korean ballad group SG Wannabe coming back after four years

    By Tae Hong Vocal group SG Wannabe, which dominated South Korea’s music charts in the early 2000s with soulful ballads, announced their first comeback in four years Wednesday, Yonhap reported. The trio has collaborated with songwriter Cho...

    • Posted August 5, 2015
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    Korea music industry association welcomes SM, YG, JYP

    The Korea Music Content Industry Association has a powerful new set of incoming members. According to Yonhap, 14 agencies, including SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, were formally approved as association members Wednesday. Others include FNC,...

    • Posted July 29, 2015
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  • South Korean singer Psy poses at a bar in Hangzhou, China on July 18, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Psy close to finishing new song after hiatus

    SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) — South Korean rapper Psy is putting the final touches on a song to be released in the near future, his agency said Tuesday. The “Gangnam Style” singer was hard at work finishing...

    • Posted July 28, 2015
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