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'The War' becomes EXO's fourth million seller album

EXO's "The War" has sold more than 1 million copies in less than one month, becoming the boy band's fourth "million seller" record, its agency said Monday.

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EX-Wonder Girls' Sunmi to make solo comeback

Ex-Wonder Girls singer Sunmi will make her first solo comeback in three years, according to her agency Monday.

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'Guardian' actor Lee Dong-wook meets with Asian fans

South Korean actor Lee Dong-wook, who recently appeared in "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God," successfully finished his Asia tour to meet his fans, his management agency said Thursday.

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So Ji-sub: Filming 'The Battleship Island' was mentally tense

Before he was offered a major role in "The Battleship Island," So Ji-sub admitted he wasn't aware of exactly what he was getting himself into. Back then, all So cared for was the chance at collaborating with his long-time filmmaker hero, director Ryoo Seung-wan.

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Song Joong-ki finds delivering dark side more intriguing

Since his rise to stardom through "Descendants of the Sun," actor Song Joong-ki has established a public image of a wholesome, upright and humble young actor. But that's hardly the professional image he wants to settle with.

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Song Joong-ki praises Song Hye-kyo's Mitsubishi ad offer rejection

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki on Wednesday applauded his fiance and fellow actress Song Hye-kyo's decision to decline an ad sponsorship offer from Mitsubishi Motors over the company's association with forced mobilization of Korean laborers during the second World War.

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EXO hopes to heal, harmonize world with new album

K-pop boy band EXO is back with its new album "The War," hoping to open yet another chapter in Korean pop history.

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South Korean donghae of Super Junior finishes military duty

Donghae, a member of K-pop boy band Super Junior, finished his mandatory military duty and was discharged Friday.

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South Korean actor Ji Chang-wook to join Army on Aug. 14

​Actor Ji Chang-wook will enlist in the Army on Aug. 14 for mandatory military service, his management agency said Wednesday.

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Actress Song Hye-kyo secretly donated 100 mln won to hospital

Actress Song Hye-kyo, who made a surprise announcement of her wedding plans with actor Song Joong-ki, recently made a secret 100 million-won donation to a children's hospital, sources said Thursday.

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Wonder women: Ladies put men to shame in 2017 K-pop

It is without question that the Korean pop music scene has always emphasized youth and aesthetics among female artists -- sometimes at the expense of nurturing genuine creative talent -- to varying degrees.

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Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo make surprise wedding announcement

Star actors Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo, who appeared as a fictional couple in the hit TV series "Descendants of the Sun," announced Wednesday they are getting married in October.

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TWICE's Japanese debut album tops Oricon chart

K-pop girl group TWICE's Japanese debut album has topped the country's key music sales chart, according to its agency Monday.

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S. Korea's Moon to visit Germany for official visit, G20 summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will head for Germany next week on an official visit that will also include his trip to the upcoming G20 summit in the European country, his office Cheong Wa Dae announced Tuesday.

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Japanese national confesses to damaging epitaph on Korean victims

A Japanese man on Monday confessed to damaging a epitaph at a national cemetery for Korean victims of forced labor under Japan's colonial rule, "to correct historical facts," police said.

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South Korea pop diva BoA to release project single "Camo"

South Korean pop diva BoA will release a new digital single titled "Camo" on Monday, her agency said.

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S. Korea's Hwang Chi-yeul's new album sells over 100,000 copies

South Korean singer Hwang Chi-yeul's new EP album "Be Ordinary" has sold over 100,000 copies, according to a music sales tracker Wednesday.