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• Weapons Of Mass K-Pop: South Korea Resumes Loudspeaker Attacks Against The North

  The loudspeakers play a mix of serious discussions and catchy K-pop music as a form of psychological warfare.

  January 08, 2016 11:01 AM EST

• Red Velvet, BTOB Top Student Poll Of Most Desired K-Pop Idol Classmates

  The most desired male group took up nearly three-quarters of the total vote. School uniform brand Elite polled 388 elementary, high school, and middle students to find out which idol groups they would like to have as classmates for the upcoming school year.

  January 06, 2016 12:01 PM EST

• Dal Shabet Are Tough Gun-Wielding Beauties In 4-Member Comeback Music Video

  The group released the music video for "Someone Like U" along with their ninth EP, "Naturalness."

  January 06, 2016 12:01 PM EST

• Corea Image Communication Institute Names Psy Biggest Star Of 2015 For Worldwide 'Daddy' Success

  The K-pop icon also received the award in 2013 with his worldwide viral hit "Gangnam Style."

  January 06, 2016 11:01 AM EST

• BESTie's Dahye Injured Falling Down Stairs, Group Comeback Postponed

  The incident reportedly occured near the end of 2015. Song Dahye, member of four-member girl group BESTie, has been slightly injured after falling down stairs.

  January 06, 2016 11:01 AM EST

• Rapper Swings Under Fire For Professional Activities During Medical Leave From Military

  When Swings was discharged from the military early due to mental health issues, he stated that he would not engage in any for-profit activities for 11 months.

  January 06, 2016 11:01 AM EST

• Jessica Jung Returns As A Singer With Cover Of Sarah Bareilles's 'Gravity'

  The nine-minute long music video includes a short interview portion before the song begins. Former Girls' Generation member Jessica Jung has returned to the music world with a cover video of "Gravity" by Sarah Bareilles.

  January 05, 2016 11:01 AM EST

• 2 Seventeen Members Criticized For Allegedly Using Racial Slurs During Separate Broadcasts

  Controversy has arisen around Seungcheol and Seungkwan after they were filmed using Korean words that sound like derogatory terms in English.

  January 04, 2016 01:01 PM EST

• Ex-EXO Member Luhan's Chinese 'Star Wars' Music Video Teaser Released

  Luhan is continuing his Star Wars promotional activiites in China by releasing a full-length music video for the movie.

  January 03, 2016 10:01 PM EST

• AOA Announce Big Plans For 2016 Promotions Including AOA Black Comeback With 8th Member Yookyung

  With both a full comeback and the return of the instrument-playing subunit AOA Black, the group is sure to have a both busy and successful year.

  January 03, 2016 10:01 PM EST

• f(x)'s Victoria And EXO's Lay Included In Top 10 Most Searched Weibo Stars In China

  The two stars were searched a combined 160 million times in 2015. Both Victoria (Song Qian) and Lay (Zhang Yixing) are extremely popular in their home country of China, according to the top 10 rankings on Chinese social media site Weibo.

  January 02, 2016 11:01 PM EST

• JYJ's Junsu Scheduled To Enlist This Year, What's The Fate Of His Relationship With Hani?

  With enlistment drawing near, the future of Junsu's relationship with Hani is uncertain. Although EXID's Hani (Ahn Hee Yeon) and JYJ's Kim Junsu only recently confirmed they are a couple, Junsu's upcoming army enlistment may put a strain on the relationship.

  January 02, 2016 11:01 PM EST

• Singer Navi And Comedian Jang Dong Min Announce They Are Dating

  The program hosts were in disbelief when Jang Dong Min announced his relationship with the 30-year-old singer on live TV.

  January 02, 2016 10:01 PM EST

• KARA's Hara, Gyuri And Seungyeon Undecided On Whether To Renew Contracts With DSP Media

  The three members of KARA must make their final decision by the end of January. The future of girl group KARA is uncertain. Exclusive contracts with the band's agency, DSP Media, for three out of four members - Goo Hara, Han Seungyeon, and Park Gyuri - are coming to an end in the near future.

  January 02, 2016 10:01 PM EST

• Cosmic Girls Reveal 'Natural' Unit Featuring Final 3 Members

  The "Natural" members are the last in a series of 3-member sub-units revealed over the past month.

  January 01, 2016 11:01 PM EST

• EXID Only K-Pop Girl Group To Be Included Among Top 10 Most Streamed Songs Of 2015

  The Korean public's preference for girl groups has dropped significantly since 2010, when five positions on the list were filled by girl groups.

  December 29, 2015 11:12 AM EST

• American Actor Jack Black To Guest Star On Top Korean Variety Program 'Infinite Challenge' Next Month

  Other non-Koreans who have made appearances on the variety program include tennis star Maria Sharapova and professional soccer player Thierry Henry.

  December 29, 2015 10:12 AM EST

• EXO Slam Competition On List Of Top 30 Best-Selling K-Pop Albums Of 2015

  The list shows some surprising trends about which groups are most popular in the K-pop world. Data from music tracking website Hanteo has been revealed, showing which K-pop albums sold the most copies in 2015.

  December 28, 2015 11:12 AM EST

• B.A.P Announce 1st Japanese Album During Christmas Fan Event

  The group made the announcement during a 2-day-long Christmas fan meeting in Japan. South Korean pop group B. A. P, who recently held a comeback after over a year on hiatus, have revealed plans to release their first Japanese album this coming March.

  December 28, 2015 11:12 AM EST

• 4Minute Confirm January Comeback With 7th EP

  The group is working with American DJ Skrillex for some of the songs on the upcoming album. 4Minute will make their return to the stage as a group in Jan.

  December 27, 2015 10:12 PM EST

• 3 More Members Of New Starship Group Cosmic Girls Unveiled

  Seol A, EXY, and Soobin will make up the "Sweet Unit" sub-group. Starship Entertaiment has released member profiles of three more members of their soon-to-debut girl group Cosmic Girls.

  December 27, 2015 10:12 PM EST

• EXO Change Dates For North American Tour, Will Perform Without Lay

  Due to his busy schedule in China, Lay will unfortunately be unable to participate in the North American tour.

  December 25, 2015 11:12 PM EST

• GOT7 Member Jr. To Hit The Big Screen In 1st Movie Role

  Junior has previously demonstrated his knack for acting on several television drama series. Jr. of male idol group GOT7 has been cast in the upcoming movie "Snow Flurries.

  December 23, 2015 11:12 AM EST

• Past Tweets From 2015 Miss Universe Winner Reveal Celebrity Crush On Super Junior's Choi Siwon

  Fans dug up tweets about Super Junior and Siwon that were posted over 6 years ago. According to past tweets made by the winner of Miss Universe 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurzbach, she is a huge fan of Super Junior, and in particular, of member Choi Siwon.

  December 23, 2015 11:12 AM EST

• Lee Jong Suk Cast In Big Budget Korean-Chinese Period Drama

  The 26-year-old actor will act alongside one of China's top actresses. South Korean actor Lee Jong Suk has been cast in the joint Korean-Chinese drama "Jade Lovers.

  December 23, 2015 10:12 AM EST

• South Korea's Gaon Music Chart Releases 2015 K-Pop Girl Group Rankings

  Sales for both albums and songs are counted from January 1st to the end of the first week of December.

  December 23, 2015 10:12 AM EST

• EXO Top K-Pop Music Sales In The U.S. With 'Exodus' And 'Love Me Right' Re-Release

  For the second year in a row, EXO has taken first place in America. EXO popularity has extended around the globe. According to Billboard, EXO has claimed the No.

  December 23, 2015 10:12 AM EST

• 4Minute Team Up With American DJ Skrillex For 2016 Album

  The internationally famous DJ held a "Song Camp" with the members of 4Minute and CUBE Entertainment composers.

  December 21, 2015 10:12 AM EST

• Won Bin And Lee Na Young Announce The Birth Of Their Son

  The baby was born only 7 months after the two got married, despite the couple's claims that Lee Na Young was not pregnant during the ceremony.

  December 20, 2015 06:12 PM EST

• Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Kang Dong Won To Star In 2016 Crime Thriller 'Master'

  With the country swept up in the largest fraud case in history, the Intelligence Crime Investigation Team pursues Korea's most imfamous fraudster and the mastermind behind the entire operation.

  December 18, 2015 10:12 AM EST