Canto-pop star and actress Gillian Chung Yan-tung, of the duo Twins, celebrates her 39th birthday on Tuesday. She’s come a long way since being picked to form one half of Hong Kong musical duo Twins. These are some of the milestones in her life and car...
With their new single, Black Swan, South Korea’s BTS have delivered an arty video that features exactly zero members of the red-hot K-pop boy band.But their rabid fans, who are used to the group’s genre-hopping style, don’t seem to be bothered by the b...
Vietnam’s annual Epizode electronic music festival is not for the faint-hearted – a mouth-watering selection of international DJs perform over 11 full days and nights.While many of them can usually be found playing in dark nightclubs in cities such as ...
Outspoken Hong Kong post-punk band David Boring perform this weekend for the first time in more than five months, a notable period of absence that coincided with some of the most intense street protests the city has seen. The group had been scheduled t...
By Dong Sun-hwaK-pop boy band Stray Kids’ management agency has warned it will take legal action against people who violate the privacy of band members.“There have frequently been cases in which people violate Stray Kids’ privacy using the members’ per...
By Kim Ji-sooSouth Korea is making a cautious but strong bet that K-pop will propel the Korean economy in the years ahead, as global interest in hallyu – or the “Korean wave” of pop culture – continues to grow.The Korea Foundation recently released sta...
Wearing bright bow ties and dark dress, a group of South Korean women belt out song after song about the joy and stigma of being gay – part of a growing clamour for LGBT rights in Asia.“Unnie Choir” sang about their struggles at a sold-out concert in t...
By Lee Gyu-leeJiho, a member of K-pop group Oh My Girl, is taking a break due to health problems, according to the group’s agency, WM Entertainment.The agency said the singer, whose real name is Kim Ji-ho, had been suffering health issues, including sy...
Posts about K-pop dominated the Twitterverse in 2019, with a new global record of 6.1 billion related tweets in 2019, the social media platform announced yesterday.The figure represented a 15 per cent increase in the number of K-pop conversations poste...
By Dong Sun-hwaChen, lead vocalist of K-pop band Exo, is to wed his girlfriend, the star announced on Monday. His bride-to-be is “not a celebrity”, according to Exo agency SM Entertainment.The star, born Kim Jong-dae, also hinted in his surprise announ...
