Music

Latest duet "They Live Well" by 2AM’s Changmin and 8eight’s Lee Hyun took first place on Gaon’s singles chart during the second week of August. The duo stepped up a notch from last week to No. 1 for their first win on the chart, pushing back previous winner "I’m a Guy Like This" by...
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Boy band Supernova will be holding a concert in Japan this coming December, according to the boys on Thursday. The six-member band broke the news to Asia Economic Daily before going on stage of music cable channel Mnet’s "M! CountDown" where they will give their first performance for their second album "Time to Shine"...
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Several of the biggest names in Korean and Japanese hip-hop will be taking the stage for a summer music festival next weekend in Korea, according to the concert’s promoter TYPE Communication on Friday. TYPE announced in a press release that Japanese rappers Zeebra, Simon and Dabo will be performing along Korean artists such as...
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Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift’s record label was forced to release the first single from her upcoming album 12 days ahead of schedule on Wednesday, hours after a bootleg version appeared online.
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Lady Gaga has landed a record 13 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards, ahead of rap star Eminem who captured eight nods.
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One of Russia’s most infamous rappers has been sentenced to 10 days in jail for mocking police. Ivan Alexeyev, aka Noize MC, taunted police as "animals" at a concert in the southern city of Volgograd on 31 July.
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Girls’ Generation and Super Junior will take part in the Asia Song Festival to be held in Seoul in October, representing South Korea. The festival, the sixth of its kind this year, will draw Asian pop groups and singers from nine countries in Asia including South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It...
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