Festivals “Korea International Boat Show”: Gyeonggi Province holds the annual boat show in the port city of Hwaseong and Ansan. The boat exhibition showcases the latest boats, yachts and water sports equipments and offers participants opportunities to experience water sports on the spot. A world yacht match cup will be held along with the exhibition. Participants are recommended to travel from J...

Garbage releases your kind of album Garbage “Not Your Kind of People” (Stunvolume Records) For a band that’s been around for almost two decades, Garbage has released surprisingly few studio albums. Their fifth, “Not Your Kind of People,” comes on the heels of a seven-year hiatus, which makes it all the more anticipated.euro Fans who have missed Shirley Manson’s powerful vocals and scenic pre...

Pixie Lott, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Britain, captivated the Korean audience with her signature husky voice and adorable smile at her album showcase in Seoul on Wednesday evening. The singer, who gained popularity around the world with her hit-song “Mama Do (Uh oh, Uh oh),” was in Seoul for four days this week to promote her special album “Young Foolish Happy” released only in some A...

Junsu, a member of the group JYJ, will hold the “XIA 1st Asia tour in Thailand” on May 27, marking the second venue for his much-anticipated music tour following performances for his Korean fans in Seoul May 19-20. Cjes Entertainment said the concert in Thailand would host 4,000 seats and offer the same 90-minute performance that Junsu showcased in Seoul. “The first batch of tickets for the con...

Park Ji-min, the 15-year-old winner of SBS’ TV audition show “K-pop Star” signed a contract with JYP Entertainment led by singer and producer Park Jin-young, the broadcast company said on Tuesday. Baek Ah-yeon and Park Je-hyeong, the two other contestants for the TV shows also signed their contracts with JYP, it added. “We have concluded that JYP fits very well with Park and the music she plans ...

Soprano Jo Sumi was taken to hospital on Tuesday with acute appendicitis and underwent surgery on the same day, her agency said. The Korean artist arrived in Seoul from Paris late last month to start her tour of major cities in Korea including Gwangju and Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The 50-year-old soprano’s last concert of the tour at Sungsan Art Hall in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, on...

Brazil’s children’s television show host Xuxa has revealed that the late Michael Jackson wanted to marry her and that she had been sexually abused as a child. Maria da Graca Meneghel, better known as “Xuxa,” made the surprise disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late Sunday. “The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for some...

Korean-Belgian artist becomes the first guitarist invited to internationally-acclaimed Martha Argerich Project Denis Sungho Janssens, a Belgian guitarist of Korean origin who has recently been expanding his music career in Seoul, is returning to Europe full of hope and ready for a challenge. The 38-year-old artist has been invited to perform at the Martha Argerich Project next month, part of th...

K-pop artists will showcase their music and performances at an international music festival that kicks off in Singapore this week. Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliate Korea Creative Content Agency, eight groups of K-pop stars will perform at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Hotel in Clarke Quay, Singapore, on May 24. The list of artists includes Tiger JK, Yoon Mi...

Contemporary artists from Adele to Lady Gaga releasing new music on vinyl, often with a download included FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida ― Cam Bentley walked into a Fort Lauderdale record store this dreary afternoon, head nodding to Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” streaming from iPod to headphones. She walked past the CDs to the Soul section of the vinyl department ― stacks and sta...