It was a heated battle in the ring last week, when we pit FT Island’s Lee Hong Gi and 2PM’s Taecyeon against each other in our weekly K-Pop Battle, but there was a sure winner by the time polls closed.

′The nation′s little brother′ Lee Seung Gi already has nine years of acting experience under his belt. He first stepped into the acting scene in 2004 with the MBC sitcom Nonstop 5, and since marked successes with the KBS drama Famous Princesses…

First the K-Pop stage and now the musical stage, it seems the Super Junior members dominate wherever they go.Last week, we asked our readers which idol musical actor was their favorite, and the two Super Junior nominees grabbed an overwhelming nu…

Kim Sang Hyuk, the former Click-B member who hasn′t been seen on broadcast for a while, showed he′s willing to return to showbiz soon.The singer spoke with Mnet′s Wide Entertainment News in his first interview after his release from his mil…

2PM opened up about how it feels to be going up against big seniors.The members spoke at the photo shoot for the June issue of fashion magazine @star1.

So of course, it′s not only girl idols that have to go on diets and try to stop themselves from overeating.The 2PM members recently spoke about keeping up their muscular bodies in an interview with the June issue of the fashion magazine @star1.

Zo In Sung shook up Malaysia and Singapore with his deep eyes and good looks.The actor recently promoted the drama That Winter, the Wind Blows in Malaysia after arriving at the country on May 20.

Seo In Young recently appeared on MBC’s Kneedrop Guru, where she cleared up a few rumors, including one that claimed she once dragged IU to the bathroom to scold her. “I never called IU to the bathroom,” said Seo In Young on the show that a…

Reader request.-Article: 'Dancing With the Stars 3' Lee Eun Gyul eliminated... Fei and Kim Kyung Ho the final twoSource: OSEN via Nate1. [+51, -6] Fei is really passionate and dances with an impressive flair. On top of that, the Supporters…

55 of the 2013 Miss Korea contestants were surveyed on idols and these were the results: #1 Favorite male idol: Big Bang #2 Tie: B2ST #2 Tie: SHINee  #1 Female idol with the style they want to copy: Hyuna  …

Article: Solo CL transforms into a female warrior... 'first reveal' of a charismatic teaserSource: OSEN via Naver1. [+526, -62] A concept only CL can pull off2. [+447, -38] The concept doesn't remind me of Lee Hyori at all, I don't get why her nam…

Article: T-ara N4, you'll greet your fans in America, right?Source: Sports Seoul via NateOp ed article about how T-ara didn't bow/greet their fans at Dream Concert and the journalist criticizing T-ara to make sure they do so in America/other event…

Article: 'Music Bank' 2PM wins #1 in an instant... "Thanks to our fans" gratitudeSource: OSEN via Naver1. [+718, -66] And Shinhwa? Now even Mnet, what exactly are the standards of these music programs?2. [+740, -160] They're ranked 32nd on Melon.…

Article: Krystal "The interest of people made me miserable" hidden worry confessedSource: Mydaily via NateKrystal: "I don't like places with a lot of people. It made me so miserable whenever people stared at me. Since I'm a celebrity, I'm supposed…

Leader 'G' of a popular male idol group known for their powerful stage performances was recently found to have left the group momentarily after declaring that he "could not promote in a group any longer." The company went through quite some trials to…

Article: Bruises spotted on Nana's knees 'done on purpose?' netizens argueSource: Newsen via Nate1. [+405, -16] Men probably don't know but there are a lot of girls who bruise easily. You could just lightly tap them or grab their arm and it'll bru…

Following up the album art teaser picture and another dark teaser, a third image for CL‘s solo project has now been revealed through YG-Life’s blog. Wearing a white and gold colored outfit this time, it contrasts a lot with her previously release…

Shinhwa‘s “This Love” takes the win today on Music Core! Following their M!Countdown win two days ago, this is their second win this weekend. Congratulations to them on their comeback! Today’s show features Lee Hyori‘s much anticipated come…

Recently on her Twitter on May 24, sexy diva Lee Hyori uploaded a photo of herself along with a message, “I am the only one that needs to look good in this picture, because I am a bad girl. Muahaha.” In the selca is the reflection of Hyori in a m…

Welcome to the Soompi Weekly Roundup! Every weekend we will highlight all the important news that happened this week, so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. While normally K-Pop is mostly glitz and glamor, this week a lot of dark and un…

Nega Network‘s rookie male group LC9 has recently made their debut with “Mama Beat” and released the dance practice video to their song through the official Nega Network YouTube channel. The video is taken at a Nega Network practice room and th…

CNBlue will be holding a concert in Seoul and they are excited about it. The members shared a short video message to their fans about their concert on May 25. In the videos the members reminisce about their last home concert and talk about how they a…

Actor Daniel Henney showed his rough and masculine charms in a pictorial for Bazaar magazine. For this photo spread that was shot in Australia, the actor took a step away from his usual gentle look and went for something more rugged. Through his manl…

A plot twist bumped up ratings for "When A Man Loves."

Lee Ki Woo, known for playing a character called "the pole" in "Flower Boy Ramen Shop" is set to star in a new movie.

Girls Generation's Sooyoung stars in the latest Flower Boy series.

How many times have you seen a kdrama character get a fever from being out in the rain? Often. They are just vulnerable that way.

Lee Min Ho will promote his mini album titled "My Everything" before filming "The Heirs."

It’s a particularly good episode for Jung-hwan, which is a treat since he was already smart and sexy to start with—upping the intensity on both makes me a happy camper. There’s something about these kinds of upright, passionate, yet antagonisti…

This drama has plenty of cute onscreen, but sometimes — like say, when your gumiho father comes back from the dead a thousand-year demon hellbent on destroying the world, for instance — a little pick-me-up is in order. Here’s a collection of st…

  Lee Min-ho – “조각 (Pieces Of Love)” Here I was, all prepared to dismiss Lee Min-ho’s recording venture as an unnecessary vanity project—a drama tie-in recording is one thing, but an actual album is another. But you know, I don’t hat…

My favorite variety PD (that’d be ex-1 Night 2 Days PD Na Young-seok, or Na PD) is back with a brand new show for cable. Woot. It’s called, hilariously, Grandpas Over Flowers, and it even has a “flower grandpa F4″ cast, because as we know, go…

Chess pieces move around, power shifts, and Team Hero makes significant strides as well as suffering pretty big blows. It’s a great day for our sidekicks as well, who step up in big ways to make their contributions and have me eagerly anticipating…

Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung, opens at night on May 22, the first night of the six-day night opening of the palace (photo: Jeon Han).Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace,

An eight-month celebration of the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Germany has just started. An opening ceremony was held in Germany with a performance titled “Korea Fantasy

Korea’s traditional markets are the best sites for experiencing Koreans’ unique “jeong,” a special feeling of fondness, warmth, bonding, and attachment. Such traditional markets across the nation have

A South African musical has touched down in Seoul -- UMOJA. The South African musical which chronicles South Africa’s music history from a tribal society through the Apartheid era to today is on its f

“Overlords of Kingdom of Chosen and Deutschen Reich (German Empire) agreed to carry out frequent exchanges in hopes of maintaining everlasting friendship.”These are the words found in a section of the

Because God obviously loves me, T-ara N4‘s American concerts are apparently going to be drunken pool party orgies at the Palms. If you look up the events that the posse of Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, and friends are going to be performing at during T…

I think I’ll be having a lot of Hyori stories coming thanks to her recent comeback, but think of this as just something to whet your appetite, because … yes, please.

Perfume‘s “Magic of love” video is here. And if you had been missing watching this girls dance a cute little routine in a visual treat of a video, then you’ll be appeased with this. This music video is more of what you would expect from Perfu…

The former head of Block B‘s agency, Lee Seung Yeon, committed suicide on May 21 amidst the controversy involving Block B and their contract. A source close to the deceased told enews on May 21, “[The former agency head] Mr. Lee committed suicide…

So you read the title and your initial reaction was, “Wow, this is gonna be another one of those Asian Junkie asshole troll titles!” But no, apparently this is real life. T-ara N4 really is going to be collaborating with Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg,…

K-Pop Star 2 winning duo Akdong Musician has decided on YG Entertainment as their agency of choice, joining fellow K-Pop Star alum […] read blog-post

Meet LC9 (League of Competition #9), the rookie group from Brown Eyed Girls‘ Ga-In gives you ringside seats to an […] watch video

They may look silly, but the B1A4 boys can tell when there’s something fishy going on. “What’s Going On,” the […] watch video

Nine Muses‘ latest release is red hot! Their comeback track “WILD” (from their second mini-album of the same name) is […] watch video

There’s a reason why 2PM is the hottest time of the day. The temperature goes up a few more degrees […] watch video

An impressive Psy impersonator has managed to work his way into Cannes Film Festival, duping event organisers and celebrities. A man posing as Psy managed to gain entrance to several of the A-list parties at Cannes. He was finally stopped after the r…

Son Ho Young has been taken to hospital after an attempt to take his own life today. A passerby has found Son Ho Young after he tried to kill himself in his car by lighting a piece of ignition coal. According to police he was found at 04:40 on May 24…

EXO are finally making their comeback! After a long wait EXO have released their first music video teaser for Wolf, building up a lot of hype for their comeback. The teaser includes the 12 boys showing their ‘fierce’ side, along with red glowing…

After releasing various teasers, 100% are back with the music video “Want U Back”, which is the title track for their first mini album. 100%’s new mini album, “Real 100%” includes five songs. The boys are TOP Media’s youngest boy group, t…

YG has released CL’s first teaser image for her solo debut. The song will be called 나쁜 기집애 (Eng – Bad Girl) and it will be a mix of dubstep and hip-hop. CL’s music video will also feature G-Dragon and Taeyang from BIGBANG. This year,…

On May 24th (KST), Baek Jiyoung released her latest single titled "Reminded of You."Produced by the Brave Brothers, this track will be her last musical contribution before her marriage. This disco-dance styled track differs greatly from the intense…

"Man in Black," composed of BEAST's Junhyung and BTOB's Minhyuk, Changsub, Hyunsik, and Sungjae, has released "After Time Passes" for the currently airing drama "Monstar."The fictional boy group recently revealed a photo teasing their contribution…

After teasing fans with a photo yesterday, CL has recently released a second image, this time one with her in it.Although the single was previously named "Bad Girl," YG Entertainment and CL decided to later change the official English name of the t…

On May 23rd (KST), EXO revealed a music video teaser for the title track "Wolf" off their upcoming album "XOXO."The group has already posted numerous teasers ( (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) as well as a tracklist but fans are in for more surprises with the uploa…

After the successful release of her fifth and latest album "Monochrome," on May 23rd (KST), Lee Hyori revealed the dance version to her title track "Bad Girls."Although it has a different focus than the comical story that was present in the origina…

It was a “WILD’ week in K-pop with a lot of strange and sad things happening. I wonder if this is an indication of things to come for summer?! Among the most shocking and sad occurrences was the apparent suicide of Son Ho-young‘s girlfriend in…

Welcome back to For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take the time out of the week to share with our readers some of the best and most recent photos tied to the K-pop landscape. May is a month of memories, with many celebratory endings, new beginnings…

By this point, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Korean talent agency Core Contents Media is undoubtedly perhaps the most notorious company to exist in the history of Korea’s modern culture and in the idol community — all thanks to the inexp…

Many K-pop groups flounder after their debut, releasing single after single with constantly changing concepts, and VIXX is no different. However, it would seem that VIXX has finally found their niche after their space vampire theme in “On and On”…

When the six alien warriors of B.A.P first arrived last year, these rookies transformed the competition with their fresh edge and nonstop promotions, and left fan hearts slayed across the globe. So of course, when TS announced the B.A.P Live On Earth…

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Recently during the filming of KBS’s “Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook,” group 2PM’s Taecyeon revealed, “My dream is to get married at the age of 27.”Taecyeon explained, “My parents were married at 27, so it has always been my dream to get m…

SHINee‘s Onew is in strong consideration of joining the cast of a new JTBC comedy program.On May 23, a JTBC rep spoke with OSEN and said, “Onew is a strong candidate for being part of a new comedy program called ‘Welcome To Noyal Villa,’ (wor…

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Japanese people dig up ancient tombs in Pyongyang (today's North Korea) during its colonial rule.Lee Won, a descendent of the Daehan Empire's ruling family, was speechless. Not long after, tears ran down his face.On Feb. 5, Lee - also the presiden…

Korean modern dance choreographer Kim Young-mi will stage "This is my sit" at the Small Hall of the Daehangno Arts Theater today at 6 p.m.For the past 32 years, contemporary dancers from around the world have been coming to Korea to participate in…

Saewookkang, the airy shrimp-flavored crackers that go so very well with beer, have sold 7.5 billion bags since their debut in 1971, its producer Nongshim, a local food and confectionary company, said yesterday. The sales mean that every Korean, bas…

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Added new images for the upcoming Korean movie "Holly" (2013)Directed by Park Byeong-hwanWith Minah, Shin-ee, Jeong Ae-yeon, Kyeong Soo-jin, Jeon Byeong-cheol, Yoon Tae-min,...SynopsisA movie about a dancer named Holly who dances in a club around an…

Nine Muses – Wild Release: May 9, 2013 Producer/Distributor: Loen Entertainment Genre: Dance pop Reviewer Rating: It’s been almost three years since Nine Muses‘ debut, and the group has precisely

The winners of K-Pop Star Season 2, the sibling duo, Akdong Musician, have finally made their decision between the three big agencies in the music industry. After the long decision was

Avex Network has released a short promotional video for Super Junior Donghae & Eunhyuk‘s latest single entitled I Wanna Dance. The track list consists of two main songs: I Wanna

EXO has made a ferocious comeback with their video teaser for Wolf (in Korean; The Wolf and the Beauty), the title track off their first studio album XOXO (Kiss&Hug). Wolf utilizes the unique blend of

EXO has revealed yet another important piece of information in regards to its upcoming album XOXO (Kiss&Hug). The title track of the group’s first album will be Wolf! A photograph

Despite all the setbacks and speculations, it appears as if two of K-pops most visible girl groups, 2NE1 and SNSD (Girls’ Generation) are both gearing up for English language releases this year. While rumours have been circulating for years now, th…

The Christian faith has a relatively short but very interesting history in Korea. As recently as the mid-1800s thousands of Catholics were persecuted and killed for practising their beliefs. However by the end of that century, the country was startin…

Centuries of conservative morals and Confucian culture has led to a traditional sense of gender in South Korea. Gender roles are still widely very stereotypical and the ‘macho male’ image still prevails across the country – yet South Korea is t…

With three YouTube channels and nearly 130 million views combined it would be hard to come across a K-pop fan that had not heard of Eat Your Kimchi. Starting out in 2008, Simon and Martina (along with their adorable furry family Spudgy and Dr. Meemer…

It’s another busy week in London with several interesting events with insights into Korean history, art and culture taking place throughout the week. The KCC is kicking off its K-MUSIC 2013 festival with a discussion forum featuring several music p…