Former IZ*ONE’s Choi Yena to reportedly make her solo debut this year

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Hostage: Missing Celebrity” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office as new release “Guimoon: The Lightless Door” gave local films the top four chart places over the weekend.

Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has finally revealed the release date of much-anticipated upcoming solo debut.Yesterday (August 25), the Thailand-born K-pop star shared a brand-new teaser for her forthcoming release on her personal Instagram account, as well as BLACKPINK’s social media channels.According to the image, the singer-rapper’s upcoming single album will be titled ‘Lalisa’, after the idol’s full name, Lalisa Manoban.

After a 39-year hiatus from their musical career, ABBA is back and will be releasing brand new music next Friday.

SEVENTEEN are preparing to make their return with new music later this year.On August 23, South Korean news outlet OSEN reported that the 13-member group were in the midst of preparing a new album for release in October. This was later confirmed to TopStarNews by a source from Pledis Entertainment.“SEVENTEEN is preparing to make a comeback aimed for mid-October,” said the agency, according to a translation by Soompi.

JYJ member and actor Park Yoo-chun may face a lawsuit from his agency after allegedly breaching the terms of their contract.On August 18, several South Korean news outlets reported that the singer was in the midst of a dispute with his agency Re:Cielo. The agency, which signed Park earlier in January, alleged that he recently violated his contract.“About a month ago, we heard that Park signed a double contract with a Japanese agency,” the company said in a release, per Yonhap News Agency.

Korean Soul belted out their own version of the Aerosmith classic “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” during Tuesday’s “America’s Got Talent” quarterfinals.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefComedy -action movie “Sinkhole” lifted the South Korea box office over the weekend with a $5.58 million start in theaters.The debut was the highest weekend score this year by a local Korean movie and trailed only “Black Widow” and “F9.” It was achieved from a launch on 1,604 screens according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking service.The disaster film was the second directed by Kim Ji-hoon, who previously made another in a similar vein “The

Soo-jin has withdrawn from K-pop girl group (G)-IDLE, confirmed CUBE Entertainment.In a brief statement released by the group’s agency via South Korean media outlet Star News on August 14, CUBE Entertainment announced that Soo-jin has officially departed from the group.“(G)-IDLE will henceforth promote as five members.

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Former Disney Channel star Leigh-Allyn Baker is not happy about the mask mandate enforced in her children’s Tennessee school district. A video surfaced on Thursday reportedly showing the "Good Luck Charlie" actress attending the Williamson County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday — and where she went on an anti-mask rant.

A disgraced former K-Pop superstar has been ordered to serve three years in prison by a South Korean military court after being found guilty in an ongoing investigation into prostitution-related incidents.

SEOUL, South Korea -- A South Korean military court sentenced disgraced K-pop star Seungri to three years in prison on Thursday for crimes including providing prostitutes to foreign businessmen.The Defense Ministry said the former member of the boy band Big Bang was also fined 1.15 billion won ($989,000).

UPDATED, 8:25 PM: Lee Jae-yong, the powerful South Korean businessman known as the de facto head of Samsung, will be released from jail on Friday, South Korea’s Ministry of Justice has announced.

IZ*ONE singer Kwon Eun-bi is set to make her solo debut this month, her agency has confirmed.Earlier today (August 5), Korean media outlet Star News reported that the singer is currently filming a music video as well as taking part in photoshoots in preparation for her solo debut at the end of August.Kwon’s agency, Woollim Entertainment, later responded to the report in a statement to Newsen.

STAYC are set to make their return with new music next month.Earlier today (August 4), South Korean news outlet JoyNews24 reported that the six-member act were in the final stages of preparations for a new album. The report also claimed that the project was set to be released in early September.The group’s agency, High Up Entertainment, later confirmed in a statement to Newsen that the girl group are currently gearing up to release new music.