Lauv releases Korean version of 'Love U Like That' using AI voice technology

SEOUL -- American singer-songwriter Lauv has released the Korean version of his hit song "Love U Like That" using artificial intelligence-based voice technology. The Korean version was created after the AI solution learned the voice of Kevin Woo, a former member of the South Korean boy group U-Kiss. The South Korean office of Universal Music Group, an American music corporation, said this is the first time for an American pop artist to roll out a non-English-based

November 8, 2023

Peru's symbolic artwork 'Pucará Bull' to be showcased with Korean legendary creature in Seoul

SEOUL -- The Peruvian Embassy in South Korea will showcase Pucará Bull, Peru's handcrafted artwork that symbolizes prosperity and peace, along with art pieces of Haechi, a Korean mythical animal regarded as a guardian against fire and other natural disasters. The exhibition will take place inside Seoul's city hall to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Peru. Pucará Bull is an art piece created in a town located in the Andes

November 7, 2023

Seventeen ranks second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with 'Seventeenth Heaven'

SEOUL -- Multinational K-pop boy band Seventeen has ranked second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with its eleventh mini album titled "Seventeenth Heaven." American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift took first place with "1989 (Taylor's Version)." Seventeen's album, released on October 23, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 100,000 equivalent album units sold in the United States in the week ending November 2. The music video f

November 6, 2023

Boy band Seventeen tops K-pop albums chart with 'Seventeenth Heaven'

SEOUL -- "Seventeenth Heaven," a mini album by multinational K-pop boy band Seventeen, has topped a real-time music chart in the United States, Japan, and China. The chart, operated by South Korea's state-funded music chart company "Hanteo Chart," ranks the 30 most popular K-pop albums by country. Hanteo Chart's data, released on November 3, showed that Seventeenth Heaven ranked first for the fourth week of October in the three countries. The company d

November 3, 2023

BTS' Jungkook releases first solo album 'GOLDEN'

SEOUL -- Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, rolled out his very first solo album "Golden." The 26-year-old has collaborated with global producers including British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, American producer Andrew Watt, and Shawn Mendes, a Canadian singer-songwriter. The album contains 11 English language-based songs. Big Hit, the agency of BTS, released Golden on November 3. "Standing Next To You," the title track of the album was produced by Andrew Wat

November 3, 2023