• 'Interview' Lawsuit: K-Pop Artists Threaten Legal Action After Songs Used in Movie

    Another layer of complexity has just been added to "The Interview," a Sony Pictures film that has permeated the news cycle for several weeks. This time, the company could face legal action from K-Pop artists Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae after the flick allegedly used their song without consent. "There were initial discussions about including the song in the film score, but negotiations stopped, so we were under the impression that it wasn't happening," FeelGhoodMusic said in a statement. "It was only after the film was released that we became aware of the song's unauthorized use, without taking the appropriate and necessary steps to complete a contract with the artists." THR reports roughly 10 to 15 seconds of the song appear in the movie. From NME: "The press release also noted the subject matter of the film — which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco and follows two American journalists recruited to kill Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea — stating, 'The artists were also hesitant about authorizing the use of the music, as the film is a very sensitive topic in Korea, so they are very surprised.'"

  • K-Pop Fans Fall To Their Deaths At Tragic 4Minute Concert In South Korea [WATCH]

    At least 16 have been killed and 11 injured after a ventilation grate collapsed and a group of concert-goers fell 20 meters into deep concrete shaft at a pop concert in Seongnam, south of Seoul in South Korea. The tragedy occurred during an outdoor performance by the popular Korean girl band 4Minute and other bands, Billboard reports.

  • K-Pop and Korean Film Industry Gets New Laws for Protection of Minors and Idols

    The K-Pop industry is full of "idols," young or teenaged performers who perform smash pop hits right alongside their older cohorts/competition. The prominence of the youth stars in the scene has raised many wary questions from the West (who, you know, totally have young performers under control), and the Korean government has acted, releasing a law to monitor how and when minors perform.

  • G-Dragon Releases Music Video for 'Coup d'Etat' Plus Full Tracklist for Album [WATCH]

    Several weekends ago, K-Pop star G-Dragon made headlines when he appeared alongside Missy Elliott at KCON to perform a track from his upcoming album "Coup d'Etat." The performance of "Niliria" set a high bar as to what can be expected from G-Dragon's second solo album, and his new music video for the title track demonstrates ambitions that are beyond simple.
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