SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean K-pop boy band Shinee’s hit song “Lucifer” is making an appearance on U.S. TV show “Lucifer” on FOX. Billboard reported on January 30 that the idol group’s tune is played in a scene from the show’s third season where Lucifer (Tom Ellis) is engaging in a fight [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The funeral for the late Kim Jong-hyun, lead singer of K-pop group SHINee, was held Thursday, attended by his family, close friends and fellow artists. Kim, better known as his stage name Jonghyun, died Monday in an apparent suicide. The 27-year-old singer left a suicide note describing his harrowing [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The death of K-pop superstar Jonghyun from SHINee has sparked a debate over deep-rooted problems facing the K-pop industry. In a suicide letter released by his best friend Nine9 from rock band Dear Cloud, Jonghyun said he was ‘broken from inside’ and that ‘depression slowly began eating away at me [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean celebrities remembered the victims of the ferry Sewol sinking in social networking services and handwritten letters Thursday, the first anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 304 lives. Actress Jung Ryeo-won posted a picture of a yellow duck with the message, “Let’s remember April 16, 2014″ on her Instagram blog [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Prior to the official release of his first solo album, Jonghyun, a member of the K-pop band SHINee, held a showcase at SM TOWN in Seoul on January 8. During the showcase, Jonghyun sang his solo tracks including “Crazy,” “Deja-Boo,” and others from his solo album “Base of Jonghyun,” [...]