K-pop star BoA probed on suspicion of smuggling psychotropic drugs to South Korea

K-pop star BoA probed on suspicion of smuggling psychotropic drugs to South Korea

BoA's debut Hollywood movie bombs at the box office

K-pop star BoA's debut Hollywood movie "Make Your Move" failed at the box office in the US and South Korea.

The dance movie, headlined by BoA and Derek Hough, earned a measly $120,200 in 10 days in the US since its release last April 18, according to Box Office Mojo.

Its opening weekend from April 18 to 20 earned $81,172 from 142 theaters or an average of $572.

BoA and Derek Hough in "Make Your Move." (Photos: "Make Your Move" Facebook page)

Which K-pop Artist, Company Dominated Album Sales?

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines - Boy band Super Junior and their company SM Entertainment dominated physical album sales in 2012.

Rankings of album sales by company and artist were posted on Korean music chart site Instiz, which showed percentage sales top K-pop artists got last year.

Clockwise from top left) Super Junior, Wooyoung and Big Bang (Photos by www.newsen.com)