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SBS’s “Dynamite Kiss” continues its upward climb! On November 20, the new romantic comedy starring Jang Ki Yong and Ahn Eun Jin earned its highest viewership ratings yet. According to Nielsen Korea, ...

KISS honored Ace Frehley in the band’s first performance since his death. The rock group performed its three-day KISS Kruise: Landlocked event in Las Vegas over the weekend and paid tribute to the ...

SBS’s “Dynamite Kiss” is off to a strong start! According to Nielsen Korea, the November 12 premiere episode of “Dynamite Kiss” garnered an average nationwide viewership rating of 4.5 percent.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - You won’t find broken drumsticks, axe-shaped guitars and dragon-faced boots at a normal library - but one at the University of South Carolina makes an exception. The USC School ...

Frehley died Oct. 16 following a fall, according to his agent. The guitarist had told fans about the incident in September and canceled his remaining 2025 shows on Oct. 6. "We are completely ...

On Nov. 10, 1974, legendary rock band KISS brought its “Hotter Than Hell” tour to the Pioneer Gymnasium at Delta College — and we want to hear from those who were there. If you attended that ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. East London singer and producer Kwn, is kicking off the U.S. and Canada stretch of her With All Due Respect tour ...

The lead guitarist of Kiss could see that musicianship alone wouldn’t take him to the top. Ace Frehley, backstage in 1974. The Kiss guitarist’s persona was based on a Spaceman character from the ...

Claire-Louise Bennett, a leading purveyor of cerebral and largely plotless novels, returns with her third book. By Mark O’Connell Mark O’Connell is the author, most recently, of “A Thread of Violence: ...

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died on Thursday, his family and agent said. He was 74. Frehley died peacefully surrounded by family in ...

For a group that performed in garish makeup and costumes amid explosions and fire-breathing, it’s perhaps not surprising that Kiss did not often get much respect as musicians. Yet the band’s ...