[KPOP] COUNTING DOWN TO 2009 MELON AWARDS
2009 Melon Music Awards will be held on the 16th of December, 7PM at Seoul Olympic Park. After MNet “2009 MAMA” and the 24th Golden Disk Awards, this ceremony will be the third year end awards.
Netizens believe that this time the battle will be between the two top companies in the kpop industry, SM and YG. The “no show no award” policy has previously infuriated fans of both parties as each of their idols attended one award and were no-shows to the other one. On November 21, all YG artists managed to be present in Mnet Asia Music Awards 2009 but were nowhere to be seen on the recent Golden Disk Awards while SM artists were all present on the 24th GDA. It was clear that YG artists snagged most of the awards in MAMA, totaling to a number of six while SM also brought home 6 awards in total through Super Junior, SNSD and SHINee in GDA.
Everyone is expecting for a showdown between the two top girl groups, 2009 shining star SNSD and 2009 rookie star 2NE1, especially after it is confirmed by Star News that Big Bang will once again have to miss the ceremony for Japan and only half the members of SM boys, Super Junior will make it to the show due to its subgroup’s SJ-M’s conflicting schedule. Other boy group from DSP Entertainment, SS501, will also give the show a miss but that does not stop the great anticipation from fans. Even though some groups will be missing, at least there will be representatives from each companies.
There will be promising special stages, including a joint stage of the top 4 girl groups, SNSD, 2NE1, BEG and KARA. Fans are also anticipating for a special appearance of Super Junior Eunhyuk, Sungmin, 2PM Nickhun, TRAX Jungmo and IRIS Juni. To top it off, the stars of the recent big hit drama “You Are Beautiful”, Jang Geunsuk and Park Shinhye are chosen to be MCs of the show. The list of the performers and the performances have yet to be released so they might be just another rumors.. whether it will turn out to live to the viewers’ expectations or not, we will have to see it ourselves tomorrow..
article: myystiqueen @ twelfs
[KPOP] SNSD AND 2PM NAMED TOP IDOL GROUP OF 2009
The all-girl K-pop group Girls Generation (aka SNSD) and “Beastly Idols” 2PM dominated the Korean music scene in 2009 and emerged as top idol groups, according to a survey and a ranking by a TV show.
In a ranking by a program on Korean TV station MBC, Girls Generation emerged as the number one singing group in Korea.
Girls Generation dominated the first half of the year with their song “Gee.” It ruled on “Music Bank,” a Korean music program on KBS TV station, for nine consecutive weeks—a record for a Korean artist. The song also started a dance craze in Korea.
Hot on the heels of Girls Generation was the Brown Eyed Girls followed by 2PM, Baek Ji Young, Super Junior, Infinity Challenge, 2NE1, G-Dragon, SHINee, Jang Ki Ha and the Faces, Kara, f(x), Kim Tae Woo, 4Minute and Norazo.
On the other hand, producers of entertainment programs in Korea picked 2PM as the best artist for 2009.
The survey was done among 22 producers of entertainment shows from the top three Korean TV stations MBC, KBS and SBS.
2PM got nine votes followed by Girls Generation with five votes, 2NE1 with three, Brown Eyed Girls with two and Kara and Big Bang with one vote each. 2PM generated a lot of buzz with their song “Again and Again.”
In the song of the year category, “Gee” by Girls Generation was named top pick with seven votes followed by “Abracadabra” by BEG with six and 2NE1’s “I Don’t Care” with three.
2PM also garnered the male artist of the year award with 17 votes while G-Dragon of Big Bang was second with three votes. Super Junior and Big Bang got one vote each.
Girls Generation was chosen as female artist of the year with 11 votes. 2NE1 was second with seven, Brown Eyed Girls with three and Kara with one vote.
2NE1 was picked as rookie of the year with 13 votes followed by After School with seven votes.
The emergence of girl groups in Korea was voted as the hottest issue of the year followed by the departure of Park Jaebum as leader of boy band 2PM.
Girls Generation is composed of Taeyeon, Jessica, Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, and Sunny.
On the other hand, 2PM is composed of Wooyoung, Nichkhun, Junsu, Junho, Taecyeon, and Chansung. Its leader, Jaebum, is on hiatus.
SOURCE: HERE
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[KPOP] BOA TO REALEASE NEW SINGLE IN KOREA TOMORROW
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| Cover of BoA’s new single album “White Wishes” [SM Entertainment] |
Korean pop singer BoA is set to release her new J-pop single in Korea on Wednesday, according to a press release by SM Entertainment on Tuesday.
The singer’s 29th single “White Wishes”, which was released in Japan on December 9, will be available in Korea in two versions — CD and CD/DVD.
“Wishes” is a medium-tempo ballad track that was featured as a theme song for the best-selling Nintendo game “Tale of Graces”. The album also carries another R&B track titled “The End and…”, which was written by the singer herself.
Limited editions of the CD version include a remix track of BoA’s 28th single “Bump Bump!” with a featuring by Japanese hip-hop artist Verbal of m-flo. The DVD contains a music video of “Wishes” and footage of the video in the making.
BoA, one of the most active K-pop stars on the international scene, debuted in 2000 with the album “ID; Peace B”. She was discovered and trained by SM Entertainment, a major talent agency in Korea. She has released eight studio albums in Korea, six in Japan and made her U.S. debut in March 2009.
Reporter : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
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SOURCE: HERE
[KPOP] T-MAX RECEIVE AWARD FROM KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION
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| Boy band T-Max [Planet 905] |
Korean boy band T-Max will receive an award from the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) for their contribution in promoting Korean culture, according to their agency on Tuesday.
They have been selected as “Hallyu Stars of 2009” by KTO and will be presented the award at the 2009 Hallyu Tourism Night event on December 19, to be held at Yonsei University.
The “Hallyu” event will feature a special performance from T-Max as well as a video showing of overseas promotional videos which stars a handful of K-pop stars including Son Ho-young, Andy, Kim Joon and F.T Island.
“We are very proud and happy to share in the responsibility of continuing the popularity of Korean Wave,” T-Max members were quoted as saying. “We will continue our efforts in promoting Korea to overseas markets in the future.”
According to KTO, the number of tourists who visited Korea last month was counted at over seven million visitors, a record-high for the month of November.
T-Max had recently also held a Hallyu Star autograph session at Incheon International Airport as part of their activities as promoting the city of Incheon.
T-Max, who debuted in 2007, is best known for their song “Paradise” which was featured in the soundtrack for hit TV series “Boys Over Flowers”. The group’s rapper Kim Joon achieved an even greater success playing an F4 member, one of the key characters, in the drama.
The group became popular throughout Asia, thanks to the success of “Flowers” and several of their songs on the soundtrack including “Say Yes”, “Wish You’re My Love”, “Fight The Bad Feeling” and “Bang Bang Boom”.
They recently wrapped up a concert in Singapore and are set to perform in Japan next week. The concert, titled “Christmas Talk & Live Show Merry ChrisT-MAX”, will be held in Tokyo and Osaka on December 22 and 23, respectively.
Reporter : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
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SOURCE: HERE
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[KPOP] SS501′s KIM HYUN-JOONG WINS AWARD AT YAHOO! BUZZ AWARDS
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| SS501 leader Kim Hyun-joong [DSP Media] |
Korean pop idol Kim Hyun-joong won three awards at the 2009 Yahoo! Buzz Awards held in Hong Kong on December 14.
Kim, leader of popular idol group SS501, was voted Asia Top Buzz Male Artist, Top Buzz KR (Korean) Artist by Taiwanese netizens and Top Buzz KR Artist by Korean netizens. His group SS501 was also awarded Asia Top Buzz Group at the event.
The Yahoo! Buzz Awards, into its sixth year, selects winners based on the “buzz”, or number of searches, a star has received on Internet portal site Yahoo!.
Kim prepared his acceptance speech in Korean, Chinese and English, saying “I would like to thank all the fans in Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong who have given me so much support, and I will work even harder in the future.”
Popular Taiwanese actor Joseph Cheng reportedly showed up and mingled with SS501 at the event.
The five-member boy band debuted in 2005 with single “Warning” and have been active in Korea and Japan, releasing numerous albums both as a group and also pursuing individual careers such as acting and appearing in variety shows.
The group made a successful comeback to the music scene in October, topping various music charts with their second mini-album “REBIRTH”.
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Reporter : Kang Seung-hun tarophine@asiae.co.kr
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KPOP INVASION HERE ON THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA, Philippines – It seems anything Korean or commonly known as the hallyu wave is in these days. From soap operas, restaurants to beauty products, Korean culture has won the Filipinos’ hearts. Who could forget Koreanovelas like the Endless Love series, Lovers in Paris, Full House and Stairway to Heaven?
Not to be outdone is the Korean music, better known as Kpop. Thanks to YouTube, Korean cable TV and music download, Filipinos are exposed to Korea’s finest singers and groups. As a Kpop follower, I came up with a list of eight Kpop singers and groups many Filipinos are familiar with and will hear from in the future.
BoA — One of South Korea’s top female singers. She has topped the charts in Korea, Japan and released an album in the US. She collaborated with western artists such as Westlife and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys and was cited as an Influential Artist in the 2004 MTV Asia Awards.
2NE1 — With Sandara Park (known as the Pambansang Krung-Krung) as one of its members, the group is fast becoming popular in the country thanks to songs
such as Lollipop, Fire and I Don’t Care. Sandara, now known as Dara, released the song Kis featuring Lee Min Ho (Gu Jun Pyo of Boys Over Flowers) to promote Korean beer brand Cass.
Rain — Known to Filipino audience as Justin of the hit romantic-comedy Full House, Rain is Korea’s latest export in the international entertainment industry. He was cited by Time Magazine as one of the 100 “Most Influential People Who Shape the World Award” and People Magazine named him one of the Most Beautiful People in its “First-Time Beauties 2007” section. Aside from being a singer-actor, Rain heads his own company J. Tune Entertainment and dabbles in fashion with his clothing line Six to Five. He broke into Hollywood via Speed Racer and will be seen in the movie Ninja Assassin, produced by the Wachowski brothers, the duo behind The Matrix trilogy.
Wonder Girls — Filipinos by now could not stop singing the group’s hit song Nobody. With its catchy tune and ’60s theme music video, the Wonder Girls composed of Yubin, Yenny, Sohee, Sunye and Sunmi have invaded the US where they are now touring with the Jonas Brothers. Their song, Nobody, debuted in the Billboard charts last October, making them the first Korean group to do so.
SS501 —The group composed of Hyun Joong, Young Saeng, Jung Min, Kyu Joong and Hyung Jun debuted in 2005 with the song Warning and Snow Prince. They also invaded the Japanese music industry and even recorded a TV show SS501: The Mission. The group’s popularity further rose due to the show Boys Over Flowers which was aired all over Asia. In the show, Hyun Joong played the quiet, musically-inclined Yoon Ji-Hoo while three of the members performed the songs Because I am Stupid and Making A Lover, included in the Boys Over Flowers soundtrack. After a year and seven months hiatus, the group released the mini album Rebirth, and is currently touring Asia for their Persona Tour. Their single A Song Calling for You (LaLaLa) is in the Top 20 of MYX’s international charts.
Super Junior —They are considered the largest boyband with 13 members. They are one of the many Korean groups to go beyond singing and dancing with many of its members involved in acting and other activities such as anime voice recording. Although they have three albums, it was their third album Sorry, Sorry that brought them commercial success.
Shinee — Known as one of Korea’s R&B boybands, Shinee debuted in 2008 with mini-album Replay. The group has won many awards including the Best Newcomer at the 18th Seoul Music Awards and participated in various concerts including the Dream Concert in the Seoul Olympic Stadium alongside other groups such as Girl Generation, Wonder Girls and Super Junior last year. They also released the album The Shinee World and recorded songs like Stand By Me, included in the Boys Over Flowers soundtrack and Bodyguard, used for the promotion of Samsung’s Anycall mobile phone featuring Kim Bum and Kim So Eun. The group is also known for its fashion sense dubbed as the “Shinee trend,” which led to endorsements for Reebok and Korean Cosmetic Company Nana B. Filipino fans will get the chance to see the group when they perform in Manila this month at the Korean Culture Festival.
Girls Generation — Composed of nine female members, fans often refer them as SNSD which is short for the group’s Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae or So Nyuh Shi Dae. Like other groups, the members of Girls Generation are trained in various aspects of the performing arts. Their second mini-album Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) was recently released with the song of the same name as its carrier single. The group also has its own TV series and endorses various products in Korea.
With the continued craving for anything Korean, Filipinos will continue to hear and see more Kpop artists in the coming years.
[KPOP] TAEGOON LIVE IN TOKYO
Taegoon held a concert “TAEGOON White Love 2009″ recently. The performances started off with “Superstar” and “One Two Step”. He did a total of 15 songs, including familiar songs like “Call Me” and “Betrayed”, but also a few special performances like “I Do” by Rain, and “Perfect Man” by Shinhwa. In addition, supportive video messages from Taegoon’s seniors in the industry were presented. TVXQ’s Xiah Junsu message stated “I’m close with Taegoon, so I’m very moved too. Song and dance performances are expected, do your best!”
During a press conference after the event, Taegoon talked about the selection of songs to perform. He says, “Rain is a senior that I respect the most. There were many dance songs, but I wanted to present a ballad song to my fans, so “I Do” was chosen.” Taegoon also chose “Perfect Man” by Shinhwa because of his participation in Battle Shinhwa several years ago before his debut. “Although I had a shaved head back then, (smiles) I saw Shinhwa performing and I thought I’d like to do that someday.”
Taegoon talked about the difference between Korean and Japanese fans. “The fans in South Korea all get up and dance together while I perform, but the fans in Japan listen carefully and quietly. I heard that it was because of cultural differences, but at first I was puzzled and thought I was doing something wrong in Japan.” He seems to become accustom to the atmosphere of Japan.
Taegoon also commented on some memorable fans, “One person came to support me with a handmade round fan, however, instead of having my face on it, the face of Jaejoong was there. Though I think it means that my fan also supports him… but because he’s a friend that I love, and a true friend, I was happy.”
Although Taegoon’s current weight is 73kg (160lbs) he wants to drop to 68kg (149lbs). “Because I have broad shoulders, I have to buy things according to that. The clothes I buy are always in sizes too large. I don’t need to become thinner in circumference, but I do aerobic exercises because I could wear very cool things if I were thinner.
“I’m very active in Japan recently, but it’s said that the night view of Kobe and Tokyo Disneyland would be nice places to visit. When I was on Battle Shinhwa I came to Japan with the other members. We ate ox tongue and it was very delicious. That left a deep impression on me.”
Taegoon talked about his desires for the future, “I do my best in singing activities, but I would like to show other sides of myself outside of music programs. I want to challenge myself with variety shows and acting.” and showed a willingness.
source: www.onlytaegoon.com/forums
[KPOP] KARA’S JAPAN FANMEETING SUCCESS
Girl Group Kara has exceeded expectations in Japan.
It was announced that Kara are holding their Japanese showcase fanmeeting in Akasaka, Tokyo at a venue which seats 1400 people. Consequently the reactions of Japanese fans have been explosive. With tickets on sale for less than a week, for the 1400 seats available more than 3000 people (and counting) have registered. With the number of registrants steadily increasing to this day, Kara should be very pleased with themselves.
A PR stated “This is beyond all of our expectations, even we are astonished. We are currently in discussions over how to move forward.”
This could possibly be a sign of Kara skyrocketing to fame in Japan. After well-known Japanese gagman Gegitan Hitori’s continuous talks about Kara, the girl group has become quite a topic of conversation in the country. They even appeared through video on Japan’s great idol group show, Arashi’s homework.
Meanwhile Kara have said “Around January in the new year we will announce our new album and, initially, focus on Korean activities; our Japanese activities will need to be evaluated a little more closely before any are made definite.”
Journalist: Kim Hyung-woo
source:Newsen
translated by joel.@KARAholic
[KPOP] 2NE1 MNET’S BEST ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
2NE1 is chosen as The Year’s Best Artiste during the 1st year of their debut.
Music portal site Mnet collated its own music charts from 1st January till 10th December of this year and announced 2NE1 as the Best Artiste Of The Year. 2NE1 has gained great popularity in the first year of their debut, going up to #1 in both artist and album category.
Their hits include ‘Lollipop’ released in April before debut, and after debut there were ‘Fire’, ‘I Don’t Care’ and ‘In The Club’ etc. And apart from that, the members also have their special solo hits like Sandara Park with ‘Kiss’, Park Bom with ‘You And I’, CL and MinJi with ‘Please Don’t Go’. The members have also done their unique solo activities.
Go under the cut for the rest of the ranking.
The ranking:
1. 2NE1
2. Big Bang
3. Davichi
4. GDragon
5. So Nyeo Shi Dae
6. MC Mong
7. Brown Eyed Girls
8. 2PM
Mnet.com head Geum GiHoon explained, “This year was a year for girlgroups, and 2NE1 has been the hot issue from the every beginning doing the concept of ‘female Big Bang’. And then after that, they released hits after hits and maintained their popularity and attracted fans throughout. In addition, the visitor hits for their ‘Artiste Page’ is also relatively higher than other singers.”
This ranking chart uses the industry standard of looking at streaming and download hits, and also judging from Mnet’s very own artiste page for each singers.
Credit/Source: http://asianfanatics.net
Posted By: Love. Music.
S:Newsen + grooveasia + kbites
[KPOP] SNSD GEE MV CROWNED MV OF THE YEAR
The best MV of the year goes to ‘Gee’ by So Nyeo Shi Dae which was watched by over 1.2 million.
GomTV Music Chart (GMC) 2009 chooses the MV as the best MV of the year. And in the Top 10 this year, there is So Nyeo Shi Dae, 2NE1, Brown Eyed Girls, Big Bang, and 2PM etc.
The MV ‘Gee’ was watched by over 1.2 million viewers, and is #1 on GomTV Music Chart for over 10 weeks. The girls’ ‘Tell Me Your Wish’ is also at #9 on the chart.
Go under the cut for the rest of the rankings.
The ranking:
1. So Nyeo Shi Dae ‘Gee’ – #1 for 10 weeks
2. GDragon ‘Heartbreaker’ – #1 for 6 weeks
3. 2NE1 ‘Fire’
4. 2NE1 and Big Bang ‘Lollipop’
5. Brown Eyed Girls ‘Abracadabra’
6. Son DamBi ‘Saturday Ngith’
7. 2PM ‘Hearbeat’
8. 2NE1 ‘I Don’t Care’
9. So Nyeo Shi Dae ‘Tell Me Your Wish’
10. Park Bom ‘You & I’
Credit/Source: http://asianfanatics.net
Posted By: yewkeen@grooveasia.com
SOURCE: Newsen + kbites
[KPOP] F(x)’s AMBER EXPOSED INTENTIONS ON HER NEUTRAL IMAGE
f(x)’s Amber exposed her intentions about her neutral image.
Through an interview with Newsen, on the 16th, Amber hinted that there was not any discontent about her neutral, masculine image. Amber explained, “Honestly I would like to show this image more” Also “This is not an image that was processed. Ever since I was young, I have liked the boyish style. This image is a very natural look for me”
Amber has received explosive interest before her debut due to her masculine style and neutral charms. Also out of all the members, Amber has the most female fans because of her unique charms.
Members Luna and Krystal thought back and said “The first time we saw Amber we thought she was a boy, and we were surprised” Also “It is because she has always lived with a boyish appearance”.
Sulli said, “Unlike the other members, I have lived in the same dorm as Amber, so I was not really surprised, but the first time I saw Amber I had many thoughts that she was a male.”
The f(x) members spoke highly of Amber by saying “Since Amber has lived in America, there must have been a lot of unfamiliar instances while having activities in Korea”. Also “She is a member that works very hard. Also her Korean skills have improved a lot compared to back then. She is a member that changes every day.”
On the other hand, f(x) is gaining a lot of popularity with their title song ‘Chu~♡’ from their recently released first single album. ‘Chu~♡’ is a euro pop dance song with drum sounds that shows off its powerful charms.
The title ‘Chu~♡’ expresses the sounds of a kiss, and the song itself is about the main character waking up in a fairy-tale like motif through a kiss, and the curiosity filled girl wants to know more about the world.
Source: Newsen
Translation: kellykim10 @ affxtion.com
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[KPOP] SS501 CAPTIVATES 7K HONG KONG FANS
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Group SS501 captivated 7,000 Hong Kong fans.
SS501 held their ‘Asia Tour PERSONA in HongKong’ concert on 12-Dec afternoon at HongKong Expo Arena, driving the crowd of 7,000 Hong Kong fans wild. All of SS501’s concert tickets, including standing and seated, were sold out.
In this concert, SS501 performed songs such as ‘Love Like This’, ‘Only One Day’, ‘Green Peas’, etc, which were included in their ‘Rebirth’ album which was released in October. At the end of the concert, SS501 raised the excitement with a surprise appearance with special effects of falling snow and Santa Clause costume. SS501’s representative said “Many Hong Kong fans were there to welcome SS501 at the airport when they arrive on the 10th. They cheered for them with endless applause at the concert. Hong Kong media also show their interest in each and every move of SS501, making us get an actual feeling of SS501’s popularity in HongKong.”
Hong Kong media did a detailed report, such as SS501’s arrival details at Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Airport on 10-Dec, and meeting the fans, etc, showing their extreme interest. 30 over security team members were mobilized at Chek Lap Kok Airport for SS501’s arrival.
SS501 will attend ‘Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards 2009’ on 14-Dec. Kim HyunJoong will be honorably triple-crowned with ‘Buzz International Single’, ‘KR TOP Buzz Artiste’, ‘Taiwan TOP Buzz Korean Artiste’ at this award ceremony. SS501 will also receive the award for ‘Buzz International Group’.
SS501 will return on 15-Dec afternoon, and will fly to Tokyo Japan on 19-Dec for ‘SS501 Christmas Show’.
Credit/Source: http://asianfanatics.net
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[KPOP] SS501′S KIM HYUN JOONG SEEING GHOST
Credits : cowboy@SPN + SS601.com + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com
SS501 Kim HyunJoong talked about his experience of seeing a ghost.
Kim HyunJoong appeared for SBS ‘Strong Heart’ to be broadcasted on 15-Dec, and revealed ‘This is a real incident that happened in SS501’s dorm. It was bothersome having to see ghost and hear voices frequently.”
Kim HyunJoong said “One day, I heard a voice of an unknown person in the dorm. After which, some beyond explanation strange incidents continued to happen in our dorm, then one night, I finally saw the wordless song which shouldn’t be seen” (sorry, I’m not sure what he meant here, so maybe I’ve translated it wrongly…)
Kim HyunJoong added that he was very scared at that time and without knowing it himself, he behaved (?) hysterically which surprised the other members.
‘Strong Heart’ continues its part 2 from 8-Dec with SS501 Park JungMin, Kim HyungJoon, Cultwo, Ji SangRyul, Shoo, Yang MiRa, Yang EunJi, Jazz pianist Jin BoRa, etc. broadcasted together with ‘Christmas Special’ with Psy, Kim JangHoon, SNSD TaeYeon, Eun JiWon, Shin BongSun, Heo LeeJae, Won KiJoon, magician Lee EunKyul, appearing in it.
Credit/Source: http://asianfanatics.net
Posted By: chiveminc ♡
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[KPOP] SNSD AUCTION PERSONAL THINGS
From the 7th until the 11th of December, the auctions for star items took place. Many stars had participated their item into the auctions, including members of Girls’ Generation.
Guess which star had the highest price called on their item!
Girls Generation member Yoona is the winning contestant with 2,010 dollars offered on her mini skirt. With that, Yoona’s skirt placed first in the ranking of the highest prices. The skirt that Yoona signed was the same skirt that she wore for the later hit of 2009, ‘Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)’. It was the shirt that she wore during the music video filming.
Other than that, Tiffany’s shirt was sold for 1,010 dollars, SeoHyun’s shorts for 945.00 dollars, SooYoung’s belt for 456.00 dollars coming in 2, 3, 4 places. Also starting from the 14th until the 18th, Jessica’s t-shirt, TaeYeon’s scarf, Yuri and Sunny’s thermal socks, and HyoYeon’s belt will be some of the items that will be auctioned during the second part.
These auctions will be hold in the Korean auction sites like GMarket, GyeongKi net, and GyeongKiDo’s representing site. The person in charge of the process stated, “Many of the citizens are looking forward to this event because you get to help out the poor and win items from your favorite star. We are anticipating to see much success as we did with the first round of the auctions.
Credit/Source: http://asianfanatics.net
Posted By: Love. Music.
source: kbites
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[KPOP] FT.ISLAND: ROCKBAND? BOYBAND?
Source : MediaCorp TV
With their charming good looks and mesmerizing voices, it’s no wonder the five boys from F.T. Island (Lee Jae Jin, Lee Hong Gi, Choi Jong Hun, Choi Min Hwan, and Song Seung Hyun) earned the label of an ‘idol boy group’. But wait, before we jump to any conclusions, these boys are also equally adept at composing their own songs and play their own musical instruments – from the drums, keyboard, to the guitar and bass.
So what are they? A rock band or a boyband?
Sporting matching black outfits with shiny ties and cute bowties for the press conference held on Friday afternoon for the Sundown Seoul’d Out Festival, Min Hwan, the band’s drummer replied, “As a boy group, with serious music, somewhere in-between would be good.”
Displaying maturity beyond his years, he continued, “Initially I thought that being an idol group (boy band) was a disadvantage for us, but as time goes by, we noticed a lot of positive points being a boyband – it is not a bad thing to be a boyband – but we really want to show our serious side in our music.”
Apart from singing, F.T. Island’s main vocalist, Lee Hong Gi, recently starred as one of the main actors in the hit idol drama series, You’re Beautiful and majority of questions opened to the floor of reporters circulated around the drama’s premises.
Sporting a sore eye, Hong Gi chuckled when he was asked to rate himself against his onscreen character and asked, “Do you think there is a similarity? I think maybe about 70% only.”
Instead of feeling pressurized and envious of Hong Gi’s sudden boom in popularity from the drama series, the open-minded boys look up to him and are planning to take it as a learning opportunity.
With no brewing animosity or jealousy amongst them, they said, “Yes, we all would like to have the opportunity [to act] if possible. We admire him and look up to him because he is somebody that is successful.”
This is the quintet’s second time in town after their first visit in June. Ardent fans will be delighted to know that they are slated to visit again early next year for an exclusive fan session.
Garnering the biggest cheers from the cluster of fans gathered at the airport, the entire arena went abuzz with excited cheers and screams throughout the moment the boys exited Changi Airport’s arrival hall on Thursday.
With such a large following of fans, we asked the boys about their craziest fan encounters.
“There is no one that is scary. Everybody is good. There are many fans who try to grab, hug or sometimes pull us, some way or other it can harm us but it is because they like us.”
And they win brownie points with their earnest rationale, “We can handle that much – we really like them [their fans] still.”
So are they a band that hopes to entertain the world, or do they have a different agenda and are set to change the world with their music?
“For us, if somebody really listens to our songs and music and is happy listening to it, of course we are very thankful. We have not portray our best potential through our songs yet, we will come up with better songs, better music. We are hoping for you, as a fan, and we, as an artist, we hope to bring everyone together, to be one.
“To change the world, well, not the case.”
Credit/Source: http://asianfanatics.net
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SOURCE: HERE
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[Video clip from MediaCorp] Exclusive interview with F.T.Island :
PARK SHIN-HYE AND JANG GEUN-SUK WORK TOGETHER AGAIN?
| Written by Emily on Sunday, 13 December 2009 23:23 |
In the past, Jang GeunSuk and Park ShinHye have worked together for their Etude commercials and recently acting in the same drama, You’re Beautiful. From the drama, fans have grown fond of the couple and did not want to see the couple come to an end. Time to celebrate, the two will be working together one more time. The two will be the MCs for 2009 Melon Music Award for part two of the award ceremony. Melon Music Award 2009 will be held on December 16 at Seoul Olympic Hall. Park ShinHye has a busy schedule lined up for the end of the year. The day after the awards, Park ShinHye will be filming for KBS 1TV Love Request. She will be participating in different programs such as the SBS Gayo DaeJun, SBS Entertainment DaeSang, and SBS Acting DaeSang from the 29th to the 31st of December. On the other hand, Jang GeunSuk will be a guest this Saturday, December 19, for the opening of Club Pasha in Daegu, Korea.
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[KPOP] SHINEE ONEW NUMBER 1 ON TWITTER TRENDS
Music is topping the Twitter trends on the morning of December 14 with fans wishing Happy Birthday to a member of a Korean boy band while other users tweet music suggestions for the weekly “Music Monday” trend.
Onew (#Onew), a member of the Korean boy band SHINee, turns 21 Monday, and his fans are tweeting their birthday wishes along with some of their favorite lyrics.
“Music Monday” is a weekly Twitter trend that gives Tweeters a chance to find and share music by listing a song they like alongside the meme. It’s similiar to the term “Now Playing,” the next most popular meme, which people use to tweet the name of the song they’re currently listening to.
People are tweeting the newly trending meme “Will get you slapped” (#willgetyouslapped) to warn others about things that could result in hand-to-face contact.
“Drivin my car on a full tank and leavin it on empty for me to use #WillGetYouSlapped *Psh!* BEST fill that ish up!!” and “changin the song n MY CAR after u seen me singing #willgetyouslapped. lmao,” said two users.
The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on December 14 at 10:00 AM GMT are:
1. #onew (new)
2. #musicmonday (new)
3. #nowplaying (new)
4. #willgetyouslapped (new)
5. Nexus One (new)
6. Dexter (new)
7. Christmas (+3)
8. #MM (new)
9. #pickone (new)
10. XMas (new)
SOURCE: HERE
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[KPOP] TVXQ TO RELEASE MIROTIC ALBUM IN RP
Filipino fans of K-pop boy band TVXQ (aka DBSK or Dong Bang Shin Ki) are excited about the local release of the group’s The 3rd Asia Tour Concert “Mirotic” Live 2-CD album under Universal Record Philippines.
Spearheading the campaign for fans to buy the album is Cassiopeia Philippines, TVXQ’s fan club in the country.
The release of the album on Dec. 15 is more meaningful for the fans as they will also celebrate on that day the 23rd birthday of TVXQ member Xiah Junsu.
CassPH is planning to celebrate the Nationwide Dong Bang Day on Dec. 15 for the two events.
Fans are encouraged to buy the album and CassPH are planning to send their photos with the album and birthday banners to Junsu through AVEX, a record company which manages TVXQ’s activities and records in Japan.
Fans have been calling record stores Odyssey, Music One, Astroplus, Astrovision, O Music Video and the Landmark to reserve the album.
CassPH is also encouraging fans to text to MYX to make “Mirotic” number one on the music channel.
Universal Records said fans who’ll buy the album will also get free TVXQ posters.
TVXQ is a five-member pop group composed of Xiah Junsu, YoungWoong Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun, U-Know Yunho and Choikang Changmin. The group debuted in 2003 and has a huge following in Korea, Japan and in other Asian countries.
The boy band is the first foreign male group to debut at number one on Japan’s Oricon charts in 2008 with their Japanese single “Purple Line.”
TVXQ has the largest fan club in Korea called Cassiopeia with about 800,000 members.
SOURCE: HERE
[KPOP] 2PM TOPS THE MUSIC CHARTS FOR 3 WEEKS
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| Korean boy band 2PM [Asia Economic Daily] |
Korean idol group 2PM continued to dominate K-pop music charts, winning the top prize on televised music shows for the third consecutive week.
The six-member boy band took the No. 1 crown on both KBS’s “Music Bank” on Friday and SBS’s “Inkigayo” on Sunday with their latest single “Heartbeat”, beating out six other contenders including After School, Brown Eyed Girls, f(x), IU, K. Will and U-Kiss.
“Happy birthday, [Park] Jin-young,” the members said in their acceptance speech. “Thank you, Jae-beom. We are grateful to everyone.”
2PM, now consisting of six members, has been enjoying a successful comeback with their album “1:59 PM” since former leader Jae-beom left the group in early September over controversial comments he made about Korea on his MySpace account before his debut.
SOURCE: asiae.co.kr
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[KPOP] 3 TVXQ MEMBERS MEET FANS ON A CHARITY EVENT
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| From left, TVXQ members [Asia Economic Daily] |
Three members of Korean idol group TVXQ — Xiah Junsu, Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun — met with their fans at a charity fan meeting over the weekend.
The members, who are currently involved in a legal dispute with their agency SM Entertainment, showed up at the charity event named “Smile Again”, which took place at Korea University on Saturday.
According to a source, the members answered questions from the fans during the hour-long event and held a make-a-wish session — one fan got her wish when Micky Yoochun performed a song that he had written. Micky told the fans that they were learning how to write songs.
Hero Jaejoong was quoted as saying, “We are [in a] different [situation] yet our fans are the same. That makes me very happy.”
Hero and Micky also planned a surprise birthday party for Xiah at the event. Xiah was quoted as saying, “I hope this storm passes soon”, referring to their legal troubles with SM.
The tickets for the event sold out in eight minutes when they went on sale last week. There was no admission charge but funds raised at the event site will be donated to a children’s charity.
TVXQ, who debuted in 2004 with album “Hug”, is one of the most successful K-pop acts in Asia. They reportedly have the largest fanbase in the world, and have enjoyed great success in the Japanese music industry in particular. The band became the first foreign artist to top the Oricon singles charts six times with their 27th single “Share the World/We are!” released this year.
SOURCE: asiae.co.kr
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[KPOP] SHINEE CUTS ON SANG SANG PLUS (ENG.SUB)
Only Key, Minho, and Onew where on this show with there noona’s Yoona, Sunny and Tiffany. Actually, they (SHINee) look really cute and hilarious here and I enjoy watching them do their adorkable talents.
Here’s the vid:
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[KPOP] YOUNHA TO MAKE COMEBACK ON MUSIC BANK
Korean singer Younha will be making a comeback to the local music scene with her appearance on KBS’s “Music Bank” today, according to her agency Lion Media on Friday.
The singer will be performing “I Broke Up Today” from her latest album “Growing Season”. “Today” is a ballad track whose lyrics were written by Korean R&B singer Park Hwayobi. Other tracks on the album include “Waiting”, “Hating”, “Loving” and “Sunny All Day in Seoul Today”.
Younha had appeared on music show “Yoo Hee-Yeol’s Sketchbook” on Tuesday, where she performed two songs and talked about her new album and upcoming concert. The episode will air late tonight at 12:15 a.m.
The 21-year-old singer, nicknamed the “Oricon comet” for her success in Japan, released her debut album “Go! Younha” in Japan in 2005. She has since released several more albums in Japan and Korea as well.
Younha is currently rehearsing for her concert in Seoul on December 25.
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Here’s the video of her on Music Bank:
[KPOP] WONDERGIRLS TOP SEARCH ON GOOGLE
Korean female pop group Wonder Girls topped portal site Google’s real-time “Hot Searches” list after giving a performance of their hit single “Nobody” on popular U.S. television show “So You Think You Can Dance”, according to their agency on Thursday.
The members cried after giving their much-hyped performance on the show Wednesday evening (U.S. time) because they were overjoyed by the experience, JYP Entertainment said in a press release.
“We hope to make many more appearances on good shows in the future,” an official at JYPE was quoted as saying.
“Dance” is a popular reality show that selects unknown dancers from all over the country through auditions. The dancers compete by performing different genres of dances every week. It is one of the most-watched television shows in the U.S. and airs in many countries around the world.
The five-member girl band, who debuted in Korea in 2007, is one of the most successful pop groups in Korea with three consecutive No. 1 singles, “Tell Me”, “So Hot”, and “Nobody”. In October, the group’s U.S. debut single “Nobody” entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
SOURCE: Asiae
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[KPOP] 2NE1 VOTED BEST NEW ARTIST ONLINE POLL IN THE PHIL.
By JONATHAN M. HICAP
December 12, 2009, 8:09pm
2NE1 is composed of (from left) Sandara Park, CL, Park Bom and Minzy. (Photo courtesy of YG Entertainment)
2NE1, the K-pop female quartet with Sandara Park as member, won as Best New Artist for 2009 in an online poll participated in by Filipino fans.
The poll was conducted by organizers of the First Philippine K-Pop Convention, which was held last Dec. 5 in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
Organizers said about 3,000 Filipino fans voted in the poll that was conducted in November.
Filipino K-pop fans also picked “Nobody” by the Wonder Girls as Song of the Year and “Gee” by Girls Generation as Music Video of the Year.
Some 13 Filipino fan clubs of K-pop idols joined the one-day convention where they got to join games and buy K-pop goods including CDs.
These are fan clubs of TVXQ, Big Bang, Super Junior, Girls Generation, Wonder Girls, SHINee, Shinhwa, Rain, SS501, FT Island, f(x), 2NE1 and 2PM/2AM.
The convention also became a fundraising event for Gawad Kalinga, a foundation that aims to ease poverty in the Philippines and provide homes for the poor.
The fans also chose Super Junior’s third album, “Sorry, Sorry,” as Album of the Year.
On the other hand, Kim Hyun Joong, leader of pop group SS501 and star of the hit Korean drama series “Boys over Flowers,” was chosen as the Hottest Male K-pop Star for 2009 and 2NE1’s Park Bom as the Hottest Female K-pop Star.
Kang Dae Sung, member of Big Bang and a mainstay of the popular Korean entertainment program “Family Outing,” was voted Best Variety Idol.
The Filipino fans also signed up for an online petition asking the Korean Embassy in the Philippines to bring more K-pop idol groups to perform in the Philippines.
SOURCE: http://www.mb.com.ph/
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