[SS501] KIM HYUNG-JOON MAY SIGN WITH S PLUS ENTERTAINMENT
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Boy band SS501 member Kim Hyung-joon is looking into signing with actor Kang Ji-wan’s agency S Plus Entertainment.
An official at S Plus told Asia Economic Daily over the phone on Wednesday that they are reviewing whether to sign an exclusive contract with the singer which will support his activities in Korea, although emphasizing “nothing has been decided.”
The official also explained, “S Plus’ headquarters in Japan currently handles various affairs for Kim in Japan but that’s different from signing an exlusive contract.”
S Plus supports several ‘Hallyu,’ or Korean Waves stars in Japan including Song Seung-heon, Kang Ji-hwan and Lee Jun-ki, either managing their career in the country, creating their Japanese websites or promoting their businesses.
If Kim signs with S Plus, he will become the third member of the five-man band to leave DSP Media, the agency his contract ended with in early June.
The group’s leader Kim Hyung-joon was the first to find a new nest, signing with Bae Yong-joong’s agency KEYEAST soon after his previous contract ended and Park Jung-min just last week joined CNR Media, a firm set up jointly by major Taiwanese drama producer Comic-Ritz and Korea’s ROY MEDIA.
The boys have reassured fans SS501 will not disband despite going separate ways but the future of the band has been up in the air ever since.
Other members Heo Young-saeng and Kim Kyu-jong too have yet to make a decision.
SS501 has been one of the most popular bands in Korea and in several countries in Asia since forming in 2005.
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[SS501] KIM HYUNG-JOON BREAKS DOWN OVER YONG-HA’S DEATH
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Korean singer Kim Hyung-jun of boy band SS501 broke down while hosting a live radio show over the recent death of actor Park Yong-ha, who committed suicide early Wednesday morning.
Early Thursday morning, Kim broke into tears while saying his opening message for latenight radio show “Kim Hyung-jun’s Music High,” which airs on SBS Power FM radio (107.7 Mhz) at 2 a.m.
“Today was an incredibly hard day. So suddenly, I had to send off someone who was like a real brother to me. I can’t believe it,” the singer said on the show. “He was so nice to me and I wasn’t very good to him. I am so sorry. I hope you are well, brother.”
Listeners of the radio show reportedly sent in text messages and online posts to console the singer and paid their condolences to the deceased.
Kim had paid a visit to Park’s wake service, held at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, two days ago.
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[SS501] KIM HYUN-JOONG SIGNS WITH BAE YONG-JOON’S AGENCY
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Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong, the leader of idol group SS501, has signed an exclusive contract with Bae Yong-joon’s agency, according to a press release by KEYEAST on Tuesday.
“We plan to provide more professional and concentrated support so that Hallyu star Kim Hyun-joong can go beyond Asia and grow into a global entertainer,” Yang Geun-hwan, the president of KEYEAST, was quoted as saying.
KEYEAST also explained that they plan to support Kim’s overseas activities through its Japan affiliate DA (Digital Adventure) and carry out various promotions with DATV, a cable channel for Asian entertainment programs.
Rumors of Kim teaming up with Bae first surfaced last month when it was reported that Kim and Bae had a private meeting. Kim and his band SS501′s contract with agency DSP Media expired on June 8.
But at the time, DSP downplayed the rumor, saying it was only a personal meeting between Kim and Bae, a close friend and mentor figure to the young star.
Earlier this month, several media reports had claimed that Kim had indeed signed a management contract with KEYEAST. But an official at KEYEAST dismissed the reports as “groundless” and said that they had not signed with the singer.
DSP Media also released a statement on Tuesday, saying other band members have not yet decided on their future plans.
Kim Hyung-jun will continue working as a deejay on SBS’ radio show “Radio Music High” while Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong and Park Jung-min will be taking a break and make a decision later on.
Kim, 23, is the leader of boy band SS501, one of the most successful K-pop acts in Asia since their debut in 2005. The singer has also done some acting work, most notably in the smash hit drama “Boys Over Flowers” last year alongside actors Lee Min-ho and Ku Hye-sun.
SS501, who released the album “Destination” last month, have been promoting their latest single “Love Ya.”
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[100601/SS501] RELEASES FULL VERSION OF NEW MV OF LOVE YA
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Korean idols SS501 have released the full version of their music video on various portal sites starting yesterday, according to their agency DSP Media on Tuesday.
The music video for their title track “Love Ya,” from their new album “DESTINATION, featured the boys wearing black suits while performing on an antique stage surrounded by a string orchestra.
“DESTINATION,” which became available for online preordering on May 24, had topped record distributor’s Yes24′s daily chart in just a day while “Love Ya” reached No. 1 on numerous real-time online music charts.
The special version of the album, containing ‘before & after’ photographs of the boys looking natural versus wearing European suits, went on sale last Friday while the regular version showing them sporting white and black clothes will be released on Thursday.
To thank their fans, the five-man band held an autograph session in Busan and Taegu last weekend.
SS501 made their debut with the single “Warning” in 2005, releasing numerous albums as a group and pursuing individual careers in acting and appearing in variety shows.
They are currently gearing up for comeback performance on KBS’ televised music program “Music Bank” on May 4 and the following day on MBC’s “Music Central.”
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[100520/KPOP] PREORDERS FOR SS501 NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE MAY 24
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Korean idol group SS501′s upcoming album will be available for online preordering starting May 24, according to their agency DSP Media on Thursday.
DSP explained in a press release that fans who preorder the new album titled “DESTINATION” will receive the special preorder version containing ‘before & after’ concept photographs of the boys looking natural versus them wearing European style suits.
The regular version, due out a week later, will feature a sadomasochism ‘good & evil’ concept with the boys sporting both clean-cut images by wearing white while showing strength by wearing black.
They once again collaborated with famed Korean-American music producer Steven Lee, who worked on the title track “Love Ya” on the group’s previous album “REBIRTH,” which topped various music charts late last year.
SS501 made their debut with the single “Warning” in 2005, releasing numerous albums as a group and pursuing individual careers in acting and appearing in variety shows.
The quintet is currently in preparations to give a performance at the “Dream Concert” on May 22 and are scheduled to give a comeback performance on KBS’ “Music Bank” on June 4.
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[KPOP] SS501 TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ON MAY 1
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Korean idol group SS501 have announced that they will be releasing a new album in May.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday — prior to their “PERSONA” encore concert at Seoul’s Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium — the five members spoke about their plans to “meet fans with a fantastic album”.
“We have to discuss with our agency about the new album but we are thinking about releasing it on May 1, which is ’501 Day’,” the group’s leader Kim Hyun-joong was quoted as saying.
Kim added that the he does not yet know whether the album will be a full-length second album or a mini-album.
When asked about the difference between their encore concert and Asian tour, the boy band answered that they are trying to “deliver the encore concert with more ease and show more maturity and know-how.”
The group also explained that they had “learned a lot about performing on stage” from touring in Asia and that their future goal is to “hold Asian tours every year and communicate with fans.”
The quintet performed a total of 26 songs — including all the tracks from their latest album “Rebirth” — at the concert which attracted over 10,000 fans from Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan during its weekend run.
SS501 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 in acting and appearing on variety shows.
The group made a successful comeback to the music scene last October, topping various music charts with their second mini-album “Rebirth”.
They kicked off their “1st Asia Tour Persona” in Seoul last August and went on to perform in Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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[KPOP] SS501 PERSONA ENCORE CONCERT TICKETS SOLD OUT!
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In the coming Feb 27 & 28 , top group SS501 will hold their Encore concert in Seoul Olympic Park.
The group started their Asia Tour since Aug 2009 and been touring overseas and visited places like Tokyo, Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong. They will end their overseas concert by throwing a concert in Bangkok – Thailand on Feb 13,2010.
As for their upcoming Encore concert, an online ticketing site Interpark opened the 1st Day SS501 Persona Encore Concert ticket reservation yesterday (Jan 27,2010) from 7:00 pm local time. And according to Interpark staff, “The site visitor concurrently reached up until 50.000 people and this has made Interpark server down, yet, we recovered the site hurriedly and continue the ticket sales”. It is also reported that the soonest it’s opened Interpark has sold the whole 15.000 seat for the 1st day concert.
The Encore concert will be held at the Olympic Park – Gymnastics Stadium, Seoul in 2 days schedule : Feb 27 (7:00 pm) and Feb 28 (5:00 pm). DSP Media also stated that the fans will enjoy more interesting shows as the concert will be different from last year’s concert.
Meanwhile, SS501 2nd day Encore concert ticket reservation will be open via Interpark site as well.
[KPOP] SS501 GIVING ENCORE CONCERT IN SEOUL NEXT MONTH
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Korean idol group SS501 is set to give a concert in Seoul next month, according to their agency DSP Media on Monday.
The boy band will be performing at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium on February 27 and 28, as an encore gig of their Asian tour “PERSONA”.
“It is an encore performance but we will edit the repertoire so that it will be like a brand new show,” the agency was quoted as saying.
The concert will also feature individual performances by the five members as in their previous concerts. Last year, the group’s leader Kim Hyun-joong earned the nickname “rip-joong” after he ripped off a sleeve during a dance routine in his individual performance. Another member Park Jung-min has sung the theme to the film “Comrades: Almost a Love Story” and a hit song by Leslie Cheung at concerts in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
SS501 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 last October, topping various music charts with their second mini-album “REBIRTH”.
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[KPOP] SS501 PARK JUNG-MIN FIRST ACTING ROLE AS A TRAMP
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Popular group SS501 member Park Jung Min started his 1st actor role as ‘Flowerly Begger’.
In the newly broadcast MBC Every 1 ‘Human Theatre 2010′, as the main lead, Park Jung Min acted with his superb acting skill. He acted in the story as a person who won 2 million lottery, and from a rich man turning into a tramp.
‘Human Theatre 2010′ is a remake from the popular program ‘Human Theatre’ in the 90s. Although the basic structure of having a main actor who changed his life after making a choice remains unchanged, but following by the arrival of year 2010, more emphasis would be on topics which will gain more empathize from the public.
In the 1st broadcast in the 20th, Park Jung Min will turn into the Jung Min in the drama, acting as the lead actor who won the 1st prize lottery and holding on 2 billion won. Especially when met with the choice of whether wanting to hide the winning secretly and owning it alone, or telling people beside him and share the winning, and also suddenly turning into a begger. Jung Min has shown his exceptional acting in the rise and fall in these interlude.
‘Human Theatre 2010′ staff praised Park Jung Min acting saying: “In the last 5 days of filming, under the weather from the last few days which just have the heaviest snow storm in 103 years, the filming still have to be continued. Park Jung Min walked in the snow covering up till his knees, filming in much difficulties but he had never complained about it at all. Having such a passion and respect in his work, he won everybody’s praises.”
However, during the role changing, Park Jung Min actually has some anecdoct which caused everybody can’t laugh. Jung Min appeared in the tramp styling in his disheveled clothings, however his originally exceptional good outlook doesn’t even made looked like a tramp. This made the production team worried while filming the entire episode. After the filming, Park Jung Min received a new nickname ‘Flowery Begger’ from his working partners.
The looked of ‘Flowery boy’ Park Jung Min turning into ‘Flowery begger’ would be revealed in MBC Every1 ‘Human Theatre 2010′ on the 20th night, 12.10am.
[KPOP/HALLYU] SS501 KIM HYUN-JOONG ATTENDS FORMER KOREA PRESIDENT’S CHUN’S BIRTHDAY
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Korean pop idol Kim Hyun-joong of SS501 recently attended former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan’s 80th birthday party, according to his agency DSP Media on Tuesday.
“Before attending a birthday party for [DSP agency CEO] Mr. Lee Ho-yeon, Kim stopped by the reception for former president Chun Doo-hwan with Mr. Lee,” an official at DSP Media was quoted as saying.
The official explained that Kim was scheduled to attend Lee’s dinner party with his bandmates but when Lee received a call from Chun’s party, the two briefly dropped by the event together. The agency stressed that “it had just happened” and asked that “there be no misunderstandings.”
Kim, 23, is the leader of boy band SS501, one of the most successful K-pop acts in Asia since their debut in 2005. The singer has also done some acting work, most notably in the smash hit drama “Boys Over Flowers” last year alongside actors Lee Min-ho and Koo Hye-sun.
Reporter : Lim Hye-seon lhsro@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
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[KPOP] GROUP RAINBOW’S REPLY SONG FOR SS501′S “U R MAN”
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Posted By: Love. Music.
Group Rainbow will start their follow-up song promotion with a reply song to SS501’s ‘U R Man’.
Rainbow will start the promotion for their follow-up song ‘Not Your Girl’ through KBS 2TV ‘Music Bank’ on 15-Jan.
This song is composed by Han SangWon who also composed for SS501’s ‘U R Man’. The song ‘U R Man’ expresses a man’s feelings about not being able to forget and missed the girl who left him, ‘Not Your Girl’ is a song that sings about a girl who has no choice but to leave the guy. It is a reply song to ‘U R Man’.
Rainbow made a hit with TongTong Dance and BoBo Dance during the activities for their title song ‘Gossip Girl’, they will have a yogoyogo choreograph for ‘Not Your Girl’.
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[KPOP] SS501′S KIM HYUN-JOONG DECLINES OFFER TO APPEAR ON “FAMILY” SEASON 2
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Leader of boy band SS501 Kim Hyun-joong has turned down the offer to appear in the new season of SBS variety show “Family Outing”, according to his agency DSP Media on Thursday.
An official at DSP told Asia Economic Daily over the phone that although Kim did receive the offer, he had “decided not to take on the show due to his conflicting work schedules and other issues.”
Producers of “Family” have reportedly asked other idol group members — including Yoona (of Girls’ Generation), Daesung (Big Bang) and Taecyeon (2PM) — to be regulars on the new season. However, their agencies have all replied that “nothing has been decided”.
“Family Outing” was one of the most popular variety shows in Korea since its premiere in June 2008. With many Korean celebrities regularly appearing on the show, “Family” had recorded viewership ratings of over 30 percent.
However, the “reality-based” variety show sparked controversy last year when one of the scripts was leaked on the Internet. Fans became outraged when they found that the show was pre-scripted and ratings for the show had been declining ever since.
The entire cast from the first season of “Family”, including the show’s host Yoo Jae-seok and singer Lee Hyori, are set to leave the show after shooting the final episode next week.
With the second season scheduled to air around late February or early March, members of the new cast is expected to be confirmed later this month.
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[KPOP] SS501′S KIM HYUN JOONG RECOGNIZED AS HALLYU STAR THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA
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Posted By: myluckystar
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SS501 leader Kim HyunJoong has gained recognition as Hallyu star throughout Southeast Asia.
In ‘2009 Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards’ held on 14-Dec in HongKong, he received his solo awards such as Asia Best Male Star award, Taiwan Netizen Choice Best Korean Star award, Korea Netizen Choice Best Male Star award, etc. Recently, he attended a variety show by Japan Fuji TV to be broadcasted as a New Year’s Special.
Out of the well-known Hallyu Stars in Japan, Kim HyunJoong is the only one who got invited by Fuji TV. Japan programs usually invites their own local artistes so it is exceptional that they invited an artiste from another country, i.e Kim HyunJoong. This also shows that Kim HyunJoong’s popularity in Japan is significant.
Not only that, in a recent survey done by Japan’s Hallyu Magazine shows Kim HyunJoong getting first place in drama actor and Hallyu star of next generation sections. Defeating stars who entered into the Japan scene earlier than Kim HyunJoong, such as Lee ByungHun, Ryu ShiWon, Kim Bum, Lee MinHo, etc. making the victory even more meaningful.
Kim HyunJoong’s popularity continues to spread to other Asia countries. He received invitations from Asia countries such as China, HongKong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, etc, furthermore ‘Boys Over Flowers’ had been exported to over 10 Asia countries, leading the Hallyu wave. In the new year, SS501 will visit Thailand as part of their Asia Tour stop in January. (it’s Feb, not Jan…)
Even though Kim HyunJoong acted in romantic scenes with his unique sensitive acting which captured many females’ heart, he displays powerful masculine attractiveness and quintessence metro-sexual in SS501 performances.
Kim HyunJoong also generated the first syndrome this year in Korea with ‘Boys Over Flowers’, receiving the name of ‘Nation’s Sunbae’ and recognition rises rapidly, constantly involved in various fashion shows, dinner shows as well as large-scale and small-scale events.
As the new Asia’s Hallyu leader, there is a lot of attention on Kim HyunJoong to suppress Yon-sama.
[KPOP] SS501′s KIM HYUN-JOONG WINS AWARD AT YAHOO! BUZZ AWARDS
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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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[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’.
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[KPOP] SS501′S KIM HYUN JOONG SEEING GHOST
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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.
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