PSY became the first Korean artist to win an American Billboard Music Awards. On May 19 the 2013 Billboard Music Awards was held at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. There, the Korean singer picked up the “Top Streaming Song Award.” He received the award for “Gangnam Style” as the most watched video. Other nominees of the award included Taylor Swift and Carly Rae Jepson. ...
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After being on hiatus for three years, ballad duo Vibe has made their comeback with their fifth album, “Organic Sound.” The talented duo held a showcase where they performed tracks from “Organic Sound” for the “Melon Premier Live Showcase.” They have released their videos from their showcase through the official LOEN Entertainment YouTube channel. The showcase c...
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After announcing that YG Entertainment’s next promoting artist will be 2NE1‘s CL, the company announced that some of her fellow label mates will be participating in her music video. Big Bang‘s G-Dragon and Taeyang will make an appearance in CL’s first solo music video. A representative of YG Entertainment said in a statement to Newsen, “Big Bang’s G-Dragon and ...
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Actor Jang Hyuk and ZE:A‘s Park Hyung Shik will be joining the cast of the popular MBC variety program “Real Men.” On May 21, MBC announced that Jang Hyuk (37) and Park Hyung Shik (22) will join as the new members of “Real Men” and will start filming on May 27. MBLAQ’s Mir, one of the original cast members, will be dropping out due to MBLAQ’s come back sch...
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On May 20, Lee Seung Gi expressed great interest in playing a villain in the future at the press conference of MBC “Gu Family Book.” He said, “When I get older and am around the age to aim for top awards at different drama, movie awards, I want to play an evil role. I think having some experiences is very important in playing the villain. So I’m thinking about doing it when...
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Woolim Entertainment‘s rock band, Nell, has released the teaser for their upcoming single “Ocean of Light” through the official Woolim YouTube channel. Nell consists of members Kim Jong Wan (Vocals), Lee Jae Hyung (Lead Guitar), Lee Jung Hoon (Bass), and Jung Jae Won (Drums). “Ocean of Light” sounds like a groovy electronic rock song and the video makes it look like t...
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On May 20, Secret‘s Hyosung apologized in tears regarding her controversial “democratization” remark before Secret’s performance at KAIST (Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). Hyosung said in trembling voice, “I would like to apologize for causing a big controversy with my previous rash, thoughtless comment. I failed to censor myself from publicly usi...
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What can this handsome actor not do? Not only is Lee Min Ho a great actor, he can sing too! The popular actor will be releasing his first album, “My Everything“, and he released the video teaser for one of his tracks, “Love Motion” through the official LOEN Entertainment YouTube channel. The fan service album is produced by Hwang Chan Hee and includes songs of various genr...
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On the most recent episode of MBC Music “All the K-Pop,” various idols played a “Moving Heart” game, where two participants had to move hearts made with different materials such as regular papers, foam boards, writing papers, and so on, from one place to another only using their mouths. MBLAQ‘s Seungho played the game with Crayon Pop‘s Ellin with hearts made of...
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Kim Tae Hee shares with her fans a cute incident that happened when she fell asleep. On May 20, Kim Tae Hee updated her fans on her me2day. “It’s been a long time. Because of the busy schedule, I didn’t have time to update. Since I don’t have enough time to really pour in the the script, here I am reading the script in my spare time. The neck cushion I was wearing when I was sleeping is now on my ...
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It’s always great to see the cute interactions between a senior and junior in, what’s often called, a harsh and competitive entertainment industry. On May 20, Ok Joo Hyun posted on her Twitter, “A moving message I received from New York. It was Fin.K.L’s 15th year anniversary not too long ago and I got moved from the anniversary presents from fans. I’ll continue to strive to become a good senior p...
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VIXX‘s latest song “Hyde” from their first mini album “Hyde” is garnering much attention online and offline. Immediately after its release, “Hyde” topped music charts on the three biggest and most popular music streaming sites, forcing other idols like B1A4, Shinhwa, and 2PM to step down. Moreover, other songs included in “Hyde” are also ranked...
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On May 20, T-ara N4 held a press conference regarding their advancement to the US market. Eunjung announced, “There will be five different versions of our new title song ‘Countryside Diaries.’ The original song features SPEED‘s Taewoon. The five new versions will have Chris Brown, Snoop Dog, Ray Jay, Wiz Kalifa, and T-Pain doing Taewoon’s part. The songs will be relea...
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On the most recent episode of tvN “Star Special Lecture Show,” music producer and entertainer Lee Sang Min talked about the time Baek Ji Young guaranteed his debt. He explained, “When my restaurant business failed, I went from a cash holder of 4.8 billion Korean won (about 4.8 million USD) to having 5.7 billion Korean won (about 5.7 million USD) in debt. Baek Ji Young volunteered...
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Shinhwa congratulated 2PM on their comeback by keeping an old promise. On May 16, 2PM‘s Wooyoung posted on twitter, “I was a little skeptical but they kept their promise! Wow, Shinhwa’s the best of the best! We will cheer for ‘This Love.’ Thank you!” and uploaded a picture along with this comment. The picture shows neatly packaged food with a sticker that reads,...
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