Idol groups’ subunits allow members to show new talent, new side of them by diverging from their original style. For example, Orange Caramel surprised fans with cute dance music instead of After School‘s feminine and sexy charms while Infinite H turned to sentimental hip hop genre instead of their original performance-centered pop music. As a result, fans and critics already expected ...
On January 30, Psy updated his busy schedule in China through Weibo, a Chinese social networking service. He wrote, “I am coming to China to see my fans. I will be getting in to Shanghai on January 30. On January 31, I will have SMG press conference, followed by SMG ‘Choon Wan‘ recording and performing by Cube club on February 1. On February 2, I will host a concert at Namgyeong ...
On the most recent episode of SBS “Healing Camp,” Lee Jun Ki made an appearance and talked earnestly about his immature behaviors as a rising star. He said that due to his fast growing popularity, he suffered from the “celebrity sickness.” He explained the “‘celebrity sickness” as a sense of entitlement he had in the past. He said, “I felt like ever...
The news about indictment of Song Jin Ah, a member of sensational 90s idol group Young Turks Club, without detention belatedly reached the public. Although she apologized to the pubic, she seemed somewhat vexed by her ex-idol title. She stated, “Everything happened back in early January. It’s been more than a decade since I retired as a singer. I’ve been living earnestly and dili...
Big Bang‘s G-Dragon revealed his musical principle at the press conference of “Big Big ALIVE Galaxy Tour: The Final.” He said, “I think that Korean music is often limited to and localized in a certain genre. So when I write songs, I try not to limit myself to the popular appeal.” G-Dragon seemed rather worried about the fast pace of musical consumption in Korea. He ...
“Will you cast me?” BoA asked the audience during her first concert. The answer of course was unanimously “Yes.” How could one possibly reject her, fully equipped with powerful dance and beyond-impressive vocals? On January 26 and 27, BoA hosted her very first independent concert in Korea “BoA Special Live 2013 – Here I am.” It took her 13 years to host he...
Big Bang secretively worked on a new song with American hip hop superstar Missy Elliott in 2012. The song they collaborated on is produced by Teddy. YG Entertainment did not make any announcement regarding this collaboration between Big Bang and Missy Elliott, but she recently confirmed this on twitter first. Although the official announcement about the upcoming song is yet to come, the fact that...
On January 25, Kara‘s Park Gyuri tweeted a photo and commented, “I’m really satisfied that I look like a celebrity in this picture! But I feel a little bit bad for the people around me doing their job and protecting me.” The revealed photo shows Gyuri wearing a tight mini dress with beads and lace garnish that accentuates every curve in her body. Her dark brown hair is flo...
During a recent interview with a media outlet, JYJ‘s Jaejoong opened up about his opinions on songs from MBC “Infinity Challenge” taking over various music charts. He was asked, “Many argue that comedian the songs comedian Park Myung Soo wrote on MBC ‘Infinity Challenge’ have taken over music charts unjustly and this has become a very controversial issue. What&#...
In his interview with magazine “@star1“s most recent issue, 2AM‘s Jo Kwon talked honestly about his opinions on marriage. Previously in 2009, Jo Kwon starred in MBC “We Got Married” with Brown Eyed Girls‘ Ga In as a virtual couple. At the time, Jo Kwon and Ga In garnered much attention with their easygoing and realistic imaginary relationship and brought out the...