After School’s Nana Teaser Revealed

On May 30, After School‘s agency Pledis released a teaser photo of member Nana of After School to commemorate the countdown to their highly anticipated comeback on June 13.  Nana is the first member to have her teaser photo revealed, with the rest soon to follow each day as After School’s comeback date approaches. In the photo, Nana looks sexy with her smokey eye makeup and tousled lig...

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Skarf Releases Teaser Clips for “Luv Virus”

The girl group Skarf released teaser clips signifying their imminent comeback. The teaser clips are for their title song “Luv Virus.” Skarf’s entertainment agency revealed the teaser on Skarf’s official website and other forms of social networking services. Last year, Skarf had debuted with the songs “Oh! Dance” and “My Love,” The interesting fact about Skarf is that they are the first group with ...

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Rainbow Releases Black Themed Second MV Teaser for “Rainbow Syndrome Part 2″

Two days ago, Rainbow released their first music video teaser for “Sunshine” off their “Rainbow Syndrome Part 2” album, which was themed orange. Today, the group has released a black themed teaser, which shows the members wearing black and white coordinated outfits, looking stylish and chic. Each member poses seductively for the camera, showing off their sexy charms this ti...

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SM Entertainment Reveals Henry as Its New Solo Artist

After releasing two teaser photos yesterday, SM Entertainment has revealed the identity of their new solo male artist with two new photos. It is none other than Henry, who previously performed with Super Junior and Super Junior-M. Henry is a multi-talented artist who is skilled in dancing, singing, piano, and violin. He can also speak Korean, English, and Chinese, and already has established popul...

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MYNAME’s Japanese Tour Attracts Audience of 8,000

MYNAME recently held a successful Japanese tour concert! MYNAME had a show in Osaka on May 18, Nagoya on May 19, and Tokyo on May 25. It was MYNAME’s first tour concert after their debut and they sold out all of their tickets! (A total of 8,000 for the whole tour) For the concert, MYNAME performed a total of 22 songs that include “We Are the Night.” The performances included rapping, dancing, and ...

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[Recap] B.A.P Treats Fans to Unforgettable Show in Washington DC

Earlier this month, boy group B.A.P held a four-city US tour as part of the Verizon Presents APAHM Concert Tour 2013: B.A.P. LIVE ON EARTH, and Soompi had the opportunity of attending the DC stop of their tour! Also, if you haven’t already, make sure to also check out our coverage of B.A.P’s meet-and-greet and pre-show meetup events!  *** Fans began lining up outside the Warner Theater in DC sever...

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Jaejoong to Hold Yokohama Concerts Starting June 24

Here is some awesome news for JYJ Jaejoong fans! (In particular, JYJ Jaejoong fans that are located in Japan.) After releasing his first solo mini-album, Jaejoong had a successful Asia tour that went through 6 different cities, such as Bangkok and Shanghai. Next month, Jaejoong will be holding his finale concert of the tour at Japan’s Yokohama Arena. On May 28, a representative of C-JeS Ente...

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T-ara N4 Gives Explanation to U.S. Concert Controversy

T-ara N4 was swept up in controversy regarding a recent U.S. performance. T-ara N4’s agency Core Contents Media had stated that T-ara N4 would be opening for a Chris Brown concert. However, the picture that was revealed showed T-ara being scantily clad in a small sized swimming pool. The issues that Netizens had was the fact that T-ara N4 had done a concert in a Las Vegas swimming pool and not ope...

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[Soompi Playlist] Ten K-Pop Songs for a Rainy Day

It has been rainy and gloomy in South Korea for the past few days, making people moody and restless. The restaurants that sell noodles, Korean pancake, and makgulli have had longer lines than ususal because traditionally, Koreans see them as rainy day food. Just like how we may seek a lively, upbeat song for a day at the beach, rainy days often call for slow, soft, and sad songs that remind listen...

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Lee Min Ho’s “My Everything” Reaches #1 on Oricon Daily Chart!

Lee Min Ho’s “My Everything” has reached the top of the Oricon daily chart! The album was released in Japan on May 27, on that day it reached #1!   A representative stated, “The actor Lee Min Ho’s popularity in Japan has already been proven through the DVD sales of his drama appearances. It appears as though the news about his releasing an album has created an explosion of potential demand. It is ...

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