We are pleased to share more exciting news for K-Pop fans in Singapore! This year's 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards will be held in Singapore on November 29, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium! For the second time, this major award show would be held outside of Korea. Last year's award show was staged in Macau at The Venetian and boosted an impressive line up of 80 acts featuring Big Bang, 2NE1, Miss A...
Next month Won Bin’s “The Man from Nowhere” will be released in China and Japan. “The Man from Nowhere” will open in over 4,000 screens for fall in China. The Chinese film industry is notorious for their quarter system and harsh rulings on explicitness. It is the first time a Korean film is opening in so many theaters in China. Wonbin will be a part of various different promotion events to match w...
Will MBLAQ be the first K-Pop group coming to Latin America?
JYP is taking the next step in his acting career, from appearing in a drama to appearing in a movie now. JYP made the final decision to appear on the film “5 Million Dollar Man” and he is currently focused on his acting classes. “5 Million Dollar Man” is about a man who wants to become a singer but becomes wrapped up in problems of money. JYP will play the main character.
It was recently reported that Jang Geun Suk went on a shopping spree during his stay in Japan, apparently spending over $6,500 USD in less than an hour to purchase clothes and shoes. On August 28th, according to Japanese media News Post Seven, Jang Geun Suk was spotted at the Isetan Department Store in the downtown Shinjuku area of Tokyo. He headed straight to the men’s wear section where he shopp...
T-ara’s Boram and Soyeon showed off their innocent looking beauty. On August 29th at 1:53PM through her twitter Soyeon wrote, “With Rambbo rice noodles in the morning, it’s been a while since all 7 of us have had breakfast together.” In the picture, Boram and Soyeon look surprisingly alike. They also have the same kind of hair style and color.
KBS 2TV’s “1 Night Two Days” will end its broadcast in February of 2012, currently attention is focused on what direction the show will take for its remaining 6 months. As of August 26th, their special titled “Big Harvest” has wrapped up. Na Young Suk PD who takes care of the guests that appear on the show stated that “there aren’t any big projects that are being prepared. I believe that we just h...
2PM’s Nichkun revealed a picture that showed all of his cuteness. Through his twitter he wrote on August 29th, “You can stay under my umbrella ella ella~♬ The cool No-Hand one” (Of course this is a play on Rihanna’s famous song Umbrella where the lyrics for the chorus was, “You can stand under my umbrella.”) In the picture, Nichkun is wearing a hat that has an umbrella attached to it and making a ...
JYJ has been named to sing at the closing ceremony of the 2011 IAAF World Championships which will be held on September 4th. “JYJ’s popularity continues to grow following their worldwide showcase and concert. We’re consistently receiving love calls for JYJ to attend these global events,” C-JeS Entertainment said in a statement.
T-ara’s Jiyeon will take a break from group activities until her knee injury has fully healed. Last August 25th, Jiyeon injured her right knee during dance practice. She is ready to take a break for her injury to recover but prior to that, she joined in the pre-recording of the group’s last performance of “Roly Poly” for Inkigayo on August 28th.
Eugene and Ki Tae Young’s honeymoon photos just continue to come! On August 29th, this photo of Ki Tae Young giving his wife Eugene a lovely back hug was posted on a local online community. Under the title, “Eugene-Ki Tae Young Austria Honeymoon,” the original poster of the picture commented, “I saw them at the Austria Film Festival. I thought they were in Prague, but I got to see them this close....
If you're in Korea and you want to buy some affordable cosmetics, you won't head to your local pharmacy to check out the designated beauty aisle. What you'll probably do is head to the nearest Missha, Face Shop, or Etude House chain store and allow a sales assistant to help you select some items suitable for you. In this series, I'll cover the major beauty shops: their concepts, bestsellers, and...
SNSD’s Sooyoung was involved in a car accident Sunday morning, injuring her backbone area, which will temporarily suspend all of her activities, local media reported today. According to local media, Sooyoung was on her way to the city of Chun An around 9AM on August 28th when the car on the opposite lane crashed into her vehicle. Sooyoung was heading to a charity event for blind people, and the ac...
BEAST’s agency Cube Entertainment has filed a lawsuit in order to get rid of the “harmful media” status for BEAST’s songs. Recently SM had a similar lawsuit and in court, it was decided that having the word “alcohol” in the lyrics of a song does not make that song “harmful media.” Cube Entertainment is following suite in order to get rid of that status for BEAST’s first album.