We recently reported that miss A‘s Suzy was picked as the number one female star that people thought received the most love from teachers. To commemorate Teachers’ Day (May 15) in South Korea, here at Soompi we asked, “Which idol star would you like to teach the most?” Idol superstar BoA BoA would be an ideal student because she has shown that she is highly self-motivated...
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Eighteen year old rookie singer, Z-Hera, released the Korean and English music videos for her debut track “Peacock” through the official CJ E&M YouTube channel. If Z.Hera (Korean name: Ji Hae Ran) looked a little familiar it is because in 2006, when she was eleven years old, she was featured on the documentary program “Human Theater” as the “Shaolin Girl.” Z...
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Korea’s top female soloists, BoA and Lee Hyori, showed their friendship and support for one another. BoA wrote a message to Lee Hyori on Twitter and wrote, “Unnie I am excited for your new album! Take care of your health. Fighting ^^ Miss Korea!!” Lee Hyori replied back, “Thanks~~.” Lee Hyori started her singing career in 1998, two years before a young girl named BoA...
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The news of BoA’s return to Japan is exciting her Japanese fans. This coming June, BoA plans to release her new Japanese album. Although she released her album “Only One” in Japan in February this year, it consisted of Japanese versions of Korean hits made in 2012. As this is to be the first official Japanese release in one year and six months, many fans are looking forward to BoA dominating the O...
+ more![[SNS Pic] BoA Humorously Shows Off Her Big Head](http://d1i45kki000yqu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/boa-wide-300x225.png "[SNS Pic] BoA Humorously Shows Off Her Big Head")
BoA’s such a funny gal! On April 26, she simultaneously posted on her Instagram and Twitter, “BoA with BIG head!!!! Lol”
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BoA showed off her charms in shades! She appeared in a W Korea magazine photoshoot with “Oakley.” (In case you did not know, Oakley is a California based company that makes sport equipment. They also make sunglasses.) As you can see in the photos, BoA looked great in all different styles of shades. A representative of Oakley stated, “BoA completely overwhelmed the set of the photoshoot with her un...
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Girls’ Generation came out on top beating out other artists such as Lee Seung Gi, PSY, and Big Bang in a K-Pop popularity survey. Survey company Lee’s PR Research Institute conducted a survey titled “Early 2013 Artist Popularity Survey” and asked which male and female K-Pop artists were the most popular. Girls’ Generation won first place among the female artists with ...
+ more![[Editorial] The Current State of Hallyu in the US](http://d1i45kki000yqu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gangnam-style-300x198.jpg "[Editorial] The Current State of Hallyu in the US")
I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on who’s doing what and with whom on the Hallyu map. But we’ve tasted success through PSY, and I say we because by it’s due to fans of Korean pop sticking the proverbial foot in the door. When Korean pop fans subbed and uploaded music videos on Youtube, not only did that make it available for people like me to check it out, that also...
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On April 11, SM Entertainment announced that BoA will be holding a concert in Taiwan on May 18 at Taiwan University Sports Arena. The concert titled, “BoA Special Live 2013: Here I Am,” will be the singer’s first concert in Taiwan in the thirteen years since her debut. BoA is expected to deliver her signature powerful performances at this concert, enhanced by a live band. BoA will also be touring ...
+ more![[Interview] Yang Hyun Suk on “K-Pop Star 2″ Finale](http://d1i45kki000yqu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/yang-hyun-suk-300x198.jpg "[Interview] Yang Hyun Suk on “K-Pop Star 2″ Finale")
YG Entertainment‘s very own Yang Hyun Suk, spoke with Star News for an interview on his thoughts on ending “K-Pop Star 2” and he started off by saying, “When I see how much the kids have grown, I am so proud.” For the past five months (November of last year to April 7), “K-Pop Star 2″ was aired as it showed the top three entertainment agencies, SM, JYP and...
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