On January 19, Korea’s top artists were invited to the “21st Seoul Music Awards” held at the Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Stadium. Twelve of the top K-Pop artists were given the “Bonsang” award to recognize their work and popularity over the past year. But the “Daesang” award, given to the top artist of the year, was awarded to none other than Super Junior.
Category: Music
Shinhwa to Hold First Concert in 4 Years
Shinhwa’s coming back! K-Pop’s longest-running idol group, Shinhwa, will hold its first concert in four years on March 24, Star News reported on January 19.
Golden Disk Awards Performances (First Night)
The first night was dedicated to physical album sales, with Super Junior taking home the big award of the night. Super Junior’s Lee Teuk and Kara’s Gyuri hosted the night’s show. The full list of winners for the two nights are here and here.
Taeyang Writes First Non-Big Bang Song for Se7en
Se7en’s latest Japanese single, “Somebody Else,” is written and composed by Taeyang, making it the first non-Big Bang track written by him. Although the single was co-produced by YG’s main producer Teddy, Taeyang is attempting to expand his resume as a singer-songwriter through this track.
NU’EST Reveals Two More Members
After revealing its leader JR yesterday, Pledis Entertainment’s upcoming boy band NU’EST has released photos of two more members, Min Hyun and Aaron today. NU’EST was better known as “Pledis Boys” or “After School Boys” before announcing its official name earlier this week.
Kim Hyun Joong Releases Japanese MV for “Kiss Kiss”
Two weeks after releasing the jacket photos for his Japanese debut album, “Kiss Kiss/Lucky Guy,” Kim Hyun Joong has released the music video for his title track, “Kiss Kiss.” Unlike the Korean version of the MV, which had a mixture of BTS shots and concert footage, the Japanese version follows a cute storyline of dating and hosting a surprise party for his girl friend.
Mnet "M! Countdown" – Jan. 19, 2012
Performances this week are from T-ara, MBLAQ, Koyote, Dynamic Duo, Nine Muses, Boyfriend, Lee Hyun, Teen Top, Monday Kiz, NS Yoon Ji, Rainbow Pixie, Monni, Sunny Hill and Kim Jin Yeop.
“2012 Big Bang Concert – BIG SHOW” Teaser Video Released
YG Entertainment has just released the promotional video for the upcoming “2012 Big Bang Concert – BIG SHOW.” Released through the YG Concert official YouTube channel, the one-minute video contains footage of Big Bang’s previous “Big Show” concert. As the caption, “New Start – They are coming” indicates, the “2012 Big Bang Concert – BIG SHOW” is expected to be a new starting point for the group that went through difficult times last year.
Lee Hyori Donates KBS Documentary Narration Paycheck
Lee Hyori, who is well-known for her kind heart, made out a paycheck to the KBS Documentary Narration. According to KBS on January 19, Lee Hyori participated in filming for the recent "KBS Special- Our Neighbors’ Little Heroes."
SHINee Sings for Etude House
Recently, Etude House picked up SHINee and Dara from 2NE1, to be their models for their brand of cosmetic products. Etude House uploaded on their official Youtube account, some videos introducing SHINee members singing a special song made for the commercial…