After suspending the show for a week, “YG on Air” returned today with 2NE1’s final live performance of their latest single “Lonely.” This time it was rearranged in acoustic style with some of Korea’s leading performers. Today’s performance was only their third since the release of “Lonely” last month.
Category: Music
Join Your Favorite K-Pop Stars on Stage with the “2011 K-Pop Cover Dance Festival”
The Visit Korea Year Committee is hosting a “2011 K-Pop Cover Dance Festival,” and k-pop fans worldwide can participate for a chance to win a trip to Korea
F(x) to Release “Hot Summer” Teaser Video on the 13th
F(x) is expected to garner much attention for releasing their new title song “Hot Summer’s” teaser video on the 13th on f(x)’s official website (http://fx.smtown.com) and YouTube SM Town (www.youtube.com/smtown). “Hot Summer” is pop dance song that has a strong synthesizer sound and an impressive electronic beat to it. In their own unique and fun style, f(x) features ways to spend the hot summer in the song. It’s highly probably that the “Hot Summer” will be the next hit song this summer.
Girl’s Day Performs at the S. Korea VS Ghana Soccer Match
Not only did Korean fans get to see the team win the international friendly against Ghana 2-1, but they also got to see the very beautiful and talented girl group Girl’s Day! These fans (who I may add I am super jealous of) seemed to enjoy the performance a lot and we’re lucky enough that some fans recorded it for us.
YG to Enter the Public Stock Market KOSDAQ
YG Entertainment will become the second Korean entertainment company to join the KOSDAQ (Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations,) which is a Korean equivalent of America’s NASDAQ. Before, the only entertainment company listed was the entertainment juggernaut SM Entertainment.
Jisun Releases Comeback MV "Wind, Blow"
Her new single album was released today, June 10 , in Korea.
Popular French Newspaper Reports On SMTOWN Paris
Paris recognizes “Hallyu” through an article in the culture section of an issue of Le Figaro, France’s oldest and second-largest newspaper. The article anticipates SMTOWN in Paris, to be held at the Le Zenith de Paris on June 10th and 11th. The concert features DBSK, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee and f(x), groups under the management of SM Entertainment.
Mnet M! Countdown! 06.09.2011
BEAST is back this week and better than ever! Their hit single remains at the very top of the bestseller list. “Fiction” was named the “Song Of The Week” for the third time. Kim Hyun Joong made is solo debut and Kpop comeback tonight. 4Men joined the Hallyu star …
Kim Bum Soo to Release His 7th Official Album on the 16th
It seems like exceptional singer Kim Bum Soo will continue to enjoy the great deal of popularity that he gained from MBC’s “I Am a Singer” with the upcoming release of his new official 7th album “SOLISTA : Part 2” on the 16th. This new album is the second part of the two-part “SOLISTA” album series, which was first released last September. The new song “SOLISTA : Part 2” was composed and written by Yoon Il Sang (composer of Kim Bum Soo’s hit song “Miss You”) and Yoon Sara.
K-Pop Taking Over the World? Not According to CNN
CNNGo, which is CNN’s lifestyle website covering trends throughout Asia, recently published an article titled "K-Pop taking over the world? Don’t make me laugh". The author, Esther Oh, proceeded to explain why the notion of Korean pop expanding overseas is completely overblown.