Swizz Beatz, the world-renowned hip-hop producer who’s also the husband of R&B singer Alicia Keys, visited Korea and made praising remarks on the growing K-Pop industry. On February 20, Swizz Beatz held a press conference in Seoul to discuss his plans to promote K-Pop artists overseas.
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Sean and Sandara Park Parody "When I Can’t Sing"
Recently to help out Se7en promote his song, “When I Can’t Sing,” YG Entertainment label mates Jinusean’s Sean and 2NE1’s Sandara Park made parodies on their SNS with different lyrics. Sean made the rap “When I Can’t do Hip Hop” on his twitter February 17. Sean wrote, “When I can’t do hip hop. If my Nike shoes disappear, if I can’t wear New Era anymore. Even if I don’t do events anymore, could you still love me.”
K-Pop in Japanese Music Market Shows Steady Growth In Revenue
On February 16, Oricon released a revenue trends report regarding K-Pop artists’ music softwares and their sales. According to this report, the total revenue of Japanese music market has been steadily decreasing in past five years, but K-Pop artists’ Japanese music software sales has skyrocketed, reaching 24.4 Billion Yen in revenue.
Pictures of Park Bom When She Was Younger and a Trainee
Pictures of Park Bom when she was younger and a trainee were revealed. One of the pictures shows Park Bom when she appeared in a commercial with Lee Hyori for “Anystar.” The commercial is a short story. Park Bom was stealing from a shop and Lee Hyori helps her out. Then, Lee Hyori follows Park Bom and sees her dancing at a club. Once people find out Lee Hyori is there she gets chased by crazed fans. Park Bom helps out Lee Hyori. Then Lee Hyori suggests that Park Bom step in as her. The commercial also features Lee Jun Ki.
Extra Footage of SBS K-Pop Star Shows Agencies Working with Contestants
Michelle Lee was one of the up and coming stars of SBS “K-Pop Star” however after this week’s episode it appears that she could be dropped from the show. Currently, a clip showing unseen footage was shown. The clip shows BoA working with Michelle Lee. BoA is coaching Michelle Lee with much seriousness. Michelle Lee states “BoA directly helped me out,” and showed the paper that contained a checklist.
2NE1 Sandara Park’s Cute Apple Hairstyle
2NE1 member Sandara Park posted a picture of herself to her me2day account, with the message, "What’s up? Everybody SCREAM! That’s all. I’m bored." In the accompanying picture, she’s wearing a bright pink coat, black skinny jeans, and grey and black shoes.
How Stars Are Spending Their Valentines Day
February 14, Valentine’s Day – you either can’t wait for this day or you dread it. Let’s see how some celebrities spent or celebrated this day!
New Idol Groups Survival Strategy: Reveal the Ace First
The saying "the early bird catches the worm" now applies to idol groups and their members as the showbiz industry has become a battlefield of idols. Entertainment agencies no longer try to hide their newest idol members. Rather, they fully utilize the "Early-bird" members, or the "Aces," to make a group known to the public. The sooner a member of an upcoming idol group is revealed, the better chance the group has in surviving in the harsh industry. Different groups take different measures in revealing their aces and warming up to the public.
2NE1’s Dara Shares Creepy Photos of…a Ghost?
On February 9, 2NE1’s Dara uploaded a couple creepy photos of an unidentified person through her me2day account. In the first photo, she wrote, “The last night at the resort…I set up the table next to the swimming pool and invited our members and staff to have dinner together. We were the only people there…We had dinner, talked a lot, took some photos, and just had a good time. But all of a sudden, it started to rain and we all ran back to our rooms. This photo is taken by one of our staff that day. But…!”
Wall Street Journal: SNSD is the Face of Young Korea
On February 6, The Wall Street Journal’s arts & entertainment blog site, Speakeasy, featured a special column on SNSD’s venture into the U.S. market and the potential language barrier they might face along the way.