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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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.
BoA’s Fan Taken Picture Gains Interest
Singer BoA is recently gaining interest for a fan taken picture at a hair salon. The fan taken picture was posted on an online community website board with the title, “I Saw BoA at a Hair Salon” not too long ago. In the revealed fan taken picture, BoA is reading a book while her hair is being treated.
Summer Flash Mob in Chicago Asks for "SMTOWN Live World Tour"
Chicago’s K-Pop fans are planning a flash mob event to bring “SMTOWN Live World Tour” in the Windy City, according to a report from “The Seoul Times.” In view of the success of past United States “SMTOWN Live World Tour” concerts in Los Angeles and New York, as well as Girls’ Generation’s recent promotional activities, K-Pop fans in Chicago are hoping the most popular “SMTOWN” acts also make a stop in their city.
BoA Lets Her Hair Down
An online forum recently posted a picture of international superstar BoA doing something that many of us do: Taking a trip the the hair salon.
In the picture, BoA is sitting and flipping through a magazine while waiting for her hair to be cut and styled.
BoA Praised by "K-Pop Star" PD and SM’s New Building Revealed
Things are heating up on SBS’s audition program, K-Pop star, and SM has been gaining attention and acknowledgement. BoA’s contribution to the show was recently highly praised by the producer of the program, and the newly built SM building has been shown off in this week’s episode.
SBS “K-Pop Star” Updates on Changed Format
SBS “K-Pop Star” gave an update on its new format which will take place in March once the show goes live. Park Sung Hoon, the show’s main producer, said, “We’ll trim down the final list to 10 contestants and air live from then. Every week, one contestant will be eliminated. After nine episodes, we’ll determine the final winner in the last week of April.”
"K-Pop Star" PD Praises BoA
Producer Park Sung Hoon from SBS "K-Pop Star" expressed gratitude to BoA at the press conference held yesterday. Park commented, "All three judges are doing great and especially BoA has been wonderful and exceeded my expectations."
BoA Over the Years
K-Pop queen BoA, who started the original hallyu wave, has been making headlines for her never changing beauty since her debut. Online communities have been circulating pictures of BoA comparing images of her teenage years to more recent photos.
Kang Ta Wasn’t Sure of BoA Representing SM Entertainment
On February 7, former H.O.T. member Kangta appeared at the press conference for Mnet’s “Voice Korea” and shared his thoughts on BoA representing SM Entertainment on SBS “K-Pop Star.”