SM Entertainment announced today that it has established its first joint overseas branch in Thailand. SM, regarded by many as Korea’s top entertainment firm, has joined with Thailand’s largest media network, True Visions Group, to form SM True (officially known as SM True Co., Ltd). Yesterday the new group held a signing ceremony and press conference to announce the collaboration in Bangkok. It was attended by SHINee, Kangta, and SM CEO Kim Young Min.
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Incheon Korean Music Wave Concert Performances
Performances by Super Junior, 2PM, SNSD, KARA, SHINee, 2NE1, BEAST, miss A, FT Island, Secret, f(x), T-ara, 2AM, Infinite, 4minute, ZE:A, Teen Top, SISTAR, MBLAQ
KBS to Hold Free New York Concert with K-Pop Idols
I have heard it many times from American Kpop fans that California gets most of the Kpop love, well, it’s time for that to change, it’s time for the East coast to get in on the action, and what amazing action it will be.
SNSD’s Seohyun Meets Her Idol, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon
SNSD’s youngest member Seohyun, who confessed to looking up to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon met her role model at a charity event on August 12th.
SNSD and Other Celebrities Join UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s "Help African Children"
SNSD leads the pack of other SM Entertainment artists and celebrities to join “Help African Children,” a charity project that is the brainchild of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, under the auspices of the UNICEF.
"Survival: I Am a Rapper?"
Currently on Youtube and Naver Video, a clip called “Survival: I Am a Rapper, Idol Version” is gaining a lot of attention. The video combines different clips of idol rappers to make a parody of “Survival: I Am a Singer.” The idol rappers in the video are Big Bang’s T.O.P, Shinee’s Minho, BEAST’s Yong Junhyung, 2PM’s Taecyeon, MBLAQ’s Mir, and Bang Yong Guk.
Bang Yong Guk featured on Secret Song Ji Eun’s “Are You Crazy,” and he is has already gained attention for his rapping skills.
SHINee’s Key: "I’ll Return to Korea on Thousand Sunny"
On July 31st 12:30, Key posted on SHINee’s Me2day "As [we’re] returning to Korea on Thousand Sunny, it may take some time," and posted a picture.
Soompi Drama of the Week: “City Hunter”
After two months of pure excitement, “City Hunter” made its grand exit this week with two tension-filled episodes. Producers made it nearly impossible for fans to guess how the drama will come to a close with various twists and turns until the very end.
SHINee Holds Fanmeet in Tokyo
SHINee has been making their presence known lately in Japan after debuting only a month or so ago with their remake of “Replay”. On July 28th SHINee held their first fan meet event for Japanese Shawols at the Tokyo Nakano Sun Plaza. There the SHINee boys performed their Japanese debut hit “Replay” (also known as “君 は 僕 の Everything”/ “You are my Everything” in Japanese) along with three of their other popular tracks. Also while there they announced to the fans their upcoming release of, “Juliette” scheduled for August 29th. To which fierce main vocalist Jong Hyun indulged the crowd by commenting on the group’s upcoming single, “It’s a song that will make your heart race.” The fan meet tour continues as the SHIN-ing idols visit other cities throughout Japan finishing up on August 11th.
SHINee Releases Teaser for Second Japanese Single "Juliette"
A month from today, July 29th, SHINee will be releasing their second Japanese single! It has been a month since the SHINee boys made their official debut in Japan with their hit song “Replay”, which achieved Gold on the RIAJ Digital Ranking charts. The SHIN-ing idols revealed a teaser for their next single which will be the Japanese version of their Korean hit, “Juliette”