Most Hollywood celebrities wouldn’t risk their reputation by using their fame to advertise beer or chicken, but in Korea, celebrity appearances in print ads and commercial films (CFs) are an acceptable and even desirable form of self-promotion. There are so many celebs in ads, in fact, that it would be impossible to cover all of them, but we… Continue reading This Month in CFs: Song Jae Rim, Lee Min Ho, IU, and More
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V.I.P. QUIZ: What’s Your Level of BIGBANG Knowledge?
With recent reports that the sounds of a BIGBANG comeback are soon to be heard throughout the world, V.I.P. everywhere are rejoicing! Almost 3 years since their last studio album as a group, most will agree that it is past time for the internationally popular group to take over the charts once more. How much do… Continue reading V.I.P. QUIZ: What’s Your Level of BIGBANG Knowledge?
K-Pop Idols: Who Trained the Longest and the Shortest?
With the recent debut of G.Soul who trained for 15 years, the length of K-Pop idols training (which can be particularly long in the K-Pop industry) has become a hot topic. Is it necessary to train for that long? How long exactly should one train for? Idols often discuss how long or how short their training… Continue reading K-Pop Idols: Who Trained the Longest and the Shortest?
T.O.P Wins Visual Culture Award at 2015 Prudential Eye Award
BIGBANG member T.O.P has won the Visual Culture Award at the 2015 Prudential Eye Award held on January 20 in Singapore. The Prudential Eye Awards, a partnership between Parallel Contemporary Art, Saatchi Gallery and Prudential, celebrate emerging artists across Asia in a variety of fields, including painting, digital/video, and photography, among others. T.O.P won the Visual Culture Award… Continue reading T.O.P Wins Visual Culture Award at 2015 Prudential Eye Award
Lee Jung Jae Reportedly Used T.O.P’s House to Discreetly Meet Up with Girlfriend
Lee Jung Jae seems to have gotten some help from his close hoobae, T.O.P, in having discreet meetings with his girlfriend, Lim Se Ryung. Star Today revealed that a neighbor of BIGBANG’s T.O.P reported seeing Lee Jung Jae and his girlfriend enter the singer’s house together. Moreover, the house that Dispatch indicates as the one where the… Continue reading Lee Jung Jae Reportedly Used T.O.P’s House to Discreetly Meet Up with Girlfriend
BIGBANG’s T.O.P Displays His Intense Gaze in Pictorial for L’Officiel Hommes
BIGBANG member T.O.P graced the cover and pages of men’s fashion magazine L’Officiel Hommes for its January 2015 issue. On December 15, a number of cuts were revealed from T.O.P’s recent photo shoot for L’Officiel Hommes, which took place at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Seoul. In this pictorial, the BIGBANG member can be seen… Continue reading BIGBANG’s T.O.P Displays His Intense Gaze in Pictorial for L’Officiel Hommes
G-Dragon Admits Being More Comfortable with Taeyang than T.O.P
At a recent round table interview held on November 25, G-Dragon has admitted who he is closer to between his co-BIGBANG members Taeyang and T.O.P, whom he both worked with on different project units. In 2010, G-Dragon worked on project unit “GD&TOP” with BIGBANG co-rapper T.O.P and four years later, the BIGBANG leader is back… Continue reading G-Dragon Admits Being More Comfortable with Taeyang than T.O.P
Which K-Pop Star Shares Your November Birthday?
The end of 2014 is drawing near! Are you ready for 2015? November features the birthdays of K-Pop stars such as BoA, T.O.P (BIGBANG), Dara (2NE1), Yura (Girl’s Day), Kevin (U-KISS), Kris, Chanyeol (EXO), Leo (VIXX) and more. As for actors and actresses, there are big names such as Gu Hye Sun, Song Hye Kyo,… Continue reading Which K-Pop Star Shares Your November Birthday?
BIGBANG’s T.O.P Composed Song for Upcoming Ad Campaign He also Stars in
BIGBANG star T.O.P will not only appear in a new advertisement campaign for SK Planet’s new commerce brand, Syrup, he has also written and performed a song for the campaign. The advertisements will begin airing on television on October 24. The singer will be contributing the song “I’m the King,” featuring his own fast rap section as… Continue reading BIGBANG’s T.O.P Composed Song for Upcoming Ad Campaign He also Stars in
T.O.P.’s Acting Evolution: Tracing The BIGBANG Star’s Onscreen Roles
He may be known primarily as a rapper from BIGBANG, but T.O.P., aka Choi Seung Hyun, is chalking up a nice chunk of credits on his acting resume. The sometimes model was most recently seen in the film “Tazza: The Hidden Card” (sequel to the 2006 film, “Tazza: The High Rollers”). In “Tazza : The… Continue reading T.O.P.’s Acting Evolution: Tracing The BIGBANG Star’s Onscreen Roles