CNBLUE reveals teaser photo today
Feb 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean rock band CNBLUE released a teaser photo today ahead of their comeback to the music scene next month, according to their agency FNC Music
Beady Eye coming to Korea in May
Feb 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Beady Eye, composed of former members of England's famous rock band Oasis, will come to Korea in May, announced the concert's promoter
G.NA to perform at music festival in Canada
Feb 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Songstress G.NA took off for Canada yesterday to perform at a music festival, revealed her agency Cube Entertainment on Monday
Yoon Sang-hyun holds mini-live concerts in Japan
Feb 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Singer and actor Yoon Sang-hyun has held mini-concerts in Japan over the weekend, revealed his agency MGB Entertainment on Monday. According to a press release by MGB, Yoon opened a series of concerts and fan meetings on February 25 and 27 in Tokyo and Osaka, respectively, to commemorate the release of his first full-length Japanese album
G.NA wins on both KBS' Music Bank, SBS' Inkigayo
Feb 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Songstress G.NA's latest song "Black & White" came atop of both televised music programs over the weekend, making it her first two wins
So Ji-sub holds fan meeting in Japan over the weekend
Feb 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Hallyu star So Ji-sub held his fan meeting in Japan over the weekend to celebrate the launch of his official fan club in the country
Singer Kim Jeong-hoon discharged from military today
Feb 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Kim Jeong-hoon was discharged from the military today, completing the two-year duty required of all Korean men
2NE1 member CL celebrates birthday with groupmates
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean girl group 2NE1 member Minzy posted pictures of the members celebrating CL's birthday on her official me2day website (http://me2day.net/21minzy). Four photographs were uploaded onto the site earlier today with the first pic revealing CL wearing a party hat followed by a group shot of 2NE1, CL posing with Bom and a shot of Sandara cutting int...
BEAST members pose on the streets of Japan
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean pop idol Du-jun has posted a picture of himself with two of his fellow BEAST members on the streets of Japan on his official Twitter account (http://twitter.com/BeeeestDJ).On the pictures uploaded on Thursday, Du-jun is seen next to Jun-hyung and Dong-woon who are all giving a surprised look with their mouths open, while another showed the t...
2AM Seulong goes on a ride with Jo Kwon
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idol Seulong has posted a picture of himself with fellow 2AM member Jo Kwon on his official Twitter account (http://twitter.com/2AMONG).Early on Friday, Seulong uploaded a photograph of himself on sitting on an amusement park ride with Jo Kwon with a comment underneath saying, "Jo Kwon and I paid 50 cents to ride this at a rest stop. The rid...
JYJ to kick off second world tour in April
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean boy band JYJ, composed of members Jaejoong, Yuchun and Junsu, will kick off their second world tour in April, according to the group's promoter Prain Inc. on Friday.A press release by Prain announced that the trio will embark on their tour titled "JYJ World Tour Concert in 2011" which will begin in Bangkok of Thailand on April 2 and continue...
INFINITE tops ringtone music chart in Japan once again
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean boy band INFINITE has topped a music chart in Japan once again with their second single "She's Back."As of January 24, the K-pop category of music.jp's mobile music daily chart showed that "She's Back," which was released in the country on February 23, ranked in at No. 1. The boys had previously topped the same music chart last month with th...
Super Junior Yesung to become radio host
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Super Junior member Yesung will expand his career into radio next week, becoming the new host for a radio program alongside bandmate Lee Teuk. SM Entertainment announced in a press release on Friday that Yesung will co-host KBS' radio show "Super Junior's Kiss the Radio" alongside Lee Teuk starting February 28, replacing current host Eunhyuk who wi...
SS501 Kim Hyung-joon sees sold out fan meeting
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idol Kim Hyung-joon's first solo fan meeting in Korea has sold out, according to his agency S-Plus Entertainment on Friday. S-Plus announced in a press release that tickets for his fan event, which will kick off in Korea next month, sold out in five minutes into going on sale yesterday. He will also hold showcases in several other countries ...
Big Bang's new release ranks in top 10 of iTunes charts
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idols Big Bang's fourth mini-album has entered the top 10 of Apple's iTunes records charts. According to the official iTunes website, Big Bang's latest album, which was released yesterday, has placed at No. 9 on the overall bestseller's chart in the U.S. and on the album chart in Canada. Individually, Big Bang members Taeyang and duo unit co...
U-Kiss member Ki-bum says was asked to leave group
Feb 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idol Ki-bum of boy band U-Kiss, who caused a stir earlier in the day with news that he has decided to quit from the group to focus on his personal business, has revealed that he was actually asked to leave the group by his agency.Through a posting on his official Twitter website and Cyworld today saying, the 20-year-old singer wrote, "Hello,...
Hip-hop duo Garion triumphs at 2011 Korean Music Awards
Feb 24 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Hip-hop duo Garion won three crowns at this years Korean Music Awards (KMA) held last night, disclosed the official website of annual awards ceremony on Thursday. According to the website, Garion, composed of rappers MC Meta and Naachal won the awards for album of the year and best hip-hop album of the year with their second album "Garion 2," a...
MBLAQ to return to stage as 5-member group today
Feb 24 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
All five members of boy band MBLAQ will show up on cable music channel Mnet's "M! CountDown" today to give their first performance of their new song "Again."An official at the boy's agency J.Tune Entertainment told 10Asia over the phone on Thursday that both Lee Joon and Mir, who recently have been in bad health, will take to the stage of the weekl...
IU The Story bows atop Gaon chart
Feb 24 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
"The Story Only I Didnt Know," by teenage diva IU, debuted atop Gaons weekly singles chart during the third week of February. "The Story " that sings of the sad realization that one's love has ended before knowing of it, is a ballad composed by a renowned singer Yoon Sang listed in IU's third mini-plus album .Next on the chart was songstre...
JYJ member Junsu and older twin brother visit Lotte World
Feb 24 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
JYJ member Junsu and his older twin brother Zuno visited an amusement this week. On Tuesday, Zuno posted a picture of Junsu wearing a black mask while lounging on a bench at Lotte World in Seoul of South Korea while another showed the two brothers and several friends posing in front of a castle with a comment below saying, "A shot from Lotte World....
Eunhyuk poses with Super Junior-M members in China
Feb 24 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idol Eunhyuk posted a group shot of himself with fellow Super Junior-M members on his official Twitter account (http://twitter.com/AllRiseSilver) today. In the photograph, Eunhyuk is seen posing with fellow members Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun, Sungmin, Henry and Zhou Mi all dressed in black pants and white jackets with a comment below ...
J-pop Yamapi to make first appearance on Korean TV today
Feb 24 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Top Japanese idol singer and actor Yamashita Tomohisa, or "Yamapi" will appear on a Korean television show for the first time, informed Mnet media on Thursday. According to Mnets press release today, Yamapi will perform his electronic dance number "PARTY DONT STOP" on Mnets major music show "M! CountDown" which will go on air live later...
2PM to resume activities in Japan this week
Feb 24 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
K-pop sensation 2PM will resume their activities in Japanese music market his week, according to their agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) on Thursday. "The boys are scheduled to leave the country to Japan tomorrow and will stay there till early March," a PR official from JYPE told 10Asia over the phone. "They will make appearances on television shows ...
Big Bang takes over music charts with new album
Feb 23 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idols Big Bang has returned to the local music scene with a bang with all six tracks from their fourth mini-album listing within the top ten spots on numerous online music charts upon its release yesterday midnight. Their title track "TONIGHT" has placed
[REVIEW] Big Bang's "TONIGHT"
Feb 23 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Big Bang is back. And it is for the first time in two years. During those two years, G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Seungri and Daesung have established themselves in their respective fields of music. Together they are Big Bang but separately can produce results like G-Dragon and T.O.P's duo unit album "GD&TOP" and Taeyang's solo album "Solar." That is ...
Bae Yong-joon agency sues photographer for invasion of privacy
Feb 23 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Top Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon's agency KEYEAST has sued the photographer of a monthly magazine for invasion of privacy, an official at the agency said Wednesday.Through a lawsuit filed on February 18, KEYEAST claimed that a photographer at a women's magazine invaded Bae's privacy by taking photos of the inside of his
U-Kiss agency acknowledges decision to replace members
Feb 23 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
NH Media, the talent agency managing boy band U-Kiss, has acknowledged that members Alexander and Ki-bum are leaving the group due to their decision to replace the two with new singers.Through a press release issued on Wednesday afternoon, NH stated, "We judged that the team needed a change so after giving it long and serious thought, we decided to...
JYJ Yuchun's brother posts family pictures
Feb 23 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
JYJ member Yuchun's brother, Park Yu-hwan, has revealed several of his family pictures on his official Twitter webpage (http://twitter.com/rypaffo). On Tuesday, Park uploaded a photograph of himself wearing a furry hat with his older brother Yuchun with his arm around him while another revealed the two brothers with their mother dressed in hanbok