TVXQ's album tops Japan's weekly chart with new release
Feb 01 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idols TVXQ has continued to cause huge waves in the Japanese music market, topping the prestigious Oricon's weekly singles chart with their latest release. TVXQ's recent single "Why (Keep Your Head Down)," which was released on January 26, has sold over 231,000 copies to place at the No. 1 spot on the chart, according to the official Oricon ...
Jang Keun-suk's new album ranks No.1 on pre-order chart
jan 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Actor Jang Keun-suk's single album set for release in Japan in late-March has topped the weekly pre-order charts of top retailer HMV.According to the website by HMV, one of Japan's most popular online shopping sites for music, DVD, and games, Jang's upcoming album "Maxi" set for release on March 23 in a limited edition version including a DVD,...
Singer Son Dambi collaborates with Japanese musician FPM
jan 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean songstress Son Dambi has recorded a digital single with world-renowned Japanese music producer FRM, according to her agency Pledis on Monday. A press release by Pledis said that Son Dambi did a featuring for FPM's (Fantastic Plastic Machine) new digital single "One Kiss," a song with strong melody and fast, rhythmical beats, which was rele...
TEEN TOP to expand singing career into Japan
jan 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Boy band TEEN TOP will expand their singing career into Japan starting next month, according to their agency T.O.P Media on Monday.T.O.P said through a press release that the six-member group, currently promoting their latest song "Supa Love" in Korea, "will promote themselves in Japan as well from next week onward following the request to do so by...
The Whitest Boy Alive to hold shows in Korea in March
jan 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
German-Norweigan band The Whitest Boy Alive are set to hold their first-ever concert in Korea in March. The concert promoter's Private Curve announced on Monday that The Whitest Boy Alive will rock out on the stage at the V-Hall located in Hongdae of Seoul for shows on March 4 and 5. They will be singing several of their hit songs including "Burnin...
Super Junior Heechul, Lee Teuk unhurt in car accident
jan 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Boy band Super Junior members Heechul and Lee Teuk got involved in a seven-way collision in Singapore last week but have emerged unhurt from it.The two had flown into Singapore on Friday, earlier than the rest of their band's members to take part in their Asia tour "SUPER SHOW 3" in the country over the weekend, when they were chased from the airpo..
After School to kick off singing career in Japan
jan 31 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean girl group After School will soon be expanding their singing career into Japan. "We are currently talking to several record labels in Japan so that After School can begin their singing careers in Japan," an official from Pledis Entertainment told 10Asia over the phone on Friday. "And we are thinking that things will kick off sometime in Marc...
2PM Nichkhun to appear in Taiwan singer Wilbur Pan's MV
jan 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
K-pop star Nichkhun will appear in Taiwanese singer Wilbur Pan's new music video set for release next week, revealed his agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) on Friday. According to a press release by JYPE today, Nichkhun took part in the filming for renowned Taiwanese singer Wilbur Pan's music video for "Touch (Chu Dong)" which is a title track to h...
Girls' Generation to release new photo book next month
jan 28 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Top Korean female idol group Girls' Generation will release a new photo book next month, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Friday.A press release by SM explained that the new book, which will be the preview version of the nine-member group's upcoming DVD series "All About Girls' Generation ‘Paradise in Phuket'," will be released on...
"A Song For First-Time Lovers" jumps to No.1 on Gaon chart
jan 27 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
"A Song For First-Time Lovers" by CNBLUE member Jung Yong-hwa arrived on top of Gaon's weekly singles chart during the fourth week of January. The song, whose lyrics are about new lovers trying to become more comfortable with each other, climbed 11 steps from the second week of the month to top the chart. The ballad was originally a duet by Jung a...
BEAST's album "SHOCK" tops preorder chart in Japan
jan 27 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Preorders for BEAST's first Japanese single "SHOCK" has taken over a Japanese music chart, according to their agency Cube Entertainment on Thursday. Cube announced in a press release that preorders for "SHOCK," which is set to go on sale on March 23 and produced in four editions, placed within the top ten slots of the daily preorder chart for major...
SM artists attract 24,000 fans to Japan show
jan 27 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Artists at top talent agency SM Entertainment held their "SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO" concert this week, attracting over 24,000 fans to the two-day concert held in Japan. According to a press release by SM on Thursday, the show, held for over three and a half hours at Yoyogi National Stadium on January 25 and 26, featured all of SM's singers including K...
Jang Keun-suk to make singing debut in Japan in March
jan 27 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer and actor Jang Keun-suk will make his singing debut in Japan in March, according to Japanese record company Pony Canyon on Thursday. The official website of Pony Canyon announced that Jang will release his first album, which will produced in a regular version and limited edition with the latter album featuring a DVD, on March 23. He w...
Singer Kim Dong-wan to appear in NHK Hallyu Night
jan 26 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Singer Kim Dong-wan of male band Shinhwa is set to appear on Japanese broadcaster NHK's program to introduce the Korean language and culture this coming March. According to NHK's website for language class (gogakuru.com), singer Kim Dong-wan will take part in the "2011 Hallyu! Language Rock Night" set for March 18 to give special demonstr...
Acoustic Cafe to hold concert in Korea next month
jan 26 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Japan's new age trio Acoustic Cafe will hold their third concert in Korea next month. The concert promoter's Silver Train announced on Wednesday that Acoustic Cafe will take the stage at the Concert Hall in Seoul Arts Center in Seoul for their concert titled "Hope for Tomorrow from Acoustic Cafe" on February 5. The group will be performing several ..
KARA continues with activities in Japan
jan 26 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Three members of girl band KARA, engulfed in dispute with their agency DSP Media, are continuing with their activities in Japan as a five-member group.According to various Japanese media outlets including daily sports paper Sankei Sports, KARA, recently hired as the new faces for aesthetics brand TBC, shot advertisements and commercials which will ..
Japanese version of TVXQ's music video "Why" unveiled
jan 26 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Top Japanese talenthouse AVEX has posted the Japanese version of the music video for boy band TVXQ's new song on its official YouTube channel. AVEX Entertainment Inc., which stands as one of major recording companies in Tokyo, revealed a long (4:50) and short (2:03) version of the music video for TVXQ's new song "Why (Keep Your Head Down)" with...
JYJ to star in reality program
jan 26 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Group JYJ will star in a new reality program which will go on air starting from next month, revealed the show's broadcaster QTV on Tuesday.QTV, a cable channel headed by Korea's newspaper JoongAng Daily, explained through a press release today that the new reality show tentatively titled "JYJ's Real 24" starring JYJ members Park Yuchun, Kim Jaej...
BEAST, 4minute to strut on catwalk for Japanese fashion show
jan 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idols BEAST and 4minute have been invited to walk the runway of a major wedding fashion show in Japan next month. "Both groups will walk for famed Japanese designer Yumi Katsura's show '2011 Paris GRAND COLLECTION IN TOKYO' on February 23," a PR official from their agency Cube Entertainment told 10Asia over the phone on Tuesday. She then exp...
MGMT Live In Seoul coming up in April
jan 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
MGMT is set for a concert in Korea in April, according to the show's organizer VU Entertainment. A press release by VU explained that MGMT, an American neo-psychedelic rock band, will hold a live performance at the AX Korea Concert Hall in Seoul on April 1. The rock band composed of Benjamin Goldwasser, Andrew VanWyngarden, Matthew Asti, James Ric...
Super Junior takes No.1 on Taiwanese chart 34 weeks straight
jan 25 2011 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Super Junior's song has topped a top Taiwanese music chart for 34 weeks straight, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Tuesday. A press release by SM said that Super Junior's song "BONAMANA," the title track to their fourth album, took first place on Taiwan's major online music site KKBOX's Korean Music TOP 100 chart during the week o...