DJ DOC, Fantastic Plastic Machine to perform at PIFF
Oct 06 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean artists DJ DOC and LeeSSang, and Japan's Fantastic Plastic Machine will perform at a concert during the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) which kicks off tomorrow.Khan Creative, the concert's host, said through a press release that the three will take to the stage of the "Cinematic Love" concert and party to be held October 9 at the m...
Ryu Si-won celebrates birthday with 5,000 fans
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Hallyu star Ryu Si-won was joined by 5,000 fans for a two-day event for his birthday celebration over the weekend, according to PR firm YTREE Media. On Thursday, YTREE announced in a press release that 2,000 international fans met with the actor at the palace Changdeokgung on October 2 to learn about the historical landmark as well as take part in ...
[INTERVIEW] Fusion jazz band Winterplay
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Winterplay, composed of members So Eunkyu (bass), Lee Juhan (trumpet ), Choi Woojoon (guitar) and Haewon (vocals), is a group which does music that cannot be defined by a single word. The four members are jazz musicians but their music can be associated with various genres such as jazz, pop, Latin and lounge. And their latest second full-length alb...
Lee Soo-young says people avoiding her bouquet
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Singer Lee Soo-young, just hours away from getting married, said she is worried about her friends not wanting to receive her wedding bouquet.Speaking to reporters ahead of her nuptials at wedding house Villa de Bailey on Tuesday afternoon, Lee made the remark when asked who will receive her bouquet. "That's what I'm worried about. They all don't w...
Kara's best album places at No. 2 on weekly chart in Japan
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean pop sensation Kara have placed second on Japan's prestigious Oricon weekly chart with their best album. According to a press release from their agency DSP Media on Tuesday, the girls came in No. 2 on the chart with their best record "KARA BEST 2007-2010," which went on sale in the country on September 29.The female idols hold several other t...
Sistar chosen as PR ambassador for music show in Thailand
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean girl group Sistar have been appointed as the PR ambassadors for a music program in Thailand, according to their agency Starship Entertainment. On Tuesday, Starship announced that the girls will be the publicity ambassador for "Teen Superstar TV show" in Thailand, which is similar to Korean music show Superstar K or U.S. show American Idol."T...
Girls' Generation takes No. 4 spot on Japan monthly chart
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Top Korean singers Girls' Generation have placed in the top 5 on the prestigious Oricon monthly singles chart with their debut single Genie. According to Oricon's September chart, the girls' album "Genie," which went on sale in the country on September 9, sold over 75,276 copies to come in at No. 4 on the chart, while selling about 44,097 recor...
SHINee reveals music video for "Hello"
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idols SHINee have revealed the full-length music video for their title track, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Tuesday.SM announced that the boys music video for their title track "Hello," from their second repackaged album of the same name, was uploaded on their official website (http://shinee.smtown.com) and YouTube channel ...
Nichkhun posts childhood picture on Twitter site
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Thai-American heartthrob Nichkhun has posted a photograph of himself with his siblings on his official Twitter account. On Monday, the 22-year-old singer uploaded a photograph of himself and his older brother and younger sister with a comment saying, "=] this was before @zherleen (referring to youngest sister) was born! Miss the old times...T.T." F...
JYJ to hold global showcase kicking off in Korea next week
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Singers Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun and Xiah Junsu of five-member boy band TVXQ, will set off on a global tour next week showcasing an album they have recorded as their new singing trio JYJ.Prain Inc., the group's publicist, announced through a press release Monday that the three singers, back as Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu of group JYJ, will prom...
miss A enters Mnet's singles chart at No. 1 with "Breathe"
Oct 05 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean pop sensation miss A bowed into the No. 1 spot on cable music channel Mnet's singles chart during the week of September 27 to October 3 with their latest song "Breathe." The single "Breathe," the follow-up to their hit tune "Bad Girl Good Girl," made its way up to first place, knocking down previous winner Lim Jeong-hee's "On the Way to Brea...
2PM goes into countdown for comeback
Oct 04 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Six-member idol group 2PM has gone on a countdown ahead of making their comeback to the local music scene later this month. The group's agency JYP Entertainment revealed an image of the phrase "Day - 2" on a black background on their official website (www.2pm.jype.com) on Monday, indicating that a teaser will be revealed two days later. 2PM made ...
SS501 Kim Hyung-joon cast for Kang Ji-hwan musical
Oct 04 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
SS501 Kim Hyung-joon has been cast the main male character of actor Kang Ji-hwan's musical "Cafe In," making it Kim's first attempt at a musical role.S-Plus Entertainment, in charge of managing the careers of both stars, said that Kim will play the double role of Jimin and Jung-min in the year-end run of the musical of which Kang is a producer.Kim ...
U-Kiss unveils teaser video and 4th mini-album today
Oct 04 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
K-pop idols U-Kiss unveiled a teaser video and their fourth mini-album today, according to their agency NH Media. On Monday, NH announced that they have revealed a 40-second teaser video as well as their mini-album "BREAK TIME" on their official website (www.u-kiss.co.kr) and YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/ukiss2008). The agency revealed the grou...
The Boss to star as regulars on Japanese variety show
Oct 04 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean boy band The Boss, who kicked off their music career in Japan less than a month ago, will star as regulars on a Japanese variety program starting today. According to a press release from their agency Open-World Entertainment on Monday, the boys have been chosen to be regular emcees every Monday night on TV Tokyo's live variety show "MADE IN ...
CNBLUE to hold fan meeting in Japan on October 28
Oct 04 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean rock band CNBLUE will hold a fan meeting in Japan later this month, said their agency FNC Music on Monday.FNC announced through a press release that the boys will meet with about 5,000 Japanese fans at the International Forum in Tokyo on October 28. FNC also explained that tickets for their fan meeting sold out in three hours, according to a...
2NE1 continues to dominate TV music programs
Oct 04 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
K-pop girl group 2NE1 continued to dominate televised music programs with songs from their newest album "To Anyone" last week. The quartet, who have promoting three title tracks simultaneously, grabbed their third win on KBS' Friday music show "Music Bank" with "Go Away" while scoring their third Mutizen Award on SBS' Sunday program "Inkigayo" with...
BEAST to hold first concert in December
Oct 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Boy band BEAST will be holding their first-ever concert in December, according to their agency Cube Entertainment on Friday.An official at Cube met with Asia Economic Daily today, saying that the six-member group will hold a concert at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on December 12."The concert will be of the scale of Rain's concerts and since i...
Rain, Kara and AKB48 join line-up of Asia Song Festival
Oct 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
The second line-up of performers have been announced for the upcoming 2010 Asia Song Festival (ASF), to be held in Korea later on this month. According to a press release by PR agency Prain, Korean superstar Rain, four-member boy band 2AM, girl group Kara and international stars including Japanese group AKB48 and Taiwanese singer Film will take the...
CNBLUE takes No. 1 spot on Oricon Indies chart
Oct 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean rock band CNBLUE has placed on the prestigious Oricon chart once again with their second single.On Friday, the group's agency FNC Music announced that the latest single "I don't know why" took the No. 1 spot on Oricon's weekly Indies singles chart according to the poll as of September 27, while their first single "The Way" stands in seventh....more
G.NA holds first showcase in Singapore
Oct 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean songstress G.NA held her first showcase in Singapore on Wednesday, according to her agency Cube Entertainment. Cube announced in a press release that the singer met with about 3,000 fans for her first ever meet and greet in the country as well as singing her title track "I'll Back Off" and SUPA SOLO." The agency also explained that the fan...
Kara's album receives most downloads on iTunes Japan
Oct 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean female idols Kara have grabbed another title in Japan with their best album becoming the most downloaded record on iTunes Japan. On Friday, the girls' agency DSP Media announced that "KARA BEST 2007-2010" was the No. 1 downloaded album on iTunes Store Pop. It was the second best-selling album on the prestigious Oricon daily albums chart on S...
BEAST to give comeback performance tonight
Oct 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean boy band BEAST will be giving their comeback performance tonight, according to their agency Cube Entertainment. On Friday, Cube announced that the boys will take the stage of KBS' televised music program "Music Bank" later today, performing the songs "Breath" and "Mastermind," which is also the name of their third mini-album. "We would like ...
Brown Eyed Girls member Ga-in to begin solo career
Oct 01 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls member Ga-in will release her solo album next month, according to her agency Nega Network. On Friday, Nega announced that Ga-in will release her first album on October 8, making her the second member of the girl group to make a solo debut.The agency also released a teaser photo of the songstress which revealed her...
PHOTO 2NE1 Sandara, Minji on Mnet "M! CountDown"
Sep 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
2NE1 member Sandara Park holds up a trophy after the group's win on Mnet's weekly music show "M! CountDown" held at the CJ E&M Center in Seoul, South Korea on September 30, 2010.2NE1 member Kong Minji dances after the group's win on Mnet's weekly music show "M! CountDown" held at the CJ E&M Center in Seoul, South Korea on September 30, 2010
2NE1 shines atop Gaon's singles chart
Sep 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean female idols 2NE1 held onto the top spots on Gaon's singles chart during the week of September 19 to 25. Their title tracks "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody" remained at No. 1 and 2, respectively, on the singles chart and climbing up four spots to third place was the latest duet "On the way to Breaking Up" by songstress Lim Jeong-hee featuring 2A...