Jay Park reveals set list for upcoming music festival
Sep 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Singer Jay Park (Korean name Park Jae-beom) has revealed his set list for an upcoming music festival next month. According to the concert's promoter S2 Entertainment, Park unveiled the arrangement for his performance at the Seoul Soul Festival 2010 on its official blog site yesterday, which includes "Count On Me," (Korean version) "bestie," "Doin' ...
Kara's best album takes No. 2 spot on Oricon daily chart
Sep 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean girl group Kara's best album has taken the No. 2 spot on the prestigious Oricon daily albums chart with their latest release.According to the Oricon chart, the girls' record "KARA BEST 2007-2010," which went on sale in the country on September 29, came in second place with 18,223 copies sold, following behind Japanese songstress JUJUs albu...
Ryu Si-won to celebrate birthday with fans this weekend
Sep 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Hallyu star Ryu Si-won will be celebrating his birthday with his fans this weekend, according to PR firm YTREE MEDIA on Thursday.YTREE announced in a press release that Ryu will meet with about 3,000 fans from Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, Hawaii, Canada and Taiwan for his birthday celebration titled "Harmony with Prince" to be held at the Gwangm...
SHINee to release teaser clip for "Hello" today
Sep 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean boy band SHINee will release the teaser video for the title track from their repackaged album today, according to their agency SM Entertainment. On Thursday, SM announced that they will unveil the teaser clip for "Hello" on the group's official website (http://shinee.smtown.com) and on the agency's official YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/s...
3 TVXQ members to make comeback as JYJ next month
Sep 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun and Xiah Junsu, whose singing careers as members of group TVXQ have been on a halt since being involved in a legal dispute with agency SM Entertainment, will make a comeback to the music scene next month as a trio named JYJ.The group's publicist Prain Inc. announced through a press release Wednesday that JYJ, representi...
[PHOTO] Jia hits first ball at semi-playoffs
Sep 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Girl group miss A member Jia takes the first hit at the first round of semi-playoffs between Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea on September 29, 2010.
Se7en to release music video for new song today
Sep 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Se7en will unveil the music video for a new song today, according to his agency YG Entertainment on Wednesday. YG announced in a press release that the singer will reveal the music video for "I'm Going Crazy," the third track he is promoting from his latest mini-album "Digital Bounce." "I'm Going Crazy," written by YG producer Teddy, ..
Younha to hold concerts in Korea in Oct and Nov
Sep 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean songstress Younha will be holding four concerts in Korea next month and November. According to the official website of Lion Media, the 22-year-old singer's agency, Younha will kick off her series of concerts titled "TIME 2 ROCK" in Seoul starting with two shows in Seoul at the AX-Korea located in Gwangjang-dong on October 30 and 31. She will...
SHINee to unveil title track "Hello" on October 30
Sep 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
K-pop sensation SHINee will unveil their title track from their upcoming repackaged second album tomorrow, according to their agency SM Entertainment. On Wednesday, SM announced that the boy group's title track "Hello," also the name of the new record, will be released on various online music websites including MelOn, Dosirak, Bugs and Cyworld on S...
Meet Xiah Junsu and Kim Junsu at his musical concert
Sep 27 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
If TVXQ's Micky Yoochun and Hero Jaejoong each have KBS "SungKyunKwan Scandal" and Japanese TV series "Hard to Say I Love You," respectively, Xiah Junsu has musical "Mozart!" Ahead of the other two members, Xiah Junsu had stood in front of the audience with his real name Kim Junsu in January and received much applaud from them. Although he was crit...
PHOTO Kim Junsu acts for musical concert rehearsal
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Kim Junsu acts out a scene with a child actor during a rehearsal for "Kim Junsu's Musical Concert" at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul, South Korea on September 27, 2010.
G.NA places atop weekly music chart in Singapore
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean songstress G.NA, who debuted two months ago, has taken the No. 1 spot on a weekly albums chart in Singapore, according to her agency Cube Entertainment on Tuesday. Cube announced in a press release that the singer's first mini-album "Draw G's First Breath" came in first on record retailer HMV's K-POP/J-POP chart, pushing past top Korean sing...
Brian, Choi Si-won and Vanness Wu to release album in Oct
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean artists Brian, Super Junior member Choi Si-won and Chinese artist Vanness Wu have come together to record an album aimed at helping African children, according to a press release from entertainment firm Lion Media on Tuesday.Lion Media announced through the statement that the three singers have formed a project group called 3rd Wave through ...
KEYEAST to 2011 eco-friendly calendar next month
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Top Korean talenthouse KEYEAST will release an eco-friendly calendar featuring their stars, according to the agency on Tuesday.KEYEAST announced in a press release that the calendar for the year 2011, including photographs and messages regarding the environment from KEYEAST stars such as Bae Yong-joon, Lee Na-young, E Ji-ah, Kim Hyun-joon and Choi ...
Footage of 2NE1 collaborating with Will.i.Am to air today
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
A video of Korean female idols 2NE1 working with The Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.Am will air on cable music channel Mnet today, according to a press release from YG Entertainment on Tuesday. YG announced that through TV show 2NE1 TV season 2, the upcoming episode will reveal the quartet preparing for their debut in the United States with Will.i...
BEAST reveals 3rd mini-album "Mastermind"
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean boy band BEAST unveiled their third mini-album yesterday at midnight, according to their agency Cube Entertainment. On Tuesday, Cube announced that they have revealed the group's title track "Breathe" as well as other songs from their upcoming album "Mastermind" on various web-based music sites. The agency also reported that the boys' new al...
Rufus Wainwright to hold first concert in Korea next month
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Canadian American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright will hold his first ever concert in Korea next month. He will take the stage for "The 1st Live in Seoul" to be held at the AX-Korea located in Gwangjang-dong on October 10. Born to famous folk singers Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright, Rufus began his music career at the early age of 13, tour...
Lim Jeong-hee celebrates 1st win on Mnet's single chart
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean songstress Lim Jeong-hee placed atop cable music channel Mnet's singles chart during the week of September 20 to 26, celebrating her first win with her latest song "On the Way to Breaking Up."The new single, which features 2AM member Jo Kwon, made its way to the No. 1 spot after climbing up three slots from last week.Making an incredible 23-...
miss A releases 2nd single album
Sep 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
K-pop girl group miss A, who had been raising anticipation of a new song release through teaser images and videos released starting mid-September, unveiled their second single album "Step Up" today.The album containing a total of four songs went on sale on various web-based music providers as well as the revealing of the full-length music video for...
SS501 Park Jung-min to visit Taiwan
Sep 27 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
K-pop band SS501 member Park Jung-min will fly to Taiwan this week, making his first official visit to the country since signing solo with a new agency last month.CNR Media, a firm set up jointly by major Taiwanese drama producer Comic-Ritz and Korea's ROY MEDIA, announced through a press release on Monday that Park will fly into Taiwan on Wednesday...
SHINee to release repackaged second album next month
Sep 27 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean boy band SHINee will be returning to the local music scene with their repackaged album next month, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Monday.SM announced that the group, who have topped various music charts in Korea, Japan, Thailand and Taiwan with their second studio release "LUCIFER," will release a repackaged second album title...
Taeyang to joins artists for Seoul Seoul Festival in Oct
Sep 27 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Taeyang has joined a line-up of international and local artists for the Seoul Soul Festival 2010 to be held next month.On Monday, the concert's promoter S2 Entertainment announced that Big Bang member Taeyang will perform at the two-day soul music festival to be held at the Peace Plaza located in the War Memorial of Korea starting Oct...
ZE:A releases first full-length album in Japan
Sep 27 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean boy band ZE:A released their first full-length album in Japan last week, according to their agency Star Empire Entertainment on Monday. A press release from Star Empire announced that "ZE:A!" (in Japanese), which had received 15,000 pre-orders, went on sale on September 22 and has placed at No. 3 on the prestigious Oricon daily chart, pushin...