Younha says waiting for BoA's new album like an iPhone
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Younha has said that waiting for pop star BoA's upcoming sixth album release is similar to waiting for an iPhone. The singer posted a comment on her Twitter page (http://twitter.com/younhaholic) on Friday, saying "senior singer BoA's 'The Person Next To Me'..
Kishidan says "we don't necessarily try to keep our pride"
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Kishidan says "our band's style is that we don't necessarily try to keep our pride" At the "2010 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival" held July 23 to 25, foreign musicians including Stereophonics and Hoobastank performed the grand finale as the festival's headliners. But the foreign musician who brought out the most enthusiastic responses from the au...
Park Jae-beom to hold extra day of Korea fan meeting
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Park Jae-beom, the former leader of boy band 2PM, will be extending his fan meeting in Korea next month by one day, according to event promoter MC Culturepia on Monday. A press release from MC announced that Park, who is scheduled to hold his fan meeting in Seoul on August 28, will meet and greet his fans once again the following day ...
Cube Entertainment to hold showcase for new artists
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Major Korean talent agency Cube Entertainment will host a showcase next month to highlight the recording artists of their company. Cube announced in a press release that they will hold an event titled "2010 Summer Cube Stars Party" at the Fashion Center Event Hall on August 10. The showcase will feature performances by boy band BEAST, girl group 4m...
On the stages of Pentaport Rock Festival
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
"2010 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival" - Yeah, This is Pentasy. - 26 hours prior to arrival (Friday morning 9 a.m., the first day of Pentaport Rock Festival) - Wow, Penta as expected. Rain as expected. - One hour prior to arrival (Conversation No.1 in the car) - "Hmm, with this rain streak, it would actually be cooler and better." "Right?"- Thirty...
PHOTO Kishidan, American rock band Hoobastank, 10 cm, LCD Soundsystem,YB performs at Incheon Pentaport rock fest
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean rock band YB, headed by vocalist Yoon Do-hyun, performs at the 2010 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival held at the Dream Park in Incheon city of the Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on July 24, 2010.
SHINee member Taemin reveals childhood photos
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Childhood photographs of Korean boy band SHINee member Taemin have been unveiled on various online websites. On Friday, four photos of the youngest SHINee member, titled "Childhood years of the elf-like Taemin," were released on numerous portal sites, garnering positive responses from fans. Two of the photos showed baby Taemin, one sleeping and the...
K-pop idols to perform at summer concert next month
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
A number of Korean idols are set to perform at a summer concert in August, according to the concert's promoter Asia Bridge Contents on Friday.Asia Bridge Contents announced in a press release that K-pop groups 2AM, Brown Eyed Girls, BEAST, Kara and T-ara will take to the stage of the "Brand New Concert - Burning Day!!" to be held at the Olympic Par...
"Peace at DMZ" concert cancelled one week before show
Jul 30 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
The much-hyped "Peace at DMZ" concert featuring famed rock guitarist Santana has been cancelled one week before it was supposed to kick off in the city of Paju in South Korea. The concert, fully titled "The Peace at DMZ with Artie Kornfeld, the Father of Woodstock," had been dubbed the Korean version of Woodstock, organized by Kornfeld who had mast...
miss A continues winning streak on Gaon chart
Jul 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean pop idols miss A continued their winning streak on Gaon's singles chart last week, scoring their third straight win with their debut song "Bad Girl, Good Girl."According to data released by Gaon on Thursday, the girl group's title song from their single ablum "Bad But Good" remained at the No. 1 spot on the singles chart for the week of July...
BoA tweets about life and music comeback
Jul 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Asian pop sensation BoA, set to make her local music comeback for the first time in five years, has given fans an update on her recent life.The songstress posted a comment on her Twitter webpage (http://twitter.com/BoA_1105) today saying, "It feels great to be waking up early in the morning. I'm working on changing the pattern of my lifestyle since...
BoA's Japanese single places at No. 10 on Oricon chart
Jul 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean pop songstress BoA's latest Japanese single has placed in the top 10 of the prestigious Oricon singles chart this week. According to the data released by Oricon, BoA's 30th single "WOO WEEKEND" has positioned itself at No. 10 on the weekly chart after having made its debut at No. 5 on the daily chart on the day of its release on July 21. Kno...
Korean pop stars attract Hallyu fans to musical "Lunatic"
Jul 29 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singers Kim Kyung-rok of pop trio V.O.S. and Jung Hee-chul of idol group ZE:A, who are currently starring in the Korean musical "2010 Lunatic Dream Team," are attracting scores of Hallyu fans to their shows. The two singers, who have been appearing in "Lunatic" since July 16, are said to be bringing in Japanese fans to Korea to see their sho..
BoA reveals photo with her mother on Twitter
Jul 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean pop star BoA has revealed a photograph that she recently took with her mother on her Twitter page (http://twitter.com/BoA_1105). BoA posted the picture on Twitter Wednesday afternoon, where she is seen with her arms around her mom whose facial features much resemble the singer's. The 23-year-old star also left a comment below photo that read...
SHINee unveils pictures from backstage
Jul 28 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idols SHINee uploaded backstage photographs of themselves on a fan website on Wednesday.The group unveiled four photographs from the webpage (http://cafe.naver.com/dea03035) which show the members in their waiting rooms backstage of three different televised music programs in recording.In the photo, each member is posing cutely while making ...