Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Taeyang of Korean idol group Big Bang, who released his solo album "Solar" last week, was recently cheered on by singer Sean and his two children. Sean, a member of former hip-hop duo Jinusean, posted a picture on his social networking site Cyworld mini-hompy (http://www.cyworld.com/sean1010) Tuesday morning, which he shot when he took his young so...
Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Several pre-debut photographs of Jia and Fei of miss A, the newest K-pop girl band on the music scene, are creating a stir on several online posts and video-sharing sites. In one of the revealed photos, the band's two Chinese members Jia and Fei are seen with Wonder Girls member Lim, who belatedly joined the pop group last March after original memb...
Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
A photograph of Super Junior member Kang-in has been revealed for the first time since his entering the Korean military last week as part of fulfilling Korea's mandatory military duties. The Nonsan military camp in South Chungcheong Province on Tuesday released a picture of the pop idol, who entered the military on July 5 and is currently undergoin...
Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idol group ZE:A has unveiled photographs from their childhood days on their official fan site.On Tuesday night, the boys posted several pictures of themselves from when they were young on http://cafe.daum.net/Starempire, drawing positive response from fans who have seen the pics. Down from top left are members Heechul, Junyoung, Siwan, Kevin...
Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Super Junior member Kyuhyun has said that he had "about 20 percent or less of a chance to live" when he got involved in a serious car accident three years ago.The singer spoke about his 2007 accident during a guest appearance on SBS variety show "Steel Heart," which aired Tuesday evening and also featured bandmates Siwon, Donghae, Leeteuk, Eunhyuk ...
Jul 14 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
miss A member Suzy performs on stage at cable channel Arirang TV's music show "The M-Wave" recorded at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea on July 13, 2010.
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Wonder Girls' member Sun, who is currently on a North American tour with her band, has revealed a photograph that she recently took at Niagara Falls. The leader of the quintet posted a picture of herself on her Twitter page (http://twitter.com/WGsun) Tuesday morning (Korea time), along with the comment "Niagara falls in canada.... Sooooooo beautifu...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
SidusHQ, one of Korea's largest talenthouses, is set to wrap up talks with former boy band 2PM leader Park Jae-beom and sign him onto the agency within the week, according to an official at SidusHQ on Tuesday."We have yet to finalize the contract -- we are negotiating on the details -- but we will reach a deal with him this week if nothing in parti...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Boy band 2AM's Jo Kwon and CNBLUE's Jung Yong-hwa have been chosen as new emcees for SBS TV's weekly music show "Inkigayo."Korean public broadcaster SBS announced in a press release that the two singers will be replacing 2PM's Taecyeon and Wooyoung, who stepped down as hosts after the July 11 episode, and joining co-host Sulli of girl band f(x). Jo...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Se7en, who will be making a comeback to the local music scene next week, has unveiled the tracklist from his new record on his official homepage (http://www.hello7.com). According to a press release by agency YG Entertainment (YG) on Tuesday, the singer revealed the tracklist from his upcoming mini-album earlier this morning including...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean rock band Mate will perform at a major Japanese music festival next month, according to their agency Gem Cultures on Tuesday. Gem announced the boys have been invited to take to the stage of Japan's two-day Summer Sonic Festival 2010 being held simultaneously in Osaka and Tokyo on August 7 and 8.The group's manager explained Mate will perfor...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
New Korean boy band Teen Top, who made their local debut over the weekend, appears to be already getting wooed overseas by fans and music agencies alike. Mnet Japan, the overseas branch of Korea's major cable music channel Mnet, announced on Monday that they have signed a deal to promote Korea's newest idol group creation who performed their debut...
Jul 13 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
New girl group miss A and Big Bang member Taeyang have taken the crown on Mnet's charts during the second week of July. According to data released by the cable music channel on Tuesday, the girls made a 15-slot jump to first place with their debut single "Bad Girl Good Girl," booting last week's winner MC Mong off the chart. miss A, composed of mem...
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Park Jae-beom�s fan meetings have sold out in Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to event promoter MC Culturepia on Monday. MC announced in a press release that tickets for his fan event in Hong Kong and Taiwan sold out three days ago, on the first day of going on sale over the weekend. "We were happy to have heard the news [of the tick..
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Four-member boy band 2AM met with 3,000 fans in Singapore over the weekend, according to agency Big Hit Entertainment on Monday. Big Hit, producer and promoter of the boys' latest album, announced in a press release that the group was in Singapore on July 10 to promote the release of their album "I Did Wrong" in the country with a showcase held at
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean singer Shin Hye-sung, the leader of former boy band Shinhwa, will be carrying out various musical activities later this year which includes multiple album releases as well as concert DVDs, live concert tours and fan meetings in Asia. In a July 5 post titled "2010 SHIN HYE SUNG PROJECT," Lee Jang-eon, president of Shin's agency Live Works Com
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins will be returning to Korea for the first time in ten years for a concert next month, according to concert promoter Access Entertainment on Monday. The band will perform at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on August 14, making it the second time for frontman Billy Corgan to perform in Korea
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
A teaser photo of Key, a member of popular boy band SHINee, has been unveiled today as part of promoting the group's upcoming album release. Agency SM Entertainment revealed a photo of Key through a press release on Monday, who is seen donning a funky hairstyle and wearing white face painting in the pic, in accordance with the band's fashion concep...
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean idols Super Junior took the top spot on two televised music shows over the weekend, scoring wins with follow-up track "No Other" from their fourth repackaged album. The boys claimed their first win on KBS' Friday music program "Music Bank" with their second single "No Other" against Korean rapper MC Mong's "Hurts Like Death" and won the Mut...
Jul 12 2010 | in Drama & Movie News | by korean-drama-guide
Korean pop singer Se7en is set to make a comeback to the local music scene next week, making his first album release in Korea in over three years. Agency YG Entertainment (YG) announced in a press release that Se7en will be coming back on July 21, as shown in the teaser page set up for the singer (http://www.hello7.com) last Friday. The singer, who...