B2ST, INFINITE, and SISTAR to hold special themed performances at the’2012 Melon Music Awards’

B2ST, INFINITE, and SISTAR have confirmed their attendances for the ‘2012 Melon Music Awards‘ along with a special stage!

The three groups will be collaborating for a special stage on the upcoming music ceremony on December 14th. According to concert directors, the two part ceremony will be a festival to heal the hearts of fans, aptly titled ‘Music is Healing’. B2ST, INFINITE, and SISTAR have been chosen as the stars of the concept, which will be divided into three themes titled ‘Girl is Healing’, ‘Dance is Healing’, and ‘Star is Healing’.

SISTAR will be making transformations as Catwomen breaking into a casino with a 60 member dance team while INFINITE is expected to flip the tables on the expectations of the audience with a dance stage never seen before. As for B2ST, they’ll be coming up with a whimsical concept as ‘little princes’ to put on a dream-like stage.

MMA representatives stated, “As this is the first and the last music festival made entirely for domestic fans, we’ve created a lot of stage concepts different from anything ever seen before. You’ll only be able to see them at the MMA so please look forward to their special stage.” 

Check back with allkpop for the ceremony on December 14th.

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Actor Lee Ki Woo recalls the first time he met Kim Tae Hee

Actor Lee Ki Woo, who plays the role of Ryu Ki Woo on MBC‘s ‘Standby‘, recounted the time he first met actress Hallyu Kim Tae Hee. On the June 19th episode of SBS‘ ‘Strong Heart‘, the actor stated, “There were a lot of ulzzangs around me when I was in high school. At that time, the popular ulzzangs in my neighborhood were Jun Ji Hyun, Seo Ji Young, Lee Min Jung, Lee Jin, and Song Hye Gyo.” “I was active as a member of a ski team in university. There was a time when we all gathered with the other college ski teams at a ski resort, and there was this one beautiful girl who stood out among the crowd. That was Kim Tae Hee,” he said. Kim Tae Hee is known to have been a member of Seoul National University’s ski team. Lee Ki Woo continued, “Wherever Kim Tae Hee would go, all of the male students would follow her. She was the dream girl of all the male students.” This prompted MC Shin Dong Yup to ask the actor, “If you had to choose between SISTAR‘s Bora and Kim Tae Hee, who would it be?” Lee Ki Woo revealed earlier that he was a huge fan of Bora, who made a surprise appearance on the program. Without hesitation, the actor selected Bora, causing the others to laugh out loud.

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Kim Jung Tae cast for ‘Dream High 2′, to begin filming in December

Actor Kim Jung Tae has been added to the cast list for KBS‘s ‘Dream High 2‘!

Kim Jung Tae made the announcement himself through his own fan cafe, where he posted, “I have decided to film ‘Dream High 2′“. His agency confirmed the casting, as they told TV Daily on November 30th, ”Because of his other program schedules, he was trying to coordinate it. Recently, however, we were able to confirm his appearance.”

The agency talked about his upcoming schedule as they relayed, “Because it is a project that currently films in the area, it seems that filming will begin next month.”

Kim Jung Tae will take on the role of Kirin High School’s president, ‘Lee Kang Chul’. At this time, the sequel to the popular teenage drama has confirmed that  T-ara‘s Jiyeon, SISTAR‘s Hyorin, Ailee,and many others have joined the program.

‘Dream High 2′ will air on January 30th.

Source: TV Daily via Nate

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Starship Planet reveals “Pink Romance” MV

Starship Entertainment has kicked off the holiday season in K-Pop by releasing this music video for their special digital single, “Pink Romance“.

Coming together as ‘Starship Planet‘, SISTAR, Boyfriend, and K.Will collaborated on a festive MV that sought to express the warm love they carry for each other and for their fans.

A part of the digital single’s sales will donated to charity to help share the love, so be sure to grab the single here.





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SISTAR participates in a professional photoshoot with regular fans

Girl group SISTAR held a memorable event with their fans.

A special Cyworld Music Star Day event invited fans from all over Korea to participate in a photoshoot with the girls. The girls drew a variety of fans, ranging from a female high school student from Seoul to an older male fan from Daegu who traveled four hours by bus to see them.

The girls created a comfortable atmosphere on the professional set, laughing and joking around with one another as they helped their guests feel comfortable. For most of them, it was the first time they’ve ever gone in front of a studio camera, so SISTAR gave them some advice and helped them feel less awkward.

“This is such a rare and special opportunity to be able to take photos with my favorite girl group at a professional studio,” one fan remarked. “It was so nice to meet them in person. They are the best!”

In related news, the SISTAR members are each making appearances on variety programs and filming CFs.

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[News] Sistar's Hyorin sings's National Anthem with all her heart

Sistar's Hyorin sang Korean National Anthem (Aegukga) for the 2011 Korea Professional Baseball series.

On October 31st, Hyorin was selected to sing the national anthem for the 5th game between Samsung Lions and SK Wyverns at the Jamsit Stadium in Seoul.

Although she seemed a bit nervous, Hyorin wowed the fans as she managed to stay calm and sang the anthem with all her heart. As she finished, she received warm applauses and cheers due to her already well-known vocal abilities.

The queen of figure skating Kim Yuna also appeared at the event. She threw the first pitch of the game and made the stadium go wild.

Meanwhile, Sistar released the music video for their latest collaboration with Brave Brothers, "Hot Place".


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TVXQ Showing Off Their Magnificent Popularity at the “New York-Korea Festival”

On the broadcast of the “New York-Korea Festival” on October 22 on KBS2 TV, TVXQ’s captured the eyes of the audience with their glorious stage.

The audience went wild when TVXQ appeared on stage at the last of the 1st part of the concert. The audience sang along passionately with TVXQ’s cool performances for “Why (Keep Your Head Down” and “Rising Sun”, and images of the audience who could not help but be awestruck by TVXQ were broadcast.

The “New York-Korea Festival” is a specially planned program by KBS to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Korea’s entry into the United nations. It was held on October 9 at 7 pm (American local time) in New Jersey and the live performances were recoded.

Meanwhile, other than TVXQ, performers included K-pop stars at centers of the Hallyu wave, 2PM, SHINee, 4Minute, BEAST, Sistar, G.NA, and Patti Kim, In Sooni, soprano Hong Hye kyun, baritone Ryeo Hyun Goo, classical musican Kim Young In, singers Jang Sa Ik, Seol Woon Do, Tae Jin Ah, Kim Tae Woo and Maya.

Source: TV Report
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Meet the new Invincible Youth G8!

Invincible Youth PD reveals a group photo of new IY G8 including the new members!

The G8 members SNSD's Sunny and Hyoyeon, Kara's Jiyoung, Miss A Suzy, F(x) Amber, Sistar's Bora, Rainbow's Woori and Jewelry's Yewon!

Don't miss the 1st episode on November 12 at 11:05PM!

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Written by KYUiShana@dkpopnews.net

Boom Reveals 1st Day-Shooting of News Invincible Youth Season 2

Boom shared photos of new cast of Invincible Youth Season 2 after they had successfully filmed the 1st shooting for the 1st episode of IY2 on October 19th.

On his twitter, he wrote,

"We completed the 1st shooting for Invincible Youth Season 2 first episode with a success! Who we are? Where are we? Do you think what? We are young so whatever! Cheer up guys! Let's run to our youthful days! Hope for Invincible Youth Season 2 a success!"

and uploaded 2 photos


In the photos are the new fixed cast such as SNSD's Hyoyeon, Kara's Jiyoung and F(x) Amber. In the first photo they are sitting comfortably in a mountain side while in the othe rone they are happily jumping in the air.

The 1st episode of IYS2 will air on November 12 at 11:00PM. The main hosts are Lee Seu Gun, Boom and Ji Hyun Woo. Main idol guests are SNSD’s Sunny, Hyoyeon, Kara’s Jiyoung, Miss A’s Suzzy, f(x)’s Amber, Sistar’s Bora, Rainbow’s Go Woo Ri and Jewelry’s Ye Won.

Source: STARNEWS
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Idol music show “Immortal Song 2″ airs episode #6!

KBS’s ‘Immortal Song 2‘ has broadcast its 6th episode on July 9th with its all-idol cast!

‘Immortal Song 2′ will have each contestant sing unique covers, just like on ‘I Am a Singer‘, however there will be no eliminations to challenge them. The six castmates will instead battle for pride, as the first place winner will be judged by a 200-member audience. Not only that, but they’ll also receive priceless pointers and tips from the original artists of the songs they cover.

Today’s mission was a special duet mission and the pairings are as follows: F.T. Island’s Lee Hong Ki with Super Junior’s Kim Heechul, 2PM’s Junsu with Big Mama’s Lee Young Hyun, SISTAR’s Hyorin with 4MEN’s Shin Yong Jae,
MBLAQ’s G.O with Lim Jeong Hee, 2AM’s Changmin with 8eight/Homme’s Lee Hyun, and 4minute’s Jiyoon with Yurisangja’s Lee Sae Jun.

With fresh new re-arrangements by the six idols with their partners, the 200 judging audience members were utterly
captivated with the potential they showed.

Check out the performance cuts below and tell us your favourite!







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The results of the above round are as follows:
1) F.T. Island’s Lee Hong Ki with Super Junior’s Kim Heechul
2) MBLAQ’s G.O with Lim Jeong Hee
3) SISTAR’s Hyorin with 4MEN’s Shin Yong Jae
4) 2PM’s Junsu with Big Mama’s Lee Young Hyun
5) 2AM’s Changmin with 8eight/Homme’s Lee Hyun
6) 4minute’s Jiyoon with Yurisangja’s Lee Sae Jun.
The mission for next week will be to perform a readaptation of a song by Joo Hyun Mi. Stay tuned on July 16th to check out their performances!


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"We want to tell the children. Have Big Dreams" - Interview with Tohoshinki & 16 others kpop groups

Tohoshinki, SHINee, BEAST, MBLAQ, 2PM, 2AM, Supernova, FT Island, SG Wannabe, Miss A, Secret, SISTAR, f(x), 4minute, IU and ZE:A – A total of 16 groups of artists came together in the Live event “Tokyo Legend 2011.” This is the first time such a grand K-pop event has been attempted in Japan, and before the performance, there was a press conference held on the same day (14 May), at the concert location Saitama Super Arena.

This performance is in support of the UN’s MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) of poverty relief project, the GFSC (Good Friends Save the Children) charity campaign and sends a “Love & Peace Message.” Also, there was the theme of “Let’s Get Up! Japan, Pray for JAPAN!!” sending a message of, as well as actual resource support from the performers to the areas affected by the Tohoku Earthquake, bringing hope to the children.


At the start of the press conference, all 16 groups of artists shared a moment of silence to express their sympathies for the victims of the earthquake. Then, the performing artists introduced themselves one by one, and spoke about their determination for this Live.
(Other artists’ comments – some in Korean, some in Japanese, all omitted)
“We are really happy to be able to do such a Live concert with so many great artists from Korea. Also, although they may be going through a difficult time now, but we hope to tell them to “Cheer up!” ” – Tohoshinki (Naturally, Changmin commented in Japanese)
(Irrelevant information omitted)

Finally, the emcee said to Tohoshinki, “As words from the both of you will give strength to your many fans in Japan, please leave a message,” and again Changmin, while considering the best words to convey his thinking, had something to say to the children.
“I have a message for the children. You’ve always had big dreams, and been working hard towards those dreams, right? For this, I want to work hard so that today’s stage is even more special.” – Changmin (Tohoshinki)

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Yesung, Min, IU, Yoseob & more confirmed for “Immortal Song 2″

Earlier, we reported that KBS was coming up with a new singing variety show with an all idol cast titled “Immortal Song 2.” Although a tentative line-up was released earlier, producers have recently confirmed a final six-member line-up.

On May 4th, PD Kwon Jae Young tweeted, “Changmin, Hyorin, Yoseob, Min, Yesung, and IU have all come together. If they compete with a song by Shim Soo Bong… I think it’d be fun. Have fun kids, don’t be too nervous.”

A representative from KBS confirmed through Newsen, “SHINee’s Jonghyun will not be able to join the program due to conflicting schedules.  We are currently in discussion with 2PM’s Junsu to be added in later.”

The first recording will be held on May 16th. The pilot episode is currently scheduled for June.

Source: Newsen
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Vocal professionals rank the best and worst singing idol groups and members

1st place was awarded to JYJ’s Junsu, who topped the list with 13 points. “The rhythm that Junsu expresses in each song is magnificent.” 2nd place ended in a tie between SNSD’s Taeyeon and SISTAR’s Hyorin, who both ended up with 9 points. “Some may argue that one of the two is better then the other, however each of them display a fantastic vocal range. Heartfelt emotions can be observed even when the two are singing pop songs.”

3rd place also resulted in a tie between 2AM’s Changmin and SHINee’s Jonghyun, both receiving 6 points each. Changmin’s comment read, “Talented vocals and spectacular use of breath,” while Jonghyun’s comment read, “Impressive singing ability, being able to sing a wide range of music well is a hard feat to achieve.”

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BEAST WILL ATTEND KOREAN MUSIC WAVE LIVE IN TOKYO THIS MAY

So, MBC and Fuji TV has changed their theme for this Korean Music Wave…

If you guys remember, this charity event are scheduled to be held for children but since the earthquake tragedy struck Japan, this event are now also aimed to raise a funding for Japan earthquake victims.

BEAST, DBSK, IU, 2PM, Secret, SG wannabe, 2AM, F(X), SHINee, 4 Minute, Miss A, Sistar, ZE:A, Supernova will be the guests there. The date will be still the same as the previously planned, May 14th 2011, at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

This will be a Japan-Korea collaboration concert where MBC (where this will be aired as Music Core) will take the Korean broadcasting while Fuji TV will be responsible for Japan broadcast..

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Diva Key dancing to SISTAR's How Dare You!

A fancam taken from Korea Yakult ‘Santafe Special Event’ where SHINee's Key dancing to SISTAR's How Dare You.

Check out the video above,is he as good as SISTAR's girls?

Hyunah saw the devil

This February 2nd, during SBS's special program for the Lunar New Year recorded in Pattaya (Thailand), King of Idols, some popular idols were confronted to one another during games.

After the dancing segment and the wrestling challenge, teams were opposed in a game during which the first to eat the weed suspended on the horizontal bar would win the face-off.

K.Will releases MV for “Amazed”, feat. Simon D and Hyorin

Solo artist K.Will, Supreme Team’s Simon D, and SISTAR’s Hyorin collaborated for a hot ballad track titled ”Amazed“, which will be revealed on January 21st.

Composed by Kim Hyung Gyu and Jeon Da Woon, ”Amazed” is a medium-tempo ballad song with a hip hop bass from ACID JAZZ.

The song starts with an introductory rap by Simon D, which leads to the gorgeous harmonized vocals from K.Will and Hyorin. K.Will’s vocals for this track could be described as ’soulful’ and ‘explosive’, while Hyorin’s husky vocals perfectly express the pains of love.

The music video for the ballad was released recently, and it stars actress Park Shi Yeon.

Check it out below!




Source: Sports Today via Nate

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Seungri leaving for Pattaya, Thailand for SBS New Year special program shooting

Seungri left for Thailand on Jan. 16th at 3:00pm from Incheon International Airport to shoot a SBS New
Year special program in Pattaya. Besides Seungri, there are also SS501 Park Jung Min, Kara, 4Minute,
T-ara, After School, Secret, 2AM, 2PM, CNBlue, FT Island, Super Junior and Sistar joining the shooting.

They will stay in Thailand for 3 days and 2 nights from 17th to 19th January for the program shooting.


source : Newsen via nate.com
translation : Miseremei @ bigbanghaven.blogspot.com

2NE1, f(x), & miss A are the most anticipated girl groups for Japan

Japan Nikkan Sports recently predicted which Korean girl groups would be most anticipated for as part of the ‘2nd generation of idol rookie groups’.
 
The three top groups they listed were 2NE1, f(x) and miss A. “Being in the same agency as Big Bang’s YG Entertainment, 2NE1 is currently leading the younger generation in Korea,” stated Nikkan Sports.
f(x) recently signed a new contract with Japanese agency, AVEX, alongside their company sunbaes BoA and TVXQ. They’re scheduled to fully begin promotions overseas next year.

Meanwhile, miss A is becoming more popular in the overall Asian market as a multinational dance group, and have been receiving great interest from fans for their upcoming Japanese promotions.

Nikkan Sports also mentioned other Korean girl groups including T-ara, After School, SISTAR and Rainbow.

Source: Star News via Nate
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Performances from the 25th Golden Disk Awards

The 25th Golden Disk Awards was held on December 9th at the Hwajeong Gym in Koryeo University, and many top K-pop artists were in attendance.

The awards show first began in 1986, and since then, it’s become Korea’s most prestigious awards ceremony for music. Nicknamed the ‘Korean Grammy Awards,’ the ceremony is known for its fair standards, as the committee utilizes figures from album and digital music sales only.

There were a number of performances from participating artists at the event, and if you missed the live broadcast for some reason, or if you just want to see it all again, check out the videos below!

Finale



BoA – Copy & Paste + Hurricane Venus





Super Junior – Sorry, Sorry + BONAMANA





CNBLUE – I’m A Loner + Love Love Love



IU feat. Jo Moon Geun – Nagging



2AM – Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die + You Wouldn’t Answer My Calls





miss A – Bad Girl Good Girl + Breathe





SHINee – Lucifer





SNSD – Oh! + Run Devil Run



DJ Doc – I’m This Type of Person



Supreme Team – Then Then Then + Dang Dang Dang





F.T. Island – Flower Rock + Love Love Love





SISTAR – Ain’t No Other Man + Push Push + How Dare You





SECRET – Magic + Madonna





B2ST – Shock + Soom





Check out Lee Seung Gi’s hilarious fall.



Yoo Ah In and Park Min Young presenting awards.





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