Following in the footsteps of his fellow group mates — Lee Ki-gwang and Yoon Doo-joon — Yong Jun-hyung will also be taking on a acting role in an upcoming new drama. According to the producers of a cable drama called “Monstar”, Beast’s rapper will be a part of the cast. The drama will air on a cable channel starting in April, revolving around the talent audition craze. It will be [...]
Singer Baek Ji-young is doing her part to encourage donations for children in Nepal. According to reports, Baek will be holding a concert on February 16th, the first solo concert for the singer in 7 years. At the concert, she will have a donation booth for fans to make contributions for a new school set to be built in Nepal. In return for the fans’ generosity, Baek will be giving [...]
Label-mates 2NE1 and Gummy will be holding a joint concert for free for their fans. The collaboration will be made in efforts to help the youth in the Tae-an region of Korea. The area saw a horrible oil spill in 2007, with lasting negative effects for the people there. There have been ongoing free concerts for this cause since 2008 by Silk Road C&T. 2NE1 have helped in this event [...]
Following ongoing lawsuits regarding multiple accounts of fraud from 2009, Kang Sung-hoon, member of the popular ’90′s idol group Sechskies, has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. According to the Seoul District Court’s verdict on February 13th, despite Kang’s claims that he had no intention of scamming the victims of their money, Kang hasn’t compensated them for the damages or losses, thus he was found to be guilty. Kang [...]
Teen Top knows how to make some noise. Literally. According to reports, the group’s February 9th concert at the Le Trianon Theatre in Paris broke the record for reaching the highest level in decibels at that particular concert venue. The concert team confirmed that the vibrations caused by the audience jumping up and down to Teen Top’s music caused the staff to have to hold on tight to their equipment. [...]
The judges — at least the ones for the international projects category — have been selected for this year’s 14th annual Jeonju International Film Festival. Kazakhstani film director and screenwriter, Darezhan Omirbayev, will be one of the judges appointed. Omirbayev’s film [Tueur à gages] received the Un Certain Regard award at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1998. In addition to Omirbayev, famed Korean director Ryu Seung-wan and actor Jung [...]
After hearing the devastating news that the leader of the Super Star K3 winning band, Ulala Session, Im Yoon-taek finally lost his ongoing battle to stomach cancer on February 11th at 8:40 PM. He was at the Seoul Sinchon Severance Hospital at the time of his death. Many celebrities mourned Im’s death by attending his wake, including singer PSY who had just wrapped up a performance in Malaysia. Upon hearing [...]
Though 2PM has been quiet on the domestic front, the group has been tearing things up in Japan. They are currently touring the country and prepping for the release of their 2nd Japanese album, “Legend of 2PM” on February 13th. Ahead of the album’s release, the group went ahead with the drop of their pre-release track, “This Is Love” on February 4th as a mobile download, or “chaku uta”. The [...]
The comedy show “Saturday Night Live Korea” (SNL Korea) will be adding new members to their fixed lineup. According to reports, Jay Park, Park Eun-ji, Ahn Young-mi, and Lee Byung-jin will be joining the SNL lineup. With the four new add-ons, the show will also be seeing losses: Go Kyung-pyo will be leaving the show to focus on acting, in addition to Oh Cho-hee. Both Jay Park and Park Eun-ji [...]
Both under the same label, idol groups B.A.P. and Secret are making waves in Germany. The two acts have managed to set new records on the German Asian Music Charts, a feat determined by votes from their German fans. B.A.P.’s “No Mercy” is currently ranked at #6 despite it having been released 6 months ago. With their other hits, the group has managed to have one of their songs in [...]
