Archive for the ‘Kpop News’ Category
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Shin Mina sings with Loveholics
Actress Shin Mina (Naked Kitchen, Devil) will be lending her vocals as guest singer with rock band Loveholic — or, as they’re known now, Loveholics. Lead singer Jisun left the band to go solo two years ago, and the remaining two groupmates Lee Jae-hak and Kang Hyun-min have chosen to feature a rotating door of... More »
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Lee Da-hae couples up with Baek Sung-hyun
Lee Da-hae is so pretty. She’s also five years older than actor Baek Sung-hyun (20), with whom she pairs up in a new music video, and while the age difference is pretty evident, they still look pretty good together. The two actors are featured in kpop singer Kim Hyung-joong‘s rather hyped music video; the song... More »
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Younha’s new album and “lovely girl” image
It’s not really a new image — recall that kpop singer Younha had also unveiled a more feminine look for her second album last summer. And Younha (aka the “Oricon comet” given her success on Japan’s pop charts before debuting in Korea) has always been very pretty. But she’s gone a little softer than her... More »
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Kim Haneul follows “To Heaven” with “I Was Happy”
Eleven years after starring in a famous music video for a song by ballad singer Jo Sung-mo, actress and hair-envy provocateur Kim Haneul is again taking the lead role for the singer’s latest MV. When she starred in Jo’s 1998 “To Heaven” video alongside Lee Byung-heon, Kim Haneul was a relative unknown who gained a... More »
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Epik High maps the soul, redefines kpop business model
By now, I’m sure y’all have heard about Epik High‘s newest album — and their new, independent business model by which they’re distributing it. Namely, they’re opting out of the major-label system and putting out their record themselves, via their spankin’-new website mapthesoul.com and iTunes. The site’s got everything written in Korean and English, is... More »
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Artist Profile: Jang Kiha and the Faces
If you’re into Korean indie or rock music, you may already know about Jang Kiha and the Faces — and if not, you should be hearing about them very soon. Jang Kiha has all but exploded onto the scene recently, and is being called the “indie Seo Taiji,” accruing enough acclaim and buzz in the... More »
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The Blue is back!
The Blue: Kim Min-jong, Sohn Ji-chang Omona, ajumma! Okay, this one’s for us old fogeys out there, with some news about old (oooold)-school kpop. The popular-in-the-’90s vocal duo The Blue — aka actors Kim Min-jong and Sohn Ji-chang — are reuniting. *sound of crickets* Yeah, I know most of you don’t know who they are... More »
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Seo Taiji gives “Juliet” a White Day launch
Seo Taiji‘s back! The k-rock icon released the first part of his 8th “Atomos” album last year (“Part Moai”), and now he’s released the second (“Part Secret”), which went on sale this week. And to kick off the round of promo work for this disc, he’s holding a White Day concert — two, actually, on... More »
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Lee Yeon-hee sings for Super Junior
Well, I suppose it isn’t totally out of line, considering that Lee Yeon-hee, who is managed by SM Entertainment, was almost in Girls Generation back in her training days. But I admit I tire of singers crossing over as actors with mediocre acting skills, as well as the reverse, actors crossing over into kpop with... More »
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