SNSD's S$1.8m SG concert most expensive K-pop solo concert at singapore

 
SINGAPORE: Korean girl group SNSD's upcoming 
S$1.8 million Singapore concert has pipped Shinee's 
S$1.7 million concert here, to become the most 
expensive concert staged in Singapore by a single K-pop act so far, said concert organisers Running Into The Sun (RITS) and Conceptual.RITS revealed in a statement that SNSD's performance here will have all the bells and whistles of a large-scale K-pop concert and then some -- it will feature the standard massive LED screens and lasers as well as new elements like trapezes and two custom-built stages with three walkways between them.The girls will move about on the walkways over the course of the three-hour show, allowing a little over 2000 concert-goers in the three mosh pits to see them up close, essentially making the mosh pits the place to be for hardcore SNSD fans.
Recent news that the nine-member girl group had brought forward their first solo concert in Singapore to December 9 had left their fans here in a tizzy, and sparked intense speculation over when ticket sales will begin and how much they will cost.

RITS said a total of 5,500 tickets priced at S$168 and S$218 are available for sale.

Samsung customers and OCBC cardholders can get their tickets from October 29 while the public will have to wait till November 1 to purchase their tickets.

SHINee Jonghyun and Super Junior Sungmin Chill with Their Guitars in Central Park

K-Pop and particularly SM Entertainment artists’ fans in New York were all up in excitement when the Big Apple played host to the "SM Town Live in New York” concert. While fans worldwide can get glimpses of behind-the-scenes photos and stay updated of the events through the SM Town official Facebook account, those in New York are able to capture their idols in rare moments of true relaxation.
A fan of SHINee’s Jonghyun was able to snap a photo of him playing the guitar in Central Park. With him in the same frame is Super Junior’s Sungmin, also playing the guitar. The photo was shared on the fan’s Twitter account, with the comment, “Romantic guitar in Central Park, Jonghyun.”
SHINee and Super Junior were joined by labelmates DBSK, SNSD, f(x), Kangta and BoA for the one-night-only performance at the Madison Square Garden on Oct. 23.

SHINee to perform at London Korean Festival on Nov. 3

 MANILA, Philippines - K-pop boy band SHINee will perform at the opening of the 6th London Korean Film Festival on Nov. 3.

The idol group will hold an opening gala concert called “SHINee in London” at 4:30 p.m. at Cinema 2 of the Odeon West End Theater.

Their performance will precede the 6:30 p.m. premiere of hit Korean period film “The War of the Arrow,” directed by Kim Han-min.

Tickets to the concert and the premiere night are already sold out, according to the festival organizers.

“It is unprecedented for Korean artists to hold a solo concert in London, and SHINee will be the first idol group to hold their solo concert there. In addition, the concert is predicted to catch the eyes of many people in London as the Odeon West End Theater is one of the famous performance venues in London,” KBS website quoted SM Entertainment, SHINee’s agency as saying.

This will be SHINee’s second visit to London. Last June, SHINee performed at the famous Abbey Road Studio.

On the other hand, the 6th London Korean Film Festival will showcase different Korean movies.

Included in this year’s festival are the films “Sunny,” “Handphone,” “The Front Line,” “Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Woman,” “Dance Town,” “Leafie: A Hen into the Wild,” “Poongsan,” “Rough Cut,” “Chaser,” “Scandal Makers,” “Memento Mori,” “Yellow Sea,” “Suicide Forecast,” “Late Autumn,” “A Day Off,” and “Assassins.”

Festival director Hye-jung Jeon said, “2010 marked the London Korean Film Festival’s fifth anniversary with our biggest events to date but 2011 sees the start of a new era for the festival where we are striving to bring even more of the best of Korean cinema, past and present, to the UK shores.”

He added, “This year we will continue to promote one of the principle aims of the festival which is to showcase K-Culture with a number of films explore many different aspects of Korean culture. K-pop is one of the most up and coming elements of Korean culture that is becoming more and more popular in the UK which the festival will be looking to help to increase the profile in this exciting and fresh musical wave. This will be shown with a lie performance from K-pop sensation SHINee.”

2NE1 attends photo session for ‘Jeremy Scott x Adidas’ shoes

Back in October, we reported that famous designer Jeremy Scott would be introducing a new Adidas collection inspired by his close friends, 2NE1.
The fierce foursome made an appearance today at the Adidas Original store in Myundong, Seoul for a photo session event introducing the ‘JS Collage Wing x 2NE1‘ collection. As expected, 2NE1 wore Jeremy Scott’s fashion pieces while showing off his ‘JS Collage Wings x 2NE1′ shoes. CL and Minzy drew especial attention with their radical change in hairstyles.
As mentioned previously, the ‘JS Collage Wings x 2NE1′ shoes has elements derived from 2NE1′s music, character, fashion style, and individual member qualities. In order to express the mix-and-match style unique to 2NE1, Jeremy Scott decided to incorporate the use of the collage technique.
Meanwhile, ‘JS Wing 2.0 Satin is made of pure white satin material and decorated with wings to evoke an angel design.

Girl’s Day to have first Japanese concert in December

Five member girl group Girl’s Day will be making their first mark on Japan in December!
Agency Dream Tea Entertainment stated that the group will be having ‘Girls Day’s First Solo Concert‘ at O-EAST in Shibuya, Japan on December 10th at 6:30PM KST. A representative stated, “The 6,000 members of Girls Day’s Japanese fan club aggressively requested a concert in Japan so we made the decision. This concert will be the group’s first official entrance in Japan.”
“This concert will be collaborated on with partners in Japan as well as concert agencies in Japan, and will have 1200 seats for fans. We plan on working consistently with our partners in Japan, and finishing plans as soon as possible.”
Girls Day was recently voted by Japanese fans as the most anticipated girl group for the 2nd wave of K-Pop on a popular Japanese blog site. The poll questioned, “The girl group you are interested in the most for the 2nd wave of K-pop.” Girls Day ranked 1st with 32.3% of the votes (1402 votes), T-ara ranked 2nd with 30.5% (1327 votes), and f(x) was 3rd with 26.4% (1146 votes).
Girls Day is reported to be receiving a lot of love in Japan for their recent single “Huge Me Once.”

Brown Eyed Girls release teaser photos for repackaged album

Earlier, we reported that the talented female group Brown Eyed Girls would be releasing a repackaged album. To tease us, the girls just released photos from their 4th repackaged special edition album.
The photos released in this teaser are much different from the concept photos of the ladies fourth official album, ‘Sixth Sense‘, which was released on September 23rd. If the ‘Sixth Sense’ album’s concept was dark and intense, the photos this time around give off a much more bright and feminine vibe with vivid, colorful eye makeup and lipstick.
Their agency stated, “Despite the two year hiatus, for all the love people have shown the 4th album, this special repackaged album was prepared to express our gratitude for our fans in Korea, as well as overseas… Through the special edition album, we plan to reveal pictures of Brown Eyed Girls that have never been revealed before.”
The repackaged album will be released on November 4th with the original songs included in the ‘Sixth Sense’ album as well as one new title track (a ballad), a film of making of the music video, and a special photospread calendar, and a ‘Thanks to’ written by the members.

Wonder Girls unleash first video teaser for comeback!

The Wonder Girls‘ return to the Korean music scene has been nothing short of explosive: after releasing two batches of photo teasers that blew everyone away with the ladies’ mature transformations, the Wonder Girls have delivered an incredibly fierce video teaser for their comeback album!
With equal levels of sophistication and elegance exhibited in the previous releases, this video has got everything that fans have been anticipating: a gorgeous set, and a rocker-chic transformation that exceeds expectations. The teaser opens with a powerful vocal note, followed by flashes of each member amid a room of hanging lightbulbs and music equipment, with visuals full of hairflips, studs and leather.
Before embarking on their venture into the American market, the Wonder Girls were known as “Korea’s Little Sisters”, but this maturation proves that the quintet has done quite a bit of growing up over the course of a hiatus that seems to have been well worth the wait. After introducing the retro trend to the k-pop scene years back, the ladies are ready to dominate with an edgy rocker-chic concept that fans new and old will be sure to love.
JYP Entertainment stated, “The teaser photo revealed today is a teaser photo for Wonder Girls’ second official album, and contains the image of Wonder Girls who have perfectly completed the preparations to greet fans in Korea.” They added, “We ask for your continuous interest and love.”
Even if you weren’t a Wonder Girls fan before, this is definitely a video teaser you don’t want to miss. Check it out below!

It looks like the Wonder Girls are ready to take back the k-pop scene with full force. Wonderfuls have been patiently waiting for this comeback for years now — the question is, are you ready?

After School’s Jung Ah reveals sleepy selca photo

On November 1st, After School‘s Jung Ah shared a few sleepy selca photos through
her Twitter page.The singer wrote, “Ahhh. I need to rest, but I can’t seem to fall 
asleep. Sweet dreams everyone, goodnight.”In the photos, Jung Ah rests her bare
face on her pillow with a pout on her face. A contrast from her charismatic vixen-like
image on stage, the idol looked like a innocent young girl with her raw natural beauty.
Netizens who saw the photo commented, “You look lovely“, “Sweet dreams, nuna“,
“So cute“, etc.

[me2day mondays] Say hello to 2NE1!

Hello everybody and welcome to our compilation of celebrity me2day accounts!
For this week’s ‘me2day Monday‘, we’ve listed the accounts of K-Pop’s fiercest foursome — 2NE1! You can follow them through the following accounts:

• Minzy (January 18, 1994)
• CL (February 26, 1991)
• Sandara Park (November 12, 1984) <- Her birthday is coming up soon!
• Park Bom (March 24, 1984)

me2day, the popular Korean Social Networking Service [SNS], recently launched an English version, and allkpop wants you to join us on this fun SNS site! By signing up with me2day, you’ll be able to make friends with fellow K-Pop enthusiasts and follow your favorite stars.
So what are you waiting for? For the latest K-Pop updates follow us at: http://me2day.net/allkpop
We hope this feature will help make it easier for you to connect with your favorite celebrities in real-time!

SHINee’s London concert tickets sell out in a minute

SHINee has been invited to be the opening act at London’s Korean Film Festival to take place at Odeon West End Theater on November 3rd, and will also be performing their ‘SHINee in London‘ concert.
This will be the first time that a Korean artist will be holding an independent concert in London, and tickets for the show were sold out within a minute after going on sale at 1:00PM on the 27th. There was so much demand that the servers began to crash immediately after the tickets were up for sale. The sales site for London’s largest theater, Odeon, was down for five hours. It was also impossible to purchase theater tickets on the numerous other sites that were selling the theater tickets online. Fans began calling in over the phone to obtain their tickets, as well as going to the theater in person to try and purchase their tickets.
A representative from Odeon remarked, “This is the first time our server went down. We didn’t know so many people would try to purchase the tickets all at once.” Odeon Theater will be enforcing heavy security the day of the event for the safety of the fans and SHINee themselves.
The SHINee boys will be traveling to London on the 1st, and will be performing their hit songs such as “Noona so pretty“, “Juliet“, “Lucifer“, “Ring Ding Dong“, and more.
Source & Image: SportsChosun via Nate

B2ST’s Yoseob smiles innocently in selca

B2ST‘s Yoseob recently posted a selca on Twitter that has been delighting fans. Though featuring nothing other than the idol’s simple grin, fans are adoring the photo for its boyish charm, that resonates even without the help of stage outfits and makeup.
Netizens replied with, “It seems he’s younger than he was when he debuted“, “During the storm, it’s Yang Yoseob“, and “Just by looking it, it makes me smile.”
Source: TV Report via Nate

K-POP Till The World Ends (2011.1 mashup)

DJ Masa is back with his mega-mashup series of
K-POP hit songs - this time featuring songs of 2011 
first half!



K-POP Till The World Ends (2011.1 special mashup)

It was about time for a new K-POP mashup extravaganza! DJ Masa
is back with his mega-mashup series of K-POP hit songs of this year's
first half. Re-listen to 40 of your favorite tracks of 2011 with this fresh
audio & video experience, featuring your korean idols in a brand new
track full of emotional & fun lyrics.Speaking of lyrics, subtitles are
avaliable in 12 different languages - thanks to this wonderful sub team
that collaborated! Can't wait to watch you dancing, singing or creating
new videos using this song! If you're up to it, please share~

Vocal & music video samples used in this mashup:
에이핑크 (A Pink) - 몰라요 (I Don't Know)
블락비 (Block B) - 그대로 멈춰라! (Freeze)
동방신기 (Dong Bang Shin Ki) - 왜 (Keep Your Head Down)
걸스데이 (Girl's Day) - 반짝반짝 (Twinkle Twinkle)
가희 (Kahi) - 돌아와 나쁜 너 (Come Back Bad Person)
김형준 (Kim Hyung Jun) - Girl
박정민 (Park Jung Min) - Not Alone
포미닛 (4minute) -거울아 거울아 (Mirror Mirror)
레인보우 (Rainbow) - To Me (내게로..)
승리 (Seungri) - 어쩌라고 (What Can I Do)
시크릿 (Secret) - Shy Boy
송지은 (Song Ji Eun) - 미친거니 (Going Crazy) feat. 방용국
After School - Shampoo
B1A4 - OK
Big Bang - Love Song
Big Bang - Tonight
Brave Girls - 아나요 (Do You Know)
CHI CHI - 장난치지마 (Don't Play Around)
Clover - La Vida Loca
CNBLUE - Intuition
Dal Shabet - Pink Rocket
f(x) - Danger (피노키오)
G.na - Black & White
Jay Park - Abandoned
MBLAQ - Stay
Orange Caramel - Bangkok City
Rania - Dr. Feel Good
SISTAR19 - My Boy
Super Junior M - 태완미 (Perfection)
Teen Top - Supa Luv
U-KISS - 0330
UNTOUCHABLE - YOU YOU
X-5 - 쇼하지마 (Don't Put On An Act)
ZE:A - Here I Am

Vocal samples only:
토니안 (Tony An) - Top Star
휘성 (Wheesung) - 가슴 시린 이야기 (Words That Freeze My Heart)
JQT - PeekABoo

Instrumental samples:
After School - Let's Step Up
BEAST - Fiction
Br1tney $pears - Till The World End$

This mashup uses samples of copyrighted material and they're used for promotional purposes only. Not for sale.

SHINee to be the next face of ‘Etude House’

Idol group SHINee has been chosen to be the next face of Korean makeup brand, Etude House.
On October 25th, Etude House tweeted, ”Bling bling Etude and shining SHINee have met! Please anticipate Etude, who will now be working with SHINee!”
Smiling brightly in pastel-toned clothes, the boys are certainly living up to the brand’s slogan, “Want to be sweet?”. Reportedly, the boys will endorse alongside Etude House’s current model, 2NE1‘s Sandara Park.
Fans commented, “Wow~ SHINee!!! Really bling bling~~~” “SHINee looking good! Is there a chance that they will be shooting a CF with Dara?” and “I’m going to grab their poster at the store +.+”

K-Pop Stars Lay Siege to Madison Square Garden

A troupe of K-pop stars became the first Asian singers to perform at a large 15,000-capacity
arena in Madison Square Garden on Sunday evening (local time) when the SM Town New
York concert lit up Manhattan.BoA, Girls' Generation, Kangta, SHINee, TVXQ, Super Junior
and f(x) all belong to SM Entertainment, Korea's leading talent agency. As they took to the
stage, they were met with rapturous applause -- indicating K-pop's growing international appeal
-- five years after Rain performed at a smaller 5,000-capacity theater at the same venue.

Fans cheer and hold up photos of their favorite K-pop stars at the SM Town New York concert in Madison Square Garden on Sunday (local time). /Courtesy of SM Entertainment.The Garden is regarded as one of world's premier pop performance halls, having staged the concerts of Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Elton John, and Beyonce, among a raft of global megastars. The audience passionately welcomed K-pop stars by chanting Korean phrases such as "Saranghaeyo," meaning "I love you." This concluded SM Entertainment's world concert series, which previously made stops in Seoul, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Tokyo and Paris.

The 15,000 tickets priced between US$60 and US$250 went sold out in two weeks,
with 90 percent sold in just two days of being made available online.

A male fan shows a tattoo saying Girls' Generation in Korean (left); Girls' Generation performs on stage. /Courtesy of SM Entertainment

Ticket sales begin for ‘United Cube in London’ concert

Last week, we reported that tickets for ‘United Cube in London‘ would start selling at the end of October. Fans won’t have to wait on pins and needles anymore, as Live Nation officially kicked off ticket sales for London’s first K-Pop concert.
General admission tickets begin at £65.00, and the event will be held at the O2 Academy in Brixton, South London. The Brixton Academy is known for being one of the biggest non-arena venues in London, and it’s attracted a bevy of world-class performers like Madonna, Arcade Fire, Sex Pistols, and Bob Dylan. Now it’s G.NA, 4minute, and B2ST‘s turn to rock the hall and deliver a concert that London will never forget.
Doojoon, the leader of B2ST, stated, “We’re already excited thinking about performing at a place where many artists that we look up to have performed at before. As the starting point [of a venture into Europe], we will prepare a concert in England that will be unforgettable to everyone.”
‘United Cube in London’ will take place on December 5th at 7:30 PM .

SHINee’s Key And f(x)’s Amber Share The Same Hair, Clothes, Gender…

Is SHINee’s Key girly or is f(x)’s Amber boyish? If they look like
each other, what does that mean? My head hurts. Kpop is going to
drive me crazy one day. I had been tracking down any news from
SHINee I could find because a lack of SHINee in my life means I
don’t smile enough and then I came across photos from Super
Junior’s Kiss The Radio Public Broadcast.

Hi Key, I Miss You, Love Sunny Photo Credit: Key Fansite

He looks familar…

Photo credit: Newsen

Yup. They have the same make-up (Key wears make-up, a lot
of it and he does it himself sometimes), same-ish vest, hair and
facial structure. Amber has also been compared to other SM
Entertainment artists like Super Junior’s DongHae and SHINee’s
Key because they all give off a dinosaur vibe.

Video Of The Day: SHINee’s Key Imitates 2NE1′s CL

Super Junior has gone on a well-deserved vacation but that means Leeteuk and Eunhyuk won’t be hosting their radio show, Super Junior’s Kiss The Radio (Sukira) and Heechul will be gone from Kim Heechul’s Youngstreet.
Fans need not worry because their hoobaes, SHINee, stepped in to fill their spots for both broadcasts.
Someone give these boys their own radio show because Key was made for entertainment!
Key and Minho were the hosts for Heechul’s Youngstreet and during 2NE1′s “Go Away,” diva Key made an appearance.
Keep an eye out for all of their broadcasts!

SM Town Live At Tokyo Dome Details Are Released!

Photo Credit: Natalie.mu

SM Town Live’s first performance in Tokyo at the Yoyogi National Stadium was a huge hit having received over 400,000 applicants.
Additional performances have been added but this time, SM Town is taking over Tokyo Dome! Two dates have been scheduled for April 9-10th and pricing starts at 12,800円 (~$156).
The artists set to perform are Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls Generation, SHINee, f(x), J-Min and more.
The nearly four hour event has an extensive set list detailed below.

Set List

01. Kowakunai (Japanese) / 72
02. Shine (Japanese ver.) / J-Min
03. Can I Cry? / J-Min
04. LA chA TA / f(x)
05. Tik Tok / Jessica, Krystal
06. Chu / f(x) feat. Minho
07. Polaris + Pine Tree / KANGTA
08. 7989 / KANGTA, Sulli
09. Stand by me (Japanese ver.) / SHINee
10. Replay / SHINee
11. Juliette / SHINee
12. 另一Heaven solo (Ryon Iru Ge Chon Dan) / Zhoumi, Luna
13. Seductive Sonata / Heechul, Henry, Jungmo, Taemin
14. Call With All My Heart / Kyuhyun, Seohyun
15. A-Yo / Eunhyuk, Minho, Key, Shindong
16. Run Devil Run (Japanese ver.) / SNSD
17. Hoot / SNSD
18. Kissing You / SNSD
19. BONAMANA / SUPER JUNIOR
20. Super Girl / SUPER JUNIOR (+Zhoumi&Henry, Heechul excluded)
21. Dancing Out / SUPER JUNIOR
22. My name / BoA
23. I did it for love / BoA, Key
24. Sorry Sorry / SUPER JUNIOR
25. Genie (Japanese ver.) / SNSD
26. RING DING DONG / SHINee
27. NU ABO / f(x)
28. A Man In Love / SUPER JUNIOR
29. Love / KANGTA
30. Mr. Boogie / f(x)
31. Don’t Don / SUPER JUNIOR (+Zhoumi&Henry, Jungmo)
32. Ready or Not / SHINee
33. Hang in there! (Way To Go) / SNSD
34. Oh! / SNSD
35. A Thousand Winds (Japanese ver.) / Onew, Ryeowook, Yesung
36. Dance Parade / Eunhyuk, Donghae, Shindong, Minho, Taemin, Hyoyeon, Yoona, Yuri, Sooyoung, Victoria, Luna
37. Copy&Paste / BoA
38. I See Me (Japanese ver.) / BoA
39. Energetic / BoA
40. Maximum (Japanese ver.) / TVXQ
41. Story I Don’t Want To Believe (How Can I) / TVXQ
42. TVXQ (TVXQ!) Medley / TVXQ
43. Why? (Keep Your Head Down) (Japanese ver.) / TVXQ
44. Lucifer / SHINee
45. Gee (Japanese ver.) / SNSD
46. U / SUPER JUNIOR
47. Somebody to love (Japanese ver.) / TVXQ
48. Hurricane Venus / BoA
49. Light / All Artists

SM Town 2010 Live In L.A Details

Want to buy tickets for SM Town Live in L.A? You’ll have to wait until July 24th but all the information is below! We may or may not be covering the show so keep an eye out for any announcements. SHINee, Yunho, Changmin, Super Junior, SHINee, Girls Generation, SHINee, SHINee and SHINee will be performing!

“Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: STAPLES Center (1111 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90015)
Seating Chart: Coming soon
Official Poster: Coming soon
Ticket Sales Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:00 AM (PST)
Ticket Price: $180, $160, $120, $80, $40
**Tickets will be available online via Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com, STAPLES Center Box Office as well as over the phone by calling Powerhouse at 323.692.0303. For more info, please visit www.powerhouselive.net”
[Link.]

It also looks like the mostly inactive group (because SM never promotes them and now they’re all covered in dust) CSJH the Grace will be performing at all the dates of the SM Town World Tour.

“Hello, how are you?
This is GAMZA, the operator of GAIA : Korean CSJH the Grace Fan cafe.
I would like to notify that Lina, Dana, Sunday are participating at the upcoming SMTOWN LIVE World Tour. Unfortunately, Stephanie is unable to participate.
I am hoping that many Shapleys abroad will go and support the three members who would have rehearsed hard for Shapleys all over the world, as it has been a long time we met each other.
It will be nice if Shapleys could gather together in one group in each concert arena (LA, Shanghai, Tokyo) and watch the concert as one big group.
Also, we do not have a set representative glow sticks assigned to us at the moment so if you could purchase the pink glow sticks and form a # shape it will be really nice and much appreciated.
Let’s show the three members and other SM artists and their fans Shapley’s presence at the SMTOWN LIVE concert!
Regards, GAMZA
If you have any other enquiries please email chris1668@hanmail.net.
More info on SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR is on this site: http://www.smtown.com/smtownlive10/”
[Link.]

Flash Mobs In New York City, Canada, and More Call Out To SM Town!

Looks like the success of the flash mobs in Paris
(that got them a second SM Town Live concert) have inspired K-pop fans across the globe to take action in hopes of seeing their favorite stars perform in their home countries.On July 6, Cherry Hill in Central Park, New York City was taken over by an army of pink, led by flash mob organizers (and college buddies) Joy, Danielle, Michelle, and Chanel.
According to Danielle, 22, the four friends had begun preparing for the “We Want SM Town NYC” flash mob since May, and the event had snowballed almost overnight as word got out, even getting the attention of major broadcasting stations in Korea!It was truly a sight to see — girls and guys of all different nationalities and ages, holding up handmade signs (some written in Korean!) and chanting the names of their favorite SM artists.

 “Dae-Han-Min-Guk!”
The victory chants, meaning “Korea” and often heard during World Cup season, were loud enough to catch the attention of passersby — some of whom stuck around to watch the highlight of the afternoon: the flash mob!
At 2:00 PM, those who learned the choreography from the tutorial video posted on the SMTOWNNYC social media sites got into their formations, while others cheered them on and waved their signs from behind.And cue music. For those ten minutes, Central Park got a taste of some of SM’s hottest singles from this year. Music played from a portable stereo, barely audible over the 100+ fans in attendance who were singing along excitedly.

KBS News Coverage of SMTOWN Flash Mobs

Hopefully this kind of news coverage is what NYC K-pop fans need to reach their goal of getting SM “to stop neglecting the east coast and hold a SMTown Live here in NYC!” 
And US and Canada aren’t the only ones who want SM Town to pay them some attention — 4,000 K-pop fans in Peru gathered for their “SM Town in Peru Project,” while flash mobs and other fan projects have been popping up across countries like Brazil and Mexico!
Looks like it’s your move now, SM.

SM Town Captivates Paris!

Dreams really do come true! Or at least that’s what European K-pop fans will tell you. This past weekend, five of the biggest names in K-pop — SM artists TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, and F(x) — performed for 14,000 fans at two sold-out concerts at Le Zénith in Paris, France. SM Town Live in Paris may just be the first real step towards the full-scale expansion of K-pop to the rest of the world.International fans have been proving their love for K-pop and vocalizing their desires to see their favorite idols live — and SM Town Live in Paris was the first answer to the calling. Not only that, but SM has been continuing to take advantage of social media to connect with their international fans.

Remember when Super Junior members Leeteuk and Siwon talked about Twitter on CNN? Leeteuk described social media as a good channel to check in with fans and show them what he’s up to. Well, SM Entertainment has taken that one step further with an official Facebook page for all of the labels’ artists.From the day that SM artists began arriving in Paris, SM Entertainment posted photos and statuses in steady frequency, with live posts throughout both concerts, eliciting thousands of comments and likes within minutes.The uploaded concert footagehas garnered millions of views combined, which fans were able to watch the night of the actual performance. The five total videos feature one of each SM artist’s hit songs, beginning with the SM  maknaes, f(x) and SHINee, and ending with TVXQ’s sexy performance of “Before You Go.”

Artist Line-Up Confirmed For SM Town Live in NYC!

Earlier this week, we reported that the SM Town Live world tour would be making their NYC stop next month.
The venue, Manhattan’s own Madison Square Garden, has just revealed the artist line-up for the October 23 concert!
Tickets will go on sale Friday, September 9 at 10AM EST via Ticketmaster and Livenation. Ticket prices range from $44.50 to $204.50.
For more details, visit the SM Town event page @ The Garden.

SM Town Live in NYC Artist Line-Up:

Kangta
BoA
TVXQ
Super Junior
Girls’ Generation
SHINee
f(x)

What is SM Entertainment’s Hottest Single of 2010-2011?

Welcome to the latest edition of MTV K’s Top Ten Poll!
Last time, you all voted for K-Pop’s Hottest Summer Body, and Rain was voted King of the Beach with a whopping 34.4% of the votes!
We’re switching gears this week and heading towards some of our favorite music videos!
For MTV K readers who have been with us since the start, you may remember our Top Ten Kountdown for YG’s Hottest Singles of 2009-2010.
This time, we’re shining the spotlight on our favorite SM artists, in commemoration of their huge success with the SM Town Live concerts!
And we’ve decided to turn it over to our readers to determine the rankings!
MTV K has picked ten of the hottest SM singles of 2010 to 2011, from last summer’s “Lucifer” by SHINee to this spring’s “Before You Go” by TVXQ, based on number of award wins, album sales, and fan responses — along with some miscellaneous jumbles of confidential data and statistics (not really).
We know, we know, ten is too small a number! (I’m still a bit upset over Girls’ Generation‘s “Run Devil Run” not making the cut…)
Poll ends Monday night 11:59PM EST, and rankings will be revealed on Tuesday, July 5th!
You can vote for however many songs you’d like, so don’t hurt yourself trying to choose just one ^^
Note: If the videos don’t load at first, try refreshing the page and wait until all of the videos show up on the screen before you press play!

SM Town Live is Coming to NYC!

East Coast SM fans rejoice! After successful tour stops in Paris, Shanghai, LA, Tokyo, and Seoul, SM Town Live is officially coming to New York City!
SM Entertainment has just confirmed that SM Town Live in NYC will take place on October 23 at Madison Square Garden!
TVXQ, BoA, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, and the rest of SM Town will be flying into the Big Apple to perform at the legendary Madison Square Garden arena, where artists such as Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and the likes have graced the stage.
SM artists are currently in Tokyo preparing for their SM Town Live in Japan concerts at the Tokyo Dome from September 2 to 4. Over 150,000 fans are expected to attend!
Will you be attending SM Town Live in NYC? Stay tuned for the official line-up and concert updates!

SNSD’s YoonA & Taeyeon get criticized by netizens for “unprofessional behavior”

SNSD‘s YoonA and Taeyeon are becoming a ‘hot issue’ due to their behavior during an American interview.

SNSD was recently interviewed by ‘MTV IGGY’ at the MTV building in New York’s iconic Times Square. While Tiffany and Jessica wowed netizens back home with their fluent English, their groupmates YoonA and Taeyeon have been receiving some flak.
During the interview, YoonA and Taeyeon were both seen with what Korean media outlets are calling “dark expressions”. While the others laughed and smiled, the two looked morose and worn out. Taeyeon was even caught on screen with her chin in her hands, looking somewhat bored.
Netizens are criticizing the girls on their behavior, saying things like, “As Korea’s cultural representatives, shouldn’t they put their best face forward?”, “I’m a little disappointed… even if they’re tired, this is an important Hallyu moment”, and “Very unprofessional.”
Others rallied to YoonA and Taeyeon’s side, arguing that the girls had been suffering from a cold that resulted from their busy schedules.
Are K-netizens overreacting, or is there a grain of truth in their arguments? Toss us your thoughts below.

Girls’ Generation Drops English Version of “The Boys” MV!

Immediately following the release of their Korean MV for “The Boys,” Girls’ Generation has revealed the video’s English version! Featuring the track in English this time, the MV gets kicked up a notch. Not only are we graced with the presence of these nine gorgeous ladies, we also have the pleasure of hearing them sing in English for once.
Native English speakers Tiffany and Jessica sound great on the track, as expected; Sunny and Seohyun definitely impress us as well, as their English pronunciation is nearly perfect. And I can’t help but pay extra attention to Hyoyeon’s dance break — that girl is simply too fabulous not to notice! With lines like, “You don’t have to pretend you didn’t notice me, every look will make it hard to breathe,” and “I know life is a mystery, I’m gonna make history,” this song will definitely be playing non-stop on my iPod.
Which version do you like better, the Korean or the English?

The Wonder Girls unleash second batch of teaser photos!

After years of waiting, the Wonder Girls are finally making their full-fledged comeback! The “Red Wonder Girls” have revealed their second batch of photo teasers with a maturation that’ll have everyone doing a double take.
The girls are expected to make an impact with their comeback as the teaser footage and pictures showcase each girl’s unique and intense charisma.  If the first set of photos had a more restrained, sexy concept, this teaser showcases the ladies’ matured charisma with black leather and polka dotted outfit.
An associate from JYP Entertainment stated, “The anticipation is growing and many people are sending supportive messages and in order to reciprocate the level of interest, the members are focused on preparing for their comeback … We sincerely thank everyone and we hope that you guys will continue to support Wondergirls throughout their performances.”
The teaser pictures can be seen on wondergirls.jype.com!

Twitter: @donfaustino. Audio and video remix / mash-up of popular 2010 K-Pop songs -- Bonamana (미인아) and Lucifer by Super Junior and SHINee, respectively. In my opinion, two of the most anticipated comebacks of the year, and probably the more successful ones. I did the remix and video editing myself.

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Bonamana (미인아) Lucifer (Korean Version)
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Bonamana (美人) Lucifer (Japanese Version)
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For the possibility of this video to match third party content, I recognize that this video contains excerpts from copyrighted material, which was produced and is owned by the artists' corresponding labels (SM Entertainment). I made this remix solely for entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Thank you.

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Super Junior ( Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun ) | SHINee ( Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, Taemin )

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2011 - October Week 5

This was a very busy week all over the chart, especially within the top 10 with six new songs and lots of movement. Despite all that, Brown Eyed Girls’ “Sixth Sense” was able to hold on to the top spot for the third straight week. That is no small accomplishment considered that so many recently released songs by big name artists are eyeing the top spot.
Wheesung’s “Here They Come” moves up four spots to No. 2 this week, trailing “Sixth Sense” by 33 points.  This is Wheesung’s last release before he is enlisting in the army. It’s too bad that his brief promotion has to end prematurely due to health reasons. Otherwise this song may have already overtaken “Sixth Sense” as the new No. 1 song.

As mentioned, there are six new songs in the top 10 this week, and that is not even including a song that most people expects to see in the top 10 – SNSD’s “The Boys” (more on this later).
Moving up eight spots to No. 3 is FT Island’s “Like The Birds.” This song is coming from the group’s remake album. The original song is from Byun Jin Sup way back in 1988. FT Island adds a rock flavor to this song. Lee Hong Ki’s refreshing vocals matched with Song Seung Hyun’s rap liven this exciting track.
At No. 5, After School’s sub-unit Orange Caramel is back again. Continuing their “One Of Asia” theme which produced the hit single “Bangkok City” earlier this year. This time the lovely girls take their act to Shanghai with a Chinese flavored theme “Shanghai Romance”. This song has an all-star production team – composed by famous songwriter Cho Young Soo, who always like to explore new themes in his music, and the lyrics is by none other than Super Junior’s Kim Hee Chul.  This combination is definitely going to help boosting the popularity of this song, as it moves up 12 spots to No. 5 this week.

An even bigger move is found at No. 6.  Kim Hyun Joong’s “Lucky Guy” is up 14 spots from last week. SS501 members have all  been busy with solo activities this year. The latest hit by Kim Hyun Joong adds to the collection of many solo songs by SS501 members to reach the top 10.  “Lucky Guy” is an upbeat funky number with electric guitar and brass sounds. As a long time fan of rock music, Kim Hyun Joong combines dance with rock music for fans this time.

Our highest debut this week is at No. 7. Secret’s “Love Move” which enters the chart right into the top 10. After successful hits like “Magic”, “Madonna” last year, and “Shy Boy”, “Starlight Moonlight” this year, the talented quartet finally release their first full length album. “Love Move” is an addictive pop dance number produced by hit maker Kang Ji Won and Kim Ki Bum. The song holds lyrics about girls not being easy and to do well while you can. Secret has been very successful on our chart and is definitely a front runner for this year’s girl groups award.
At No. 9, Supreme Team member Simon D releases his first solo album “SNL League Begins”.  Title song “Cheerz” becomes his first solo top 10 hit. If this song’s style sounds kind of familiar to you, it may be because it is written by Keeproots and Clover members. Clover just had their hit song “Oppa I Know” dropped out of the top 10 this week.
The last new song at No. 10 is Lee Seung Ki’s digital single “Dating Generation”. This song is a preview song from his 5^th album to be released soon. Upon its release, this song immediately topped many internet charts.  Lee Seung Ki is expected to begin his full scale comeback next month.
Even though it is not yet in the top 10, but a song worth mentioning is SNSD’s long awaited comeback hit “The Boys” is just under the top 10 at No. 11 this week. This song has not appeared on airplay rankings yet, but it certainly will next week. “The Boys” definitely will leapfrog a lot of songs and can’t be ruled out of a big jump all the way to No. 1.

SOOMPI CHART for 2011, Month 10, Week 5

1. (--) Brown Eyed Girls - Sixth Sense ***3rd Week @ No. 1***
Score: 860
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Lee Min Soo / Lyrics: Kim Ina
Album: Brown Eyed Girls Vol. 4 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

2. (+4) Wheesung - 놈들이 온다 (Here They Come)
Score: 827

Genre: R&B Ballad

Music: Kim Do Hoon / Lyrics: Wheesung
Album: Wheesung Mini-Album | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

 

3. (+8) FT Island - 새들처럼 (Like The Birds)
Score: 762
Genre: Rock

Music: Ji Geun Sik / Lyrics: Ji Geun Sik
Album: FTIsland Remake Album - Memory in FTIsland | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

 

4. (-2) Infinite - 파라다이스 (Paradise)
Score: 738
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Kim Seung Soo, Han Jae Ho / Lyrics: Song Soo Yoon
Album: Infinite Vol. 1 Repackaged Version | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

 

5. (+12) Orange Caramel - 샹하이 로맨스 (Shanghai Romance)
Score: 690
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Cho Young Soo / Lyrics: Kim Hee Chul
Album: Orange Caramel Single Album - Shanghai Romance | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

 

6. (+14) Kim Hyun Joong (SS501) - Lucky Guy
Score: 674
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Steven Lee / Lyrics: Kim Tae Wan
Album: Kim Hyun Joong Mini Album Vol. 2 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

 

7. (new) Secret - 사랑은 MOVE (Love Move)
Score: 582
Genre: Pop/Dance

Music: Kang Ji Won, Kim Ki Bum / Lyrics: Kang Ji Won, Kim Ki Bum
Album: Secret Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

 

8. (-5) Huh Gak - Hello
Score: 527
Genre: R&B Ballad

Music: Choi Gyu Sung, Rado / Lyrics: Choi Gyu Sung, Rado
Album: Huh Gak mini-album Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

 

9. (+3) Simon D - 짠해 (Cheerz)
Score: 509
Genre: Hip-Hop

Music: Keeproots, Gilmi / Lyrics: Clover
Album: Simon D Vol. 1 | Purchase this Album
Watch: MV

 

10. (+6) Lee Seung Ki - 연애시대 (Dating Generation)
Score: 505
Genre: Pop Ballad

Music: Ra.D / Lyrics: Ra.D, Lee Seung Ki
Album: Lee Seung Ki digital single "Dating Generation"
Watch: MV

 

Rank	Artist	Song	Score
11	SNSD (new)	The Boys	491
12	Kara (-7)	Step	474
13	Jung Yup (--)	눈물나 (Flowing Tears)	430
14	Davichi (-7)	안녕이라고 말하지 마 (Don't Say Goodbye)	422
15	Tablo (+3)	Airbag (feat. NaUl)	413
16	Clover (-12)	아는 오빠 (Oppa I Know)	357
17	Ali (-8)	뭐 이런게 다 있어 (How Can There Be Such A Thing)	323
18	Boy Friend (+5)	내 여자 손대지 마 (Don't Touch My Girl)	320
19	Sung Shi Kyung (-11)	난 좋아 (I Like)	315
20	Baek Ji Young (new)	여기가 아파 (Hurts Here)	309
21	Kim Kyu Jong (-2)	Yesterday	270
22	Zi-A (-8)	내가 이렇지 (Feat. 하동균) (The Way I Am (Feat. Ha Dong Kyun))	268
23	Hyo Rin (Sistar) (new)	내겐 너니까 (To Me It's You)	227
24	Super Junior (-14)	A-Cha	226
25	Kan Mi Yeon (-1)	안 만나 (Not Meeting)	221
26	B1A4 (-5)	Beautiful Target	214
27	JJ (new)	바본가봐 Part 2 (Must Be A Fool Part 2 (feat. Mighty Mouth))	208
28	Lee Hae Ri (Davichi) (new)	사랑하는 사람아 (The Person I Love)	196
29	Lee Young Hyun (Big Mama) (+4)	사랑이라 쓰고 아픔이라 부른다 (Write Love And Call It Pain)	175
30	Kim Gun Mo (-15)	어제보다 슬픈 오늘 (Today That Is Sadder than Yesterday)	159
31	Maybee (+3)	Goodbye Valentine	152
32	Park Ji Hun (new)	Only You (feat. Ji Young Sun)	144
33	Sistar (-11)	So Cool	143
34	Suh Young Eun (+8)	그게 너라서 (Because That's You)	140
35	Kim Jang Hoon (-4)	이별 참 나답다 (Breakup Is So Like Me)	115
36	Alex, Horan (new)	꽃이 피네요 (Flower Is Blooming)	108
37	Oh Yoon Hye (+1)	한 사람 (One Person)	102
38	Lee Ssang (-9)	TV를 껐네 (Turn Off The TV)	90
39	Verbal Jint (-9)	좋아보여 (You Look Happy (feat. Black Skirts))	83
40	YB (new)	꿈을 뺏고 있는 범인을 찾아라 (Find The Culprit Who Stole The Dream)	82
41	T-Ara (-9)	롤리 폴리 (Roly Poly)	70
42	U-Kiss (new)	Someday	62
43	AB Avenue (new)	Bye Bye	59
44	Monday Kiz (-19)	다음 사람에게는 (To The Next Person)	58
45	2Boram (new)	2love	54
46	Cho PD (+4)	Family Man	47
47	Ibadi (new)	아빠를 닮은 소녀 (Father And The Girl)	46
48	Cream (M.I.B) (new)	Do U Like Me	45
49	BNR (-12)	사랑을 글로 배워서 (Learned Love Through Writing (feat. Lyn, Verbal Jint))	44
50	G.na (-22)	Top Girl	43

K-Pop Stars Dress Up for Halloween

K-Pop stars have been celebrating Halloween with fellow singers! miss A’s Min, 2AM’s Jo Kwon, and Brian Joo from Fly to the Sky kept their fans up to date with pictures and posts from their Twitter.
Min has garnered attention for her realistic Halloween party costume. Singer Zhang Li Yin even posted on her microblog: “I met miss A! The costumes were awesome” along with a picture with Min and ex-U-KISS member, Alexander.
In the picture, Min is dressed up as a virgin ghost (well-known urban legend in Korea) wearing heavy makeup with a messy hairstyle. She added realistic touches through red paint all over her face and clothes to portray as blood.
Netizens who had had viewed the picture responded: “It is cool that she was noticed,” “This is very real,” and “This is what you call a Halloween costume.”

On the other hand, Jo Kwon uploaded a couple of pictures on his Twitter with the title “Halloween.” Jo Kwon is dressed up as a tiger and smiling widely at the camera in the revealed pictures.
Even the people who had taken the pictures with the singer were dressed up for Halloween. Netizens who had had viewed Jo Kwon’s pictures responded, “I was curious what you were up to these days but you look like you are enjoying yourself,” “You look like a cute, baby tiger,” and “Who is the girl next to Jo Kwon?”

Brian Joo also posted on his Twitter with a picture and captioned: “Me, Min, Jo Kwon in our Halloween costumes~ I’m supposed to be a waiter ;)”
Some of the ballad singer’s followers commented, “LOL! I wish I could have fun like you guys too~ D:,” “Ah~ a waiter costume?!,” and “Wow everyone looks so pretty and handsome~!!!! What are you supposed to be oppa?? Keke (lol).”
Following the last comment, Min commented on Brian Joo’s picture: “hahahhaha u shouda done something crazy! Like me (:”
Check out Min’s, Jo Kwon’s, and Brian Joo’s Twitter for more updates!

SHINee to Perform in London Again

Just months after making history by being the first Asians to perform at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London, SHINee is all set to go back to the city that welcomed them warmly. The five-member boy group is slated to open The London Korean Film Festival 2011 with a performance at the Odeon West End on November 3.
On the same day, Korean blockbuster “Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon” will also be screened, serving as the film festival’s opening film. “Sunny,” “Poongsan,” “The Front Line” and “Late Autumn” will likewise be among those screened in the three-week festival.
SHINee’s participation in the Festival program is expected to increase awareness and interest in not only the films but in Korean culture as a whole, since K-Pop provides significant influence in the growing Korean Wave.