RaNia The First Asian Tour In Manila!
Rookie girl group, RANIA will be having their first fan meeting across Asia, they will be on Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia and Philippines. We want to announce to you that AsiaHolics will be the organizer for Rania’s fan meet event in Manila, Philippines on 20th of August of 2011. Details are here and there. YOU MUST BE THERE AND NOT TO MISS SUCH AN AWESOME EVENT!
Get Ready For The Real Jane Zhang
Pop star knows some fans might not approve of her new hard-edged album, but the former Supergirl star is determined to be true to herself, report Han Bingbin and Qin Zhongwei.
With her fame and reputation, Jane Zhang, the diva-to-be, finds herself struggling to decide between what she wants to sing and what the public wants to hear from her. (more…)
Girls’ Generation Has Much Success in Japan, Matures Beyond What Fans Have Seen Before
After being judged as the “standard of success” for Korean singers in Japan, Girls’ Generation set a new record, over senior singer BoA, on the Oricon Charts. The members’ mature transformations, which have been revealed on their Japan tour, have been garnering attention from Japanese and Korean fans, opening up Girls’ Generation’s “success generation” in Japan. (more…)
INFINITE’s Dongwoo Gets Pulled Off Stage By An Audience Member
Even though there’ve been several reports of stars being injured by overzealous fans, it seems that security is still lax at festivals, as it was recently reported that INFINITE’s Dongwoo was pulled off stage.
On June 4th, INFINITE was performing “Nothing’s Over” at a public music festival when an audience member latched onto Dongwoo’s leg, dragging him off the stage. (more…)
f(x)’s Krystal Comes Under Fire For Her Rude Attitude Once Again
f(x)’s Krystal has been put up on the chopping block once again for her rude attitude, only this time it was on SBS’s Kiss & Cry.
June 5th’s episode revealed the stars preparation process as they geared up for their first performance. Immediately, viewers noticed an air of tension between Krystal and her trainer, Lee Dong Hoon. (more…)
Girls’ Generation’s 1st Japanese Album Debuts at No. 1 on Oricon Chart
The first Japanese album by Girls’ Generation topped the Oricon Chart as soon as it was released on Wednesday. (more…)
Kim Hyun Joong’s 1st Solo Album Exceeds 70,000 Pre-orders
Kim Hyun Joong’s first mini-album “Break Down” sold more than 70,000 copies in just 10 days since pre-orders began on May 20. (more…)
Jay Park sets his eyes on U.S. music scene
Jay Park, former leader of boy band 2PM, is enjoying topping charts at home and abroad with his latest single and has plans to make inroads into the U.S. music industry.
CNN’s Asian culture and travel website CNNGo interviewed the 24-year-old pop star and discussed his musical achievements and the key to his global popularity. (more…)
Super Junior M draws huge crowd in Taiwan
Super Junior M, a sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior for Chinese-speaking countries, held an autograph signing event last Saturday in Taipei, Taiwan. (more…)
Yaguchi Mari and Nakamura Masaya want to get married
It was reported on Friday that former Morning Musume member Yaguchi Mari (28) and former D-BOYS member Nakamura Masaya (25) were planning to get married this month. Sure enough, they announced their marriage at a press conference on Sunday. The two submitted their marriage registration late at night on May 21, technically during the early hours of May 22. (more…)
SMAP plans concert in Beijing this September
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is currently in Japan, and on Saturday he met with boy band SMAP. Looking to improve relations between China and Japan, he asked the four members present (Katori Shingo, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Kimura Takuya, Nakai Masahiro) to sing a song for him, and they obliged with “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana”. (more…)
Ninomiya Kazunari and Sasaki Nozomi rumored to be a couple
The Nikkan Sports newspaper reported today that Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari (27) and popular model Sasaki Nozomi (23) are in a serious relationship, though the story has not been confirmed by any official sources. (more…)
LPG remade “We Speak No Americano”
Korean girlsband, LPG (Long Pretty Girls), remade a Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup’s song, “We Speak No Americano” (Pitbull remade that song too… his version is called “Bon, Bon”). LPG’s version is called “Angry”. It was released on 17th March, 2011. Check out their live perfomance for “Angry” below! What do you think about their version?
Korean celebrities on Twitter
This is the list of Korean celebrities on Twitter.
Check it out below!
2AM
Changmin
Jinwoon
Jo Kwon
Seulong
2PM
Official 2PM
Chansung
Nichkhun
Junho
Junsu
Taecyeon
Wooyoung
8Eight
*NEW* Joo Hee
*NEW* Lee Hyun
*NEW* Baek Chan
Actors/Actresses
Kim Bum
Kim Ki Bang
*NEW* Lee Da Hae
Lee Junki
Lee Min Ho
Park Ji Bin
*NEW* Park Joong Hoon
Park Shin Hye
Phillip Choi
Ryu Deok Hwan
*NEW* Yoo Ah In
After School
Bekah
Kahi
Lizzy
Raina
Jooyeon
UEE
As One
Official As One
Big Bang
Taeyang
Black Pearl
Oh Na Mi
Brown Eyed Girls
Official BEG
Jea
Miryo
Narsha
Brown Eyed Soul
Ahn Jung Yup
Naul
CNBLUE
Official CNBLUE
Code-V
Na-law
Seo Jae Won
Sol
Uhm Tae Min
Comedians
Han Min Kwan
Heo Kyung Hwan
Kim Ki Wook
Noh Hong Chul
Park Hwi Soon
Shin Bong Sun
Yoon Hyung Bin (Wang Biho)
CSJH the Grace
Dana
Dalmatian
*NEW* Daniel Chae/Drama
*NEW* David Kim/Day Day
*NEW* Jang In Tae/Inati
*NEW* Lee Dari
*NEW* Lee Dong Lim/Yeong Won
*NEW* Park Jisu
Davichi
Kang Min Kyung
Lee Hae Ri
DJ DOC
Lee Ha Neul
F.Cuz
*NEW* Jinon
Kan
LeeU
Ye Jun
Official
FT Island
Jonghun
Lee Hong Ki
Lee Jae Jin
Girl’s Day
Official Girl’s Day
*NEW* Hye Ri
Ji Hae
Ji In [Former]
Ji Sun [Former]
Min Ah
So Jin
*NEW* Yura
Infinite
Dong Woo
Ho Won
Myungsoo/L
*NEW* Sung Gyu
*NEW* Sung Jong
Sung Yeol
Woo Hyun
Jewelry
*NEW* Ha Joo Yeon/Baby J
Park Sae Mi
JinuSean
Sean
KARA
Goo Hara
Gyuri
*NEW* Han Seung Yeon
Ji Young
Nicole
Leessang
Gil
MBLAQ
G.O.
Mir
Seungho
*NEW* Thunder
MC’s
Kim Jedong
Nam Hee Seok
Mighty Mouth
*NEW* Shorry J
Sangchu
Monday Kiz
*NEW* Han Seung Hui
*NEW* Lee Jin Sung
*NEW* Lim Han Byul
M To M
Jung Hwan
Nine Muses
*NEW* Bini/Lee Hye Bin
*NEW* Lee Sam/Lee Hyun Joo
*NEW* Ryu Sera
*NEW* Violet/Lee Eun Ji
Norazo
Jo Bin
One Two
Song Ho Bum
One Way
Official One Way
Chance
Peter
Young Sky
Other
Choi Hyun Woo (Magician)
Daniel Henney (Actor/Model)
Danny Ahn (Former g.o.d./Singer/TV Personality)
Goo Hye Sun (Actress/Director/Writer/Artist)
Goo Jun Yup (Former Clon/Singer/DJ)
Haha (Singer/TV Personality)
Hwang Jung Eum (Former Sugar/Actress)
Hyun Young (Singer/Model/Actress/TV Personality)
Isak (Singer/VJ/DJ)
Jay Park (Former 2PM/Singer/Dancer/Actor)
Jeon Hye Bin (Singer/Actress)
Jung Ryeo Won (Former Chakra/Actress/Model)
Kim Dong Ryul (Singer/Songwriter)
Kim Jung Eun (Actress/TV Host)
Kim Bum Soo (Singer/DJ)
*NEW* Kim Soo Ro (Actor)
Kim C (TV Personality/Hot Potato/Singer)
Kim Yuna (Figure Skater)
Lee Kyun (Former UP/Actor/Kangta’s Cousin)
Marco (Actor/Model)
MC Mong (Singer/TV Personality)
No Min Woo (Former TRAX/Actor)
Ok Ju Hyun (Former Fin.K.L./Singer/Actress)
Park Jin Young (Singer/Producer/Songwriter/JYP Entertainment Founder)
Park Ji Yoon (Singer/Actress/Model)
Park Jung Ah (Former Jewelry/Singer/Actress)
Park Kyung Lim (MC/Comedian/DJ)
Rain (Singer/Dancer/Actor)
Son Ho Young (Former g.o.d./Singer/Actor)
*NEW* Song Baek Kyoung (Former 1TYM/Actor)
Uhm Jung Hwa (Singer/Actress)
Yiruma (Composer/Pianist/DJ)
Yoon Eun Hye (Former Baby V.O.X./Singer/Actress/Model)
Rainbow
Hyun Young
Jaekyung
Ji Sook
No Eul
Woo Ri
Yoon Hye
Rania
*NEW* Official Rania
Secret
*NEW* Zinger
SG Wannabe
Kim Jin Ho
Kim Yong Jun
Lee Seok Hoon
SISTAR
*NEW* Official SISTAR
Solo Artists
*NEW* 1SaGain
Baek Ji Young
Brian Joo (Former Fly to the Sky)
BoA (American)
BoA (Korean)
Chae Yeon
Crown J
Dok2
Drunken Tiger
*NEW* G.NA
*NEW* G.Soul
Gil Me
Hwang Bo (Former Chakra)
Ivy
JOO
JQ
Kan Mi Yeon (Former Baby V.O.X.)
Kim Gun Mo
Lee Soo Young
Nassun
*NEW* Navi
*NEW* San E
Se7en
Seo In Kook
*NEW* Son Dambi
Sori
*NEW* Wheesung
Yoon Do Hyun
Yoon Mi Rae
Younha
Soulstar
Glenn Rhee
SS501
*NEW* Heo Young Saeng
Kim Hyung Joon
*NEW* Kim Kyu Jong
Park Jung Min (Old)
*NEW* Park Jung Min (New)
Super Junior/Super Junior M
Donghae
Eunhyuk
Leeteuk
Heechul
Henry Lau
Kyuhyun
Ryeowook
Shindong
Siwon
Yesung
Supernova
Official Japanese
Jung Yunhak
Kim Kwangsu
Kim Sung Je
Park Geonil
Song Jihyuk
Yoon Sungmo
T-ara
Eunjung
Hyomin
Jiyeon
Qri
Soyeon
Teen Top
Official Teen Top
T-Max
Joo Chan Yang
Kim Joon
Minchul
The Boss
Official The Boss
Hyunmin
In Jun
Jay
Karam
Mika
The Jadu
Jadu
Tiramisu
Lady Jane
TV Shows
HahaMong Show
Hot Brothers
KBS’s Music Bank
Mnet
Mnet 20’s Choice
Mnet M! Countdown
Mnet Superstar K
Mnet Wide
The M-Wave
TVXQ
*NEW* Hero Jaejoong
*NEW* Micky Yoochun
*NEW* Xiah Junsu
U-Kiss
Alexander
Dongho
Eli
Kevin
Kibum
Soohyun
Untouchable
Sleepy
V.O.S.
Park Ji Heon
Winterplay
Official Winterplay
Wonder Girls
Official Wonder Girls
Hye Lim
Sunmi (Former)
Sunmi (Unofficial Wonder Girls Account)
Sohee
Sunye
Ye Eun
Yubin
ZE:A
Official Japanese
Former Baby Vox members meet up and snap pictures
Former Baby Vox members Kim EZ, Shim Eunjin, and Kan Miyeon’s affectionate selves were revealed.
At about 1 AM on February 1st, Kim EZ revealed a photo taken with Shim Eunjin and Kan Miyeon on her minihompy, with the caption, “We gathered up after a long time~ our gossiping is the best.”
The photos show Shim Eunjin wearing horn-rimmed glasses, still young-looking Kan Miyeon, and Kim EZ with her innocent attractiveness, all putting their faces together.
Afterwards, Kim EZ also put on her Twitter, “Cute 30s! Eunjin and Miyeon~ our gossip will never end. Let’s have another date sometime! Cuties, I love you~ Happy birthday in advance!”
Shim Eunjin also posted the picture they took together on the 31st on her Twitter at around 9:40 PM, and said, “Coffee and gossiping at Hannam. EZ unnie, Miyeon, and me.”
Netizens reacted with, “I think this is the group that meets frequently the most from the 1st-generation idols”, “How can you guys still be pretty as you were while pursuing activities! You guys are still the same!”, “The way you all always hang out together is very pleasing to the eye”, and “I hope you all will stay friends for a long time!”
Other members Lee Hee Jin and Yoon Eun Hye are pursuing activities as actresses, and Kan Miyeon and Shim Eunjin are working as actress/singers. Kim EZ, currently pregnant, will not be participating in broadcast activities until her delivery comes in spring.
AKB48 Reveals Details On Their Upcoming Single
AKB48 will be releasing a new single “Sakura no Ki ni Narou” on February 16th, and the details for the upcoming single have been revealed recently. “Sakura no Ki ni Narou” will be used as a main theme song for the short drama series “Sakura Kara no Tegami~AKB48 Sorezore no Sotsugyou Monogatari~“, which all AKB48 members make appearance. The show will air from February 26th to March 6th.
The new single will be released as three different types, “Regular Edition Type-A” , “Regular Edition Type-B” and “Theatrical Edition”. Check out the track lists for each type!
<Regular Edition Type-A> (<Regular Edition Type-A> with a ticket for the handshake event will be limited)
-CD
1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou
2. Guuzen no Juujiro (Sang by Under Girls)
3. Kiss made 100 mile (Sang by MINT)
4. Sakura no Ki ni Narou off vocal ver.
5. Guuzen no Juujiro off vocal ver.
6. Kiss made 100 mile off vocal ver.
-DVD
1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou MUSIC CLIP
2. Guuzen no Juujiro MUSIC CLIP
3. Kiss made 100 mile MUSIC CLIP
4. Privilege video : Gachi Shifuku Fashion Show (Fashion show of members’ private clothes) Type-A
<Regular Edition Type-B> (<Regular Edition Type-B> with a ticket for the handshake event will be limited)
-CD
1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou
2. Guuzen no Juujiro (Sang by Under Girls)
3. Area K (Sang by DIVA)
4. Sakura no Ki ni Narou off vocal ver.
5. Guuzen no Juujiro off vocal ver.
6. Area K off vocal ver.
-DVD
1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou MUSIC CLIP
2. Guuzen no Juujiro MUSIC CLIP
3. Area K MUSIC CLIP
4. Privilege video : Gachi Shifuku Fashion Show (Fashion show of members’ private clothes) Type-B
<Theatrical Edition>
-only CD
1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou
2. Guuzen no Juujiro (Sang by Under Girls)
3. Ougon Center (Sang by team Research Students)
4. Sakura no Ki ni Narou off vocal ver.
5. Guuzen no Juujiro off vocal ver.
6. Ougon Center off vocal ver.
＊A ticket for the handshake event included
＊A member’s individual photo included (randomly)
Teen Top Releases New mini-album – “Transform”
After countless teasers in the form of MV clips and image concepts, fans of Teen Top will finally get to sink their teeth into the boy band’s latest release.
Titled “Transform“, this new mini-album boasts an adrenaline rush in the form of three main tracks, the title one being their upbeat, futuristic song, “Supa Luv“.
Though their MV has yet to be revealed, fans can check out the individual tracks from the mini-album below!
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1. “Transform”
2. “Supa Luv”
3. “Angel”
4. “Supa Luv (Inst.)”
5. “Angel (Inst.)”
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Don’t forget to support the artists by grabbing their single here!
May J. Will Release A New Album – “Colors”
R&B vocalist May J. is set to release her new album, “Colors“, on January 26th.
The album features a large amount of collaborations with other Japanese urban artists. Rapper Zeebra will be working with Nanba Akihiro on the track “ONE MORE KISS“, and the song was produced and written by Kubota Toshinobu, who wrote the lyrics and chorus to the 2010 year-end NHK charity image song, “Kimi no Tonarini.” Other participants will be RYO the SKYWALKER, Urata Naoya (AAA), WISE, and KG.
The album will be available in the standard CD regular and DVD limited edition. The limited edition comes with clips from her first national tour at the SHIBUYA-AX stop. It will feature five videos from the tour, including a special live of “Garden” featuring DJ KAORI, Diggy-MO, Clench & Blistah.
May J.「Colors」Track List
DVD Limited
01. ONE MORE KISS / May J.×Zeebra×Nanba Akihiro -Music Video-
02. Ano Hi ga Arukara feat. RYO the SKYWALKER -Music Video-
03. Shiny Sky -Music Video-
04. 「May J. Tour 2010 ～LIVE for you～」Special Movie -2010.5.23 Tokyo・SHIBUYA-AX-
Scene1. Garden (CLASSIC HOUSE ANTHEM) -English ver.- / May J.×DAISHI DANCE ～DO tha’ DO tha’～HERE WE GO（Medley）
Scene2. Be mine ～Kimi ga suki dayo～
Scene3. Tabitsukimini
Scene4. Sing For You / May J.×MAY’S
Scene5. Garden feat. DJ KAORI, Diggy-MO’, Clench & Blistah
CD Regular
01. ONE MORE KISS / May J.×Zeebra×Nanba Akihiro
02. FYI
03. Say My Name feat. KG
04. Kimi no tonari ni
05. Step By Step feat. WISE
06. Shiny Sky
07. Super Star
08. Colors
09. One In a Million
10. My Pride
11. Every Single Day feat. URATA NAOYA（AAA）
12. Ano hi ga Aru kara feat. RYO the SKYWALKER
YG Entertainment Launches New Websites
YG just launched another site online. After recently presenting ygconcert on YouTube, they have provided special websites extra for Seungri’s solo activites and Big Bang’s concert this year titled “BIG SHOW 2011” providing various information on these events.
Check out the new websites!
Seungri’s mini-album will be released on 20th January.
Big Bang’s BIG SHOW 2011 will be held on 25th, 26th and 27th January.
Koda Kumi’s new album will come soon
The release of Koda Kumi’s newest single, “POP DIVA“, has been hyped up for the song’s electric and powerful feel. Now fans can look forward to more.
Several online shops, such as 95music, and other reliable sources such as fan-net, have listed the singer’s 9th studio album for a release on February 23rd, just two weeks after the release of her latest single.
Furthermore, the title “Dejavu” has been listed as the name of the album. No tracklists have been included, but the plans are to release the album in just two formats: CD-Only and CD+2DVD.
Koda will have released three singles in preparation for this album, so there are seven tracks that have already been released that have the potential to make it onto the album.
Check out some of what the singer has released so far:
MIYAVI reveals support bassists for re-cut “WHAT’S MY NAME? e.p.”
On February 2nd, MIYAVI will be releasing his new single, a re-cut version of “WHAT’S MY NAME?“, and he has finally revealed the names of his supporting bassist lineup.
The “WHAT’S MY NAME? e.p.” will be a re-release of the track from his new “WHAT’S MY NAME?” album. It will have the standard lineup of MIYAVI on guitar and BOBO on the drums, like his previous releases, but it will also feature different support lineups for the different versions of the EP. The limited edition version will also feature MIYA (385), TOKIE, and KenKen (RIZE). The regular edition of the EP will feature Yoshida Ichirou (ZAZEN BOYS), Hama Okamoto (OKAMOTO’S), and Hinata Hidekazu (Straightner, Nothing’s Carved In Stone, EOR, killing Boy).
The first print limited edition of the EP will come with a DVD, and it will feature footage from his August metropolitan lives that occurred throughout Tokyo and were aired on Ustream. There will be a mix of clips from the “<TOUR in Tokyo 2010> Screaming Out from TOKYO” and “EMI ROCKS” performances.
Now MIYAVI is preparing for his February 1st and 2nd shows at the Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO. This live event will also feature EP participants ZAZEN BOYS and Nothing’s Carved In Stone.
雅-MIYAVI-「WHAT’S MY NAME?e.p.」Track List
First Print Limited CD
01. WHAT’S MY NAME?
02. WHAT’S MY NAME? feat. MIYA（From 385）
03. WHAT’S MY NAME? feat. TOKIE
04. WHAT’S MY NAME? feat. KenKen
First Print Limited DVD
・「SURVIVE」Video Clip (2 Version)
・「TORTURE」Video Clip (2 Version)
・「WHAT’S MY NAME?」Video Clip (2 Version)
・EMI ROCKS Live Footage
・Screaming Out From TOKYO Live Footage
Regular CD
01. WHAT’S MY NAME?
02. WHAT’S MY NAME? feat. Yoshida Ichirou（From ZAZEN BOYS）
03. WHAT’S MY NAME? feat. Hama Okamoto（From OKAMOTO’S）
04. WHAT’S MY NAME? feat. Hinata Hidekazu（From Straightener/Nothing’s Carved In Stone/EOR）
Concerts at Shibuya:
雅-MIYAVI-Presents CLUB QUATTRO 2DAYS
1. February 1st – Tokyo – Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO
Performers:
雅-MIYAVI- / ZAZEN BOYS
2. February 2nd – Tokyo – Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO
Performers:
雅-MIYAVI- / Nothing’s Carved In Stone
IU wins “Music Bank” (January 7, 2011) + other performances
This week’s episode of KBS’s “Music Bank” could only be described as “fire” – the hot return of TVXQ and SECRET in addition to the two exciting debut stages from Piggy Dolls and Dal Shabet secured an exciting show for all K-pop fans.
For January 7th, the winner of the “K-Chart” was revealed to be IU! Check out the winner’s segment below, plus cuts from the other performances of the night.
K-CHART WINNER
IU – Good Day
T-ARA – Ya Ya Ya
SISTAR – How Dare You
Junhyung & Yoseob (B2ST) – Thanks To
Gil Hak Mi & Won Taek – Winter Story
Kim Park Sa – That’s Very Hot
Orange Caramel – A~ing
JOO returns with “Bad Guy” on Music Bank
After spending an additional two years of life as a trainee after her initial debut in 2008, JOO has finally returned to her fans on today’s Music Bank with her E-TRIBE-produced title track, “Bad Guy,” off of her mini-album, “Heartmade.”
“Bad Guy” has been ranking in on major music sites such as Melon, Cyworld, Monkey3, Naver Music, Soribada and others ever since its release, and has garnered immense popularity for its powerful vocals and dramatic string arrangement.
JOO expressed her gratitude towards her fans by stating, “This album depicts my feelings of running without rest for the past two years. I’m thankful for the amount of interest it has generated.”
Check out her comeback stage below!
TVXQ thanks BoA, SNSD, and SHINee in their “Thanks To”
TVXQ finally unveiled their first album in two years and three months on January 5th, and they left meaningful messages of gratitude towards their fellow SM artists for their constant support during their public absence.
Yunho wrote, “Kangta hyung and Min Jong hyung, who always kindly teaches me even the minor things, the know-it-all but humane BoA, the Super Junior members who own every kind of charm, the vocally talented CSJH The Grace members, the most moral men, TRAX, cute mascots SNSD, pretty Ara and Yeon Hee, awesome actor Jong Yoon Hyung, SHINee, who are no different to my younger brothers, maknae f(x), thank you all for giving me strength and supporting me.”
Changmin wrote, “To our company who sent us applauses of encouragement, and to all of our awesome, pretty, talented and kind seniors and juniors, thank you all! The most handsome man in the universe, Lee Jinki ^^ Fishing King Kim Jong Hyun ^^ Key Kibum or KeyBum, Choi Minho, who overflows with richness like a son from a rich middle-east oil company family ^^, Prince Taemin, who owns everything a man needs, and all the other hoobaes, thank you.”
Meanwhile, TVXQ are set to make their official comeback on KBS Music Bank on January 7th.
