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4Minute Unveils Preview for their new Japanese Single “READY GO”

4Minute has just released their 5th Japanese single Heart to Heart. Now, they are ready to comeback and release another single entitled“READY GO”.

The single is said to be used as an OST for a new drama from TV Tokyo entitled “Koko ga Usawa no El Palacio”, which will air on October 6.

The single is said to be released in December.

Let’s hear the teaser below:

 

 

 

 

 


KnomJean Releases her 3rd Single “Risk” from Cycle Album

KnomJean’s music video series has caused the quite a stir to her fans. Now, backing up the previous music videos namely, Silence and Over You, she releases her third and happy music video entitled Risk. The music video portrays KnomJean as finding her new love with the guy she met during her vacation on Over You MV.

Watch the full MV below:


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!


P-POP is not a Genre?

The Asian Music scene is currently moving forward and on the progress. To that, unique genres from different countries have been established such as , J-POP, K-POP, C-POP, and T-POP. The Philippines is known with OPM, but on the year 2009, a term P-POP surfaced out. But now, in a certain magazine, it tells that P-POP is not a genre, but a trademark of a certain record label in the Philippines. Let’s get to know more about this after the cut. (more…)


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…)


Info on the members of “Boyfriend”

Haven’t decided yet who’s your bias? Wanna get to know more about this promising group of 2011? Well find more about the members and read the rest of the page! (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…)


Let’s get to Know More About DTM ‘Down To Mars’ [EXCLUSIVE]

They’re hot, they’re new, they’re aliens! Down To Mars, a news pop sensation is ready for their invasion! Let’s get to know more about their group, plans, style and their members in a short message interview of AsiaHolics after the cut!

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K-OTIC’s Poppy and Tomo : Too Embarassed because of Kissing Scene

The recently release MV of Thailand’s number one boy group has caused quite stir in many of their fans across the globe. But there were few scenes that really made the fan girls go wild and grind their teeth because of madness, (more…)


Fahrenheit Won’t be Releasing an Album this Year because of Wu Chun

Many fans are eager to know if Fahrenheit will be releasing an album this year. Sadly, the answer is a big NO. The reason behind this answer is all thanks to their charming member Wu Chun. (more…)


21-member group A-Peace Releases ‘Lover Boy’ MV

The group that has taken over the title of the largest boy group of the K-POP from the 13-member boy group Super Junior has emerged in the scene, A-Peace with their MV of ‘Lover Boy’.  (more…)


Arashi Continues to Storm with their upcoming Single

According to Japanese online music shop Shinseido, popular idol group Arashi will be releasing a new single and DVD this summer.

The new single is titled “Beautiful World” and is set to release on July 6th. The first press will come with a special booklet and an alternate jacket, and according to Shinseido, it will have seven songs, five of which are said to be solo songs. (more…)


CUBE Ent. to Dominate Again with BEAST’s 1st Album

One of the fastest rising entertainment company in Korea, CUBE Entertainment is ready to continue their 2011 domination. Following the promotion of their girl groups 4 Minute and A Pink, they have posted in their official website an update about the upcoming 1st album from their boy group BEAST.

The entry reads:

Hello. This is Cube Entertainment.

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2AM’s Tour in Manila

One of Korea’s hottest boy group, 2AM kicked-off for Manila, to hold their 3-day album tour of their recent Saint o’ clock album. The boys have received an unexpected warm welcome from the Filipino fans and were shocked by the huge number of crowds who came and watched them on the said dates. 2AM held two days of Meet&Greet and the last day for a Grand Show wherein the boys sand most of their songs and even enjoyed some requests by the fans. Jo Kwon said in Filipino “Babalik kami!” which means “We will be back!” in English. The boys returned to Korea later night after the grand show. SEE SOME VIDEO AND PICTURES BELOW:

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[T-POP] K-OTIC’s Leave Him MV Unveiled!

Thailand’s number one boy group K-OTIC has been making their fans wild when the teaser MV for their new single Leave Him was unveiled. Now, the new MV is out and K-OTIC did not fail the expectation and the long wait of their fans. Throughout the whole MV, major changes can be witnessed and we can say K-OTIC really has changed and improved a lot.


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