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Girls Day to hold concert in Japan Girls Day to hold concert in Japan Lady troupe Girls Day will throw three live concerts next month in Japan. The events, to take place in Tokyo and Osaka, will be held between May 2 and 6. According to the girl group’s Japanese Web site, the concerts will also comprise of a fan meet where the Korean girl group will chat with Japanese fans. Last month, the band garnered notice when member Yura wa.. 더보기
Tickets for SHINee’s Japanese tour are coming and going Tickets for SHINee’s Japanese tour are coming and going SHINee’s popularity in Japan has been tested and proven yet again with the band’s Japanese tour selling out concerts within minutes. The tour, which is set to kick off tomorrow, originally included a total of 14 performances. But with all the tickets selling out the instant they are put on sale, six more shows have been added to the tour of.. 더보기
Girls' Generation Start Teaser Campaign for New Album Girls' Generation Start Teaser Campaign for New Album Girl band Girls' Generation released teaser photographs of members Tiffany, Jessica and Soo-young on Wednesday, following an earlier round of pictures of the other three, Tae-yeon, Sunny and Hyo-yeon. The drip feed aims to create excitement ahead of their impending new release. The title track of Girls' Generation's third album "The Boys" wil.. 더보기
T-ARA、日本単独ショーケースを開催、9月デビューも発表 K-POPファンから日本上陸を熱望されていたガールズグループ「T-ARA」が5日、東京・SHIBYA-AXでついに日本単独ショーケースを開催した。 T-ARA(ティアラ)は「歌謡界の女王になって王冠(ティアラ)をつける」という意味で名付けられ、2009年7月にデビューした7人組。日本上陸のタイミングがいつかと話題になっていたが、ついに日本進出が実現、本格的に活動をスタートさせることになった。 この日のショーケースは無料招待制で、ホームページからの応募抽選による1500名の招待に10万1186通の応募が殺到。当選確率約67倍のT-ARA初の日本単独LIVEのチケットは、まさにプラチナチケットとなり日本ファンのT-ARAへの注目度の高さが証明された。 初のショーケースに先立ち、マスコミ向けにパフォーマンスを披露し、取材に応じたT-ARA。「とても緊張していますが、うれしいから大丈夫。日本の.. 더보기
Passionate K-Pop Fans Lay Siege to Charles de Gaulle Passionate K-Pop Fans Lay Siege to Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris was bristling with K-pop fans on Wednesday afternoon (local time) as they waited for precious glimpses of their idols, ahead of the first-ever live K-pop concert in Europe scheduled for Friday and Saturday. Around 1,000 autograph-hungry fans crowded in front of Gate E at the airport's second terminal, jostlin.. 더보기
K-Pop Promoter Explains Global Ambitions K-Pop Promoter Explains Global Ambitions Lee Soo-man /Yonhap Lee Soo-man, the founder and CEO of Korea's largest talent management agency SM Entertainment, in a press conference in Paris on Saturday in front of some 70 European reporters explained his three-stage business strategy for K-pop to make inroads among European listeners. "I will make the K-pop business model the standard of the global.. 더보기
K-Pop Invades Europe K-Pop Invades Europe K-pop stars took their first tentative steps in the heart of European culture this weekend, giving hope to the music industry here that the Korean Wave can wash across Europe as it washed across Asia. Hundreds of young fans from France, the U.K., Germany, Italy, Sweden and Poland wept and cheered at the "SM Town Live in Paris" concert organized as part of a world tour by tal.. 더보기
[Korean Pop Music, K-pop] Korean singers 'KARA' Introduction KARA is a Korean girls' group leading the pop charts with their catchy and dynamic songs. After entering the Japanese market in August 2010, KARA was selected as the best new artist of the year on RecoChoku, a Japanese mobile music site. The group is active in both Korea and Japan and also is scheduled to make appearances in Japanese dramas. About KARA Kara is a five-member girl gro.. 더보기
[Korean Pop Music, K-pop] Korean singers '2ne1' This all girl group shot to the top of the charts with the release of their very first single, Lollipop, which they recorded with Big Bang. From the moment it was released, the music video for Lollipop was one of the top searches on the Korean portals. Their next single, Fire, followed soon after, and this too occupied the top slot on many of the music website charts. 2NE1, which consists of CL,.. 더보기
[Korean Pop Music, or K-pop] Korean Singers 'TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki)' TVXQ stands for Tong Vfang Xien Qi, which means “the Gods will rise from the East”. This 5-member boy band, which is also known as Dong Bang Shin Ki, first made their debut in 2004, and ever since then, they have maintained their undisputed position as one of the top groups in Korea and also in Asia. From the time that the band was created, it was intended that they would target the Asian market.. 더보기