With Tohoshinki / TVXQ / DBSK's newest single Share the World selling 58,952 units on it's first day, they have achieved their 7th Number 1 Single (broke their own record for foreign artists) on the Oricon Daily Charts.
Share The World joins Summer Dream, Purple Line, Beautiful You, Doushite, MIROTIC, BOLERO as TVXQ's Daily Single Chart Toppers. With a strong first day of nearly 60,000 sales, Share The World should be on it's way to the Number 1 spot on the Oricon Weekly Chart.
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I believe myself
track list
CD
1. I believe myself
Written by 大智,miyakei/Composed by大智,川口進/Arranged by youwhich
2. TV Radio
Written and composed by Shusui,Stefan Engblom,Axel Bellinder/Arranged by Chino Yoshihiko
3. moonlight angel
Written by KIM JAE YANG,LEE JAE JIN(FTIsland)/Composed by HAN SEUNG HOON,CHOI JONG HOON(FTIsland)/Arranged by HAN SEUNG HOON
DVD
1. I believe myself (PV)
2. I believe myself (Making)
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FT Island Song Seunghyun was newly welcomed this year with the
withdrawl of Oh wonbin in this past january will resume their japanese activity.
Song Seunghyun was born in 1992 and take charge of Guitar and Vocal.
We're promoting 'Jump Up' since this past February in Korea and new Japanese Single "I believe myself" will be coming out by April 22nd.
There will be a live performance as well in Tokyo Osaka on the 24th and 25th of April and that will be Seunghyun first stage in Japan.
Seunghyun will be introducing himself in a Photo Collection of Memory which is a package DVD and it will be a limited edition in the single.
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FT Island Lee JaeJin has passed the audition and is casted for the musical ‘Sonagi’.
Seoul City Musical Association said, “Lee JaeJin will show a side of him he could not show as part of FT Island. His image in the musical will invoke memories of one’s first love. Do look forward to JaeJin’s new image.”
And even despite the busy schedule while promoting FT Island’s 2nd album, Lee JaeJin is listening to the MRs and learning the melodies to the musical whenever time allows. He is also doing practices and undergoing personal training for his musical.
JaeJin is the next member of an idol group, after Big Bang SeungRi, to take part in the musical.
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Group FT Island new member Song Seung Hyun talks about his joining the group.
Song has been training under the same company as FT Island for 3 years. And he talks about some of the paings of joining the group, “I was really excited about it. Since my trainee days, I had little fans. But after joining FT Island as Oh WonBin’s replacement, my anti-fans got up to 2000 members. Right now, the numbers are increasing, and we are expecting the anti-fans to exceed 3000.”
“The other hyungs had debuted before me, and if I make any mistakes on stage I feel that I am doing bad to my hyungs. So for my first performance, I thought it will be the end of me if I make any mistakes. I have confidence in rapping. I’ve also learnt piano for 7 years. Now that everyone knows that I am part of FT Island, I hope that everyone will remember my name when they hear FT Island’s name.”
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Members of the popular idol rock band FT Island finally started their new academics life.
FT Island members Lee HongKi and Choi JongHun began a new phase of their lives. Lee HongKi was accepted at KyungHee University's Movie and Theater college, while Choi JongHun get the option for KyungKi University's Electronic Digital Music college; both achieved excellent results in the college exams.
Also, both were born in 1990 and weve accepted into college with the same age and in their first college exam. Lee HongKi said: "I went to the orientation ceremony some time ago. Drunk all campus alcohol I could and got my face red, I couldn't stop moving". Choi JongHun said: "I participated in the orientation ceremony. It's not good thing if you miss of the ceremony, because you can loose any schedule".
In college, both will make lots of new friends, but already know that it will not be easy due them group schedule and future plans. Currently, FT Island is in promotional activities with the track 'Bad Woman', from their first minialbum.
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FT Island's mini-album titled, Jump Up, drops on Feb. 17th. The MV for Bad Woman has already been released. With the new addition of Song Seung Hyun and departure of Wonbin, hopefully they will continue on to even more success... unlike some other groups with new short-term members.
Track listing:
1. 나쁜 여자야 (Bad Woman)
2. 인형 처럼 (Like A Doll)
3. 마법 (Magic)
4. Missing You
5. 그대와 나 (You And I)
6. 어쩌란 말이야 (What Can I Do?)
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Bad Woman MV-FT Island
FT Island Member Lee Hongki is attracting fan's attention by talking about relationship.
Lee Hongki recently appeared on SBS 'Dating Era' and said 'Just because I am 19 years old, doesn't mean I don't know about dating."
He showed his manly side by saying "It's uncomfortable for me when a girl leads the skinship or acts to boldly. I like to lead the skinship."
Lee Hong Ki, a formal child actor and accepted to Kyung Hwee University's Acting program early decision list on 18th, confessed that "I introduced my girlfriend to my mother when I was in second year in Middle School. She [ex-girlfriend] bought fruits for the visit and my mom really liked that." Thus he proved that young age does not necessarily mean immature thinking.
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KBS 1TV's new daily drama 'The Way Home' cast FT Island Choi Min Hwan said "Lee Hongki is very jealous of me. But he gives me encouragements and advice."
Choi Minhwan attended the KBS 1TV new daily drama 'The Way Home' (written by Lee Guem Lim and produced by Moon Bo Hyun) Press Conference at KBS Shin Gwan National Conference Hall on January 7th and said "I'm nervous because this is my first time doing something other than music. Members are helping me alot."
Choi Minhwan expressed his determination that "I am on drums in the group and this is my first time in something other than music. I'm nervous and scared but I'll do my best so that acting doesn't have me slack on music but helps me instead."
Team's member Lee Hongki was confirmed to appear on SBS 'Master of Studies' but with the production itself canceled, the youngest Choi Min Hwan got to debut first as an actor. When asked Hongki's response, Minhwan said "Hongki really wants to act but he supports me. He's really sad because his drama got canceled so he is envious of me as well."
When we asked if he has any difficulties with acting, he said "It's definitely a different feeling than standing on stage so I can't get used to filming. But members help me by reading the script with me."
When asked about other members' plans, he admitted difficulties that "while everyone wants to act or appear on variety shows, they don't really know how to step out from the shadow because they are used to being in the background."
Choi Minhwan, who appears as a high school student in the drama, said "If I have a goal with this drama, it is to show my face to ahjummas. Also, I want to be more well known as an actor so more people listen to FT Island music"
'The way home,' which will air after 'You are my fate' tells the story of three families that seem ordinary but hides hurt and misunderstandings. Lee Sang Woo, Jang Shin Young, Jo Yeo Jung, Shing Hyung Tak, Park Hye Won, Choi Minhwan, Otani Ryohe star in the drama that will premiere on Jan 12th.
Credit: OSEN.co.kr + 1takeKK@loveft-i.co.nr
U-Kiss had their comeback stage a few days ago and now they've released the MV for their crappy single "I Like You."
video credit: ukissmusic
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Top singers Rain, DBSK, Big Bang, Girls’ Generation, and Wonder Girls will join forces to promote globalization of Korean music. The 5 bands have been appointed by Minister Yoo of Ministry of Culture and Tourism, perhaps while he was having a fit of Korean Pride. The exact plan of action will be revealed on February 4th at the SM Entertainment headquarters. So far, all we know is that the groups will be working together throughout the year as leaders of the Korean music industry to globalize Korean music.
No one can be sure of what this means for our favorite bands or what the plans will include, but it seems that the government is taking an active part in spreading Korean music to different cultures. One can only hope the government is genuinely interested in using the singers to increase awareness of Korean culture rather than acting out of greed for foreign markets
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FT Island fans are still recovering from the news of Wonbin leaving the group, but it seems like FT Island is quickly moving on.
They quickly took official photos with their newest member Song Seung Hyun and also filmed the MV for their next single "Bad Woman." To make matters worse, the new member stated that he would do everything he can to make the new FT Island much better than before. Is there any loyalty left?
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FT Island's management (F&C) has swiftly replaced Oh Wonbin, with 18 year-old Song Seung Hyun, who weighs in at 60kg and stands at 180cm's tall. I guess Wonbin was pretty pretty damn expendable.
Song Seung Hyun stated:
"Since I've just recently joined the group, I will be lacking lots of experience, however I will try my best to not fall behind and will work hard to gain the love of fans."
Anyway, the idol rock band will continue as usual and will be coming back with a mini-album in February.
I honestly didn't even know who Oh Wonbin was, until the news of him quitting the group. And apparently F&C agrees. Who can blame them though, Wonbin was about as significant as a convertible in the winter. Although I've actually seen some douche bags driving around in their convertibles with the top down in this 14 degree weather, is it really necessary? Of course not. But get this dumbass a convertible, he totally earned it!
Thanks to LL and jeshicaa for the tip.
Source: Newsen
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So the rumor we heard was true! It's been confirmed that FT Island's guitarist and sub-vocalist, Oh Won Bin will be leaving the team. The company explained on the 28th that even though Wonbin is leaving, the group will not remain as a 4 member team and that the search for a new member in progress. FT Island is still planning on releasing a mini album sometime in February with this new member.
According to the company, Wonbin had come to this hard decision after thinking about it for quite some time. The other members have stated that "it is sad to see him go and that we hope to be able to grow through this rough transition."
What a huge loss for the team and for the kpop scene. Seeing as how FT Island was one of the few idol groups with talent, I don't know how they'll fill up his spot. I just hope they actually get someone with the skills and the talent to carry on the FT Island name. After all, we wouldn't want FT Island to become some idol group that just uses their face to get famous.
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please.
jangan oppa..
jangan pergi..
saranghae~.. T.T semua.. kenangannya.. akan tinggal kenangan..
ft island bukan ft lg..
A Spanish singer / artist is receiving a lot of Latino heat after a clever netizen discovered that he plagiarized the song "U" from Super Junior. This news was originally posted on the HATO fan club, which is a fan club for Latin American / Spanish Super Junior fans.
“There is a music festival called Eurovision Song Contest. This is a contest of sorts where all the European (and even some Asian) countries send their best contestants with brand new songs to represent their respective countries.
It’s a great contest, believe me. I've followed this contest for the past 8 years and what I’m about to say is something that I still can't believe.
"We are disappointed about this news. Adriel's Solo Un Segundo was published around October 2008. He broke our contest rules by using the instrumental version of "U", a hit song from Korean Boyband Super Junior which was published in 2006. In response to our inquiry, Adriel admitted that he used the instrumental version of "U" because of lack of time and that he will now remake the song."
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Rumors have been popping up all over the place that FT Island's Wonbin may be leaving the group. The "Primadonnas," have already started their protesting to keep the group together. All this on their 600th day anniversary. Just a rumor or truth? Perhaps it's just all hype for the announcement of a new album, who knows. But the press conference should be taking place within a few hours, we'll keep you posted.
Thanks to Phillip for the tip.
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TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki member Jaejoong celebrated his 23rd (24 in Korea) birthday in Japan today. Here he is pictured with his cake: (Picture credit: Prettyhyun5 at Naver. jihye as tagged.)
Happy Birthday!
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Son Jae-hee was diagnosed with brain cancer on her birthday in 2007. She underwent two operations and 10 chemotherapy treatments and became much better; so much so that she appeared on the SBS variety program.
However, in December 2008, Son Jae-hee’s health took a turn for the worse. The tumor is back and it is spreading.
Super Junior’s Lee-teuk, who played the keyboard for little Jae-hee during her Star King appearance, visited the girl recently. He left her a personal message in an autographed CD.
Lee-teuk isn’t the only one who has visited Jae-hee. Kang Ho-dong dropped in on Jae-hee on Dec 23 last year. His visit was recorded for a Star King episode. Check out the clip below…before it is yanked off the Net.
Source: MSN News
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Big Bang is featured in a CF for a new PMP (Portable Media Player) by i-Station. It looks like the CF was filmed a few months ago because their hair styles look like it.
The CF features a girl playing with the PMP and each of the Big Bang members doing a task. First, TOP starts beat boxing while Seung Ri dances, Taeyang is up next and sings his song for the girl. G-Dragon comes on after and dances like a little kid, Daesung dances to his trot music wearing a flashy hot pink blazer, and then each of them take a turn dancing. It ends with all of them in the girls room and they run out as the mom approaches. Daesung gets caught though and the mom says why the hell is Daesung in here as he slowly walks out.
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The Big Baby of Big Bang finally got a first place for "Strong Baby." Seung Ri achieved his first ever placing of first on Mnet's M Countdown. He beat those scandalous bitches known as KARA and this time they weren't surprised that they lost.
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The 2009 MBC Star Dance Battle took place on January 25th, 2009. Top K-Pop groups and stars were pitted against each other in a dance off and although I don't agree with all of the results, it was entertaining nonetheless. Check out the battles between, SHINee, 2PM, Super Junior, SS501, Taegoon, KARA, Girls' Generation, Jewelry, VOS, Seungri and Taeyang. For those wondering who judges the dance battles, it's the studio audiences vote.
SHINee vs. 2PM (Winner)
SS501 (Winner) vs. Super Junior
Taegoon vs. KARA (Winner)
Part 1: Powerful Dance Battle
Part 2: Pretty Dance Battle
Girls' Generation vs. Jewelry + VOS (Winner)
Seungri vs. Taeyang (Draw)
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Former Wonder Girls member Hyeona (현아) will make a comeback in February '09. Hyeona used to be a member of JYP Entertainment's Wonder Girls before she left, and was later replaced by Yoobin.
Hyeona's management company, Cube Entertainment representative said "Hyeona is currently training hard and will make a comeback to the entertainment scene in end February with a new album." He also said that Hyeona is enthusiastic about her comeback and she will be showing vast improvements from her Wonder Girls debut days. Hyeona is now managed by Cube Entertainment, a JYP Entertainment sister company.
Back in February 2007, Hyeona was part of Wonder Girls and they made a debut with the single The Wonder Begins. The group was just about to take off when Hyeona was plagued by health problems. She suffered from chronic enteritis (inflamation of the small intestine). Finally her health problems got the best of her and Hyeona had to leave Wonder Girls in July 2007. She was later replaced by Yoobin.
Source & pic credit: Newsen
Joo Ji-hoon (Goong) will be debuting on the musical stage in the Korean production of Don Juan (돈주앙). Joo will play Don Juan, the legendary fictional libertine. He will assume the lead role but will alternate with musical actors Kim Da-hyun and Kang Tae-eul. Korean actors will take the acting (speaking) roles, while dancing will be performed by 13 authentic Spanish flamenco dancers!
On January 15th's M! Countdown, Seung Ri of Big Bang performed Se7en's "I Know."
"I Know" was a hit song back in 2006 and was #1 on various charts for weeks.
Seung Ri wanted to perform Se7en's music because Se7en has been concentrating on America and people in Korea haven't seen or heard Se7en's material in a while. He also said that even though my performance won't be an exact duplicate of Se7en's, I hope that people will think of him while they're watching the performance.
TVXQ / DBSK performed "Bolero" on January 16th's Music Japan program. Although it aired for the first time today, this performance was actually pre-recorded back in early December.
"Bolero" will be TVXQ's 25th Japanese single and is scheduled to be officially released on January 21st.
The performance was excellent as usual despite being abruptly cutoff, I expected them to sing a little longer. They have another Oricon Chart Topper on their hands.
the MV
The pair held a party-cum-fan meeting at the Grand Hilton Seoul Hotel at 6.30pm. In addition to that, the pair also celebrated their birthdays with their fans! Brian turned 28 on Jan 10 while Hwanhee will turn 27 on Jan 17.
During the party, the pair announced that they were in the midst of completing their 8th album. The long player is set to hit stores at the end of Jan.
SuJu’s Heechul and Kangin along with Trax’s Jay and Jungmo are the Band of Brothers, one of SM Entertainment’s (SME) side projects.
Band of Brothers came together for a showcase at Hongik University on Jan 13 at 5pm. It was recorded for Mnet. The quartet had been practising for the showcase for the past three months.
Heechul banged on the drums while Kangin played a mean riff on bass. Meanwhile, Jay serenaded the crowd while Jungmo strummed the guitar.
The showcase will be aired on the Mnet channel on Jan 23.
FT Island's Lee Hongki revealed about his his first love.
Lee Hongki appeared on the latest episode of Mnet�s �추적 X-보이프랜드 시즌2′(Pursuiting X-Boyfriend Season 2) and confessed that "My first love was a noona that was older than me by 2 years".
Lee Hongki who was listening to the younger man, older woman couple problem, he let out that "My first love was a year 3 noona who I met when I was in year 1." He revealed that It wasn't a student and workrelated relationship but a student to student relationship so their wasn't any problems. But sometimes you'd think that they say that you're too young.
Lee Hongki revealed that he was violent and even cheated on his ex-girlfriend and he deeply regrets it. He told the 2nd person "Don't ever resort to violence. If you do, whenever she doesn't listen to you or does something you don't like, you will end up being violent again." This episode aired at 11 PM on the 17th.
On September 5, 2007, Good Entertainment, the talent agency for the popular boy band Shinhwa, sent their trainee Yoo bin to JYP Entertainment as a replacement for Hyuna. She made her debut three days later in the group's live performance of "Tell Me" on Music Bank .
Their first full-length album, The Wonder Years, was released the following week, on September 13, 2007, with "Tell Me." Due to the last-minute addition of Yubin, the album version does not contain her part. However, the performance version of the song was reworked to include a bridge with Yubin's rap. The single was a hit and reached number one on various Korean television and internet music charts, including KBS's Music Bank.
The choreography for the song was simple and widely imitated: by October, many fan performances of the dance circulated on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Daum, including one by a group of policemen who were eventually profiled on SBS's Star King. The dance became so popular it was known as the 'Tell Me Virus' and earned them the title of 'Korea's Little Sisters'.
Wonder Girls had an extensive promotional schedule for their album and in December 2007 they began performing the second single from the album, "이 바보" ("This Fool"). They made numerous appearances on variety and game shows, sang live on radio, at music festivals, on music shows, and in special joint performances with other groups such as Big Bang. MTV has also aired three seasons of The Wonder Life, a reality TV series starring the girls. In January 2008, however, they ceased promotion of their album to prepare for their concert in United States that was scheduled for March 2008.
The Wonder Girls (Korean: 원더걸스) are a South Korean girl group.They are produced by singer-songwriter Park Jin-Young and are signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment. Each of the five original members were selected through auditions. Debuting in early 2007, they became popular in the fall of that year with the song "Tell Me."
DEBUT
The Wonder Girls debuted on February 10, 2007 on Show! Music Core, singing "Irony", the hip-hop single from their debut mini-album, The Wonder Begins. The mini-album went on to become a minor hit, selling 11,454 copies in 2007.
Throughout the rest of 2007, however, the Wonder Girls were beset by various injuries and health problems. On June 25, Sohee was sidelined for a month after tearing a knee ligament falling off a motorcycle during the filming of 뜨거운 것이 좋아 (I Like It Hot).The remaining four members continued performing until late July, when Hyuna was removed from the group due to their concern over her health—in particular, chronic gastroenteritis which had her hospitalized briefly in March and April.
Wonder Girls-Tell Me
Both Xiah Junsu and Max Changmin are adorable and hilarious in this one. Xiah shines in his performance as a guy who always gets into uncomfortable situations with a local lass named Young Shim (Park Hee-bon).
She catches him taking a leak in the open numerous times, is hit in the head by solid objects a couple of times and eventually bullied into impersonating a grandson for a lonely Grandma.
Meanwhile, Max’s stint as a postman is laugh-out-loud funny, thanks to the Grandmas who find the strapping, pretty boy attractive. He gets molested a lot by the old women when he goes about delivering mail.
Xiah and Max are taking their break together. The pair travels to a remote village that only has 23 people made up of mostly elderly folks. Once there, Xiah literally bumps into an old man, who is the village postman, and causes him to hurt his back.
The pair makes amends by helping the old man out now that he can’t deliver letters. Max is tasked with being the village postman, while Xiah gallivants around the village getting into all sorts of trouble with Young Shim.
When Max finds a lonely Grandma, his heart goes out to her and after asking around about her, discovers that Grandma – who is about to celebrate her 80th birthday – is pining for her Grandson. Since Grandson seems to have forgotten about Grandma, Xiah is recruited to assume the identity of the Grandson.
His story has a doppelganger twist to it and Hero easily takes on the role of a sleazy conman, an action hero (sic) and a punching bag apart from playing his rather clueless self.
Hero’s story is about mistaken identity. He looks exactly like a thug named Changshik, who is in a whole lot of trouble with the club owner he works with - Changshik stole his boss’ money to help pay for his Mom’s surgery.
The story begins when Hero is about to get his ticket for his much-needed vacation. He is grabbed by Changshik’s former boss’ men and beaten up.
Nobody believes him when he tells them who he really is (Changshik used the same tactics – saying that he’s Hero of TVXQ – to escape) so he has to deal with all the baggage the illusive Changshik left behind – and that includes a pissed off girlfriend.
Micky Yoochun enters a twilight zone of his own as he returns to the little seaside town he spent a part of his childhood in.
It’s a journey of self-discovery for Micky, who is tired of living the life of a popular star.
Feeling depressed and hemmed in, he is reminded of a childhood promise/wish by a very close friend that indirectly (or directly, if you wish) made him who he is today.
Micky “returns” to 1994 and meets himself as a boy. He then relives an incident in the past that brings back memories of the wish he made with his then best friend, Joojin. And with that, he becomes more appreciative of who he has become – depression and loss of freedom and all.
Super Junior member Kim Hee-chul (25) revealed in an ETN reality show recently that he will save his first kiss (to a girl) for his future wife. Heechul expressed that he feels uncomfortable when the director of the musical Xanadu asked him to do a kissing scene with a female actress. But we all know that Heechul has no problems kissing fellow Super Junior member Sungmin on stage.
There are so many Super Junior boys that it is hard to keep track of their activities. Each of them are busy with their own projects and occassionally come together as a group which makes the fans super happy.
Heechul and Kangin have landed themselves roles in a musical entitled Xanadu. In the ETN reality show To be Kangin and Heechul, you will see both Kangin and Heechul's preparations for the above-mentioned musical.
Xanadu will be playing in Seoul, September 9th - 11th 2008.
While two of his bandmates, Kang-in and Kim Hee-chul are keeping busy performing in the Korean production of Xanadu, this member is making some extra cash, being a catwalk model.
While his friends were busy, Lee Teuk was seen at designer Park Jung Chul's 09 S/S Seoul Collection. The fashion show was held at Seoul's SETEC on the 18th October. Lee Teuk was one of the main models!
The Korean production of the broadway musical Xanadu will be releasing the OST today (15 Oct). Super Junior members Kang-in and Kim Hee Chul appear in the musical; they are both currently performing in the show. You will be able to download the OST from Korean Online music sites and enjoy Xanadu tracks like Suddenly and Don't Walk Away in Korean!
The producers of Xanadu licensed the exclusive South Korean-language rights of the show for two years to Tin Tin Entertainment. So if you are in South Korea, catch Xanadu, featuring Super Junior members as the lead.
Fany starred in the MBC series Over the Rainbow with co-stars Kim Ok-bin and Ji Hyun Woo. The series first aired on July 26, 2006, and ended on its 16th episode on September 14, 2006. Fany's portrayal of cocky rock star Rex, the protagonist of the show, was met with mixed reviews.The drama had struggled with low viewership well below 10% throughout its airing. The finale garnered meager ratings of 9.3% and was criticized for its predictable ending.
After the contract to SM Entertainment expired, the duo, Brian in particular, has appeared frequently on variety shows since 2005. Brian became one of two MCs for MBC's "Music Core" on May 6, 2006. This helped Brian gain publicity and expand his fanbase in ways he could not have in the early days of his career. After the duo officially took a hiatus from their sixth album, Brian continued to appear on variety shows such as Love Letter, and is still the MC of Music Core.
Hwanhee (over the rainbow OST)- Tomorrow
Brian's solo album was released December 18, 2006. Brian performed his first single, "Gajima" (Don't Go) on Mnet Countdown on December 7.
It’s about time we profiled the pretty boy. The model-turned-actor is a martial arts enthusiast whose first TV appearance was back in 2001. It was in a commercial for the fashion label So Basic.
He then landed minor roles in various dramas in the following years, but hit it big when he was aptly cast as an effeminate entertainer in the period flick The King and the Clown (2005).
Set in the 15th century, Lee plays Gong-gil, an entertainer forced to satisfy the sexual and emotional cravings of King Yeonsan. The film became one of the highest-grossing locally-made flicks in South Korea.
After getting noticed, the 26-year-old appeared in a supporting role for the Lee Da-hae and Lee Dong-wook drama, My Girl. His movie, Fly, Daddy, Fly was released in 2006. The following year, the actor toplined the action drama Time Between Dog and Wolf.
Currently, the androgynous actor is trying to expand his influence overseas. He has appeared in a Japanese-Korean joint production, was approached by Chinese director Chen Kaige to make a movie, and inked a contract with Emperor Entertainment Group to aid his endeavours in the Chinese-speaking territories of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
In Oct 2007, the Busan native was honoured with the Rising Star Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
The latest news on the rising star is that he’s about to launch his career in China through a remake of a very popular Chinese drama series.
Name: Lee Jun-ki/ Lee Joon-ki (이준기)
Date of birth: April 17, 1982
Height: 178cm
Weight: 66kg
Blood type: B
Family: Parents and a younger sister
Education: Seoul Arts College, majored in acting
Martial arts: 1st degree in Hapkido and Taekyon, 3rd degree in Taekwondo
Movies:
TV dramas:
Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007)
101 Proposal - cameo (2006)
My Girl (2005)
Drama City, Eps 234 “What Should I Do?” (2004)
Star’s Echo (2004)
Nonstop 4 (2003)
Fly to the Sky (Korean: 플라이 투 더 스카이) is a South Korean R&B duo, consisting of U.S.-born Brian Joo and South Korean native Hwanhee.
Initially marketed as a duo that can sing, rap, and dance, their early works featured bubblegum pop and upbeat techno music. The duo later changed their image and style with the release of Sea of Love in 2002. With their subsequent albums, the duo solidified their status as R&B artists and are credited as the first R&B duo of South Korea.
Debut and the early years
The duo was formed in late 1998 by SM Entertainment. Brian Joo auditioned while he was attending Holy Spirit High School in New Jersey. Hwang Yoon-Suk, later to be known as Fany, was encouraged to audition by a staff member working for the label at his high school festival. Fly to the Sky officially debuted on November 21, 1999 at the LOG-IN H.O.T. Concert and SM Festival Concert '99.
Soon after, the duo released their debut album Day by Day on December 9, 1999, and made their first official television appearance two days later. Unlike their predecessors on their label, popular teen idols at that time, they shied away from upbeat techno and dance music, opting for mid-tempo ballads. The debut became highly successful selling over 250,000 copies.[4] The duo acquired status as the next-generation stars as they won Best New Artist award in 2000.[3] At the same time, the duo failed to rise to instant stardom unlike their predecessors such as H.O.T., whose album sales have passed the one million mark.[5]
Their popularity rapidly climbed with the release of their second album The Promise in 2001, which featured more diverse genres than its predecessor. With more upbeat tracks, it peaked at #2, but quickly disappeared from the charts.[6] In the same year, they held a joint concert with Korean R&B singer Kim Jo-Han.
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Now Seung Ri releases his new solo single Strong Baby (‘스트롱 베이비’). He's more buffed and claims to be a man, but alas, he does not quite reach the mark. Seung Ri looks more comfortable waving a giant fabric lollipop doing the "Wonderboy" thing rather than trying to sell us a strong masculine, sexy image.
Only in his teens - nineteen to be exact (but in Korean age, he's 20), Seung Ri is trying to create a sexier, more mature image in his newly launched MV for Strong Baby. The music video was launched on 01 January, 2009 at 12noon! The MV features fellow Big Bang band mate G-dragon.
Seung Ri (Big Bang)- Strong Baby
5-member band, FT Island, held a live concert “GIFT” on 22nd Oct to commemorate the first anniversary of their Japanese fanclub “Primadonna” at Tokyo’s Shibuya-Ax. A total of about 1,600 fans attended this event.
FT Island performed a total of 17 songs during the concert and even shook hands with their fanclub after the event.
During the concert, Lee Hongki also revealed that he will be acting in the new SBS drama “The Lord of Study”. FT Island will be releasing a new single on 17th Dec and they will be holding a concert on 2nd Jan at Tokyo DOme’s JCB Hall.
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Is actually from an accessory shop, “indah“. They have an online presence at http://www.myindah.net, but also a number of physical shops in Korea. One of them, was used as a location for Heaven MV filming last month.
According to indah’s blog, the MV filming was done on 16 September 2008, where there was only one FT Island member (the lead vocal; Hongki), filming the scene.
The filming completed in just one day (for that few second scenes only), and there were a lot of crew involved just to film that scene.
The song is from FT Island’s 2nd album “Colorful Sensibility” (Part 1), titled “Love Is”. It’s really a cutesy and light song, complete with cheeky and aegyo-ish voice of Hongki and Wonbin as vocals.
The MV is also a longer movie trailer of an upcoming movie, “앤티크” (Antique), starring Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Jae Wook, Choi Ji Ho and Yoo Ha In, as owner and employees of an antique cake shop.
The movie is a remake of a popular Japanese manga “Antique Bakery“, and it is opening on 13 November 2008.
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Members of the male vocal group Big Bang have been chosen as models for Italian sports brand FILA. FILA Korea recently said it has signed a modeling contract with the fashion-savvy members of the popular group.
The company said Big Bang had modeled for FILA Korea early last year and that it will be its second time working with the group for one of its ad campaigns. The six-month contract will go into effect in December although the photo shoot will begin in November.
FILA Korea said it plans to continue to work with big names in the entertainment industry, including high-profile Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton and Big Bang.
Big Bang recently released its third mini-album. Its title track "Day by Day" has been sweeping various K-pop charts in recent weeks.
FT Island who has just released the “Colourful Sensibility Part 2″ album and currently busy with the promotion of title songs “Heaven” and “I Love You” will be starting their concert tour in Seoul on 27th and 28th December at Olympic Hall. They will also be holding concerts in other 3 major cities in Korea.
Besides performing together on the same stage, the members will also have solo performances to show off their individual talents.
Regarding the concert, leader, Choi Jonghun, expressed that, “After coming back from our short Japan study trip and releasing our 2nd album, our fans have never stop supporting us. We have been thinking hard on how to express our thanks to them. Therefore, we will show them a better side of us in terms of our music as well as performance during the concert.”
“FT Island 2nd Island Rock Prince” concert offers lots of conveniences for the audience. In order to cater more choices for ticket prices as well as seat categories, there will be many types of standing ticket categories. There will be a 360 degree stage whereby the audience will be situated in the middle, surrounded by the stage. Through this stage arrangement, the fans will have a closer interaction with FT Island and will be able to watch them perform at the nearest distance.
On the other hand, there will also be 10% discount for students who are taking their college entrance exams in Year 2008. There are also special discounts for the “Mother’s Room” as well as “Family” packages.
FT Island’s fans come mainly from the junior high school students. In order not to make the mothers worry for their children who will return home late, the management has arranged a waiting room for the mothers at the concert venue. For not making them bored, they have also arranged for interesting programmes to be shown in the waiting room. Light refreshments will also be served.
“Family Package Discount” will be applicable when the mother buys 4 tickets at one go for the family. There will also be special seats provided for the family package.
Management, “Good Concert”, expressed that, “Students will be the main audience crowd and they are able to come together with their family. We will do our best for this concert in order for them to share a memorable common discussion topic on the concert among themselves in future. In order not to cause inconvenience to the parents who come waiting for their children, we are doing lots of setting up preparations.” They also explained the various types of discount packages for the family as well as the “Mother’s Room”.
5-member band, FT Island, will be holding their end year concert “FT Island 2nd Island Rock Prince” on 27th and 28th December at Olympic Hall at the Olympic Park. They also plan to include 3 other major cities in Korea in their concert tour.
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