[NEWS] Taeyang & Minzy voted as best dancing idols!

Nowadays, idol groups are characterized by their talent. What distinguishes them from each other are the skills that they possess. We have asked opinion from 5 leaders of the top dancing teams about who is the best dancing idol in the showbiz.
People whom have been consulted in this ranking are: Choreography director from JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment (Lee Jae Wook), SM Entertainment, together with the dance director of Beast (Haw of Prepix) and Secret (Park Sang Hyun).
Boys: The glamorous Taeyang
BIGBANG’s Taeyang who has won 3 votes out of the 5 judges and managed to capture 1st place in this ranking. The person in charge of the choreography for YG Entertainment said, ‘Taeyang’s power and skills (technique), together with his facial expression made his dancing unbeatable.’
This BIGBANG’s member can digest variety music genres and when he was doing his solo activities for the songs, ‘Only Look at Me’ and ‘I Need A Girl’, his dances style were characterized by Soul and R&B style.
The choreography leader in JYP Entertainment praised that, “Taeyang has presented a clear performance in accordance to the music that he had to dance to.” The choreography representative from SME also said, “His skill is outstanding.”
He gave a thumb up to Taeyang.

Gong Minji · BoA · Miss A’s Min’ Prominent female idols
* Female idols – Gong Minji, Min, BoA – Conflicted Opinions
Choosing the best dancer our of the idol group members came easy for the male division (Big Bang’s Tae Yang won 1st), since the opinions were agreeable, but it looks like choosing the best dancers from female idols would not be as easy because of mixed opinions. Group 2NE1’s member, Gong Minji received two votes.
Lee Jae-Wook and Park Sang Hyun gave their support for Gong Minji. They expressed that “When Minji dances, she expresses her own style, and shows exceptional talent,” said Lee Jae-Wook, while Park Sang-Hyun said, “Gong Minji stands out. Her dancing style is very unique, and her expression is very good also,” he added.

[NEWS] Big Bang extends contracts with YG Entertainment for another five years!

On April 7th, the members of Big Bang extended their contracts with their label, YG Entertainment, for another five years!
Representatives from YG revealed, “The Big Bang members, who have been with us for 10 years since their trainee days, are like family members to us. We are thankful that they have put their trust in the label they’ve debuted with once again, but most of all, we are glad that Big Bang will be able to stand before their fans for a longer time.”
They continued, “Discord usually arises between idol groups and their agencies at exactly the five year milestone, when contracts come to an end. This year is Big Bang’s fifth anniversary, and although there’s been rumors about the group, none regarding discord within the group or with the agency have been accurate. They hold strong trust in each other.”
Big Bang will be returning with their special edition album on April 8th.

Source: Korea Economy via Naver
Credits: ALLKPOP

[News] SuJu’s Choi Si Won and Donghae to begin filming for their Taiwanese drama

After making an announcement almost two years ago, Taiwanese cable station ‘Gala Television‘ (GTV) has confirmed that filming for their new drama, “Glamorous Challenge“, will commence on March 31st! The Taiwanese drama attracted international ELF attention after it was revealed that Super Junior members Donghae and Choi Si Won were casted for it.
Since it’s been put on the backburner for two years, most of the original cast and director have left the production. But thankfully, Si Won and Donghae are still in it and they will be acting alongside Taiwanese actresses, Ivy Chen Yi Han (陳意涵) and Bianca Bai Xin Hui (白歆惠).
Niu Cheng Ze (鈕承澤) who was to have directed the drama, now becomes the producer while Feng Jia Rui (馮家瑞) will take over the director’s seat.
Despite their top A-list billing, both of them have asked to be treated like everyone else. Though they’ll be staying in Taiwan for four months, they haven’t asked for any special requests, like staying in hotels and extra security.
“Glamorous Challenge” is a live-action adaptation of a Japanese manga called “Skip Beat“, and it’s about a girl who gets betrayed by her long-time boyfriend. In an attempt to get revenge, she debuts as a celebrity; the storyline unfolds with various romantic adventures and hijinks.
No word yet on when the drama will be aired.

 Source: Yahoo News Korea

[News] 4minute’s HyunA reveals comeback teaser

Following photo teasers yesterday, Cube Entertainment has ramped up the excitement with the unveiling of a forty-second video teaser for HyunA ahead of 4minute’s impending group comeback!
In the teaser, HyunA says, “When I turned 20, I thought that the whole world would become mine. My thought wasn’t wrong. The world is cheering at me. Is it waiting for me? Right now I’m just one whole world.” She stares at herself and kisses her reflection in the mirror, with eerie music playing in the background. The teaser concludes with the question, “Mirror, mirror, who’s the prettiest in the world?”
Teasers of the other members will be released shortly, so stay tuned!

source:allkpop

[NEWS] 2NE1 will be releasing a new album in April

YG Entertainment has finally confirmed that 2NE1′s new Korean album will be released soon.
The band was supposed to make their Japanese debut this month and make a comeback in Korea after finishing their activities there, now the girls are getting ready for the release of their new album in April.
Teddy and other YG producers are the ones in charge of this new album and it has been said that they have created really good new songs for their comeback. They have been preparing the album for some time and they will release it sooner than scheduled due to the changes caused by the cancellation of their Japanese activities.
On their last album they presented three tittle tracks which received a lot of love, now they will also present amazing stages.
Now that it is officially confirmed that their new album will be out soon we can expect a great comeback.

Overcoming Divide and Conquer Strategies: 99.9% of the US Population Should Support the Public Unions’ Fight Against Occupying Economic Imperialists

Quick Summary: The global bankers, who caused our economic crisis, are attempting to deflect blame and divide the American public by escalating attacks on public-sector workers. The battle in Wisconsin, which is spreading across the entire nation, should be viewed in a global economic context. Do not let the obsolete Republican vs. Democrat charade confuse you. Even if you believe Unions have been corrupted, in this case you have to go with the strategy: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

The Global Economic Elite have launched a war on 99.9% of the US public, we must unite and rally together. Unions have played a key role in uprisings from Europe to the Middle East. We must seize this opportunity and let Wisconsin be a spark to light the fires of non-violent rebellion throughout the United States.

Overcoming Divide and Conquer Strategies: 99.9% of the US Population Should Support the Public Unions’ Fight Against Occupying Economic Imperialists
By David DeGraw, AmpedStatus Report

There is a rule of war that many people are failing to understand: “Do not fight the last war.” In The 33 Strategies of War, Robert Greene calls this “The Guerrilla-War-Of-The-Mind Strategy:”

“What most often weighs you down and brings you misery is the past, in the form of unnecessary attachments, repetitions of tired formulas, and the memory of old victories and defeats. You must consciously wage war against the past and force yourself to react to the present moment. Be ruthless on yourself; do not repeat the same tired methods.”

The sad truth is that most people are still fighting yesterday’s war. The Republican vs. Democrat charade — good cop, bad cop nonsense — is a mere smokescreen. Don’t be confused by obsolete preconceptions and propaganda. There is one war being fought, The Global Economic Elite Vs. The People.

A global banking cartel has looted nation after nation, the world over, the United States is no exception. They’ve looted trillions from the US public and now they are trying to cut the throat of the public unions. While in the process of attacking private-sector workers and small businesses throughout the country, they are also cracking down on the last layer of worker protections within the public-sector.

The same economic central planners that have systematically exploited workers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and Asia, have exploited American workers as well. One-tenth of one percent of the population got luxurious life boats, while 99.9% of us are being left behind to drown in a sea of debt and social upheaval.

We are all on the same sinking ship – me, you, teachers, construction workers, fire fighters, police, Egyptians, Europeans. We are all under attack by the same people. The sooner you understand this, the better off we will be.

All of the global uprisings, against the global bankers, are popular reactions to the implementation of a worldwide Neo-Feudal economic order. People can dismiss and ignore me all they want, but I know what I’m talking about. In fact, I invite Ben Bernanke and Timothy Giethner to a debate. I’ll take them both on at the same time. I’ll expose the two imperial pawns within a minute, faster than Tyson knocked out Spinks.

The bottom line is this: It is imperative that 99.9% of the US population actively supports the public unions uprising against the occupying economic imperialists who have conquered our country. If the economic imperialists think they’re going to continue their attacks, by cutting more American workers’ wages and benefits, after looting the nation of trillions, they are going to get a much deserved rude awakening. If they want to steal trillions, increase the price of food and oil, and make further cuts into our income, they are going to get crushed. 239 million Americans are currently living paycheck to paycheck. Push them another inch, and the global bankers might as well go hang with Gaddafi and Mubarak.

Seriously, think about this: They’re going to cut pensions on people who make $25k per year, while all-time record-breaking profits and bonuses are raining down on the economic top one-tenth of one percent. That is sick and twisted. Lloyd Blankfein gets five-times the annual salary of Wisconsin public employees when he simply gives a 30-minute speech on “doing God’s work.”

These banks were bailed out after causing this mess, the American people own them now as far as I’m concerned. Let’s stab the vampires in the heart. Seize their assets and all these budget problems disappear. Break these bloodsuckers up. Spin them off, free the market, free the people, free the planet from this global banking cabal.

We can easily let hard-working Americans keep their pensions and health benefits.

Do you want to start on the state and individual level, before breaking up the big rackets? Fine. Look at how easy it is to solve Wisconsin’s budget deficit, as Paul Jay stated on The Real News Network:

“How about Wisconsin passes a law that takes the estate tax level back to 2001? And let’s say the first million’s tax free. The collective net worth of the esteemed group on the Forbes 400 from Wisconsin comes to around $21.7 billion. That would make Wisconsin’s share of their estates at the time of passing around $4 billion. We just paid down the debt.”

Look at that. Deficit eliminated.

As I wrote in The Economic Elite Vs. The People:

“When you take the time to research and analyze the wealth that has gone to the economic top one percent, you begin to realize just how much we have been robbed. Trillions upon trillions of dollars that could make the lives of all hard-working Americans much easier have been strategically funneled into the coffers of the Economic Elite. The denial of wealth is the key to the Economic Elite’s power. An entire generation of massive wealth creation has been strategically withheld from 99% of the US population.”

In a report entitled, “Nine Pictures of the Extreme Income/Wealth Gap,” Dave Johnson helps make the point:

“Many people don’t understand our country’s problem of concentration of income and wealth because they don’t see it. People just don’t understand how much wealth there is at the top now. The wealth at the top is so extreme that it is beyond most people’s ability to comprehend. If people understood just how concentrated wealth has become in our country and the effect it has on our politics, our democracy and our people, they would demand our politicians do something about it….

Top 1% owns more than 90% of us combined….

400 people have as much wealth as half of our population.”

In this context, every American should take it personally. They’ve already robbed 99.9% of us. Now they want to further limit our rights and income, with talks of QE3 already creeping up. Satan is overreaching. Survival instincts are going to kick in within the US just like they are throughout the rest of the world. They shall reap what they sow.

The Global Economic Elite better watch their assets, hell is about to freeze over. Say hello to your puppets Mubarak and Gaddafi on the way down.

As for your US puppet, one more statement of caution for the American people: Do not let Obama fool you, yet again, with his public statements in support of the people of Wisconsin. Obama is using the exact same playbook in Wisconsin that he used in Egypt, which is to publicly declare support for the people, while working behind the scenes to undermine them. Obama is a divide and conquer imperial puppet. Never forget that. Do not let his rhetoric confuse you. Just look at his chief of staff and head economic adviser, a former JP Morgan executive and a NAFTA thug. It’s clear whose side he is on.

As a great Anonymous poet wrote:

“Their divide and conquer strategies are old and feeble
The people begin to see through
Cyberspace air
chokes your oxygen
Decaying, crumbling
foundation
Free radicals
multiply
I becomes we
Down goes the
Aristocracy
Tyranny
beneath
me”

The global awakening is taking shape, from Cairo to Madison, the revolution has begun.

We’re fighting today’s war! And we have a whole lot of friends…

Join the Movement.

>> Also read David DeGraw’s extensive report: Analysis of the Global Insurrection Against Neo-Liberal Economic Domination and the Coming American Rebellion

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[NEWS] Lee Byung Hun, Kwon Sang Woo, Jung Woo Sung, & Song Seung Hun for “GQ Korea”

In celebration of their 10th anniversary, “GQ Korea” featured the nation’s top four representative actors - Lee Byung Hun, Kwon Sang Woo, Jung Woo Sung, and Song Seung Hun – on their cover!
To commemorate the special occasion, the magazine snapped photos of the foursome in sleek, modern-cut suits that definitely emphasized their masculine charms.
A 40-page fashion spread (comprised of individual shots) will also be included in GQ Korea’s 10th anniversary release, which revolves around the theme of “Ladies & Gentlemen”. Additionally, this issue will feature 172 interviews of prominent figures from a variety of areas, including actors, singers, gagmen, movie stars, designers, and athletes.

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun via Daum

[NEWS] Big Bang to release new album on February 24th

 

 source:allkpop

Big Bang fans can finally circle a date on their calendar, as YG Entertainment has revealed that the group will drop their new album on February 24th!
Representatives of YG Entertainment explained, “After nearly two years, they’ll finally be releasing a new album on February 24th.  Details such as the number of tracks or the album’s tracklist have yet to be decided. Big Bang will be holding their first comeback stage not through publicly-broadcasted music programs, but at their own ‘2011 BIG SHOW‘ concerts on February 25th through 27th.”
They continued, “This concert will show just how much Big Bang has improved through the years.”
Representatives further explained their decision behind why they chose to have the first comeback stage at a concert, as opposed to a music show. “Since it’s an album they’ve worked hard on for the past two years, they all agreed to show it to their fans first before they appear on broadcast programs.  Instead of being limited to only two or three tracks because of time constraints, they’d rather show all of their new songs at their concert.”
The concert will also showcase GD&TOP’s unit album and Seungri’s solo album.
Stay tuned to allkpop for additional developments!


Source + Photos: Newsen via Daum

[NEWS] Britney VS Gaga : Which Single is Better?

With the release of Lady Gaga's latest single, "Born This Way," on Feb. 11, pop music fans have finally been able to compare the track with the other reigning pop diva's highly anticipated new single  -- Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me."
Since the first single to Spears' forthcoming seventh album "Femme Fatale" debuted on Jan. 10, the song has debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and sold 790,000 copies through four weeks, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The full-length music video for "Hold It Against Me," which was produced by pop maestros Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and Max Martin along with the producer Billboard, debuts next Thursday (Feb. 17), before "Fatale" hits stores on Mar. 29.

While "Hold It Against Me" is a sexy, kinetic dance song, "Born This Way" is a disco-tinged call-to-arms that urges the listener, "Don't be a drag, just be a queen." After Lady Gaga performs the song at the Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday (Feb. 13), the single has a shot at debuting at No. 1 on the Hot 100 -- becoming the 1000th song to take the top position on the chart.

Now that both songs have been released, it's your turn to tell us how you feel about them.

[NEWS] Faith Hill Returning to Studio in March

Faith Hill is making "steady" progress towards her next album and plans to return to the studio in March for another round of recording. But don't expect to hear anything until it meets some pretty high standards.
"I would like to have a record out," Hill tells Billboard.com, "but it hasn't been the right thing yet. I don't want it to be just another record. It's a lot of work to support a record, so I just want it to be... really great. I want it to represent where I am as a woman. I don't want it to be fake. I want it to be authentic and real."
Hill's last album of all new material, the double-platinum "Fireflies," debuted atop the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums chart in 2005. She followed it with "The Hits" in 2007 and the holiday set "Joy to the World" in 2008.

Hill acknowledges that "the pendulum has shifted a bit in my priorities... since the birth of my children," and job number one now is raising her three daughters with Tim McGraw -- Gracie, 13, Maggie, 12, and Audrey, nine. "It's changed how I do my business and everything," Hill explains. "I feel very blessed I'm able to stay home with my kids. My husband works really hard and I'm a wife and that's the path that I've chosen. The other things that I do really have to fit in around that. I've been working (on an album) for awhile, but it just takes a little bit longer. And that's okay."

With that in mind, Hill is staying tight-lipped regarding details about her recording sessions. "I'm not even prepared to talk about it right now," he says. "I'm right in the middle of it, so it's really hard to describe what it is until I'm done. That's the honest truth. I'll be able to tell more, maybe once I come out of the studio in the spring."

[NEWS] 'Glee' Announces 'Live! In Concert!' Tour Dates

"Glee" is hitting the road again in the spring, the show announced today (Feb. 8) -- but this time they're doing it bigger and better, upgrading from theaters to arenas and upping the number of shows to  16.

The trek, which will feature new cast members Darren Criss (Blaine) and Chord Overstreet (Sam) along with the show's perennial favorites, kicks off  May 21 in Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Event Center and wrap June 18 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.

'Glee' Super Bowl Episode Brings 'Thriller' to Football Fans

"Joining the cast this year has been like hopping on a fast-moving train," Overstreet said in a statement. "I have already had so many incredible experiences, but the chance to perform live on stages across the U.S., Canada and Europe takes the cake."

"I'm fortunate to play such a strong and interesting character like Blaine that speaks volumes to fans," said Criss. "Now I have the chance to perform for thousands of them this summer, and I couldn't be more excited!"

Tickets for Glee Live! In Concert! go on sale Feb. 19, with a pre-sale available to American Express cardholders on Feb. 11.

Here are 2011 Glee Live! In Concert! tour dates :


May 21: Las Vegas, Nev. (Mandalay Bay Event Center)
May 22: Sacramento, Calif. (Arco Arena)
May 24: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
May 27: Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
May 28: Los Angeles, Calif. (Staples Center)
May 29: San Diego, Calif. (Valley View Casino Center)
Jun. 1: Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center)
Jun. 2: Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse)
Jun. 3: Chicago, Ill. (Allstate Arena)
Jun. 6: Boston, Mass. (TD Garden)
Jun. 8: Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center)
Jun. 11: Toronto, Ontario (Air Canada Centre)
Jun. 13: Detroit, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)
Jun. 14: Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
Jun. 16: East Rutherford, N.J. (Izod Center)
Jun. 18: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)

[NEWS] 4minute wins ‘K-Pop New Artist of the Year’ award at “2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards”

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On February 6th, the ladies of 4minute proudly received the “K-Pop New Artist of the Year” award at the “2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards“, held in Tokyo’s Midtown Hall.
4minute stated, “It’s an honor to be chosen by Billboard Japan as K-Pop New Artist. We’ll be working hard to receive recognition not only in Korea and Japan, but all of Asia as well.”
A Billboard representative revealed, “4minute’s unique musical color and performances earned great popularity in Japan. We’re looking forward to their growth as artists in 2011.”
At the awards ceremony, the girls delivered energetic performances of “FIRST” and “Muzik“. Currently, 4minute is preparing to release their next Japanese single, “Why“.
Congratulations, ladies!

Source + Photos: TV Report via Daum

[Listen] 'Glee' Mashup of 'Thriller'/'Heads Will Roll' Leaks

As excitement builds for "Glee's" post-Super Bowl episode this Sunday (Feb. 6), the full audio of the cast's "Thriller/Heads Will Roll" mashup has hit the net.

The mashup combines Michael Jackson's  ghoulish classic with a decidedly less-known song by New York indie rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. As evidenced by press images released from the episode, the cast will perform "Thriller/Heads Will Roll" dressed in zombie regalia and football uniforms. The episode's plot resolves around the glee club members making peace with the jocks, with added drama courtesy of Sue Sylvester and her Cheerios.
As for the rest of the music from the "Glee" Super Bowl episode -- which also marks the return of the show's second season -- fans can look forward to new versions of Katy Perry's "California Gurls" (with the cast wearing bright blue, Perry-inspired wigs), Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child (sung by the boys), and the Zombies' "She's Not There."

Gleeks can also look forward to a pre-Super Bowl treat from Lea Michele, who will perform "America the Beautiful" before kickoff between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. Christina Aguilera will sing the national anthem.

[News] Justin Bieber to Release 'Remixes' Album on Valentine's Day

source:billboard.com

Justin Bieber has announced the release of "Never Say Never - The Remixes," a seven-track album featuring collaborations with Rascal Flatts, Chris Brown and Usher. The album will hit stores on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14), three days after the pop star's 3D biopic, "Never Say Never," opens in theaters on Feb. 11.

Along with the previously released Jaden Smith collaboration "Never Say Never," the album will include four remixes: "That Should Be Me" featuring Rascal Flatts, "Somebody to Love" featuring Usher, "Up" featuring Chris Brown, and Kanye West's "Runaway Love" remix featuring Raekwon, which leaked online in August. "The Remixes" will also feature a live version of "Overboard" with fellow teen star Miley Cyrus, as well as "Born to Be Somebody," a new track penned by Diane Warren.

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Bieber confirmed that he was recording with Rascal Flatts last month, writing on Twitter that he was "honored" to work with the country trio. Meanwhile, Brown teased that he and Bieber would release a "SMASH record for all the fans out there at the top of the NEW YEAR!!!" in a Twitter post on Christmas Day.

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"Never Say Never - The Remixes" is Bieber's latest release that reworks previous hits on "My World" and "My World 2.0," after "My Worlds Acoustic" was issued on Nov. 26. Although there is no timetable for the release of Bieber's next batch of new material, producer/songwriter Sean Garrett told Billboard.com this month that the pop star's next project will "segue him into young adulthood... we want all the fans that started out with him to still be intrigued and excited about him, but we want to also stretch out a little bit and make the fans that are 22-23 years old love Justin as well."


Here is the track list for Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never - The Remixes":

"Never Say Never" (featuring Jaden Smith)
"That Should Be Me" (remix featuring Rascal Flatts)
"Somebody to Love" (remix featuring Usher)
"Up" (remix featuring Chris Brown)
"Overboard" (live featuring Miley Cyrus)
"Runaway Love" (Kanye West remix, featuring Raekwon)
"Born to Be Somebody"

[New's] G-Dragon reveals details on Big Bang’s comeback album

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Big Bang’s leader, G-Dragon, dropped additional details about the group’s first album in nearly two years and three months, and asked fans to anticipate great changes as well as variety in their work.
In a recent interview with Star News, he revealed that all of their songs were done recording and that the album was in its finalization stages. The singer continued:

“The members of Big Bang have been working on the album very consistently.  The overall style of the album is geared towards being public friendly with comfortable music that literally anyone can follow along to.”

I think Big Bang will be able to achieve great things this year due to some of the big changes that have been going on.  It’s not only the Big Bang members themselves who have changed – the internal composing staff we’ve been working with has also been completely switched up. Consequently, there will be a lot more collaborations with foreign composers.
But one of the foreign composers isn’t Will.I.Am, who’s currently working with 2NE1 for their U.S. advancement. They’re musicians beyond what anyone’s guess right now. You’ll all be surprised once you listen later, so please look forward to a lot more variety to Big Bang’s image.“

As revealed earlier, the group’s comeback album will not feature any solo or duet tracks, and consists of songs with all five members.  The album is scheduled for release on February 24th.

Source + Photos: Star News via Nate

[New's] Soribada launches their new website in English

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Soribada, Korea’s largest P2P K-pop digital download service, has officially launched their new beta website in English!
For those of you who don’t know, Soribada is most accurately described as the ‘Korean version of iTunes‘. With this new launch, international fans will finally be able to access Soribada’s giant vault of Korean music without the language barrier and the complicated sign-up process.
Soribada maintains a large database of Korean artists and songs to choose from, as their selection ranges from idol groups (GD&TOP, JYJ, Seungri) to ballad artists (Seeya, Davichi); they even include music from lesser-known or indie artists that other popular music portal sites may not carry.
The downloads will even count towards the Korean music charts, so you can do your part as an international fan and support your favorite artist(s) even more!
As of now, Soribada is offering new members 10 free downloads during a 7-day trial period.
Check it out here!

[New's] Why aren’t YG artists performing on Music Bank?

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It seems fans have been unable to see YG Entertainment artists performing on KBS’s Music Bank for some time now due to the label declaring a non-attendance to the public broadcast network’s 2010 KBS Music Festival.
A representative of the music industry spoke with Star News on January 27th and revealed, “Despite GD&TOP and Seungri being well into their promotion cycles, YG Entertainment artists have not once made an appearance on KBS’s Music Bank since restarting their activities.”
He continued, “GD&TOP and Seungri make weekly appearances on MBC’s Music Core and SBS’s Inkigayo, and for a longer period, it seems that YG representatives won’t be sending their artists to appear on Music Bank, which goes the same for Big Bang’s comeback next month.”
Some are speculating that YG’s inability to appear on Music Bank is due to the artists refusing to attend the year-end “2010 KBS Music Festival” last year. At the time, representatives of YG expressed, “We are not able to understand why the ‘Gayo Festival’ is giving a ‘best popularity award’ when they declared that they wouldn’t.” YG artists instead attended MBC and SBS’s year-end ceremonies, both of which did not contain award components.
KBS had clarified that the festival overall focused on music and not the awards, and retorted that they too failed to understand YG’s decision.
Since then, YG artists have not been making appearances on Music Bank. Despite the controversy, representatives of the label explained, “We do not have a bad relationship with Music Bank.”
After missing out on Music Bank last week despite apppearing on all other music shows, Seungri will continue to be absent on the January 28th episode.

Source: Star News via Nate

[New's] JYJ’s Jaejoong beating Justin Bieber for “Best Celebrity on Twitter” at Shorty Awards

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The Shorty Awards, the Twitter equivalent to television’s Golden Globes or Hollywood’s Oscars, is an annual competition to recognize “the best people and organizations on Twitter and social media.”  But when the Shorty Awards organizers put together this year’s 3rd annual competition, they probably weren’t expecting such outright dominance by Korean celebrities.

As further evidence (as if we needed any) of K-pop’s global reach, K-pop celebrities are dominating the leaderboard for “Best Celebrity on Twitter“, with JYJ’s Jaejoong (@mjjeje) and Super Junior’s Heechul (@heedictator) taking 1st and 3rd place, respectively.  Tween sensation Justin Bieber is ranked 2nd, Jay Park 5th (just beating Selena Gomez, who’s currently 6th), and fellow JYJ members Yoochun and Junsu bringing up the rear at 13th and 14th.

If you’d like to support your favorite stars, sign into your Twitter account and head on over to http://www.shortyawards.com/category/celebrity to start pluggin’ away!

Source:Shorty Awards Official

[News] The “Korean Music Festival” is back for its 9th year!

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The Korea Times‘ “9th Annual Korean Music Festival“ is returning to the Hollywood Bowl!
For the past 9 years, the Korea Times has brought your favorite K-pop artists to Los Angeles for their annual ‘Korean Music Festival’. While this year’s artist line-up has yet to be revealed, we anticipate that this event will be just as star-studded as its previous years’.
Here are the details:

Date: Saturday, May 14th
Time: 6:30pm – 10:30pm
Location: Hollywood Bowl (2301 N. Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90068)

Tickets sales begin on Saturday, January 29th at 10AM PST and can be purchased in three ways:
1. In person: Go to the Korea Times Ticket Office (4525 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90010)
2. Over the phone: Call (323) 692-2055 or (323) 692-2070 or (323) 692-2178
3. Online: Visit koreanmusicfestival.com

Gather your friends and family to purchase your tickets this Saturday! And be sure to check back with allkpop for updates on the artist lineup!

[News] GD&TOP to perform “Don’t Go Home” on this week’s “Inkigayo”

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Although GD&TOP’s “Don’t Go Home” failed to pass its re-evaluation with MBC after it was banned earlier this month, YG Entertainment assured fans that they could still enjoy the song through SBS and KBS.
Representatives of YG Entertainment spoke with Star News on January 26th and revealed, “‘Don’t Go Home,’ a track from their new album released last month, was banned from public broadcast for its lyrics. We didn’t believe that there was anything wrong with the lyrics so we re-submitted the song for another evaluation without making any changes.”
They continued, “However, the song did not pass the re-evaluation. Since it was already accepted by SBS and KBS on the first review, fans can look forward to hearing ‘Don’t Go Home’ on those two channels.”
GD&TOP will be performing “Don’t Go Home” for the first time on the January 30th episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo“.

Source: Star News via Nate