Girls’ Generation, KARA, TVXQ, 2PM, Jang Geun Suk, and B2ST awarded at 26th Japan Golden Disc Awards

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced the winners of “The 26th Japan Gold Disc Award” on January 27th, and many Korean artists were featured.

The “Japan Gold Disc Awards” was first launched in 1987 to recognize outstanding artists (and works) that have contributed to recording industry. Awards based on the actual sales number, and 2011’s winners utilized data from November 10, 2010 to October 31, 2011.

Check out the Korean winners of “The 26th Japan Gold Disc Award” below!

Best Album of the Year (Asia)

Girls’ Generation – “GIRLS’ GENERATION”

Best 3 Albums (Asia)

KARA – “Girls’ Talk”
Girls’ Generation – “GIRLS’ GENERATION”
TVXQ – “Tone”

Song of the Year (Downloads – Asia)

KARA – “Jumpin’”

Best 5 Songs by Download

3. KARA – “Jumpin’”

Best Music Video (Asia)

KARA – “Best Clips”

Best Asian Artist

KARA

New Artist of the Year (Asia)

2PM

Best 3 New Artists (Asia)

Jang Geun Suk
2PM
B2ST

Best Enka/Kayokyoku New Artist

Park Hyunbin

Congratulations to all the winners!

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[SYDNEY KPOP FEST 2011] Dry Rehearsal Part 1 TVXQ SHINEE BEAST

TVXQ, B2ST, SHINee, MBLAQ, miss A, KARA, 2AM and 4minute head to Australia for ‘K-POP Music Festival in Sydney’

On November 10th, many fans gathered at the Incheon International Airport for a chance to have a glimpse of their favorite idols.

TVXQ, B2ST, SHINee, 4minute, miss A, 2AM, and MBLAQ, arrived sporting their airport fashion to take a plane to Sydney, Australia for the ‘K-POP Music Festival in Sydney‘.

Showing off their autumn look artists wore leather jackets and trench coats. Of course no airport fashion is complete without sunglasses, hats, bags, ear phones and masks.

The ‘K-POP Music Festival in Sydney’ will take place on November 12th at the ANZ stadium. The concert will be aired through MBC on December 3rd.

Check out the artists’ airport fashion below:

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SNSD, TVXQ, and more to perform for ’2011 Hallyu Dream Concert’

Many of Korea’s top Hallyu singers will be coming together once again to perform for the ’2011 Hallyu Dream Concert‘!

Taking place on October 3rd at Gyeongju’s Citizen Stadium, this year’s event boasts an impressive lineup! TVXQ, SNSD, 2PM, SHINee, miss A, GD&TOP, Se7en, SECRET, ZE:A, Davichi,4minute, B2ST, G.NA, T-ara, SISTAR, MBLAQ, and INFINITE will all be performing for the event.

The Korean Entertainment Producers’ Association (KEPA) commented, “This is the second year we are holding the Hallyu Dream Concert. We hope that through the distinct characteristics of our culture and the popularity of Hallyu, we will be able to make this event become the representative cultural festival of Gyeongju.”


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Who are the best MR (music removed) singers?

MR (Music Removed) videos have been an increasingly common way for netizens to gauge how well idols perform during live broadcasts, as a way to see how well they can actually sing.  Recently, Mnet’s “Idol Chart Show” compared the MR clips of the idol singers, and selected the best of the best.

TVXQ was selected as the overall winner, from a field of Korea’s best idol singers.  Their reason?  ”Not only can they sing well live, but they dance well while performing!”  They showed clips of TVXQ’s comeback MR removed performance for “Keep Your Head Down“, and the proof was in the pudding, folks – these guys are good.

For giggles, the MCs focused on Changmin’s incredible range, but also his habit of pointing upwards with his index finger when he’s going for those big notes.  Then, they both commented on how much Yunho has improved since his debut days, by comparing his “Keep Your Head Down” performance to a live performance of “Hug“, where his voice cracked.

Below is the list of final rankings; interestingly enough, figure skater and the nation’s Little Sister Kim Yuna made the list at #15.

1. TVXQ
2. IU
3. Taeyeon of SNSD
4. Changmin of 2AM
5. Park Bom of 2NE1
6. Taeyang of Big Bang
7. Hyorin of SISTAR
8. Kyuhyun of Super Junior
9. Jonghyun of SHINee
10. Song Jieun of Secret
11.Yonghwa of C.N. Blue
12. Lee Hongki of FT Island
13. Suzy of miss A
14. Hyun Bin (actor)
15. Kim Yuna (ice skater)
16. G.O. of MBLAQ
17. Gayoon of 4minute
18. Kim Soohyun (actor)
19. Junsu of 2PM

20. YoSeob of B2ST

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IU, TVXQ, & B2ST to cameo on SBS’s new sitcom, “Welcome to the Show”

SBS will release a new sitcom called, “Welcome to the Show“, and they’ve already got a stellar list of confirmed cameos from IU, TVXQ, and B2ST!
A representative of SBS’s variety team spoke with Star News on March 9th and confirmed, “IU, TVXQ, B2ST and other idol singers will be trying their hand at sitcom acting.”
While TVXQ will only be making a brief appearance, IU will draw from her “Dream High” experience to act out a full series of lines.
“Welcome to the Show” uses the “Inkigayo” studio as its backdrop, and draws its stories from idols, seniors, juniors, managers, and the producers that run the show. Leading roles were previously announced to be 2AM’s Seulong, 2PM’s Nichkhun, and f(x)’s Sulli, in addition to other older singers.
The project is meant to herald SBS’s comeback to the sitcom drama genre; it’ll be the first series produced in almost three years. At this point, the approximate length of the show remains undecided. Producers will be able to get a grasp of how long they want the series to run after they review ratings and responses from the pilot episode, which is scheduled to air some time this month.
Stay tuned for more info on this exciting new sitcom!

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