Celebrity Corner
Posted on March 11, 2010
Japan's representative for this year's Miss Universe contest has been selected. On Tuesday, the 2010 Miss Universe Japan finals were held in Tokyo, and 25-year-old Maiko Itai was crowned as the winner.
Itai, hailing from the Oita prefecture, bested a field of about 4,000 contestants, which had been narrowed down to 11 finalists. Itai graduated from Sophia University a...
Posted on March 11, 2010
K-pop artist Rain
will soon visit Japan as he gets ready to wrap up his Asia tour, according to his agency J.Tune Entertainment.
The artist will hold the 'Legend of Rainism Asia Tour Japan Final' at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Japan on April 17 and 18, the last of his shows which kicked off in Hong Kong last November.The singer-actor will then return to K...
Posted on March 11, 2010
The plagiarism dispute between Korean indie groups Ynot? and CNBLUE regarding the latter's hit single "Alone" is heating up into a legal battle, according to local media reports.
Underground rock band Ynot? will reportedly file a lawsuit this week against the songwriters of "Alone", the debut single of indie-band-turned-idol-group CNBLUE, accusing them of plagiarizing ...
Posted on March 10, 2010
Taiwan's multitalented superstar Jay Chou
, who was in Shanghai on Monday for a commercial event, revealed his 2010 work plan - album, concerts and no movie.
The king of Mandopop said his new album is expected to be released in May and will feature Jay Chou-style love songs, according to a report on qq.com.Chou will also begin a concert tour this year,...
Posted on March 10, 2010
Talent show singer Amguulan, a contestant from Hunan TV's 2007 "Happy Boy" singing competition, turned himself in on March 6 for a hit-and-run in a car accident in Hangzhou, according to domestic news reports.
The accident happened around 5 a.m. on March 3 in downtown Hangzhou when Amguulan was behind the wheel of a BMW limousine. The car crashed into an electric cycle...
Posted on March 10, 2010
Taiwan pop trio S.H.E will sing the theme song for the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo and be the event's goodwill ambassadors, it was announced on Monday.
Appearing in dresses with eye-catching floral designs, S.H.E members Selina Ren
, Hebe Tian
and Ella Chen
unveiled the theme song, "SHERO", at a press conference in Taipei.The uplif...
| 3 |
|
Share |
Korean actor Jang Keun-suk
kicked off his first-ever overseas fan meeting over the weekend, attracting some 2,500 fans to the Taiwanese city of Taipei, according to his agency Y-TREE Media on Tuesday.
Fans from Taiwan, Korea and Japan turned up to see the 22-year-old star at the sold-out '2010 JangKeunSuk Asia tour in Taipei' held Sunday at the National Dr. Sun Y...
Posted on March 10, 2010
K-pop idol group SHINee
has been set to attend an awards ceremony in Singapore this weekend, according to their agency on Wednesday.
SM Entertainment announced through a press release that the boy band was invited to appear at the 2nd Singapore Entertainment Awards (SEA) hosted by Singapore Press Holdings' Chinese media on March 13.The SEA supports th...
Posted on March 09, 2010
The hype continues to build around Japan-based Korean singer Iconiq (25). It was announced yesterday that, starting from today and barely three month after her Japan debut, she will start appearing in TV commercials for seven different corporations at the same time. This is said to be a record, as is the fact that all seven commercials will air together on TV Asahi March 13. She recently...
Posted on March 09, 2010
Kim Hyun Joong
, leader of boy band SS501
, beat "Boys over Flowers" co-star Lee Min-ho in a poll for top favorite commercial endorser.
In its "2009 Korean Commercial Trends Report," Korean advertising firm Adwaple said Kim garnered 27.1 percent to edge out Lee who obtained 19.9 percent rating as most popular Korean male celebrity product endorser.Read Article »
| 1 |
|
Share |
New four-member boy band F.cuz is set to launch their singing career in the Asian market with their digital single album "JIGGY," according to their agency on Monday.
"F.cuz's debut album 'JIGGY' has been licensed for sale in Taiwan and Hong Kong. We also plan to release it throughout the Greater China region and will begin promotion during the first half of the year."...
Posted on March 08, 2010
It has now been confirmed that the classic boxing manga "Ashita no Joe" will be turned into a live-action film, starring NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita
(24) as the protagonist Joe Yabuki. The movie is being directed by Fumihiko Sori ("Ping Pong," "ICHI") and is scheduled for release in early 2011.
The original manga, written by Asao Takamori and illustrated by T...
| 1 |
|
Share |
K-pop idol group FT Island capped their Philippine promo tour with a successful concert on March 6 at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).
Thousands of fans cheered as the five members performed songs from their albums in SpinManila's FT Island Manila 2010 Showcase.Among the songs the band performed were "I Hope," "Love...
Posted on March 08, 2010
Hong Kong actress Gigi Lai Chi
, 39, is five months pregnant with baby twins after undergoing an embryo implantation.
She is expecting the twins in June or July in Canossa Hospital, Hong Kong, according to domestic media reports.Gigi Lai married wealthy businessman Ma Ting Keung, 53, last January and has remained out of the showbiz spotlight ever since...
Posted on March 05, 2010
Four popular Korean solo singers -- Rain
, Seven, Hyo-ri, and Boa -- will come back to the Korean pop scene. Netizens call them the representative singers for Korean pop in the 2000s, and they are overjoyed at their return. Rain and Hyo-ri will come back after breaks of 18 months and 20 months, respectively. Seven and Boa, who have focused on the American music industry up to now, r...
Posted on March 05, 2010
Actress Erika Sawajiri
, 23, sent a fax to media outlets in Japan this week announcing she is forming her own agency and basing it in Spain-where she lives-and said she plans to establish offices in other countries.
Sawajiri was dumped by her previous agency Stardust Promotion in September last year for a breach of contract, after she pulled out from her role in b...
Posted on March 04, 2010
Hong Kong actress-singer Gillian Chung
has announced she will reunite with her former bandmate Charlene Choi
for two concerts next month.
The concerts were supposed to be held two years ago, according to Choi. They were canceled after Chung was involved in a nasty sex photo scandal with Canadian-Chinese entertainer Edison Chen
.Chung acknow...
Posted on March 04, 2010
Taiwan pop idol Jerry Yan
is releasing a personal photo book that is said to be among the costliest celebrity books ever published in Taiwan.
Yan's book, "9314 Man and Boy", cost 6 million New Taiwan dollars (US$187,535) to make, Tungstar reports. The record-setting costs were mainly due to hiring big-name stylists and photographers and providing accommodations f...
Posted on March 04, 2010
Taiwanese model-turned-actor Ethan Ruan claimed that nothing happened between him and the woman he was spotted with at the Windsor Hotel Taichung in Taipei on Sunday.
Reporters spotted Ruan booking a suite at the hotel and heading up with a mystery woman. The pair did not leave till the following afternoon. Ruan paid the bill with his own credit card.The 2...
Posted on March 04, 2010
K-pop idol group Wonder Girls
have become the newest models for cosmetics brand MU:UZ, according to their agency on Wednesday.
The latest beauty line, named "WG by WONDERgirls," is composed of different themes including cute, sexy, retro modern, confidence and angelic, represented by each girl from the five-member group."We paid special attention to ...
