Celebrity Corner
Popular idol group Secret has been caught up in a plagiarism controversy over one of their songs, "3 Years 6 Months". The girls' agency, TS Entertainment, has boldly stepped forward saying that they're confident this song is an original. If they are indeed guilty of plagiarism, the company confidently said they would assume the consequences. However, TS Entertainment did add that if they...
Jae-beom, the former leader of the boy band 2PM
, has finally spoken up about rumors surrounding his private life and feeling toward his former management agency.
Speaking in an interview with daily Sports Chosun on Monday, Jae-beom said that he does not get irate even though he always checks up all negative comments about him. "It would be a lie to sa...
A catchy storyline, plus likable characters, is a must for dramas. And this is probably why some are made into various versions in different countries, particularly in Asia. But to be successful they need a little more to create a stir among the smart and somewhat ruthless viewers today.
Following the comic-drama "Boys Over Flowers" (2009, KBS), which was remade in Ja...
History repeats itself - at least in the case of budding hallyu star Kim Hyun-joong
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The SS501
boy band leader skyrocketed to fame after making his acting debut as the achingly handsome Yoon Ji-hoo in KBS' hit series "Boys Over Flowers." In hopes, perhaps, of repeating his initial success, Kim's second work promises to reprise certain aspects of his first....
Singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong
has said his boy band SS501
has not disbanded, playing down rumor that its five members will go separate ways since their contract with their former agency has ended and some have signed with new management.
The 24-year-old heartthrob made the remark on Thursday at a press conference for upcoming MBC drama "Naughty Kiss," the...
When Hyun A, a member of the idol group 4minute, appeared on the TV program "Quiz to Change the World" - a nationally televised program that promotes itself as suitable for family audiences - it prompted a flurry of angry comments on the station's Web site from netizens who complained that her sultry "pelvic dance" was too provocative for a 19-year-old.
In video from t...
Holding several product endorsements is usually a lucrative affair but for Ethan Ruan, it may be an entirely different case.
The Monga actor was recently caught up in a product endorsement deal clash between two different jeans brands.Taiwanese jeans brand SOMETHING is seeking compensation from Ethan for endorsing Lee Jeans even before his contract with SOM...
AKB48 has taken the pop singing idol phenom and multiplied it into a mass-production, mass-marketing, mass presence affair.
Founded in October 2005 by producer and renowned lyricist Yasushi Akimoto, Teams A, K and B each have 16 young female members who find themselves constantly promoted for media exposure, and for actual meet-the-fans hand-shaking encounters.| 1 |
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Taiwanese singer Estrella Lin, a former member of girl group 3EP Beauties, says her agency tried to pimp her to business investors while she was seeking to develop her career in Korea. Her attempt was not successful, and now Lin has returned home and published a book revealing the dark side of the Korean entertainment business, the Taiwanese media said Friday.
In the b...
It will be some sort of F4
reunion as "Boys over Flowers" star Kim Hyun-joong
and "Meteor Garden" star Vanness Wu
will be participating in a charity event in Japan to help children in the Philippines and Cambodia.
Hyun Joong and Vanness will be appearing in the charity event dubbed "Message! To Asia." The event is part of Kokkyo naki Kodomotachi (KnK)...
Hong Kong singer-actor Edison Chen
's personal assistant revealed Tuesday that the star had recently flown to the United States to meet Lady Gaga to discuss collaborative opportunities for next year, reported Chinese media.
"Lady Gaga will embark on a series of activities in Asia next year. She knows that Edison is building up his fashion label in Asia and owns an...
Korean heartthrob Song Seung-hun has said he does not mind being involved in a scandal with popular songstress Son Dambi but that a report alleging that the two are an item are "unfortunately not true."
The 33-year-old actor made the remark Tuesday during a press conference for his upcoming movie "The Invincible," responding to the news published in local daily Seoul S...
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Big Bang
member G-Dragon
's agency YG Entertainment has denied that the idol singer is in a romantic relationship with Japanese model Kiko Mizuhara.
"The two are just close friends, not dating," an official at YG stated on Saturday, playing down a report by Japanese sports daily Sankei Sports earlier in the day that reported the two are "dating seriously."| 1 |
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K-pop idol G-Dragon
is going out with Japanese fashion model Kiko Mizuhara, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
The 21-year-old G-Dragon (real name Kwon Ji-yong), a member of the music group Big Bang
, is dating Mizuhara, who is now the exclusive model for the Japanese fashion magazine "ViVi," Sankei Sports said, citing multiple sources.Mizuhara...
They're not just pretty boys, yet they're not your typical "beastly", manly men either. So what are they?
There's been a new wave of poster boys in the k-pop industry that have created a new fusion of a category: pretty-beasts (?). Gone are the guys that simply had pretty, delicately-featured faces. Gone are the men that simply boasted their buff arms and abs so define...
The second member of SS501
has officially announced his decision regarding making a switch in entertainment companies.
This announcement comes after leader Kim Hyun-joong
made his decision to leave SS501's original agency, DSP Entertainment, for Keyeast Entertainment at the end of their contract. Now, Park Jung-min
broke the silence by announcing his ...
Hikaru Utada
(27) has announced that she will release a new singles collection this fall, before taking an indefinite break from music at the start of next year. The singer, who started her career more than 15 years ago, explained that she has neglected part of her personal growth, so she felt that it was necessary to take a break.
Utada began singing under the ...
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Producer Tsunku announced on his blog on Sunday that Morning Musume's 9th generation audition will be held this year, their first since 2006. While the group is expecting to add new members, Tsunku also revealed the bigger news that Eri Kamei, Junjun, and Linlin will be graduating.
Kamei, who joined the group in 2003 as part of the 6th generation, has for a long time b...
Netizens and people who went to the first concert of boy band 2PM
alleged that the event contained sexually suggestive acts in violation of South Korean laws.
The South Korea Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said it received complaints from the public rapping the 2PM concert last July 31 and August 1 as containing sexual acts that are unfit for kids.<...
Korean pop star BoA has been cast in the leading role of a Hollywood movie about dancers in New York City.
The film is to be written and directed by Duane Adler, who wrote the screenplay for "Save the Last Dance" and "Step Up," her management agency SM Entertainment said on Tuesday.Robert Cort, who has made over 50 Hollywood movies including "Jumanji" and "...
