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  1. 2010/03/04 Tang Wei Receives Career Backup in Hong Kong (5)
  2. 2010/03/04 WonderGirls does ‘WG By WonderGirls’ with new member HyeRim!
  3. 2010/03/04 FT Island is most afraid of stylish girls?
  4. 2010/03/04 Korea’s youngest idol group D-NA’s debut showcase on 3rd March
  5. 2010/03/04 SNSD marks 4th consecutive 100K album sales with 2nd album ‘Oh!’
  6. 2010/03/04 SM Entertainment discontinues supply of music content to Mnet.com
  7. 2010/03/04 Upcoming group Infinite to appear in MV for Epik High’s new song
  8. 2010/03/04 Jay Chou gets an image makeover to improve luck
  9. 2010/03/04 5th MYX Music Awards – 2010 Winners Revealed
  10. 2010/03/04 Hero Jaejoong to appear in Japanese TV series
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Tang Wei Receives Career Backup in Hong Kong

No category 2010/03/04 13:20
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It is widely perceived that the upcoming release of Tang Wei film, Crossing Hennessy, marks the actress's return to mainland cinema after being allegedly blacklisted by the authorities for two years.

Responding to that speculation, Manfred Wong, chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, posted an article on his blog on Tuesday, revealing that William Kong, president of Hong Kong-based Edko Films, is the man behind Tang's career renewal.

The mainland actress obtained Hong Kong citizenship in 2008 following her career collapse, a then rumored authority ban edged her further from the mainland film scene after her erotic role in Ang Lee's 2007 movie "Lust, Caution" which established Tang's overnight stardom.

Tang had hardly made a public appearance, having kept a low profile since her transfer to Hong Kong.

These moves, wrote Manfred Wong, are actually a stepping stone in Tang's career salvation according to William Kong's strategy. "Entrusted by Ang Lee, Kong signed Tang Wei under his wing," Wong revealed.

Tang has worked hard on Cantonese and English in the last two years, Wong said, and even turned down the invitation from Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang to star in their projects, in order not to appear in mainland film.

In William Kong's opinion, Tang will fall again on any media buzz and it's essential for her to keep a low-key image.

The detailed opening timetable of Crossing Hennessy is not yet known.
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WonderGirls does ‘WG By WonderGirls’ with new member HyeRim!

No category 2010/03/04 13:19
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Photos of girlgroup WonderGirls featuring its new member HyeRim have been revealed!

HyeRim had recently joined the group after member SunMi takes a temporarily leave to focus on her studies. And the photos taken on set to their cosmetics endorsement for ‘WG By WonderGirls’ have been revealed!

These photos will be good gifts for fans who have been able to see catch a glimpse of the WonderGirls who are busy promoting overseas.

SOURCE: KBites
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FT Island is most afraid of stylish girls?

No category 2010/03/04 13:17
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Korean flower-boy band FT Island raised a wave of extreme popularity on their first visit to Taiwan, and their images during the six-day trip was also constantly changing. Offstage, lead singer Lee Hongki has the most perception of fashion and constantly plays stylist in their dormitory, often helping his members put outfits together.

During their concert, the five-member band put on a good show, emphasizing on FT Island’s real talent, and that they were not just any “idol boyband”. But when it comes to their title of “flower-boys”, all of them had positive reactions to that, stating that it was a compliment of their looks, and there are lots of goodies from being a flower-boy.

Hongki, who had a big popularity rise after his role in [You’re Beautiful], announced proudly that “because of me, Jonghun has gotten lots of good stuff!” Jonghun agreed in response, “It’s true, when you go out with him you don’t usually have to spend any money. You get food and other stuff for free most of the time, so when I go out I have to bring Hongki with me.”

In FT Island, both Hongki and Jonghun admitted that they are the ones who love shopping the most. Hongki likes dark colour schemes, and cannot resist anything with skull designs on them. Jonghun, on the other hand, prefers clean and classic styles.

Jaejin, the one who always gives a treat and is the most knowledgeable about saving up, actually does not spend much on clothes at all. He said, “I just wear whatever I see in front of me when I wake up everyday. So Hongki usually puts together something for me first.”

Seunghyun also exposed that Minhwan always wears the same clothes, because he washes them after he wears them, then wears them and washes them again in a constant cycle. The 4-D boy also said, “I like formal, branded clothing, and looking like a rich bachelor.”

However, Hongki stepped in to remind him: “But there is nothing branded in your closet!”

Despite their busy schedule, the five boys managed to do a photoshoot for this fashion column. With them clad in colourful Brook Brothers menswear, the photoshoot was fun and lighthearted, leading to the boys of FT Island lamenting that they want to go on vacation, after an entire day of accepting interviews in their hotel.

Despite their average age of 18, the members of FT Island were exceptionally conservative when it came to how their girlfriends would dress. When asked whether they would like girls to be dressed in a fresh manner or in a moderately sexy style, Jaejin replied: “I’m really scared of girls who dress really stylishly, because it feels like it’s hard to get close to them. If someone dressed like that confessed to me, I would probably reject her immediately and run away.”

As for their girlfriends, the five boys once again had the same answer: “Nope, definitely no showing of skin!”

Source: UDN
Translated by:theretroradio
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Korea’s youngest idol group D-NA’s debut showcase on 3rd March

No category 2010/03/04 13:15
The youngest idol group D-NA sets to debut.

Ahead of their official debut, they had their debut showcase on 3rd March in Seoul ShinSaDong YoonDang Art Hall. These singers had spent the past 3 years in preparation for their debut. And they picked group Dong Bang Shin Ki as their role model, determined to be the 2nd Dong Bang Shin Ki.

The group consists of 5 members HyunMin, In Joon, GaRam, Jay and Mika. They are known for their good vocal capabilities and harmony as well as their dance capabilities.


Their group name (대국남아, D-NA) also mean ‘the boss’ or ‘the boys of super space’ showing their aim to be the most influential artist. Their average age is 17 years old, which is the youngest amongst all idol groups in Korea.

Even though they had not officially debut, their homepage had already over 40K members, showing the amount of interests they had garnered.

Meanwhile, the group released the MV teaser to their debut song ‘Tokyo Boy’ on 28th February.

Meanwhile, the full song to ‘Tokyo Boy’ will be released on 4th mMarch and they will be performing on all weekly music shows.

SOURCE: Newsen
CREDIT: KBites
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SNSD marks 4th consecutive 100K album sales with 2nd album ‘Oh!’

No category 2010/03/04 13:15
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So Nyeo Shi Dae marks their 4th consecutive 100K album sales.

So Nyeo Shi Dae’s 2nd album ‘Oh!’ released on 28th January is up #1 on Hot Tracks weekly charts on 22nd February, and marks the group’s 4th consecutive 100k album sales.

Already before the official release of the album, So Nyeo Shi Dae was in the spotlight with 15oK album reservations, and with the 150K albums in stock almost all sold out, it is expected that total album sales will exceed 200K.

It is rare to see female singers’ albums sell over 100K copies. And yet for the group, from their debut album every single album released had exceed 100K album copies sold, which is a feat.


An official said, “The quality of the products produced by So Nyeo Shi Dae can be said to be of the finest in Korea. Given that they are already being established as the national brand, we are seeing that they will continue to have more breakthroughs in the future.”

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SM Entertainment discontinues supply of music content to Mnet.com

No category 2010/03/04 13:12
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SM Entertainment has recently announced that they will not be providing Mnet with its music source in the future.

There was an announcement posted on SM Entertainment official homepage on 2nd March with the title “Official stand regarding discontinuation of music source provision to Mnet”

In the announcement it was stated, “It has been confirmed that Mnet, with whom we have been discussing of long-term music source provision early this year, has violated the contract with our company. They were found with unauthorised use of SM contents on the ASP sites under Mnet.com and Mnet Media.”


It was added, “That was also no notice or explanation from Mnet about this. All this while, SM has been providing its contents to Mnet Media based on mutual trust. With that it will be hard to continue the business dealings which is based on good faith, and we have decided to give up on the contract with Mnet Media.” explaining the reason why songs by SM singers will not accessible via Mnet.com.

In fact, if one is to click on the song ‘Oh!’ by So Nyeo Shi Dae currently up #1 on Mnet realtime chart, a notice will pop up saying “We are currently in the midst of consulting on contract to using this music source. We will work hard to resume the service.”

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Upcoming group Infinite to appear in MV for Epik High’s new song

No category 2010/03/04 13:11
Hip Hop group Epik High will release their new album on 9th March.

The title song ‘Run’ sends a message out to listeners that one should not lose hope even in times of hardship. The MV director to the MV will be Hong WonGi who did Seo Taiji ‘Moai’, 2AM ‘Even If I Die, I Will Not Let You Go’, SS501 ‘Collection’ and Nell ‘Walking In Memory’.

One of the highlights to the MV will also be that upcoming group Infinite will be appearing in the MV. Infinite is a group preparing for their debut under the same management company as Epik High.

Infinite member L will be the main character in the MV. The other members like SeongJong, WooHyun, SeongGyu etc will appear as a band putting up a performance in the MV.

Their company Woolim Entertainment said, “We were hesitant about putting the newcoming group in the MV and even have them as the main characters, we hope that it will be a video showing Infinite’s talents.”

Meanwhile, Epik High will start the promotional activities for their comeback with appearance on KBS Yoo HeeYeol’s Sketchbook.

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Jay Chou gets an image makeover to improve luck

No category 2010/03/04 13:10
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Source : MediaCorp TV

The Tiger year has gotten off to a rough start for Taiwanese singer Jay Chou.

The award-winning R&B singer recently exchanged verbal insults with Taiwanese rapper, Dog G, and got burnt by allegations from ex-label-mate, Devin Wu, who claimed that she lost her virginity to him when she was just 16.

At the Sprite Original Music Awards in Shenzhou, China, a few nights ago, the 31-year-ols sported a beard on his face. The new, masculine appearance, he explained, is because he has been “quite unlucky lately. I have to change my image to change my luck” by having an image makeover.

Luck or not, the singer maintained his streak of multiple wins at ceremonies. He was the biggest winner that night with six awards under his belt. He also won the Best Duet award with his junior, Cindy Yen.

He remained good-natured and optimistic despite the bad press. “There is a lot of strange news going on lately. It’s unlucky but the worst will come to pass because it is good news to have news. I told myself that gossip is also a good thing because it means that I am famous. However, there are some issues that need to be clarified to prevent misunderstandings.”

Since taking on more film roles with The Treasure Hunter, True Legend and his upcoming Hollywood debut as Kato in The Green Hornet, as well as producing his own superhero TV series Pandamen, the multi-hyphenate intends to return to the music industry.
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5th MYX Music Awards – 2010 Winners Revealed

No category 2010/03/04 13:08
As expected, Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo and former Rivermaya frontman Rico Blanco lead the winners’ circle.

Annual MYX Music Awards was held last night, March 2, 2010, at the Music Museum.

Here is the list of finalists and winners (marked as WINNER!) for the 2010 MYX Music Awards:

Favorite Music Video

Antukin by Rico Blanco
Bahay Kubo by Hale
Diamond Shotgun by Chicosci
Kasalanan by 6cyclemind & Gloc9 – WINNER!
Radical by Hilera

Favorite Song

Antukin by Rico Blanco
Back In Time by Kyla & Jay-R – WINNER!
Di Na Mababawi by Sponge Cola
Diamond Shotgun by Chicosci
Simulan Mo Na by Pedicab

Favorite Artist

Chicosci
Christian Bautista
Rico Blanco
Sarah Geronimo – WINNER!
Sponge Cola

Favorite Female Artist

Charice
Karylle
Kyla
Sarah Geronimo – WINNER!
Yeng Constantino

Favorite Male Artist

Billy Crawford
Christian Bautista
Gloc9
Richard Poon
Rico Blanco – WINNER!

Favorite Group

6cyclemind
Chicosci
Hale
Pedicab
Sponge Cola – WINNER!

Favorite Mellow Video

And I Love You So by Regine Velasquez
Old Friend by Kyla – WINNER!
Tell Me Your Name by Christian Bautista
This Time I’ll Be Sweeter by Rachelle Ann Go
You And I by Richard Poon

Favorite Rock Video

Antukin by Rico Blanco
Diamond Shotgun by Chicosci – WINNER!
Radical by Hilera
Simulan Mo Na by Pedicab
Wala by Kamikazee

Favorite Urban Video

Katulad Ko by D-Coy feat. Luke Mejares & Artstrong
Mainit by Knowa Lazarus, Kenjhons & Chelo Aestrid with DJ Flavamatikz
Rendezvous by Dice & K9 Mobbstarr
That Girl by Young JV
Upuan by Gloc9 feat. Jeazelle Grutas – WINNER!

Favorite New Artist

Archipelago
Duster
Letter Day Story
Peryodiko
Young JV – WINNER!

Favorite Indie Artist

Angulo
April Morning Skies
Archipelago – WINNER!
Ciudad
Us-2 Evil-0

Favorite Collaboration

Ayt! by Sponge Cola & Gary Valenciano
Back In Time by Kyla & Jay-R
Higante by Francis M & Ely Buendia – WINNER!
Kasalanan by 6cyclemind & Gloc9
Tabi by Paraluman & Kean Cipriano

Favorite Remake

Balita by Gloc9 feat. Gabby Alipe
Heart To Heart by Kyla
Human Nature by Billy Crawford
Tell Me Your Name by Christian Bautista
You Changed My Life by Sarah Geronimo – WINNER!

Favorite Media Soundtrack

Best About Life by SinoSikat
Record Breaker by Sarah Geronimo – WINNER!
Tayong Dalawa by Gary Valenciano
Whisper I Love You by Kim Chiu & Gerald Anderson
You Changed My Life by Sarah Geronimo

Favorite Guest Appearance in a Music Video

Cristine Reyes (Auz by Rico Blanco)
Heart Evangelista (Bahay Kubo by Hale) – WINNER!
Jake Cuenca (Neon Brights by Taken by Cars)
John Lloyd Cruz (You Changed My Life by Sarah Geronimo)
Maricar Reyes (Kasalanan by 6cyclemind & Gloc9)

Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ

Billy Crawford – WINNER!
Chicosci
Kamikazee
Martin Nievera & Gary Valenciano
Rhian Ramos

Favorite MYX Live! Performance

Gloc9
Kamikazee
Richard Poon
Rico Blanco – WINNER!
Zsa Zsa Padilla

Favorite MYX Bandarito Performance

Bembol Rockers
Blue Boy Bites Back
Intolerant
The Lowtechs
Roots of Nature – WINNER!

Favorite International Video

Fire by 2NE1
Love Story by Taylor Swift – WINNER!
Nobody by Wonder Girls
One Time by Justin Bieber
The Climb by Miley Cyrus

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Hero Jaejoong to appear in Japanese TV series

No category 2010/03/04 13:07
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Hero Jaejoong of Korean idol group TVXQ will appear in a Japanese television drama, according to a source close to the singer.

The source said in a phone call with Asia Economic Daily on Tuesday that "it has recently been confirmed that Hero Jaejoong will appear in a drama to air on Fuji TV."

The pop idol will be starring in the TV series titled "Sunao ni narenakute", written by popular television writer Kitagawa Eriko.

This will be the second collaboration between the famed writer and singer; they first met last year as writer and actor on telecinema "Postman to Heaven", which starred Hero Jaejoong and Korean actress Han Hyo-joo.

"Sunao", a story of friendship between a man and a woman who became acquaintances through Twitter, will star top Japanese actors Eita and Ueno Juri of smash hit TV series "Nodame Cantabile". Eita is set to play a newbie cameramen while Ueno will portray a temporary high-school teacher.

The series, which premieres in April, will be broadcast every Thursday at 10 p.m.

Hero Jaejoong debuted in 2004 in the five-member boy band TVXQ, one of the most successful K-pop acts in Asia. They reportedly have the largest fanbase in the world and have enjoyed great success in the Japanese music industry in particular.

The band became the first foreign artist to top the Oricon singles charts six times with their 27th single "Share the World/We are!" released last year.

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