Kim Hyun Joong participates in a marathon supporting childhood cancer

On May 1st, SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong joined about 150 people in a Seoul city marathon competition at the Han River Park in support of children affected by cancer.

This was the 8th marathon co-hosted by the Running Doctors of Korea corporation and the Korean Marathon Association.


At the event, Kim Hyun Joong helped out in the ceremonial handover by presenting $23,000 USD in donations collected by employees of an anonymous company to the two organizations.asdf

The proceeds from this competition will go to the aid of children suffering from cancer.


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SISTAR19 releases two new album jacket photos for “Ma Boy”

As reported yesterday, SISTAR’s Bora suffered a nasty fall during KBS’s “100 Points out of 100” that eventually led to her being rushed to the hospital. Fortunately, Starship Entertainment representatives have revealed that the results of the CT scan show that there are no complications.

Fans were especially worried over health since she’s a member of the group’s upcoming sub-unit, SISTAR19.


Representatives commented, “She did not injure her head, and it will not be affecting her promotions at all. We’ll be making sure that she keeps herself in tip top condition until SISTAR19’s debut stage. We’d like to apologize for concerning fans with the matter.”

SISTAR19 also released new album jacket photos on May 2nd for their debut track, “Ma Boy.” Produced by Brave Brothers, the single will drop on the 3rd.





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TOUCH releases comeback MV teaser, “Rockin the Club”

After teasing with still-cuts of their music video set two months ago, rookie boy group TOUCH is officially gearing up for their comeback! On May 2nd, TOUCH released the teaser music video for their second mini-album, “Rockin the Club.”


With an exciting club scene as the background, the boys exude their charms for the camera with impressive dance moves and handsome looks. As reported earlier, the music video was produced in 3D, so stay tuned for its official release.




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RELIVE IT: Idols rock the Korean Music Festival 2011!

In the nine years that have passed since its inception, the Korean Music Festival has proven to be the premier event for K-pop lovers of all generations and backgrounds. With its star-studded history of k-pop idol headliners including TVXQ, Big Bang, SNSD (make that twice), Super Junior (also twice) and the Wonder Girls, there’s little room left to wonder why KMF has been perceived as some sort of rite of passage for artists to validate their successful statuses in the music industry.


For their ninth annual concert, Korea Times featured an all-star cast including Jay Park, 4minute, U-KISS, SECRET, SISTAR, G.NA, Baek Ji Young, K. Will, DJ D.O.C and many more.Yet before the doors of the famous Hollywood Bowl even opened, the premises of the venue were bustling with visitors throughout the daytime pre-concert festivities.

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Big Bang clinches Inkigayo Mutizen triple crown + other performances

SBS’s Inkigayo is back once again, and this week’s show was full of amazing and fun performances from the top participating K-pop artists!

Due to time constraints, the Mutizen award winner was not announced for last week’s show. But it was announced earlier in today’s show and it was revealed to be Big Bang as they received their trophy belatedly. Congratulations to Big Bang on their win!





The ‘Take 7‘ nominees were Big Bang (“Love Song“), Rainbow (“To Me“), Girl’s Day (“Twinkle Twinkle“), f(x) (“Pinocchio“), 4minute (“Mirror“), Yangpa (“It Hurts“), and Clover (“La Vida Loca“). Yangpa and Clover did not perform today.









The Mutizen winner for this week was announced to be Big Bang as they clinched a triple crown with their repackaged album! Congratulations to Big Bang as they say goodbye on a high note!













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Big Bang says goodbye with a big bang on Inkigayo

As expressed earlier, Big Bang concluded promotions for their repackaged album on today’s episode of Inkigayo with their final performance of ‘Love Song‘ on the show.

“Love Song” was one of two title tracks for their repackaged album, and were co-produced by G-Dragon and Teddy. It delivered a catchy, electronic rhythm with a unique modern rock feel and became another trend in the K-pop industry as it charted at the top of various music ranking charts after release.

Due to Big Bang’s impending Japanese tour scheduled for May through June, YG Entertainment had earmarked a short promotional period which ended this weekend.

With it being their final final stage, Big Bang had a 5 minute goodbye stage where they performed “Love Song” and a special “Intro” track composed by leader G-Dragon. G-Dragon revealed earlier that he had strung together solo tracks from the members into one short medley.

So check out their goodbye stage below!




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CNBLUE performs ‘Love Girl’ on Inkigayo

Having achieved great success with their recent album “First Step“, the CNBLUE boys have returned with a special performance of “Love Girl” for this week’s episode of “Inkigayo“!

“Love Girl” in particular was re-arranged as an acoustic version, different from the original included in “First Step”. The song flawlessly managed to carry the same bright and upbeat rhythm into a smooth finish that only an acoustic cover can give.

FNC Music stated, “Since the boys have received so much love to the point of earning double and triple crowns, we have decided to produce a new album as a way of saying thanks to our fans. With three tracks that were originally only released in Japan and plenty of photos of the members, we hope that it will become a great present for our fans.”

So check out their “Love Girl” stage on Inkigayo below.




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K.Will says goodbye on Inkigayo

Having been promoting “My Heart is Beating” for the past 8 weeks, K.Will is wrapping up promotions with his goodbye stage on SBS’s Inkigayo today.

K.Will has certainly had a fruitful promotion period with his song charting highly on various music charts and also winning on music shows. More importantly, he has cemented his position as a solid ballad singer once again with “My Heart is Beating”, which is a medium tempo ballad track that features a fun melody with a dynamic sound that works in tune with the explosive vocals K-Will is known for.


Check out his stage one last time!




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After School makes a comeback with ‘Shampoo’ on Inkigayo

After a long hiatus, the After School girls are back on SBS’s Inkigayo with a brand new round of promotions after releasing their first album, “Virgin” earlier this week.

Decked out with a lovelier and more feminine concept, the girls have filled the album to the brim with songs that hold motivating themes like confidence and individuality. It’s been a long year since their last “Bang!” release, so the girls have set out to make this comeback particularly special.


In an interview with Sports Today, After School stated, “Because of a chain of events last year, we weren’t able to promote as a group. We’ve missed the stage that much more, and we’d like to emphasize that we’re promoting as a group now. It’s so fun and we love it.”

When asked about their tap dance routine, they replied, “It’s the result of five months of practice. Because of our personal schedules, we didn’t have a lot of time to practice but we truly tried our best. With our ‘Bang!’ promotions, we were always injuring our fingers. This time it’s our toes.”

The girls concluded, “We’ve been promoting individually until finally getting back together in nearly a year. Because of that, we’ll be giving our best on stage. Please give us your support, as we’ll be promoting for as long as possible.”


Their title track, “Shampoo”, was written by poet Won Tae Yeon (of Secret Garden’s “That Man“) and composed by Japanese producer, Daishi Dance.

With a subtle piano melody and an emphasis on the emotions behind the lyrics, the song seamlessly weaves in and out of After School’s beautiful vocals and powerful rapping.

Check out their comeback stage, which also includes “Let’s Step Up“!








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INFINITE says goodbye with “Traffic Safety Song” on Inkigayo

Having made their comeback slightly more than a month ago, boy group INFINITE are wrapping up promotions on today’s Inkigayo.

The boys have been turning in a playful and romantic look with ‘Nothing’s Over‘ for the past few weeks, but it is certainly over now with the conclusion of their promotions this week.




INFINITE also received the baton for the “Traffic Safety Song,” a collaborative campaign between SBS’s “Inkigayo” and the Korean Transporation Safety Authority in promotion of safe driving and environment protection.

The boys showed much determination in delivering the meaningful message of the campaign by coming up with their own choreography for the song, so check out their music video below!






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Acoustic girl group ‘SpinEL’ debuts on Inkigayo with “Chu Chu”

Korea’s first ever acoustic guitar girl group, SpinEL, has made their official debut with their first single, “Chu Chu“.

This girl group team is comprised of two members, SPIN and EL, both of whom were born in 1996. SPIN is the vice president of her class and first began featuring for other artists since 2003. EL used to be a child actress and starred in a variety of movies, dramas, and mucicals.

While SpinEL is a combination of their name, it is also the name of a jewel. Like their name, the girls hope to become a shiny jewel in the Korean music industry.

Representatives of SpinEL stated, “The public is thirsty for talented and real music, as exemplified by the hits of C’est Si Bon and MBC’s ‘I Am A Singer.’ SpinEL has that same girl group charm, but with also a musical style that will satisfy listeners.”

The girls debuted on SBS’s “Inkigayo” by performing with their guitars on air.




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B1A4 debuts on Inkigayo with “OK”

After melting the hearts of fans with their unique webtoons marketing style, WM Entertainment’s newest boyband, ‘B1A4‘, has finally made their debut on today’s episode of “Inkigayo“!

Their unique name is an abbreviation of ‘Be the one, All for one’, and also stands for Baro being type B blood, while Jinyoung, CNU, Sandeul, and Gongchan being type A.

Their title track, “OK“, is an electronic track using rock as its base to feature the powerful and refreshing vocals of B1A4. With a catchy hook like, “Everything’s OK as long as I have you”, and an addictive melody to boot, the group seems to have what it takes work their way up to ‘becoming the ultimate’.

Check out their debut below!


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[Spoiler: We Got Married] Victoria meets Nichkhun’s kiss scene CF partner

On April 30th, f(x)’s Victoria met the woman that kissed 2PM’s Nichkhun while grocery shopping together on MBC’s “We Got Married.”

Their exchange wasn’t a long one, as it only involved Nichkhun introducing her to Victoria by stating, “She’s the woman that I shot a CF with.” Model Cha Yuri exclaimed back, “I’ve been watching your shows. You both match each other so well,” and promptly left the scene.

Nichkhun tried to think light of the situation despite Victoria avoiding his gaze and staring into their grocery basket. Noticing her dark facial expression, Nichkhun took her and left the mart.

“Are you going to film another kiss scene with her?” she asked in the car. Nichkhun tried to sweeten her up by practicing his aegyo on her, but Victoria would have none of it. She eventually asked with shy laughter, “Nichkhun-ssi, do you want to film one with me?”

All smiles, he replied, “Are you ready for it?”


In their individual interviews, Victoria revealed, “That woman was so tall and pretty, I felt like I was being compared to her and felt so jealous. I did feel a bit bad that Nichkhun just tried to let it go like that.”

Nichkhun revealed, “The minute I saw the model, I knew I was in trouble and I was in for a long day…”


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SNSD reaches #1 on Oricon Singles Chart

Recently, allkpop reported that girl group SNSD had reached #2 on Japan’s Oricon Singles Chart, right behind Jang Geun Suk.

Well, on April 29th, SNSD came up to #1 with their third Japanese single, “Mr. Taxi“, which was released on April 27th. On top of this, SNSD has also placed 1st on Japan’s mobile download site “Recochoku” and on Japan’s iTunes Singles Chart – showing that the group is receiving much love in Japan.

“Mr. Taxi” is a new song that was not previously released in Korea. The song has been receiving much attention from music fans not only in Korea and Japan, but from fans all over Asia.

Meanwhile, SNSD will start performing on May 31st in Osaka and tour throughout Japan until July 17th for their Arena Tour Concert. They plan to perform in front of 100,000 fans. For their first concert, 300,000 people applied to buy tickets, so it was confirmed that 3 performances have been added to accommodate fans.

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Turtles makes a ‘Hero’ comeback on Inkigayo

Pop trio Turtles finally made their official comeback with a new member, Lee Kang, and their title track, “Hero“, on today’s episode of SBS’s Inkigayo.

“Hero” features an exciting beat with snare drums and whistles that will surely have you humming it for days. Inside this upbeat rhythm is an equally uplifting message that aims to give hope and bravery to those that are giving up after lost love.

Their agency, Pine Tree Entertainment, explained their comeback, “In celebration of their 10th anniversary, the Turtles have overcome their pain with a new track that’s reminiscent of their older style. It’s something that the entire family can enjoy together.”

Check out their comeback stage below!



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