K-Pop, Asian Music Gets a New MAMA

Mnet Media, one of Korea’s most popular music networks, will scrap its 10-year-old music festival for a new one titled “2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards” (MAMA).
The former event “Mnet KM Music Festival” (MKMF) was organized by two music cable channels, Mnet and KM. It was considered one of the biggest music award events in Korea. [...]

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Rain-Produced MBLAQ Makes Its Debut

The new male group MBLAQ is to release its debut mini album on Wednesday, October 14th and make its TV debut the following day. Their first TV appearance will be on a cable TV music program, “M! Countdown.” Known as the first group born out of superstar Rain’s first music production effort, MBLAQ features some [...]

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YG Hits Sony Over Plagiarism Allegations

The controversy over the alleged plagiarism centering K-pop idol G-Dragon’s first solo single has entered a second round as his agency chief openly rebutted the copying allegations for the first time ― weeks after the suspicion surfaced.
In a long letter posted Thursday on the Web site of YG Entertainment, G-Dragon’s agency, its CEO Yang Hyun-suk [...]

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K-Pop Girls Just Want to Have Fun (and Profit)

They’re young and leggy, their music’s light and perky, and their dance moves are easy to learn. And there are enough of them to please even the pickiest fan.
Girls’ Generation, Wonder Girls, 2NE1, KARA, After School, 4Minutes - girl groups are all over the Korean pop music scene. Never has the industry, long dominated by [...]

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f(x) Enters the Race of Female K-Pop Bands

SM Entertainment, the creators of TVXQ, Girls’ Generation and SHINee, has introduced another girl group, f(x), adding fuel to the already heated race between female performers.
The showcase for the new five-member girl group was held last week at the Fashion Center in southern Seoul, hosted by Girls’ Generation member Sunny and Super Juniors’ Lee Teuk.
Although [...]

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Filipinos Get Hooked on Hallyu, K-Pop Craze

MANILA ― Hallyu, popularly known as the Korean wave, continues to cast its spell in the Philippines. Not only are Korean dramas being embraced by Filipinos but more teens and young adults are becoming ardent fans of K-pop artists as well.
Thanks to the Internet, non-Korean fans in Southeast Asia including the Philippines and as far [...]

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K-Pop Male Singers Poised for Fall Comeback

If girl groups like Girls’ Generation, 2NE1, Kara, and Brown Eyed Girls were dominating the music scene in summer, it will be male singers who will be taking the stage by storm in autumn. Celebrated ballad singers such as Kim Tae-woo, formerly of g.o.d., Park Hyo-shin, Wheesung, and Hwan-hee of Fly to the Sky are [...]

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