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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Rains Returns to his Roots in ‘Legend of Rainism’

Korean pop star Rain has been busy with his own clothing line and a Hollywood film produced by the Wachowski brothers. But he didn’t forget his roots as a singer, gratifying local fans at his Seoul concert “Legend of Rainism” held at the Gymnastic Stadium, Olympic Park, Friday.
This was the singer’s first concert in Seoul [...]

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MBLAQ Releases Twilight Teaser Poster

The five-member boy band MBLAQ revealed their teaser poster last Friday and it does look vampire-ishly good!
The “twilight” concept poster will be posted in several locations all around Seoul but fans won’t need to wait long as the group made their first appearance in Rain’s “Legend of Rainism - 2009 Bi Asia Tour” in Seoul [...]

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Wishing Everyone a Merry Chuseok!

The cool Autumn breeze is upon us and Chuseok (Korean: 추석) is now in full swing. Chuseok is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar (for those who aren’t in Korea, Chuseok started last Friday and ends this Sunday). [...]

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Rain to Attend F1 with Beyonce

Along with world pop diva Beyonce, Korean pop star Rain will attend the Formula One (F1) car racing competition in Singapore.
Rain was invited to the “2009 F1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix,” which will be held on Sept. 27, along with several Western stars: Lindsay Lohan, No Doubt, and the Black Eyed Peas.
According to Rain’s agency [...]

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Hallyu Stars Taking a shot at Hollywood

As you watch the latest crop of Hollywood action movie trailers, you may notice something unusual, something some said would never happen: more and more Korean faces in lead roles.
The year 2009 has been an especially fruitful one for Korean actors who have made it in American film, though no one knows how long [...]

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