Get to know the brand new 7-member girl group RaNia and tell us if you will be attending their concert in Malaysia!
AZIATIX (아지아틱스)
AZIATIX is an R&B / soul trio consisting of Korean-Americans Nicky Lee, Eddie Shin and Flowsik. The group debuted with their full single Go on iTunes on March 28. Check it out! You like?
Touch (터치)
TOUCH (터치) may just be a verb now but it is set to be a Kpop household name in the near future. The septet that debuted on Oct 21, 2010 is steadily working its way up the Kpop scene.
Kim Ha-eun (김하은)
Isn’t she absolutely adorable in Chuno? Yes, she can be a little whiny as Seolhwa in The Slave Hunters but I find her cute most of the time. Kim Ha-eun, who portrays a young prostitute in KBS’ highly popular sageuk drama, has been in the entertainment industry for six years but fame has eluded her…until now. The 26 year old struck gold when she bagged the role of Seolhwa. In 2009, Ha-eun received a copy of the Chuno script by chance and immediately fell in love with Seolhwa. The actress, who is signed under JYP Entertainment, tried to impress the drama’s PD Kwak Jung-hwan by writing a 50-page analysis on her character! He was unimpressed and believed she didn’t have what it takes to portray the character.Ha-eun did not give up and continued to hope that PD Kwak would give her the role since he had chosen her for the female lead in Conspiracy in the Court, another KBS drama. Conspiracy in the Court was a disaster and ratings were so low that no one noticed her. While waiting for the producers to call, the determined talent took it upon herself to learn the haegeum (Korean traditional instrument) and taryung
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Ahn Jae Wook (안재욱)
This man is so unassuming and down to earth that you tend to forget how big a star he really is. Despite having thousands of fans who adore him in Korea, Japan, China, South America and the rest of Asia, Ahn Jae Wook remains very approachable and humble. Ahn graduated from Seoul Arts University where he majored in theater. At the young age of 23, he made his first television appearance as a blind doctor in the MBC drama Song of Blind Bird. After Song of Blind Bird, he landed a role in the weekend drama Partner which ran for three years. He was trapped in student roles until he got his big break and was offered the lead in the drama Star In My Heart. That drama catapulted him into superstar status and also kicked off his singing career. In the final episode of Star In My Heart, Ahn’s character performed the song “Forever” in concert. “Forever” – the song was a huge hit and his first album of the same name sold 700, 000 copies. Incidentally, FOREVER is also the name of Ahn Jae Wook’s fan club.Ahn Jae Wook paired up with Cha Tae Hyun to host the
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Korean Celebrity Profiles
We started creating celebrity profiles way back when we just started this blog two years ago. At that point in time, we didn’t know any Korean celebrities (well, except for Rain that is) and they were all beginning to look the same to us. We were having trouble remembering their names! To “educate” ourselves, we started our profiles section. We have come a long way since then and we have now compiled close to a hundred profiles! The profiles are arranged in alphabetical order. If you are new to the Korean entertainment scene, this list might be useful to you. View the list after the jump… Ahn Jae Wook André Kim Bada Bae Doo-na Bae Yong-joon Bi / Jung Ji-hoon Big Bang Big Mama Bluedawn BoA Bobby Lee Cha Tae-hyun Chae Yeon Choi Ji-woo Clazziquai Clon Daniel Dae Kim Daniel Henney Dennis Oh Eugene/ Kim Yoo-jin F.T. Island Fly to the Sky Gong Yoo Gu Hye Sun Ha Ji-won Haha Han Ji-hye Han Ye-seul Honey Lee Hyun Bin Im Su-jung Ivy James Kyson Lee Jang Dong-gun Jang Hyuk Jeon Do-yeon Jo In-sung Joo Ji-hoon Jun Ji-hyun Jung Ryu-won Kang Dong-won Kim A-joong Kim Ha-eun Kim Ha-neul Kim Hee-sun Kim Hye-soo
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Celebrate Black Day with Lee An
K-POPPED! EXCLUSIVE Lee An, a Korean singer based in Singapore is single and available. He invites YOU to eat Jjajangmyeon with him on Black Day. Background music ‘Fiction’ (픽션), from Lee An’s 1st album The Birth Now, get to know Lee An in this EXCLUSIVE K-popped! Interview…Stage name: Lee An Real name: Lee AnDate of birth: 27th Apr 1980Height: 178cmWeight: 62kgBlood type: AHobbies: Car racing, Scuba-divingFamily: Grand mother, Father, Mother, Sister and MeEducation: Parkland College, USA You are currently based in Singapore. Why did you choose to be based there and what do you like most about Singapore?I had a chance to visit Singapore for a performance for a Korean community event back in 2006. At that time, I was also planning to explore my career as a musician especially in countries outside of my homeland. While I was in Singapore, I fell in love with the place. I like Singapore for its cleanliness and most of all, friendly people. I also think Singapore is a ‘food paradise’. Apart from that, I think Singapore is one of the most centralised hub that connects to other South East Asian countries. These are the reasons I chose Singapore as my home base.
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Gu Hye Sun (구혜선)
Hidden beneath the pretty innocent face, flawless fair skin and huge eyes, Gu Hye Sun is an accomplished actress blessed with many talents. Best known for her lead role in Boys Before Flowers as the spunky Geum Jan-di, Gu can sing, draw and has published a novel. Now that isn’t all, she has even written and directed a short film entitled The Cheerful Caretaker (유쾌한 도우미). Gu who can hold her own on the piano, also wrote the theme song for her short film. Gu Hye Sun’s book is entitled Tango and it is a fiction, based on the memories of her own bittersweet first relationship. The Seoul Art College alumni also illustrated the book cover and the book comes with around 40 of her own illustrations. It was published on March 31, 2009 and she worked on her book while she was in the middle of filming Boys Before Flowers. Gu made her debut in 2002 in a CF advertising computers 삼보컴퓨터 슬림PC. She has since added a long string of dramas to her credit, hosted music program SBS Inkigayo (2006 – 2007), hosted the SBS Drama Award 2007 and sang the theme song for her drama Pure 19.
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F4 Interview: Kim Hyun-joong
Here you go, the last installment of the F4 relay interview – 23 year old Kim Hyun-joong, who plays the role of Ji-hoo sunbae in the drama Boys Before Flowers. Kim confessed that he is not as gentle or tender as his character Ji Hoo. What he looks for in a girlfriend? “I wish my girlfriend was someone just like a friend, whom I would feel comfortable with.“Hyun-joong is also the leader of the group SS501. IS: Who do you want to meet most in the world? Of course Seo Taiji. When i was a child, I listened to a variety of foreign music and I liked the rock genre. The top song when I was in school was Seo Taiji and Boys’ “Nan-arayo” ( 난 알아요). Then when I heard “Ultramania“, I decided to become a singer. I have a lot of respect for Seo Taiji. IS: Do you have any talent you’ve been polishing since the school days? I played bass guitar in a band when I was in high school. I can play it quite well. I enjoy expressing it by playing guitar when I get a musical idea. I would spend whole day to search for
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F4 Interview: Kim Joon
I’m bringing you Kim Joon’s interview next, simply because i don’t want to leave him for last. He’s always been the F4 member who gets the least attention. 25 year-old Kim Joon plays Song Woo-bin in Boys Before Flowers. Kim Joon has been called a “junior Jang Dong-gun” because of his looks and has great potential as an actor. This is his first acting role and he is already hooked on acting. He is also a member of the band T-MAX. Lee Min-ho was witty and straight forward and Kim Bum is sort of a dreamer and romantic. Kim Joon… on the other hand, is very eloquent. IS: Person whom you want to meet the most? KJ: Since young, I have always wanted to meet Seo Taiji. He has been my idol since childhood days. When I was in elementary school, he was the face of the leading music then. Now, 17 years after his debut album, he is still active in the music scene and I have a lot of respect for that. IS: Who is your favourite sports star? KJ: Michael Jordan. I loved watching him during NBA Basketball mania. Michael Jordan – the name itself is a
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