All posts tagged "K-pop"

  • billboard
    Jung Yong-hwa’s first solo album No. 1 on Billboard World Albums chart

    K-pop singer/actor Jung Yong-hwa’s first solo album, “One Fine Day,” shot up to No. 1 on Billboard’s World Albums chart Friday. Jung, 25, released the album earlier this month. Seoul concert tickets for his Asian tour, also...

    • Posted January 30, 2015
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  • ikon
    iKon is one of K-pop’s breakout stars to watch in 2015: Billboard

    Who’s going to make the biggest splash in K-pop this year? Billboard thinks it’s going to be iKon, a not-yet debuted group from YG Entertainment. “Following a very similar path to 2014 breakout stars WINNER, Korean super-label...

    • Posted January 29, 2015
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  • I Love Dance academy in Manhattan
    K-pop dance studio thrives in Manhattan

    By Kim So-young Inside a dance studio near Times Square in Manhattan, about 30 students danced in sync to a K-pop tune. With the exception of a few mistakes and missed rhythms, the group — led by...

    • Posted January 28, 2015
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  • Milpitas Public Library librarian Stephen Fitzgerald, second from left, with culture program participants.
    Milpitas library launches Korean culture program for K-pop lovers

    A Korean culture program for K-pop and Hallyu lovers was launched at a public library in Milpitas, Calif., this week. The library, which joined hands with the Korean Language and Culture Foundation for the program, will run...

    • Posted January 23, 2015
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  • Park Jung-hyun (Yonhap)
    Singer Park Jung-hyun reportedly dating Seoul professor

    Top South Korean R&B singer Park Jung-hyun, 38, is in a relationship with a Korean Canadian college professor, Yonhap reported. An agency source said Friday their dating started with marriage in mind and that they are taking...

    • Posted January 23, 2015
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    [REUTERS] South Korean children navigate rocky road to K-pop stardom

    — Nine-year-old Kim Si-yoon has no time to throw tantrums. She wakes up at half-past seven for school, followed by hours of voice training, dance lessons and cram school before crashing into bed at midnight. Kim...

    • Posted January 22, 2015
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  • nana
    After School’s Nana denies she’s dating actor Hong Jong-hyun

    K-pop girl group After School member Nana denied she is in a relationship with actor Hong Jong-hyun after reports of the pair dating broke Thursday. A Pledis Entertainment source told OSEN the two are close friends but...

    • Posted January 22, 2015
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