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All posts tagged "K-pop"

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  Billboard Magazine praises Hi Suhyun K-pop duo

  American music magazine Billboard has given a big shout-out to “Hi Suhyun,” the song duo from Korea’s most popular TV talent quest “Superstar K.” Lee Hi, 19, and Lee Su-hyun, 16, who have signed with YG Entertainment,...

  • Posted November 21, 2014
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  Chamisul selects K-pop’s IU as new spokesperson

  After taking the alcohol level of its drinks down a notch, Korea’s most popular soju brand has selected a popular singer-songwriter and actress as its new face. IU, known for her dancing and her attractive voice, will...

  • Posted November 21, 2014
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  ‘Side effects of hallyu’ concern other Asian countries

  By Jung Min-ho BANGKOK — When Japanese popular culture gained traction in Korea in the 1990s, critics deplored the comic books and music, saying they were destroying Korean traditions and values. Now, with the Korean wave experiencing...

  • Posted November 20, 2014
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  K-pop group under fire for Nazi-like uniforms

  A new girl group has sparked controversy after wearing a symbol that many said looked like a Nazi swastika flag. Pritz, a little known, four-member group, performed at a horse racetrack earlier this month, wearing red armbands...

  • Posted November 14, 2014
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  Former Arirang president: K-pop is fueling Korea

  By Tae Hong “When I was young, we’d tell people we were Japanese, because it was cool to be Japanese at the time,” the former president of South Korea’s only English-language government-affiliated network, Arirang TV, told a...

  • Posted November 13, 2014
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  Seoul demands answers from Tokyo over singer’s entry denial

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s foreign ministry summoned a Japanese diplomat Wednesday to demand an explanation for Tokyo’s denial of entry for a South Korean singer, a ministry official said. The move came three days after the...

  • Posted November 12, 2014
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  Big Bang most popular S. Korean performer in Japan this year

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Boy band Big Bang drew the largest number of concert-goers in Japan among South Korean performers this year, a Japanese entertainment magazine said Friday. Big Bang ranked second, the highest ranking for Koreans, in...

  • Posted November 9, 2014
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