All posts tagged "music"

  • (Sam Ock Facebook page)
    Sam Ock proves his music can cross language barriers

    By Tae Hong Sam Ock could not believe he was about to perform on one of South Korea’s biggest music programs as he rehearsed for “Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook” in January. As a second-generation Korean American artist with...

    • Posted March 6, 2015
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  • MC Mong (Yonhap)
    MC Mong sweeps South Korean music charts with new album

    South Korean hip-hop singer MC Mong, who continues to face public criticism for a comeback after a scandal involving dodging military service, topped South Korean music charts Monday with his newest release, “Love Mash.” The song, his...

    • Posted March 2, 2015
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  • TVXQ (Yonhap)
    TVXQ takes home five wins at Japan Gold Disc Awards

    K-pop duo TVXQ swept five categories at the 29th Japan Gold Disc Awards Monday, Yonhap reported. According to the awards website, TVXQ’s wins included Best Asian Artist, Album of the Year (Asia) and Best Music Video (Asia)....

    • Posted March 2, 2015
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  • BTS leader Rap Monster, left, and Warren G, right (via Star News)
    K-pop’s Rap Monster to collaborate with Warren G on upcoming single

    Rap Monster, leader of K-pop boy band BTS, is joining hands with American hip hop artist Warren G. According to Star News Thursday in Korea, Rap Monster will release a single album in early March on which...

    • Posted February 25, 2015
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  • (TGM Entertainment)
    K-pop star Kim Tae-woo to kick off US tour in April

    By Tae Hong Any Angelenos missing K-pop vocalist Kim Tae-woo after seeing him perform last year with the amazing g.o.d? Good news — he’s coming back! Kim’s Spring Romance Tour, presented by TGM Entertainment, will begin April...

    • Posted February 17, 2015
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  • Trio con Brio Copenhagen
    Danish-Korean musical trio wins best artist award

    A Danish-Korean musical trio comprised of two Korean sisters Soo-jin Hong and Soo-kyung Hong, and Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer won the Kunstnerprisen, or best artist, at an awards ceremony by Danish national broadcaster DR. Trio con Brio...

    • Posted February 6, 2015
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  • sjn
    Hollywood music director Sujin Nam looks beyond her own success

    By Tae Hong Sujin Nam was three and a half years old when her mother, a piano teacher, claimed her a musical genius. The future Hollywood music director, composer and orchestrator had climbed up onto a piano...

    • Posted January 30, 2015
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