Lot and lot of new groups are being called “new Hallyu” or “the future of Hallyu”, but only time will tell which ones can actually make it. I was hesitant to write about any of them, not too sure if I write about a craze that will not live long. But the group I am going to introduce today has few distinctive traits that set them apart from others. This may become their undoing, but at the same time this may be their strongest asset. Continue reading
The Korea Tourism Organization said it will hold a K-pop concert on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Alpensia Sky Jumping Special Stage in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, to promote tourism there.
The city has been attracting growing attention from international travelers after winning the bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The KTO has collaborated with Gangwon Province, concert organizer Seoul Cheongwoo, Now Global C&C and Hana Tour International for the upcoming concert.
The show will gather representative K-pop groups, rock groups, ballad singers and rising artists. The lineup includes Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, Infinite, Boohwal, Kim Gun-mo, Baek Ji-young and Baek Cheong-gang.
About 12,000 tickets will be available for free, while 2,000 tickets will be allocated for overseas fans through tour packages, the KTO said. For more information visit here
via KHerald [Kim Yoon-mi]
On August 20th, MBC hosted the ‘K-POP All Star Live in Niigata‘ concert in Japan for their 50th anniversary, which boasted a brilliant line-up of the top K-Pop artists in the industry. Continue reading
Super Junior’s “Mr. Simple” was named “Song Of The Week” for the second time in a row. Staying positive and true to cool is the right way to go. Elfs all over Korea agree that this smooth track should remain a hit.
The Incheon Korean Music Wave Concert was held on August 13 at the Incheon Munhak Olympic Stadium and many of K-Pop’s biggest groups came to perform. The concert, which was geared toward promoting the city of Incheon to international tourists, was just aired earlier today. Continue reading
Seven-member Korean group INFINITE’s L currently stars in a new Japanese drama “Jiu” and is receiving much popularity and success! Although the drama was allocated with a midnight time slot airing time, the first episode received a 9.4% rating and then shot to 10% rating for its second episode, topping the rating for the time slot.
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