Artist Line Up for Korean Music Wave 2011 in Malaysia this September

After wrapping a successful concert that was held in Singapore in July, the organizers will bring the concert up to Malaysia for the K-Pop fans in September!  The KOREAN MUSIC WAVE 2011 in Malaysia will be held on Saturday September 24, 2011, 7PM at Stadium Merdeka.

The event is jointly organized by Galaxy Group, Proof Label and Tomato.M.This will be the first K-Pop concert with many artists held in Malaysia. With a popular lineup, this concert will show the rapidly growing influence of the K-Pop wave in Malaysia and countries nearby.
Just like in Singapore, Korean Music Wave 2011 in Malaysia will be headlined by GD&TOP and Seungri from BIG BANG along with others which include Park Jung Min, Teen Top, U-KISS, FT Island and 4minute. The one-night only concert will last around 2 hours 30 minutes.
U-KISS's Kevin and Dongho will be taking the stage as special guest MCs for this concert.

Tickets are priced at according to respective zone; Rock Zone (RM588), Numbered Seating (RM438 and RM288) and Free Seating (RM138). Tickets will available for sale on September 1. For ticketing info, please visit here.

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U-kiss "neverland" mv just reveal. But when i open U-Kiss official youtube it's has been private, why this happening?

According to Kevin (@Kevinwoo91) there are little bit problem in U-kiss official youtube acc.
"Sorry guys! Technical issues with the MV on Youtube I know u guys have been waiting for so long I'll be right back to let u know when its up" kevin wrote this on his twitter at 1st Sep, 12.43 am.

After one hour, the MV has released, but the MV being private back in youtube.
What wrong with their official youtube? They don't want let Kissme watch it? (sad mood alive)

Y-Star goes behind the scenes for U-KISS’s “Neverland” MV

Following closely behind the release of U-KISS’s new music video teaser for “Neverland“, Y-Star News recently revealed their behind-the-scenes footage for U-KISS’s new music video!

The boys kicked off the interview with a strong and cheerful greeting to the viewers of Y-Star News, and the video showed how hard the members were working for the filming of their music video as they dripped in sweat while dancing on the ’snowing’ set.

When asked if he was too tired, Kiseop replied in a cheerful tone while trying to catch his breath, “It’s okay, it’s because I’m not fully adjusted yet. I’ll work harder and show everyone a better side of me.”
The reporter commented while watching the boys dance on the set, “Kiseop says he’s fine, but his body doesn’t seem to be okay.” She continued, “The members don’t seem to have a chance to rest and relax even when they are on break, perhaps because they haven’t been active in Korea for a while, and also because of their powerful dance choreography.”

When asked about how they had been while living in Japan and preparing for their Japanese debut, Soohyun started to reply, “The food in Osaka is really good, so we would sneak out without our manager...”, and then paused in the middle of his sentence while giving their manager a guilty glance, which lead the other members to burst out into awkward laughter.

Soohyun tried to retract his statement by saying, “Actually we always go out with our manager hyung~ How could we sneak out by ourselves?”, to which Hoon cheekily replied, “We don’t remember ever going out by ourselves but you do, I guess you sneaked out by yourself~”. AJ also agreed with Hoon and commented, “Yeah, you must have gone out by yourself.”
The U-KISS members managed to quickly wrap up the awkward conversation by exclaiming, “We love you manager hyung!”

The video also went on to talk about their plans for releasing their second album in September and actively promoting their album in Korea before making their official debut in Japan towards the end of the year.

Towards the end of their interview, the boys were asked what they wished to do while promoting their second album, to which Dongho confessed, “I don’t know if I should be saying this, but I want to receive first place and become close with female singers…“.

When none of the other members added their thoughts to this statement, Dongho exclaimed, “We all talked about this, why are you acting like we didn’t!”, to which AJ replied with a laugh, “Our pretty Dongho is so honest~”.

Good luck to U-KISS with their upcoming promotions.

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U-KISS releases their new song, “Someday”

On August 25th, idol group U-KISS released a video teaser for their second official album, “Neverland“, which drew a hot response from their fans. Today, they continued to amp up expectations with the release of their new song, “Someday“!
Composed by Ryan Jhun (who’s worked with many of K-Pop’s top stars like Lee Hyori, TVXQ, and SHINee), “Someday” is a medium-tempo track inspired by British pop. With its steady piano rhythm and layered synthesized sounds, it boosts the emotional color in U-KISS’s vocals. We definitely can’t wait for the music video for this one!

Check out “Someday” below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMwwKdej05Q&feature=player_embedded

MBC reveals line-up of idol participants for MBC’s 3rd ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships’

MBC’s Chuseok special, ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships‘, is back for the third time, and they’ve just revealed the line-up of its participating idols.

The first recording will be held on August 27th at the Jamsil main stadium. Idols in attendance includeSuper Junior, SHINee, SISTAR, miss A, Davichi, ZE:A, T-ara, MBLAQ, G.NA, INFINITE, Hwanhee, and more, making up a total of a 140-150 member cast.

2AM’s Jo Kwon, whose athleticism earned him the nickname ‘Kkap Bolt’, is unfortunately unable to attend due to an overseas schedule. Boom, who recently was discharged from the army, will be joining the show as an MC alongside other MBC anchormen and track & field MCs.

Competitions include the 50m race, co-ed high jump, co-ed 50m hurdle, co-ed 400m relay, and others.  The special will air on September 13th, one day after the Chuseok holiday.

Source + Photos; Newsen via Nate

Expectations are high for 2NE1’s first concert

2NE1, the girl group that set new bars by hitting number 1 with all 5 singles that they released this year, will hold their first concert since their debut. Their free-flowing performances and flashy outfits equipped with trendy music has built an expectation from music fans matched by no other with the arrival of their first concert.
With plans to debut in Japan in September, 2NE1 is busy preparing for the concert. Star News was able to take a sneak peak at their first 3-day long concert, “Nolza”.
As it is their first mega-scale concert since their debut, 2NE1 has been busy preparing through rehearsals. Although most concerts’ rehearsals usually begin 2 days before the concert date, 2NE1 has scheduled rehearsals a week before the concert date.
On August 24th, a staff member from YG Entertainment spoke with Star News and stated, “We rented out the concert venue for rehearsal so we could best match the same environment as the concert. The time invested in preparation is described by the members’ passion for the upcoming concert”.
The stage will have various colors to bring out the individualistic nature of 2NE1.
A large, vivid HD screen will be prepared for the audience seated farther away, and a T-shaped stage will be prepared for the audience to communicate the members of 2NE1 even closer, as well as a surprise event in the seats. Special outfits have been made and prepared as well.

But what the fans are most anxious for is 2NE1’s music.
The staff member continued, “Not to mention all of 2NE1’s hit songs throughout their career, never seen before individual performances from the members will also be showcased… There will also be a surprise performance to demonstrate 2NE1’s musical growth. This concert will prove 2NE1’s true worth”, promising expectations. However, the staff member didn’t divulge any specific details.
There will be delightful guest performers, too. YG Entertainment’s senior artists, G-Dragon and Taeyang of Big Bang, as well as Park Myung Soo, are set to appear to put on exciting performances.
The hit collaboration song of G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo, “I Cheated“, from MBC’s “Infinity Challenge” will be performed at the concert. As both celebrities are busy with their schedules, it will be a rare stage where they will get to perform the song together.
Park Myung Soo will also put on a collaborative performance with Sandara Park. The two will be remixing the former collaborated song, “Naengmyun”, by SNSD’s Jessica and Park Myung Soo, and give it a Sandara Park flavor.
The three day concert will take place from August 26th to August 28th at the Olympic Hall in Seoul.

Source: Star News via Nate

U-KISS NEW ALBUM!!

Kevin Woo (Kevin) has been tweeting like crazy since his band began recording their second album. The name of the NH Media's group full length project is "Someday". This week, marks their comeback with the release of a music video teaser and single. What pre-goodies did he tweet to fans?  Here is his message and cover image below:
"YAY! Our 2nd Album's teaser will release tomorrow 8/25~ and also a track from our album 'SOMEDAY' will release on 8/26~ R u guys ready...?  Here's a sneak peek picture from our 2nd Album! "

KISSmes are already falling in love with their new concept, even though they don't quite know what it is. Put your thinking caps on, Soompiers!  What do you think their concept will be for this project?


Credit: @Kevinwoo91