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From June 16 to 17, various K-pop groups such as KARA, Rainbow, CN Blue, 2PM and Leessang will join forces with J-pop groups to perform at the “Love-1 Festival” to take place in Osaka.

The Japanese music festival is in its second season this year, kicking off last year in July as the first all-day outdoor K-pop concert event. More than 20,000 fans flocked to last year’s show.

“Love-1 Festival” is known for its emphasis on promoting volunteerism and respect for the environment via its music and sports events.

The participating K-pop acts are all very popular in Japan.

In April, KARA kicked off the Japanese leg of its Asian tour “Karasia” in Yokohama. The group will be busy touring around Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Tokyo and Saitama until late May.

In total, KARA will perform in front of more than 130,000 Japanese fans.

Meanwhile, boy band 2PM is set to release a new EP in Japan on June 6.

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The live performance of artists that belong to SM Entertainment such as TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, f(x) in U.S. will be live broadcasted through YouTube.

These artists will be attending K-pop concert ‘MBC K-POP Music Wave in Google’ on May 21, a splendid performance will be made at Shoreline Amphitheatre an outdoor concert hall which is located at Mountain View in California.

This event will be live broadcasted worldwide through YouTube presents channel. The concerts of worldwide top musicians such as Jason Mraz, Taylor Swift, Rebecca Black were live broadcasted on YouTube presents channel, it is first time for SM artists to be introduced through YouTube Presents.

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Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and Tiffany were selected as MC of the event, 9 groups of TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, f(x) and more will perform their hit songs on stage.

‘SM Town Live World Tour III’ will also be held at Honda Center in Los Angeles, California a day before ‘MBC K-POP Music Wave in Google.’

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The annual ‘Dream Concert’ has once again proven itself to be the leading event spreading K-Pop all around the world as it greets its 18th year inviting the top leading K-Pop stars.

The ‘2012 Dream Concert’ the largest music concert is to take place tomorrow at World Cup Stadium in Seoul that can hold up to 30,000 audiences.

The concert organized by Korean Entertainment Producers’ Association and sponsored by Hyundai Oilbank and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is inviting a total of 20 K-Pop artists such as TVXQ, Girls’ Generation, 2PM, miss A, 2AM, MBLAQ, SISTAR, SECRET, IU, BEAST, 4minute, INFINITE, KARA, ZE:A, Davichi, K. Will and more.

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The concert that began in 1995 has now grown and become an iconic concert that draws fans from not only Korea but Japan, South America, the Middle East and more.

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Ahead of its broadcast date scheduled for May 8th, several photos of ‘K-Pop Star’s‘ Top 3 finalists were uploaded on the main website of SBS‘s ‘Strong Heart‘.

Despite it being their first variety show appearance, the Top 3 appear to have quickly adjusted to the show as they are seen looking cheerful with bright smiles on their faces.

Upon hearing news that the three would be guesting on the program, viewers and fans are looking forward to their interaction with the emcees as well as how well they are in their loquaciousness.

Judging by the photos, it seems as though Park Ji Min will be talking about her experience after being crowned the winner on ‘K-Pop Star’ as her board read, ‘I won 1st place‘.

Lee Ha Yi had wrote, ‘I didn’t want to lose‘ as her subject, hinting that she may be revealing her experience and thoughts throughout the 6-month journey during ‘K-Pop Star’.

Baek Ah Yeon‘s board, in particular, read, ‘JYP, are you watching?‘, further heightening the anticipation of viewers and fans.

Find out the meaning behind their board titles on the May 8th episode of ‘Strong Heart’ airing at 11:15PM (KST).

Source: Star News via Nate

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A free K-Pop concert is to take place on May 21, 7PM PDT hosted by co-hosted by Google/YouTube and MBC. The concert originally was intended only for Google employees only, is now open to the public.

The star studded performance that includes artists such as Girls’ Generation, TVXQ, Super Junior, Wonder Girls, KARA, BEAST, f(x), MBALQ and SISTAR is to take place at Shoreline Amphitheatre in California.

The performance has been announced to be broadcasted on MBC K-Pop and Google’s YouTube Presents channel all around the world. This is the very first for a K-Pop concert to be introduced and live broadcasted on YouTube Presents that have previously presented world top musicians such as Jason Mraz, Taylor Swift, Rebecca Black and more.

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Powerhouse House announced the tickets for the MBC ‘Korean Music Wave in Google’ will be available for free starting Saturday, May 12 at 7PM PDT through their official website.

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SHINee danced along to Lee Hyori‘s song with their “magic dance”.

On May 9th, MBC every1‘s “Weekly Idol” aired the second episode of their SHINee Special. On this episode, SHINee showed off their “magic dance” which has been a hot issue since their debut.

SHINee’s ‘magic dance’ is the choreography from their debut track “Noona You’re So Pretty“. SHINee’s fans named the choreography the ‘magic dance’ because the choreography seems to fit perfectly with any song you put it up against.

In the past, SHINee’s ‘magic dance’ garnered interest online with a series of parody videos showing SHINee’s choreography with music of other K-pop songs including IU‘s “Good Day“, B2ST‘s “Mystery“, Lee Hyori’s “U Go Girl”, and Jung Jun Ha‘s “Chicken Soup“.

SHINee showed off their “magic dance” on air for the first time, performing their “Noona You’re So Pretty” dance to Lee Hyori’s “U Go Girl” and it matched perfectly.

Source: MK via Naver

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A small portion of steamed cabbage, four small pieces of sweet potato and a chicken breast smaller than the size of his fist are what Jun-ho, a member of K-pop idol group 2PM, revealed on his Twitter to be his daily diet, which he consumes as a single meal.

Until recently, low-calorie diets have typically been the preserve of girl group members, who make considerable efforts to stay trim. However, more male celebrities are now sharing their diets on social network services such as Twitter.

Singer and producer Park Jin-young twitted a picture of his meal comprising nuts, fruits and a multigrain shake made with soy milk on April 21. In February, singer Jang Woo-hyuk shared his daily diet of black rice, watery soup, a tiny chicken breast and vegetables on his me2day account.

In principle, male celebrities usually unveil their meal plans because the public prefers men with well-sculpted bodies. But those in showbiz say there might now be other motives. Lee Kyung-sun, CEO of cultural marketing firm With Culture, said, “It seems that male celebrities want to become more intimate with fans and gain more attention by letting people know how they maintain their fitness.”

One staffer with a public relations company said, “By showing how hard they work on themselves and keep abreast of the latest trends, they are enhancing their image. It’s a kind of image marketing strategy. There is growing acknowledgement of how effective this can be, so there are management agencies that tweet pictures of their celebrities exercising or adhering to very strict diets.”

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‘K-Pop Star‘ winner Park-Ji-Min confessed that she did not like standing next to Baek Ah Yeon on stage during the audition program.

Park Ji Min, who had made an appearance on the May 8th episode of SBS ‘Strong Heart‘ along with Lee Ha Yi and Baek Ah Yeon, revealed her role model to be none other than singer-actress Noh Sa Yeon, who also appeared on this week’s episode. ”I really, really like her. She’s very strong-willed and the way she’s always full of confidence makes me want to become more like her.”

As Noh Sa Yeon often jokes about her not so slim and feminine appearance on shows, the emcees questioned Park Ji Min if she had ever felt stressed about her appearance next to Baek Ah Yeon. The guests broke out in laughter as Park Ji Min replied with a deep sigh that seemed to express the emotions she had kept pent up inside. She explained, “Ah Yeon unnie has a beautiful figure- she’s tall and has a small face, but she’s always standing next to me! I really dislike that!”

Comedian Jung Ju Ri then remarked, “I heard this while I was in the waiting room today. After Park Ji Min saw Baek Ah Yeon in a tube top dress, she expressed her envy saying, ‘I would have worn a tube top dress too if I was skinny.’ This happened while she and Lee Ha Yi were eating cheese kimbap,” giving viewers another round of laughter.

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SINGAPORE – For once, after a K-pop gig, almost everyone stayed glued to their seats.

There was excitement in the air as each fan waited for his or her moment at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The moment to get up close and personal with their idol.

Korean star Kim Hyun Joong then shook the hands of or high-fived everyone in the 3,000-strong crowd on Friday night.

And he did that right after having performed for two hours, singing hits such as Kiss Kiss and I Am Your Man, and playing games with his fans.

No surprise then, that in the one hour and 15 minutes that it took for him to complete his unenviable feat, he was seen supporting himself with his other hand on the table.

At times, he was seen massaging his chest with his free hand, his face showing signs of weariness.

Nevertheless, he continued to smile and greet every fan.

A fan was overheard remarking, almost out of pity for Kim, that not once did he wipe his hand even when it was a given that he must have touched plenty of “disgusting, clammy palms”.

It may have been his first-ever fan meeting and mini concert in Singapore, but how Kim reached out to every single person at the Singapore Indoor Stadium will be remembered for a long time to come.

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On May 7th, actor Will Smith attended the perss conference for his movie, ‘Men in Black 3‘, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Seoul and made the reporters burst out into laughter over his comment on the Wonder Girls.

When asked who he thought was most like an alien, he replied, “I talked about this with my daughter and she thinks the Wonder Girls are like aliens.”

Will Smith remarked, “My wife and daughter are very interested in international music. They told me about Wonder Girls, and I am a fan. I’m very simple when it comes to my taste in music, and so I don’t know too much about K-Pop.”

Wonder Girls members Hyerim Sunye walked the red carpet and joined Will Smith on the stage at Youngdeungpo Times Square.

When asked why he was holding his world premiere in Korea, the actor replied, “I remember holding a successful promotional event for one of my movies 10 years ago in Korea. While working on this film in the States, there were a lot of talks about promoting in the world market. As Korea is one of the emerging film markets of the world, I felt that Korea would be most fit for our world premiere.”

He added, “This is actually my second time in Korea, as I previously visited the country during the World Cup in 2002. I’m here this time with my wife and daughter, and they’re both out enjoying Seoul right now. I’ve slept since arriving last night so I haven’t been able to enjoy Seoul yet, but I hope to meet a lot of people and feel it for myself.”

Source: OSEN via Naver + Daum / Starnews
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