TOKYO — Singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, 27, announced on her official blog at 8 p.m. last Monday that she will suspend her musical activities for an indefinite period starting next year. Within the next 24 hours, access to her blog surpassed 1 million views.
CHICAGO — Rock band X Japan made their U.S. debut at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago last Sunday, attracting a crowd of around 20,000 in the summer heat.
Hip hop duo Mighty Mouth presents a more stylish and refined type of hip hop. Two rappers, Shorry J and 237 a.k.a. Sangchu, have built their careers by taking part in a variety of live performances and album productions with Hyun Jin-young and Ju Seok.
Epik High is a South Korean indie hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz. The group went on hiatus in 2009 as a result of DJ Tukutz being called for mandatory military service.
Shinee is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS’s Popular Songs with their promotional single, “Noonan Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)” (“누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)”, lit. “Older Girl, You’re So Pretty (Replay)”). The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. Since their debut, Shinee has won numerous awards. They have also starred in their own reality show based on their song, “Noona Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)”. Shinee is considered to be a fashion icon having started the “Shinee Trend”.
Lee Changmin or “Changmin” is a member of South Korean Boy Group “2AM”.
Im Seulong or simply “Seulong” is a singer and a member of South Korean Boy Group “2AM”.
Jung Jinwoon or popularly known as “Jinwoon” is a member of South Korean Boy Group 2AM.
In January, 2009, Jinwoon was cast in MBC‘s reality show “Family Needed” Season III, also featuri
Jo Kwon is a South Korean singer and entertainer, leader of ballad boyband 2AM.
2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jinwoon, Jo Kwon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member (before Jaebeom’s departure) boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS’s Music Bank, performing their debut song “This Song”. They won their first Mutizen at Inkigayo on February 7, 2010 with “Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die”.
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Kara becomes first Asian girl group to rank in Oricon’s top 5
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2PM releases digital single and music video for “Thank You”
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