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.
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”.
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”.
Nine Muses is a nine-member South Korean girl group from ZE:A’s agency, Star Empire Entertainment.
Gillian Chung Yan-tung (born 21 January 1981) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop group Twins, alongside Charlene Choi.
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