Singer Jay Park has released the last episode of his very own reality series on Youtube, “Jay Park TV”.
The 7th and last episode of the project features exclusive scenes from Jay Park’s visit to the United States as well as footage from his recent music video recording for the tracks “I Like 2 Party” and “Welcome”.
Check out the clip below:
Kim Hyun Joong’s agency Key East revealed last week that the singer’s “ third mini album Round 3 will be supported by Park Jae Bum and DOK2.”
One of the songs, “Unbreakable,” consists of a tough and strong modern sound, as well as the incorporation of traditional Korean elements. Another, called “Your Story,” features Park Jae Bum and rapper DOK2 adding a nice contrast to Kim Hyun Joong’s rich and appealing vocals.
There is a rumor saying that DOK2 actively participated in composing “Your Story,” by making various suggestions — for matching lyrics starting with the concept, and also, allowing Kim Hyun Joong’s voice to stand out with the incorporation of romantically emotional lyrics.
It’s been a busy year for Kim Hyun Joong, as he is also currently appearing on Barefoot Friends.
(source: nate news)
SNL Korea is no stranger to a good laugh, and that’s certainly what they gave fans in a recent sketch that featured Jay Park and Bong Tae Kyu as identical twins — with mushroom haircuts to boot! Over the weekend, Jay shared the above photo on his Instagram with the caption, “Twins!! With Tae Kyu!” While this gave us a good laugh, we are happy to report these are only wigs.
We’ve rounded up 20 Korean Stars from the Drama and K-POP world to show off their amazing and sexy ink… real or not! ENJOY!
1.
Jaejoong -Actor ( Protect the Boss, Time Slip Dr. Jin) Singer -Member of group JYJ
2.
Micky Yoochun – Actor – (Rooftop Prince, Miss Ripley, Sungkyunkwan Scandal) Singer -Member of group JYJ.
3.
Jay Park – Singer – Former leader of group “2PM.”
4.
BOA – Singer
5.
Kahi- Singer-Former leader of group After School.
6.
Junhyung-Singer- Member of group B2ST/BEAST
7.
Brian Joo – Singer
8.
Rain/Bi – Actor (Runaway Plan B, Full House, Sang Doo! lets go to School) Singer
9.
So Ji Sub – Actor (I’m Sorry I Love You)
10.
Hyuna-Singer- Member of group 4Minute. Also featured in Psy’s Gangnam Style mv.
More inked stars on the next page!
Today’s hottest idol stars were asked who they thought would be best qualified to be the next Lee Hyori and Rain, two very iconic personalities in Hallyu.
Although there were a wide variety of opinions, 4minute‘s HyunA and Big Bang‘s Taeyang came out on top of the ranking.
Runner-ups included B2ST‘s Lee Kikwang, Jay Park, SNSD‘s Yuri, and G.NA.
This poll was especially interesting as members of Infinite, MBLAQ, U-KISS and B1A4 all actively voted for HyunA as the next Lee Hyori…
Read more at Allkpop.
by Sara A. Layne:
My current k-drama obsession is Rooftop Prince. I waited until the eight episodes were out before I started watching because I wanted to be able to do a marathon. I haven’t been this drawn into a drama since History of A Salaryman (and yes I realize that wasn’t that long ago). One of the main reasons why I like this drama so much is because of the music. Rooftop Prince has one of the best OST’s I have heard in a while. The title song, Happy Ending by Jay Park, is so upbeat and happy that I can’t help but smile every time I hear it.
Whenever there is an upbeat scene or when they decide to take one of their many pictures, you can beat on Happy Ending making an appearance. But just as every happy scene has me looking forward to hearing Jay Park’s voice, every sad or dramatic scene has me bracing myself for Ali’s Hurt. Be prepared to cry (or at least choke up) because Ali’s haunting voice combined with the drama unfolding on screen can cause almost cause you physical pain.
Rooftop Prince also scored a homerun with Baek Ji Young’s (who I like to call OST royalty) After A Long Time. When the characters start reflecting on the past is one of the times you hear this song or when they suddenly forget how to cross the street (watch a few episodes to understand what I mean). There are only a few episodes left and at this point, the music is almost as important as the story line. If you haven’t watched this drama yet, I urge you (PLEASE) watch it! I promise you won’t be disappointed. Let me know what you think of the drama and the rest of the OST in the comments ^_^
Rooftop Prince OST
Happy Ending – Jay Park
Hurt – Ali
After A Long Time – Baek Ji Young
Even Under The Sky – Park Ki Young
Andante – Jiin
Love is Difficult – Twilight
Shine – Gilgu Bonggu
After A Long Time (Inst.)
Even Under The Sky (Inst.)
Andante (Inst.)
Love is Difficult (Instru)
Shine (Inst.)
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As most Jay Park fans are aware of, this young Korean soloist is finally making an official appearance in Europe, starting in London and moving onto Amsterdam and Berlin. Invazi World, the organisers for his European tour, have had to postpone ticket sales due to internal paperwork issues. In the meantime, they’ve revealed more information to fans to reassure them.
Amsterdam tickets will go on sale on Monday, July 29, but tickets for London and Berlin are both postponed until further notice. Invazi World will give 48 hours’ notice before any sales begin. As for locations, Jay will perform at the famous Hammersmith Apollo in London, The Sand in Amsterdam, and Arena Halle in Berlin.
Eager fans who were looking forward to buying their tickets now will have to wait a bit longer. On the other hand, it has been revealed that it is highly likely that there will be official merchandise for sale at the events.
Make sure to keep an eye out for any updates via Invazi World.
Source: News & Picture - Invazi Invazi official website
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Brown Eyed Girls Vol. 5 – Black Box (July 30)
01 After Club
02 Want to Fly
03 Kill Bill
04 Boy
05 Satisfaction
06 Mystery Survivor
07 It’s a Lie
08 Recipe
09 Good Fellas
Purchase This Album
Brown Eyed Girls returns after two years with their fifth album, “Black Box.” The girls will show different sides of themselves with the help of top producer, Yoon Il Sang. It is known that Je-A and Miyro participated in composing and penning songs as well.
F(x) Vol. 2 – Pink Tape (July 31)
01 Rum Pum Pum Pum
02 Shadow
03 Pretty Girl
04 Kick
05 Signal
06 Step
07 Goodbye Summer (f(Amber + Luna + Krystal)) (feat. D.O. of EXO-K)
08 Airplane
09 Toy
10 No More
11 Snapshot
12 Ending Page
Purchase This Album
F(x) returns after one year with their sophomore album, “Pink Tape.” Through this album, fans will be able to see the members’ color and individual style. The title track is “Rum Pum Pum Pum,” an addictive dance number with guitar and marching drum beats.
Kim Hyun Joong mini-album Vol. 3 – Round 3 (July 30)
01 Unbreakable
02 Your Story
03 Like the Past
04 Gentleman
05 I’m Yours
06 Let’s Party
Purchase This Album
Kim Hyun Joong makes a comeback with his third mini-album, “Round 3.” There are a total of six tracks including the titular “Your Story.” Other songs in the album include “Unbreakable,” a dance track featuring Jay Park and urban pop number, “Gentleman.”
VIXX mini-album Vol. 1 Repackaged – Jekyll (July 31)
01 Jekyll
02 Dae.Da.Na.Da.Neo
03 What To Do
04 Light Up the Dark
05 Hyde
06 Stop Enduring (feat. Mina of Girl’s Day)
07 Chaos
08 Love Letter
09 Dae.Da.Na.Da.Neo (INST)
Purchase This Album
VIXX comes before fans with their repackaged first mini-album, “Jekyll.” The title track is “Dae.Da.Na.Da.Neo,” a bright and lively track composed by Shin Hyuk, who is also responsible for SHINee’s “Dream Girl.”
Koyote (single) – Hollywood (released)
01 Hollywood (feat. Jung Jun Ha)
02 Hollywood INST
Mixed group, Koyote returns after a year and a half with a new single album, “Hollywood.” It is an electronic disco number with some blues rhythms. Infinite Challenge member, Jung Jun Ha lends his voice in the intro and ending parts of the song.
Double A (single) – Midnight Taxi (released)
01 Midnight Taxi
Double A makes a comeback after a year and two months with a sexy track, “Midnight Taxi.” The song was co-produced by Frankie A and Double A member, Aurora. It is an R&B track with lyrics about riding a taxi in search of an ex-lover in hopes to meet her secretly.
Jay Park is scheduled to play in London on Saturday 21 September at the Hammersmith Apollo.
London will be the opening concert for Jay Park‘s first European tour, heading to Amsterdam and then Berlin after London.
Promoters of the tour Invaziworld.co.uk have delayed the sales of tickets for London and Berlin. They said in an official statement on their website:
Unfortunately we had to postpone the ticket sales of London and Berlin, because we thought and wished that all paper works would be ready by now. But due to matters out of our control, we can’t do anything than wait for the start sign of third parties. When we receive the start sign, we will let you AT LEAST 48 hours in advance know, before we start the ticket sales. We will keep you updated here and via all our social media’s.
Amsterdam ticket sales will start on Monday Sept 29 at 10AM (GMT +1)
Our apologies for the inconvenience!
Find more details about the concert on https://www.facebook.com/events/149305208601183/
On this week’s SBS radio show, Gorilla, YG Entertainment’s Se7en gave his opinion on who the best dancers in Korea are.
The host asked him who the best male and female dancers were, but Se7en couldn’t limit himself to just one choice and asked if he could pick multiple candidates.
Happy 2013! We hope you had a blast ushering in the New Year.
Before we move on and never look back, I would like to invite you to take a quick look at 2012 to see what it offered all of us k-popped folks.
Well, one thing’s for sure. Kpop fans in Malaysia had nothing to complain about in 2012. The continuous flow of Korean artistes coming to our shores was overwhelming. Below is a list of Korean-related events that were held in Malaysia last year.
Jan 14 – F.T. Island concert (below) and Bang & ZELO showcase. Yup, both on the same day! What a way to kick things off in 2012!
Feb 11 – Universal K-pop Crazy Party at Wisma Bentley. Were you guys sexcited when Jay Park called in?
Mar 23 – SNSD at Petronas Twin Towers. What a treat for the F1 weekend! Fans went crazy when we heard about the special appearance by the girls.
Apr 12 – 15 – Red Soul‘s series of events to promote their latest album Stay. Lovely voices, these guys.
May 12-13 – Jay Park (below) showcases in Kuala Lumpur & Sabah. We have an exclusive video interview with the laidback guy 
May 25 & 26 – Hari Himpunan Jutaan Belia. An event that was spread over two days, we had U-KISS performing on May 25 and Dal Shalbet and Teen Top performing on May 26.
May 26 – Block B performs at the Grand Opening of Kenanga Wholesale City Mall.
May 27 – Jung Sungha mesmerizes fans with his guitar-god skills in Penang!
July 6 – B.A.P showcase. They rocked the house, we heard. Were you there? 
July 14 – Jay Park (again!) & KARA were invited to perform at the MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2012. They shared the stage with Malaysia’s Mizz Nina and superstar Justin Bieber!
July 18 – Jo Kwon held a video conference. A few lucky fans were invited for the event.
Sept 30 – APINK & B1A4 Hi-5 Session at The Butter Factory. Yay!
Oct 3 – T-ARA’s first showcase in Malaysia brought out 5,000 fans!
Oct 13 – Wonder Girls Wonder World Tour. Oooh la la!
Oct 14 – Lee Hyun Woo (below) of popular K-drama To the Beautiful You meets his fans in Malaysia.
Oct 27 – Big Bang Alive Tour. Epic. Concert of the Year, some say
Nov 2: Lee Seung Gi holds a fan meeting-cum-showcase for his fans in Malaysia.
Nov10: ZE:A Showcase in Malaysia. Songs, games and a birthday celebration. What’s not to love?
Nov 23 – VIXX (below) & NU’EST at the Shout Awards 2012.
Nov 24 – VIXX 1st fan meet in Malaysia
Dec 1 – 3rd Wave, Brian Joo & Alexander Eusebio perform in aid of Birthright.
Dec 1 – The Way of Love 2AM Concert in Malaysia
Dec 2 – Balladeer Tim Hwang meets his fans in Malaysia
Dec 11 – Asia Super Showcase & Kim Hyung Jun at the Malaysia Model Festival Awards.
Dec 15: NU’EST: The Face to Face in Malaysia
Phwoar…fans of K-entertainment were certainly kept occupied in 2012. Two events were cancelled, though. K-pop Storm Live in Malaysia boasted NINE k-pop acts on ONE stage. It was supposed to be held on Nov 6, but it was cancelled. 2NE1′s first concert in Malaysia scheduled for Dec 8 was also a no g0 
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We may have missed out a few events (with so many acts coming, it was a challenge to keep track of EVERY SINGLE ONE), but it’s OK. Acts that we’ve missed might just pop by again in 2013. We hear the coming year will be even busier than before.
Are you ready?
As we leave April behind us and enter the merry month of May, I got some good news and bad news regarding 5 Things for y’all. The bad: there may be a few changes around 5 Things as some South Korean entertainment companies are tightening the reigns on the uploading of clips, etc. to various sites, so at times screen caps may be used when a clip can’t be uploaded or found. The good: Even though they’re cracking down on the uploading of clips to sites, a lot more companies are uploading clips of their shows, some even with English subs, on a regular basis to their own channels (yay!) and I’ll be using these as much as possible. The other companies who are slow to do this, especially with some of their most popular shows (SBS, Running Man--need I say more?), should really jump on the bandwagon less they get ‘egg on their face’ for being so out of touch with their international fans and not making the most of social media.
The following are the 5 Things in K-pop that happened last week that I think were a bit more special than the rest. If you’re not up-to-date on your K-pop and don’t like to be spoiled… well, you should definitely know by now that this is not the place for you.
5. Guitar Man
One of the guests on this week’s Star King was Japanese fingerstyle guitarist Oshio Kotaro. He also brought a long one of his friends who happens to be a well known Korean fingerstyle guitarist–Jung Sung-ha. Here’s an outtake from their jam session on the show.
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4. The new Maknae couple on We Got Married
I wouldn’t say that the the newest couple on We Got Married made up of SHINee‘s maknae Taemin and APink’s Na-eun got off to a great start, but it was cute and better than I expected. Taemin was a much better conversationalist than expected and at least their whole first meeting wasn’t made up of nervous giggles. I did actually like seeing Taeman being the oppa, as SME so often makes him look like he’s still a 15 year old boy–can we please see the Taeman hairstyle from the BoA MV again?!
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3. A Sunset Glow on Immortal Song 2
It was Lee Moon-sae week on Immortal Song 2 and Jay Park covered one of his most famous songs “Sunset Glow,” which most newer K-pop fans know more so as a cover done by Big Bang. What might have been even more entertaining than the various singers doing Lee Moon-sae’s songs, was Lee Moon-sae himself. He was the first featured artists I ever saw that sat on the stage (next to Shin Dong-yup) and interacted so much on the show–he’s pretty hilarious (like when he tries to break dance).
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2. Mingook for the Win
Things didn’t look so good for the Kim Min-gook again this week on Dad! Where Are We Going? as he and his dad MC/broadcaster Kim Sung-joo again came in last place on the first mission of this week’s trip. And as time went by during their fishing expedition with Yoon Hoo and his dad, sing Yoon Min-soo without even a bite, their trip was looking bleaker by the minute. But all of a sudden, Min-gook’s line started tugging and his dad helped him to bring in a good sized fish–the first by anyone on the episode so far. Way to go Min-gook
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1. It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s… Infinity Man?!
On the latest episode of Infinity Challenge, the cast returns to their roles as salary men at a large company in a k-drama/musical-esque show. They then are tasked to create the next transformer, er super hero? Well, their creations go into stress testing with the help of two players from South Korea’s National Women’s Volleyball Team who are brutally accurate with their hits.
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Team leader Yoo Jae-suk gets the bad news that he must fire one member of his team and as he contemplates his decision and his members lament their fate they break into song, “One More Day” from Les Miserables. It’s kind of unfair that these guys are so funny and can sing, too–well, maybe not Noh Hong-chul so much.
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Those were the 5 Things I LOVED in K-pop last week, were they yours?
(SBS, Daily Motion [5]; YouTube [4], [3], [2], [1])
As the end of May nears and the temperature begins to creep up, clothes are starting to come off. Especially in K-pop, clothes are coming off fast.
Jay Park, who released "Welcome" back in April. was the first to welcome the approaching summer with his R-rated music video. Appearing shirtless and displaying his toned upper body, Jay Park got in his groove with actress Oh Cho Hee as controversy regarding the problem of adult content in K-pop mounted.
Interestingly, the baton of 'sexy' was relayed onto 2PM, Jay Park's former teammates. Coming back after a 3-year hiatus, 2PM is not holding anything back as they showed off their chiseled abs and bulky chests in their album covers.
VIXX, who debuted last year, released a seminude album cover on May 14. Immediately following their bold act was 7-men idol group, 100%, with another string of seminude photos.
The longest-lived idol group, Shinhwa, did not give an inch when it came to doing 'sexy.' Though they did not show any six-packs or bulging biceps, Shinhwa declared that they will show how sexy thirty-something year olds can be.
MBLAQ, set to come back early June, will be heading in the 'sexy' territory with emphasis on sensuality.
All in all, the recent trend of male artists toward 'sexy' seems to stem from the need to stand out from a crowd of similar groups that sing about the same things. The struggle to be unique will continue as competition keeps getting tougher and tougher.
M/s : kenvilthomas@kpopupdates.com
Happy 2013! We hope you had a blast ushering in the New Year.
Before we move on and never look back, I would like to invite you to take a quick look at 2012 to see what it offered all of us k-popped folks.
Well, one thing’s for sure. Kpop fans in Malaysia had nothing to complain about in 2012. The continuous flow of Korean artistes coming to our shores was overwhelming. Below is a list of Korean-related events that were held in Malaysia last year.
Jan 14 – F.T. Island concert (below) and Bang & ZELO showcase. Yup, both on the same day! What a way to kick things off in 2012!
Feb 11 – Universal K-pop Crazy Party at Wisma Bentley. Were you guys sexcited when Jay Park called in?
Mar 23 – SNSD at Petronas Twin Towers. What a treat for the F1 weekend! Fans went crazy when we heard about the special appearance by the girls.
Apr 12 – 15 – Red Soul‘s series of events to promote their latest album Stay. Lovely voices, these guys.
May 12-13 – Jay Park (below) showcases in Kuala Lumpur & Sabah. We have an exclusive video interview with the laidback guy
May 25 & 26 – Hari Himpunan Jutaan Belia. An event that was spread over two days, we had U-KISS performing on May 25 and Dal Shalbet and Teen Top performing on May 26.
May 26 – Block B performs at the Grand Opening of Kenanga Wholesale City Mall.
May 27 – Jung Sungha mesmerizes fans with his guitar-god skills in Penang!
July 6 – B.A.P showcase. They rocked the house, we heard. Were you there?
July 14 – Jay Park (again!) & KARA were invited to perform at the MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2012. They shared the stage with Malaysia’s Mizz Nina and superstar Justin Bieber!
July 18 – Jo Kwon held a video conference. A few lucky fans were invited for the event.
Sept 30 – APINK & B1A4 Hi-5 Session at The Butter Factory. Yay!
Oct 3 – T-ARA’s first showcase in Malaysia brought out 5,000 fans!
Oct 13 – Wonder Girls Wonder World Tour. Oooh la la!
Oct 14 – Lee Hyun Woo (below) of popular K-drama To the Beautiful You meets his fans in Malaysia.
Oct 27 – Big Bang Alive Tour. Epic. Concert of the Year, some say
Nov 2: Lee Seung Gi holds a fan meeting-cum-showcase for his fans in Malaysia.
Nov10: ZE:A Showcase in Malaysia. Songs, games and a birthday celebration. What’s not to love?
Nov 23 – VIXX (below) & NU’EST at the Shout Awards 2012.
Nov 24 – VIXX 1st fan meet in Malaysia
Dec 1 – 3rd Wave, Brian Joo & Alexander Eusebio perform in aid of Birthright.
Dec 1 – The Way of Love 2AM Concert in Malaysia
Dec 2 – Balladeer Tim Hwang meets his fans in Malaysia
Dec 11 – Asia Super Showcase & Kim Hyung Jun at the Malaysia Model Festival Awards.
Dec 15: NU’EST: The Face to Face in Malaysia
Phwoar…fans of K-entertainment were certainly kept occupied in 2012. Two events were cancelled, though. K-pop Storm Live in Malaysia boasted NINE k-pop acts on ONE stage. It was supposed to be held on Nov 6, but it was cancelled. 2NE1′s first concert in Malaysia scheduled for Dec 8 was also a no g0 .
We may have missed out a few events (with so many acts coming, it was a challenge to keep track of EVERY SINGLE ONE), but it’s OK. Acts that we’ve missed might just pop by again in 2013. We hear the coming year will be even busier than before.
Are you ready?
