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2NE1 releases “Don’t Stop The Music”
Brian,Si-won,and VanNess: 3rdWaveMusic releases the final gift for the 2010 holiday season!
Bae Yong-joon and Kim Hyun-joong attend a movie premiere together!
Kim Ku-ra leaves “Hot Brothers”
The Big Announcement from YG!
Winners at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Son Dam-bi for Elle
Mnet Ultimate Live! in Singapore

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:19 PM PST

2NE1 released their latest track called “Don’t Stop the Music” for their endorsement with Yamaha. With a combination of 2NE1 + Yamaha, you know whatever they are endorsing is going to be a hit!

Yamaha designed a new scooter named ‘Yamaha Fiore,’ made exclusively for their female clientele in Thailand.

How amazing is this scooter?! It looks like a scooter right out of a cartoon.

In the meantime, enjoy the audio track:

The CF and MV for “Don’t Stop the Music” will soon be released! Stay Tuned..

Brian,Si-won,and VanNess: 3rdWaveMusic releases the final gift for the 2010 holiday season!

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST

Can you guess what it could possibly be?

Drumroll please……..

On November 29th, Executive Producer/Pastor John Lee released his choice for the final prize of the wave of gifts to be showered on Christmas shoppers this season. He chose a hat and scarf set to keep the winners warm and toasty during the upcoming cold winter months.

How can you win this warm hat and scarf set and the 3 other celebrity gifts?

Click here for all of the details

As 3rdWave states about their newly released prize, “You can bundle up and keep warm“…and don’t forget to check out their official website this winter.

Source :3rdWaveMusic

Bae Yong-joon and Kim Hyun-joong attend a movie premiere together!

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:12 AM PST

Are they having a family moment?

International star Bae Yong-joon and his nephew…I mean new talent Kim Hyun-joong were in attendence for the premiere of actress Choi Kang Hee’s new film “Petty Romance“. The “adult comedy/romance” about a struggling adult cartoonist/columnist who enters a contest will be released on December 1st.

Recently,Yong-joon and Hyun-joong displayed their fall fashion sense on the red carpet of the movie’s VIP premiere.

I think this ~~father and son..~~.~~uncle and nephew~~…~~brothers~~….Yonsama and little Yonsama should give me their secrets. I would love to purchase Hyun-joong’s outfit if it is available in the ladies department!

Check out their sense of style here:

Which ensemble is your favorite?

Source: Hancinema and Hyunderella

Kim Ku-ra leaves “Hot Brothers”

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:19 AM PST

It is confirmed that Kim Ku-ra will not appear in MBC’s “Hot Brothers” Season 2!

Due to the difficulties in coordinating his busy schedule, Kim Ku-ra has decided to leave the show in December. He confessed to media "I have a special love towards 'Hot Brothers'. But I faced a lot of trouble in the past while making time for the shooting. In the end, I became a burden to the production crew and other cast members".

Do you feel sad that he is leaving?

The Big Announcement from YG!

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:05 AM PST

YG Entertainment is going to create a huge wave in the Korean music industry!

Continuing the success of triple title song strategy for 2NE1, YG Entertainment is planning on something even bigger. First,they announced that Big Bang will make their official comeback on February 1,2011. The next shocking news is…. TOP and G-dragon will form a unit group and release an album around mid-December. After TOP and G-dragon finish their duet activity, the youngest member of Big Bang, Seung-ri, will release his solo single. This entire plan will take around 4 months. It seems like one of the leading entertainment companies in Korea will be bringing a new revolution to the saturated music market.

Meanwhile, G-dragon and TOP revealed one of songs on their upcoming album titled 'Ppeokyigayo' at the MAMA 2010 held in Macau yesterday.

Check out their performance here!

Source: OSEN

Winners at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:03 PM PST

On November 28, 2010, at the Venetian Hotel in Macao, the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place.

This is the first MAMA to take place outside of Korea and the awards show was broadcast live in 10 countries (besides South Korea) including Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Macao, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.

Below is a list of winners.

Artist of the Year Award- 2NE1

Song of the Year Award- “Bad Girl Good Girl” by MissA

Album of the Year Award – 2NE1

New Artist (female) Award – MissA

Male Group Award - 2PM

Female Group Award - 2NE1

Male Artist Award – Taeyang

Best Dance Performance (solo) Award – “Love Song” by Rain

Best Dance Performance (male group) Award – “I’ll be Back” by 2PM

Best Dance Performance (female group) Award – “Bad Girl Good Girl” by MissA

Best Vocal Performance (solo) Award – “Because You’re a Man” by Gummy

Best Band Performance Award – “Confession” by Hot Potato

Best Rap Performance Award – “I’m a Guy Like This” by DJ DOC

Best Digital Single Award – “You and I” by Park Bom

Music Video Award – “Can’t Nobody” by 2NE1

Shilla Duty Free Asian Wave Award – 2PM

MAMA Recommend Award – Chemistry

Best International Artist Award – Far East Movement

Best Asian Artist Award - Zhang Jie

Best New Artist Award- I Me

2NE1 really dominated this show. Congratulations to all the winners!

Son Dam-bi for Elle

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:45 PM PST

Son Dam-bi recently took part in Elle‘s “Share Happiness” campaign.

For the photo shoot, she wore a sexy black dress that revealed her back. The singer showed off her toned body.

Son Dam-bi also shot with After School with the concept of the photo being models that just walked into an audition. The staff on set marveled that they all looked like barbie dolls standing next to each other.

If you want to see more of Son Dam-bi and After School, make sure to get a look at the December issue of Elle magazine!

Mnet Ultimate Live! in Singapore

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:39 PM PST

我爱音乐棒！I Love Asia Pop! A fusion of Chinese and Korean Pop culture not to be missed! It consists of 2 separate concerts – Mnet Ultimate Live and I Love Chinese Pop.

4th December 2010 will be the day where all fans of 2PM, 2AM, MBLAQ, Wonder Girls, Miss A & BEAST gather to support their idols at the Mnet Ultimate Live Concert. Held at Fort Canning Park, this will be a free standing event. The event will be from 5PM – 12AM.

Performers for the” I Love Chinese Pop!” is happening on 5 December with the confirmed list of performers below:
Fahrenheit 飛輪海, Landy Wen 温岚, Guang Liang 王光良, Van Fan & Craze Band 范逸臣& 酷爱乐团, Harlem Yu 庾澄慶

Most tickets have already been sold but if you’re feeling lucky,

Ticket price: $188 (excluding SISTIC $3 fee)
Ticket sales start on the 18 October 2010, at all SISTIC outlets, hotline (65) 6348 5555 and on www.sistic.com.sg. It's one ticket per Festival day – that means, if you want to watch both the Kpop and Cpop concert, you need to buy 2 tickets.

Are you ready?