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Where Are The K-Pop Girl Groups In America In 2017?

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 19: South Korean girl group Girls' Generation perform on stage during the 21st High1 Seoul Music Awards at Olympic gymnasium on January 19, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) When South Korean girl group Girls’ Generation appeared on The David Letterman Show in 2012 to perform the English rendition of “The Boys,” they were the first K-pop act to appear on prime-time American television. Five years after they and other contemporary female acts attempted to break into the U.S. market, the song’s hook of “ girls bring the boys out ” has proved prophetic. While K-pop's women were the leaders of the first wave into the stateside scene, nowadays it is male K-pop acts that are making big moves, with hardly a female act in sight. One of the dominant girl groups in Korea’s music industry since their megahit “Gee” in 2009, Girls’ Generation was one of several prominent female acts in the late '00s...

KDrama Review: Because This Is My First Life – Choices And Bargains We Make For Love

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Because This Is My First Life proves how predictable drama plots can be reinvented to create an endearing love story of minimalist approach, yet filled with love retrospection. Title: Because This Is My First Life Distributor: TVN Theme: Romance, Drama Length: 16 Episodes Broadcast Period: 09 October 2017 – 28 November 2017 Armed with equally captivating side romance stories, the heart-fluttering affair of two people who found love through a marriage contract is my highly-recommended rom-com drama for 2017. Who would have thought that Because This Is My First Life would pull off a unique attraction based on its familiar tune? Surprisingly it did, and I think followers of Lee Min Ki and Jung So Min’s adorable love story agree on the sweet highs the story brings each week. No self-help books can teach how life can be lived perfectly the first time. In this emotionally perceptive drama, we are given pep talks on how to burst happiness on our faces by living and loving to the fullest....

KDrama Review: Because This Is My First Life – Choices And Bargains We Make For Love

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Because This Is My First Life proves how predictable drama plots can be reinvented to create an endearing love story of minimalist approach, yet filled with love retrospection. Title: Because This Is My First Life Distributor: TVN Theme: Romance, Drama Length: 16 Episodes Broadcast Period: 09 October 2017 – 28 November 2017 Armed with equally captivating side romance stories, the heart-fluttering affair of two people who found love through a marriage contract is my highly-recommended rom-com drama for 2017. Who would have thought that Because This Is My First Life would pull off a unique attraction based on its familiar tune? Surprisingly it did, and I think followers of Lee Min Ki and Jung So Min’s adorable love story agree on the sweet highs the story brings each week. No self-help books can teach how life can be lived perfectly the first time. In this emotionally perceptive drama, we are given pep talks on how to burst happiness on our faces by living and loving to the fullest....

Where Are The K-Pop Girl Groups In America In 2017

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 19: South Korean girl group Girls' Generation perform on stage during the 21st High1 Seoul Music Awards at Olympic gymnasium on January 19, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) When South Korean girl group Girls’ Generation appeared on The David Letterman Show in 2012 to perform the English rendition of “The Boys,” they were the first K-pop act to appear on primetime American television. Five years after they and other contemporary female acts attempted to break into the U.S. market, the song’s hook of “ girls bring the boys ou t” has proved prophetic. While K-pop's women were the leaders of the first wave into the stateside scene, nowadays it is male K-pop acts that are making big moves with hardly a female act in sight. One of the dominant girl groups in Korea’s music industry since their megahit “Gee” in 2009, Girls’ Generation was one of several prominent female acts in the late ‘...

Red Velvet Becomes First K-Pop Girl Group To Top Billboard's World Albums Chart 4 Times

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[unable to retrieve full-text content] Red Velvet Becomes First K-Pop Girl Group To Top Billboard's World Albums Chart 4 Times    soompi Red Velvet becomes the first K-Pop girl group to top Billboard's World Albums Chart four times    allkpop Full coverage https://www.soompi.com/2017/11/29/red-velvet-becomes-first-k-pop-girl-group-top-billboards-world-albums-chart-4-times/

Long-Running K-Pop Golden Disc Awards Show Coming to Philippines

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K-Pop fans: Get ready to greet 2018 with a bang as 24-28 of your favorite artists are set to fly into Manila for the 32nd Golden Disc Awards for not just one but two grand evenings of what may be the biggest and most prestigious Korean awards show and music festival, presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea. Winners from the previous year include EXO , TWICE  and BTS , among others. This will only be the fourth time the show will be held outside South Korea and the first time in the Philippines. "The Philippines' love for Korean entertainment is highly recognized in the industry," HM Entertainment's Steven Ko said. The 32nd Golden Disc Awards will be Jan. 10-11, 2018, at the Mall of Asia Arena. A Golden Ticket is a two-day pass that includes the special privilege of attending the red carpet event prior to the show. Only a limited number of Golden Tickets will be available. "The red carpet is supposed to be a private event, but we're going...

The Best Korean Drama of 2017

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[embedded content] Year 2017 is almost over and Year 2018 is waiting! Now, it’s the time to vote for ‘The Best Korean Drama of 2017’ . As a Korean Drama’s fan, you have the right to vote. This year, you can chose all Korean Drama showed in year 2017 in ‘The Nomination Round’ which will run from 2017-Nov-15, 00:00KST to 2017-Nov-30, 23:59KST. The Top 8 in ‘The Nomination Round’ will go into ‘The Final Round’ which will run from 2017-Dec-1, 00:00KST to 2017-Dec-30, 23:59KST. Rule in The Nomination Round:- – 1 IP address can only Nominate for 1 time/day – 1 time can Nominate for maximum of 8 dramas – Same IP address can Nominate again after 24 hours – The Top 8 in ‘The Nomination Round’ will go to ‘The Final Round’ – All Top 8 Dramas will count from 0 in ‘The Final Round’ Happy Voting !!! The Nomination Round (Chose max of 8 Dramas) (2017-Nov-15, 00:00KST ~ 2017-Nov-30, 23:59KST) 01 Days 02 Hours 44 Minutes 34 Seconds The Best Korean Drama of 2017 (The Nomination Round) * If...

Red Velvet Tie for Most No. 1s on World Albums Chart Among All K-Pop Acts

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With "Perfect Velvet," the quintet is proving the girl groups can hang with the boy bands. Red Velvet shake things up and bring some much-welcomed girl group power to the rankings of Billboard 's World Albums chart this week. The quintet's new Perfect Velvet: The 2nd Album LP debuts at No. 1 on the World Albums chart, marking the group its fourth chart-topper on the list and third just this year. The nine-track set sold 2,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 23, according to Nielsen Music, which marks the group's best U.S. sales week to date, after the group hit their best sales week with July's Red Summer . The accomplishment makes Red Velvet tie for the most No. 1 albums on World Albums among all K-pop acts -- the first time a female K-pop act has held the honor which had only featured male artists for years. B.A.P had long been the leader among chart-toppers until  GOT7  and BTS joined them in the last 13 months . With male acts much more pre...

K-Pop Boy Band BTS Learned English By Watching Friends And My Phalanges Are Tingling

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Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Fresh off their killer American Music Awards performance , K-Pop superstars BTS made their daytime talk show debut on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week to perform their song "Mic Drop" and talk international fame. And while he band was joined by a translator, but frontman RM (AKA Rap Monster) revealed to Ellen that he actually taught himself English in the most relatable AF way: by watching Friends. "Actually, my English teacher was a sitcom – Friends ," he revealed. "Back in the days when I was like 15, all the Korean parents [made] their kids watch Friends . I thought I was kind of like a victim at that time, but right now I'm the lucky one." To put that into perspective, he took enough initiative to binge hours and hours of Ross and Rachel's on/off dramatics to learn a SECOND language!!! All I do is eat pizza while I watch Netflix and hope I don't get ranch dressing on my couch, so yeah. (There are a ...

K-pop Girls' Generation member Taeyeon in car accident involving three vehicles

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[unable to retrieve full-text content] K-pop Girls' Generation member Taeyeon in car accident involving three vehicles    Metro Full coverage http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/28/k-pop-girls-generation-member-taeyeon-in-car-accident-involving-three-vehicles-7116257/

Seventeen and Nu'est W set to form huge K-pop super group at Mama music festival

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Seventeen (pictured) and Nu’est will be teaming up (Picture: Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) Seventeen and Nu’est W set to form k-pop super group for Mama music festival. The two K-pop groups are joining forces for one huge performance during the Japanese leg of the festival. The two groups are said to be close pals, and as they are under the same label it’s helped firm up their friendships. And that will translate into an epic performance as the two groups join forces on one stage. Nu’est W will be joining forces with Seventeen  (Picture: VCG/VCG via Getty Images) The 13 members of Seventeen, and the five members of Nu’est will no doubt be a huge hit, given Seventeen’s success last year when they teamed up with girl group Gfriend. Their label Pledis released a little teaser of what’s to come: The news comes as k-pop act Dean dropped some good news – he’s releasing new music. ‘If you’ve been hiding under a rock with no wifi recently, you might not recognise him – but you should. Dean is th...

Rayakan Ulang Tahun Istri, Song Joong Ki Ajak Song He Kyo Dinner Romantis

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Foto yang dibagikan agensi usai Song Song Couple resmi menikah Kabarmaya.co.id – Tepat pada Rabu (22/11/2017) kemarin aktris cantik yang menjadi banyak idola bagi pecinta kdrama, Song Hye Kyo , genap berusia 36 tahun. Aktris yang baru saja menikah pada 31 Oktober lalu itu tentu saja mendapatkan kejutan romantis dari sang suami di hari ulang tahunnya. Momen ini mencuri perhatian publik, dimana banyak yang penasaran dengan kejutan yang diberikan oleh Song Joong Ki sebagai suami. Ternyata Song Joong Ki menunjukkan keromantisannya kepada Song Hye Kyo dengan mengajak istrinya yang sedang berulang tahun makan malam di sebuah restoran. Dalam kesempatan ini terlihat Song Joong Ki ingin menunjukkan rasa cintanya kepada sang istri denga membuat acara makan malam romantis berdua. Seorang pengunjung restoran tempat mereka makan malam mengatakan bahwa pasangan pengantin baru itu terlihat begitu serasi. Song Hye Kyo terlihat menutup wajahnya dengan syal, sementara Song Joong Ki tidak mengg...