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Coca-Cola is partnering up with the Korean pop band BTS for an ad campaign slated to run during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Korean media are reporting the partnership, which will occur during the tournament in June. A photo circulating online shows the seven members of the Bangtan Boys dressed in Coke-branded clothing and posing with Coke bottles in their hands. The boy band is currently the biggest K-pop band in the world, and is on the verge of launching a world tour this summer. The band is also slated to perform at the Billboard Music Awards in May. It’s unclear whether BTS will perform for Coca Cola, as the company has already enlisted singer Jason Derulo to perform its World Cup anthem, “ Colors .” Let's block ads! (Why?) https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/k-pop-stars-bts-to-model-for-coca-cola-at-fifa-world-cup-1.3907970

Image: Instagram/@annecurtissmith Anne Curtis has added EXO to her list of K-pop favorites after getting blown away at the group’s latest concert. Curtis attended the Manila leg of the “Exo Planet #4 – The Elyxion” concert tour on April 28 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. She had nothing but praises for the concert, which she posted on her Twitter page. Apparently, husband Erwan Heussaff was supposed to watch the concert with her but he had to back out on the last minute. Image: Twitter/@annecurtissmith EXO is a nine-member male group composed of South Korean and Chinese members. The group is based in Seoul but release and perform music in Korean, Mandarin and Japanese. EXO performed in the Philippines at the Dream Kpop Fantasy Concert in 2013 at the MOA Concert Grounds, along with other groups such as Girls Generation, Infinite, U Kiss, Tasty and Tahiti. The group has been returning to perform in Manila ever since. ADVERTISEMENT In one of her tweets, Curtis said she hoped for EXO member ...

Image: Instagram/@annecurtissmith Anne Curtis has added EXO to her list of K-pop favorites after getting blown away at the group’s latest concert. Curtis attended the Manila leg of the “Exo Planet #4 – The Elyxion” concert tour on April 28 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. She had nothing but praises for the concert, which she posted on her Twitter page. Apparently, husband Erwan Heussaff was supposed to watch the concert with her but he had to back out on the last minute. Image: Twitter/@annecurtissmith EXO is a nine-member male group composed of South Korean and Chinese members. The group is based in Seoul but release and perform music in Korean, Mandarin and Japanese. EXO performed in the Philippines at the Dream Kpop Fantasy Concert in 2013 at the MOA Concert Grounds, along with other groups such as Girls Generation, Infinite, U Kiss, Tasty and Tahiti. The group has been returning to perform in Manila ever since. ADVERTISEMENT In one of her tweets, Curtis said she hoped for EXO member ...

With the rapid global rise of K-pop bands such as BTS over the past year, fans have been left wondering who will be the next big thing to come out of South Korea. Many observers have put their money on popular boy band EXO to be the next K-pop act to break through internationally – and with the outfit boasting more than 100,000 followers on their US Twitter fan account, they could be right.  Since their debut in 2012, the Chinese-Korean boy bandhas been one of the most influential South Korean acts in Asia, with hugely popular members such as D.O. and Baekhyun.   Their debut album, “Xoxo”, was named album of the year at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards and has reportedly sold over one million copies, entering the list of the bestselling album in Korea. K-pop star Rap Monster of BTS is breaking genre’s squeaky-clean mould, and fans can’t get enough Since the departure of three of the group’s Chinese members – Kris Wu , Lu Han and Tao, who have all gone on to forge successful so...

SO I was surfing the net last Friday and saw social media walls with posts from that momentous meeting of the leaders of North and South Korea. I was so touched by what I saw, I felt like crying. Wow! It was indeed a long time coming! I actually did not expect this meeting would ever happen in my lifetime, especially with the controversies concerning North Korea. As I watched them in awe, I was so moved by witnessing Kim Jung Un step into South Korean soil for the very first time! I was totally floored when after having their photographs taken, he actually gestured President Moon Jae In to take a step back and stand on North Korean soil too! I sincerely thought that the moment was both precious and poignant! What a historic event! I was genuinely happy for the whole of Korea and hopeful that the world will not end up fighting each other for global supremacy. Talk about good vibes, right? It amazes me when news like this can affect me. That good feeling washed o...

SO I was surfing the net last Friday and saw social media walls with posts from that momentous meeting of the leaders of North and South Korea. I was so touched by what I saw, I felt like crying. Wow! It was indeed a long time coming! I actually did not expect this meeting would ever happen in my lifetime, especially with the controversies concerning North Korea. As I watched them in awe, I was so moved by witnessing Kim Jung Un step into South Korean soil for the very first time! I was totally floored when after having their photographs taken, he actually gestured President Moon Jae In to take a step back and stand on North Korean soil too! I sincerely thought that the moment was both precious and poignant! What a historic event! I was genuinely happy for the whole of Korea and hopeful that the world will not end up fighting each other for global supremacy. Talk about good vibes, right? It amazes me when news like this can affect me. That good feeling washed o...

Korea’s increasing popularity with international students may have something to do with its lively music scene, with foreign teens drawn to the country due to their fascination with K-Pop, the Korea Times has reported . Let's block ads! (Why?) https://thepienews.com/news/are-k-pop-migrants-fuelling-student-diversity-in-korea-no/

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South Korean boy band BTS have announced a mammoth world tour which includes two UK dates. The seven-member group will perform at the O2 Arena in London on 9 and 10 October. The tour, called Love Yourself, will start in their native South Korea before also heading to Canada, the Netherlands and Germany. BTS have become global stars and are one of the genre's most established acts. Since forming in 2013, the K-pop stars have been a sensation around the world and amassed a global following. Tour organisers, Big Hit Entertainment said: "BTS will launch a brand-new tour this year, titled Love Yourself, following last year's success of the Trilogy Episode begun in 2014." So far, only confirmed venues and dates have been announced but more will follow. The band will release their third studio album on 18 May and will premiere new single We Are So Excited at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas in May. Their success was recently the subject of BBC Radio 1 iPlayer document...

As the leader of North Korean and South Korean await an historic sit down, an aural peace has descended on the peninsula as South Korea halts their decades-long tirade of physiological warfare in the form of very, very loud K-Pop. For decades now, the level of political tension in the Korean war has been signified by the number of decibels ringing out from across the border. Described by the New York Times as the “Hello Kitty offensive” sound has long been used as a form of propaganda and political warfare in that part of the world. On an island off the coast of China, the Taiwanese once erected the world’s loudest outdoor speakers to inform their enemies that “Taiwan is a treasure island,” and “We will come to save you from hell.’ The recent musical battle on the Korean peninsula erupted again in 2016 when the point of contention between the two countries heightened thanks to North Korea setting off nuclear blasts. Before then the two countries had enjoyed an 11-year silence. A...

Percintaan dengan perempuan yang lebih tua sepertinya kini menjadi tren di antara para penggemar drama Korea di tanah air. Pasalnya, tema tersebut diangkat dalam sebuah drama yang sedang naik daun berjudul Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food atau Something in The Rain . Drama yang tayang di JTBC tersebut mengangkat konflik yang selama ini dihadapi banyak pasangan terhdap keluarga dan lingkungannya. Itulah mengapa drama tersebut disukai oleh banyak orang. Berbicara tentang Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, salah satu faktor penting dalam popularitas drama tersebut adalah kehadiran Son Ye Jin. Aktris ternama tersebut berperan sebagai Yoon Jin Ah, sosok kakak yang kemudian mencuri hati adik dari temannya sendiri. Aktingnya menuai banyak sekali pujian dari penonton di seluruh dunia. Penasaran seperti apa sih sosok Son Ye Jin tersebut? Simak tujuh potret berikut. 1. Debut pada tahun 2000 dramafever.com Son Ye Jin mengawali karier pada tahun 2000 dengan menjadi pemeran pendukung di film Secret Tears...

Percintaan dengan perempuan yang lebih tua sepertinya kini menjadi tren di antara para penggemar drama Korea di tanah air. Pasalnya, tema tersebut diangkat dalam sebuah drama yang sedang naik daun berjudul Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food atau Something in The Rain . Drama yang tayang di JTBC tersebut mengangkat konflik yang selama ini dihadapi banyak pasangan terhdap keluarga dan lingkungannya. Itulah mengapa drama tersebut disukai oleh banyak orang. Berbicara tentang Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, salah satu faktor penting dalam popularitas drama tersebut adalah kehadiran Son Ye Jin. Aktris ternama tersebut berperan sebagai Yoon Jin Ah, sosok kakak yang kemudian mencuri hati adik dari temannya sendiri. Aktingnya menuai banyak sekali pujian dari penonton di seluruh dunia. Penasaran seperti apa sih sosok Son Ye Jin tersebut? Simak tujuh potret berikut. 1. Debut pada tahun 2000 dramafever.com Son Ye Jin mengawali karier pada tahun 2000 dengan menjadi pemeran pendukung di film Secret Tears...

Breaking into the hyper-competitive K-pop music industry is notoriously brutal. But what if you’re a foreigner — and gay? Meet Marshall Bang, better known to audiences as MRSHLL. He’s a Korean-American singer from Orange County who's trying to conquer South Korea’s music scene with his rich, chocolatey voice, and at the same time upend its culturally conservative mores.  Bang is debuting his solo EP next month on the FeelGhood Music label, after singing his way into the Korean consciousness last year on the wildly popular television talent contest called "Show Me the Money," a kind of hip-hop "The Voice." Millions of viewers may not have known it, but they were watching one of the country’s few openly gay entertainers. Being gay may not seem like it would be a big deal in the glitzy land of K-pop, which is awash in gender bending and populated by feminine-looking young men who are some of the industry's brightest stars. "They’re prettier," Bang sai...

A concert series that began in Seoul today will feature some of Korea's most prominent artists as they hope to raise awareness regarding suicide prevention, the latest instance of South Korean entertainers partaking in public discourse surrounding psychological disorders and treatment. The free-of-charge Shining Road concert series is hosted by veteran singer and actor Lee Dong Woo, who struggled with depression following a 2004 diagnosis of a debilitating disease that led to blindness according to the Korea Daily . He will be joined throughout April 23-May 7 by many prominent South Korean stars, including Lee Seung Chul , Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung, Kangta, singer-songwriter Yoon Jong Shin, and several other artists and actors. All proceeds raised will be donated to youth suicide prevention organizations, making it one of the largest-scale events to recently feature K-pop stars raising funds to aid people struggling with their mental health. The suicide prevention concert ser...

CLOSE North Korea's Kim suspends nuclear, missile test AP Seoul had been blasting propaganda messages and K-pop songs from border loudspeakers since the North’s fourth nuclear test in early 2016. (Photo: Ed Jones, AFP/Getty Images file) South Korea stopped blasting the country's distinctive "K-pop" music and anti-communist rhetoric across the North Korean border Monday, a move aimed at "reducing military tensions between the South and North and creating a mood for peaceful talks" later this week. "The Ministry of National Defense halted the loudspeaker broadcasts against North Korea in the vicinity of the military demarcation line," the ministry said in a statement. A summit between the divided nations is scheduled for Friday at the border village of Panmunjom. South Korea has been pumping propaganda and pop music across the border for more than two years. K-pop music generally features teen "girl bands" or "boy bands" ...

CLOSE North Korea's Kim suspends nuclear, missile test AP Seoul had been blasting propaganda messages and K-pop songs from border loudspeakers since the North’s fourth nuclear test in early 2016. (Photo: Ed Jones, AFP/Getty Images file) South Korea stopped blasting the country's distinctive "K-pop" music and anti-communist rhetoric across the North Korean border Monday, a move aimed at "reducing military tensions between the South and North and creating a mood for peaceful talks" later this week. "The Ministry of National Defense halted the loudspeaker broadcasts against North Korea in the vicinity of the military demarcation line," the ministry said in a statement. A summit between the divided nations is scheduled for Friday at the border village of Panmunjom. South Korea has been pumping propaganda and pop music across the border for more than two years. K-pop music generally features teen "girl bands" or "boy bands" ...