MBLAQ To Hold Showcase In The Philippines

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines - Korean boy band MBLAQ will visit the Philippines and hold a show this month.

MBLAQ will headline the event "MBLAQ: First Contact: The Invasion Continues" that will be held on March 31 at the Aliw Theater.

MBLAQ (Photo by www.newsen.com)

Remembering the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami

On March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 9 hit Japan that spawned a massive tsunami. 
Almost 16,000 persons were killed in the earthquake and tsunami. 

Culture Ministry sets guideline for Romanizing Korean names

There’s good news for people who struggle to spell Korean names correctly in English: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Friday decided to standardize the Romanization of Korean names into “family name + given name” instead of the widely used “given name + family name” as written in Western countries.

In an attempt to respect the Korean tradition of placing more value on family names, the government said the new guideline would affect all Korean names on government documents, websites and name cards of public officials. 

My wish: a chart win for U-KISS

U-KISS has released the group's third full-length album "Collage" last March 7. 
And may wish is that U-KISS will finally win a music TV chart award because the boys deserve it. 

Top Young Actor Secretly Enlists In The Military

BY JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines - Top young Korean drama actor Yo Seung Ho, 20, secretly entered the Korean military on March 5, catching his fans by surprise.

Yo Seung Ho enlisted at an army camp in Chuncheon in Gangwon province accompanied by his family and CEO of his agency.

Fans only learned of his enlistment when he posted a message and video on his fan cafe.

Photos by www.newsen.com

Which K-pop Artist, Company Dominated Album Sales?

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines - Boy band Super Junior and their company SM Entertainment dominated physical album sales in 2012.

Rankings of album sales by company and artist were posted on Korean music chart site Instiz, which showed percentage sales top K-pop artists got last year.

Clockwise from top left) Super Junior, Wooyoung and Big Bang (Photos by www.newsen.com)

Which K-pop Artist, Company Dominated Album Sales?

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines - Boy band Super Junior and their company SM Entertainment dominated physical album sales in 2012.

Rankings of album sales by company and artist were posted on Korean music chart site Instiz, which showed percentage sales top K-pop artists got last year.

Photos by www.newsen.com

2PM: 'We're Gonna Come Back' + video

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
Posted on Manila Bulletin Online on March 4, 2013

MANILA, Philippines - K-pop boy band 2PM lived up to their promise that they had something special prepared for Filipino fans at their concert last March 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Boy Band 2PM On Career Plans, New Korean Album And 'Balut'

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
Posted on Manila Bulletin Online on March 2, 2013

MANILA, Philippines - It's been close to two years since boy band 2PM released their last Korean album in 2011 and they said they're currently working to finish a new album, telling fans to be prepared to be blown away.

2AM Releases New Album Today

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines - Korean ballad group 2AM will be releasing their second studio Korean album today titled "One Spring Day."
This will be the group's follow up album to "Saint o'Clock" released on October 2010.

Photo by www.newsen.com