Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Filipina singer makes history in South Korea


By JONATHAN M. HICAP
Manila Bulletin
SEOUL, South Korea - Filipinos have immense talent in singing but carrying a tune in a different language is another story altogether.

Mary Viena Tolentino Park (center) with her husband Park Jong Woong (right)
and mother-in-law Son Sok Cha (left) in Seoul. (Photo by Jonathan Hicap)

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Super Junior member Siwon's visit to Manila

It's a happy start for a new year for K-pop fans in the Philippines. 
Super Junior's Siwon tweeted that he was on his way to Manila tonight. 


Sunday, December 18, 2011

Please donate to the Philippine Red Cross for the victims of Typhoon Sendong


Via http://www.redcross.org.ph/donatenow

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Emergency Alert: Typhoon Sendong

Tropical Storm Sendong (international name: Washi) ravaged Mindanao, slamming it with devastating rains and unleashing flash floods and landslides that have left a horrifying trail of destruction. As of 10AM, the death toll has reached 497 (Cagayan De Oro 215, Iligan City 195, Bukidnon 47, Negros Oriental 22, Lanao del Norte 9, Compostela Valley 5, Zamboanga del Norte 3, Surigao del Sur 1). Most of the dead were asleep Friday night when raging floodwaters pounded their homes from rivers and cascaded from mountain slopes following 12 straight hours of heavy rains in Mindanao. 

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 nominees bared

By JONATHAN M. HICAP

MANILA, Philippines - The organizing committee of Korea’s 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 revealed the nominees for this year with the film “The Frontline” getting the most nominations.
Best actor nominess. (Photos courtesy of www.newsen.com)

(Interview) Jay Park: TADL album is my greatest achievement so far

I had the chance to interview Korean pop star Jay Park last Oct. 30, 2011 for Manila Bulletin when he visited Manila for the MTV EXIT Live concert. The interview was held at the Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila hotel in Pasig City. Also had the chance to meet fellow K-pop writers from the Philippines' major media outlets. 



MANILA, Philippines - When popular K-pop star and b-boy Jay Park visited the Philippines for a show last year, he was just starting his solo career and was determined to make it on his own. A year later, he was back in the country armed with a flourishing career, and a fiery passion to do things that he loves the most including his advocacies. 

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Pinoy Kpop Star 2011 winner Karla Carreon

In September, the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC), under the Korean Embassy in the Philippines, launched the “Pinoy K-pop Star 2011” contest to search for the ultimate K-pop singer in the country.
Last October 8, the KCC held the grand finals of the contest and the winner is Karla Carreon. 
Here are the finalists and Karla's winning performance after the cut: 





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