K-pop boy band Big Bang released their fifth mini-album "Alive" last night and also the music video for the song "Bad Boy."
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Seoul Metropolitan Government picks 100 movie and drama locations
The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Film Commission have selected 100 places that are highly popular as movie and drama shooting locations, and published a book titled The Places in Seoul Cinema Fell in Love With. The book singles out and introduces 100 attractions that showcase the many faces of Seoul and presents rich images associated with them from among the numerous sites that feature frequently in Korean movies and dramas.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
[Korea.net]: K-Pop's official debut
2011 was an exciting year for K-Pop fans and the Korean music industry. In August, Billboard opened a new chart for K-Pop music, Billboard K-Pop Chart. Following the J-pop Chart, this is the second release of a country based music chart from Asia. And only a few months later, Google operated webcast provider YouTube launched its K-Pop Channel online.
The news created a buzz among fans and industry experts alike as it was the first time that YouTube had created an exclusive channel for any one country. The main reason for the decision was based on the fact that there are over 5 million K-Pop related webcasts on YouTube, but only 600,000 of these can be found using the search word ‘K-Pop’. A separate K-Pop channel was in demand to facilitate the search for Korean music for K-Pop fans worldwide.
The news created a buzz among fans and industry experts alike as it was the first time that YouTube had created an exclusive channel for any one country. The main reason for the decision was based on the fact that there are over 5 million K-Pop related webcasts on YouTube, but only 600,000 of these can be found using the search word ‘K-Pop’. A separate K-Pop channel was in demand to facilitate the search for Korean music for K-Pop fans worldwide.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Korea donates soccer balls to Azkals
The KOREA Council
of Sports for All and the Korea Sports Promotion, together with the Korean Cultural Center
in the Philippines, donated 100 soccer balls and 100 shirts last February 21 in
the hopes of promoting Korea's major sports to the Filipinos. The formal
turnover of donations was held at the Korean Cultural Center in Taguig.
Photo courtesy of the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines |
Friday, February 24, 2012
Nichkhun's controversial Thai TV commercial
Korean boy band 2PM member Nichkhun is getting the heat from Korean citizens because of a controversial Thai TV commercial that depicts the Rising Sun Flag, the military flag of Japan used during World War II.
Nichkhun (center) performing on stage while the Rising Sun Flag is depicted on the LED screen at the back |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
RECIPE: Chapssalddeok (Korean-style mochi)
Here's another tempting recipe from Maangchi.com: Chapssalddeok (Korean-style mochi)
According to Maangchi.com, "Chapssalddeok used to be called “mochi” among Koreans, but these days everybody calls this particular kind of rice cake “chapssalddeok.” The word mochi is a Japanese word that simply means “rice cake.”
According to Maangchi.com, "Chapssalddeok used to be called “mochi” among Koreans, but these days everybody calls this particular kind of rice cake “chapssalddeok.” The word mochi is a Japanese word that simply means “rice cake.”
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Jenny Hyun blog claims songwriter was admitted to hospital, is schizophrenic
After Korean-American songwriter Jenny Hyun ranted and posted anti-black tweets, a post was uploaded on her blog, claiming that she was admitted to the hospital and she is a paranoid schizophrenic.
Here's the post:
Band Block B Apologizes For Insensitive Attitude About Thai Floods
By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines – Rookie boy band Block B learned a painful lesson about sensitivity following a public outrage against their behavior in a TV interview where they were accused of making fun of flood victims in Thailand and showing immature behavior.
Block B issued an apology on their official website for their behavior during the interview, with leader Zico shaving his head to show remorse.
Block B (Photo courtesy of www.newsen.com) |
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