Archive for May, 2008

Seo Tae Ji’s comeback on August 15

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Seo Tae Ji is finally making his much-awaited comeback!
Yedang Entertainment announced today, May 29, that Seo Tae Ji is going to make his comeback at the “Eerie Taiji People Festival (ETPFEST)” on August 15 at the Jamsil ballpark, where he will be performing songs from his 8th album. This event marks the festival’s 4th run [...]

Jang Nara Donates Money to Help Earthquake Victims in China

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Hallyu star Jang Nara has donated 150,000 dollars to a charity organization in China for the rescue of disaster victims and the restoration of Sichuan Province, which was recently hit by a devastating earthquake. Jang has worked with the same charity organization in the past to help Leukemia patients.
Jang’s father, who is based in Beijing, [...]

L’Arc~en~Ceil goes on hiatus

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

L’Arc~en~Ceil goes on hiatus
I debated for a while whether I’d post this or not, because this band is not a visual band. But I figured I might as well, because a lot of fans of visual bands also like L’Arc~en~Ciel and this is pretty big news.
The band has decided that after the summer release of [...]

Rain Makes into Encyclopedia Britannica

Monday, May 12th, 2008

2008-05-08
World star Rain (real name Jung Ji-hoon) has been listed in the Year in Review 2007 of the Encyclopedia Britannica Online. He is only the third Korean figure to be included in the biographies section of the Britannica. The other two are poet Ko Un and President Lee Myung-bak. However, Rain is the first Korean [...]

YG + Mnet Media = music powerhouse

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Mnet Media and YG Entertainment are now official business partners.
Mnet has acquired 10% shares of YG Entertainment and YG Entertainment and also Yang Hyun Suk have secured a part of Mnet Media, which strengthened the partnership between the two companies.
The agreement between the two has also given Mnet Media the rights to exclusively distribute in [...]