Archive for November 16, 2010

101115 Amazing ‘Hallyu Power’ Show Off, Japanese Tourists Flock Korea for JYJ Concert After G20 Summit ended, the tourism industry which had struggled for a while finally turned to recovery. Especially this week, there are plans of field trip that will suck plenty group of tourist such as the elder ones. G20 helps the bond [...]

JYJ World Tour: Las Vegas Showcase Recap + Photos The second stop of the JYJ concert in Las Vegas kicked off at around 8:30 p.m. It took place at the Planet Hollywood Theatre of the Arts and was hosted by MCs Arden Cho and Shane Yoon. With a turnout of over 5,000 attendees, many fans, [...]

Listen to Kanye West’s New Proteges Kanye West is so busy launching his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, AND attacking Matt Lauer it’s a wonder he has time for anything else these days. But fortunately he had a minute for one thing: the bombastic rapper lent his talents to Korean pop trio JYJ, [...]

East Meets Kanye West and rocks out in NYC Not to be dramatic here, but mega-Kpop-group JYJ’s first U.S. showcase in NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday night was probably one of the craziest things I have ever seen. The concert was slated to start at 8pm, but when I arrived at the New Yorker Hotel [...]

JYJ is making news here in the Philippines, too! :) JYJ Showcase in New York Draws 6, 400 Fans Trio JYJ held their successful album showcase in New York City on Nov. 12 (Nov. 13 in the Philippines) despite encountering visa problems that nearly canceled the event. New York was the K-pop boy band’s first [...]

Girls’ Generation may testify over contract The Fair Trade Commission said Monday it was considering questioning the nine-member K-pop band Girls’ Generation regarding unfair artist-management agreements known as “slave contracts” allegedly prevalent in the entertainment industry. The anti-trust watchdog affirmed that it was considering the group’s testimony regarding the matter that had been brought to [...]