SM's New Girl Band Saturday May 30, 2009 Korea

Yawn... There is talk that SM Entertainment will now be debuting a new girl group, said to be the female version of SHINee... oh, really? Sounds strangely ...

The groups name is set to be "Crystal", for they will be "the crystals of the generation", by setting a good example and having absolutely NO plastic surgery on any of the members. It's funny they use the "crystal" analogy, because a crystal just looks like a shiny rock unless its cut and molded into something pretty. Go figure.

The group "Crystal" have supposedly been preparing for the past 3 years with trainers from the U.S., claiming their training was different from that of SNSD. Check out the members:

San

Name: Anna Sun

Birth: 1990
Lead vocals and rapper

Syeon

Name: Yoo Seung Yeon

Birth: 1992

Main rapper and vocalist

Lara

Name: Lee Nara

Birth: 1990

Leader and lead dancer a.k.a the only one who can't sing

DaEun

Name: Noh Da Eun

Birth: December 12, 1989

Main vocalist

Doyeon

Name: Yoon Do Yeon

Birth: 1994

Main dancer, vocalist

They even recognized their SHINee counter parts: Onew=Lara, JongHyun=DaEun, Key=San, Minho=Syeon and Taemin= DoYeon. They are set to debut around July or August of this year.Needless to say, I'm tired of all these new girl groups popping up, especially since it's an SM artist--it's just going to prolong the spaces between our favorite artists' comebacks. The comparison is a little annoying too... I'm waiting for them to say they're coming out with a Korea-based female DBSK!

SHINee for comeback stage next week

It is known that SHINee member Onew who injured himself just before the boys’ comeback has been to the doctor’s for treatment and is covering well.

SM Entertainment said on the 29th, “Onew has almost fully recovered from his injuries. It is planned for the boys to have their comeback as early as next week.”

Onew had fell from a flight of stairs at the boys’ dormitary on 19th May after their practice and injured his front teeth.

The boys were preparing for their comeback with their 2nd minialbum ‘Romeo’. And the album is already doing very well on album sales charts like Hanteo charts since the the album release.

Also, the title song ‘Juliette’ has been receiving much interests from music fans since its reveal even though the boys have not performed the song on broadcast programmes yet.

Big Bang to fly to Japan today ; Will they make it big in Japan music market?

Here new info from BIG BANG !!

Big Bang has flew out of Korea towards Japan today (28th May).

They will be staying there for a while, concentrating on advancing into the Japanese major music market through promotions.

They release their Japanese debut single ‘My Heave’ on the 24th. The boys will also be participating in ‘MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2009′ on 30th May in Saitama Super Arena. They will be going on various broadcast programmes and doing interviews there.

The single ‘My Heaven’ will also be released in Taiwan, China etc in 6 other Asian countries.

Father SM’s SHINee Remakes Part II: “Hit Me”

First, SM decided to rehash some mediocre Corbin Bleu for SHINee's comeback single "Juliette". While some fans could understand choosing a safe, catchy single that catered to mainstream tastes for profit's sake, SHINee World is abuzz with the new revelation that yet another song from the new mini-album "Romeo" is a remake.

The SHINee track in question is "Hit Me", with the original song being "Bad Case" by Los Angeles duo Jackie Boyz (recorded in December 2008).

Adding an additional DBSK/Sarah Connor plot twist, the rights to "Bad Case" were also sold concurrently to R&B singers Marques Houston and Omarion, each of whom released their own versions of the song titled "Case Of You" on May 21st.

Since "Bad Case" was never really an official release, this particular originality violation does not reek as much as "Juliette" did. But this constant remaking really has to disappear if K-Pop wants to gain any credibility in the global music industry. Even if you repeat the word "nobody" 62 times or "gee" 52 times in a single song, at least it's all original. So while SM gets all the money through copycat creation, SHINee's impressive talents are almost wasted recording these remakes, as the five teenagers are blissfully unaware that Americans an ocean away are and have been recording the same melodies. SHINee gets the backlash, as Father SM rakes in the cash. Grr.

I'm just cringing at the thought of the elementary bickering that might occur in the comment sections for these songs on Youtube if/when American R&B fans wander over to the SHINee videos, and vice-versa. Considering that Youtube commenting seems to lower one's IQ by 100 points while skyrocketing his or her cultural bias, one can only imagine what will happen when this

Who is the coolest lady killer?

Who is the coolest lady killer? A week-long online poll launched by CRIonline Showbiz has the answer. South Korean star Lee Minho came atop the list, beating down 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson, Chinese pop singer Han Geng and a member from Taiwan boy band Fahrenheit , Wu Chun .

Lee Minho

Impression: Handsome boy featuring curly hair, very clean look and slim and muscular body.'Boys Over Flowers' star Lee Minho became famous overnight. He was one of the most popular Korean stars in the first half of the year."Boys Over Flowers" is a 25-episode South Korean television drama in 2009. This is the Korean drama adaptation of the Japanese manga 'Hana Yori Dango', also an equivalent of Taiwan drama 'Meteor Garden' and Japan's 'Hana Yori Dango' (TV series).

Han Geng

Han Geng (born on February 9, 1984), better known in Korea as Hankyung, is a Chinese pop singer and actor.He is the only Chinese member of the large boy band Super Junior and the leader of its subgroup Super Junior-M.As a member of a Korean music group, he has been an important contributor to the Korean wave in China.

Wu Chun

Wu Chun, is a Brunei-born actor, singer, a former model, and gym instructor.He is the only non-Taiwanese member of the boy band Fahrenheit, and is known for his roles in the Taiwan idol dramas 'Romantic Princess', 'Hanazakarino Kimitachihe', 'Hot Shot' and 'Tokyo Juliet'.CRI Online

Dong Bang Shin Ki makes a cameo; aims for top sales

Look at this !!


Here new info from DBSK. .





What happend with him??




, the Japanese movie in which superstar Korean group, Dong Bang Shin Ki made a small cameo in, is going to show in cinemas in Taiwan soon.





Taiwanese fans have made plans to show their support by booking cinemas by the halls, even though the cameo made is only about ten seconds or more.





Meisa Kuroki plays the female lead in , an exceptionally gifted ballet genius, and in order to perfect the role, she practiced ballet non-stop for three months.





And DBSK, who sang the theme song for the movie, also cameos as a well-known group, making the movie even more enticing for moviegoers.





Taiwanese Cassiopeians will be booking the cinema halls on the 30th of May, supporting their idols in the most concise action ever.

SHINee 2nd minialbum Romeo sweeping up #1 on album charts

Said : congratulation to SHINee

Yoo......

You know??

SHINee's 2nd mini-album "ROMEO album" sales has been doing very well. .

woo..

chukkahamnida to SHINee...

They released their 2nd minialbum on 25th May, 1 year into their debut.

And the album went up to #1 on various daily sales chart like Hanteo, Hot Tracks etc in just 1 day into the release.

And of course, the title song to the minialbum Juliette is also doing very well on various music charts, and the MV to the song was released on 22nd May.

There has been much interests as to the boys comeback.