Mnet Announces 2012 Prime Time Music Programming Slate, Solidifying Network as America’s #1 TV Destination for Fans of K-pop Music

Network to Begin Live Broadcasts and Live Stream ofWorld’s #1 K-Pop Chart Show, M! Countdown,for the First Time in the U.S. April 25New Series Jjang!, the First English-language Daily K-Pop Entertainment News Show, to Air Exclusively on Mnet this SummerAUSTIN, TX – March 16, 2012 – Mnet, the #1 English-language television network in the U.S. targeting Asian Americans and fans of Asian pop culture, today announces  plans to ride the Korean wave into the spring and summer with their new music programming line-up.  This includes, for the first time, live broadcasts and live streams of M! Countdown, the world’s...

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[Video] 2AM made their long-awaited comeback on Music Core!

Enjoy 2AM's comeback stage on Music Core!View the original article h...

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[Video] IU unveiled new Bulgaris CF!

Check out IU's new Bulgaris CF.She is such a cute girl in the clip below!View the original article h...

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[Video] B1A4 said "Baby,I'm Sorry" on Music Core!

Check out B1A4's comeback performance on Music Core,the boys performed their latest hit song Baby I'm Sorry on the show!View the original article h...

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[Videos] NU'EST made their debut on Music Core!

Check out NU'EST debut performance on Music Core.The boys performed I'm Sorry and Face on the show!View the original article h...

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[Video] SHINee's comeback teaser on Music Core!

SHINee will make their comeback on Music Core next week,check out the teaser below!View the original article h...

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[Video] SPICA sings Halo on Sketchbook!

Check out SPICA's impressive singing ability on Sketchbook!View the original article h...

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[News] SHINee Unveils Their New Album Sherlock

The title song ‘Sherlock,’ a hybrid remix, has a unique and distinctive style, and its point is SHINee’s splendid performance of a dance routine choreographed by the world-renowned choreographer Tony Testa.Especially, ‘Always There’ is special for its lyrics, written by Jonghyun, that express SHINee’s thankful hearts to fans who have stayed by their side with unchanging love until now.The album also includes ‘Clue’ and ‘Note,’ the two songs out of which ‘Sherlock’ was born, ‘The Reason,’ a song impressive for its splendid guitar solo and string session, and ‘Alarm Clock,’ a song for which Jonghyun wrote sensuous lyrics about a man’s wish to wake...

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Sammul Chan invited to CTI, does not admit he's a traitor

In the recent year, Sammul Chan has been focused on developing in Mainland and rarely sees his HK fans. Earlier he came back to HK to rest for half a month, and conveniently set up a fans gathering. Wonder if its been too long since Sammul's been in HK, but many fans didn't even have dinner yet, and already wanted pictures with their idol. Sammul fulfilled all requests. Earlier, Ricky Wong established new television station CTI, Sammul was asked if he invited him over? He said: "Actually I have a pretty good relationship with Mr. Wong. Earlier he flew all the way to Taiwan, where I was working at the time, to talk to me!" It was understood Ricky...

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Candy Chang & Kyle Tse getting up top through their doctor roles

2010 Miss Chinese International Second Runner-up Candy Chang dropped out of school just because she wanted to enter the entertainment circle and start a career there. She bravely advanced in her career as she reveals outstanding talent in the recent TVB series The Hippocratic Crush. In the series, she plays Kan Jing Jing, a medical intern, along with Kyle Tse (Dik Dik Jai). Candy said this is her first series, so she was very nervous, but she claimed the doctor role really suits her. She said: "I used to be a lifeguard, so I understand the mentality and procedures of rescuing people. This time, I am very lucky to be able to play a doctor." Kyle...

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Fala Chen defeats Sharon Chan on lateness to event

Roger Kwok, Fala Chen, Sharon Chan, Koni Lui and Gigi Ho took part in TVB series Queens of Diamonds and Hearts promotional event, where the cast watched the series in Tsim Sha Tsui. Recently, it was rumored that lead actresses Fala and Sharon have been on bad terms and were in a big competition during filming. They competed on lateness, who changes the schedule and take time off the most. Coincidentally, they were both late to the event last night. Sharon was half and hour late, while Fala defeated her by being 40 minutes late. Soon after, Sharon embraced Fala for pictures, Sharon joked: "Let us take a 'bad terms' picture first." Fala then gave...

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Joey Yung willing refer Kay Tse to join EEG

The other night, Joey Yung attended the Porsche 911 car show and party and performed three songs. Joey currently owns three cars, which is enough to fulfill her everyday needs. When speaking of her driving skills, Joey said: "Driving is a pleasure to me, I'm pretty ok at driving. Because I'm often sitting in my company's car for work, so I require myself to do some driving from time to time to avoid getting rusty at it. (Have you done speeding before?) I'm very safe. If I drank or went to a party, I won't drive. (Have you been provoked by the car next to you before?) Yes because they recognize me. I would drive slowly to piss them off. I don't...

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A Simple Life celebration in Beijing

Directed by Ann Hui, A Simple Life had caught the attention of audience since it opened in the cinemas on 8 March as its box office taking kept breaking records. On the afternoon of 15 March, the film held a celebration in Beijing, in attendance were the film’s company Bona Film boss Yu Dong, main casts Andy Lau, Deanie Ip and Qin Hailu, they thanks the support from the media, cinemas and audience.According to Bona Films, the box taking for A Simple Life had already exceeded RMB$13 million on its opening day on 8 March, breaking the box office taking of films that opened on 8 March, it also broke director Ann Hui’s overall box office takings...

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Twins opens second-hand clothing store, proceeds donated to food bank

Yesterday it was the grand opening of Twins' second-hand clothing store. The store was full of Twins' high heels, clothing and accessories. At the location, many customers purchased items from them. Twins expressed they opened this second-hand clothing store for charity: "We picked out over 10,000 clothing for the charity sale. The proceeds will help with the rent and pay for the staff. The remaining proceeds will be donated to the food bank. Let's see how much we can sell, but we will donate at least HK$200K and if it exceeds HK$200K, then all of it will be donated." The second-hand store will temporarily be opened for two weeks and new clothing...

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Kelvin Kwan promotes ATV's new sitcom by giving out condoms

Kelvin Kwan, Wylie Chiu and Zac Koo attended the promotional event for ATV new sitcom Heart's Beat For Love in Central. Since it's White Day (3.14), the cast cooked up romantic dishes and gave out the sitcom's souvenirs - condoms - to the pedestrians on the streets. When asked if Kelvin feels embarrassed? He said surprised: "Huh? Really? I really didn't know I had to pass them out. I think I've done it before, not embarrassed." He expressed he'll be starting CTI's new suspense drama in July and will be collaborating with Felix Wong. Dressed conservatively, Wylie reveals she had a fever a few days ago and still has not recovered. Although she...

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Marrying Mr. Perfect premieres

Gigi Leung Wing Kei two nights ago along with Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Chapman To Man Jat and Mainland actors Hu Ran and Wen Chao attended the MARRYING MR. PERFECT (GA GOR 100 FUN NAM YUN) premiere. Gigi was asked whether her 100 point man has arrived. She sweetly smiled and said, "We have so many people, and I need space to work." She also said that she had a lot of fun on this shoot because Ronald and Ah Jat often "sang a duet" in front of her so she happily made her salary; she also said that both were good men, one has become a father and loved his daughter very much while the other was known for loving his wife. Although they were not known...

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Shu Qi "fights herself"

Shu Qi in the film THE SECOND WOMAN (CHING MAI) played twins siters who ended up at odds. In one scene she had to "fight herself" in a struggle on a boat at sea. To play this scene she was in the freezing cold water for almost 10 hours and even because she was too in character that she scared people away.Shu Qi played twin sisters who had relationships with Shawn Yue Man Lok. After the younger sister learned about her older sister's relationship with Yue Man Lok, they rowed to sea. The younger sister was relentless, during the struggle she fell into the sea. The older sister extended her hand to save her, but then she used an oar to splash the...

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[News] Shinhwa's Jun Jin recalls how he almost lost his life in an accident

Shinhwa member Jun Jin recalled how he almost lost his life in a scary accident.On the March 13th installment of KBS2 "Win Win", all six members of Shinhwa were guest-featured and Jun Jin talked about his tumbling accident on a variety program during Shinhwa's early days.Jun Jin revealed, "On a variety program in the past, I fell on my head on a cement floor so badly that I lost consciousness for a while."He failed at pulling off a full acrobatic tumbling, and fell to the ground foaming at the mouth. "Though I do remember falling at the time, my mouth went haywire and my arm wouldn’t move. I tried hard to get up, but I can’t remember what happened...

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[NEWS] Big Bang and Girls Generation donate items for charity auction

Hallyu stars have stepped forward to lend a helping hand to victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Sankei Sports reported on March 14 that the Korean Cultural Center of the Korean Embassy in Tokyo would be holding an exhibition of items donated by hallyu stars from March 13-25.The exhibition will have Girls’ Generation’s tote bags, a guitar that Big Bang actually used onstage and a range of 50 other items including costumes, signed CDs and umbrellas. Most of the items will be auctioned off for a fund which will be donated to victims of the earthquake. Meanwhile, Girls’ Generation revealed the music video for its first Japanese ballad piece...

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[NEWS] Billboard Korea: Big Bang is unstoppable

Debuting at No. 1 last week, with their lead single "Blue," BIGBANG -- as predicted -- has gone on to dominate the top of the chart taking no less than half of the spots of the Top 10 on this week's K-Pop Hot 100 chart.The excitement around the new EP "Alive" has translated elsewhere from just digital downloads as the music video for "Blue" racking up over 14 million views so far. Capitalizing on these successes, the boys just kicked off their world tour, titled "ALIVE TOUR 2012," in Seoul which drew more than 30,000 fans to the three-day event. BIGBANG will hit 16 different nations and 25 cities in Asia, North and South America, and Europe.While...

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[News] Yoo In Na cast in her first lead role with "Queen Inhyun’s Man"

Actress Yoo In Na has been confirmed for the female lead in tvN’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama "Queen Inhyun’s Man."Yoo In Na will play the role of Choi Hee Jin, who finds love through a man that transcends space and time. Choi Hee Jin is a struggling actress who hasn’t been able to obtain a serious role since her debut 5 years ago. She than meets and falls in love with scholar named Kim Boong Do, who time traveled from the Chosun era to the present.Kim Boong Do will be played by actor Ji Hyun Woo. Yoo In Na and Ji Hyun Woo will start filming next week, while the drama will premiere sometime in April.View the original article h...

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[Video] B.A.P sends White Day message for fans

Rookie group B.A.P released a special White Day video message for BABY (official fanclub name of B.A.P). Each members including Bang Yong Guk, Zelo, Himchan, Yong Jae, DaeHyun and Jong Up sent out their individual messages.White Day is a day that is marked in South Korea on March 14th, one month after Valentine's Day. It is the day when the men pay back women who have given them chocolate on Valentine's Day with usually candy instead of chocolate.Meanwhile, after 6 long weeks of activities following the release of their debut single "Warrior", B.A.P wrapped up their debut promotions. The group is now currently preparing for their comeback slated...

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'The Hippocratic Crush' basketball game promotion, lost badly to Students

Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung, Him Law and Mandy Wong took part in a basketball competition promotional event for The Hippocratic Crush. Yesterday the cast arrived at the high school to play a basketball game against the students. In a pair of leather shoes, Kenneth carelessly tripped his opponent during the game, frightening him so much he put his hands up in surrender. Him also tripped and fell during the confusion. The final score was 18 to 7, the Students crushed the Artists defeating them by 11 points. Tavia didn't participate in the game, but she did serve as the cheerleader for her team. She exposed: "In the series, Kenneth is suppose to be...

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Steven Ma plays badminton to kill time, stays away from nightlife

When artists are shooting in Hengdian, do they go to the night clubs, karaoke bars or any of the nightlife places to kill time? Does their lives get more and more splendid? Steven Ma arrives in this location for the first time to shoot a series, after a 4 month long stay in Hengdian, he already turned into an 'old horse knows the way home'. From the very beginning Steven didn't know if he would fit in with the Mainland artists, but it turns out just one badminton racket did the trick. When Steven got to Hengdian, he looked for entertainment and eventually a group of 4 teamed up to play badminton and exercise. They were practically playing badminton...

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A Simple Life: box office champion

Directed by Ann Hui and starring Andy Lau and Deanie Ip, A Simple Life made its name before being screened in the cinemas as it had won numerous awards in international film festival and film awards ceremonies. Deanie won four Best Actress awards at Venice Film Festival, Golden Horse Film Award, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Critics Society and Asian Film Awards; Andy won the Best Actor award at the Golden Horse Film Awards. The film opened in cinema in Mainland China on 8 March and 9 March in Hong Kong and Taiwan, it became the box office champion.On its opening day in Hong Kong cinemas on 9 March, it had already recorded...

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Alleged that Andy to apply for PR of Malaysia

Andy Lau is always concern on his privacy, it was alleged that to prevent his little dragon girl to be disturbed by the media, he planned to make his daughter a Malaysian permanent resident as she could grow up in a quiet environment. Although the Malaysia government expressed that they had yet received Andy’s application but they welcome him due to his popularity, his migration to Malaysia will boost the international image of the country.It’s reported that Andy’s wife is expected to give birth in May, Carol Zhu Liqian had caught the attention of reporters, since news of her pregnancy, it makes Andy worried that his daughter would suffer the...

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Chapman To tells Hiro Hayama to keep his clothes on

Chapman To Man Jat, Dada Chen Jing, and Hiro Hayama (Yip San Ho) starred film VULGARIA (DAI JOOK HEI KET) has become one of the Hong Kong International Film Festival film premieres. Yesterday they attended the film festival poster unveiling ceremony.As a comedy actor, Ah Jat did not mind his work being called vulgar. He even pointed out that this time VULGARIA is a local category III film that is tailored for the Hong Kong market. Ah Jat revealed that years ago when a film was sent for Mainland inspection, it received as a comment that it was vulgar. Thus he and director Pang Ho Cheung decided to make a vulgar comedy.In this film, Ah Jat played...

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[News] Jang Geun Suk's Team H to open cafe event in Japan

Following their free concert in Tokyo, which gathered 4,000 fans at the Zepp in Tokyo, Jang Geun Suk and Big Brother of the duo unit Team H will be opening a cafe event to commemorate their Japanese debut.In collaboration with Tower Records, Team H will launch their cafe event at the Cafe Manduka in Shibuya between March 19 and 25. The cafe will be decorated with photos of Team H and will play videos and music during business hours. It will also provide various benefits for the fans who visit the store during promotion period.Jang Geun Suk and music producer Big Brother will make their advancement, and plan to release their album titled "Lounge...

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[INFO] AA Top 2 fanclub names!

1. W(???)2. LoveLei(????)cafe.daum.net/2011AAc:amazingstarsView the original article h...

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[INFO] Fanclub names chosen by AA

1.???? (TercerA)2.FF (????)3.???? (Love Lei)4.??? (Doubling)5.W (???)CREDITS TO:USof_DOUBLEA @ twittercafe.daum.net/2011AAView the original article h...

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[TRANS/INTERVIEW] TEMPEST Interview in Pledis Boy Magazine Part 2

QUESTIONS1. When you first accepted as Pledis Boys, How was your life changed ?2. Your dream as Pledis Boys?3. Korean Idol star you like?4. Artist you want to meet the most?5. Things you hate to do in the Dorm?6. Your feeling now, that you became Pledis Boys member?7. Most pleasant things happened recently?8. Blood type. Your personality9. Hobbies except dancing and singing10. The person you want to meet the most right now11. Thing you want to have the most right now12. Place you want to go to the most right now13. Favourite food14. Your dream and plan for the future as a ManTEMPEST—————————DOYOON1. From Busan to Seoul, step by step closer to...

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[NEWS] INKIGAYO reveals Debut Stage Teaser for NU'EST

on the INKIGAYO they revealed a teaser for the debut of Rookie boy group NU'EST.The group, composed of leader JR, Aron, Baekho, Minhyun and maknae Ren, According to Pledis Entertainment, NU'EST's debut single, "Face," will have an urban and electronic sound and will symbolize the youth's views towards society.check the teaser below!INKIGAYO revealed this as a comeback stage teaser for their next week episode of the show,meanwhile NU'EST will reveal their last member teaser in the coming days, and the group will be finally having their debut stage on March 15th at M! Countdown. Their debut single, "Face", will be released on the same day.Editorial:...

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[TRANS] Pledis Boys Magazine : 4 Days 3 Night Trip to Sapporo!

DAY 1 // [BAEKHO]Finally, i have an opportunity to trip to another country. My heart is beating hard when i know i’m going to have a trip to another country. And, i’m going to Sapporo! I saw on TV before, the snow covered some place on Sapporo. It was so beautiful. Now, not much time left until me, and other friends going to step on that place, in real life.Even when i sleep, i feel so happy, that my eyes slant upwards. Time flies so fast, and it’s already the day to leave for a vacation. It was really nice. As soon as we get on the plane, we nearly falling asleep. After we seated side by side, we are looking at the small korea through window...

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