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All posts tagged "K-pop"

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  Super Junior’s Eunhyuk enters military service

  Super Junior member Eunhyuk, 29, entered military service Tuesday in Chuncheon, South Korea, Yonhap reported. The pop idol, whose real name is Lee Hyuk-jae, will serve a 21-month mandatory service. About 500 fans showed up to say...

  • Posted October 13, 2015
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  S. Korea’s ‘national little sister’ IU dating musician Jang Ki-ha

  South Korean superstar pop idol IU, 22, and Jang Ki Ha & The Faces frontman Jang, 33, are the newest celebrity couple. IU’s agency Loen Tree confirmed news of the pair dating Thursday and said the two...

  • Posted October 8, 2015
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  Taeyeon tops music charts with ‘I’

  Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon’s first solo album, “I,” is a winner this week as it tops South Korea’s major music charts. The title track, “I,” rose to No. 1 on eight music sites, among them Melon and...

  • Posted October 7, 2015
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  Interview: Mamamoo makes US debut in LA, feeling pressure

  By Tae Hong One of the freshest acts to hit the K-pop scene in years finally hit a chord with mainstream listeners this year, and nowadays it’s their name that’s on the lips of everyone paying attention:...

  • Posted October 6, 2015
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  Interview: K-pop songwriter/singer eSNa

  By Tae Hong Even if you’ve never heard of eSNa, a talented singer-songwriter active in South Korea, you could probably sing a few notes of the songs she’s had a hand in bringing to life, from Soyou...

  • Posted October 5, 2015
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  1tym’s Song Baek-kyeong to marry girlfriend of 14 years

  Former 1tym member Song Baek-kyeong, 36, will tie the knot with a producing director two years his junior next spring. Song announced the news on his Facebook Friday. The pair met as post-modern music classmates at Kyunghee...

  • Posted September 25, 2015
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  K-pop idol fans donate 9.5 tons of rice for elderly, children

  The city of Gwangju, South Korea, received a donation of 9.5 tons of rice to give to its low-income elderly and children this week, thanks to the combined efforts of fan clubs of TVXQ leader U-Know Yunho....

  • Posted September 24, 2015
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