All posts tagged "TVXQ"

  • Students and local residents celebrate the opening of "Yunho Education Center," a school named after K-pop singer U-Know Yunho, in Bongo, northern Ghana, on Feb. 20. (Courtesy of Food for the Hungry)
    You Know Yunho Education Center in Ghana?

    A school named after U-Know Yunho of the K-pop duo TVXQ opened in a small town in Ghana. The singer and his fans donated money to help build the school.   By Jhoo Dong-chan A school named after...

    • Posted February 28, 2015
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  • SM Entertainment's hologram musical, "School Oz" (Yonhap)
    World’s first hologram musical to be put on in South Korea

    SM Entertainment will put on the world’s first hologram musical. The South Korean K-pop giant announced Tuesday it will screen a musical — “School OZ,” starring its K-pop stars — inside SMTOWN Theatre on Jan. 14 in...

    • Posted January 6, 2015
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  • South Korean boy band TVXQ. (Yonhap)
    TVXQ breaks Bon Jovi’s record in Japan

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean male duo TVXQ set a new record by topping Japan’s Oricon weekly chart with their fourth straight album, the most for a foreign artist in Japan, the group’s management said Tuesday. The...

    • Posted December 23, 2014
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  • shinhyuk
    From Bieber to EXO, K-pop producer builds hit factory

    By Tae Hong There’s no “maybe” when it comes to Joombas Music Group CEO Shin Hyuk — K-pop lovers have absolutely heard this producer’s work. He’s made a home out of a cozy fourth-floor office on Hollywood...

    • Posted October 24, 2014
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  • The poll indicates that EXO seems to have the largest number of K-pop fans in North America. (Newsis)
    SM to hold global audition

    By Park Jin-hai SM Entertainment will hold “2014 S.M. Global Audition” in 18 cities in seven countries ― Korea, China, Japan, U.S., Canada, Indonesia, and Thailand ― Feb. 21. The three-month journey starting in Indonesia will continue...

    • Posted February 20, 2014
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  • Sam Hammington in this screen-captured image. The Australian works widely in the entertainment industry including comedy and reality variety programs.
    ‘Land of Opportunity’

    Foreign entertainers are finding fame in S. Korea By Kim Ji-soo Japanese actress Mina Fujii featured only briefly in the 2012 television drama “Emperor of Drama.” She had a very small role and her Korean was at...

    • Posted February 4, 2014
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  • Psy (Korea Times file)
    Get ready for unpredictable K-pop charts in 2014

    By Park Si-soo Next year’s K-pop scene is expected to feature quite a battle for the top of the charts as Psy, Seo Taiji and other top stars are set to return with new albums, posing a...

    • Posted December 30, 2013
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