TVXQ and Jewelry (pics) won the big prize at the 23rd Korean Golden Disk Awards, presented on Wednesday (Dec 10) at Seoul’s Olympic Park…
Sunye’s (from WonderGirls) wardrobe trouble seems to be grabbing the headlines though; and Big Bang’s fans are wondering how their favourite group managed to end up with nothing at all considering how red hot they are at the moment.
Daesang - TVXQ (Disk), Jewelry (Digital)
Bonsang (Disk) - TVXQ, Kim Dong-ryul, SG Wannabe, Rain, Brown Eyes, Shinhwa
Bonsang (Digital) - MC Mong, Brown Eyed Girls, Jewelry, Wonder Girls
NewComer Award - SHINee (Disk), Davichi (Digital)
Popularity Award - Son Ho-young, TVXQ (Disk) & F.T. Island, Tae Yeon (Digital)
Trot Award - Jang Yoon-jeong
Rock Award - Nell
Special Achievement Award - Kim Changwan
New Trend Award - Kim Jong-wook
Producer Award - Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment
A star-studded K-pop concert will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 4 as part of the Korea Festival 2008 (Nov 1-18) organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea.
The concert will feature some of the hottest K-pop stars, including the Wonder Girls, Shinhwa’s Andy & Junjin, Jewelry, Chae Yeon, and V.O.S etc.
The concert tickets will not be sold through the usual outlets, but will be given away over the next few weeks through the key sponsors [more on Coolsmurf]
Other events during the festival are food fiesta, traditional dance performances, taekwondo demonstrations, film festival and contemporary art exhibition etc. Check out the event website for details and updates.
Sounds like a fun event; too bad that the concert tickets are not for sale.
Extra note - for those who are buying/selling tickets via the comment section; kindly trade at your own risk.
Chuseok (추석 - Full Moon Harvest) is a Korean festival celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month in lunar calendar (Sept 14 in 2008).
Chuseok is one of the two biggest holidays in Korea (the other is Seollal the Korean New Year). It is considered the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving and a time to honour ancestors with newly harvested grains and fruits [more on KoreaNet]
As for Korean entertainment fans, it’s the season to see their favourite Korean celebs in traditional Hanbok wishing everyone a happy Chuseok. Sharing a few pics of some all-girls Korean pop groups (image from Newsen and Star)…
A special stage featuring two Korean groups SG Wannabe and V.O.S in June 2008 at KBS Music Bank, performing “Lalala” and “Beautiful Life”. Original music videos also embedded further below…
“Cry with Us” is a project album recorded by group of Korean celebrities to help starving children in North Korea. The project aims to give aid to the starving children of the north as well as to give them a message of hope. [Hat tip to Coolsmurf]
Note that the movie-clips from the music video are cuts from South Korean movie “Crossing” and not real footage; the movie is said to be based on real stories though.
Some 35,000 fans attended the “I Love You, Korea! 2008 Dream Concert” at Seoul’s Jamsil Olympic Stadium on June 7.
The annual Dream Concert,, jointly organised by the Korean Entertainment Producers Association and Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), is celebrating its 14th edition this year, and featured the likes of Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, Jewelry, Wondergirls, MC Mong, Buga Kingz, Epik High, MC Mong and Maya etc. K-1 fighter Choo Sung-hoon also made a special appearance.
International star Jackie Chan and Korean actress Choi Ji-woo have been chosen as honorary ambassadors of Hallyuwood, a Korean entertainment based theme park in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Both Jackie and Choi attended the ground breaking ceremony on May 29, alongside some other famous stars like Kim Yun-jin, Kim Ah-jong and Jewelry etc.
Korean female pop group Jewelry donned in pinkish cheerleading uniforms while filming their latest music video for “Everybody Shhh!” on April 21. The girls are red hot at the moment, dominating Korean music charts with hit song “One More Time”.
A star-studded K-pop concert will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 4 as part of the Korea Festival 2008 (Nov 1-18) organised by the Embassy of the 
