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Korean girls group – battle of chicken CF

Yein Jee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:48:37 +0000

Fried/roasted chicken must be a huge biz in Korea, or perhaps it’s cheap to hire Korean celebs to endorse their product, or probably a bit of both.

Sharing here some Korean commercials featuring popular girls groups SNSD, Wonder Girls, Kara and 4minutes for different chicken restaurant chains…

SNSD – Goobne Chicken

SNSD has been endorsing Goobne Chicken for almost two years; video below is their third CF edition for the brand… [check out their previous dance battle CF]

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Wonder Girls live at Jonas Brothers’ New York concert

Yein Jee — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:05:37 +0000

Video from Korean pop group Wonder Girls’ official Youtube channel, a mash-up of their performances as opening act for the Jonas Brothers’ concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on July 19-21…

Seems like the Wonder Girls are performing Nobody, Nobody and Nobody besides “Nobody” throughout the tour so far. Seriously, aren’t they going to sing another song? An English version of “Tell Me” perhaps?

The girls are obviously getting noticed, for good or bad, among Jonas fans. But if they want to get bigger publicity in the US, they need something more than just singing the same old song with the same old look for two long months.

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Wonder Girls made US TV debut on Wendy Williams Show

Yein Jee — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:07:34 +0000

Korean pop group Wonder Girls performs the English version of their hit song “Nobody” at The Wendy Williams Show on Monday (July 21), which was apparently the girls’ American TV debut…

To be frank I’m not sure who Wendy Williams is, but it’s a national TV show… can’t be bad in terms of exposure. Check the official clip on Wendy’s blog if the video above is not working [video via chanesechic@Youtube]

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MTV Asia Awards 2009 in Malaysia again?

Yein Jee — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:43:31 +0000

Seems like the MTV Asia Awards will be back to Malaysia again in 2009, according to Korean pop mogul JYP that is.

No official confirmation has been made by MTV Asia yet, but JYP lets his words slipped with his recent Tweet…

“Sorry cuz of the Jonas Brothers tour we can’t go to da MTV asian awards in Malaysia. But I’m sending 2pm so don’t b too sad!”

The ‘we’ is referring to JYP’s favourite employees, the Wonder Girls, who are busy working as opening act for Jonas Brothers’ tour in USA; and as replacement his company is sending boy band 2PM to the award ceremony instead.

Funny thing is most folks didn’t know that MAA will be held in Malaysia again, or if it would be held at all in 2009… and we certainly didn’t know that the Wonder Girls were scheduled to come at the first place.

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Wonder Girls released English Nobody music video

Yein Jee — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:28:36 +0000

Korean pop group Wonder Girls has released the English version of their hit song “Nobody” in preparation for their American debut.

The girls will perform as opening act in the next two months for Jonas Brothers tour and is scheduled to release their first English album later on…

Gosh, they should just sing in Korean, which sounds so much better. One or two of them did well, but overall the English is crappy; and there’s a few notes that are seriously off, probably due to their uneasiness with the language as well.

Seriously, just let them sing in Korean in Jonas’ concert… let the girls show what they’ve got instead of pushing too hard with their English. If the studio recording isn’t half good, imagine what will happen when it’s live.

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Cambodian does WonderGirls’s Nobody… facing lawsuit

Yein Jee — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:37:11 +0000

Khmer version of “Nobody” by Cambodian quartet RHM, originally sang by Korean pop group Wonder Girls. Not only did they copy (without permission) the song, but the choreography and outfits are almost identical too…

JYP Entertainment (WG’s agency) has confirmed that it’s plagiarism and is now seeking legal actions against the copycats. It’s said that there are other pirated versions in Chinese and Thai… but the Khmer version is the only one I found on Youtube.

Most netizens, presumably K-pop (and/or WG’s) fans are bashing the Cambodian act; blogger Brian shared some different thoughts though, that Koreans themselves are questionable for their copycat works over the years.

Set the legal issue aside, I actually giggled watching the video… not sure why.

[Update] Audio for Chinese Nobody (thanks to Winshu for the link).

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Korea ends celebrity endorsement for school uniforms

Yein Jee — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:49:13 +0000

Korea’s major school uniform makers have agreed to end all celebrity endorsements indefinitely before the new school term begins in March; the cost cutting decision was made following government’s demand to halt the rising prices of school uniforms.

It’s a good call from the government and manufacturers, but some fans might mourn that they won’t be seeing their favourite idols in cute uniforms in near future. Sharing here some star-studded Korean school uniform commercials to ease their pain lol…

SNSD & 2PM – Elite CF…

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Korean Golden Disk Awards 2008

Yein Jee — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:08:33 +0000

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.

The Winners [via Kbites]

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

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Blue Dragon Awards 2008 – red carpet (2)

Yein Jee — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:42:22 +0000

Some ladies at the red carpet of the 29th Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards, presented on November 20 at KBS Hall in Seoul… [image from Newsen]

Ahn So-hee

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Mnet KM Music Festival 2008

Yein Jee — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:45:16 +0000

The 10th Mnet Korean Music Festival (MKMF) was held on Saturday (Nov 15) at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

The talk of the town goes to Lee Hyori and Big Bang’s special stage, where Hyori and TOP shared a little smooches… [more kissing pics on Kbites and K-popped]

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Wonder Girls make Wonder Bakery

Yein Jee — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:39:48 +0000

Korean pop group Wonder Girls will be starring in a reality show, “Wonder Bakery” in which they will be pairing up with aspiring bakers to compete for a cash prize of 10 million Won (~USD8,000). Sharing some promotional pics for the programme, which is scheduled to start showing this evening (Nov 5) on Mnet channel…

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Korean Festival and K-Pop concert in Singapore

Yein Jee — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:01:13 +0000

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.

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Pusan International Film Festival 2008 – opening (1)

Yein Jee — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:02:30 +0000

Korea’s 13th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) opened last Thursday (Oct 2) and will run until October 10. The opening ceremony of the event was marred by the suicide news of Choi Jin-shil that early morning, but the show must go on.

Some red carpet pics from the opening ceremony (image from Newsen)…

Jung Jin-young and Kim Jung-eun – emcees of the opening ceremony

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Wonder Girls – Nobody music video and pics

Yein Jee — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:53:36 +0000

Music video of “Nobody” from Korean pop group Wonder Girls, featuring their boss Park Jin-young in the MV…

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Korean girls groups wishing Happy Chuseok 2008

Yein Jee — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:38:07 +0000

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)…

Jewelry

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JYP US Audition 2008 (Sept)

Yein Jee — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:51:16 +0000

JYP Entertainment, the Korean talent agency that boost the likes of Wonder Girls, J-Lim, G-Soul and Min will be holding an audition in New York City on September 13.

To apply for the preliminary round, send your video demos via e-mail to jypusa.auditions@gmail.com by September 9, 2008. Check the below promotional video for guidance…

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