Tohoshinki's Jejung (Hero) and Yuchun (Micky) will be releasing their Japanese single 『COLORS～Melody and Harmony～』on 30th September, under the name of 「JEJUNG＆YUCHUN（from東方神起）」. The jacket photos for this CD has been revealed.
On the 29th, Jaejoong also did PR for this single on his on Twitter (a micro-blogging communications system). There will be CD version and CD+DVD version available.
This song is a composed by both Jejung and Yuchun. As the theme song for the world renowned character "Hello Kitty"'s 35th Anniversary, the song will be played in all Sanrio shops nationwide, from September onwards.
Although the 3 members, Tohoshinki's Jejung, Yuchun and Junsu (Xiah), are currently in a court case against their Korean management company SM Entertainment, they are still appearing as radio DJs and on television in Japan, and they are carrying out their activities there smoothly. Also, Yunho (U-know) and Changmin (Max), who did not participate in the law suit have been casted to act in Korean dramas.
This song is a solo by Jonghyun of SHINee. I would write more, but I just spent 5 hours to build a house for "Habitat for Humanity", so I'm kinda exhausted. This song is beautiful and if you don't like it then you don't appreciate good music. I mean, seriously.
Beautiful live version of Onew (left) and Jonghyun (right) duet Please Don't Go. Keep in mind that they're both only 19. o.O
This is a dance song called Strong Baby by member Seungri of Big Bang.
Hit song from 2NE1, the girl group that's taking over the music charts
Sigh. First week of being a senior. I was so tired today it was ridiculous. After I post this I plan to go take a NICE. LONG. NAP. And I'm really regretting doing this "Habitat for Humanity" thing that I signed up for. Hey, I'm ALL for helping, but it's so early in the morning and I want to sleep in... TT_TT
Well, for anyone who cares I posted those songs. Goodnight.
You know, I'm surprised I haven't posted anything about them earlier.
From left to right: Onew (Wrinkly), Taemin, Jonghyun (My BABY), Minho and Key
Shinee (샤이니, stylized as SHINee) is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band.[1] Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Popular Songs with their promotional single, "Nunan Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)" ("누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)", lit. "Older Sister, You're So Pretty"). The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin.
Since their debut, Shinee has won numerous awards. They have also starred in their own reality show based on their song, "Nunan Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)". Shinee are considered to be a fashion icon having starting the "Shinee Trend", which is popular amongst the younger generatio
History
2008: Debut
In late May 2008 news articles started to surface online about SM Entertainment's new group, Shinee (pronounced "shiny").[1][2] On May 23, the group's first mini-album, Replay was released.[3]Replay debuted at #10 on the Korean music charts and peaked at #8, selling 17,957 copies in the first half of 2008.[4]
On June 7, 2008, Shinee participated in the Dream Concert in the Seoul Olympic Stadium along with other high profile Korean stars such as Epik High, Girls' Generation, Super Junior, TVXQ and the Wonder Girls.[5][6] The group won their first award, Rookie of the Month, at the Cyworld Digital Music Award on June 22, 2008.[7] Shinee took part in SMTown Live '08, which was held on August 18, 2008.
They performed alongside labelmates BoA, Cheon Sang Ji Hee the Grace, Girls' Generation, Super Junior and TVXQ.[8] On August 23, 2008, Shinee attended MNet's 20's Choice Awards 2008, where they won the "Hot New Star" award.[9] Shinee released their full debut album, The Shinee World, on August 28, 2008.[10] The album debuted on the charts at #3, selling 30,000 copies.[11]
eun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" was the #1 song on M! Countdown.[14] A few days later, Shinee received the "Mutizen" award for the single on SBS's Popular Songs. Shinee participated in the "5th Asia Song Festival", where they received the "Best New Artist" award with Japanese girl groupBerryz Kobo.[15]
Shinee attended the 2008 Style Icon Awards on October 30, 2008, where they won the "Best Style Icon Award".[16] On the same day, they released The Shinee World as a repackaged album under the name Amigo. Included on album were three new songs: "Forever or Never", a remix of "Sa. Gye. Han (Love Should Go On)" (사.계.한) and the promotional single "A.Mi.Go (Amigo)" (아.미.고).[17] "A.Mi.Go" is a shortened version of the Korean phrase "Areumdaun Minyeorueljoahamyeon Gosaenghanda" (아름다운 미녀를 좋아하면 고생한다 lit. Heart
On November 15, 2008 Shinee won the "Best Male Rookie" award at the 10th annual MNET KM Music Festival, beating fellow newcomers U-Kiss, 2PM, 2AM and Mighty Mouth.[18] At the 23rd Annual Golden Disk Aw
ards, they performed a me
dley of their songs, "Nunan Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)", "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" and "A.Mi.Go (Amigo)" and won the award for "YEPP Newcomer Album".[19]
2009: Comeback
SM Entertainment announced that Shinee would make their comeback with their second mini album Romeo on May 21, 2009.[20] On May 18, "Juliette", the first single was released.[21][22] It was later announced that their comeback was going to be delayed due to Onew damaging his teeth and the release of the mini-album was pushed back to May 25.[21][23] Shinee eventually had their return performance on June 5, 2009, on KBS's Music Bank, where they received the a
From left to right: Onew (Wrinkly), Taemin, Jonghyun (My BABY), Minho and Key
Shinee are known for their fashion style, created by designer Ha Sang Baek (하상백), which features high-top sneakers, skinny jeans and colorful sweaters.[25] Their style has created a fashion trend amongst students which the media dubbed the "Shinee Trend".[3] This has led to product endorsements, and the band has promoted Smart,[26] Korean cosmetic company Nana's B,[27] and Reebok.[28]
Other activities
Shinee was the topic of a short-lived reality show, Shinee's YunHaNam, which was hosted by MNet. The show ran from August 8, 2008 to October 16, 2008, with a total of twelve episodes. Each episode featured the band members going on a date with an older woman, after which she would chose one member for a solo date.[29] The group also recorded a song, "Stand By Me", for the Korean drama adaptation of popular manga series Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio.[30] In addition to promoting Smart, Shinee recorded a song, "Blue Pink Song", to further promote their product.[26] Shinee recorded a digital single "Bodyguard" (보디가드) to promote Samsung's Anycall mobile phone.[31]
Members
Lee Jinki (이진기), born December 14, 1989 (1989-12-14)(age 19) , better known by his stage name Onew (온유). The leader and oldest member in the group, he was discovered at the "2006 S.M. Academy Casting".[32] Onew collaborated with Lee Hyun Ji, former member of project group Banana Girl, for her song "Vanilla Love".[33] He was also featured in a duet, entitled One Year Later "1년 後", with Girls' Generation member Jessica for their mini-album Tell Me Your Wish.[34]
Kim Jonghyun (김종현), born April 8, 1990 (1990-04-08)(age 19), commonly known as Jonghyun, is the main vocalist in the group.[35] He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. Casting System".[32] Before debuting with Shinee, Jonghyun sang a duet, "Wrongly Given Love" (交错的爱), with Zhang Liyin for her debut Chinese album I Will.[32]
Kim Kibum (김기범), born September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)(age 17), better known by his stage name Key (키), is a vocalist and one of the rappers in the group.[32] He was a gifted varsity water-skier at Dae Gu Young Shin Middle School.[36] He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting".[32] Before debuting with Shinee, Key appeared in Super Junior's movie Attack on the Pin-Up Boys as an extra.[37] Key was featured in label-mate Xiah's solo "Xiahtic".[38]
Choi Minho (최민호), born December 9, 1991 (1991-12-09)(age 17), commonly known as Minho, is the other rapper in group. He was discovered at the "2006 S.M. Casting System".[32] Before debuting with Shinee, Minho modeled for Ha Sang Baek's "Seoul Collection F/W 08-09" in March.[25]He has also appeared in Girls' Generation's music video "Gee".[39]
Lee Taemin (이태민), born July 18, 1993 (1993-07-18)(age 16), commonly known as Taemin, is the main dancer of the group.[35] He is the youngest member in group. He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting ".[32] His acting debut is on MBC's sitcom ‘TaeHee HyeGyo JiHyun’ (태희혜교지현이) as Junsu.
SM Entertainment's new girl group f(x), consisting of members Sulli, Amber, Krystal, Victoria and Luna will make their showcase debut on September 2nd, 2009 at 5:00pm KST!
They will be showing off their fashion and music, as well as interact with fans and put on their first performance at the Seoul Samsung dong Fashion Center (삼성동 섬유센터)!
The event will last 1 hour, in which they will unveil their single LACHATA and music video, as well as show off their special talents.
Credits from allkpop.com
Okay. Well, you see. I'm not posting this because I'm happy about it. The opposite, really. With the recent debut of 2NE1, and not to mention other girl groups like Kara, Wondergirls, SNSD, Jewelry, CSJH the Grace, Brown Eyed Girls and other girl groups, I think we've had enough. I'm not hating on them, because I have no right to do that because they haven't even released anything yet.
But in South Korea and the Korean wave, girl groups are kinda....eh. 2NE1 is, TO ME, the best girl group out there right now. But the Korean wave is made up of mostly boy bands like DBSK, Super Junior, Big Bang, SHINee, 2PM, SS501, FT Island, SG Wannabe and such. They dominate the charts in a lot of countries from outside Asia. Plus, 2NE1 is domniating, so I don't think there will be much competition. I don't get why all of a sudden South Korea feels the need to get more bands out there. We're fine with what we have.
Anyway, check out my desktop. They're positioned kinda funny. First row is the two guys, seconds is the three guys, third is those two guys on the outer side that looks like the starts of the third row, fourth is the 2 guys on the outer side after the other two, and the back row is the four in the back row.. From left to right: Front Row: Leeteuk and Eunhyuk Second Row: Sungmin, Siwon and Hankyung Third Row: Shindong and Kangin Fourth Row: Kibum and Heechul (angry dragqueen) Back Row: Rywoeook, Donghae, Kyuhyun and Yesung
I can't really say much because school is starting, so I'll just post this video by Super Junior that I'm OBSESSED with right now. I don't even know why. Actually, it's freaking amazing. But I'm just saying.
The main vocals- Hongki. I absolutely ADORE his voice. At first it kinda freaked me out, but I love how husky and amazing it is. Take a listen, because you can hear what he sounds like pretty early in the video.
F.T. Island (Korean: 에프티 아일랜드), Five Treasure Island, or FTI, is the name of [a popular Korean boy] band . The name F.T. Island stands for 'Five Treasure Island', each of the five members being a treasure.[1] The band's official color is sunshine yellow, and their fans carry yellow flags known as "pentasticks." Their debut album, Cheerful Sensibility, made the sixth best-selling album of 2007 in South Korea. Their official fanclub is "Primadonna".
Band Members
Hongki Name Lee Hong Ki (Korean: 이홍기) Birthday March 2, 1990 (1990-03-02) (age 19) Lunar Birthday February 6, 1990 (1990-02-06) (age 19) Education Seongji High School (Korean: 성지고등학교)
Attending Kyung Hee University since March 2009, majoring in Drama and Theatre Position in band Main Vocal Other works Acting debut in 2002 in KBS2 Magic Kid Masuri (매직키드 마수리) as main role
Cast as Lysander in a Korean version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Jonghoon Name Choi Jong Hoon (Korean: 최종훈) Birthday March 7, 1990 (1990-03-07) (age 19) Education Shindongshin Middle Information Industry High School (Korean: 신동신정보산업고등학교)
Attending Gyeonggi University since March 2009, majoring in Digital Music Position in band Guitar, Leader, Piano, Vocal favorite day January 6
Jaejin Name Lee Jaejin (Korean: 이재진) Birthday December 17, 1991 (1991-12-17) (age 17) Education Seonyoo High School (Korean: 선유고등학교) Position in band Bass, Vocal Other Work Acting debut in 2007 KBS2 daily sitcom Unstoppable Marriage as Wang Sa Baek (왕사백) Musical acting debut in 2009 in "Sonagi"
Seunghyun Name Song Seunghyun (Korean: 송승현) Birthday August 21, 1992 (1992-08-21) (age 17) Position in band Rapper, Vocal, Guitar
Minhwan Name Choi Minhwan (Korean: 최민환) Birthday November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11) (age 16) Education Eunil Information Industry High School (Korean: 은일정보산업고등학교) Position in band Drums Other Work Acting debut in 2009, KBS1 The Road Home
FormerMembers
Oh Wonbin Name Oh Wonbin (Korean: 오원빈) Birthday March 26, 1990 (age 19) Education Seongji High School (Korean: 성지고등학교)
Attending Gyeonggi University since March 2009, majoring in Digital Music Position in band Soft Vocalist, Rapper, Guitarist, Harmonicist
Apparently he left because of "different tastes in music." :/
Credit for info: Wikipedia (of course :P)
Another song by them that I adore. I love all their songs really. But I think that their style is an acquired taste. It took me quite a while to get used to Hongki's voice and I had to listen to the songs a couple times to love them.
