Sunday, November 23, 2014

CL hints on possible collaboration with Skrillex and Diplo

CL continues to tease fans as she prepares for upcoming debut in the United States, sharing tidbits of her recent recording sessions on Instagram. 

On November 21st, CL updated her Instagram account with a photo of the recording studio, which came with the tag, “#EVERYDAYYY.” The photo further displayed a text saying “Diplo + CL + Skrillex,” which allowed fans to speculate on a possible collaboration.

Two days prior to his post, CL had hinted on her collaboration with Skrillex as she posted a photo with the artist in the studio. She also previously worked with the international artist and participated in the track “Dirty Vibe” together with G-Dragon. She had also recently collaborated with Diplo for a special performing during the 2014 Style Icon Awards held in Seoul, South Korea. The updates only stirred fans on her ongoing preparations for her debut next year.

Meanwhile, CL will be making her debut in the United States under Scooter Braun’s management agency, SB Projects, famous for handling other pop artists such as Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, PSY and more.
Credits: Koreaboo

Friday, November 14, 2014

Winners from the MelOn Music Awards 2014!

MelOn Music Awards 2014 acknowledges the singers, idols, and celebrities who have made the entertainment and KPOP industry colorful this year.

Let's see who among them shine this year!

Artist Of The Year 
IU

Song Of The Year 
Eyes, Nose, Lips - Taeyang

Album Of The Year 
Chapter 8 - god

Rookie of The Year 
WINNER

Netizen Popularity Vote 
BEAST

Hot Trend 
SISTAR Soyu & JungGiGo

Best OST 
'My Destiny(My Love From the Star OST)' - by Lyn

Best Ballad 
M.C THE MAX

Best Dance 
Block B (Male) 
APink (Female)

Best Rap / Hip Hop 
SanE & Reina

Best R&B 
Fly To The Sky

Best Rock 
"Can't Stop" - CNBlue

Best Electronic 
"Come Back Home" by 2NE1

Best Folk 
Akdong Musician
 
Best Song Writer 
Kim Do Hoon

Best Music Video 
‘Another Parting’ by Melody Day; directed by Won Tae Yeon

MBC Music Star Award 
LADIES' CODE

TOP 10 MelOn Awards 
1. EXO 
2. WINNER 
3. IU 
4. Big Bang Taeyang 
5. 2NE1 
6. BEAST 
7. Akdong Musician 
8. Girl's Day 
9. SISTAR 
10. god

Credits: DKpopNews

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Dara celebrates 30th birthday in Manila!

It seems Sandara Park could not resist visiting her friends in the Philippines and having an advance birthday celebration with them. In this Instagram post by Sam Concepcion, he and girlfriend Jasmine Curtis-Smith made it to Sandara's party, which was also attended by the Korean star's celebrity friends Joross Gamboa, Christian Bautista, Sam Milby, and Erik Santos. 

According to sources, also present were her Star Circle Quest batchmates Melissa Ricks and RJ Martinez, as well as Sharlene San Pedro, Nash Aguas, Alexa Ilacad, Luis Manzano, Vhong Navarro, Ryan Bang, and Robi Domingo. 

Sandara is celebrating her 30th birthday on November 12. 
Credits: PUSH

Sunday, November 2, 2014

2NE1, WINNER, AKMU, Taeyang & more named Top 10 Artists of ‘MelOn Music Awards 2014’

Loen Entertainment, which operates the online music site MelOn, named MelOn Music Awards 2014’s Top 10 artists who received the most love throughout this year and announced on October 31 that the second round of voting to select the winners of different categories will begin.

This year’s MelOn Music Awards 2014 Top 10 includes 2NE1, EXO, g.o.d, Winner, Girl’s Day, B2ST, SISTAR, IU, Akdong Musician, Big Bang’s Taeyang, who have been selected through online voting (20%) and music scores (80%).

The Top 10 artists include some of the most popular male idol groups, such as EXO and B2ST as well as 1st generation idol group g.o.d. Three girl groups, namely 2NE1, Girl’s Day and SISTAR, also are on the list.

Winner and Akdong Musician, the monster rookie groups that have caused a major wave, Big Bang’s Taeyang who successfully carried out his solo activities this year and IU, who swept the charts with her mature sentiments, have also been named.

The first round of online voting raked in over 4.37 million votes, more than twice the amount compared to last year. The second round of voting to select the winners for various awards will continue until November 12.

The winners of MelOn Music Awards 2014’s Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year awards will be announced during the award ceremony taking place on November 13.

The nominees for various genres of awards, including The Newcomer Award, Netizen Popularity Award and Hot Trend Award, have also been announced. The winners will be selected after the results are collected from the second round of online voting closing on November 12.

The nominees for The Newcomer Award include Winner, Park Bo Ram, Red Velvet, Eddy Kim and MAMAMOO. The nominees for The Netizen Popularity Award include EXO, Infinite, B2ST, B1A4, Winner, Park Hyo Shin and more. The nominees of The Hot Trend Award include High4 & IU’s Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms, San E & Reina’s A Midsummer Night’s Sweetness, Soyou & Junggigo’s Some and more.

The upcoming MelOn Music Awards 2014 will be carried out under the concept of ‘Melon, You: Your Music Story.’

MelOn Music Awards 2014 will be launched on November 13 Olympic Gymnastics Arena and will be aired live through MBC Music, MBC Every1, MBC Queen, MelOn, 1thek and YouTube channel, making it available for all fans in and out of Korea to watch.

Credits: YGUnited
Source: Mnet