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Moon Hee-jun joins military Posted November 23, 2005 by kpopmusic

Singer Moon Hee-jun, who joined the military Nov. 21, held a fan meeting around noon that day just before entering boot camp in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. At the meeting, he expressed his thoughts about life in the military.

"I am worried that I will miss my fans and my mother, who is alone now, and whether I will be able to adapt well to the music environment after I finish my service,” said a composed Moon.

"[Singer Hong] Kyung-min told me that national defense doesn’t wait and that my absence from the music world won’t be that long. I will return in two years with good songs," added Moon.

The singer also expressed regret that he had been unable to perform much onstage after the release of his latest album, which he had prepared with much effort, and said he would like to appear on variety shows more often after his comeback to show a more interesting side of his personality.

More than 1,500 fans from Moon’s fan club “Junist” came from across the country on 32 express buses to say good-bye to their favorite singer.

The club’s chairwoman, Kim Ji-yun, told Moon not to worry and take care during his service, and promised that his fans will always be there for him, like they were when the singer endured a difficult time due to malicious rumors about him that appeared on the Internet.

Moon, who arrived at the camp in a white van along with his mother, younger sister and manager, held the fan meeting for about 40 minutes in the parking lot of a nearby restaurant.

Police and security guards were dispatched to the site for fear of any possible safety accidents, but no incidents occurred thanks to the fan club’s good organization of the event and well-kept order.

Moon will receive five weeks of boot training in the camp and begin his two-year military service on Dec. 30.

Since his debut in 1996 as a member of the music group H.O.T., Moon made a debut as a solo artist in 2001 and released his fourth album last September, entitled “Triple X.”

Chang Woo-hyuk to hold first solo concert Posted November 23, 2005 by kpopmusic

Singer Chang Woo-hyuk, a former member of the music group H.O.T., will give his first solo concert on Dec. 30-31 at the Olympic Hall of the Olympic Park in Seoul.

Chang’s first solo album, which includes the title song “The Sun That Never Sets” and the hit song “Flip Reverse,” features sophisticated melodies, while his performances onstage have impressed fans with their powerful choreography.

The concert’s organizer, Live Plus, said Chang has prepared shows featuring fire and water displays for his first concert, and will present a totally new image to his audiences.

The agency also reported that website visitors clicked on Interpark’s notification regarding preliminary ticket sales for Chang’s concert some 3,500 times (the average number of hits for a typical notification is about 800), showing great interest in the concert.

1TYM's Baek-young accident puts him in the hospital Posted November 22, 2005 by kpopmusic


Korean Hip-hop group 1TYM announces that they will continue their 5th album promotion activities with the remaining 3 members despite member Song Baek-young's recent hospitalization. With rather serious traffic accident resulting in broken bones he has been admitted to a hosptial for recovery. The accident took place Saturday afternoon around 2:30 in the Hong-ik University area of Seoul.

Fly To The Sky advances to U.K. ahead of releasing 6th album Posted November 18, 2005 by boksuwww


The music group Fly To The Sky is set to make inroads into the U.K. market. The group has postponed the release of its sixth album due to a medical condition known as a “singer’s nodule” that group member Hwan Hee was recently diagnosed with.

The group’s advancement to the U.K. was organized in a joint effort with Simon Webbe, a former member of the U.K. pop group The Blue, a top British group that has sold nine million discs in its home country alone. The solo activities of its members have attracted the spotlight after the group was disbanded.

Webbe, who contributed significantly to The Blue’s popularity thanks to his sexy image, selected Fly To The Sky out of a number of artists recommended by EMI shortly after releasing his solo album.

Producer Hwang Se-jun, who supervised Fly To The Sky’s new album, decided to include his new song in the albums of Fly To The Sky and Webbe--who is known as an urban soul singer--as the two sides match each other perfectly in terms of music genre and showed great interest in each other’s music.

Fly To The Sky will travel directly to the U.K. to record the song personally with Webbe. The group’s agency said the two teams will also appear together in the music video for the song and launch its promotion together.

The members of Fly To The Sky also have their hands full preparing for a large-scale concert slated for Dec. 29 at the Jamsil Stadium in Seoul to mark the release of its new album. The group is working hard to stage an impressive performance for its fans to make up for the delay in the album’s release.

Turbo's Reunion on XMen Posted November 11, 2005 by negapass

Former members of the duo group Turbo - Kim Jong Gook and Mikey - have reunited after 4 years.

The two people recently met on the popular SBS show "X Men" of the "I Like Sunday" program since both of them were making an appearance as one of the many guests on the show. Kim Jong Gook has been working on his 3rd album and Mikey has made a comeback as a member of a group called M3.

Kim Jong Gook had greatly cheered and supported Mikey, who has not appeared on the show for a long time, throughout every game.

The two had performed their debut hit song "Recollection" live on X Men's "Strongest Couple Hip Hip Hurray" corner. Rumors says that the other guests of the show had claimed "The two still match perfectly together."

And also of course, the members of Turbo had done a "Turbo Dance Parade" with the man who has trying to catch up with Kim Jong Gook - HaHa. The recordings of this episode, on the 13th and 20th, has extended for two weeks.

TVXQ to release 10,000 copies of second album’s showcase VCD Posted October 25, 2005 by boksuwww

The music group TVXQ will release 10,000 copies of its showcase VCD, entitled “Rising Sun Showcase VCD,” on Oct. 29.

The VCD, comprising two discs, features the group holding a showcase of its second full-length album on Sept. 11 at the Jamsil Main Stadium in Seoul.

The VCD is expected to explode in popularity among the group’s fans as it contains a full-version video of the showcase, a screen saver, three versions of background screens, the music video of the song “When We Promised,” and a making-of documentary.

The group’s agency, SM Entertainment, said it decided to produce the VCD at the request of fans who could not participate in the showcase as well as those who wanted to relive the memories of that event. The agency added it had been flooded with such inquires recently.

The 10,000 copies of the VCD, which are expected to be sold out immediately, will hit record stores nationwide on Oct. 29.

TVXQ will also make an appearance at the “I Love Jeju” concert slated for Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Jeju Convention Center to mark the year 2006 as the “Visit Jeju” year.

On Oct. 29, the group will stage performances on the new MBC music program entitled “Show! Music Center” and at the 2005 Korean-Japanese joint tsunami response benefit entitled “To Our Asian Friends.”

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