Some Rain fans or non-fans are making an uproar over Rain’s choice of clothing. Recently on SBS news a quick glimpse of Rain’s back shirt got some people really upset. Why you may wonder….well on the back of his shirt there is a picture of a woman’s breast.

if you couldn’t see it in the video here is a snap shot

Why in the hell are people so upset about this? It’s only a pair of boobs that all women have, and he is a guy for god sake. It’s only fashion people…..and trust me they show more skin on a fashion runway than what’s on his back shirt.

In other news…

Someone is copying Rain….Huang Xiaoming a Chinese singer is under heavy fire from Rain’s fans that he is clearly plagiarizing Rain’s third album “It’s Raining”. Huang Xiaoming’s recent release of his debut album titled “It’s Ming” has many similarities to Rain’s album, that includes the album title, the album cover of Huang Xiaoming half naked with a tattoo, Xiaoming in a similar army unitform getup as Rain’s “I’m Coming” video and concert, and also Xiaoming has a song on his debut album titled “I’m Coming”.

Clearly this Huang Xiaoming person is copying Rain’s style. But in the Asian entertainment this really isn’t shocking to see some one copying another artist’s work. Take Ivy for instance, her “Sonata of Temptation” video was found plagiarizing FFVII(Finale Fantasy 7), which later a court order Phantom Entertainment to pay 10 million won for copyright violations.

You can listen to Huang Xiaoming “I’m Coming” song here.
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F to the T to the T to the S, yes, you read right FTTS (Fly to the Sky) is having a US concert next year in February….well Hawaii really. But it’s still the US, so all those lucky fans that can afford to go can buy tickets now. Ticket went on sell on Dec 12, but the VIP tickets went on sell on Dec 9…

When: February 9th, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 7 PM
Where: Hawaii Theatre
1130 Bethel Street
Honolulu, Hi 96813
Prices: $35 USD (ALL students), $50 USD, $75 USD, $100 USD, $125 USD, $150 USD TICKETS GOES ON SALE: 12.12.07
Contact Information: BEAUTY TOUCH HAWAII (808) 228-6500
Where to buy: Online at: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurc…organ_val=21640 OR call Beauty Touch Hawaii
Other Information: If buying tickets online, there is a $2 restoration fee, and if purchased on 1.01.08 or later, there will be a $3 restoration fee

**VIP TICKETS! GOES ON SALE: 12.09.07(TODAY) $300 USD: INCLUDES CONCERT TICKETS, AUTOGRAPH/PICTURE TAKING SESSION ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2008. LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE! PLEASE PURCHASE BY PHONE (BEAUTY TOUCH) (808) 228-6500

I really hope this is true that FTTS will be performing in the US because this will be their first US concert that they have done. The company that is promoting it is Beauty Touch ,a company based in Hawaii, and the only place that is selling the tickets is at Hawaii Theatre.com.

Doing the research on this news was kind of hard because at Beauty Touch website, the forum is down and news section was also down, and at Hawaii Theatre, they were experiencing a heavy call load, so I wasn’t able to get through to speak to someone directly for more information. I really don’t think that news about the concert was suppose to be release this soon, so now those companies are experiencing a little bit of fan overload that they were not expecting.

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It’s about time they came back….
Now move over diaper babies and let the real talent show you something.

Officially the longest running group in the Korean pop music scene is setting to move more into the Japanese and Chinese markets starting with some concerts to kick it off. Shinhwa has already started on their Asian tour first in Nagoya on Dec 6 then they will head to Saitama on Dec 8th and 9th followed by Shanghai on Dec 15th. Here is some news on it:

[news] Shinhwa begins their “Conquest of Asia” with Japan, China concerts

Source: newsen&oceans
Chi trans: jojoyu7@shinhwachina
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz

some pics of Saitama concert on Dec 8

(credits to yoenin+skirtwind+name+SEIKO for pics)

All songs sung at the concerts are group songs; no solos.

These concerts are the kick offs for their 10th anniversary and 9th album release coming up next year. At the same time that they started their Asian Tour they released their Winter Story 2007 album.

01. Game
02. I’ll Never Let You Go
03. 눈 오는 날 (The Snowy Night) (Nun oneun nal)

First song off the winter album is Snowy Night, the MV shows a lot of behind the scenes footage of the group’s recordings, photo shoots, and rehearsals for the winter album and Asian Tour. (i think)

My favorite song off the winter album is track 2 because has a soft smooth (ballad) sound to it compared to 1 and 3, which are more up tempo and dance beats.

I can’t wait for their 9th album to come out next year *so happy don’t know what to do with myself.* heheheheheheh
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Now I am mostly a rock girl at heart, but I do like pop…well some pop. Lately I have been getting more into Korean rock music because I feel that kpop is really not doing it for me that much nowadays. Don’t get me wrong I still have love for the many kpop artists that I mentioned in this post, so I haven’t fully given up on kpop. But krock is pulling me more and more to its side these days. So when I come across a group that can pull off both music genres it brings out the little hope I still have for the Korean music industry. Here is a band that I find that does that.

Loveholic is a Korean Pop/Rock group that many of you probably already heard about, but for those that never heard of them before here is some info on them.

The group debuted in 2003 and is made of three members; one girl and two guys. Kang Hyun Min and Lee Jae Hak formed the group in 2002 and they recruited Hwang Ji Sun as the vocalist in 2003.

Kang Hyun Min (강현민)-Guitar
Before forming the group Hyun Min was a pop musican and even produce music for artists like Park Hye Kyung, Shin Hyo Beom, Lee Moon Se, Suh Young Eun, etc. He also created music for many films like Christmas in August, A Pure Love Story and The Wonderful Days.

Lee Jae Hak (이재학)– Bass
He is a veteran songwriter and used to be a member of the band The Elephant.

Hwang Ji Sun (지선)–Vocals
The female vocalist had been singing in Hongdae clubs before auditinoning for the group.

The group’s music has also been featured on Korean motion pictures’ and Korean dramas’ soundtracks: Wonderful Life, My Name is Kim Sam Soon, One Fine Day, 200 Pounds Beauty, The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, and others.

F.L.O.R.I.S.T album (their first album)
Oct 8,2003

1. Easy Come Easy Go
2. Loveholic
3. Rainy Day
4. 슈퍼스타 [Super Star]
5. 기분이 좋아 [Feel So Good]
6. 슬픈 영화 [Sad Movie]
7. 녹슨열쇠 [Rusty Key]
8. 놀러와 [Come On]
9. Dream
10. 리버풀 키드의 생애 [Life of Liverpool Kid]
11. 다시 피운 꽃 [Again Blossomed Flower]
12. Sad Story
13. 너의 앞길에 햇살만 가득하길 [Always Lucky on You
Loveholic–Sad Movie

Invisible Things
Aug 26,2004

1. Magic
2. Sky
3. Want You Hear
4. Blue 923
5. Bless You
6. Kiss Me, Hold Me
7. 동화처럼
8. Sunglass
9. 너는…
10. Sylvia
11. Hyri-Rumaya
12. Crazy
13. My Dear…
Loveholic–shy

Nice Dream-Volume 3
April 13, 2006


그대만 있다면 - Loveholic (러브홀릭)

Remake Album - Re-Wind
November 23, 2006


Loveholic (러브홀릭) - 바람아 멈추어다오

Sadly Hwang Ji Sun decided to leave the band for a solo career. The band held two concerts on Oct 27 and the 28th to send Ji Sun off. The remaining members Kang Hyun Min and Lee Jae Hak are now looking for a new vocalist for the group.
Loveholic Official Site
wiki.theppn/Loveholic
wikipedia/Loveholic

Other bands to hear:

Jaurim is an indie rock band that has been around since 1997. Find out more about them here
wikipedia
Jaurim Official Website

This song is sad and starts off mellow, but then the rock kicks in after a minute or so.
Nowadays some people have been complaining that this group changed after going mainstream. Which is tipical because that’s what happenes when rock music goes mainstream in Korea(sad I know *sigh*). This song is from their 2005 album.
Cheongchunyechan (glorious youth)

Roller Coaster is pop/rock, but with more of a jazz feel to it. They’ve been around since 1999. Find out more about them here:
Roller Coaster Official Site(if you know Korean)
Last.fm/Roller Coaster

This song is kind of jazzy.
Roller Coaster–Can’t Hide

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