[News] Dong Bang Shin Ki and Big Bang awarded at Japan Golden Disk Awards

Popular group Dong Bang Shin Ki and Big Bang receive recognised awards in Japan.

On 24th February durig the 24th Golden Disk award organised by Japan Records Association, Big Bang was awarded ‘The Best 5 New Artistes’ while Dong Bang Shin Ki won ‘The Best MV’ award with ‘All About 東方神起 season 3′.

The Japan Golden Disk award has been a grand annual event for singers since its establishment in 1987. The criteria for the awards are based on album sales of the singers.

S: YonHap
Credits:Kbites

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[Fanmade] Big Bang's Family Tree

A fun way to start Lunar New Year!

Fanmade family tree of Big Bang's members caught the attention of many netizens.
Note: This family tree and the descriptions are only from the fan's imagination.

Don't take it seriously.
Just for fun. Scan it. And you'll gonna laugh! Great work!

 

  

  

 

Did you like it? (LAUGH)

photos: K Bites

 

posted by: shaynekay@dkpopnews

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[News] Male Idol Group Rankings By 30 Entertainment Reporters

Public Recognition
#1 TVXQ
#2 Big Bang
#3 2PM
#4 Super Junior
#5 SS501
#6 2AM
#7 SHINee
#8 FT Island
#9 U-Kiss, BEAST


Income
#1 TVXQ
#2 Big Bang
#3 Super Junior
#4 2PM
#5 SS501
#6 FT Island
#7 SHINee
#8 2AM
#9 U-Kiss, BEAST



Vocal Skills
#1 TVXQ
#2 2AM
#3 Big Bang
#4 FT Island
#5 SHINee
#6 2PM
#7 Super Junior
#8 SS501
#9 BEAST
#10 U-Kiss

Dancing Skills
#1 2PM
#2 TVXQ
#3 Super Junior
#4 Big Bang
#5 SHINee
#6 SS501
#7 BEAST
#8 U-Kiss
#9 2AM. FT Island


Fashion Sense
#1 Big Bang
#2 TVXQ
#3 2PM
#4 SHINee
#5 Super Junior
#6 SS501
#7 2AM
#8 FT Island
#9 U-Kiss, BEAST

Overall for male idol groups
#1 TVXQ

source: [tvn enews+Naver Blog (screencaps)+Yuaerubi]
translation credits: jeeelim5@tohosomnia.net
shared by: tohosomnia.net
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[News] February Latest Idol Groups Fanclub Rankings On Daum

1 TVXQ 787,484 -2581

http://cafe.daum.net/soul48

2.Bigbang 370,322 -2094

http://cafe.daum.net/YGBIGBANG

3.SNSD 294,370 +2407

http://cafe.daum.net/milkye

4.2PM 284,786 +7050

http://cafe.daum.net/2PM

5.SS501 272,945 -1394

http://cafe.daum.net/music77

6.Super Junior 252,121 -1908

http://cafe.daum.net/secondemugame

7.神话 190,095 -815

http://cafe.daum.net/SHINHWA79

8.SHINee 115,260 +1927

http://cafe.daum.net/TVNDRM

9.Wonder Girls 111,230↑1 +230

http://cafe.daum.net/wg070210

10. FT-Island 110,745↓1 -453

http://cafe.daum.net/fti5

11.2ne1 96,594 +109

http://cafe.daum.net/2NE1

12.MBLAQ 64,580 +2835

http://cafe.daum.net/Mblaq

13.BEAST 58,797↑1 +4857

http://cafe.daum.net/playb2st

14.FX 55,202↓1 +685

http://cafe.daum.net/91382073

15.kara 51,865 +259

http://cafe.daum.net/Dejuanholic

16.2AM 51,053↑1 +7559

http://cafe.daum.net/2-oclock

17.CSJH47,052↓1 -297

http://cafe.daum.net/cheonsangjihee

18.Brown Eyed Girls 42,559 +1057

http://cafe.daum.net/Browneyedgirls

19.4minute: 18,117 +988

http://cafe.daum.net/4minute

20.t-ara： 16,673 +275

http://cafe.daum.net/HairMan

21.Afterschool： 13,911 +628

http://cafe.daum.net/PlaygirlzAS

22.ukiss 5,054 -46

http://cafe.daum.net/U-KISS

source: [baidutvxq]
credits: mandasoh@tohosomnia.net
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Please do not freak out if you see some - in some fanclubs.Fanclubs members numbers come and go.Its normal, in the previous post, i saw some of you freaking out.....so please

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[PICS] BigBang in ACTION (BIG SHOW)

On the third day of their big show: 
Good to see these boys back in action..
Though Big Bang recently appeared in different variety shows, i think is its not enough. 

Here seeing them performed is what VIP wants. Now that they are on stage.. why not give them big full support in spite of issues around. 
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There were hardly any of Taeyang pics lately huh? Here's some:

photo credits:
Genie@BBVIPZ;디귿 @ DCYB

reuploaded by: shaynekay@dkpopnews

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[NEWS] G-Dragon was an SM trainee? PLUS adorable little G-Dragon pictures

G-Dragon (name: Kwon Ji Yong, 23) became famous when he was young due to being a part of "Kiddy Roora." This "Kid Roora" was just like the hit song "An Angel Without Wings", so what kind of thoughts did Kwon Jiyong have from being in the show business so early on?

"I started by being on MBC's 'Bbo Bbo Bbo.' The seat next to Bbomee noona was the king's chair. Ever since I was young I loved to dance so as I danced really well, the noona always let me sit next to her. I guess the 'Roora' management saw me then. While Roora was promoting 'An Angel Without Wings', Kid Roora also wore the same clothes and went on the same concert tour. We weren't great at enunciation but we put out a record full of carols too. (laugh)"

As time passed, Roora's popularity died and the Kid Roora group also got broken up. And young G-Dragon was shocked.

"All of a sudden they said, 'as of tomorrow there's no Kid Roora' so I was shocked as a young 8 year old. I thought I would continue being a singer with that job. I remember telling my mom that I would never do anything like this again. So from then on I lived a normal life, studying and going to tutors."

But even if he was hiding his disposition for being a star, it was fated he would eventually become famous. When he went to a ski resort with his family and coincidentally entered a dance contest, he beat out many older boys and took 1st place. And the MC of that dance contest happened to be SM Entertainment's management head Lee Soo Man. He recognized GD's talent and took him in as a SM trainee right then. As he trained for five years under SM, H.O.T. started to become popular and SES/BoA/Shinhwa etc. were all trainees as well.

"When I first signed a provisional contract as a trainee, SM wasn't the big company it was today so instead of practicing every day, I would go once every month or once every three months. People who worked at SM probably don't even remember me. I'm only flashy or noticeable when I dance, but otherwise I don't really get noticed by people. It's not like I'm good looking now but when I was younger I really looked silly, like a mischievous brat. I danced well but I wasn't that great at singing, so it was hard for the company to steer me in a proper direction. I sat on the Shinhwa members' laps and played with them but they probably don't remember that? (laugh)"

Even as a SM trainee, GD didn't have a clear vision of where he wanted to go; however, when he was in third grade he went to his best friend's house and heard hip-hop for the first time. Wu-Tang Clan's music in particular attracted him. He naturally sought a place to learn freestyle rap, which turned out to be the People Crew's rehearsal room.

Article : http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010011409475161855

Translations by : filmsession @ omona_prection

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[News] 5 Kpop Artist Chosen By 5 Columnist Featured In Nylon Magazine February 2010 Edition

Idol Voices

Today's idols are perfect examples of what kind of music can be performed when one wholeheartedly embraces pop. If there is an idol in our nation that can pull off the neo-soul genre, who would it be? Who is the idol with the most suitable voice for pop music? Five columnists for the pop music scene picked the following.


Big Bang - Taeyang

Is it overkill to say that Taeyang has the brightest future out of all of today's idols? I don't think so. Taeyang, through the [HOT] EP, has displayed that 'bright future' on his own. More than anything, I hold the greatest expectation for him because of the image he's held that he knows what he wants to do and he knows what he's best at, and has continued to work under that knowledge. That he qualified (as an idol singer) should come as no big surprise.

'Only Look At Me (나만바라봐)' and 'Prayer (기도)' both had a level that could only been attained by someone that knew his future. His vocals don't stop at imitating black music. He has the vibrations and technique that note R&B or Soul and doesn't overdo his voice and feelings while coating his music with a black tint. He doesn't just 'sing.' I think he can joke about himself as a 'semi-R&B vocalist.'

On a global (or American) level, he's another trend, but in Korea, he's almost unique. However, his music is made of embellished hip-hop beats. Because of this, critics say that his vocals are somewhat plain and get overwhelmed by the beats, but I think this point has become his individuality. Of course, when we start to talk about a global level, then things are different. He'll be seen as someone who is just following the trends on all levels, including vocal style. However, as a late starter, this is only normal. With time and his effort, things will naturally solve themselves.

Kim Haksun (Editor of Bo-Da)

Girls' Generation - Jessica

When I listen to recent girl groups, they're so plain vanilla that I get tired of them pretty quickly. One or two R&B main vocals who've taken up cow herding as their song style, a subvocal of karaoke level that obviously isn't considering the person who has to hear her, and if that doesn't work, then make them rap, and if it's time to give up, then wrap it all up in autotune.

But Girls' Generation's Jessica is different. When she sings so finely with her pretty enunciation, I felt a pleasure reminiscent of the high times of popular music. Jessica's vocal style has always received a lot of love from the times. It was popular, not only from the chanson dolls of 1960's Euro scene to the muses of swinging London, but the 80's Virginia Astro Sounds who received attention for their splendid beats and soft melodies, and the 70's underground's renowned composers' mainstream efforts with the 80's idols of Japan - Yukiko Okada, Iijima Mari, and so on.

Jessica's vocal style is what the Western engineers call 'shine.' Or so to say, don't have that squeaky tone but rather a beautiful, sophicated 'shining' feeling. I think her vocals are best suited for a Western-style tune. I've found that, at time, girl groups's vocals tend to just rush to throw voices around without any roots for them in the song. Sometimes, their upshot green voices just vibrate and they feel shallow. But Jessica's voice is relaxed and dignified. It reminds me of silk dyed with a classy color. Sleek and soft and every once in a while, it revives a brilliant moment. This is the pop feeling that the talented have loved.

Park Joohyuk (Columnist, Representative of Bandiaeri Music)

SHINee - Jonghyun

When fans discuss Jonghyun's vocal skills, they frequently bring up 'Hyeya (혜야)' - Alejandro Sanz's 'Y Si Fuera Ela' rearranged. In this song, Jonghyun's vocals make him sound like a Korean-speaking Julio Iglesias, but that only means his feelings are that tangible and that, despite going up and down like a rollercoaster, it still flows smoothly.

Personally, the stability isn't the only reason I like Jonghyun's vocals. His vocals are appropriately rumored as dynamic. In 'Ring Ding Dong,' his voice jumps from husky to clear, but because the autotune fills in here and there like a compound, the odd feeling can be belayed. In what I think is the most impressive SHINee song, 'JOJO,' he oozes 'roller rink synth pop' - popular in 80s' London.

In mainstream music, which has become an arena where idol groups' songs reflect Western pop trends or reinterpret it, it's true that boy idol vocals follow the American mainstream pop style but from time-to-time, Jonghyun's vocals jump that limit. Depending on preferences, the evaluation may change, but the fact that his vocals have taken the most unique place is obvious. For these reasons, I have chosen Jonghyun's voice.

Cha Woojin (Pop Columnist)


2NE1 - Park Bom

If you had to choose between an amazing voice that you find hard to like and a voice that draws your love rather than awe, which would you choose? If you choose the latter, then you are ready to listen to Park Bom's voice. As the 'vocals' of 2NE1, Park Bom has vocals that are unique from even her idol peers. If I had to add to that, I would say that instead of being a 'trained' vocal, should I say she gives me more of a 'ready to fly' feeling?

I remember that the producer, Teddy, pointed out Park Bom's voice and said, 'Nowhere will you find a voice like this,' with a half-proud half-awed tone. There's no need to underestimate it as lip-service from the sponsor. It's well-known that her role model is less the Celine Dion-type 'white' diva and more the Whitney Houston 'black' diva. This is a personal preference, but her choice emphasizes the 'expression' or 'appeal' of vocals. This is something that's hard to find in even the best trained vocals. Maybe this is why Park Bom's voice shines in urban R&B, with its electronic background music. 'New British Neo-Soul' artists, like Adele and Duffy, human vocals in the vintage electronics. The songs by artists like them.

If you describe listening to Park Bom's solo hit song 'You and I' as eating 72% cacao chocolate to your ears, you wouldn't be very wrong at all. One thing I would like to point out is that in her enunciation and song style, she tends to mumble, but if she can just kick that habit, then it won't be a hopeless goal to sound like real espresso - a 'New British Neo-Soul' artist.

Choi Minwoo (Editor of Weiv)


2PM - Junsu

Public opinion about 2PM is that while their performance is strong enough to be associated with a circus, their vocals pale in comparison. But because of Kim Junsu's tone leaving an aftertaste at the end of the vocals, their music is good enough to listen to through an earphone. Compared to the other dazzling members, Junsu's image is very tempered. But not in terms of music.

That Junsu's voice is still gorgeous without a vocoder or any acrobatic dancing can be verified through his cover of his favorite song, 'Half the Time' by Calvin Richardson. His soulful voice, in this song at least, is almost perfect, but to enslave him like an ordinary screen for an idol group irritates me to no end. Of course, because music ranges are often limited and so insecurities tend to be exposed, you can't deny that his tone has a quality that makes you take a second look. Reverberations on such a short hook aren't things you can learn through uniform training.

On top of having a naturally beautiful voice, after taking so many songs and singing them into his own, that nasal quality that could have materialized in his voice instead developed to the point that he can pull off both the old school's ardent feeling and the new school's refreshing feeling. And so there's no way that, as the audience, I can't help but feel regret that it's impossible to feel his allure in 2PM's songs, divided into N parts. Ah, it's well-known that he's considered to have a huge black music craze, but does he know that sometimes, when he sings traditional Korean ballads, he conveys a sense of great self-pride and confidence? And that his sponsor, JYP, also has a talent for that?

Song Jihae (Pop Columnist)


Source: Nylon Magazine & DC Inside
Translation: hypocritical @ omona_prection

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[News] DaeSung And JiYoung Cleared Their Texting Scandal

Big Bang DaeSung and KARA Kang JiYoung clarifies on the incident of the 2 of them text messaging each other.

On SBS Family Outing aired on 24th January, Kang JiYoung clears up on the scandal with DaeSung and also reveals a behind-story to their relationship.

Previously on Family Outing, DaeSung revealed that there is a female idol whom he had received text messages from. And then on 12th January, he continue to reveal that he have had a phone conversation with KARA Kang JiYoung through Lee Hyori when he appeared on SBS Strong Heart.

On this episode, it was known that SeungRi and Goo Hara are friends, and Kang JiYoung said, “Since the past I had wanted to know DaeSung more, and hence I got Hara unnie to get his contacts from SeungRi.”

JiYoung said, “I sent the message ‘DaeSung oppa, I hope we can become closer (become good friends)’ but in the end I got bitten back instead” pointing the finger to DaeSung. She continued, “Because DaeSung sshi used to be the MC of a music show, we will always run into each other. But he would avoid me.”

DaeSung then explained, “JiYoung did send the text message. But when I was in a shooting then, so I replied ‘I am doing a photoshoot currently. I will work hard.’ I drew the line. I took the step first.”

SNSD YoonA who was present also said, “I only got to talk to DaeSung on broadcast shows. I said let’s be good friends from now, but when we met at broadcast studios, he would just walk past me like that.”

In the end, DaeSung also said, “I drew the line first again. I thought I would get dashed.”

cr:Kbites

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[NEWS/VIDEO] UEE showed affection to DaeSung

in the video: 

UEE was asked who was one of the greatest artists in her opinion, and she responded Big Bangs Daesung is really cool K. Will then said The appearance (between me) and Daesungs is really similar, that was really close. trans by tinyriver141
Seemed that UEE praised Daesung a lot. 

It's not the first time she chose Daesung. Don’t forget UEE proved to like Daesung last time on Champagne too when she picked Daesung over other idols, over and over again.

Lucky Daesung, UEE is a fan.

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