Year: 2015

The 2015 Korean Film Festival brings the latest and hottest Korean Films to Singapore

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Simply Ten Most Recent Korean Films

Singapore, 2015 – The annual Korean Film Festival in Singapore (“KFF”) will take place at the Shaw Theatres Lido from 23rd October to 1st November 2015 to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Singapore through film.

The theme of the festival this year is simply ten most recent Korean films. The organizing committee has selected 10 feature films released in 2014 and 2015 for the festival, 7 of which have not been released in local theatres. Most notably, the line-up includes 2 of the biggest summer blockbusters in Korea this year – Assassination (2015) and Northern Limit Line (2015).

 A Variety of Genres

The film festival this year caters to a wide range of viewers. The official selection includes heart-warming dramas Ode to My Father (2014) and Love Forecast (2015) featuring popular Korean actor Lee Seung Gi; mystery thrillers like A Hard Day (2014) and comedies like Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015) and Twenty (2015).

Several action-packed films including The Divine Move (2014) and Assassination (2015), featuring top Korean stars such as Jung Woo Sung, Ryu Seung-ryeong and Jun Ji Hyun, have been specially selected to entertain the local viewers. The organizing committee also hopes to share with local viewers the maturity and quality of Korean films through this line-up.

Opening Night (23rd October 2015)

KIM Hak-Soon’s Northern Limit Line (2015) will open the festival at the Shaw Lido’s 500 seat Hall 1 theatre on the 23rd October 2015. The film is based on the 2002 Second Battle of Yeonpyeon where North Korean patrol boats attacked the South at the northern limit line during the height of the 2002 world cup fever. Jin Goo, Lee Hyun Woo and Kim Mu Yeol portray the life-and-death struggles of the naval crew.

Ambassador SUH Chung-Ha will represent Korea along with acclaimed Singaporean film director and producer Mr. Eric KHOO as Guests-of-Honours and they will deliver opening speeches.

Watch a Movie with Kang Ha Neul (31st October 2015)

As part of Korean actor KANG Ha Neul’s first visit to Singapore, he will attend the film festival to greet and join the audience for the screening of the film Twenty (2015) on 31st October. The meet & greet is organized in partnership with KMTV. This special segment aims to make the screening of the film memorable as the audience gets to see their film star up close and a chance to promote interest in KANG Ha Neul’s future works.

Organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Singapore, the KFF is part of the 2015 Korea Festival.

Korean Actor Kang Ha Neul to Watch Film with Fans at the 2015 Korean Film Festival in Singapore

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Singapore, 26th October 2015 – Rising Korean actor KANG Ha Neul who rose to fame with his role as high jump athlete Min Hyeon-Jae in hit drama To Beautiful You (2012) will be attending the annual Korean Film Festival in Singapore (“KFF”) for a meet & greet on the 31st October 2015 during his visit to Singapore.

He will join fans at Shaw Theatres Lido for the screening of Twenty (2015) where he is part of the main cast. He will be personally giving out pre-signed posters to every meet & greet package holder and taking group pictures with the relevant package holders before the screening. In addition he will also greet the movie audience before the screening.

The meet & greet is organized by the Korean Film Festival Organising Committee in partnership with KMTV with hopes to make the screening of the film memorable as the audience gets to see their film star up close and also to promote interest in KANG Ha Neul’s future works.

A Rising Star
KANG Ha Neul began his acting career in musical theatres from 2006 and later shifted to small screen productions (dramas). He has appeared in various hit productions such as To The Beautiful You (2012, with SHINee’s Min Ho and Choi Sulli), Monstar (2013, with B2ST Yong Jun Hyung), The Heirs (2013, with Park Shin Hye, Kim Woo Bin and Lee Min Ho), Misaeng (2014, with ZE:A’s Siwan and Kang So Ra).

In recent years, KANG Ha Neul has also appeared in various movies, such as C’est Si Bon (2015) and Twenty (2015, with Kim Woo Bin and 2PM’s Jun Ho). In Twenty (2015) he plays Gyeong Jae who is a typical student who desperately wants to land a job in a conglomerate, as such, everything he does in college is geared towards this goal. Fans can look forward to his hilarious performance.

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Details about KANG Ha Neul’s 1st Singapore Meet & Greet
Interested parties can purchase ticket packages from KMTV at $25 for a poster, and $50 for an autograph and group picture. It will be held at Shaw Theatres Lido at 5:30pm, the movie will be screened at 7.00pm.

SKECHERS Sundown Festival Early Bird Tickets Sell Out Ahead of Schedule

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Singapore, 2015 – Early bird tickets for Asia’s leading music festival have all been snapped up ahead of the closing date for this category of tickets. General Admission tickets as well as Mosh Pit tickets at $88 and $118 respectively are still available and on sale at all Peatix outlets, it will go on sale at SISTIC from 1 October.

Commented Samantha Chan, Director of Red Spade Entertainment Pte Ltd, the organiser of the Skechers Sundown Festival 2015, “We are extremely pleased to see the early bird tickets sell out before the closing date. This tells us that fans are indeed looking forward to rocking it out with the stellar headline acts, special guest performers and awesome local bands that we have curated for the Festival’s 7th edition.”

Added Kelvin Goh, Director of Red Spade Entertainment Pte Ltd, “It also goes to show that our enhanced pricing strategy – to make the Festival more accessible to fans given the more focused theme of hip hop and rock for this year’s Festival – was the right decision. We’re determined now more than ever, to ensure that the Skechers Sundown Festival continues to be a platform to celebrate great Asian artistes and showcase up and coming ones.”

Asia’s leading music event, the Skechers Sundown Festival, returns on 21 November 2015 for its seventh consecutive year with a stellar lineup of Asia’s biggest hip hop and rock artistes. To be held at the F1 Pit Area at the Marina Promenade, the Festival will be headlined by Korea’s ‘Epik High’, Thailand’s ‘Potato’, Japan’s ‘INKT’, Singapore’s ‘Caracal’ and Indonesia’s ‘J-Rocks’.

Staying true to its mission of uniting Asia through music as well as creating a platform for local talents to showcase their skills, the Festival will also present a fringe fest of up-and-coming artistes. Homegrown Singaporean musicians ‘Cheryl Loon’, ‘Cashew Chemists’, ‘Farrago’, as well as Special Guest ‘Ground Zero’ from Taiwan are some of the exciting artistes to be performing this year.

According to Farrago frontman, Dave Hawkes, who will be returning to the Festival for the second time, “We’re really thrilled to be back at Skechers Sundown Festival. The adrenaline and exposure from the previous festival helped push us to record our very first album, which means we’ve had a pretty busy year behind the scenes. We’re looking forward to performing some of those songs and hope fans will come sing along and celebrate this milestone with us.”

Tickets (Category 2 General Admission @ $88; Category 1 Mosh Pit @ $118) are still available at Peatix and will be available on SISTIC from 1 October 2015 onwards.

For more information of the festival, please visit Sundown Festival’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mysundownfestival.

2015 INFINITE 2nd World Tour [INFINITE EFFECT] in Singapore

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Details

Event: 2015 INFINITE 2nd World Tour [INFINITE EFFECT] in Singapore
Date: 13th November 2015, Friday
Venue: Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
Time : 7:30pm
Ticket prices: S$238, S$188, S$138, $108 (*Prices exclude booking fee)

Public Sales for tickets will commence on 29th September 2015 (Tuesday)10am SGT on all SISTIC platforms/outlets.

For more information and updates, please visit AC Music Entertainment’s Facebook page.

Also, check out the greeting video from INFINITE!

Epik High to join headline acts in Skechers Sundown Festival 2015

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Singapore, 26 September 2015 – Leading Korean act Epik High has confirmed its participation at the Skechers Sundown Festival 2015, completing the stellar cast of headline acts that will be in Singapore on 21 November 2015.

Since forming in 2003, Epik High has risen from being a small hip-hop underground group to become a mainstay of the popular Korean music scene. Having won “Album of the Year” and “Artist of the Year”, in Korea, they have also ranked number one on the US iTunes Hip Hop chart, topping Kanye West and Jay-Z in 2010.

They recently went on a successful 2015 North American Tour, completing 11 shows in 9 cities, of which 5 were sold out.

Epik High will be joining Thailand’s ‘Potato’, Japan’s ‘INKT’, Singapore’s ‘Caracal’ and Indonesia’s ‘J- Rocks’ at the festival, which takes place at the Marina Promenade, F1 Pit Area from 4:00pm onward. Tickets (Early Bird @ $68, Category 2 General Admission @ $88; Category 1 Mosh Pit @ $118) are currently on sale.

For more information of the festival, please visit Sundown Festival’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mysundownfestival.

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Date : 21 November 2015, Saturday
Time : 4:00 pm till late
Venue : Marina Promenade, F1 Pit Area (next to Singapore Flyer)
Tickets & Prices:
$ 68 – Early bird: General admission only
$118 – Category 1: Mosh pit
(Only available on Peatix from 18 September 2015)

$ 88 – Category 2: General admission
$118 – Category 1: Mosh pit
(available at SISTIC & Peatix from 1 October 2015)

Url: www.sundownfestival.sg

BEAST ‘Ordinary’ Fan Meet in Singapore – A beautiful reunion that was anything more than just Ordinary

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Singapore – On 24 September 2015, South Korean top idol boy group, BEAST reunited with local fans at Suntec Convention Centre Hall at BEAST ‘Ordinary’ Fan Meet in Singapore. The 3 year wait was indeed worth it as fans were treated to an unforgettable night of amazing vocals, visuals and fanservice! In fact, in contrast to the name of their fanmeet, the beautiful reunion between BEAST and Singapore B2UTIES was anything more than just ‘Ordinary’.

Kicking off their fanmeet on a high note, the sextet gave an enthusiastic performance of YeY, their recent hit track off their 8th mini album and followed up with Good Luck and 12:30. Their ability to sing live while executing their (pretty challenging) dance moves shines through their stages. Fans broke out into fanchants as the band continues to hype up the crowd. Cheers amplified as lead vocalist, Yang Yoseob, effortlessly delivered his high notes perfectly.

After their performance, the boys settled down on stage for a short Q&A session and game segment.

Debuting in 2009, BEAST represents one of the more successful idol boy groups in the industry, with a large and growing solid fanbase worldwide. In their recent comeback, Yoseob shared that they received a lot of support from fans worldwide and is very grateful for the delicious food from fans. Over the years, they prove their versatility as artists. Notably, their individual colours have also become more prominent as they get involve in solo activities – performing in musicals, acting, solo debuts etc. When asked on the pros and cons of working as a team versus solo, rapper, Yong Junhyung shared that working solo has allow them to gain new exposure and knowledge and working as a team means quality time with team members. Yoseob also shared that BEAST is always working hard to show the different colours of the team. He especially pointed out the youngest member, Son Dongwoon, for his hardwork.

2015-09-252The first game in the fanmeet tested the band’s knowledge of our sunny island. Using the number cards (1-4) to represent their answers and help from fans, the members compete amongst themselves to get the highest score. Leader, Yoon Doojoon ended up with the last position and his punishment – a slap on the wrist by each member. Visual, Lee Gikwang, was clearly very happy for the opportunity and teased both fans and Doojoon by attempting to soothe the pain first by blowing on it prior to his hit. After getting hit by the other members, Jang Hyunseung, the last member to hit, decided to let him off with a light hit, causing the crowd to echo in aww.

At the halfway mark of the event, fans were serenaded with emotional ballad track, On Rainy Days. As part of a fan event, the crowd became one and an ocean of bright white lights filled the hall. A beautiful sight indeed – with the fans singing along while swaying their lightsticks to the beat. Just as the atmosphere started to feel slightly mellow, BEAST turn the tables and did two upbeat numbers – I think I love you and Special. Colourful stage lights were on point, in matching terms with the fun atmosphere!

Prior to the fanmeet, 6 passionate fans were chosen on site to participate in a fan game with BEAST. The Whisper game requires a fan to guess a local song hummed by each member of BEAST within the shortest time. In this segment, Doojoon was paired with a fan from Hong Kong. As the fan struggled to guess the song, Doojoon whined and said “She’s from Hong Kong!!! She don’t know Singaporean song!! Aishhh!”, causing the crowd to erupt in laughter. Gikwang was also caught in a similar situation as he got partnered with a Malaysian fan. It felt homely when fans sang along to local hit tracks such as Home, Reach for the Skies and Oh Singapore. Being the youngest in the group, Dongwoon cheekily tried to distract the other members by singing to popular Frozen soundtrack number, Let it go. Ultimately, Junhyung couple won and the lucky fan got to take a photo with the star as a gift. The other fans did not go off empty handed too as they receive hugs and handshakes with the band, making the crowd go frenzy with envy.

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It was then back to singing as they delivered a stellar performance of Shock and Shadow! The crowd were all hyped up, and jumping to the beat as the band once again charismatically executed their choreography with commendable vocals. Before they wrap up the stage with Beautiful, they took the chance to say a few words of appreciation to the fans.

Together, BEAST shared that they are so happy to be back in Singapore after a 3 years hiatus. Dongwoon apologized for making fans wait for three years and expressed his gratefulness for the warm welcome by fans.

While giving his trademark eyesmile, Gikwang exclaimed, “I had a lot of fun tonight! It’s going to be unforgettable. 3 years is really long and I’m so glad that all of you welcome us. I just cannot control my laughter now. I’m just so so happy!”. Junhyung chose to give a short cute speech in English. He said, “Me and many fans very happy tonight. You guys are very awesome and beautiful and lovely and cute. Next time we come to Singapore, we (will) have (a) concert. Okay? Thank You”. Hyunseung ended off the speech by sharing his hopes for BEAST to have more opportunities to come back to Singapore in the future.

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They ended the night proper with an encore performance of How to Love and Encore. During How to Love, fans raised up the banner “우리 더 고마워”, which means “We are more thankful”, expressing their thankful heart for the presence of their favourite boy band.

Three years is indeed a long wait and it was heartwarming to see both the fans and BEAST genuinely thankful and grateful for the opportunity to watch and perform respectively in Singapore. While BEAST felt sorry for the long wait and thankful for the warm welcome, the fans felt even more thankful than ever to be there, watching them live again.

A night of a beautiful reunion, indeed.

Article by: Nur Shazlina
Photos by: Carmen Tan

We would like to thank Three Angles Group Management for the invitation to this event.

2015 MAMA returns to Hong Kong on December 2

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SEOUL, KOREA (September 22, 2015) – Asia’s leading content and media company CJ E&M announces that the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) will take place at AsiaWorld-Expo, Arena (AWE) in Hong Kong on Wednesday, December 2.

Inaugural MAMA pre-week event will be packed with various programs in Hong Kong in order to provide global fans with the ultimate MAMA experience. This year’s star-studded awards ceremony is expected to introduce cutting-edge stage technology under the theme of ‘Techart (a combination of technology and art)’ as shown in the official logo above.

“We are thrilled to announce the fourth coming of 2015 MAMA to the geographical hub of Hong Kong and to celebrate its biggest expansion with pre-week activities,” says Hyung-kwan Shin, Executive Vice President at CJ E&M’s music channel Mnet. Shin adds, “The annual music extravaganza will showcase best performances by Asia’s hottest artists to the fans not only in Hong Kong but also from around the globe, highlighting the incredible power and popularity of Asian music.”

In its seventh year since evolving into Asia’s biggest music awards, MAMA’s impact has spread far beyond its origin in Korea to reach other parts of the world. Acclaimed for its advanced stage production and mega-scale performances, MAMA also has been instrumental in introducing Asian music trends and fabulous stages to global audiences. Last year, renowned artists, such as John Legend, Eason Chan, EXO, G-Dragon, Taeyang and Seo Taiji joined to celebrate 2014 MAMA.

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Photo credits: CJ E&M

Make A Date With Joo Won, one of South Korea’s Hottest Leading Men, in Singapore!

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21 September, Singapore – ONE, the #1 Korean entertainment channel in Singapore, is pleased to announce that one of South Korea’s hottest male stars, Joo Won, will be in town to meet with fans! The free, open-to-public meet and greet will take place on Saturday, 10 October 2015 at Suntec City North Atrium (between Tower 1 and 2), at 7.15pm. Here in Singapore for the first time, Joo Won will be joined by up-and-coming singer-actress, Park Hye Soo, who plays his sister in the above-named series.

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Newly-crowned as one of Hallyu’s top four kings, alongside Lee Min Ho, Lee Jong Suk and Kim Soo Hyun, Joo Won plays the role of a medical prodigy, Yong Pal, in The Gang Doctor. His outstanding acting skills captured the hearts of audiences in Korea and all across Asia, and he was propelled to instant stardom. The series has achieved record-high ratings in Korea, and is also the highest-rated prime time drama of 2015 on ONE in Singapore.

Also here in Singapore for the first time is Park Hye Soo, who made her acting debut with the drama. Park, however, is not entirely new to the entertainment scene; she was a contestant in the previous season of the singing-reality competition K-Pop Star 4. At the upcoming fan meeting, she will perform <Even If I Live Just One Day>, one of the original sound tracks that she sang for the series.

Lucky ONE subscribers will have the chance to have a group photo taken onstage with Joo Won as well as receive an exclusive ONE goodie bag. To qualify, fans will need to submit, in no more than 50 words, why they would like to meet Joo Won to www.singteltv.com.sg/ONE for Singtel TV subscribers or www.starhub.com/ONE for StarHub TV subscribers. Besides the grand prize winners, 20 fans will also receive an exclusive ONE goodie bag each for their participation. The participation period of the contest to win a group photo opportunity with Joo Won is from 24th September to 5th October 2015.

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Event details for ‘A Date with Joo Won’
Date: 10 October 2015, Saturday
Time: 7.15pm
Venue: Suntec City North Atrium (between Tower 1 and 2)
Admission: Free, Open to Public

For more information, visit www.onetvasia.com/JooWon

Synopsis of The Gang Doctor
A medical prodigy with incredible surgical skills is forced to make illicit house calls to the wealthy to pay for his younger sister’s dialysis treatment. On one such assignment, he meets an heiress who has been kept in an induced coma by her brother as he desires her share of the inheritance. After she is rescued from her predicament, she embarks on her revenge against those who have plotted against her.

The Gang Doctor, starring Joo Won, Kim Tae Hee (Jang Ok Jung), Jo Hyun Jae and Chae Jung Ahn, is currently airing on ONE, every Thu and Fri at 8.55pm/ 7.55pm (JKT), within 24 hours from Korean’s first telecast in the PPALI-PPALI show time.

ONE is available in Singapore on: Singtel TV Ch 513, 604 and StarHub TV Ch 124, 820 and 823. ONE’s programmes are also available on demand on: Singtel TV Ch 514, 605.