Would Kang Ha Neul go back to the past or sneak a peek to his future?

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The main character of the hit new drama Scarlet Heart, Kang Ha Neul, met with the media for an exclusive press conference on August 26 to promote the telecast of his new drama on ONE.

Scarlet Heart is a star-studded drama, played by many rising actors as well as idols. Kang Ha Neul portrays the role of one of the many princes from the Goryeo dynasty who has a complicated love line with the female protagonist played by Lee Ji Eun (IU).

As this was his second time in Singapore, he shared how impressive he thinks the country is. He recounted, “Singapore is such a clean and organized country. Everything is always green.”. Being his humble self, he also exclaimed that he did not expect that many fans to turn up during both of his visits so he was pleasantly surprised at the number of fans that showed up.

Scarlet Heart was adapted from the popular original Chinese series and was tweaked to fit the context of Korean Goryeo dynasty instead of the Chinese Qing dynasty. It was an immensely popular drama and hence there were a lot of hype when it was released that there would be a Korean remake of it. When asked if he felt any pressure filming the drama, he shared that “I was aware of the popularity so I felt a lot of pressure. However, I decide to just go and enjoy myself as that would bring out the best results in me.” This shows how much of a natural and dedicated actor he is.

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The drama was also directed by Kim Gyu Tae who was really popular with his drama, “That Winter, the Wind Blows”. Kang Ha Neul exclaimed his excitement with working with Director Kim Gyu Tae and shared that “the way the drama is shot is very beautiful”, piquing the interest of the audience that was present.

In the drama, the female protagist (played by IU) was catapulted back in time from the modern era. Hence, Ha Neul was asked if he would prefer to go back in time or take a sneak peek to the future. He laughed and said, “I would prefer to travel back in time instead of seeing the future.”. He shared that we can still do something about the future now but not the past.

Kang Ha Neul is such a lovely and charming person as he was full of smiles and laughs throughout the press conference. He ended the press conference by thanking everyone who came and made time to see him and asked for everyone’s support in his new drama, Scarlet Heart.

Scarlet Heart premieres first and exclusively on ONE (Singtel TV Ch 513 & 604 and StarHub TV Ch 124, 820 & 823) with a 2-episode back-to-back special on Monday 29 August 2016 at the same time as Korea at 9pm.  Subsequent episodes will air every Monday and Tuesday at 9pm. For more information of the series, visit www.ONEtvasia.com/ScarletHeart.

Article by: Ayuni
Photos by: Huiying

We would like to thank ONE for the invitation to this press conference.

SBS Doctors – Yay or Nay

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The last episode of Doctors has just aired yesterday and it was one hell of an emotional roller coaster ride.

Synopsis of the drama: Yoo Hye-jung (Park Shin Hye) was a difficult girl in high school with a gangster personality. Due to her many childhood scars, Hye-jung keeps her heart closed towards other people. However, she began to change after meeting her mentor Hong Ji-hong (Kim Rae Won), who plays a key role in transforming her life from a “hopeless” delinquent to a compassionate doctor. Due to unforeseen circumstances, they part ways but fate brought them together after 13 years when Yoo Hye-jung becomes a doctor.

The drama started off with mixed reactions – some liked it, some didn’t like it, some couldn’t wait for the next episode but yet some stopped watching. 

Let’s try to do this without spoiling too much.

Honestly, I really enjoyed the whole drama. I really liked the characters as well as the plot. It wasn’t boring and each episode managed to develop the stories of each character really well. They managed to build up the characters relationship and I find myself really starting to like most of the characters, especially the silly Dr Jung Yoon Do (played by Yoon Gyun Sang) and the loveable Soon Hee (played by Moon Ji In).

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The whole drama was an emotional rollercoaster. I find myself full of hatred and vengeance at the start and I made a vow to myself that I would not like a certain character ever. But this drama has taught us that people change, especially over time. And each person has a story behind them, we just have to understand their context and perspective.

The drama also managed to touch the important values like family ties, relationship developments, and strengths of friendships. And they managed to deliver. I could really relate – no matter how much you hate a person, family is still family. And the close relationship between the doctors and the nurses was really adorable. I really enjoyed moments between them. You know how some dramas manage to make you cringe watching it because you’re imagining how awkward it must be for them acting it out? Well, this drama managed to show how natural and close everyone were on set. (They are probably just better actors, but you get my point.)

I feel that the drama managed to portray the right balance of everything and I find myself laughing and crying throughout all 20 episodes.

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To be honest, I really wasn’t feeling the relationship between Hye Jung and Ji Hong, especially in the earlier episodes. The age difference, as well as the circumstances of their relationship in the beginning really disturbed me and I was well considering of ditching the drama. However, the Kim Rae Won fan in me decided to continue and I don’t regret it one bit. Their relationship really developed and I really like how they only have eyes for each other. There were no annoying plot twists with their relationship. They acted like their age – mature and straightforward.

One thing I didn’t like about the drama, besides the annoying product placement of a certain brand *coughs* subway *coughs*, is the weak cases they had. I kept telling myself this is no Grey’s Anatomy but I expected more exciting cases. Don’t get me wrong, some cases really hit me in the heart (and poked me in the eyes), but others are just – meh. But well that’s just me. And that’s really just an insignificant letdown of this whole drama.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the drama. I enjoyed the acting of Park Shin Hye and Kim Rae Won; they were really adorable together. I enjoyed the friendship between the doctors and the nurses. I enjoyed the friendship between Hye Jung and Soon Hee. I enjoyed the development of the relationship between Seo Woo and Young Kook. There are many more memorable moments that I really enjoyed but I shall not spoil it for you guys.

So for those people who are still deciding if you should watch it or not? WATCH IT! You will not regret it. Give yourself 7 episodes. If you really can’t bear to watch it, then well, you may ditch it. But seriously I feel that you need to watch the full 20 episodes to fully appreciate the drama in its entity. The last few episodes were really good. Watch it and you’ll know what I mean~

Let me know in the comments what YOU think of the drama!

You can watch the drama online at myasiantv.se or you can watch it on the go on your mobile by downloading the ViuSG app available on iTunes and Android!

Article By: Ayuni

SEVENTEEN 1ST ASIA PACIFIC TOUR – SHINING DIAMONDS 2016 IN BANGKOK

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Thailand, 2016 – 13 rookie boys from Korea with hit songs and special performance for Thai Carats.

The most popular new boyband group from Korea “Seventeen” under “Pledis Entertainment”, Just started 1st asia tour in Korea,  Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia. That got many good feedback from their precious fan club “Carat”.

By “Pledis Entertainment” with “Three Angles GroupPte Ltd.” (Singapore) brought 13 boys to meet Thai Carat, That really looking forward for “SEVENTEEN 1ST ASIA PACIFIC TOUR – SHINING DIAMONDS 2016 IN BANGKOK” Led by Group’s leader with Hiphop team’s leader, Cool man S.coups or Choi Seungcheol, Smart boy Jeon Wonwoo, Tall and handsome boy Kim Mingyu and Half American-Korean boy Vernon Choi Hansol. Follow by team that will make Carat feeling surprisingly, Led by Dance team’s leader Hoshi, Jun, Dino and The8. And never missing for Vocal team Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK and Seungkwan.

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For this special event, They brought hit songs and prepared for special talent stages, full 2 hours for making happiness, smiling and close up with fans at Muang Thai Gmm Live House, Central World Fl.8. 

Article and photos by: Pharttana Anantawana

We would like to thank Three Angles Production for extending the media invitation to us for this event!

Seventeen steal the hearts of Carats’ at Shining Diamond Tour in Jakarta

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Jakarta, 2016 – Seventeen was successfully in curing Carats’ longing hearts by holding their very first fan meeting “Shining Diamond” live in Jakarta on 20th August 2016 at Balai Sarbini Hall.

Before the concert started, the members surprised Carats’ by entering the venue through the main entrance. “This noon is very hot but be patient! We’ll meet inside (the venue),” Seungkwan said to the fans.

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This thirteen membered boy group started their fan meeting with Shining Diamond, then continued to the introduction segment. During the introduction, Seventeen members’ introduced themselves in Bahasa Indonesia which awed all the Indonesian Carats. “Carat, aku cinta padamu! Kalian semua sangat cantik, aku sangat cinta (Carat, I love you guys! You guys are so beautiful, I really love (you),” said Mingyu, who made the fans cheer even more loudly.

Hoshi also attracted the hearts of Indonesia Carats by changing gomsemari’s lyrics to Bahasa Indonesia during the Q&A Segment. “Papa beruang tung-tung e, mama beruang tung-tung e, anak beruang neomu kwiyowo.”

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The fan meeting continued to “MC Jeonghan time” and the members guessed some photos on the screen. They separated into three teams, vocal line, performance line and hiphop line. They were given many challenges by Jeonghan and had to finish it. The event closed with a Hi-touch and photo session with Carats.

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Seventeen, who just celebrated their first debut anniversary this May has succeeded in filling their fan meeting venue. Carats also behaved really well and cheered the members on loudly. They will continue their fan meeting today in Bangkok.

Set List:
Shining Diamond
Introduction
Rock
유행가
떠내려가
이놈이 인가
Q&A session
Q&A
아낀다
MC Jeonghan Time
만세
예쁘다
아주 nice
Healing
Love Letter

Photos and article by: Annisaa Fitri

‘Seventeen 1st Asia Pacific Tour -Shining Diamonds- in Jakarta’ is proudly brought to you by Three Angles Production. We would like to thank them for the invitation for this media coverage.

[Ticket Giveaway] ‘Alexander’s date with Algovital Angels’

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Singapore, 2016 – Alexander Lee Eusebio will be having an exclusive fan meet with Singapore fans on 26th August 2016, 8pm at Revolte X SheShops (Wheelock 02-02/03)!
To win a date with Alexander, one simply have to purchase any Algovital product or a mix of Algovital and Revolte products:
Spend $50 – Event Ticket
Spend $150 – Event Ticket + Hi 5
Spend $250 – Event Ticket + Hi 5 + Selfie + Autographed postcard

Giveaway
Want to win a chance to have a date with Alexander? We happy to announce that we are giving away 3 tickets (worth $250 each) to our readers to attend this exclusive event on 26th August! You will get a chance to watch a demonstration by Alexander, hear him talk about the brand, and have close interaction with him on that day!  Continue reading →

Date with Kang Ha Neul, the dashing 8th Prince from Scarlet Heart!

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12 August, Singapore – Top-rated Korean entertainment channel ONE is pleased to announce that Kang Ha Neul, one of the male leads for the highly anticipated series Scarlet Heart, will be in town to meet with fans this August! The meet-and-greet session will take place on the evening of Saturday, 27 August 2016 at Village Square @ Level 1 at Waterway Point and will be free and open to the public. Continue reading →

2016 金俊秀 5TH ASIA TOUR CONCERT IN HONG KONG

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香港，2016 － XIA俊秀第五次亞洲巡迴演唱會 ‘XIGNATURE’ 香港站於2016年8月6日在亞洲博覽館Arena舉行。開場一如之前數場演唱會一樣拉下布幕後便站在高台之上為各位粉絲獻上 F.L.P，揭開序幕，勁歌熱舞。第二首 Break my heart 繼續勁舞，中途更脫下外套，剩下黑色背心馬甲，大秀健碩身材和胸肌。
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