Incheon KPOP Concert 2016

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South Korea, 2016 – Incheon K-POP  Concert has been a representative Hallyu (Korean Wave) festival of Incheon for the past 8 years since its launch in 2009.

This upcoming event, which will be held on 24th September 2016 7pm KST, is hosted by Incheon city and organised by Incheon Tourism Organization. Artists such as SHINEE, TWICE, AOA, BAP, GOT7, Red Velvet and many more have been scheduled to perform at this festival.

In addition to the KPOP performances from the nation’s top hallyu stars, there will also be a 2016 Incheon Food and Culture Festival which will be held in the East Gate Square of Munhak Stadium.

For more information and updates, please visit http://www.inkconcert.com/!

GFRIEND is full of love for their fans at LOL Showcase in Singapore

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Singapore, 2016 – It was a memorable night filled with laughter and smiles at ‘GFRIEND L.O.L Singapore Showcase 2016′ last Saturday, 3rd September 2016. Fans enthusiastically filled the arena with pink light sticks and fan banners as they geared themselves up for the show. This marks GFRIEND‘s first visit to Singapore and they sure did not disappoint their fans as they put on a 2-hour long show filled with amazing vocals, fan service and entertainment! Continue reading →

T-ARA PREMIUM LIVE in Japan

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Japan, 2016 – Here’s the long awaited news for fans in Japan! T-ARA will be participating in ‘T-ARA PREMIUM LIVE’ on 11th September 2016, which will consist of 2 parts; ‘TALK LIVE’ and ‘PREMIUM LIVE’.

Details
Event: “T-ARA PREMIUM LIVE in Japan”
Date: September 11, 2016 (Sunday)
1st Part – Doors will open at 14:45 / Event to start at 15:30 
2nd Part – Doors will open at 18:15 / Event to start at 19:00
Cast: T-ARA (official site: https://www.mbk-ent-official.com/T-ARA/)
Venue: Tokyo Dome City Hall
Fee: ¥ 8,500 (tax not included) ※ beverage ¥ 500 (tax included)
※ Age limit: Anyone of age 4 and above will have to purchase a ticket to enter the venue  Continue reading →

Alexander shares the secret to his radiant skin at Algovital Angel’s exclusive event

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Singapore, 2016 – Alexander met up with the media for an exclusive event on August 26 held at Revolte x SheShops, to share more about his aunt’s skincare product, Algovital Angels. Alexander gave tips to how he maintain good skin, what he’s been up to after leaving U-KISS and also spent some quality time with his lucky fans.

Alexander hyped up the event by waving and smiling to everyone who was present at the exclusive event. He started the event by sharing 3 rules that everyone has to abide by, “First, don’t be shy! Second, think about what you want to ask me and ask me during the Q&A later. And lastly, no Pokemon Go!” causing roaring laughter to his fans.

Xander who is still in college, piques the interest of his fans by asking them to look forward to him MC-ing in the near future. He shared, “Nothing is confirmed as of now, but do keep a lookout! I’ll definitely update you guys very soon.”.

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He then shared his basic skincare routine using Algovital Angels. His three steps include the Clear Toning Lotion, Pure Essence, and Moisturizing Cream. He shares that after adopting this three steps into his skincare routine, the results were very obvious. He said, “No harsh ingredients were used, unlike some products that dry out your skin because of all the harsh chemicals used.”.

Alexander who is multi-talented has recently acted in Moorim School, alongside actor Lee Hyun Woo and VIXX’s Lee Hong Bin. When asked what his favorite scene was, he laughed and said, “I really like one of the last scenes during the exams. It took two full days to film it that was why it was pretty memorable.” He also shared that everyone was very nice to him and he made a lot of good friends. “After leaving U-KISS I felt a bit lonely but when I started filming Moorim School it felt like going back to school so it was very fun.”

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After the Q&A session with the fans ended, 5 lucky VIP winners gets to play a really fun game with Xander! What game? When meeting your idol you definitely could not miss the chance of playing the Pocky game! The Pocky game is a game where one person has to eat the Pocky at each end and the partner with the shortest pocky left wins. All the fans tried their best and in the end the shortest Pocky was as short as 5.1 cm! The winner with the shortest Pocky left gets to have a personal gift from Xander – a school ID photo he had never released anywhere before!

The event then ended off with a hi-5 and photograph session. The lucky fans even get to have a personal selfie with Xander himself, much to their delight.

Do check out Algovital Angels skincare products located across Revolte x SheShops outlets in Singapore

Article by: Ayuni

For more photos from the event: https://www.facebook.com/StarArenaHD/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1714122172189857

We would like to thank Revolte for the invitation to this exclusive event.

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!