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Photo Source = TOP Media MCND will begin its performance fever in the first half of 2022 with the AMERICA TOUR following the Europe tour, drawing attention to K-pop fans. The K-pop group announced the hosting of its first AMERICA TOUR “1ST” MCND AMERICA TOUR 2022″ (First MCND America Tour 2022) on its official SNS, drawing attention from global fans. Starting in June, MCND will visit 10 cities in four countries, including the United States, Mexico, Canada and Brazil, to meet the fans in person. MCND’s AMERICA TOUR will start in San Francisco on June 4th, followed by LA…
WSeoul Mode Fashion Institute (2012 – 2014) and Womenswear at London College of Fashion (2014-2018). He worked at two designer labels, ZeQuun in Seoul and Faustine Steinmetz in London before starting his own label PAINTERS.
(Photo: TOP Media) Starting with the Netherlands on April 9, 5-member K-pop group MCND will be visiting seven cities in six European countries to start the first k-pop European tour since the pandemic hit after the 5-member band’s debut in 2020. The debut song of the group MCND’s ICE AGE in Europe is currently on the rise. Hundreds of teams participate in MCND EUROPE DANCE CONTEST 2022 held on a large scale ahead of MCND’s first European Tour [1ST] MCND EUROPE TOUR 2022. In particular, not only in Europe but also in other regions like Asia and the Americas, fans’…
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Please introduce yourself to our readers, please. Hello, I am a Korean designer Younghoo Kim, who is in charge of a brand named SAINT EGO.
This Wednesday only series will provide KCRUSH [Color Code] Red Velvet – Feel The Rhythm. We hope you will enjoy.
Nippon Broadcasting System and PONYCANYON USA are pleased to announce the launch of “Anime Roomy,” a podcast for international anime fans! Anime Roomy” is an all-English audio content for anime fans around the world hosted by Mikan, Yuzu, Yuri, and Sakura, who are anime fans living in North America and also members of PONYCANYON USA’s “World Otafy Project”. It features a lot of anime, from well-known classics to the latest titles, as well as “Funny Nihongo” and “Oshi-kai” that goes beyond anime, based on the concept of a fun otaku chat between roomies. Cast profiles and character voices are…
Dreamcatcher Returns to the Live Stage With Their 2022 Album Mini Concert Seoul, South Korea (March 25, 2022) – Dreamcatcher, the dark horse and concept shattering girl group of K-pop has returned with news of a comeback and mini concert. The girl group is set to take the stage with a simultaneous offline and online event. Dreamcatcher 2nd Album [Apocalypse : Save us] Mini Concert is set to take place on April 12th at 7:30PM KST. This mini concert revolves around their 2nd Album, [Apocalypse : Save us], marking this as another milestone in their growth as the queens…
The Northern Hemisphere’s spring season is just a few days away. Pretty soon, warmer weather will greet us. Why not prepare for the season with our Spotify…
Post contains spoilers Turning Red, a film about a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl Meilin Lee (Rosalie Chiang), is a groundbreaking film on many levels. It’s the first time a woman solo-directed a film in Pixar’s history woman (Domee Shi, who was also the first woman to direct a Pixar short film with Bao). Turning Red is also the second Pixar film to feature an Asian lead character since 2009’s Up (Russell). The cast, too, also features people of Asian descent voicing the characters, a rarity in the film industry. Turning Red provides the long overdue diversity needed today! Set in…
K-pop supergroup BTS beat its own record again at the 36th Japan Gold Disc Award by winning 10 awards, following 8 awards at the same awards in 2021. The Recording Industry Association of Japan announced the winners of this year’s “The Japan Gold Disc Award” on Monday, and these awards are based on sales from January 1, 2021, until December 31, 2021. K-pop supergroup BTS won Best Asian Artist, Album of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Song of the Year by Download, Song of the Year by Download, Best 5 Songs by Download, Song of the Year…
We’d like to thank LOUDI and his team for this interview, and we wish them all the best in all his upcoming ventures. Hello, thank you for sitting down for an interview with us. Please introduce yourself to our readers! Hi, everyone, I’m Loudi! Nice to meet you! Many are curious to know the origin of LOUDI and what it means to you. It actually comes from the Greek word ”louloudi” (λουλούδι), which means blooming flower like a new start, hope, beauty… The name is full of amazing and deep meanings for me. I was searching and…
Trigger Warning: Article discusses sex crimes and violence March is Women’s History Month. The month commemorates women’s cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements. To honor Women’s History Month, we celebrate some of the badass women of Asian descent and the contributions they made to “herstory.” Kim Bok-dong (April 19, 1926 – January 28, 2019) Prior to her passing in 2019, Kim Bok-dong was a well-known human rights activist who spoke out against sexual slavery and sexual abuse during war. Kim, who was a comfort woman during the Japanese Imperial Army occupation in Korea before and during WWII, fought for a…
The complete edition, with the title, “FAIRY TAIL SOUNDTRACK ARCHIVES 2009-2013”, is the first album. This album has 181 songs all together which includes the soundtrack which was created by Yasuharu Takanashi for all 4 works of the first season of the anime “FAIRY TAIL” and has been remastered for this occasion. Also, this album includes 30 songs which have never been included in the CD before. Yasuharu Takanashi has been making music for a lot of popular anime. The second album is “CHARACTER SONGS COLLECTION”, which gathered 20 character songs which were created during the same period of…
Yoon Suk-yeol, a politician, former public prosecutor and lawyer, is the new president-elect of South Korea, having defeated his chief liberal rival Lee Jae-myung in the most closely fought ever in South Korea’s presidential election history. Yoon narrowly achieved victory for the top office after getting 48.6 percent of the votes against his rival Lee Jae-myung’s 47.8 percent. In his speech on Thursday, Yoon stated, “Our competition is over for now. We have to join hands and unite into one for the people and the country.” And he went on to add that he would honor the constitution and…
South Korean dancer, singer, producer, and DJ Koo Jun-yup and Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu (or Hsu Hsi Yuan) surprised their fans by getting married, as the newlyweds released via their Instagram on Tuesday. Koo wrote, “I intend to continue the relationship that was left unfinished 20 years ago. I heard the news of her divorce and contacted her through the number that I had 20 years ago. Thankfully, that was still her number and we were able to get in touch with one another.” The 52-year-old Korean entertainer went on to say that the pair could not waste any…
(Images provided by LMPE Company and Oh Min) Luxury powerhouse Louis Vuitton will be holding its ‘Legendary Trunks Exhibition’ in collaboration with Korean beauty director and designer ‘Oh Min’ in KOTE, Insa-dong, Seoul, South Korea, premiering from March 18. ‘Legendary Trunks Exhibition’ is all about providing the viewers a fun interactive experience for viewers to explore the trunks of world’s most beloved fashion designer Louis Vuitton, and the Golden Age of Travel that the prestigious French brand represents. ‘The Golden Age of Travel’ began 150 or so years ago and lasted through the 20th century, back when extraordinary innovations…
The Northern Hemisphere’s spring season is just a few days away. Pretty soon, warmer weather will greet us. Why not prepare for the season with our Spotify playlist featuring a mellow, springy vibe? We have 11 hours of music for your listening pleasure! Don’t have Spotify? Check out our YouTube playlist! What are some of your favorite songs that put you in a spring mood? Let us know in the comments and on Facebook!
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues for the second week, humanitarian aid to Ukraine has been trickling in to assist the country. On March 1, 2022, actress Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo, Jewel in the Palace) donated 100 million KRW ($83,225 USD) humanitarian aid to the country. “We are very excited and touched by the letter and the great financial contribution of the famous Korean actress Lee Young-ae in support of Ukraine and the demand to end the war as soon as possible,” the Ukrainian ambassador to South Korea, Dmytro Ponomarenko, said in a Twitter post sharing Lee’s donation…
BTS at New Jersey’s Met Life Stadium (Big Hit Entertainment) Tickets for BTS’ upcoming “Permission To Dance On Stage – Seoul” concerts were sold out on the first day as were those for the group’s Las Vegas shows earlier, which is no surprise. The tickets for all three BTS in-person concerts were sold out in a few hours after they went on sale exclusively for BTS fan base ARMY at 8 p.m. a day prior to the public sale. The K-pop supergroup’s management did not reveal how many seats are available for the shows, but it is expected to…