Author: Denise Coley

Launched in 1999, ‘MAMA’ is a major K-pop award ceremony that attracts performers from all over the world to this day. It aims to bring together international fans and musical artists of different cultures and languages on one great stage as well as bring Asia’s music to the world. The ‘2017 MAMA’ was held over 3 days, November 25 in Vietnam, November 29 in Japan, and December 1 in Hong Kong. Let’s have a look back at the first day of MAMA 2017 in Hoa Binh Theater, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. On the evening of November 25th, Kpop fans…

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As someone who enjoys coloring her hair often, I’m always trying different hair color products that are non-damaging and rich. I had an opportunity to try April Skin’s Turn-Up Color Treatment recently. As pinks and purples are my favorite colors to use in my hair, I tried the peach-pink and pink shades on my hair. Unfortunately, this product was a colossal waste of money. Packaging The tube of hair dye arrives in a pretty pastel box. The colors are clearly displayed, so there’s no mistake in what you’re getting. The packaging is simple, so there’s no muss or fuss with…

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Vũ Thu Minh (born September 22, 1977) often known simply as Thu Minh, is a Vietnamese pop-singer. She is famous for pop ballads and dance-pop music and is referred to as the “Queen of Dance-pop in Vietnam”. Thu Minh is also called “Vietnam’s Celine Dion” and “The wind chime of Vietnamese music” due to her famous and rare soprano C or Spinto soprano singing voice that has a range from D3 (low) to C7 (high) with the highest belt note B5, headvoice C#6, and some whistle. She originally trained to be a ballet dancer, and, before the age of 30,…

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Bananas are a pretty common fruit in Malaysia seeing as the trees thrive in the hot and humid climate. Unsurprisingly, Malaysians have come up with a variety of ways to consume this humble fruit as it seems eating it just on its own isn’t enough to satisfy the local palate. In fact, there are even some (like me *cough cough*) who prefer these alternate variants to the plain old raw banana. To start with, there’s the ever reliable and frequently seen in roadside hawker stall offerings – fried banana or banana fritters. Also known as ‘pisang goreng’ in Malay, these…

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The new K-pop girl group, HASHTAG has successfully made their long-awaited debut on October 11, 2017. They especially caught the public’s interest since Kan Mi-youn, a member of the veteran Korean girl group Baby V.O.X has been revealed to be the one who produced them. HASHTAG consists of seven members, Hyunji, Sua, Dajeong, Seungmin, Subin, Sojij and Aeji who are all thoroughly trained and they are said to meet the standard of a top-notch girl group in terms of their ability to perform and engage with the audience. Hashtag as a group will focus to showcase coordinated team work…

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B A P 2018학년도 수능 응원 메시지 With B.A.P always being concerned with their fans, they took time for those taking their college entrance exams to wish them well. Unfortunately, the exams were postponed when a 5.4 quake hit Korea on exam day.

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Even though there are some changes in society and even in the traditions of Vietnamese people nowadays, the wedding is still one of the most important events in one’s life. Fortunately, I’ve had the chance to attend weddings in Vietnam and in America, so I’ve noticed some differences in the way each start a relationship and the way they prepare for a happy ending-the wedding. In Vietnam when you are dating a girl and you are thinking about having a serious relationship with this girl, what you need to do is to ask for her parent’s permission first then if…

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Vietnamese food is my favorite food in the whole world! They are so famous for being fresh, healthy and delicious. Today I am going to show you how to make a super simple but awesome Vietnamese dish- Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls! Ingredients: 200 grams of meat of your choice (pork belly or beef tenderloin). 100 grams of prawn 50 grams of fresh or dried noodle. 1 big carrot, 1/3 pineapple and 1 cucumber, cut into very thin and small stripes. Lettuces, fresh mints, cilantro: Wash and rinse, set aside. 1 Avocado- remove the seed and skin, slice into small pieces. …

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Korean singer, Park Hyo Shin was born on December 1, 1981 in Chungcheongnam-Do, South Korea. Park was a gifted singer from an early age and as a youngster, he used to frequently perform foxtrot music at his family’s restaurant, where people would visit the restaurant just to hear him sing. Being an introvert, Park never considered becoming a professional singer but one of his friends talked him into competing at his school’s song contest; Park competed and was awarded first prize. This paved a way for him to win numerous Grand Prizes in other singing competitions. As he enrolled into…

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During a night filled with laughs and music, DAY6 brought their special brand of rock to Emo’s in Austin, Texas.  Fans began lining up many hours before the doors opened, braving the rain through the night for the best possible view during the show. Once inside, you could feel the excitement from the crowd singing along and dancing to the tracks playing before the group hit the stage. DAY6 came out individually to choruses of screams before diving into their first song of the night, “I Wait(아 왜)”. From the start, it was apparent that the club venue was the perfect…

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Boy Story is a creation of JYP Entertainment, established by South Korean record producer and singer Park Jin Young. Given the influence of K-pop culture in Asia and the seeming wide audience of youths and adolescents, Boy Story can be adjudged a good business move, to tap into the Chinese pop culture market, following the success recorded by TFBoys pop band in China. JYP Entertainment subsidiary; NCC Station Entertainment on August 2017 announced via their weibo page the imminent launching of a new Chinese pop boy band “BOY STORY.” The group (BOY STORY) is believed to be the first juvenile…

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IN2IT, an 8-member boy group, released their debut album “Carpe Diem” on October 26th and had a press interview to discuss their new album at a café located in Gangnam on the 30th, attended by a number of major entertainment news reporters, such as Top Star News, Newsen, and Aju New. The members said in the interview that they could hardly believe they actually made a debut and held a showcase. IN2IT include Hyun-uk, Inho, Inpyo, Iasaac, Jian, Jinsup, Sunghyun and Yuntae, the final line-up of a survival audition program “Boys 24.” The group name, a combination of “intuit” and “into it,”…

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