Fuse TV to air special programs about YG Entertainment artists

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America’s music-specializing cable TV, FUSE TV, is attracting much attention by planning a special program for South Korean artists who belong to YG Entertainment, including BIGBANG, 2NE1, Epik High, Lee Hi and WINNER.

In celebration of the New Year, FUSE TV has prepared a special program under the title ‘SEOUL FROM K-POP TO HIPHOP.’ On the program, YG artists are to be introduced one by one.

The program will kick off with the introduction of 2NE1 on Jan 13, and will move on to go in-depth about YG Entertainment on Jan 14, about T.O.P and the rest of BIGBANG on Jan 15, TAEYANG on Jan 16, Epik High on Jan 21, Lee Hi on Jan 22, while WINNER will be included in the story of YG Entertainment on Jan 14.

FUSE TV visited YG Entertainment in South Korea from the end of November to the beginning of December, interviewing each artist of the entertainment agency, delving into their daily life and their views on music, while also getting information on what the artists did in 2013 and their future plans of 2014.

On Jan 9, FUSE TV hinted that they would “put a spotlight on pop and hip-hop stars of South Korea”, while explaining that “the craze for K-Pop has begun to heat up wildly since 2012.”

The artists from YG Entertainment have in fact garnered much popularity from the public through their active musical promotions in 2013. All members of BIGBANG released their solo songs, unleashing their infinite potential in music. They were the first South Korean artists to hold Japan’s 6 largest Dome Tour as well. 2NE1, on the other hand, unveiled a whole new side of themselves with three new songs, “Falling in Love,” “Do You Love Me,” and “Missing You.”

Epik High spent a meaningful one year as they celebrated their 10th year anniversary, while Lee Hi showed off her magnetic charm as a “Monster” rookie. WINNER also attracted much attention with their upcoming official debut.

FUSE TV will be focusing on these artists from YG Entertainment, who are much loved by the public, and will be going in-depth about their future adventures in the midst of K-Pop craze.

Source: YG Life

"to go in-depth about YG Entertainment on Jan 14, about T.O.P and the rest of BIGBANG"
well at least they got their priorities straight

FUSE lists EXO as one of their 18 Breakout Artists of 2013

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These are the rising bands and singers you need to keep an eye on in 2014:

EXO



Despite debuting less than two years ago, Korean boy band EXO is poised to be the next global K-pop phenom. The 12-member act—yes, twelve—saw their debut full-length XOXO become South Korea's first million-selling album in 12 years. The boys have a brewing American fanbase, too: The video for their Southern hip hop-inspired "Growl" (below) was the third most viewed K-pop music video in the U.S. last year, after Korean stars Psy and Girls' Generation. They also snagged the fifth and ninth biggest-selling K-pop tracks in the U.S. for "Growl" (which Billboard critics named the best K-pop track of 2013) and the dubstep-y "Wolf," respectively.

• BANKS: she has everything it takes to make it big on the Internet: A mysterious name, an even more mysterious voice and a face that's not hard to look at. But we're betting she can take her sultry, electronic R&B off the web and hit it big IRL. She's been compared to fellow Internet muse Lana Del Rey, but we'd liken her to a softer, more minimal Fiona Apple. Her "This Is What It Feels Like" video will have you instantly addicted.


• Potty Mouth: Massachusetts pop-punk outfit Potty Mouth are four women you'd be wise to watch out for. In case you missed their marvelously bratty LP Hell Bent in 2013, Potty Mouth coalesce surfy pop (think Dinosaur Jr.) with DIY punk spirit (think Bratmobile) to irresistibly lively results. And although the band is among a relatively recent, undeniably awesome wave of young women dominating independent music, to reduce them to being just another "girl band" would be—as it always is—a dumb mistake.


• Tori Kelly: We first met soulful sparkplug Tori Kelly on Season 9 of American Idol. She failed to reach the Top 24, so she took to YouTube and began posting a series of covers—our favorites are Frank Ocean's "Thinking Bout You" and Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie"—and the fans soon followed. Most of the views for her covers are in the millions, and the same goes for her first official original song release: "Dear No One" has almost two million views to date.


• Jhené Aiko: Los Angeles-based R&B singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko is only 25, but she’s already racking up famous friends. She's collaborated with Big Sean, Lil Wayne and Drake, and her 2013 EP Sail Out featured appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Childish Gambino. Check out "Bed Peace," her icy duet with Donald Glover, below.


• Broods: Lorde was one of 2013's biggest breakout stars (duh) but Broods—a brother-sister duo also hailing from New Zealand—boast an even more arresting sound than the "Royals" singer. Broods' debut single "Bridges," crafted by Pure Heroine producer Joel Little, is a stunning synth-pop confection centered around 19-year-old Georgia Nott's Imogen Heap-esque vocals. An EP, helmed by Little, is tentatively scheduled for February.


• Modern Baseball: It's not hard to overlook a record like Modern Baseball's 2012 debut, Sports, made up of a dozen hyper-personal songs about being young and angsty, written by fairly young and angsty college kids. The Philly quartet—already the latest emo darlings among the college-aged, emo-reviving demographic—alternate between soft acoustic and rollicking pop-punk, straddling a fine line that becomes truly easy to love when you watch them perform live. Few bands have more fun on stage, and their genuine excitement carries over into an improved sophomore full-length, You’re Gonna Miss It All, out Feb. 11 (check out two new songs here and here). With a coveted opening slot on The Wonder Years' spring tour in their immediate future, they'll be making new fans in gulps rather than sips throughout 2014.


• Haerts: They've opened for Washed Out on tour. They make synth-y throwback music. And the band members hail from three different countries (U.S., UK and Germany). So yes, Haerts formed in Brooklyn. But there's nothing indie-typical about their carefully-constructed compositions that are as atmospheric as they are pop-friendly. And frontwoman Nina Fabi's full-bodied voice is the most unique instrument in their arsenal: She manages to sound sad and weary without sacrificing any of the inherent strength in her tone, not unlike Cat Power (although their sound is very unlike hers). Listen to their EP's title track below.


• Real Friends: Chicago's Real Friends play an accessible brand of pop-punk that's been heard by listeners time and again over the past decade-plus, but the reason they're climbing up the ladders of the genre is frontman Dan Lambton's raw vocals and über-relatable lyrics. The quintet has put out only 20 songs over the course of a few independently released EPs, but they've built such a rabid fanbase that indie major Fearless Records came calling with a record deal late last year. A debut LP should be out around May or June, accompanied by a grueling tour schedule. By the end of the year, we'll see this group become one of the most popular names in pop-punk, leading the charge right behind The Wonder Years and The Story So Far.


• Vance Joy: Will Vance Joy’s "Riptide" be the Lumineers' "Ho Hey" of 2014? The buoyant indie folk song didn't crack the U.S. charts in 2013, but it went multi-platinum in Joy's native Australia. The singer-songwriter formerly known as James Keogh has released an EP full of folk-y goodness called God Loves You When You're Dancing, and he just signed a five-album deal with Atlantic Records. Expect to see Joy and his ukulele charm audiences full of Mumford & Sons fans on this summer's festival circuit.


• SZA: In the past few years, Top Dawg Entertainment has established itself as a premier hip hop collective with Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul on the label. But with the signing of 23-year-old singer SZA, TDE is dipping into soul. The St. Louis-born, New Jersey-raised singer has released two EPs but earned shine with the release of the dark, sultry R&B track "Teen Spirit." Look for the singer's debut full-length later this year.


• Angel Olson: Angel Olsen's upcoming Burn Your Fire For No Witness is her first release on Jagjaguwar Records, home to 2013 breakouts Foxygen and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Her debut single, "Forgiven/Forgotten," is another first: It's a bona fide rock song, even though fans of 2012's Half Way Home and 2010's mesmerizing Strange Cacti EP have come to expect pensive folk with a side of alt-country from the Chicago-based singer. Olsen's clearly just begun to show us what she can do, and we highly recommend you find out when she takes that elastic voice on tour this winter and spring.


• Kelela: Maryland-born singer Kelela Mizanekristos has been releasing music since 2012, but it wasn't until late 2013 that the Los Angeles-based singer started gaining attention with her debut mixtape, Cut 4 Me. The daughter of Ethiopian immigrants, Kelela channeled her experiences into brutally honest lyrics that confront the listener as much as they entertain. Still, there's a soulful, accessible smoothness to her vocals that should find Kelela having a huge 2014.


• Sampha: Sampha's "Too Much" collaboration with Drake on Nothing Was the Same elevated the south London musician-producer from "music blog famous" (for his work with Jessie Ware and SBTRKT) to "actually famous" in 2013. His critically-acclaimed Dual EP was an all-too-brief collection of ballads highlighting Sampha's stunning voice and skills as a pianist and producer. No word yet on a release date for his full-length debut, but he recently premiered a new song called "Courtesy" on BBC Radio 1 and we're very ready to hear more.


• Mapei: Musically, Stockholm is best known for sugary, chart-topping pop, but Rhode Island-born Swedish transplant Mapei bucks the trend. The 29-year-old singer has a song penned for Disney on her resume, but her raw emotion and raspy, off-kilter voice puts her leagues above your average pop star. "Don't Wait," the singer's opening salvo, blends plucked acoustic guitar, finger snaps and filtered vocals with forward-thinking soul-pop in the vein of Kelis.


• John Newman: "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky" made waves for their throwback-inspired sound, but they lacked the spine-tingling vocals of yesteryear's soul singers. Cue England's John Newman and his brassy debut solo single "Love Me Again." It's a soul-pop update and already a No. 1 hit in his native UK. If the track gives you Adele vibes, his debut album Tribute (just released stateside this week) should do the same: The LP is inspired by one horribly devastating breakup.


• Vic Mensa: We've been fans of Chicago rapper Vic Mensa since his stint in Kids These Days, the genre-bending group of teenagers who released 2012's underrated Traphouse Rock LP before splitting up last year. As a solo artist, Mensa has collaborated with fellow buzzing Chicago MC Chance the Rapper, and his J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League-produced, soulful '90s throwback "Orange Soda" has already become a viral hit.


• We Are The In Crowd: We first fell in love with the Poughkeepsie punks after catching them on Warped Tour 2012. Their second album, Weird Kids—which has an awesome jean-jacket vest on the cover and is one of Fuse's 41 most-anticipated albums of 2014—drops February 18. Based on the strength of lead single "Attention" and their impassioned live shows, this album just might propel the Tay Jardine-fronted rockers to the top of this year's pop-punk class. Give We Are the In Crowd your "Attention".

Source: FUSE

MORE Hyuna Sera Kyungri + SNS updates!

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A LOT MORE @ Nine Ladies & Nine Muses Spain FB (apparently like 50 Kyungri, 70 Sera, 300 Hyuna? ._.)

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강추위를 녹이는 나인뮤지스 세라 현아 경리 이유애린 혜미의 보이스를 듣고 싶으시다면 곧 시작되는 별이 빛나는 밤에 청취 고고!! pic.twitter.com/yKY39a0odu

— 나인뮤지스 (@9muses_) January 8, 2014

출연진 모두 함께!! 나인뮤지스 세라 현아 이유애린 경리 혜미~♡ 감기 조심하세요! pic.twitter.com/bECYN9Foic

— 나인뮤지스 (@9muses_) January 8, 2014

9MUSES[나인뮤지스] 마인 여러분 즐거운 주말 보내고 계신가요? 여러분께 드리는 주말 깜짝 선물!! 삼국지PK 광고촬영 비하인드 셀카를 드립니다~ 뿅 pic.twitter.com/wQQAkkcB6g

— 나인뮤지스 (@9muses_) January 11, 2014

Moon

희동이랑 싱크로율 100%일 일이야 ..-○- pic.twitter.com/dPUtwWgA8S

— ninemuses_현아 (@moongom119) January 8, 2014

고양이난로 : ) 보들보들따뜻해♥ pic.twitter.com/tVYbhkUCOG

— ninemuses_현아 (@moongom119) January 10, 2014

he's inside her sweater aslkdjalskjfdslfj ♥♥♥

고양이고양이 ☞☜ ♥
내가호야랑셀카를많이찍는이유는.
호야는한손으로 잡고 셀카찍기가 수월한데
우리모야는 두손으로 들기도 힘...드..
((((모야))))
오늘문짱은 제대로'건어물녀'
너무좋아 문곰하우스♥♥ pic.twitter.com/LkkY6ymmMK

— ninemuses_현아 (@moongom119) January 10, 2014

basically saying that the reason she takes so many selcas with Hoya is because she can carry him with one hand.. Moya's too fat lmfao

누구쎄요?
이여자...ㅁㄹㅇㅇ pic.twitter.com/54VDgW56D6

— ninemuses_현아 (@moongom119) January 10, 2014

Sera

@ryusera103 용돈. 약속. 신뢰 give me 십만원 pic.twitter.com/CWoLgbIggy

— 류세라 (@ryusera103) January 7, 2014

she even wanted to name her quiz team with Hyuna on Younha's Starry Night "100,000 won" lol

내사랑과♡세라옹 pic.twitter.com/KzXZvZsAte

— 비키♥ (@viki328) January 10, 2014

Yup pic.twitter.com/ScfcVNamuu

— 류세라 (@ryusera103) January 11, 2014

drunk at 3am

Erine

춥다 내일부터 따뜻하게 입고 외출하세요.오늘 별밤보라도 즐거웠어요ㅡ♡ pic.twitter.com/F6mYo6qQLv

— 이유애린 (@Erine0503) January 8, 2014

연습하고왔지.엉덩이 아프다..굿나잇여러분♥ pic.twitter.com/miUvBWpPnY

— 이유애린 (@Erine0503) January 9, 2014

wonder what she's rehearsing for..?

Singapore misses you too T-T

because of this I had budae jjigae today.....

Kyungri

삼국지pk 출시^.^♡
고고고 pic.twitter.com/2Sx6oWJsV7

— ✽경리 (@ICE_Gang) January 10, 2014

Minha

전 잘있어용! 요새는 핸드폰에 셀카가 없고 음식사진 뿐.. 싱가폴사진이라도..* pic.twitter.com/JuC9Cf6StV

— 9muses_민하 (@minha0627) January 8, 2014

PYO HYEMI

열심히 연습하는 우리들!!!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 저 둘은 누구일까요오오 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 본방을 통해 확인하시라!!!!! 잘자요♥ pic.twitter.com/gE2jgQv2Rd

— 혜미* (@hyemiiiii_) January 10, 2014

I LOVE THIS PIC - Eunji & Sunga, Hyuna & Sam posing perfectly, maknaes being cute, Erine & Kyungri not ready, Sera being taller than the others for a change, not to mention Eunji Sunga Erine all holding cans of Tiger Beer..... it's been more than a week since they left Singapore but they keep posting about it ;A;

Twitter: 9muses, Hyuna, Sera, Erine, Kyungri, Minha, Hyemi
Instagram: Hyuna, Sera, Erine, Hyemi | others: Kyungri, Minha, Lee Sem
ICYMI: Three Kingdoms CF + SG fan accounts, Three Kingdoms BTS

Whose pics do you like the most? Sera looks kinda awkward in her shots but somehow I prefer hers over the other two because at least they had props. Never thought I'd ever say "THERE ARE TOO MANY MOON HYUNA PICS" but goddamn 300 is a lot

140111 Music Core

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This Week's Winner

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sources: MBCkpop, VDJToys, onegoldentrip, KeithLoveKPop, 마틴 Martin

Leeteuk to Return to Military Service Today

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Super Junior member Leeteuk will be returning back to his army base after taking a few days leave due to the death of his father and grandparents.

He was put on vacation from his military service on January 6, when he heard news that his father and his grandparents had passed away. Leeteuk, his sister (actress Park In Young), and their family and friends mourned for their loss at the funeral on January 8. Now that the deceased have been buried, he will finish his four nights and five day leave and head back to his base in Inje-gun, Gangwon-do.

It has been reported that Leeteuk quietly spent his vacation with his family. It is expected that he will finish up his remaining seven months in his military service. There have been some questions of whether he would finish his service earlier, because of the tragic family circumstances, but military officials expressed their doubts and explained that this would only be the case if Leeteuk became the legal and sole provider of his family.

On January 6, the bodies of Leeteuk’s father and grandparents were found in their home. Although originally reported that they died in a car accident, it was revealed that Leeteuk’s father taken the lives of his parents and committed suicide due to being overwhelmed with his struggles and his depression. You can read the police’s official statement here.

Source: Soompi

Sam Hammington talks about the racism he experienced as an interracial couple

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"I experienced a lot of racism when I first came to Korea. I was walking with my girlfriend in the subway and a grandpa came up to my girlfriend and swore at her for dating a foreigner. Another instance is when a man came up to me in Hongdae and tried to pick a fight. Fortunately, my friend came over and put an end to that."

1. [+834, -37] White and black people actually have it easier in Korea. I was on the bus sometime ago and a South East Asian man got up to share his seat with an ajumma who had a kid. Unfortunately, the high school kids sitting behind were making fun of him with sarcastic remarks... I was so angry because I think he understood Korean by the way he put his head down... Koreans seem to forget that we have a history of moving to other countries for work back in the '70s and '80s.. we have no right to put down foreign laborers. Fortunately, everyone on the bus came together and put the high schoolers in their place but we really need to work on respecting foreign laborers.

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source: TV Daily via Nate, netizenbuzz

"we really need to work on respecting foreign laborers." Yep ;;

Teaser released for "There's a blue bird" - Lunafly's Yun makes his acting debut!

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"There's a blue bird" is a 3 part one-act omnibus drama from TV Chosun. It focuses on physical therapist Doctor O. who gives consultation to people who are having a hard time due to different problems in the society. 1st episode : A dangerous part-time job. 2nd episode : Cinderella. 3rd episode : Suicide

The main cast for "There's a blue bird" are Go Joo Won and Narsha. Filming started on 15th November 2013. Yun was casted in October.

Source: twitter.com/lukieworldwide(1), twitter.com/lukieworldwide(2), TVchosun

The teaser was released 2 weeks ago but I heard of it just today and I'm totally freaking out about Yun acting for the first time. Imo the drama sounds interesting but what do you guys think about it? Do you think you'll watch it? Also the song in the teaser is a new Lunafly song right? Extremely excited for that as well!

Hyungsik Joins Instagram! Come Feast Your Eyes on the Cute!

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San Francisco. Golden Gate Bridge. Healing. Begin Instagram.

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Sources: phs1116: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  zeashk: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 seouldramas: 1

The interesting ways Korea counts age!

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Article: "They were born on the same day at the same time..." but one is two years old, one is zero years old?

Source: Money Today via Naver

Article is a summary of the confusing way age is counted in Korea and the way it divides who is higher or lower status when it comes to relationships.

The first concept is 'early year', where if you're born in an earlier month of the year, like February 1989, you'd be considered to be in the same age group as 1988ers and technically older than anyone born in the later months of the same year as you. This especially affects what year students are placed in and who becomes your senior/junior. Someone the same age as you could still be your senior or junior depending on 'early year'.

The second concept is counting the year you were in the womb and automatically being one when you're born. A child born on December 31st in Korea would become two years in old on January 1st because they were one when they were born and the new year counts as an entire year even though his birthday hasn't passed yet.

The system is being criticized lately because younger and younger people are using it as a way to establish power over their peers, even counting down to the differences in months. .

1. [+4,797, -372] I really don't understand why we have the 'early year' concept, someone please explain ㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+3,979, -195] The product of a Confucianism culture where people believe being older equals power

3. [+3,284, -114] I'm one of those 'early years' but once you actually work in society, none of that matters

4. [+2,769, -145] I really don't get why we have 'early years'

5. [+510, -32] I don't know why we can't just determine age by the year we were born in

6. [+365, -32] 'Early years' are in a tough spot because you don't know whether to speak formally or informally to your peers...

7. [+331, -10] This age concept makes it so hard to make friends... Foreigners just treat everyone on one level as equal friends but Koreans have to treat hyungs differently, friends differently, just too much to consider.

8. [+337, -15] The concept is so messed up. Someone born in December 2014 has to be the hyung to someone born in March 2015 when they're only 3 months apart but someone born in March 2015 and someone born in December 2015 are considered 'friends/same age' when they're 9 months apart.

9. [+216, -11] The 'early years' really messes me up... Since my juniors are technically the same age as me but they're still my juniors... it's just a messy situation.


10. [+198, -15] Yeah, I never know whether to call someone born in the same year as me but considered an 'early year' hyung or not...

Source: Netizenbuzz