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After School, UEE, Jung Ah After School "First Love" pole dance concept When the teaser images for the After School comeback were released they attracted a lot of attention from fans and critics alike. The images show the members of the popular girl group in erotic pole dance poses, and while they are relatively covered up, the content is overtly sexual. This is not an uncommon trend in K-Pop these days.Many female idol groups are struggling to not only compete against their male counterparts for record sales and the highest spots on the charts, but also with each other to stand out as being different

MBC has topped the ratings chart for the weekend once again.On Saturday, it was with Infinity Challenge and The Quiz to Change the World, while on Sunday, Dad! Where Are We Going and Real Man took over. With the rise of MBC variety programs, SBS’ Running Man and KBS’ 1 Night 2 Days, which used to compete for the top spot, are now slowly dwindling down, despite celebrity guest appearances.Will SBS and KBS ever be back on top? Saturday, June 15, 2013Dramas8:00 PM1.KBS You’re the Best Lee Soon Shin 23

Shinhwa′s Lee Min Woo and Girls′ Generation (SNSD)′s Hyoyeon and Yuri will be joining Mnet′s dance survival show Dancing 9 as team ′masters,′ according to a rep from the show."They plan to show how they communicate with the public through dance as K-Pop dance masters," the rep added. Lee Min Woo has shown in his long career as a member of top idol group Shinhwa his undying skills in dance, while Hyoyeon and Yuri have also boasted their skills across the world.Through overseas performances and promotions, Shinhwa and SNSD have both proved that dance is truly a language that can be spoken anywhere in the world

  Indonesian fans, get ready for another wave of K-pop idols! Following the success of their previous concert in Taiwan, Mnet confirmed that M Countdown will be headed to Jakarta’s Mata Elang International Stadium (MEIS) for the first time on July 3rd to put on a spectacular show of various K-pop idols. The show’s local promoter, Big Daddy Live Entertainment, also revealed the lineup which includes big K-pop acts such as 2PM, B2ST and 2NE1, as well as the seating plan for the fans to make their decision

cnblue, jung yong hwa, lee jong hyun, kang min hyuk, lee jung shin, blue moon   Rock band, CNBLUE arrived in Manila Philippines last June 14 for their Blue Moon World Tour 2013.  Just as quickly as they arrived, they held their Open Press Conference in one of Manila's biggest malls, at the SM Megamall Event Center. The place was filled with a lot of fans  up to the 4th level of the mall (the mall has five stories).  Many Filipino fans showed their love for the band

Moon Geun Young, goddess of fire Moon Geun Young is one of Korea's award winning actresses. She is also known as Korean nation's little sister. Recently, Moon Geun Young's agency, NAMOO Actors, uploaded some photos from her upcoming Korean Drama ' Goddess of Fire Jung-yi' which can be viewed on the agency's official Facebook page with the caption "The first day of becoming Jung-yi". The photos featured Moon Geun Young wearing a traditional ceramic artist outfit while having a beautiful smile on her face

Part of my personal Korean library <3 I'm a writer, so it kind of goes without saying that I'm also a big reader. When I first moved to Korea back in 2010 I had this naïve idea in my head that I would be giving up reading for a whole year and that I would just have to do without my books since there probably wouldn't be any here. Boy, was I wrong! My friend took me to my first used bookstore in Seoul and I was hooked on books again. Of course, electronic readers have made it easier than ever to get our hand on the latest reads, but sometimes there's no better feeling than thumbing through the shelves of a used bookstore

Ivy Returns with “I Dance”Singer Ivy seems to be constantly surrounded by scandal, but it clearly hasn’t stopped her. The soloist debuted back in 2005, but due to all the controversy in her career, she has released considerably lesser than one would expect from an artist who has been in the industry for eight years. Ivy released her first mini-album in three years last May, and now over a year later, she’s returned again. Her last single “Torn Heart” was a ballad, and it’s great to see Ivy change gears and go for a more upbeat sound with her comeback

This month on The Korea Blog, I'm exploring the ancient Silla capital of Korea: Gyeongju. Last week, I stepped inside Bulguksa and the Seokguram Grotto, two of the city's most famous attractions; however, some feel you can't say you've been to Geyongju until you've been to Namsan. So in this second installment, we're going to meet that challenge and hike the trails of Namsan. Namsan, the South Mountain Namsan (남산) is a relatively small mountain to the south of the city center

An early heat wave sweeps across Seoul yesterday in Yeouido, western Seoul, as the city's high reached 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit). June started hot and it's stayed that way, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) since it broke the mark on June 2.The Korea Meteorological Administration said yesterday that Seoul's highest temperature topped 32 degrees after last Sunday reached the same temperature.The hot spell is ahead of the expected trend given that last year didn't break 30 degrees until June 14