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Boys Republic made their big debut at the beginning of the month with their single "Party Rock," and has busily been promoting the track on the weekly music shows. On June 18th, "Party Rock" was released on iTunes and made its debut in 1st place in four countries - the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. They can also be found hovering in 2nd and third places on iTunes for Malaysia and Taiwan respectively, effectively highlighting Boys Republic as K-rookie idols.Boys Republic's debut single was simultaneously released on iTunes in over 45 countries including the United Kingdom, France, and other European countries, Brazil, Chile, and other South America countries, as well as Australia

B.A.P will be returning with a new album this summer, soon after releasing their mini-album "Stop it" in February. The 6-member group has announced that they will be promoting not one, not two, but three title tracks this promotional round, with the first song set to be released on the 28th. According to their agency, TS Entertainment, the first song will showcase B.A.P's matured side. B.A.P traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States to shoot the music video for their triple title tracks, which will each feature different concepts

LP Factory is the nation's only manufacturer of LP records. Lee Gil-yong, head of the LP Factory, makes a final check on color LPs that will be exported to Japan. The one pictured above features the face of singer Patti Kim. In the past, it took at least a couple of steps to play music. You had to plug in either a turntable or a cassette player, take an LP record out of its sleeve or a cassette tape out of its case with care, then place it on a turntable or into a deck. With the advent of MP3 players and smartphones, however, music has become something you can play anytime and anywhere, just by touching a button on the screen, even when there is no electricity

INFINITE, Oricon, Japan INFINITE Tops Oricon Weekly Chart After taking the number one spot on Oricon album daily charts, INFINITE has now taken the top spot on the weekly chart as well. On June 13, Oricon released the weekly album chart ranking, and sitting at the top was INFINITE's first regular Japanese album Koi Ni Ochiru Toki. In a span of just one week, the album has sold over 69,000 copies, surpassing Momoiro Clover Z, a Japanese 6-member girl group. The crown of the weekly album chart was INFINITE's to take, considering its consecutive stays at the number one spot on daily charts

Hallyu, K-Pop Ok Doo-ok's debut English album Most people regard the 1990's as the time when hallyu, or the Korean wave, really started - and only in the last decade has it really taken off, spreading Korean culture around the world at an alarming rate. K-Pop has always been a constant export as part of the South Korean government's plan to extend their economic reach across the globe. The original generation of K-Pop idols from the 90's were some of the first to perform overseas and gain fans around other parts of Asia, and the current group have been hallyu pioneers in places like South America, Europe, and the Middle East

Unfortunately, actor Jang Keun Suk’s first concert in United States has been canceled. Jang announced this on Naver Starcast, Star Chatting, which was broadcast live on the Naver portal site. Prior to this, Jang’s agency had announced that Team-H was going to hold  concerts in Los Angeles and San Francisco this month. Team-H is a project group made up of Jang Keun Suk and his partner, Big Brother. Starting from a concert in Hiroshima, Japan, in January, they have toured four cities in Japan, Shanghai in China, and Thailand and Taiwan,   During the online chatting event, Jangtalked with fans all around the world from his studio starting at 10:00 p

Park Chan Min, Park Min Ha, SBS According to SBS anchorman Park Chan Min, the online hate page for his 7-year-old daughter Min Ha remains online, despite his efforts. According to SBS anchorman Park Chan Min, the online hate page for his 7-year-old daughter Min Ha remains online, despite his efforts. The anti-cafe of 6-year-old child star Yoon Hoo may have been taken down this week following a public backlash, but according to Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) anchorman Park Chan Min, the online hate page for his 7-year-old daughter Min Ha remains online, despite his efforts

Lee Min Ho Lee Min Ho says hello to his fans around the world If you didn't already love him, Lee Min Ho just earned some major brownie points for being a thoughtful nice guy. On June 13, in the middle of his global tour, Lee Min Ho posted a kindhearted video message to his fans around the world. "Hello everyone.This is Lee Min Ho," the video began."I started my global tour from Korea in May, and I just finished in Japan.I'm going to visit Malaysia next and I can't wait to go there

 In a photo disclosed by B.A.P’s agency on June 13, police cars are seen blocking off the area in front of a fancy casino to keep a crowd of people away from the location where B.A.P is shooting a music video. A staffer from the agency says, “Shooting was delayed because people flooded into the shooting site. It is very unusual for local police to cordon off a street for singers doing a music video, even for local singers. This is the first time for Korean singers.”   Fans are looking forward to seeing what B

Late last month, it was revealed by POWERHOUSE that Team H (Jang Geunsuk, DJ Big Brother) would be making stops in the United States this month as part of their "I Just Wanna Have Fun" tour. On June 12th local time, POWERHOUSE revealed that Team H's U.S tour has been postponed, with the new date set to be announced at a later time. The following message was posted, "We deeply regret to announce that Team H's U.S. tour has been postponed due to internal reasons. The tour was originally set for June 22nd in Los Angeles and 28th in San Jose respectively