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8:30 PM


Here's the list of the Top 30 Most Influential Figures in the Entertainment Industry. The survey was conducted by MBC and assessed the artists based on talent, public awareness, importance  and scarcity.

30. 10cm
29. Yoo Jun Sang
28. BEAST
27. Super Junior
26. Yoon Jong Shin
25. Lee Soo Man
24. Lee Hi
23. Lee Kyung Kyu
22. Suzy
21. Song Joong Ki
20. Ryu Seung Ryong
19. Busker Busker
18. IU
17. SNSD
16. Park Jin Young
15. Lee Byung Hun
14. Kang Ho Dong
13. Yang Hyun Suk
12. Ryu Hyun Jin
11. Lee Hyori
10. PD Kim Tae Ho
9.  Ha Jung Woo
8.  G-Dragon
7.  Shin Dong Yub
6.  Cho Yong Pil
5.  PSY
4.  Park Ji Sung
3.  Seo Taiji
2.  Yoo Jae Suk

...and the most influential figure is Kim Yuna!



Source: PANN
Written by KYUriShana@dkpopnews.net
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1:30 PM



On May 3, PSY flew to Rockefeller Center in New York City to be the guest on America's famous show, NBC's 'Today Show' for the 2nd time around.

On twitter, the hitmaker invited his followers to join him. On the show he performed his famous horse dance for 'Gangnam Style' and his latest craze 'Gentleman'.
Even the host Matt Lauer danced to it.

As expected, after the performance, PSY received explosive praises from the people.
In addition to that, he uploaded a photo on his twitter account with a caption,

"Thx everyboby who were at the plaza that early and Thx @todayshow for having me for 2nd time! How was #Gentleman!?"

In the photo, PSY is holding his fanboard with the smiling fans at the background.

Check his performances HERE


Source: PSY's twitter
Written by KYUriShana@dkpopnews.net
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11:49 AM

“’Hallyu’ will cool down in four years.”

Six out of 10 foreigners believe the recent fad for Korean culture ― K-pop, movies and TV dramas and soap operas ― will decline over the next few years.

Sixty percent of 3,600 people in nine countries, including China, Japan, Thailand, the United States and France, are doubtful that hallyu, the Korean wave, will see lasting international success, according to a survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE).

Hallyu, which started with the popular Korean drama “Winter Sonata” in 2002 and continued with K-pop’s Girls’ Generation, is still hot all over the world. Therefore, Koreans, currently drunk on the international Korean culture craze, are shocked at the survey’s results.

The main reason foreigners doubted hallyu’s continued success is because they are “tired of standardized content,” as 20.5 percent of respondents said.

Hypersexual dancing, lyrics and clothing are common among K-pop “idols,” and teen singers. Korean drama series repeatedly revisit topics such as adulterous affairs, revenge and secrets surrounding the birth or identity of characters, making it difficult to move increasingly desensitized audiences.

Experts believe it is time hallyu had a makeover.

Korea needs to sell its unique story to win over other countries, integrating the nation’s traditions into Korean pop culture, said experts.

“Content that isn’t original and diverse will not survive in the market. It is essential to diversify the stories in the media,” said an official from the culture ministry. “We also need to encourage financial investment in media, because you can’t create a masterpiece with just a great story and an idea.”

In today’s society, stories equal money. A unique story will help make a drama, movie, game or animation a success.

The worldwide bestselling, “Harry Potter” series, shows how powerful new stories can be. The brand value of JK Rowling’s seven-volume series rose to $15 billion over a decade, landing the author $1 billion in profits. The series about the apprentice wizard comprised of seven books, eight films, various games and a theme park, that opened in Florida in 2010, and has contributed an estimated $6 trillion to the British economy annually. This is equivalent to profits that Samsung Electronics, the largest Korean business, made in the first quarter of last year.

There are a few successful media stories for hallyu as well.

The number of tourists visiting Namiseom, a small island on the Han River in Chuncheon, hit a record 2.3 million last year. Eighteen percent, or 400,000, were foreigners.

This is the result of “Winter Sonata’s” success. The popular Korean drama, starring Choi Ji-woo and Bae Yong-joon, aired from January to March 2002, using Namiseom as its backdrop.

It became the first hallyu hit as middle-aged Japanese women flocked to see the setting for the show after it aired. Namiseom uses a method of storytelling, in its tours, recreating the narrative at every corner of the island for tourists.

It calls itself the “Republic of Nami,” and makes visitors pass through an “immigration bureau.” Many believe that unique programs like this and celebrations like “National Day” for foreigners also contribute to attracting tourists.

“Seoul Forum 2012” released plans to help globalize hallyu in the Dynasty Hall of the Shilla Hotel in Seoul on May 16 and 17.


Source: Korea Times
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12:25 PM

On his third visit to South Korea, President Obama seems to have caught the "Korean Wave"!

United States President Barack Obama visited South Korea for the second Nuclear Security Summit that took place in Seoul on March 26th and 27th. Obama gave a speech at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul and discussed the quickly evolving "digital era" and how SNS are changing the world.

He mentioned two Korean SNS services me2day and KakaoTalk. Even officials at each company seemed surprised by his comment, welcoming the unexpected free publicity they gained through the President’s remark.

Obama even mentioned the trending word 'Hallyu' (Korean Wave). "It’s no wonder so many people around the world have caught the Korean Wave", Obama said, in one of his biggest applause lines.

No matter what the challenge, "we go together," Obama said closing his remarks with the Korean translation, "Katchi kapshida!"


Source: LA Times
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5:16 AM

Shanghai, China (CNN) -- At the end of May, it was announced that a South Korean band called Super Junior would perform at the Shanghai World Expo. Free tickets would be released for those who arrived early on the day of the performance, which was scheduled for the evening of May 30.

On May 29, hundreds of fans, mostly young Chinese women, began lining up for tickets. By the next morning, that number had swelled to nearly 10,000, resulting in a scene so chaotic that police could barely control what turned into a stampede of thousands of girls clamoring for a chance to see one of the most famous boy bands in Asia, arguably even the world.

Super Junior is but one example of South Korean cultural exports, including popular music (called "K-pop") as well as television dramas, movies and video games, that have become wildly popular among young people across Asia.

According to Sung Tae-Ho, a senior manager in the Korean Broadcasting System's content business office, part of the reason why the country's culture industry is so successful abroad stems from the fact that the content is high quality and also cheap, at least compared to entertainment that could be bought from other, particularly Western, markets. The Korean Broadcasting System, or KBS, is one of the country's four major television networks.

Culture also plays a role. Korean content, especially dramas, is as, if not more, popular than Western series because, simply put, Asians relate to it more.

"Even though the languages are different, we share an Eastern mentality. We respect the father and mother and a very hierarchical society and Confucianism," Sung told CNN.

"So based upon that cultural background, we exchange our emotions, what we think and what we feel. There is a low cultural barrier to crossover with our content. It is kind of a syndrome. Asian people love to enjoy Korean stuff."


Korea's success as an entertainment exporter began in the late 1990s when its TV series began to be broadcast in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. The government has also backed the expansion of the country's culture industry abroad, seeing it as a vehicle for soft power -- a tool to boost Korea's reputation in the region.


"They start watching Korean drama on television and then after that come the pop songs from the boy bands. All of it has influence in Thailand," said Vorasuang Duangchinda, a professor at Sripatum University in Bangkok."After that, they become fans of everything Korean -- Korean food, Korean culture. Many of my students can even speak Korean because of [the entertainment]."



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5:46 PM

A new book on the 'Hallyu,' or Korean Wave, has been adopted as a textbook for universities abroad.

The English book titled “Korean Masculinities and Transcultural Consumption: Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop Idols” was selected as one of the main textbooks for the media classes at Goldsmiths, University of London in England and the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Written by Sun Jung, a research fellow in the School of Communication and Arts at Victoria University, the book explores into several cultural phenomenons revolving around South Korean stars including the Singaporean fandom of singer and actor Rain, the middle-aged Japanese female fandom of actor Bae Yong-joon, the Western online cult fandom of thriller pic "Oldboy," as well as the emerging versatile masculinity represented by K-pop idol boy bands.

“This is a highly original, clearly written, and well-argued study that examines how Korean masculinity is being reconstructed through its regional and global circulation as part of the Korean Wave, producing new forms that negotiate local Korean creative energies and regional and international consumer forces,” Professor Chris Berry of film and television studies at Goldsmiths was quoted as saying in a press release by Hong Kong University (HKU) Press that published the book on December 1.

The book, sporting singer and actor Rain on the front cover, is available at various online bookstores.

Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, is arguably one of the most successful Korean stars in the Asia region who has achieved a phenomenal level of success in both singing and acting, paving the way for his acting debut in Hollywood with a supporting role in the Wachowski Brothers' pic "Speed Racer," followed by a lead role in martial arts film "Ninja Assassin."

Bae, 37, is one of the first Korean actors to make a major breakthrough into Japan and the Asia region. He shot to stardom after starring in 2002 hit TV series "Winter Sonata" alongside actress Choi Ji-woo and has since been promoting himself and Korean culture in Asia.

"Oldboy," helmed by critically acclaimed director Park Chan-wook, has received high praises from critics since its release in 2003 and won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

Starring Korean actor Choi Min-sik, "Oldboy" is about a man who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years without knowing why. He plots revenge upon his release and finds himself trapped in conspiracy, violence and falling in love with an attractive young chef.

Source: Asiae
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9:36 PM

Korean Federation of Pop Culture and Art Industry (KFPCAI) (here after Munsan) on last October 13th sent out official letters of request to three public broadcasting stations MBC, SBS KBS, as well as cable broadcasting station, and other various online album distribution sites to refrain JYJ from making appearances on shows and halt album sales.

This letter of request seems to be in conform with SM Entertainment’s action on the 8th, that was filing a provisional injunction application to Seoul Central Distric Court against JYJ exclusive contract and to ban the sales of their first world wide album ‘The Beginning’, after this news became widely known, it’s been caused a considerable stir into the already high-tense situation.

Mass media reported the issue as “For JYJ who just make a comeback, this is definitely going to be an undesirable ‘reef’ to threaten their future activities”.

Chairman of Munsan clarified this issue that is accused on them, “Rather than memorandum, the document letter is merely just a request.” as he said through interview with press media, “We sent request with each broadcaster name printed on the letter to restrain the appearance of JYJ, it’s not even an official document sent massively like it’s been known.”

To call it not an official document, Munsan chairman stressed that the letter was sent to become each station’s review, instead of oppression on them. “The letter is just a request, and far from what people said an oppression to each broadcasting station. We’re still waiting for conclusion result of SM Entertainment litigation that is currently in progress.”

However, despite the explanation of Munsan’s chairman, the request document whose content was exposed later to public had a formal document format thus put everyone in frowned.

The document has title ‘Request to Refrain From Broadcasting JYJ Appearances’ with date printed was October 11th, and the content revealed , “Korean Federation of Pop Culture and Art Industry (as Munsan was referred) sent you this official memorandum in order to protect the cultural development and hallyu wave of South Korea.” as written at the body letter. Document’s ID number was not fail to be included as well.

Fans who had checked how the document was arranged gave offensive comments, “This letter is basically equipped with everything needed to be an official document, thus how come he announced to media that this is not an official document.”

Regarding the memorandum, fans–based on information reported to the Fair Trade Commission–submitted petition to the court to embark on subsequent action plan.

source: todaykorea
trans by: sharingyoochun.net

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12:30 PM

It has continuously been pointed out that Hallyu stars who are actively performing overseas rarely arrange performances and events for Korean fans.

Hallyu stars reportedly consistently neglect Korean fans and usually do not have much contact with fans in Korea; on the other hand, they have adopted friendly images to the public overseas by holding large-scale fan meetings and releasing photo and music albums.

Hallyu star Kwon Sang Woo, who evoked criticism with a hit-and-run last month, has raised controversy because he delivered a message of apology on his official Japanese fan website before his Korean website. After the news on his hit-and-run was spread, he just made a brief apology in Korea on the following day, which was June 25, simply by using the press release that his agency had distributed, but he still had not personally expressed an apology officially in Korea for three weeks after the accident. On the contrary, his agency had urgently left apology messages on the board of his official website in Japan on the very next day, which was on June 25. There was another posting made by the agency on June 29 to apologize for the accident on the Japanese website.

When the fact that he already apologized personally in Japan became known in Korea, Kwon Sang Woo posted his own written apology on his Internet fan café in Korea on July 21. A spokesperson for his agency explained, “It is the result of a misunderstanding. We just made the press release to the Japanese agency, which was distributed on June 25, so the Japanese agency just posted the notice along with the apology on the website.”

But criticisms were continuously raised on the Internet, such as, “He regards Japanese fans as the ‘source of money,’ and regards Korean fans as the ‘sitting duck,’” and, “Why is he concerned about Japanese fans when he caused the hit-and-run in Korea?”

As Hallyu stars actively perform overseas, they can elevate the status of Korea, which is a positive result. Stars’ activities have actually contributed in large portion to attracting Japanese tourists to Korea. The Korea Tourism Organization produced an advertising commercial with star actor Lee Byung Hun last March. But, as he has concentrated on overseas activities, he is also not free from the criticism that he lacks consideration for Korean fans.

Hallyu stars also have many Korean fans, but their fan meetings held in Korea are usually really events for foreign fans because the fan meetings themselves are mostly held as the part of tour packages, so in actuality Korean fans cannot participate in those events. Actor Lee Byung Hun invited around 1,500 fans from Japan and countries in Southeast Asia and held large-scale fan meeting on Jeju Island from July 9 until July 11. Korean fans were not the target audience, so they naturally felt disappointed about it. In addition, Korean fans rarely have the opportunity to see stars except in dramas, movies, or TV commercials, but stars hold fan meetings in Japan and Southeast countries very often.

Last December, actors Lee Hyung Hun, Song Seung Hun, Won Bin, and Jang Dong Gun held a large fan meeting together in the Tokyo Dome in Japan. It is very difficult to see those four actors together in Korea, but they willingly flew to Tokyo to meet Japanese fans, and their fan meetings were held twice and ended with a flourish to the enthusiastic cheers of around 70,000 fans.

Star singers also tend to focus on overseas activities rather then performances in Korea. The truly pan-Asian star singer Boa performs in Japan for longer periods than Korea. Dong Bang Shin Ki also devoted themselves in activities in Japan after they advanced into the Japanese music industry. Korean fans often buy star singers’ special albums and special photo exhibitions, which they have released overseas, from agencies who buy them from foreign countries and sell in Korea. In addition, fans basically support stars’ overseas activities, but it is easy to find fans’ comments on the stars’ fan café sites expressing their disappointment. As stars advance overseas and become more focused on overseas activities, Koreans fans, who have actually made them stars in the first place, feel more neglect.

A person in the entertainment business said, “Overseas activities usually are so-called money-making opportunities, more so than here in Korea. More than that, to keep their popularity overseas, they have to have more chances to see their fans in foreign countries, so they cannot help focusing on overseas activities.”

source: KBS Global
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