Singer Baek Ji-young: Refusing to Stand Still

in Korean Idols by chuhan on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 // 0 comments
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While other Korean singers danced hectically to techno music, Baek Ji-young performed Latin dance, helping to kick off a boom in Korea. More recently, while everyone has been busy showing off their sexy dance moves, she has topped both on- and offline music charts with ballads. Her success seems to give her enough strength to stay just ahead of the curve and leave her fraught past behind.

 

The explicit video scandal is almost forgotten, so does the 33-year old have any special plan for the 10th anniversary of her debut? “I’m thinking of doing something, but I don’t want to give it any special meaning. I’m thinking of giving a concert this spring though.” 

 

One reason she will not make a big deal out of her anniversary is that she plans to keep trying new things, staying musically young even as she becomes middle-aged. That’s why Madonna is her role model. “Madonna is over 50, but her sense for choosing visuals and music is unbelievably young,” she says. “I think it’s because she has such power to compete with younger singers. Among Korean singers, I admire Lee Sung-chul, Uhm Jung-hwa and Insooni.” 
Every musician dreams of trying new things, but the danger is alienating their fans. For Baek Ji-young, however, the adventures have mostly been successful so far. “When my debut album was released, I stressed the visual side as a dance music singer. Then I took an inevitable break for a few years, and after my absence, I started to sing ballads. I really want to be able to sing different kinds of songs so that I can be a singer for a long time.” 
 

Lee Chae Yeon: Hot, Hot, Hot girl

in Korean Idols by Korean Idol on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 // 1 comment

Lee Chae Yeon was born on 1978-12-7 in Korea. She comes from a big family; she has a father who is a soldier, a mother who is a writer, a big brother who is her fans. Lee Chae Yeon, at the very beginning, became famous not because of her beautiful voice, but because she played a computer game called Star War very well.

Then she started her career in Japan as a singer in 2000. The Japan journey was not successful and she stared her Korean career in 2003. It is her sexy body, beautiful face and lovely voice made her the most famous female star in Korea.

KANGIN: The strong and the funny star

in Korean Idols by Korean Idol on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 // 0 comments

KANGIN, as known as Kim Young Eoon, was born at 1985-1-17. He is a very strong dancing star and he uses lots of time swimming to keep figure and to keep a good health because he wants to keep his dancing steps as usual.

KANGIN is also a very funny famous star. Though dancing is his favorite show, he acted some roles in many famous series and he brought his funny behavior into his emcee career. So his fans loves him so deeply because they can see KANGIN from different aspects every day.

Wonder Girls Voted Favorite Korean Singers

in Korean Idols by chuhan on Sunday, January 18th, 2009 // 0 comments

The Wonder Girls have been named as Koreans’s favorite singers for the second year running, the Seoul Shinmun reported Wednesday. According to the paper, Gallup Korea conducted interview with 4,330 people aged 13-59 nationwide from June to November to select the top 10 singers, and the manufactured girl group ranked first with 22.2 percent of the vote.

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Boy band Big Bang took second place, also the same as last year, with 21.2 percent. The top 10 list includes three trot — a retro form of Korean pop — singers: Jang Yoon-jung, in third with 9.9 percent, Tae Jin-ah and Park Hyun-bin. Meanwhile, diva Lee Hyo-lee ranked fifth, while world star Rain and TVXQ took seventh and ninth.

The Wonder Girls were popular with all age groups, chiefly with those in their teens and 20s. There was a larger gap between age groups in terms of preference for Big Bang. While the boy group won overwhelming support from teenagers at 56.2 percent, and a rollicking 63.9 percent of teenage girls and gained more votes than the Wonder Girls among those in their 20s, the tally plummeted to 16.7 percent among those in their 30s.

Those in their 40s picked Jang Yoon-jung as their favorite, and those in their 50s Tae Jin-ah.

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Choi Jin-sil’s Brother Speaks Out

in Korean Idols by chuhan on Sunday, January 11th, 2009 // 0 comments

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Actor and singer Choi Jin-young, younger brother of late actress Choi Jin-sil, appeared on the KBS “Park Jung Hoon Show” on Dec. 21, and spoke of his sister. “There were times when I resented her for passing on this huge burden to me,” said a tearful Choi.”I decided to come to the show because I wanted to show my sister in heaven that many people are still remembering her,” he added. 

Choi said after the divorce his sister suffered from malicious comments posted online — and once decided to immigrate to the U.S. for the sake of her children. Choi also told how the late actress returned to the spotlight via KBS drama “My Rosy Life” after undergoing personal difficulties.

“I hope she visits my dreams and tell me that she is doing all right,” said Choi.

Choi Jin-sil committed suicide last October after suffering from extreme stress over a rumor that she may have lent money to actor Ahn Jae-hwan, who also committed suicide due to business failure and consequent financial difficulties.

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