K-Pop acts that could make it big in the Philippines

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Now that the Hallyu phenomenon is officially in full swing, many K-Pop acts are seeking bigger and brighter futures as regional stars in Asia and across the world. Established stars like SM Entertainment's Super Junior, Girls' Generation, TVXQ, and SHINee, YG Entertainment's Big Bang and 2NE1, and JYP's 2PM, 2AM, and Wonder Girls are among the many legendary K-Pop artists who are making waves all across Asia, including the Philippines.

Let's take a look at a few K-Pop acts who are currently not available locally but may be quite big if their music was released in the country.

Secret

This four-member girl group officially hit the big time when their single Shy Boy topped a variety of K-Pop music charts, including the Big Three countdowns (Inkigayo, M! Countdown, and Music Bank). Their follow-up Starlight Moonlight was equally charming with its light pop 60s atmosphere. But before Hyosung, Jieun, Zinger, and Sunhwa took the pa-cute route to stardom, they unleashed two aggressive pop-rock tracks to K-Pop radio including the irresistibly brassy radio hit Madonna (the Japanese version of which recently entered the Top 10 in Japan) and the effusively infectious horns-tinged Magic. Reminiscent of Beyonce, but with the sweetness that only K-Pop girl groups can give, a Secret album that compiles these four tracks would be an ideal introduction of this talented foursome to the local market.

Winterplay

Winterplay is a four-piece Korean jazz quartet who came to the Philippines in 2009 as part of the Korea-Philippines Friendship celebration, alongside idol group SHINee and hiphop artists Mighty Mouth. Lee JuHan (trumpet), Choi Woo Joon (guitarist), and So Eun Kyu (contrabassist) amazed the crowd with their excellent pop-jazz material, but vocalist Moon Hye Won charmed the Philippine audience with her warm voice and elegant charm. The band promised to release an album locally, but to date, we have yet to see any new material from this talented foursome. Check out the group's YouTube page here to get a taste of some delightfully seasoned K-Pop jazz.

Piggy Dolls

Filipinos love the divas, and we are generally kinder to, um, plus-sized artists more than other cultures. In an industry of stick-thin idols, Piggy Dolls was supposed to stand out when they debuted, touting impressive vocal skills alongside great dance moves. The way the girls danced and sang despite their size was already noteworthy. Videos of them singing killer vocal tracks like "One Night Only" from "Dreamgirls" only underscored their talent.

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K-Pop acts that could make it big in the Philippines

YAHOO NEWS:

Now that the Hallyu phenomenon is officially in full swing, many K-Pop acts are seeking bigger and brighter futures as regional stars in Asia and across the world. Established stars like SM Entertainment's Super Junior, Girls' Generation, TVXQ, and SHINee, YG Entertainment's Big Bang and 2NE1, and JYP's 2PM, 2AM, and Wonder Girls are among the many legendary K-Pop artists who are making waves all across Asia, including the Philippines.

Let's take a look at a few K-Pop acts who are currently not available locally but may be quite big if their music was released in the country.

Secret

This four-member girl group officially hit the big time when their single Shy Boy topped a variety of K-Pop music charts, including the Big Three countdowns (Inkigayo, M! Countdown, and Music Bank). Their follow-up Starlight Moonlight was equally charming with its light pop 60s atmosphere. But before Hyosung, Jieun, Zinger, and Sunhwa took the pa-cute route to stardom, they unleashed two aggressive pop-rock tracks to K-Pop radio including the irresistibly brassy radio hit Madonna (the Japanese version of which recently entered the Top 10 in Japan) and the effusively infectious horns-tinged Magic. Reminiscent of Beyonce, but with the sweetness that only K-Pop girl groups can give, a Secret album that compiles these four tracks would be an ideal introduction of this talented foursome to the local market.

Winterplay

Winterplay is a four-piece Korean jazz quartet who came to the Philippines in 2009 as part of the Korea-Philippines Friendship celebration, alongside idol group SHINee and hiphop artists Mighty Mouth. Lee JuHan (trumpet), Choi Woo Joon (guitarist), and So Eun Kyu (contrabassist) amazed the crowd with their excellent pop-jazz material, but vocalist Moon Hye Won charmed the Philippine audience with her warm voice and elegant charm. The band promised to release an album locally, but to date, we have yet to see any new material from this talented foursome. Check out the group's YouTube page here to get a taste of some delightfully seasoned K-Pop jazz.

Piggy Dolls

Filipinos love the divas, and we are generally kinder to, um, plus-sized artists more than other cultures. In an industry of stick-thin idols, Piggy Dolls was supposed to stand out when they debuted, touting impressive vocal skills alongside great dance moves. The way the girls danced and sang despite their size was already noteworthy. Videos of them singing killer vocal tracks like "One Night Only" from "Dreamgirls" only underscored their talent.

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U-KISS returns with ‘Neverland’

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Calling Filipino KissMes! U-KISS is baaaccckkk!

Popular K-Pop idol group U-KISS is back with their second full-length album entitled "Neverland". The talented group composed of Dongho, Soohyun, Kiseop, Eli, Kevin, AJ and Hoon, have returned to their original U-KISS roots of dark charm and electronica-inspired dance music. Needless to say, I am liking this release more that the group's recent mini-album "Bran New Kiss" where the U-KISS boys tried the "cute" concept. To me, U-KISS is at their best when they do the dark masculine concept.

U-KISS's second album "Neverland" contains a total of 12 tracks and 1 instrumental track. The track listing is as follows:

1. Intro

2. Neverland

3. Baby Don't Cry

4. Someday

5. Take Me Away

6. On The Floor

7. Love of a Friend

8. Story of April

9. Obsession

10. Top That

11. Tell Me Y

12. We'll Meet Again

13. Someday (Instrumental)

It was reported U-KISS recorded "Neverland" in both Korea and Japan where they collaborated with the best sound engineers and recorded in high level recording studios. For this album, U-KISS had also worked with an American producer and some members, specifically AJ and Kiseop, actually took part in composing some of the tracks.

"Neverland" was released in Korea on September 1 and has already achieved success by placing number 1 in the Hanteo weekly chart. Hopefully, U-KISS' "Neverland" will be made available locally soon as U-KISS has a lot of fans in the country.

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U-KISS returns with ‘Neverland’

YAHOO NEWS:

Calling Filipino KissMes! U-KISS is baaaccckkk!

Popular K-Pop idol group U-KISS is back with their second full-length album entitled "Neverland". The talented group composed of Dongho, Soohyun, Kiseop, Eli, Kevin, AJ and Hoon, have returned to their original U-KISS roots of dark charm and electronica-inspired dance music. Needless to say, I am liking this release more that the group's recent mini-album "Bran New Kiss" where the U-KISS boys tried the "cute" concept. To me, U-KISS is at their best when they do the dark masculine concept.

U-KISS's second album "Neverland" contains a total of 12 tracks and 1 instrumental track. The track listing is as follows:

1. Intro

2. Neverland

3. Baby Don't Cry

4. Someday

5. Take Me Away

6. On The Floor

7. Love of a Friend

8. Story of April

9. Obsession

10. Top That

11. Tell Me Y

12. We'll Meet Again

13. Someday (Instrumental)

It was reported U-KISS recorded "Neverland" in both Korea and Japan where they collaborated with the best sound engineers and recorded in high level recording studios. For this album, U-KISS had also worked with an American producer and some members, specifically AJ and Kiseop, actually took part in composing some of the tracks.

"Neverland" was released in Korea on September 1 and has already achieved success by placing number 1 in the Hanteo weekly chart. Hopefully, U-KISS' "Neverland" will be made available locally soon as U-KISS has a lot of fans in the country.

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Milestone: Billboard launches K-pop chart

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Korean pop music has been recognized by US music chart publisher Billboard as an important musical genre.

Billboard launched its Billboard K-pop Hot 100 chart with the aim of providing fans with the “most accurate” music chart.

In an article on Billboard.com, Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard chart director, described the new chart as a “milestone event."

“The launch of the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart is a milestone event, as it will provide the Korean music market with what we believe is Korea's most accurate and relevant song ranking,” he said.

The K-pop Hot 100 chart will be based on digital sales from leading Korean music websites and downloads from mobile service websites. Billboard also launched its Billboard Korea site to focus on Korean music.

“The K-Pop Hot 100 debuts simultaneously here on Billboard.com, in the international chart section of Billboard.biz, in Billboard magazine, and also on Billboard Korea's website, billboard.co.kr,” according to the Billboard.com article.

In the last few years, K-pop artists have managed to enter the Billboard chart including the Wonder Girls, Jay Park, Super Junior, Big Bang and 2NE1.

Kim Boom Soo was the first Korean singer to enter the Billboard chart when his song “Hell Goodbye Hello” peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2001.

In the first K-pop Hot 100 chart, girl group Sistar took the No. 1 spot with the song “So Cool."

The second to tenth places went to Leessang with “I Turned Off the TV," 2NE1 with “Ugly," T-ara’s “Roly-Poly," miss A’s “Goodbye Baby," 10cm’s “Hold Me," Super Junior’s “Mr. Simple," JYJ Kim Junsu’s “You Are So Beautiful," Rain’s “Busan Girl” and Baek Ji Young’s “I Still Love You Today."

"We're excited to be expanding Billboard's globally recognized Hot 100 chart franchise into this country, and look forward to enhancing the K-Pop Hot 100 chart in the near future with additional data as well as creating new charts that showcase the breadth of Korean music,” said Pietroluongo in the Billboard article.

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Milestone: Billboard launches K-pop chart

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Korean pop music has been recognized by US music chart publisher Billboard as an important musical genre.

Billboard launched its Billboard K-pop Hot 100 chart with the aim of providing fans with the “most accurate” music chart.

In an article on Billboard.com, Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard chart director, described the new chart as a “milestone event."

“The launch of the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart is a milestone event, as it will provide the Korean music market with what we believe is Korea's most accurate and relevant song ranking,” he said.

The K-pop Hot 100 chart will be based on digital sales from leading Korean music websites and downloads from mobile service websites. Billboard also launched its Billboard Korea site to focus on Korean music.

“The K-Pop Hot 100 debuts simultaneously here on Billboard.com, in the international chart section of Billboard.biz, in Billboard magazine, and also on Billboard Korea's website, billboard.co.kr,” according to the Billboard.com article.

In the last few years, K-pop artists have managed to enter the Billboard chart including the Wonder Girls, Jay Park, Super Junior, Big Bang and 2NE1.

Kim Boom Soo was the first Korean singer to enter the Billboard chart when his song “Hell Goodbye Hello” peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2001.

In the first K-pop Hot 100 chart, girl group Sistar took the No. 1 spot with the song “So Cool."

The second to tenth places went to Leessang with “I Turned Off the TV," 2NE1 with “Ugly," T-ara’s “Roly-Poly," miss A’s “Goodbye Baby," 10cm’s “Hold Me," Super Junior’s “Mr. Simple," JYJ Kim Junsu’s “You Are So Beautiful," Rain’s “Busan Girl” and Baek Ji Young’s “I Still Love You Today."

"We're excited to be expanding Billboard's globally recognized Hot 100 chart franchise into this country, and look forward to enhancing the K-Pop Hot 100 chart in the near future with additional data as well as creating new charts that showcase the breadth of Korean music,” said Pietroluongo in the Billboard article.

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