SHINEE Hits Number 1 On Oricon Chart 2011-08-31 SHINee continues to garner hordes of fans in Japan. The group hit number one on the Oricon daily Singles Chart with their second Japanese single, ... K-POP Connection
Super Junior's "Mr. Simple" Music Video, 3rd On YouTube 2011-08-31 Here's another example of Super Junior's worldwide popularity. The guys hit third place on YouTube's overall international charts with their ... K-POP Connection
LeeSsang's Popularity Continues 2011-08-30 The male hip hop duo, LeeSsang, has been providing non-idol music acts in Korea with hope: It is possible to reign in this idol-saturated market. Gil ... K-POP Connection
Apple Girl, Kim Yeo-hee Lands Japanese Endorsement Deal 2011-08-30 Many may remember Kim Yeo-hee, who landed in the spotlight for videos of herself singing which was all shot using a smartphone. The video went viral ... K-POP Connection
Cube Entertainment Sues Ministry Of Gender Equality And Family 2011-08-29 After the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family placed a ban on Beast's "Rainy Days", Cube Entertainment has filed a lawsuit protesting the ban. On ... K-POP Connection
JYP To Take On New Film 2011-08-29 Singer Park Jin-young has accepted a new movie offer for "The Man Worth $5 Million". It will be about an aspiring singer, who gets caught up ... K-POP Connection
Billboard Charts Add "K-Pop Chart" 2011-08-26 The world renowned Billboard charts have just made a new addition: the K-Pop Chart! According to Billboard Korea on August 26th, "Due to k-pop's ... K-POP Connection
Park Yoo-chun & Moon Geun-young, Most Popular Asian Actor/Actress 2011-08-25 Star of "Sunggyunkwan Scandal", Park Yoo-chun, and starlet of "Mary Stayed Out All Night", Moon Geun-young, were chosen as Asia's most popular ... K-POP Connection
SM Entertainment & JYP Entertainment Team Up For "Dream High 2" 2011-08-24 After a successful run of the idol-based TV drama, "Dream High", SM Entertainment is showing interest in a possible "Dream High 2". The first ... K-POP Connection
SM Entertainment Opens Hallyu Star Training Center 2011-08-24 SM Entertainment announced on August 23rd that it opened up a k-pop training center in Osan of Gyeonggi Province. A signing ceremony was held ... K-POP Connection