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Topic Started: Jul 9 2003, 10:46 AM (142 Views)
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July 8, 2003

Kpop to Return to LaLa Land -- riceball

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Kpop’s top gasoos will be gathering together once again for another joint concert in America in as many months. This time Boa, Shinhwa, Seven, Kim Bum Soo, Jo Sung Mo, Park Hyo Shin, Park Hwa Yo Bi, Lee Seung Chul, Big Mama, Maya, NRG, Bi and Park Jin Young among others are expected to perform at Staples Center in Los Angeles on August 22. Starting time is 8 PM local time. This is the 3rd major Kpop concert held in the United States in recent months after the Hollywood Bowl Concert on April 26 and the Washington DC Concert on June 28. It is said that Tim Leiweke President of Anschutz Entertainment Group which owns Staples Center has a close relationship to Korean residents in the LA area. Last year Tim Leiweke also let Staples Center be used as a cheering stage during South Korea’s run at the 2002 World Cup. The concert which will have 15,000 seats available will also feature top American artists such as Manhattan Project. Staples Center a multi entertainment complex is home to the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.

Comeback Specials: 5 member male group D.Bace had their network Comeback Special on July 29 at SBS Inky Gayo with their 2nd album title song “Go.” Jewelry with "I Really Like You" and Lee Jung with "Dance, Dance, Dance" also had their Comebacks on the same day. Cool with "If You Marry," Kang Sung Hoon with "Precious Story" and Fly to the Sky with "Missing You" had their Comebacks the next week on Inky Gayo on July 6. Fly to the Sky's 4th album featuring 13 tracks was released on July 7.

Follow up news: Yoo Seung Jun will be performing for the first time in 16 months in Los Angeles. He is scheduled to participate at the 2003 Korean Family Summer Festival at LA's Koreatown on July 13. Yoo Seung Jun who agreed to come out as a tribute to the recently deceased father of his fiancee will be performing 6 songs including "Wow," "Chat Gil Barae," "Yuljung" and "Gawee." The bewitched former star started to practice with back dancers for the festival at an LA studio after returning from Korea in late June for the funeral. Festivities which will begin at 8 PM local time will also feature Uptown and Jinusean. Yoo Seung Jun who has mostly done missionary work after semi-retiring is supposedly getting proposals to perform in places such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hollywood and Japan.

More follow up news: The music video of the title track of Lee Soo Young's upcoming 5th album is scheduled to be shot starting July 15 in the Tokyo area for one week. The music video will feature Gosu and Gong Hyo Jin as the main characters and lovers. Jo Yoon Hee and Han Ji Hye are also scheduled to appear. The 20 minute $400,000 worth music drama will feature the typical Lee Soo Young ballad and love story. Meanwhile Lee Soo Young's new album is expected to come out in early August.

Looking for dancers: JTL's Jang Woo Hyuk will be overlooking auditions in Seoul for backdancers through his Newest Entertainment company on July 12 and 26. Successful applicants will back dance for JTL's 2nd album activities. "Anybody with dance skills may participate. There will also a vocal audtion. Those interested may find detailed information at the company's official site www.newest35.com," said Jang Woo Hyuk. JTL's 2nd album in the meanwhile is expected to be released in late summer or early fall.

New Album Release: Dancing Queen Bin who recently broke away from female group LUV will release a solo single album on July 17 with title song "Love Somebody." The 5 track dance album will also be packaged with a dance "diet" video courtesy of Bin herself which will showcase 7 different types of dances including belly dance, taebo and latin dance.

More news: Male gasoo Bi who was casted as the male main character for the motion picture "Wind Fighter" has given up the role to concentrate on his upcoming 2nd album which is scheduled to be released in September. At the time he was casted contract terms had the shooting for the movie to begin in May but it was later delayed to the point it conflicted with his 2nd album activities. Had he gone through with the job Bi would have acted opposite Japanese actress Yumin.

Concert news: For the July 19 joint concert Seven and Wheesung will both be unveiling new projects. Seven will showcase his new music video for his 1st album follow up song "One Time Just Time" which was shot at LA's Universal Studios in late June. In the meantime Wheesung will be singing the title song of his upcoming 2nd album for the first time. Wheesung recorded the most sales among new artists last year at 280,000. The concert will also feature Spider and Big Mama.

More news: Lee Ji Hoon, Shin Hye Sung and Kang Ta are currently in the Czech Republic in order to shoot the music video and photo jacket for their upcoming project album. After that the 3 friends will fly to France to shoot an episode of the SBS TV show "Boya Truck Gondae." Lee Ji Hoon and Shin Hye had left for Europe on July 5 while Kang Ta flew 2 days later due to his hosting SBS Inky Gayo on July 6. The trio are expected to return to Korea from France on July 19. Meanwhile their project album is scheduled to be released in early August.
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