MC Mong (MC몽)

14th Annual Dream Concert to be Staged June 7

2008/05/28 | Source | Permalink |

The Korea Entertainment Producers' Association and SBS will jointly host the 'I Love You, Korea! 2008 Dream Concert' on June 7 at the Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium in Seoul.

Top idol groups including TVXQ, SS501, Epik High, Super Junior, MC Mong, Jewelry, Maya, Wonder Girls and Girls' Generation have been invited to perform. K-1 fighter Choo Sung-hoon will also make a special guest appearance.

The annual 'Dream Concert' celebrates its 14th anniversary this year. Organizers said this year's concert was put together to promote a campaign against illegal music downloading.

Over the past 13 years, Korea's top musicians, including the Taeji Boys, H.O.T., Zechskies, Shinhwa, god and "Rain" have taken part in the concert. For more information on the concert, visit http://www.gmarket.com or http://www.pandora.tv...| More

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Ha Ha Returns After an Overnight Hospital Stay

2008/02/05 | Source | Permalink |

Rapper/entertainer Ha Ha (Ha Dong-hoon) returned to his radio program "Ha Ha's Ten Ten Club" after a trip to the emergency room with serious exhaustion. He stayed overnight at the hospital and was treated with fluids and complete rest.

On his day back Ha Ha opened the show by saying that he has not died and apologized to listeners for not taking care of his health more properly. He also thanked his friends MC Mong, BMK, Han Kyung-il and MC Sniper for filling in for him during his absence.

Ha Ha has been working overtime with a number of TV and radio programs, one of which is physically demanding TV variety show "Infinite Challenge". Ha Ha is also scheduled to begin his mandatory military service next Monday. He will undergo a month-long military training and be assigned as a public service worker for about two years....| More

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Two KBS Shows Popular This Winter Season

2008/01/28 | Source | Permalink |

Two leading variety shows on KBS TV, 'Happy Together Season 3' and 'One Night and Two Days', a popular segment on 'Happy Sunday', are more popular than ever this cold winter season.

'One Night and Two Days' features various 'road trip adventures' that take place when the main cast members Kang Ho-dong, Kim C, Eun Ji-won, Lee Soo-keun, Lee Seung-gi and MC Mong leave for remote destinations, including small mountain villages and islands, for one night and two days.

The cast member that loses in a game--whose results depend purely on luck--must spend one night outdoors in a tent.

Meanwhile, the third season of ' Happy Together ' is filmed inside a public sauna. Cast members must endure the heat and sing an entire song without making a single mistake in order to escape from the unbearably hot sauna.

Cast members include popular comedians Yoo Jae-seok, Park Myeong-soo and Sin Bong-son. Dressed comfortably in sweats and baring their faces by forgoing makeup, the celebrity cast pr...| More

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Stars using stage names as singer, but real names while acting! Why?

2008/01/24 | Source | Permalink |

Nowadays, it is no longer rare to see a singer taking on acting as either their second career or a main career after ending their singing business. Far too many singers are driven to acting business as if it is their final destination in their careers in showbiz.

Of course, it is great way of increasing and lengthening their popularity and competitiveness in showbiz; and a strategy of "One source – multi-use" policy, which uses one resource in various fields to maximise the profit from it.

The common thing between these singers who have half or fully turned to acting business is that when they appear in musicals, films or dramas, they use their real names even though they had been using stage names while they were in music industry.

For example, Rain maintains his stage name, 'Rain' when he releases his albums or singing on the stage; but when he comes out as an actor in dramas such "Sang Doo! Let's go to school" and "A Love to Kill" and a film "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK"...| More

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Kim Dong-wan: Out of Shinhwa's Shadow

2007/07/10 | Source | Permalink |

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

It may be hard to imagine, but even a long-time boy band member like Kim Dong-wan can get nervous when embarking on a solo career.

Even having sold hundreds of thousands of albums as a member of Shinhwa, Kim admitted he is a little apprehensive at the reaction to his first album "Kimdongwan Is".

"I'm kind of nervous to have a performance by myself, to stand on stage by myself and to do a whole song", he told The Korea Times at a cafe in Apgujeong, Wednesday.

Wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and jeans, Kim looked relaxed and showed no sign of fatigue, even though he was in the middle of rehearsals.

Kim said it was Shinhwa's successful Asian tour last year, which brought them to Singapore, China, Thailand and Japan, that prompted him to decide to pursue a solo music career.

"I realized that Shinhwa was loved in Asia. I felt like I had something special I wanted to share with fans… Now I think this is the right time for me to deb...| More

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Good luck, Dong Wan kimkuk 2007-09-30 21:20:48