Kang Ta (강타)

Lee Dong-hae, Minho and Eunhyuk [SM Entertainment]

From left, Super Junior's Lee Dong-hae and SHINee's Minho goof off in front of a sleeping Super Junior member Eunhyuk in a plane at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on September 2, 2010 as they depart for the U.S. leg of the "SMTOWN LIVE '10 World Tour" to be held in Los Angeles on September 4...More

Korean pop sensation BoA [SM Entertainment]

Korean pop sensation BoA managed to hold onto the No. 1 position on both music programs over the weekend with her song "Hurricane Venus".

The songstress scored her third consecutive win on the special episode of KBS' Friday "Music Bank" after which she gave an encore performance of "Hurricane Venus" with the members of SHINee, via request from the fans in Poland, while collecting her second Mutizen award on SBS' Sunday program "Inkigayo"...More

[Intern Report]

When Hyun A, a member of the idol group 4minute, appeared on the TV program "Quiz to Change the World" - a nationally televised program that promotes itself as suitable for family audiences - it prompted a flurry of angry comments on the station's Web site from netizens who complained that her sultry "pelvic dance" was too provocative for a 19-year-old.

In video from the show, the camera zooms in on Hyun A's bare thighs as she shakes her pelvis, and then it moves on to capture some male guests and hosts in their 30s and 40s who are cheering her on.

"It is true that some find the dance provocative and inappropriate, yet all she was doing was showing what the lyrics say", said a manager of the group who wished to remain anonymous. "Our company does not see her moves as sexy or inappropriate".

But not all agree.

The increase in the number of young te...More

Korean singer BoA [SM Entertainment]

Korean songstress BoA has proven to be an unstoppable force in the music industry, claiming wins on both music programs over the weekend with her latest single "Hurricane Venus".

BoA took the No. 1 spots on both weekend shows, scoring her second consecutive win on KBS' Friday music show "Music Bank" and her first Mutizen award on SBS' Sunday program "Inkigayo"...More

Singers and actors of SM Entertainment pose during a press conference ahead of the "SMTOWN LIVE '10 World Tour in Seoul" held at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea on August 21, 2010.

SM artists [Park Sung-ki/Asia Economic Daily]

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