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It's Hyorish
''It's Hyorish'' is the third studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Lee Hyori. It was released by Mnet Media on July 15, 2008. The album contains 13 tracks, including the singles "U-Go-Girl" and "Hey Mr. Big". It explores a variety of musical styles–including hip-hop, eurodance, and electronica, with songwriting contributions by Kim Eana, Wheesung, and E-Tribe, amongst others. The album was a commercial success in South Korea, it received over 60,000 pre-orders ten days before the official release. It achieved the number one position on the monthly MIAK album chart for the month of July, making it her first number-one album. It was the country's best-selling album of 2008 by a female solo artist, and has since sold over 100,000 copies. Background and release On July 9, 2008, the name of Lee's then-upcoming third studio album along with its two title tracks were unveiled, slated for release on July 16. The album marked Lee's first album in 2 years and 5 months, si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hyori
Lee Hyo-ri (; born May 10, 1979) is a South Korean singer, record producer, activist, actress and television presenter. Dubbed as the "Nation's Fairy" during her ''Family Outing'' days, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Fin.K.L, but has since become a solo artist. In 2003, she released her debut solo album ''Stylish'' which won several "Artist of the Year" awards. In 2006, Lee was the highest-paid female singer in South Korea when she signed a contract with Mnet Media. Biography 1979–1997: Early life Lee was born in 1979 in Osong-ri, Cheongwon County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, as the youngest of three daughters. Lee grew up impoverished, in a barbershop of about 8 pyeong (approximately 285 square feet). After being expelled from middle school once, Lee worked part-time at a restaurant and was scouted by an agency and cast by the manager of H.O.T. (band). She prepared for a girl group debut while living as a trainee of SM Entertainment before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Programs Of South Korea
Music programs of South Korea are broadcast weekly, with different artists performing on the shows to promote their music. South Korea's largest broadcasting companies each have their own show, which are broadcast on different channels. SBS has ''Inkigayo'', KBS has ''Music Bank'', MBC has ''Show! Music Core'' (also known simply as ''Music Core''), Mnet has ''M Countdown'', MBC M has ''Show Champion'' and SBS MTV has '' The Show''. Music programs Current *''Inkigayo'' or ''The Music Trend'' (previously known as SBS Popular Song) airs on SBS every Sunday. It is currently hosted by actress Roh Jeong-eui, actor Seo Bum-june, and Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun. *'' The Show'' airs on SBS MTV every Tuesday. It is currently hosted by Ateez's Yeosang, Kep1er's Kim Chae-hyun, and Cravity's Minhee. *''Show Champion'' airs on MBC M every Wednesday. It is currently hosted by Moon Bin and Yoon San-ha from Astro, and Verivery's Kangmin. *''M Countdown'' airs on Mnet every Thursday. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polaroid Photo
Instant film is a type of photographic film that was introduced by Polaroid Corporation to produce a visible image within minutes or seconds of the photograph's exposure. The film contains the chemicals needed for developing and fixing the photograph, and the camera exposes and initiates the developing process after a photo has been taken. In earlier Polaroid instant cameras the film is pulled through rollers, breaking open a pod containing a reagent that is spread between the exposed negative and receiving positive sheet. This film sandwich develops for some time after which the positive sheet is peeled away from the negative to reveal the developed photo. In 1972, Polaroid introduced ''integral film'', which incorporated timing and receiving layers to automatically develop and fix the photo without any intervention from the photographer. Instant film has been available in sizes from (similar to 135 film) up to size, with the most popular film sizes for consumer snapshots be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamsil Arena
Jamsil Arena (), also known as Jamsil Indoor Stadium, is an indoor sporting arena. It is part of Seoul Sports Complex, located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 11,069 for basketball and was built from December 1976 to April 1979. The Seoul Samsung Thunders are the tenants. Notable events Jamsil Arena hosted the basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... events and Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, volleyball final of the 1988 Summer Olympics. It has also been used to host various entertainment events, to include World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events and concerts, by Iron Maiden, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Muse (band), Muse, Nine Inch Nails, Incubus (band), Incubus, and Japanese band L'Arc-en-Ciel, among others. ;2001 * Westlife: ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M! Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. Broadcast ''M Countdown'' airs live on domestic television at 6PM KST every Thursday. Live streaming is available internationally via the ''M Countdown On Air'' page on Mwave's website. In the Philippines, online multi-view live broadcast of the show is available via gigafest.smart. It began airing on the free-to-air TV5 network from January 31, 2021, however due to low ratings on the network, it will conclude on March 6, 2022. Full episodes with English subtitles are shown every Sunday night, along with another K-Chart show ''Music Bank'' on GMA HallyPop. Meanwhile, some episodes of ''M Countdown'' like Hot Debut and Comeback Stages are already available on YouTube Philippines since January 2022. Segments Current segments on the show in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet Asian Music Award For Song Of The Year
The MAMA Award for Song of the Year () is an honor presented at the annual MAMA Awards, a South Korean awards ceremony presented by Mnet. One of the event's four most prestigious ''daesang'' (or grand prize) awards, it was first awarded during the ceremony's eighth edition in 2006—then titled the Mnet KM Music Festival. Having gone through various name changes since its inaugural ceremony in 1999, it was renamed the Mnet Asian Music Awards from 2009 until it was rebranded as the MAMA Awards in 2022. Prior to 2021, the judging criteria for the award consisted a breakdown of 20% online voting, 40% expert evaluation, 30% digital sales, and 10% record sales. However, preceding the announcement of the nominations for the 2021 ceremony, it was revealed that online fan voting would be removed from consideration. As of 2022, the judging criteria for the award consists of 40% judges panel evaluation and 60% digital song downloads and streaming (40% from South Korea and 20% global). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet Asian Music Award For Best Dance Performance
The MAMA Award for Best Male / Female Dance Performance (Solo or Group) (베스트 댄스 퍼포먼스 (남자/그룹 – 그룹/그룹)) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). Mnet is also the one who choose which group or individual will win to this category as well as other categories in MAMA. It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Lee Jung-hyun won the award for her dance performance in "Come", and it is given in honor for the artist/s with the best dance performance in the music industry."1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . ''MAMA''. Retrieved 2014-06-13. History Winners and nominees 1990s–2000s 2010s 2020s < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet Asian Music Award For Best Female Artist
The MAMA Award for Best Female Artist (여자 가수상) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Uhm Jung-hwa won the award for her song "I Don't Know", and it is given in honor of a female artist with the best performance in the music industry."1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . ''MAMA''. Retrieved 2014-06-12. Winners and nominees Multiple awards for Best Female Artist As of 2020, six female artists received two or more awards. ;5 wins * IU ;3 wins * |
2008 Mnet KM Music Festival
The 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the tenth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 15, 2008, at the Seoul Sports Complex. Leading the nominees were boy groups TVXQ and Epik High, and girl group Wonder Girls with 5 nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Wonder Girls won the most wins and became the first artist/performer to receive 3 wins, which included one daesang award. It was followed by Big Bang (South Korean band), Big Bang and Lee Hyori with 2 each. Background The award ceremony was held for the tenth consecutive time,"Mnet's MKMF goes into history" ''Asiae''. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012 which was held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium for the second time. For the first time, however, singer-actor Rain (entertainer), Rain was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melon (online Music Service)
Melon () is a South Korean online music store and music streaming service introduced in November 2004, and developed by SK Telecom. LOEN Entertainment (became Kakao M and then Kakao Entertainment) became the company-in-charge of the service in 2009. In 2017, Kakao merged Kakao Music into Melon to have one, unified music streaming service. Melon is South Korea's largest music subscription service, with over 28 million users. Melon is the most popular music streaming service in South Korea. In fact, a survey of users of smartphones found that they were the most used applications by Koreans. Melon users can stream and download music and music videos and create custom ringtones. Melon is currently available on iOS and Android. The name ''Melon'' is an acronym of the phrase ''melody on''. History Melon was established under SK Telecom, South Korea's largest wireless carrier, in 2004. In 2013, it was sold to a Hong Kong-based private equity firm. Later in 2016 it was acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Shinmun
''The Seoul Shinmun'' (translating to The Seoul Newspaper) is the oldest daily newspaper in South Korea with more than a century of publication. Its original name was ''Daehan Maeil Sinbo'' (''The Korea Daily News''), which was started on July 18, 1904, and was renamed ''Daily News'' (''Maeil Sinbo'') in August 1910. The publication's current name was adopted in November 1945. Circulation is an estimated 780,000 issues a day. ''The Seoul Shinmun'' was also the nation's only daily until 1920, when The Dong-a Ilbo debuted. See also *List of newspapers in South Korea *Media in South Korea *Contemporary culture of South Korea The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, with influence from ancient Chinese cult ... External linksSeoul Shinmun official website {{Korea-stub Publications established in 1904 Publicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namyangju
Namyangju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri City, and to the north is Pocheon City. Namyangju-si was originally a southern part of Yangju-gun, but was separated into Namyangju-gun in April 1980. In 1995, Migeum-si and Namyangju-gun were merged to form an urban and rural complex. The city hall is located in Geumgok-dong and Dasan-dong, and the administrative districts are 6-eup, 3-myeon, and 7-dong. History of Namyangju Namyangju historical character: Jeong Yak-yong, also Jeong Yag-yong or Dasan[] (1762–1836), was a leading Korean philosopher during the Joseon Dynasty. He is widely regarded as the greatest of the Silhak thinkers, who advocated that the formalist Neo-Confucian philosophy of Joseon return to practical concerns. Jeong Yag-yong and his brothers were also among the earliest Korean converts to Roman Catholicism. Jeong was born, and also ended his days, in modern-day Namyangju, Gyeonggi province * 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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