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Kep1er Members
Kep1er (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed through the Mnet reality survival competition show ''Girls Planet 999'' in 2021 and managed by Swing Entertainment and Wake One Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Kim Chae-hyun, Huening Bahiyyih, Choi Yu-jin, Kim Da-yeon, Seo Young-eun, Kang Ye-seo, Hikaru Ezaki, Mashiro Sakamoto, and Shen Xiaoting. They made their official debut on January 3, 2022, with the extended play (EP) ''First Impact''. Name "Kep1er" was a name suggested by viewers of ''Girls Planet 999'' through the website Naver. The name is a reference to the planets in the Kepler star systems named after the 16th century astronomer Johannes Kepler. The name is also kept in relation to ''Girls Planet 999'' by continuing the show's cosmic theme. History Formation through ''Girls Planet 999'' Kep1er was formed through the Mnet reality survival show ''Girls Planet 999'', which aired from August 6 to October 22, 2021. The show brought 99 contestants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troubleshooter (EP)
''Troubleshooter'' is the third extended play by South Korean girl group Kep1er. It was released by Wake One Entertainment on October 13, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "We Fresh". Background and release On September 26, Wake One Entertainment announced Kep1er would be releasing their third extended play titled ''Troubleshooter'' on October 13. A day later, the promotional schedule was released. On September 28, the track listing was released with "We Fresh" announced as the lead single. On October 7, the highlight medley teaser video was released. A day later, the mood film teaser video was released. Music video teasers for "We Fresh" were released on October 11 and 12. Commercial performance On the day of its release alone, the EP sold more than 167,000 copies, breaking Kep1er's own record of 153,000 first-day sales achieved with their second EP ''Doublast''. ''Troubleshooter'' debuted at number 2 on South Korea's Circle Album Chart in the chart issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, also known as 2021 MAMA, organized by CJ E&M and broadcast through its music channel Mnet, took place live on December 11, 2021. The ceremony was held at CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, South Korea. The theme for the ceremony was titled as "Make Some Noise". The ceremony was the 23rd in the show's history. Background On July 20, 2021, it was reported by Ilgan Sports the ceremony is undergoing discussion to be held in Hong Kong despite the ongoing pandemic and travel restrictions. On September 7, it was announced the ceremony would be held at CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, South Korea. This will be the second consecutive year, the ceremony will take place in South Korea only. On October 13, Mnet announced that Lee Hyori will be hosting the ceremony. She will be the first female host for Mnet Asian Music Awards. In addition, Mnet also announced that the theme of the ceremony titled as "Make Some Noise". Mnet also announced that it will be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daum (web Portal)
Daum ( ko, 다음) is a South Korean web portal. It offers many Internet services to web users, including a popular free web-based e-mail, messaging service, forums, shopping, news and webtoon service. The word "daum" means "next" and also "diverse voices". Background The popularity of Daum stems from the range of services it offers, but also from the fact that it was the first Korean web portal of significant size. Its popularity started when it merged with the then most popular e-mail service, daum.net or hanmail.net. After the merging, Daum started the forum service Daum Cafe which brought its firm status in the market. Daum received the eighth highest trust rating in a 2020 Reuters Institute survey of selected South Korean media outlets. History The former Daum Communications Corporation (Korean: ㈜다음커뮤니케이션) was founded in 1994 by and , and the company launched the namesake portal in May 1997 making it the first South Korean web portal, four months earli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Dance
Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which included dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was considered to have been developed as a rejection of, or rebellion against, classical ballet, and also a way to express social concerns like socioeconomic and cultural factors. In the late 19th century, modern dance artists such as Isadora Duncan, Maud Allan, and Loie Fuller were pioneering new forms and practices in what is now called aesthetic or free dance. These dancers disregarded ballet's strict movement vocabulary (the particular, limited set of movements that were considered proper to ballet) and stopped wearing corsets and pointe shoes in the search for greater freedom of movement. Throughout the 20th century, sociopolitical concerns, major historical events, and the development of other art forms contributed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballroom Dance
Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. ''Ballroom dance'' may refer, at its widest definition, to almost any recreational dance with a partner. However, with the emergence of dance competition (now known as Dancesport), two principal schools have emerged and the term is used more narrowly to refer to the dances recognized by those schools. * The International School, originally developed in EnglandFranks A.H. 1963. ''Social dance: a short history''. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London. and now regulated by the World Dance CouncilWDC and the World DanceSport FederationWDSF, is most prevalent in Europe. It encompasses two categories, Standard and Latin, each of which consist of five dances—International Waltz, International Tango, International Viennese Waltz, International Slow F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stray Kids (TV Series)
''Stray Kids'' () was a 2017 reality show created by JYP Entertainment and Mnet. It was a male idol debut project with the concept of winning the "trainees versus JYP" survival. It was broadcast on Mnet from October 17 to December 19, 2017, on Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) timeslot for ten episodes. Background and concept In late July 2017, it was reported that JYP Entertainment (JYPE), home to male idol groups 2PM and Got7 (until their departure in 2021) as well as female idol group Twice, was to premiere a new season of their 2015 reality show '' Sixteen'' - which debuted ''Twice'' - in the second half of the year. However, it was revealed the next month that the agency would launch a male idol debut project with a completely different concept from ''Sixteen''. The show began airing in October 2017 and the line up of the group was finalized in December, with the group having their official debut showcase in March 2018. Rather than individuals surviving to become a team, the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management company, concert production company, and music publishing house. In addition, the company operates various subsidiary ventures and divisions worldwide. Notable artists under the agency include the groups 2PM, Day6, Twice, Boy Story, Stray Kids, Itzy, NiziU, Xdinary Heroes and Nmixx. History 1997–1999: Formation and first generation K-pop artist JYP Entertainment was founded in 1997 by South Korean singer-songwriter Park Jin-young (named after his stage name, J. Y. Park) as Tae-Hong Planning Corporation, which eventually became JYP Entertainment in 2001. In 1997, the company signed its first artist and female solo artist, Pearl. In 1999, entertainment company SidusHQ introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Produce Camp 2020
Produce Camp 2020 (Chinese: 创造营2020; pinyin: ''Chuàngzàoyíng 2020''), officially known as CHUANG 2020, is a Chinese girl group reality competition show, which premiered on Tencent Video on May 2, 2020 as the third season of ''Produce 101 China''. It is also the only edition in the series to only have 7 winning contestants, instead of the usual 11. On July 4, 2020, the final seven contestants debuted as BonBon Girls 303 (硬糖少女303). Background The program called for 101 students, letting them grow and improve through missions, training and assessments, under the leadership and guidance of the 4 celebrity coaches and a guest coach. In the end 7 students will debut to form a girl group. Mentors * Huang Zitao * Luhan * Victoria Song * Mao Buyi Special Mentors * Qin Hailu *Kris Wu Contestants Color key * Top 7 of the week * Saved from elimination (Reserve trainee) * Eliminated in Episode 4 (first ranking announcement) * Eliminated in Episode 5 * Eliminated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Produce 48
''Produce 48'' () was the third season of the South Korean reality competition series ''Produce 101''. It was a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a girl group by voting for members out of a pool of 96 contestants from South Korea and Japan, as well as voting for the group's concept, name and debut single. The show was a collaboration between the Mnet series ''Produce 101'' and the J-pop idol group AKB48. The winning 12 contestants, with no nationality caps, as voted only by Korean viewers, would promote as a group for two years and six months. The program itself is primarily in Korean, however staff and trainer instructions were translated onsite by interpreters. The show announced the final 12 members who made it into, as well as the official name of the group Iz*One during the finale on August 31, 2018. Produced by AKATV (the company that also produced the second season of ''Produce 101'') for Mnet, the show premiered on June 15, 2018, and concluded on August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busters (group)
Busters () is a five-member South Korean girl group formed by Marbling E&M Inc. and JTG Entertainment in 2017. History Busters were formed to promote Monstergram’s upcoming TV series ''Idol Rangers Power Busters''. Prior to their debut, the group promoted with Chaeyeon, Jisoo, Hyungseo, Minji, and Soyeon. Soyeon left the group and was replaced by Minjung. They released their debut single album ''Dream On'' on November 27, 2017, and they made a comeback with their second single album ''Grapes'' on June 12, 2018. On January 26, 2019, it was announced through the Marbling official YouTube account that Minjung had left the group. She was replaced by Yeseo at the end of the month. They released their first extended play ''Pinky Promise'' on July 31, 2019, marking the official debut of member Yeseo. On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Minji had left the group due to personal reasons. On December 10, 2019, it was announced through the Busters official fan cafe that Jieun h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Love (EP)
''First Love'' is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group CLC. It was released on March 19, 2015 by Cube Entertainment. "Pepe" was released as the lead single. Background In March 2015, CUBE Entertainment launched the multi-national girl group CLC including original members Seunghee, Yujin, Seungyeon, Sorn and Yeeun. The group held their debut showcase on March 18 at the AX Hall in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul, performing tracks from their debut album. The group made their official debut on March 19 at Mnet's M Countdown performing with the tracks "First Love" and their promotional single, "Pepe". They also released the mini-album and music video for "Pepe" on the same day. The album "First Love" has a total of five tracks. Duble Sidekick, Seo Jaewoo, Playing Kid, Yanggang, and BTOB's Jung Il-hoon participated in the creation of album as producers and lyricist. The album aims to represent CLC's undeniable charms. The point choreography of the song was created by Rain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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