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Nakjoon
Bernard Park (born January 29, 1993), also known as Nakjoon, is a Korean singer, born and raised in America. He is best known as the winning contestant of '' K-pop Star Season 3''. He made his official debut on October 13, 2014 with his first extended play ''I'm''. History Early life Bernard Park, also known by his Korean name Park Nak-joon (Korean: 박낙준), hails from Atlanta, Georgia and is the youngest son of his father who runs a laundry shop in Marietta. He graduated from North Gwinnett High School, and before going to South Korea in order to participate in the third season of the reality competition show K-pop Star, Park was a part-time worker at a restaurant located near Duluth. Park studied at Gwinnett College, and took a leave of absence in order to focus on his activities with K-pop Star. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop Star 3
The third season of the South Korean reality television competition show ''K-pop Star'' premiered on SBS on November 24, 2013, airing Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST as part of the '' Good Sunday'' lineup. Jun Hyun-moo replaced Yoon Do-hyun as host and narrator, and Yoo Hye-young replaced Boom as live host. Yang Hyun-suk and Park Jin-young returned as judges. BoA was replaced by You Hee-yeol, as she was focusing on her music career instead. Changes to the format occurred, including the choice of company for debut made immediately on the live finale. The season ended on April 13, 2014, with Bernard Park crowned as winner and choosing to sign with JYP Entertainment. A special episode named, ''K-pop Star 3 D-1 Final Stage'', aired on April 12, 2014 before the finals as a summary and analysis of the season. Process *Audition applications + Preliminary auditions (June - September 2013) **Preliminary auditions were held around the world in the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop Star
''Survival Audition K-pop Star'' ( ko, 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타) is a South Korean reality TV competition series where three entertainment/talent agencies in South Korea hold worldwide auditions to find the next potential K-Pop stars. Preliminary auditions are held around the world in Asia, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. The final winner debuts with the company of his or her choice, along with a cash prize of three hundred million won (approx. 300,000 U.S. dollars), two brand new vehicles, opportunities to become commercial models and casting in dramas, and many more benefits. The original three judges for the series were Yang Hyun-suk, founder of YG Entertainment and former member of the popular South Korean act Seo Taiji & Boys, Park Jin-young, singer/songwriter and founder of JYP Entertainment, and Korean pop icon BoA, from SM Entertainment. SM, YG, and JYP are the three largest management companies in Korea. BoA was replaced by singer-songw ... [...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 introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JYP Nation
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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (U
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the country in the Caucasus ** Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom ** Georgia within the Russian Empire ** Democratic Republic of Georgia, established following the Russian Revolution ** Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state ** Province of Georgia, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States ** Georgia in the American Civil War, the State of Georgia within the Confederate States of America. Other places * 359 Georgia, an asteroid * New Georgia, Solomon Islands * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Canada * Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss A
Miss A (stylized as "MISS A" or "miss A", Hangul: ) was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in July 2010 with the single " Bad Girl Good Girl" as a quartet consisting of Fei, Jia, Min, and Suzy. Their debut song reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, which made them the first act ever to have their debut song reach the top of the chart, the song also became the best-performing single of 2010 on the chart. Their debut studio album, '' A Class'' (2011) produced two more number one songs, and their follow-up extended plays, '' Touch'' and '' Independent Women Part III'' (both 2012), proved furthermore success. Their second studio album, '' Hush'' (2013), was well received by critics, and its title track has been covered on numerous occasions by girl groups and on survival reality shows. This would be followed by a year-long hiatus, until the release of their third extended play, '' Colors'' (2015), which would go on to become thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Suzy
Bae Su-ji (; born October 10, 1994), better known as Bae Suzy, is a South Korean singer, actress and model. She was a member of the girl group Miss A under JYP Entertainment. She made her debut as an actress with television series ''Dream High'' (2011) and has gone on to appear in series such as ''Gu Family Book'' (2013), ''Uncontrollably Fond'' (2016), ''While You Were Sleeping (2017 TV series), While You Were Sleeping'' (2017), ''Vagabond (TV series), Vagabond'' (2019), ''Start-Up (South Korean TV series), Start-Up'' (2020), and ''Anna (South Korean TV series), Anna'' (2022). She made her film debut in ''Architecture 101'' (2012). Since her successful film debut, she has been hailed as "The Nation's First Love" in her home country. Early life Bae was born in Buk District, Gwangju, South Korea on October 10, 1994, to Bae Wan-young and Jeong Hyun-sook. She has an older sister and a younger brother. She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in 2013. Before debuti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samseong-dong
Samseong-Dong is an affluent neighborhood or ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea. The area has a large concentration of upscale shopping malls, popular restaurants and hotels such as the Ramada Seoul Hotel and the Hyatt Park Hotel. Samseong-dong is also home to some nightclubs. Apart from its nightlife, the COEX mall, the world's largest underground shopping mall, is located in Samseong-dong. It consists of a large apartment complex and a general residential area, and the 56,000-pyeong Seonjeongneung is loved as a resting place for local residents, including a walk. History *March 1, 1914 Gyeonggi-do District extension (Samseong-ri, Eonju-myeon, Gwangju-gun, Gyeonggi-do) *January 1, 1963 Merged from Gyeonggi-do to Sudo-dong, Eonju Branch Office, Seoul *May 18, 1970 Sudo-dong renamed as Cheongdam-dong *September 1, 1977 Divided from Cheongdam-dong into Samseong-dong *September 1, 1985 Samseong-dong divided into Samseong-1-dong, Samseong-2-dong Schools Samseong-1-dong *Seou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milk Music (streaming Service)
Milk Music was a freemium online music streaming service, with music streams and a recommendation engine powered by Slacker Radio, that offered ad-supported free streaming and ad-free subscription streaming services originally meant to compete with Pandora. When first introduced in March 2014, it was first available only as an app for Samsung headsets. In January 2015, Milk Music was made available to everyone as a website. Samsung began sunsetting Milk Music in September 2016, in the United States and some other markets, and completed its worldwide shutdowns by October 23, 2017. Any installed instance of the app will prompt the user to download Slacker Radio LiveOne (formerly known as LiveXLive) is a music streaming platform that combines audio and (sometimes live) video available in the US and Canada. Users can access the service on the web through mobile apps on smartphones and over-the-air devic .... References External links Music streaming services Android (op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location just south of Manila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during the American colonial period. History Early history In local folk history about the period before the arrival of Spanish colonizers, Pasay is said to have been part of Namayan (sometimes also called Sapa), a confederation of barangays which supposedly controlled territory stretching from Manila Bay to Laguna de Bay, and which, upon the arrival of the Spanish, eventually became known as Santa Ana de Sapa (modern day Santa Ana, Manila). According to these legends, the ruler of Namayan bequeathed his territories in what is now Culi-culi, Pasay, and Baclaran to one of his sons, named Pasay, explaining the origin of the name. In another version of the legend, it was Rajah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMX Convention Center Manila
The SMX Convention Center Manila is a convention center located in Pasay, Philippines. It is the largest private venue in the Philippines for trade events, industry conventions, corporate functions, and international exhibitions. The building is located beside the SM Mall of Asia, and is considered part of the Mall of Asia Complex. It is owned by the company of the same name. History Work on the construction of the SMX Convention Center, then known as the MAITRADE Expo and Convention Center began with the groundbreaking ceremony held on March 23, 2006. The cement pouring ceremony was held a few months later on September 21 of the same year. The SMX Convention Center was opened in November 2007. It was constructed at a cost of . Facilities The SMX Convention Center has 4 exhibition halls, 5 function rooms, and 14 meeting rooms, with of leasable space. It is suitable for many events. The function rooms have a total floor area of . Events Since its opening in November 2007, ... [...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 events and 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, Nine Inch Nails, Incubus, and Japanese band L'Arc-en-Ciel, among others. ;2001 * Westlife: '' Where Dreams Come True Tour'' – 31 May 2001 ;2003 * Mariah Carey: '' Charmbracelet World Tour'' - 20 June 2003 ;2007 * Muse: ''Black Holes and Revelations Tour'' – 7 March 2007MuseWiki ;2011 * Sting kicked off the Asian leg of his Symphonicities Tour here on January 11, 2011, along with the Royal Philharmonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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