2009, Year Of Us
''2009, Year of Us'' is the third extended play (EP) by South Korean boy group Shinee. It consists of six tracks and it incorporates alternative rock and hip-hop music genres. The digital version of the album was released on October 19, 2009, with a physical release on October 22. The title track, " Ring Ding Dong", was released on October 14, 2009, through various music sites. Songs The EP contains six songs, including the title track "Ring Ding Dong", which is an afro-electro song that combines the beat of African congo drums with the sound of an electro synthesizer. It is the work of Yoo Young-jin. The lyrics of the song describe the situation of unconsciously falling in love with someone. The phrase "ring ding dong", which is repeated numerous times throughout the song, is a cartoon-like expression for a bell ringing in someone's head at the very moment of falling in love. In an interview with Big Communications representative Jung Young-jin, it was revealed that because of it ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shinee
Shinee ( ; ; ; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group consists of four members: Onew, Key (entertainer), Key, Choi Min-ho, Minho, and Taemin. Originally a five-piece band, Jonghyun died on December 18, 2017. The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and the title "Princes of K-pop". Shinee debuted in May 2008 with their first extended play (EP), ''Replay (EP), Replay'', fronted by the single Replay (Shinee song), of the same name. The group gained attention for starting a fashion trend amongst students, which the media dubbed the "Shinee Trend". In August 2008, the group released their first Korean studio album, ''The Shinee World'', which won Newcomer Album of the Year at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards. Shinee further consolidated their popularity on the South Korean music scene with follow-up singles "Ring Ding Dong (Shinee song), Ring Ding Dong" and "Lucifer (Shinee song), Lucifer" ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luna (South Korean Singer)
Park Sun-young (; born August 12, 1993), known professionally as Luna (), is a South Korean singer, dancer, musical actress and television host. She debuted as a member of the girl group f(x) (group), f(x) in September 2009. In May 2016, Luna released her solo EP ''Free Somebody (EP), Free Somebody''. In November 2019, the single "Free Somebody" was listed in Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard''s greatest K-pop songs of the 2010s. In September 2019, Luna left SM Entertainment and joined Humap Contents. In February 2021, Luna established her entertainment agency, Grida Entertainment. Aside from her music career, Luna has established herself as a musical actress, notably through her participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including ''Legally Blonde (musical), Legally Blonde'' (2010–2011), ''Coyote Ugly'' (2011), ''High School Musical on Stage!'' (2013), ''School OZ Hologram Musical'' (2014), ''In the Heights'' (2015–2016), ''Rebecca (musical), Rebecc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level ''metropolitan city'' since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as '' Sudogwon'' and cover , with a combined population of over 26 million - amounting to over half (50.25%) of the entire population of South Korea, and a third of the population of the Korean peninsula at the 2020 census. Etymology Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi Province'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". History Gyeonggi Province has been a politically important area since 18 BCE, when Korea was divided into three nations durin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Namyangju
Namyangju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri, and to the north is Pocheon. Namyangju 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 Namyangju historical character: Jeong Yak-yong, also Jeong Yag-yong or Dasan[] (1762–1836), was a leading Korean Confucian 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 October to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Korea JoongAng Daily
''Korea JoongAng Daily'' () is the English edition of the South Korean national daily newspaper '' JoongAng Ilbo''. The newspaper was first published on October 17, 2000, as ''JoongAng Ilbo English Edition''. It mainly carries news and feature stories by staff reporters, and some stories translated from the Korean language newspaper. Overview ''Korea JoongAng Daily'' is one of the three main English newspapers in South Korea along with ''The Korea Times'' and ''The Korea Herald''. The newspaper is published with a daily edition of ''The New York Times'' and it is located within the main offices of the ''JoongAng Ilbo'' in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b .... See also * List of newspapers in South Korea References SlayypookieExtern ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Shinee World
''The Shinee World'' (stylized as The SHINee WORLD) is the first studio album recorded by South Korean boy band Shinee. It was released on August 28, 2008, under SM Entertainment. The album contains twelve songs, including the lead single, " Love Like Oxygen". On October 29, 2008, the album was re-released under the title ''Amigo'' with three additional tracks. Concept and composition For their first studio album, Shinee showed a more mature and masculine image compared to their debut concept. Many top producers and songwriters such as Yoo Young-jin, Kenzie and Wheesung participated in the production of the album. It includes twelve songs with different genres such as R&B, urban and pop. The lead single, " Love Like Oxygen", is a remake of a song by Danish singer Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, originally titled "Show the World". It features a disco-based funky rhythm that is reminiscent of Michael Jackson and a drum pattern that commonly appears in American R&B music. The lyrics comp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Misha Gabriel
Misha Gabriel (born May 13, 1987), also known as Misha Gabriel Hamilton, is an American dancer, choreographer, and actor. He is known for dancing mainly in the shows of Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson, and for his role as Eddy in '' Step Up Revolution'' (2012) and '' Step Up: All In'' (2014). Life and career Gabriel was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His mother, Irina Brecher, is a ballet dancer from Romania. Gabriel, who was raised in Larkspur, Colorado, began dancing at the early age of two years. He appeared with Janet Jackson for three years in a number of her videos, TV shows, and live performances. He also took part in shows by Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, The Pussycat Dolls, Hilary Duff, John Legend, Kylie Minogue, and Omarion. He has worked in several American commercials and in the movies '' Jackass Number Two'', '' Clerks 2'', and '' Center Stage: Turn It Up''. Gabriel was selected as a principal dancer for Michael Jackson's T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Music Bank (TV Series)
''Music Bank'' () is a South Korean music program which airs every Friday at 17:15 KST on KBS2. the show is also broadcast in more than a hundred countries through KBS World. Episodes are filmed at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu. The show also organizes the global live concert '' Music Bank World Tour''. History Prior to ''Music Bank'', ''Top 10 Songs'' (가요톱10) debuted in 1981 airing live at 6:30 (KST) on Fridays and aired until 1998. For the first few months of 1998, ''Bravo New Generation'' took its place, but due to low ratings, it was quickly replaced by ''Music Bank'' on June 18, 1998. The chart format that was used since ''Top 10 Songs'' was abandoned in late 2001 due to controversy and was changed into a request format. In 2005, the show was moved to Sunday afternoons at 12:45 (KST) and became a recorded broadcast. Due to sinking ratings, in September 2007, the show returned to its original time slot of Fridays evenings at 6:30 (KST) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Korean Broadcasting System
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS; ) is the public broadcasting, national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters under the government of South Korea. The KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels and multiple Internet-exclusive services. Its flagship terrestrial television television station, station, KBS1, broadcasts on Television channel, channel 9 while KBS2, an entertainment-oriented network, broadcasts on channel 7. KBS also operates the international service KBS World, which provides television, radio and online services in 12 languages. History Early radio broadcasts The KBS began as Gyeongseong Broadcasting Station () with call sign JODK, established by the Governor-General of Korea on 16 February 1927. It became the in 1932. After Korea was liberated from Japanese rule at the end of World War II, this station started using the call sign HLKA in 1947 after the United St ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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JoongAng Ilbo
''The JoongAng'', formerly known as ''JoongAng Ilbo'' (), is a South Korean daily newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the three biggest newspapers in South Korea, and a newspaper of record for South Korea. The paper also publishes an English edition, ''Korea JoongAng Daily'', in alliance with the ''International New York Times''. It is often regarded as the holding company of JoongAng Group ''chaebol'' (a spin-off from Samsung) as it is owner of various affiliates, such as the broadcast station and drama producing company JTBC, and movie theatres chain Megabox. History It was first published on September 22, 1965, by Lee Byung-chul, the founder of Samsung Group which once owned the Tongyang Broadcasting Company (TBC). In 1980, ''JoongAng Ilbo'' gave up TBC and TBC merged with KBS. ''JoongAng Ilbo'' is the pioneer in South Korea for the use of horizontal copy layout, topical sections, and specialist reporters with investigative reporting teams. Since Apri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nate (web Portal)
Nate () is a South Korean web portal developed by SK Communications. In 2003, Nate acquired social media site Cyworld and in 2004, it achieved first place in local page views with a total of 3.8 million, surpassing rival Daum for the first time. NateOn NateOn is an instant messaging client provided by Nate, which in 2005 first overtook MSN Messenger in terms of South Korean user numbers. During the 3rd week of May 2005, NateOn's South Korean users totalled 7.54 million, compared to 6.5 million for MSN Messenger.Chang Chung-hoon and Wohn Dong-hee"Nate On increases lead over MSN Messenger" ''JoongAng Daily'', May 30, 2005. Retrieved on September 28, 2007. See also * Search engine A search engine is a software system that provides hyperlinks to web pages, and other relevant information on World Wide Web, the Web in response to a user's web query, query. The user enters a query in a web browser or a mobile app, and the sea ... * Comparison of web search engines * Timeline ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |