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Show! Music Core
''Show! Music Core'' (), or simply ''Music Core'' is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is broadcast from MBC Dream Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi. History Prior to the current ''Show! Music Core'', numerous music programs with similar content were aired on MBC. Below is the list in chronological order. ''Live Music Camp'' was cancelled due to a broadcast accident of revealing genitalia. After a brief hiatus, ''Show! Music Core'' began airing on October 29, 2005, with charts similar to its predecessors. However, the charts were removed on January 7, 2006, and it continues to air without any charts or awards. Even without the weekly chart award, the show was known for its special production and stages. From 2007 to 2008, a "Mobile Ranking" segment was used to rank the popularity of songs downloaded to mobile phones and fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts2Hearts
Hearts2Hearts () is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of eight members: Carmen, Jiwoo, Yuha, Stella, Juun, , Ian, and . They debuted on February 24, 2025, with the single album ''The Chase (single album), The Chase'' and its lead single of the The Chase (Hearts2Hearts song), same name. Name According to SM Entertainment's report, the group name, Hearts2Hearts, means "to connect with global fans through a mysterious musical world filled with various emotions and heartfelt messages, and move forward together as a greater 'us. History 2023–2025: Formation First news of a new girl group from SM Entertainment came in February 2023, when the company announced their new SM 3.0 corporate strategy. In the announcement video, CEO Lee Sung-soo, Chris Sung-soo Lee and COO Tak Young-jun announced that SM would debut four new acts in 2023: a new Tokyo-based subunit of NCT (group), NCT (which became NCT Wish), a new boy band (which became Riize), and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Seul-ki
Bae Seul-ki (, born September 27, 1986) is a South Korean singer and actress. She made her entertainment debut as a member of The Red, but has since become a solo singer. Career Debut Bae Seul-ki studied Theater and Film at Sangmyong University, then made her entertainment debut in the fall of 2005 as part of the project group The 빨강 (The Red) with actresses Oh Seung-eun and Ju So-young, which allowed her to gain stage experience and fame before her solo debut. Appearing on many variety shows, she became an Internet sensation when she showed her 복고 (''bokko'' meaning "old school") dance on Seoul Broadcasting System, SBS's ''Love Letter (variety show), Love Letter''. 2006 After the group split in early 2006 (as it was a "project group," used for introducing new singers), the record company felt that Bae could handle being a solo singer. They quickly prepared a digital single, with a full album following in the fall of 2006. The first single from the album, "강한 여 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Sooyoung
Choi Soo-young (; born February 10, 1990), known mononymously as Sooyoung, is a South Korean singer, actress, and songwriter. She was a member of the short-lived Korean-Japanese singing duo Route 0 during 2002 in Japan. After returning to South Korea in 2004, Choi eventually became a member of girl group Girls' Generation in 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most widely known girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, Choi has also starred in various television dramas such as ''The Third Hospital'' (2012), '' Dating Agency: Cyrano'' (2013), ''My Spring Days'' (2014), '' Squad 38'' (2016), ''Man in the Kitchen'' (2017–2018), '' Tell Me What You Saw'' (2020), and most recently in '' Run On'' (2021), ''So I Married the Anti-fan'' (2021), '' If You Wish Upon Me'' (2022), and ''Not Others'' (2023). In October 2017, Choi left SM Entertainment although she remains as a member of Girls' Generation. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwon Yu-ri
Kwon Yu-ri (; born December 5, 1989), known mononymously as Yuri, is a South Korean singer, actress, and songwriter. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most widely known girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, she has acted in several television dramas such as '' Fashion King'' (2012), '' Local Hero'' (2016), ''Innocent Defendant'' (2017), '' Dae Jang Geum Is Watching'' (2018), '' Bossam: Steal the Fate'' (2021), and '' Good Job'' (2022). In 2013, she made her film debut in '' No Breathing''. In 2018, she made her debut as a soloist with her first extended play ''The First Scene''. Early life Yuri was born in Deogyang-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea, on December 5, 1989. She has one older brother, Kwon Hyuk-joon. She auditioned at the SM Entertainment Casting System and joined t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany (Korean Singer)
Stephanie Young Hwang (born August 1, 1989), known professionally as Tiffany or Tiffany Young, is an American singer-songwriter of Korean descent. Born and raised in California, she was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment at the age of fifteen and subsequently moved to South Korea. After two years of training, Young debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-TTS) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most widely known girl groups worldwide. In 2016, Young became the second Girls' Generation member to debut as a soloist with the release of her first extended play '' I Just Wanna Dance''. Although Young remains a member of Girls' Generation, she left SM Entertainment in October 2017. She joined Paradigm Talent Agency and signed with record label Transparent Arts prior to the release of her 2019 extended play '' Lips on Lips''. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sol Bi
Kwon Ji-an (; born 30 September 1984), commonly known by her stage name Solbi (), is a South Korean singer, painter, and television personality. She made her singing debut in 2006 as a member of the K-pop group Typhoon, and gained widespread fame in 2008 as a cast member of the variety show ''We Got Married''. She held her first solo exhibition as a painter in 2012. Career Debut She made her debut as the main vocalist of the representative K-pop hybrid group Typhoon in 2006 and also released her solo album ' Do It ' in 2008. In the same year, she also received attention in plays and musicals. Since then, she has been releasing music and music albums every year. Aside from her music career, Solbi has also achieved fame as a television host on MBC, in the shows Sang Sang Plus (season 2) (alongside Lee Hyori and Shin Jung-hwan) and Music Core with Big Bang members Seung Ri and Dae Sung from March 2008 to March 2009, later replaced by Tiffany and Yuri of Girls' Generation. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daesung
Kang Dae-sung (; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the BigBang album '' Alive'' (2012). In 2013, he released his first solo album in Japan, '' D'scover'' and embarked on his first Japanese tour. The following year, he released two more albums, '' D'slove'' and his first chart-topper, '' Delight''. D'slove Tour made him the first Korean soloist to gather over 100,000 fans for two Japanese tours in a row. In 2017, he held his first solo Japanese dome tour, performing for over 150,000 people from four shows and released his second number one album, ''D-Day'', that made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seungri
Lee Seung-hyun (; born December 12, 1990), better known by the stage names Seungri () and V.I, is a South Korean former singer-songwriter and was a member of the South Korean boy band BigBang (South Korean band), BigBang formed by YG Entertainment. A key figure of the Burning Sun scandal, he was convicted in 2020 for prostitution mediation and embezzlement. In the mid-2000s, Seungri rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean boy band BigBang (South Korean band), BigBang. With the release of the group's second studio album Remember (BigBang album), ''Remember'' (2008), which included a solo performance by Seungri, he began to adopt a more mature image as an artist. Seungri furthered this image with the release of his chart-topping EP, ''V.V.I.P'' (2011). It yielded two singles: "VVIP" and "What Can I Do" (). His second Korean EP ''Let's Talk About Love (EP), Let's Talk About Love'' (2013) fared better, becoming his second number one album with 80,000 copies sold. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunye
Min Sun-ye (born August 12, 1989), known professionally as Sunye, is a South Korean singer and missionary known for her work as a former leader and main vocalist of girl group Wonder Girls. In early 2013, following her marriage, she became an inactive member of the Wonder Girls and officially departed from the group in July 2015. Sunye returned to the entertainment industry in August 2018, signing with the company Polaris Entertainment. Sunye made her official solo debut with the EP ''Genuine'' on July 26, 2022, after signing with Blockberry Creative, a subsidiary of Polaris Entertainment, in February 2022. Early life Sunye was born on August 12, 1989, in Seoul. She attended Korea Arts High School and Dongguk University. In 2001, Sunye was discovered by JYP Entertainment during Park Jin-young, Park Jin-young's "99% Challenge" project, where she sang and danced. She then trained at JYP Entertainment until she debuted in the Wonder Girls in 2007. Sunye was one of the longest ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang-in
Kim Young-woon (born January 17, 1985), better known by his stage name Kangin (lit. meaning: "strong benevolence"), is a South Korean former singer, actor, television host, and radio personality. He is best known as a former member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H. Career Super Junior Kangin officially debuted as part of 12-member project group ''Super Junior 05'' on November 6, 2005, on SBS' music program ''Popular Songs'', performing their first single, "Twins (Knock Out)". Their debut album ''SuperJunior05 (Twins)'' was released a month later on December 5, 2005, and debuted at number three on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts. In March 2006, SM Entertainment began to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation. However, plans changed and the company declared a halt in forming future Super Junior generations. Following the addition of thirteenth member Kyuhyun, the group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially cred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Gyu-ri
Nam Gyu-ri (; born April 26, 1985) is a South Korean actress and singer. She was the leader of the Korean female trio SeeYa. In 2009, Nam Gyu-ri had a contract dispute with the group's management company and left the group. Lee, Mi-hye오락가락 남규리, 씨야 합류 끝내 무산...네티즌 "원래 말 안됐다" (''Flip-Flopping Nam Gyuri; Plans to Return to SeeYa Dissolve...Netizens Say "It Didn't Make Sense Initially"''). '' Joins.com''/''Newsen''. August 13, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009. Nam has also acted, most notably in the film '' Death Bell'' and the drama '' 49 Days''. Career Nam was born in Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea. She graduated from Kyunghee University specializing in Theater and Film (Department of Theater and Film). In April 2009, Core Contents Media, SeeYa's management company, announced that Nam Gyu-ri had violated the terms of her contract by refusing to perform her engagements as a member of SeeYa; the company also stated that it woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivy (South Korean Singer)
Park Eun-hye (; born November 7, 1982), better known by the stage name Ivy (), is a South Korean singer and musical actress. Career 2005: Debut A former JYP Entertainment, JYPE trainee, Ivy first appeared in Lee Soo Young's music video "Holding onto the Flowers" in 2005. She officially debuted as a singer in 2005 with the single "What Happened Tonight" (). Her official second single "A ha" was an uptempo R&B single whose dance routine was famously parodied by Park Kyung-lim on ''X-Man (TV series), X-Man''. Around the same time, Ivy also promoted "I Am a Fool" (), a ballad, which was performed in conjunction with "A ha". The album placed 48th for the year. Although inactive for most of 2006, she has collaborated with Shinhwa for their album ''State of the Art (Shinhwa album), State of the Art'' on the track "Highway Star". 2007–2008: Breakthrough, controversy and hiatus On February 12, 2007, Ivy's second album, ''Vol. 2 – A Sweet Moment'', was released, with the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
