New York Daily News: 5 Must-Hear K-Pop Groups

New York Daily News ran an article about Hallyu and the SM Town concert in NYC today, and they ended the article with a "5 Must-Hear K-Pop Groups" list, in which Big Bang is included. Here's the list:

Ready to dip your toe into the Korean Wave? Here are the top five South Korean acts that will help immerse you in the world of K-Pop:

How to maximize your vote for BIGBANG on MTVEMA

VIPs, there is a way for you to maximize your vote for our boys.


On the MTVEMA site:

1. OPEN 3 WINDOWS (not TAB) on google chrome.
2. MINIMIZE
3. open http://asia.mtvema.com/vote
4. click category "worldwide act asia pasific nominees"
5. vote BIGBANG
6. don't refresh. it's slow. just click another category then click "worlwide..." again

Only 3 members of Big Bang to perform at 2011 K-pop Super Concert

Taeyang, Seungri and T.O.P of Big Bang will be performing individually at the ‘2011 K-pop Super Concert‘ to take place at a beach resort in Busan’s Kwanganri on October 28th.

Which idol would make a good CEO of an entertainment company?

On the popular music portal Monkey 3, a survey for “The idol who would perform well as a CEO of an entertainment company” was conducted from October 13th through the 19th. The nominees included 2AM’s Jo Kwon, Big Bang’s Seungri, INFINITE’s Woohyun, Kim Hyun Joong, 2PM’s Taecyeon, and B2ST’s Kikwang.

BIGBANG 'THE NORTH FACE" MV

Credits: BIGBANG@YT

YG Concert in Japan shooting for a record 30 billion won in ticket sales

YG Entertainment is shooting for the largest ticket sales in the shortest time in the Korean music industry history.

YG Entertainment will hold a total of 4 concerts titled, ’15th Anniversary YG Family Concert’ with 2 dates in Kyocera Dome in Japan (1/7 and 1/8/2012) and the again 2 dates in Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo (1/21-1/22/2012).

Taeyang to be featured in Tablo First Solo Album Title Track

Idol singers pick Taeyang as the new Rain

Big Bang’s Taeyang and 4minute’s HyunA were picked as “the Next Rain and Hyori” by other idol singers in this week’s MBC Everyone’s “Weekly Idol.”