U-KISS’s subunit uBEAT’s teaser images unveiled

U-KISS‘ first subunit ‘uBEAT‘ is getting ready for their debut next week, and what better way to get you all excited than with the release of fun teaser images?

The boys previously revealed that they’ll be standing on stage at the ‘M! Countdown‘ global special scheduled to be held at the Taipei Arena in Taiwan on the 25th, but to get fans ready, they’ll be revealing their mini album ‘Should Have Treated You Better‘ on April 22nd!

The two photos revealed through their official Twitter feature just Eli and AJ in the first one, while the second one also features Kevin getting in on the fun himself!

Stay tuned for their exciting unit debut!

Tip: Inkestral

Credits: allkpop

U-KISS subunit uBeat to have first official stage in Taiwan

U-KISS‘ first subunit ‘uBEAT‘ will have their first official stage in Taiwan!

The boys will be standing on stage at the ‘M! Countdown‘ global special scheduled to be held at the Taipei Arena in Taiwan on the 25th. uBEAT is made up of Eli and AJ. Kevin also participated in their debut album as well.

uBEAT said, “We’re a bit nervous and also anticipating this because we’re having our first stage not in Korea, but overseas. But since we have a lot of experience standing on stage in foreign countries as U-KISS, we’re confident we can put on a flawless stage.”

Their song, “Should Have Treated You Better“, is produced by Brave Brothers and will be released on the 22nd.

Credits: allkpop

U-KISS’ Eli and ElectroBoyz’s Maboos take a friendly snapshot while recording uBEAT’s new album

U-KISS fans were jumping up and down in joy after hearing news of the group’s first ever subunit uBEAT. Following the good news, uBEAT member Eli and ElectroBoyz‘ Maboos updated fans with a friendly snapshot from the studio while recording for the subunit’s debut album.

Maboos shared on his Twitter, “With Eli from U-Kiss at the [Brave Entertainment] studio^* In the middle of recording U-KISS’ unit album~~~It’s good. I like it!! uBEAT hwaiting,” along with a selca of the two giving their toughest expressions.

Eli also tweeted, “With Maboos. Ma Boy 3 daebak!” with a more friendly selca of Eli showing his support for ElectroBoyz’s ‘Ma Boy 3‘ album.

Fans commented, “Eli and Maboos seem really close,” “It’s nice to see Eli smiling while recording,” and “‘Ma Boy 3′ is daebak! I can’t wait to listen to uBEAT’s new song.”

Stay tuned for more details on uBEAT’s upcoming debut!

Credits: allkpop

U-KISS, ZE:A Five, Davichi and More to Take K-Pop to South America

Chile will be hosting a large-scale K-Pop performance to fan the flames of the K-Pop boom sweeping through the region.

On May 19, the I Love K-Pop with Friends event will take place in Santiago′s largest dome, the Movistar Arena. The event will feature U-KISS, ZE:A Five, After School, Davichi, AA, Sunny Hill, RaNia and more.

It will be hosted by the production company TWEG, with former Mnet CEO and current dean of Seoul Arts - Occupational Training College, Kim Jong Jin, as its director.

The event will even be expanding into a full-fledged tour, going to Peru in August, Mexico in September, Brazil in October and Uruguay in November.

It will also be aired on TV through Mega TV.

Photo credit: NH Media

Credits: enews

U-KISS’ first sub-unit ‘uBEAT’ to debut this April

U-KISS is set to unleash their first ever sub-unit and they’ll go by the name of ‘uBEAT‘!

NH Media confirmed on the 8th, “U-KISS’ first sub-unit uBEAT will debut at the end of April.”

As you can already guess, ‘uBEAT’ stands for ‘U-KISS’ and ‘BEAT’, and is comprised of members Eli and AJ with a featuring from main vocalist Kevin.
uBEAT have also teamed up with the hit-making producer Brave Brothers behind their hit song “Man Man Ha Ni” for their upcoming single, leaving fans eagerly anticipating this debut.

Are you happy with this duet/trio? Any guesses on their concept?


Credits: allkpop

Red Bull Korea gifts U-KISS’s Eli with an epic birthday cake!

One of Red Bull Korea‘s top customers received a special birthday gift on March 13 (KST). It was none other than U-KISS member Eli!

The company wished Eli a happy birthday by posting the cake below captioned with, “3/13, today is U-KISS Eli’s birthday! Happy Birthday to our friend @u_kisseli^^! We always give you wiiings!”

Happy birthday to the one and only Eli!

Credits: allkpop

U-KISS’ Eli thinks Soohyun is tasty?

U-KISS held their 3rd athletic meet ‘KISSME Day‘ and fans surprised Eli and Soohyun with a birthday cake.

Eli looked so happy as he took a bite out of the cake, which happened to be the part with Soohyun’s face on it. Eli took to Twitter to thank his fans sharing, “Eli “kekekekeke Soohyun hyung is tasty!^^; Thank you for the cake!^^ I am so touched!”, revealing how delicious the cake was.

Fans are now left wondering if Eli had some hidden grudge towards Soohyun that he needed to relieve or if he just finds Soohyun tasty.

U-KISS will also be making a comeback this month so stay tuned!

Tip: lunarlullaby

Credits: allkpop

U-KISS gather together for a hilarious group shot

The members of U-KISS recently gathered together for a hilarious group shot in the car on the way to their scheduled destination.

Soohyun shared on his Twitter on the 6th, “u~~~~~~~kiss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone’s here, everyone’s here kekeke”, along with the photo above.

The photo shows the U-KISS members smiling and making funny faces to the camera. But the funniest face of all belonged to Dongho (on the far right) who has fallen asleep with his head turned back and mouth wide open. After seeing Dongho in such a state, fans burst into laughter at his adorable way of sleeping.

In other news, U-KISS will be making their Korean comeback this March!

Source + image: Soohyun‘s Twitter

Credits: allkpop

U-KISS to make a comeback with a new album this March

It has been announced that U-KISS will  be making their Korean comeback this coming March!

For their return, the boys will be collaborating with composer Kim Hyung Suk once again to greet eagerly awaiting fans.

A representative revealed on the 30th, “Talented Kim Hyung Suk, Ryan Jhun, and other producers that they previously worked with participated in the new album and the recording was completed. U-KISS started actively promoting in Japan last year, and as a tour is also planned, they will simultaneously conduct their Korean and Japanese activities.”

Stay tuned for more details on U-KISS’ upcoming comeback!

Tip: Hugh

Credits: allkpop

U-KISS reveals teaser trailer for upcoming Japanese single “ALONE”

Earlier in the month, we reported that U-KISS will be releasing a new Japanese single in February. Christmas came a little early for KISSME‘s as a teaser trailer for “ALONE” was unveiled on the Avex‘s official YouTube channel.

According to the group’s official Japanese site, the single will consist of four tracks, including “ALONE” and its instrumental. The accompanying track is currently an unnamed song and the instrumental version of the unnamed song will be included as well.

Credits: http://www.allkpop.com/2012/12/u-kiss-reveals-teaser-trailer-for-upcoming-japanese-single-alone

Eye Candy: Blonde K-Pop boys

Following the last ‘Eye Candy: Sexy Male Leaders‘ edition courtesy of allkpop‘s staff, our ‘Eye Candy‘ series continues with the blonde boys of K-pop! Blonde hair is all the rage in K-pop right now – at least one member per group will sport bright yellow hair. There are so many blondes that it’s impossible to list them all, but here are just a few of the more recent blondes, in no particular order.

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Big Bang‘s G-Dragon

Big Bang‘s T.O.P

Big Bang‘s Daesung

Super Junior‘s Eunhyuk

Super Junior‘s Sungmin

Super Junior‘s Yesung

SHINee‘s Taemin

SHINee‘s Jonghyun

SHINee‘s Key

U-KISS‘ Eli

NU’EST‘s Ren

NU’EST‘s Baekho

2PM‘s Wooyoung

B1A4‘s Baro

B1A4‘s Gongchan

Block B‘s Zico

Block B‘s P.O

B.A.P‘s Bang Yong Guk, Himchan, Daehyun, Youngjae, Jongup, and Zelo (a.k.a all of them)

Bonus: The author’s personal favorite blonde, Bang Yong Guk

Of course, there are many, many more, but listing everyone would go beyond the limits of this Eye Candy. Which boys are your favorite blondes?

Credits: http://www.allkpop.com/2012/12/eye-candy-blonde-k-pop-boys

U-KISS’ Eli calls out ‘haters’ on Twitter

U-KISS‘ Eli posted a special message for “haters” on Twitter.

It appears that the idol has come across some unpleasant words by supposed fans. He tweeted earlier:

Eli Kim @u_kisseli

its funny how some “fans” think they can say whatever they want bcuz they think we are idols and have that image to uphold……..

October 6, 2012

well haters. get a life, what you say isnt hurting the ones your directing it to, its spitting on the face of the idols you do like. — Eli Kim @u_kisseli

… well haters. get a life, what you say isnt hurting the ones your directing it to, its spitting on the face of the idols you do like. — Eli Kim (@u_kisseli) October 6, 2012
 

October 6, 2012

Eli Kim @u_kisseli

and to all the non haters 사랑해요^^ ♥ and thank you all for supporting Kpop ^^ and we appreciate it so much

October 6, 2012

He later added the photo above as a “present” to the “non-haters”. Eli’s followers on Twitter commented, “Actually….us ‘fans’ can say whatever we want to because we can. That’s how life is man. Gotta deal with it”, “Those are not real fans”, and “I agree. I love you Eli”.

Tip: lunarlullaby

Credits: http://www.allkpop.com/2012/10/u-kiss-eli-calls-out-haters-on-twitter

U-KISS reveals Eli & Kiseop’s teaser images for upcoming 7th mini album ‘STOP GIRL’

After unleashing their digital single “Cinderella“ last week, U-KISS is set to release their 7th mini album ‘STOP GIRL‘.

On September 10th the official U-KISS Twitter account shared the photo above of member Kiseop which was taken from the set of their upcoming music video.

[UPDATE] Moments ago, U-KISS also released Eli’s teaser image.

The mini album is scheduled to be released on September 20th.

Are you excited for U-KISS’ comeback?

Source: UKissKorea Twitter

Credits: http://www.allkpop.com/2012/09/u-kiss-reveals-kiseops-teaser-image-for-upcoming-7th-mini-album-stop-girl

U-KISS is the top K-pop act selected by experts in this week’s ‘KPOPULOUS’!

It’s no secret that we all have our own favorite music acts, but do you ever wonder who the music experts believe to be the top acts in K-pop today?

That’s where ‘KPOPULOUS‘ comes in. ‘KPOPULOUS’ is a segment that is aired through Arirang TV‘s ‘Pops in Seoul’ every week to bring you a fresh look at different acts in K-Pop.

 

Ten experts from various fields that represent the Korean music industry have come together to share their favorite music acts each week through ‘KPOPULOUS’. Not only will you get to see exclusive interviews with the artists, it’ll all be in English as well!

Credits: http://www.allkpop.com/2012/06/u-kiss-is-the-top-k-pop-act-selected-by-experts-in-this-weeks-kpopulous

U-Kiss' Believe Concept Photos

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