A-PRINCE chooses their “chio girl” & dances to PSY at Singapore showcase

18 May 2013 – The first ever A-PRINCE Showcase Live in Singapore was held in DBS Arts Centre on the afternoon of 18^th May 2013. The showcase begun with You’re The Only One, which was written by MBLAQ’s G.O! The cute boys of A-PRINCE greeted their A-LAND present cheerfully with “Hello lah!”, and did their self-introduction in English!

A-PRINCE continued on with their showcase with their song Oh Girl, before proceeding on to cover TVXQ’s Hug and Mirotic, showing off their sleek dance moves. The host of the day, Ah Ken taught A-PRINCE Singlish phrases such as “chio” and “swee lah!”, which both means pretty. This introduced the next segment of A-PRINCE’s showcase, where the boys themselves gave criteria of their “chio girl”, to be chosen from amongst the audience. The lucky female fans who fit exactly into the criteria that A-PRINCE gave got to go up on stage and fulfill any requests with A-PRINCE, in which they requested individual hugs from the members and group photos with the boys.

It was leader Sungwon’s turn to shine on the stage as he showed off his vocal skills during his solo stage performance of a ballad song, M.C The Max’s 가슴아 그만해 (Stop, My Heart). After Sungwon’s soulful solo stage, the rest of the members joined him on stage to perform One Direction’s What Makes Your Beautiful. Sungwon displayed some of his English skills by greeting fans with “Hello, how are you? I’m fine, thank you!” before continuing on to another One Direction’s song, One Thing. The A-PRINCE boys showed off their cheeky side as they hit their butts against one another while dancing to the songs and even jumped off the stage to greet their fans.

Sungwon and Seungjun remained on stage to answer questions from the host as the other members went backstage to prepare for their next item. They revealed little known facts about themselves and the other members as well, such as their shoe sizes, which member loves taking pictures of flowers (it is Sungwon!) and which member likes collecting caps (Woobin). Under the request and guidance from the fans, the two boys did kwiyomi, making fans scream with each different action they performed.

The other 3 members, Minhyuk, Siyoon and Woobin re-appeared on stage dressed in blinged-out hoodies to perform Puff Daddy’s I’ll Be Missing You. Next up, A-PRINCE performed 3 of their new songs (2 of them titled My Lady and Mambo tentatively) which will be debuting in Korea soon – but lucky A-LAND in Singapore got the opportunity to watch them perform their new songs first! Their dance moves for the new songs showed off even more of A-PRINCE’s cute and boyish charms, as evident from the fans’ excited screams.

International fans’ dedication for the A-PRINCE boys can be seen, as a video created by their international fanbase, Unity of A-PRINCE was shown on screen where A-PRINCE watched together with their fans. Video cuts of fans wishing Woobin happy birthday were shown, followed by the A-PRINCE members’ video messages to Woobin, as well as Seungjun too. Birthday cakes were then brought up onto the stage, where the selected lucky fans celebrated this special moment with the boys on stage. Last but not least, A-PRINCE performed their hit song, Hello, much to the delight of the fans.

Any concerts or showcases of course does not end just like that, as A-PRINCE returned to stage after chants of encore from the audience, to perform PSY’s Gangnam Style and Gentleman! The unexpected performances garnered wild cheers from the fans, and this also successfully marked the end of A-PRINCE’s first ever showcase in Singapore. VIP ticket holders were entitled to an individual photo-taking session with A-PRINCE and all ticket holders were also entitled to A-PRINCE’s fansign session right after the showcase, where they got to interact with their favourite boys upclose.

Article by: Zhen Zhen @ KAvenyou
Photography by: Xuanlin @ KAvenyou

Credits: K-Avenue

The 5 princes of A-PRINCE show off their individual charms at Singapore press conference

17 May 2013 – The up-and-coming princes of South Korea – A-PRINCE arrived in Singapore last week to hold their first ever showcase here. Even before the press conference took place, A-PRINCE has already visited the Merlion Park earlier on in the morning, to which they found it beautiful and took many photos there as well.

A-PRINCE did their self-introduction – Smile Prince Seungjun, Pure Prince Woobin, Prince of Prince Sungwon, Sexy Prince Minhyuk, Cutie Prince Siyoon, accompanied with them showing off charms reflecting their persona. However when leader Sungwon was supposed to show his charming eyes, he burst out laughing instead, and covered his face shyly.

Speaking about A in their group name, the members were asked about their school grades. It turns out that the members are all-rounded, such as Siyoon receiving A for art and Sungwon receiving A for music. Seungjun was called the elite of the group because he has scored As in quite a number of subjects!

When asked about who would the A-PRINCE members like to collaborate with, each of them have different answers. Seungjun wishes to collaborate with Naul, Woobin with PSY (and he started dancing Gangnam Style!), Sungwon with Jaejoong, Minhyuk with Beenzino and Siyoon with Se7en. (Stay tuned to our coverage of their group interview to find out why they chose these artistes!)

Singapore A-LAND are really lucky, as A-PRINCE revealed they are going to perform 3 new songs here in Singapore including their promotional track Mambo (tentatively titled), at their showcase! Speaking of Mambo, the boys expressed that it has been challenging yet refreshing to produce the new track. Look forward to A-PRINCE’s comeback in Korea where they will perform these songs soon!

KAvenyou would like to thank JNation for the invitation to cover A-PRINCE Live in Singapore 2013.

Article by: Zhen Zhen @ KAvenyou
Photography by: Yanglin @ KAvenyou

Credits: K-Avenue

Teen Top’s Niel and His Mom Discuss the Scandal Involving Girl Group Member “S” from JYP

On the recent episode of KBS’s “Happy Sunday – Mamma Mia,” which was aired on May 26, Teen Top’s Niel and his mother appeared as special guests.

During the show Niel’s mother mentioned Niel’s recent scandal. On MBC’s “Radio Star” on May 8, Shinhwa’s Andy revealed that a girl group member “S” from JYP Entertainment has showed interest in Niel romantically.

Niel’s mother said, “(Niel) had a hard time. Unintentionally, he has hurt some people, and there was nothing he could say at the time to help. He was depressed.”

Niel stated, “This was my first (scandal), and so I didn’t know what to do. There were a lot of things people misunderstood.”

Niel’s mother added, “I felt helpless, and there was nothing I could say. In addition, there were other things that were going on at the time. That was a very long week. Niel asked me and his father not to argue because of this incident, and he tried to console us. He was having the most difficult time, yet he tried to help us. At that moment, I knew he has matured a lot.”

She then told Niel, “As we live, there will be even greater hardships we must face, but we will always endure them with optimism.”  
   
Fans that saw this episode commented, “Niel must’ve had a difficult time,” and “A careless remark caused so many problems.”

Credits: soompi

B2ST′s Yong Jun Hyung Studies His Script Again and Again for ′Monstar′

Yong Jun Hyung has been showcasing some surprising acting on Mnet′s Monstar, and these cuts show his skills don′t just spring up out of nowhere.

In photos released by the producers of Monstar on May 24, Yong Jun Hyung is shown poring over his script no matter where he is. He even gets together with his co-stars to practice with them in some photos.

Yong Jun Hyung appears as Seol Chan, a mischievous top star, in the drama. With just one episode, the singer managed to quell all doubts some viewers had on the birth of another idol actor.

Producer Yoon Hyun Ki said, "Yong Jun Hyung is overcoming the pressure coming from his first lead acting role with practice. Ever since he was cast for the role, he′s been practicing his acting and instrument skills to fit in his role. Even when shoots end late into the night, he stays up for hours more to read over his script."

The next episode of the drama will air on May 24.

Photo credit: tvN

 

Credits: enews

Boyfriend Rolls Out the Charms in ‘On & On’ Teaser

After making a surprise announcement about a digital single , Boyfriend has unveiled the teaser for the new song, On & On.

On May 27, Starship Entertainment unveiled the first teaser for Boyfriend’s On & On, which was produced by Sweetune. The teaser showed the Boyfriend members full of smiles and adorable antics.

The song will be released on May 28.

 

Credits: enews

My Name Grows Into a Hallyu Group with Its Japan Tour

My Name became the new hallyu-dol with its first Japan tour.

On May 18, My Name started on its tour with a show in Osaka, then went on to Nagoya on May 19 and Tokyo on May 25. Though the tour was its first ever in the country, all seats to the concerts sold out, gathering a total of 8,000 fans across all three shows.

The group performed a total of 22 songs, including We Are the Night and other singles released in Korea. In some performances, the group divided into a vocalist team and rap team for a more exciting show, and appealed with its many different charms across a variety of dance, ballad and rock singles.

All five members even spoke fluently in Japanese, touching the hearts of their fans with their effort.

Fans held up light sticks in one hand and Korean placards with the members′ names on them in the other. Near the middle of the concert, they even put on a surprise event by holding up placards reading ′Love you forever′ in Korean.

The My Name members said through their agency, "We gave our best to repay our fans for their passionate love and support. It was a great experience, as we got to meet with our Japanese fans through the concerts."

My Name will make a return in Korea late June.

Photo credit: H2 Media

 

Credits: enews

Infinite Unveils ‘Man In Love’ Japanese Version Teaser

Ready to release its first official Japanese album, Infinite released the music video teaser for Man In Love, Japanese version.

The new version of the already beloved song was unveiled on May 27 through the Woollim Entertainment Youtube channel. The Japanese version teaser briefly showed the Infinite members expressing love in other ways, contrasting from the original Man In Love music video.

Infinite will be releasing its first official Japanese album on June 5. 

 

Credits: enews