Kim JongMin, “ChangMin is amongst my list of top singers in Korea”

Kim JongMin praises 2AM ChangMin.

2AM, Cheon MyungHoon and Kim JongMin were present for the recent filming of SBS E!TV ‘Variety Production’.

On the show, 2AM ChangMin talked about the process of getting his current vocals capabilities. With that, Kim JongMin said, “I think there are less than 5 singers whom I think have the best vocals in Korea,” pointing to veteran singers like Kim GunMo, Lee SeungChul and ShinJi etc, and the list includes ChangMin.

ChangMin then confessed, “To get my current voice, I changed it for 3 times.”

[Highlights] 2009 KBS Music Festival – 2PM ‘Again & Again’ wins top popularity song

2nd of the 3 largest annual music festivals for Kpop this year is 2009 KBS Music Festival. It is held in KBS Hall and live broadcast via 2 parts 85 minutes each on KBS2TV channel.

And group 2PM wins top popularity song from the viewers poll during the show with the song ‘Again & Again’!

Go under the cut for the performance flow and cuts.

[Special] Your guide to year-end Gayo Daejuns and festivals!

We’ve come nearly to the end of year 2009, and it is the time of the year for Gayo DaeJuns and festivals put up by the 3 major broadcast companies in Korea – SBS, MBC and KBS.

Go under the cut to know what to expect for the gayo festivals this year!

Performance lineup for KBS Gayo Festival revealed!

The performance lineup for upcoming KBS Gayo Festival to take place on 30th December has been revealed!

This year, we have some special stages lined up including couple dance stage by Son DamBi and Park Jin Young, and also special appearance from the 2Days1Night team.

Go under the cut to find out.

Upcoming 19th High1 Seoul Music Awards nominee list revealed!

The nominee list for upcoming 19th High1 Seoul Music Awards 2010 has been revealed!

Said to be one of the Korean popular music award ceremonies established by Sports Seoul in the 1990s which contributed to many other award ceremonies later on, the 19th Seoul Music Awards awarding the best singers of year 2009 will be held on 3rd February 2010.

Nominee list under the cut.

Looking back on the 2008 Kpop scene

What about the ‘Best Singer’, ‘Best Song’, ‘Best male and female singers’, ‘Best newcomer’ and ‘Best incident’ of 2008?

20 PDs from Korea’s 3 largest broadcasting company KBS, MBC and SBS came together to vote and here are the results.