There has been great concern in Korea after news went out that Dong Bang Shin Ki trio Micky YooChun, Hero JaeJoong and Xiah JunSu had left their Japanese agency. The news came directly from the trio’s Japanese agency AVEX Trax on 16th September, announcing the temporal suspension of the trio’s Japanese activities. With that on [...]
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DBSK’s Japanese promotion suspended; a worry for the ‘new Kpop hallyu’ in Japan
September 20th, 2010
townhawk Junsu, Jejung, Yuchun’s activities in Japan suspended
September 17th, 2010
townhawk Avex Entertainment announced on Thursday that the three-member group JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN (of TVXQ) will be putting their activities in Japan on hold for the time being, due to problems with their management agency. The bad news came just after
Lee MinHo becomes a “City Hunter”
September 13th, 2010
townhawk Lee Min-Ho to star in re-imagining of action comedy, now set in Seoul in 2011 Actor Lee Min-Ho has been casted as the star of the live-action Korean television adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo’s City Hunter detective action comedy manga. In the original manga, Ryo Saeba is a private eye (“sweeper”) with unrivaled marksmanship and an [...]
Oshio pleaded manager for protection the night victim died
September 7th, 2010
townhawk Actor Manabu Oshio, on trial for abandoning a woman who fell ill and later died after taking the drug Ecstasy, pleaded with his former manager to protect him the night of the incident, according to testimony given Sept. 6. According to the former manager, he rushed to the scene in Tokyo’s Roppongi district on Aug. [...]
Vanness Wu saves the “Queen”
September 7th, 2010
townhawk Next Media’s first ever drama “拜金女王” (roughly translates to “Material Queen”) was without any male lead after Jerry Yan dropped out. Luckily they are back on track with Van Ness Wu signing onto the drama. It will reunite him with Autumn’s Concerto

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