Details on Tohoshinki’s 5-dome tour revealed

The details on Tohoshinki’s upcoming live tour, ‘Nationwide 5 Dome Tour 2013 (Tentative)‘, has been revealed!

The tour will kick off with a 3-day Saitama Super Arena concert starting on April 27th. The boys will then perform at Nagoya Dome, Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome, Kyocera Dome Osaka, Tokyo Dome, and Sapporo Dome.

Check out the tour dates below!

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<Nationwide 5 Dome Tour 2013 (Tentative)>

Saturday, April 27th – Saitama Super Arena Stadium Mode (Saitama)

Sunday, April 28th – Saitama Super Arena Stadium Mode (Saitama)

Monday, April 29th – Saitama Super Arena Stadium Mode (Saitama)

Friday, May 10th – Nagoya Dome (Aichi)

Saturday, May 11th – Nagoya Dome (Aichi)

Saturday, May 25th – Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome (Fukuoka)

Sunday, May 26th – Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome (Fukuoka)

Wednesday, June 5th – Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)

Thursday, June 6th – Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)

* Sapporo Dome (Hokkaido) dates to be revealed later.

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Source: natalie

AKB48 holds their 7th anniversary concert

 On December 8th, idol group AKB48 held their 7th anniversary concert at AKB48 Theater in Akihabara.

AKB48 general manager Takahashi Minami placed the group’s 7th ribbon onto the two pillars of AKB48 Theater. She greeted, “It feels like we’ve started running into our 8th year. I want to go towards infinite possibilities.” Oshima Yuko added, “It’s 7. I want it to be our lucky 7.”

The concert featured a total of 87 members including SNH48’s Miyazawa Sae and Suzuki Mariya. Each of the 14 generations got to perform a song one by one. They celebrated their anniversary with 250 fans.

Maeda Atsuko, who graduated from the group in August, also sent a congratulatory message through her official Twitter account. “Congratulations on your 7 years,” she said.

Source & Photos: Sanspo

CNBLUE’s Yonghwa and Minhyuk win at the ’2012 K-Drama Star Awards’

CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa won the ‘Hallyu Star Award‘ at the ‘2012 K-Drama Star Awards‘.

The ceremony, held on the 8th at the Daejun Convention Center, awarded Yonghwa for his work on television dramas, such as ‘You’re Beautiful‘ and ‘Heartstrings‘, which helped spread the Hallyu wave.

Fellow CNBLUE member Minhyuk also received the ‘Rising Star Award‘.

Announcer Kim Byung Chan and actress Yoo In Na hosted the two-part awards, while Epik High, Kim Hyung Jun, Girl’s Day, and BtoB performed.

Congrats to both CNBLUE members!

Inazuma Rock Fes 2011

DAY 1

Line up

jealkb

Shoko Nakagawa

Dragon Ash

Def Tech

abingdon boys school

Aibouzu

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4

PART 5

PART 6

DAY 2

Line up

MAN WITH A MISSION

T.M Revolution

The GazettE

Hilcrhyme

FLOW
Aqua Timez

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4 

PART 5

PART 6

credits: kazuhikovkei, ang-san, edohsama

LM.C : World Tour 2012!

LM.C are kicking their 2012 world tour off in May!

Dates so far

5.11 Moscow, Russia

5.13 Helsinki, Finland

5.15 Berlin, Germany

5.16 Warsaw, Poland

5.17 Budapest, Hungary

5.19 Munich, Germany

5.20 Lyon, France

5.21 Paris, France

5.23 London, U.K

5.24 Bochum, Germany

...rest of the dates are yet to be announced

Source: OHP , Karin

Tour Dates and Convention Dates of 2012!!!

Tour Dates/Convention Dates/Reminders to J-Rock Lovers:

1. -OZ- and AYABIE. (They will both be performing Friday of June 1st.

Where: Dallas, Texas at A-Kon.

When: June 1-3, 2012

2. Blood Stain Child

Where: Overland Park, Kansas at Naka-Kon Anime Convention.

When: February 10-12, 2012.

3. exist†trace

 March 18, 2012 (SUN)at Hiro Ballroom, New York (NY)

March 20, 2012 (TUE)at Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia (PA)

March 24,and 2012 (SAT)Tekkoshocon, Pittsburgh (PA)

4. HITT (Tour Dates in Europe)

- Hitt @ HITT SHOW @ Lakeside in Stockholm, Sweden. April 05,2012 -> Tickets

-Hitt @ HITT SHOW @ Arenan in Falun, Sweden. April 06,2012

-Hitt @ HITT SHOW @ House of Win-Win in Goteborg, Sweden. April 07,2012 -> Tickets

-Hitt @ HITT SHOW @Progresja in Warszawa, Poland. April 12,2012 -> Tickets

-Hitt @ HITT SHOW in Kharkov, Ukraine. April 14,2012

-Hitt @ HITT SHOW in Moscow, Russian Federation. April 16,2012

5. Megaromania

 2012.3.16(FRI) Paris (France) - Glazart

2012.3.17(SAT) Bochum (Germany) - Zeche

2012.3.18(SUN) Leipzig (Germany) - Moritzbastei

2012.3.19(MON) Utrecht (NL) - Tivoli de helling

6. Plunklock

 -EURO TOUR-"~ epsode 0 ~ Creation"

2012.02.24: Russia / Moscow

2012.02.25: Sweden / Falun @ Arenan

2012.02.26: Austria / Vienna @ Reigen

2012.02.29: Poland / Warsaw @ Progresja (Sold Out)

2012.03.01 / Prague, Czech Republic @ Matrix (Sold Out)

2012.03.02: Germany / Munich @ Garage Deluxe (Sold Out)

2012.03.03: Germany / Cologne @ MTC

2012.03.06: Finland / Helsinki @ Gloria

2012.03.08: Germany / Berlin @ K17

2012.03.09: Hungary / Budapest @ Crazy Mamma

2012.03.10: Romania / Bucharest @ TBA

2012.03.11: France / Paris @ Glazart

Early Bird Tickets for certain countries for Plunklock.

7. Satsuki x Kaya : Coupling Tour in Europe 2012

Dates:

19/02: Moscow, Russia @ Club Relax

21/02: London, UK @ the Underworld

24/02: Cologne, Germany @ MTC

25/02: Paris, France @ Divan du Monde

26/02: Marseille, France @ Le Poste à Galène

28/02: Milan, Italy @ Legend 54

29/02: Munich, Germany @ Feierwerk

02/03: Poznan, Poland @ Blue Note

03/03: Hamburg, Germany @ Headcrash

P.S.: Since D's European Tour was already poster, I didn't think that it should be up here. O-O Also sorry for this messy post, but I hope it helps! :D

Credit/Source to: ohp ,facebook, and Visual Kei Heaven.

D Europe Tour 2012 Schedule Announcement!

D's fans made it happen: the Europe tour schedule has announced!
The tour takes place in 13 cities, 9 countries including Italy and Spain which D is visiting for the fist time.
How will D penetrate and stir the excitement with this 2012 Europe tour?

MJP will be exclusively interviewing D regarding this EU tour.

Await for the interview which will be full of passion for the tour coming up soon!

[D Europe tour schedule]
Saturday, April 21 Wien, Austria
Sunday, April 22 Munich, Germany
Tuesday, April 24 Milano, Italy
Friday, April 27 Marseille, France
Saturday, April 28 Toulouse, France
Sunday, April 29 Barcelona, Spain
Tuesday, May 01 Paris, France
Wednesday, May 02 Amsterdam, Holland
Friday, May 04 Cologne, Germany
Saturday, May 05 Bruxelles, Belgium
Sunday, May 06 Hamburg, Germany
Tuesday, May 08 Helsinki, Finland
Wednesday, May 09 Moscow, Russia

*Tour schedule may change due to various reasons.

Source: Anni & Hayashi Hana
Credits: MJP

Yoseob expresses his nervousness on duet performance with IU

On December 29th, B2ST‘s Yoseob had a wonderful duet performance with IU at the 2011 SBS Gayo Daejun.

On January 2nd, SBS E! K-Star News aired a special featuring some backstage footage from the Gayo Daejun and it seems Yoseob was quite nervous for the performance.

Before the performance, he had a short interview session with a reporter:

Yoseob: I’m singing a song with IU sunbaenim.
Reporter: What song is it?
Yoseob: “If you want a lover.”
Reporter: If you were really to have a girlfriend what would you do with her?
Yoseob: Go to the amusement park and have a surprising event as well.
Reporter: If you were to date IU?
Yoseob: I’m so nervous and shy, how can that happen? I can barely even sing with her.

After the performance, both IU and Yoseob were asked how the performance went. While IU seemed perfectly fine answering, “It was fun,” Yoseob on the other replied, “I was shaking… I really was shaking… Ah, I feel so shy.”

Check out their wonderful duet performance below!

’2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun’, the most problematic year-end show of 2011?

The ’2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun’ was an event greatly anticipated by K-Pop fans all over the world. However, when D-Day came on December 31st, fans and artists alike were disappointed by the outcome of the show.

The show’s performances were filled with a multitude of errors and problems, ruining the effect of the stages and wasting hours of rehearsals. The most noticeable mishaps arose during the performances of U-KISS, MBLAQ, Shin Moon Hee, SHINee, Wonder Girls, and 2PM.

U-KISS’s performance suffered from communication problems between the group and the production staff. After the MCs’ introduction of the group, the scene changed to show U-KISS on stage. However, the group had no idea that the screen had been switched over to them, and was shocked to hear “0330″ begin to play. U-KISS improvised quickly and launched into their performance, which they managed to pull off successfully.

But the damage was done, for their confused expressions were caught on camera and broadcasted around the world. They also  experienced problems with the sound and their mics.

MBLAQ was probably the biggest victim of the night in terms of sound and mic problems. Their whole performance of “Mona Lisa“ was riddled with synching problems between the music and the mics. The members’ frustrated expressions could be seen as they struggled to keep up with the music.

Vocalist Shin Moon Hee faced a very embarrassing situation during her performance as well. One part of her stage called for a lift into the air — unfortunately, the train of her skirt was caught on an object, and she was forced to grab onto her skirt for dear life to prevent it from being ripped off. Thankfully, the skirt ripped lower down, and she narrowly escaped unwanted exposure during a live performance.

SHINee’s stage seemed pretty smooth up until the part where they were supposed to put on a teaser performance of their comeback song. Fans weren’t able to see it, however, for the production team had switched the screen to introduce the next performer.

The Wonder Girls also suffered from various sound and mic problems during their much anticipated “Me, In” performance, upsetting viewers and fans’ all over the world who had been waiting for a live performance of the song.

One of the most obvious mishaps from the night came during 2PM’s performance. Although they didn’t suffer from mic and sound problems, a big portion of their performance was blocked from view by giant balls that had migrated onto the stage. 2PM later poked fun at their ball-filled performance by tweeting a New Year’s greetings that incorporated “gohng” (the Korean word for “ball”) as much as they could into their tweets.

With so many problems and errors, it’s probably safe to say that the ’2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun’ will be remembered as one of the most problematic year-end shows in recent memory. It’s a shame to see the hard work of the artists being ruined by the lack of preparation and communication by the broadcast station.

Source + Photo: MyDaily via Nate

Woollim Entertainment assures fans that INFINITE’s L is alright

On December 31st, INFINITE‘s L was seen being helped up by his fellow members after falling on stage during the ’2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun’.

A day later, L’s agency Woollim Entertainment assured concerned fans that “L fell in the middle of the extended stage… Although it could have been a dangerous situation, he did not suffer any injuries. There is no need to worry.”

With it being the first day of the new year in Korea, L and the other members of INFINITE will be taking a much needed break for the first time in a long while. Their break won’t last too long, however, as the boys will have to start preparing for their first solo concert in February. L will also be filming for his new drama.

Catch L on the first episode of tvN’s “Shut Up Flower Boy Band” on January 30th!

Meanwhile, check out INFINITE’s performances from last night if you haven’t seen it already. (L is seen falling around the 4:40 mark)

Source: Star News

TVXQ places 1st on a popularity poll

TVXQ secured 1st place on an unofficial popularity poll held online while the ’62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen’ was being broadcast on on December 31st.

Despite the fact that only fans within Japan were able to vote without the help of other international or Korean fans, TVXQ was able to set a record, obtaining 49.7% of the votes to secure 1st place.

Considering that ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’ is Japan’s biggest year-end music festival, being invited as only one of the three Korean artists to perform at the event speaks for the level of popularity they have reached in Japan.

Dressed in black and white, Yunho and Changmin performed ‘”Why? (Keep Your Head Down)” in front of the cheering crowd, and thanked the fans for their support.

Girls’ Generation and KARA also ranked 5th and 20th, respectively on the poll as well.

Check out TVXQ’s performance below, if you haven’t already!