SHINee in Russia for “2011 K-Pop Cover Dance Festival”

The Committee of “Visit Korea Year” are hosting the “2011 K-Pop Cover Dance Festival”, which aims to bring K-pop fans from all around the world to show off their dance moves from their favorite Korean tracks.

The second round for this event is underway. The first stop for the second round was held in Moscow, Russia on September 6th and for the Moscow stop, the boys of SHINee personally appeared to judge the dancers. MBC will air the contest through an eight-part special show titled, “K-Pop Cover Dance Festival Road Show 40120″

Moscow, Russa: September 6th
Sao Paulo, Brazil: September 7th (MBLAQ)
LA, United States: September 11th
Tokyo, Japan: September 11th
Bangkok, Thailand: September 18th
Madrid, Spain: September 19th
Seoul, Korea: September 23rd

The idols who will participate in the judging panel of this second round include 2PM, Super Junior, SNSD, B2ST, SHINee, KARA, MBLAQ, miss A, and T-ara.

Contestants who make the cut in the second round will be invited to Gyeongsangbuk-do in Gyeongju for a chance to compete for the grand prize in the third and final round of the contest. Finalists will not only be able to watch Korea’s cultural performing arts, but they’ll also get to meet their favorite Hallyu stars and go sightseeing around Gyeongju. The grand winner of the contest will be given a special stage at a concert.

Check out some of the photos and fancams from the Moscow event below!

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Youtube stars Kev Jumba and Ryan Higa want to be K-Pop stars?

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L: Ryan Higa | R: Kev Jumba

Obviously it’s for comedic purposes, but top Youtube stars Kev Jumba and Ryan Higa (nigahiga) have both recently shown their interest in K-Pop through their latest videos.
In Kev Jumba’s latest video, he says he wants to be a K-Pop star and incorporates a little bit of Super Junior’s “Mr. Simple”. Ryan Higa, two weeks ago, incorporated a random 2NE1 K-Pop shout out, which makes us wonder, who will be next and is there something special in the works?
Either way, stay tuned to see who’s next and check out their hilarious clips below!

K-Pop stars from CUBE Entertainment rock out at the Nippon Budokan

Previously, we reported that Korea’s CUBE Entertainment artists would be holding a family concert on August 25th at the Nippon Budokan. Prior to the start of their ‘United Cube in Japan‘ concert, the artists held a press conference with the Japanese media.

B2ST leader Doojoon commented, “We heard that it’s very difficult to be able to hold a concert at the Nippon Budokan. We are very thankful to be able to hold a concert at such a venue“. Meanwhile 4minute’s leader Jihyun commented, “I’m so happy to be able to have a concert abroad with the CUBE family“.

The concert series was first held in Korea on August 14th, bringing in a total of 8,500 fans. The Japan concert was the second leg in the series and brought in a total of 9,500 fans. Each group made a comment about the event during the pre-concert press conference: “We are going to do our best to deliver a spectacular show today” (B2ST); “Please look forward to our fun comments in between songs” (4minute); “I’m a bit nervous but please look forward to our show” (G.NA).

On top of that, B2ST’s Dongwoon remarked, “Today I’m sporting the Changmin hairstyle because Tohoshinki is very popular in Japan“.

The concert kicked off with 4minute’s popular single, “Muzik“, followed by their hit song “Mirror Mirror“. The girls impressed fans with their powerful and sexy dance moves. Following up, G.NA came out and showcased her cute charms and glamorous appeal by performing a total of six songs. She then treated everyone to something special by singing her new song “Top Girl” for the first time in front of an audience.

Although 4minute and G.NA rocked it out, the undeniable highlight of the concert was with B2ST. They performed their debut single “SHOCK” as well as “FICTION“, which was used as the main theme song for Watanabe Ken’s new movie ‘Shanghai‘. Fans were also treated to special collaboration stages between the Cube Entertainment artists. The 2.5 hour concert ended with all the artists singing “Fly So High” together.

The third stop for “UNITED CUBE” is scheduled to be in London on November 19th. CUBE Entertainment definitely has its eyes set on the global market.

Check out some photos from the press conference and concert below:

Source & Photos:tokyohive And ORICON