Qingdao’s China Korea Song Festival scheduled for October, Hangeng and Chen Xiaoduo duet the song Ring
Super Junior-M
The 11th China Korea Song Festival will be held on October 6th at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Grand Theater. Reporters recently learned from Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Performing Arts Co., Ltd that currently the entire song festival’s program performers has tentatively been decided with Super Junior-M, Lollipop, Winnie Hsin, and other veteran stars performing their classic songs.
Korean groups brings “new songs”
As a small sub-group of the popular idol group, Super Junior, Super Junior-M, packaged under the meticulous plans of SM Ent, acquired considerable achievement after officially debuting in Mainland China in 2008. THey have become Mainland China’s top idol group. In April of 2008, Super Junior-M brought out their first Chinese album “迷(Me)” sweeping across Greater China and Asia. Most recently in 2009, Super Junior-M brought out their first Chinese mini album, “Super Girl” and going throughout Asia for promotions. At the next China Korea Song Festival, Super Junior-M will perform live their elegant and sophisticated new song, “Super Girl”, for the audience. At the same time, they will use Korean to sing Sandy Lam’s old classic song “At Least I Still Have You”, bring a whole new interpretation.
It has been understood that Super Junior-M previously was on the Qingdao channel’s Chinese New Year Festival this year where they brought spectacular, energetic singing and fervent dancing to the Qingdao audience. When they return to Qingdao, will they bring us an even more spectacular performance? Let us wait and see.
SS501, an idol group as popular as Super Junior-M, will also be bringing their newest song this time. Besides performing “Boys Over Flower”’s theme song, “Because I’m Stupid”, they will also bring to the China Korea Song Festival their newest single.
Lollipop
The Chinese side presents famous classic songs
Unlike Korean singers who continuously promote their own new songs, this time at the China Korea Song Festival, the singer from the Chinese side will bring onto the stage classics such as Winnie Hsin’s “Flavor” [味道], Tan Jing’s “If Only Lives Were Forever” [但愿人长久], Phoenix Legend’s “Fly Freely” [自由飞翔]. etc., familiar classic songs. Mainland Chinese idol group BOBO as well as sexy hot singer, A Duo will bring “Novice in Love” [恋爱新手], “Honor and Glory” [光荣], and “Peking Opera”[唱脸谱].**
Just recently, the idol group from Taiwan, Lollipop participated in the filming for “Dance Gate 2.” Not even a month will pass before the six members of Lollipop will return to Qingdao city to bring fans their “I Am Legend” and collaborate with Korea’s beautiful group Jewelry on Li Chun Bo’s classic song, “Small Fragrance” [小芳] **.
Popular Hangeng and Chen Xiaoduo duet the romantic “Ring” song
As this year’s extremely popular man in all corners of the country, Hangeng will not only perform with Super Junior-M at this time’s China Korea Song Festival, but will also duet with Chen Xiaoduo, former singer of the Olympic theme song “You and Me” at the Olympic Sailing Center, a song classic romance song from “Blue Fantasy” [蓝色畅想], “Ring”[戒指].**
According to reports, “Ring” the romantic love song was created by music director of the Olympic closing ceremony for “Blue Fantasy”. Originally, the famous violinist, Lu Siqing and Chen Xiaoduo duet the female solo. How will Hangeng and Chen XiaoDuo perform this romantic classic melody this time? This is also one of the highlights deserving of anticipation for this time’s China Korea Song Festival.
T/N: Next two paragraphs don’t really pertain to those not going to the performance.
Olympic Sailing Center will be sealed off on the day of the China Korea Song Festival
In order to guarantee that the entire China Korea Song Festival will go smoothly, Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center will be sealed off on October 5th, the China Korea Song Festival dress rehearsal, and on October 6th, the China Korea Song Festival performance. It will be sealed off from noon, 12:00, to evening, 22:00. While it is sealed off, only audience who have tickets to the 11th China Korea Song Festival can enter starting at 16:30 on the days of the dress rehearsal and performance from Olympic Sailing Center gate number 2 (Xinhui road entrance). All categories of vehicles holding work certificates can enter from Olympic Sailing Center gate number 3 (Zengcheng road entrance)
It’s understood that around the Olympic Sailing Center there are three parking lots. They are Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center gate number 1 parking lot (Qingyuan road), Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center gate number 6 parking lot (Aomen road), the parking lot near the intersection of Donghai road and Fuzhou road (about a 10 minute walk away from Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center). There are a total of 700 spots. In order to allow for the spectators to attend the 11th China Korea Song Festival smoothly, the organizers have also recommended everyone to make traveling plans early whether it is to walk or ride public transportation to the Olympic Sailing Center.
Translator’s Notes:
** Song names are all roughly translated, not official ones
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List of singers announced for the Korea China Song Festival to mixed reactions from Chinese fans
Date: September 29, 2009
News Source: MOP
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Asia’s popular singing and dancing group, f(x), will participate in the upcoming Korea China Song Festival, it will be their first overseas performance since debut
Chinese fans reacted strongly to the list of performers for the 2009 Korea China Song Festival. A Chinese Qingdao newspaper made public a list of around 20 names of Korean and Chinese big-name singers. To this, Chinese netizen fans raised doubts, others think it’s alright.
Those fans who raised doubts said, “The list publicized last time has DBSK and Lee Hyori, but not this time.”, “Previously it was said that all 13 members of Super Junior would come, yet this time it has changed to Super Junior-M”, “It really makes one depressed, what is with this?” This showed that there was strong discontent. However, those fans who think it’s alright said, “The previous publicized list was fake”, “Isn’t SS501 included this time? This arrangement is still acceptable.” This showed approval.
The much anticipated Korea China Song Festival, by fans from both countries, will be held on October 6th in Qingdao, China. From Korea, the singers will be Super Junior M, SS501, Jewelry, f(x), etc. From China the singers will be BOBO, Lollipop etc.
Date: September 30, 2009
News Source: XinHuaNet
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October 3, 2009
Fans Turn Into Consumer Activists
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By Bae Ji-sook
Staff Reporter
Park Jin-young, president of JYP Entertainment, made an official statement on Sept. 17 to explain his stance regarding Park Jae-beom, the former leader of the uber-popular boy band 2PM. The briefing was an inevitable measure in the face of the aggressive activism from 2PM fans.
It was the band’s loyal fans – who have printed advertisements in newspapers and are threatening to boycott 2PM-related products and items – that pushed him to make a reluctant speech over Jae-beom, who left the band after negative comments he made about Korea four years ago were made public.
However, Park is about to make another big decision as unsatisfied fans are asking him to disclose the singer’s working contract.
The fans also continue to release newspaper advertisements calling for Jae-beom’s reinstatement, in which they allude to a potential boycott of TV and other programs involving 2PM until the music tycoon takes back the member.
The world of fandom is changing rapidly. Gone are the days when they were mere consumers of pop culture. They are now the largest influence in the field, able to “solve the problems on their own.”
This is a long way from the image of fans screaming or crying in front of their favorite stars’ residences.
“They are quite frank about what they want and know how to get it,” online showbiz critic Fiancee said.
“They have realized that they do have power over their stars. They make statements, hold protests and write appealing letters to reporters, industry insiders and others. They are becoming a ‘political power’ in a way,” she said.
A while ago, SM Entertainment, which represents the boy band Super Junior, planned to hire a Chinese member for the band to woo the Chinese market. Consequently, angry fans gathered in front of the headquarters every second Saturday to protest the decision.
The company later withdrew the announcement, saying they “respect the fans, who are the biggest assets to Super Junior.”
Fan clubs are now boycotting SM products because they canceled concerts at which TVXQ was scheduled to appear.
“This is our time to show SM that we are more than passive stance,” a fan said.
This is the case not only with the fans of singers.
When it was announced that the MBC cult hit “Tamnaneundoda” (Tamra, the Island) was wrapping up on Sept. 27, far earlier than the originally planned date of Oct. 11, fans held an online campaign to urge the station to withdraw the decision.
Kim Mi-kyeong, one of the cast members, said in an interview that it was the first time she had felt such intimacy with her fans. “The fans would bring snacks, try to encourage us and make every detail of the drama an issue so that the station could give it a second thought. I never imagined in my life that fans would act to influence a TV drama,” she said.
“This is a new wave of the consumer’s rights movement. They stand for the entertainer’s rights and their own rights against an offensive and cold capitalism,” Kim Seong-su, another culture critic, said.
But in some cases, the depth of the fans’ affection is becoming aggressive and offensive to others.
Fans of G-Dragon, the lead singer of Big Bang, bombarded the Web site of the MBC radio program “Bae Cheol-soo’s Music Camp,” and several others for raising suspicion over the plagiarism.
It was later revealed that his recording company was warned over the issue by Sony Korea.
Source: koreatimes.co.kr
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