BUSKER BUSKER - Who are they?

" Cherry Blossom Ending" Who cannot resist watching this video about a trio who traveled a lot to see the Cherry Blossom tree? It's quite tricky when you watch the video since you will think that the boys fell in love with the girl not knowing that the reason why they have ran a mile is because of the Cherry Blossom tree. The song is relaxing and the sceneries that were shown on their video will make your mind CALM. The people behind this is Busker Busker. Who are they? Busker Busker is a korean indie band who first appeared in Superstar K3 of Mnet. Their members consist of guitarist and vocalist Jang Beom-Jun (장범준), bassist Kim Hyung-Tae (김형태) and drummer Brad Moore (full name: Bradley Ray Moore). Biography Before Superstar K3 The group Busker Busker was founded by the band's guitarist and lead singer, Beom-Jun. His vision was to create a busking art group that focused on street performances and sought to bring an artistic cultural presence to the streets of Korea. His vision included all art mediums, not just music, and he sought to create festivals that would showcase the budding talents of local artists. Members of Busker Busker included university students, mostly from the Cheonan campus of Sangmyung University. Prior to Brad joining the band, the band's name was Pinky Pinky and was only a subset of the total Busker Busker group. Unfortunately, the band's drummer had to leave the band in order to keep his compulsory commitment to join the Korean Army. At that time, Beom-Jun and Hyung-Tae were both university students at Sangmyung University where Brad also worked as a professor of English. They met and the three became the new bandmates, renaming the band Busker Busker. However, the band was still a loose formation, as many members of the Busker Busker group would rotate in and out of band performances. The Busker Busker group set up multiple performances in a local Cheonan park in the summer of 2011, which is where the Busker Busker Band's fame began to escalate. At the same time, Beom-Jun, Hyung-Tae, and Brad were participating in Superstar K3 auditions, as a trio because they were the only members of the band that were be able to participate in the process. After their auditions aired on TV, the band solidified as a trio.

Participation in Superstar K3 Busker Busker auditioned for the 3rd season of the Korean audition show: Superstar K. They were eliminated from the TV show after performing the song Juliet with another auditioning group, Two Gae Wol. However, despite only making it to the Top 48 of the contestants to tryout, it happened that the band that originally made it to the Top 10 dropped out. As a result, Busker Busker, along with another band (Haze), were given a second chance to appear on the TV show and signed on to be a part of the show's new Top 11. Busker Busker's first song on the show, Tokyo Girl, was extremely popular and the band survived the first elimination round. After repeating their previous success, the band managed to avoid elimination. Eventually, only the last three groups remained which included Busker Busker, Oolala Session, and Two Gae Wol. Going into the second-to-last show, the three groups were asked to honor a promise they had made earlier on the show, that if they were to end up in the Top 3 of Superstar K3, they would strip dance. Which they performed in Hongdae in front of a group of onlookers.After the live performances of the second-to-last show, and the live voting was completed, it was determined that Busker Busker and Oolala Session were to be the final two groups remaining. The last episode of the season was the final competition between the two remaining groups, with Oolala Session taking the top place.

Albums Song List Superstar K3 Compilation Album 동경소녀 (김광진)/Tokyo Girl (Kim, Kwangjin) 3:32 Livin' La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin) 3:18 정류장 (패닉)/Bus Stop (Panic) 3:27 어쩌다 마주친 그대 (송골매)/I Bumped into You (Songolme) 3:20 막걸리나 (윤종신)/Makkeolina (Yoon, Jongshin) 3:06 그댄 달라요 (윤종신)/You're different (Yoon, Jongshin) 3:46 I Believe (이수영)/I Believe (Lee, Suyoung) 3:18 서울사람들/Seoul People 3:26 너에게 주는 선물 (Superstar K3 TOP11)/A Gift For You (Superstar K3 TOP11) 4:24 줄리엣 (샤이니)/Juliet (Shinee) 3:29 Busker Busker 1st Album 봄바람/Spring Wind (Opening Track, instrumental) 첫사랑/First Love 여수 밤바다/Yeosu Night Sea 벚꽃 엔딩/Cherry Blossom Ending (Title Track) 이상형/Ideal Type (With MV) 외로움증폭장치 (브래드 드럼 한판 쉬기)/Loneliness Amplifier (Brad takes a break) 골목길/The Alley (interlude) 골목길 어귀에서/Entrance Of The Alley 전활 거네/Calling You 꽃송이가/The Flower 향수/Perfume Busker Busker 1st Wrap Up Album 그댈 마주하는건 힘들어 (그마힘)/It's Hard To Face You 네온사인/Neon Sign 소나기 (주르르루)/Showers 정말로 사랑한다면/If You Really Love Me (Title Track) 기다려주세요/Please Wait

In April of 2012, their song became no. 1 in Mnet countdown. No doubt they have got the award for Best band performance in MAMA 2012! Hwaiting Busker Busker!!! Credits to: ^ a b "Busker Busker suspends all public activities". Newswave. November 15, 2011. Retrieved Dec 5, 2011. ^ a b c "Sing the miracle!". The Korea Herald. November 8, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ^ a b "Will Busker Busker Keep Their Promise to Strip Dance?". Soompi. October 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ^ a b "‘Busker Busker’ drummer Brad reveals his girlfriend". TVReport via Nate. November 19, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ^ a b "Busker Busker’s Brad is Back". in2KPop. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ^ "Busker Busker Takes Over Top Five of Music Charts". Enewsworld. June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012. ^ activities/ "Busker Busker to Briefly Cease All Promotional Activities". soompi.com. June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012. ^ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Rookie Of The Month (October) Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012. ^ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Song Of The Month (October) "Tokyo Girl" Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012. ^ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Song Of The Month (April) "Cherry Blossom Ending" Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012.

MAMA 2012 Winners List

I've waited for this day to come since I voted everyday for my favorites Korean artists!!! And guessa what? Everyone that I have voted won in MAMA 2012 that was held on the 30th of November in Hongkong. The event was attended by famous stars who have presented the awards like Choi Ji Woo, Seung Soong Hoon, Han Ga in, and a lot more.

Amazing performances from SHINEE, EXO, Big bang, Roy Kim have made my night complete!

Here are the list of the winners of this year's MAMA in case you weren't able to watch!

Best New Female Artist : Ailee

Best New Male Artist: EXO - K


Best Female Artist: IU

Best Male Artist: G Dragon



Best Female Group: SISTAR

Best Male Group: BIG BANG


Best Collaboration Performance: Trouble Maker - Trouble Maker
Best OST: Seo In Guk & Jung Eun Ji - All for You (Reply 1997)

Best Music Video: PSY - Gangnam Style

Best Rap Performance: Epik High - Up

Best Band Performance: Busker Busker - Cherry Blossom Ending

Best Dance Performance - Solo: PSY - Gangnam Style

Best Dance Performance - Male Group: SHINEE - Sherlock  

Best Dance Performance - Female Group: f(x) - Electric Shock

Best Vocal Performance - SolO:  K-Will - I need you

Best Vocal Performance - Group: Davichi - We Were in Love

Best Global Group - Female: KARA

Best Global Group-Male: Super Junior

MNET PD's Choice Award
B.A.P WON!!! ^^


Album of the Year
Super Junior - Sexy, Free & Single

Artist of the year
Big Bang

Song of the Year
Psy - Gangnam Style

Congratulations to all the winners specially to G- dragon, BIG BANG, EXO, SHINee, Busker Busker!! Please support Korean music!!!!!!!!!!!


Credits to: http://www.kpopstarz.com for the news and information
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B1A4 Opens Extra Tickets for Exclusive Concert

To meet demand, B1A4 opened an extra batch of tickets on October 31 for its upcoming concert. Fans had been continuously sending in requests for other ways to attend the concert ever since all tickets sold out just five minutes after they were made available. When extra seats were secured by the staff after confirming the stage design, WM Entertainment and CJ E&M decided to open up those extra seats for fans. In the meantime, the members have been preparing many events to live up to the great expectations. It previously passed out flyers in animal costumes to students on the street, and most recently it announced it will invite one fan on a backstage date. The lucky winner will be announced on the day of the concert, and anyone attending the concert that day can be the one. Fans are also looking forward to whether the members will keep the promises they made for their concert. In an interview, the B1A4 members said they will dress up like girls or stand under showers of water onstage to celebrate their first exclusive concert. B1A4 has been paving a smooth way in K-Pop with its friendly and unique image. After managing to gather a strong fanbase just a year and a half since its debut, it managed to confirm its first exclusive concert and sell out all its tickets. The concert, BABA B1A4, will be not only about B1A4′s hits, but also about new performances and events. BABA B1A4 will be held from December 8 to 9, with a total of 10,000 fans. Photo credit: CJ E&M

Lee Seung Gi collaborate with Epitone Project

Lee Seung Gi is collaborating with Epitone Project. On 31st, an official from Epitone Project said, "Epitone Project participated in Lee Seung Gi's new mini album." Epitone Project is a sing-a-song-writer who is largely popular for emotional and beautiful music style, and he released an album last June. The official also said, "Lee Seung Gi's new album will be EP album, and Epitone Project participated in song arrangements and producing. Furthermore, a song that was written by Lee Seung Gi himself will be included, and it's almost at its final stage." This project was planned by Lee Seung Gi's request, and Lee Seung Gi will be making a grand return to the music field soon. On the other hand, Lee Seung Gi's new album will be released on November 22nd. Source: STAR N News VIA YAHOO

IU explains about her acting career

IU explained about her acting career. On 13th, IU wrote on her fan café, "There are so many articles about me starting acting, but nothing was decided yet." She continued, "The reports are all false conjectures, my fans won't have to really care about them. I'm not hiding anything, and I'm not being careful about things. Nothing was really decided yet. Maybe, I'm a bit too careful." It was recently told that IU, who previously casted in KBS 2TV drama 'Dream High', received casting offers from many different dramas. On the other hand, IU is currently appearing on SBS 'Music Trend' and MBC 'Quiz Show Q' as an MC. Source: en@starnnews.com

BigBang’s G-Dragon poses for GQ Korea

BigBang’s G-Dragon and Japanese hip-hop singer Verbal recently collaborated for a photo shoot for fashion magazine GQ, and some of the photos were revealed to the public on October 22nd. In the accompanying interview, G-Dragon said, “I find musicians who have their own brands to be really cool. It’s my dream to be like that too. I asked Verbal lots of questions about this when I met him.” With regards to photos he revealed earlier on Twitter of him holding up several spiral accessories for a pose, G-Dragon expressed, “I usually like wearing big necklaces and spiral-like accessories. I am a Korean, while Verbal is a Zanichi Korean, so we like to dab on colours of the Korean flag onto our spiral accessories. Verbal expressed that he knew G-Dragon before the latter joined BigBang, “G-Dragon bought back lots of Ambush products to Korea when he was in Japan. I heard that he brought lots of items at the flagship store, so I think he is a very stylish person.” More of G-Dragon and Verbal’s interview regarding music and fashion can be viewed in the November issue of GQ Korea magazine.

2NE1′s Dara apologizes to MBLAQ’s Thunder for her “scary hairstyle”

On the upcoming episode of MBC Every1‘s ‘Idol Manager‘, 2NE1‘s Dara sent a heartfelt letter to her younger brother, MBLAQ‘s Thunder. The theme for this week’s episode is a healing workshop for MBLAQ. The members will read handwritten letters sent from their families, and footage of them practicing their choreography will be shown. Thunder especially garnered interest for receiving not only a letter from his mom, but his older sister, Dara of 2NE1. Dara’s letter was revealed and contained a heartfelt message of love and support for her younger brother as well as some pocket money, making the MBLAQ members jealous She wrote, “I also want to be a pretty older sister, so I am sorry for getting a scary hairstyle,” leading everyone on set to burst into laughter. This episode of ‘Idol Manager’ will air on September 28 at 6PM KST. Source + Image(s): TV Report via Naver

Kim Hyun Joong’s ‘City Conquest’ press conference expected to draw 16,000 fans in Japan

The upcoming drama ‘City Conquest‘ is scheduled to hold a press conference in Japan. Scheduled for 7PM on October 4th at Japan’s famous venue, Budokan, the large-scale showcase event will host nearly 16,000 Japanese fans along with an estimated 400 reporters from media outlets such as NHK, TBS, and FujiTV. In particular, television station NHK has assigned a ‘documentary team’ just for the drama, proving that the drama starring Kim Hyun Joong is attracting considerable attention. The press conference will include appearances by Kim Hyun Joong himself, co-star Jung Yu Mi, and other drama representatives. Special promotional footage will also be revealed during the event. In addition, the showcase event will also include the 1 year anniversary celebration of Kim Hyun Joong’s fan club. Meanwhile, the upcoming press conference is prospected to help ‘warm up’ the currently chilly relationship between South Korea and Japan, all the while playing a part in further spreading Hallyu culture. Source & Image: StarToday via Nate

JYJ’s Junsu releases “Love Is Like Snow” for ‘Nice Guy’ OST

As reported earlier, JYJ‘s Junsu has lent his beautiful voice for the OST of new drama, ‘Nice Guy‘. Titled “Love Is Like Snow“, Junsu’s song was previously heard during the end of a prior episode of the show, and caught the attention of many with its emotional melody.

CNBLUE went for London concert

Band CNBLUE is set to leave for their first live concert in London on the 20th. On September 22, the band will hold their ‘CNBLUE Live in London‘ performance at IndigO2. A representative of CJ E&M‘s global content division stated, “Most of the tickets for this show have been sold. There are only a few standing tickets available. For their first show in London, this is an impressive ticket sale.” CNBLUE also gave a statement through their agency FNC entertainment: “It’s like a dream to perform in the home of rock, England. We have always wanted to go there, and to be able to perform there makes us all happy. We believe we will overcome the language barrier and connect through music. Since this is our first visit to London, we are nervous, but we promise to do our best to show everyone an amazing performance.” After their London performance, CNBLUE will be touring in Japan from October 2 to the 21st for their ‘CNBLUE Arena Tour 2012-COME ON‘. Source + Image: Star Today via Nate