[Article] Kim Hyun-joong may be the new 'Prince of Asia'

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Prince of Asia, aka Jang Geun-seok, better watch out because another Hallyu singer is about to take his place in Japan.

The contender is none other than Kim Hyun-joong, who topped the Oricon chart with his debut album "Unlimited" on the day of its release.

The new album, which was launched on Dec. 12, proved to be a success with 56,473 copies being sold on day one. Nana Mizuki and Flumpool trained in second and third place with 36,779 and 20,449 sales.

Kim's record is even bigger than Jang's Japanese album, "Just Crazy", which was launched in May and sold 53,000 copies on day one.

Kim only made his debut in Japan this year and released two singles there before "Unlimited".

By Carla Sunwoo [carlasunwoo@joongang.co.kr]

Source : koreajoongangdaily.jo... ( English Korean )

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[News] Park Jung Min to Hold Two Nights of Concerts in Two Different Ways in Tokyo

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Park Jung Min is capping off a stellar year with a concert series in Tokyo.

The singer will be holding two nights of concerts as two different artists at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on December 18 and 19.

The December 18 concert will feature Park Jung Min as his global project concept and artist, ‘Romeo’. Park Jung Min will mainly be performing as a rocker, and will focus on the songs from his first full-length album, Midnight Theatre.

The concert on December 19, however, will feature songs performed by Park Jung Him as himself and off of his November 14-released album, Beautiful.

The two concerts will feature entirely different concepts, themes and music genre to show the varied merits and music styles of Park Jung Min.

A spokesperson for his agency said, “Park Jung Min is putting his all into the upcoming performances as Romeo and as Park Jung Min and is taking part in everything from the songs selection to the program planning and more.”

The agency added Park Jung Min is already in Japan and is currently rehearsing over 14 hours a day in preparation for his concerts.

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[Article] Kim Hyun Joong’s City Conquest is unable to air on major TV channels

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The new drama series City Conquest, which stars Kim Hyun Joong, will not air on the three major TV channels in Korea (KBS, MBC, and SBS).

On December 14, a staff member from the Drama Department in KBS reported, “KBS has recently decided not to air City Conquest.”

The staff member said, “Media Baek, a production company of City Conquest, recently expressed its intention to air the series on KBS. We’ve considered it from various angles, but we thought the series doesn’t suit KBS and declined it.”

Some of officials from the broadcasting industry say, “The production company of City Conquest has also expressed its intention to air the series on MBC and SBS, but the TV stations have decided not to schedule them to air on their channels. The reason is that the content and the production cost of the series are not acceptable for the major TV channels. As far as we know, the shooting of the series has been stopped.”
City Conquest is an action drama series about Baek Mir (played by Kim Hyun Joong) taking revenge on the society that has ruined him and his family.

The series has attracted a lot of attention by starring Kim, Jung Yumi, Nam Goong Min, Kim Seung Woo, Kim Young Ho, Kim Hee Won, Park Hyo Joon, and Choi Chul Ho.