SHINee's Jonghyun to Make Solo Debut in January
Two days into the New Year, and 2015 is set to be stellar within the world of K Pop! To kick it all off, SM Entertainment updated their website recently with a curiously mysterious image. While the...
View ArticleHello Asia! New Music Video: Jonghyun - Crazy [Guilty Pleasure] (South Korea,...
2015 is off to a smooth start with SHINee's Jonghyun having just released the video for his first solo track, "Crazy (Guilty Pleasure)". The song is a soul-inspired, bass-driven funky shuffle with...
View ArticleHello Asia! New Music Video: Jonghyun - "Déjà-Boo" (South Korea, 2015)
Jonghyun is getting funky and smooth in "Déjà-Boo", the second video released from his upcoming solo record Base, out of January 12. The MV features an appearance from hip hop artist and producer...
View ArticleHello Asia! Best of 2014: Kat Czornij's Favourite K-Pop Songs of 2014
As we leap into 2015, Hello Asia's writer Kat Czornij takes a look back at some of her favourite K-Pop releases from last year. So! Starting us off, in no particular order…Rain – “30 Sexy” and “LA...
View ArticleSHINee's Key and CNBLUE's Jung-shin join M COUNTDOWN as new hosts
SHINee's Key and CNBLUE's Lee Jung-shin are the new hosts of popular K-pop chart show M COUNTDOWN.Key and Jung-shin's first episode as hosts aired live on Mnet in Korea on Thursday March 19. Both new...
View ArticleSHINee reveals 4th album "Odd". Out on May 18th
K-Pop superstars SHINee has confirmed their 4th album will be released on Monday 18th May with the title "Odd". After two years since their last release with Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me,...
View ArticleSHINee Make an 'Odd' Korean Comeback
2015 is shaping up to be the year of the male group comebacks, and this one is marked as another big deal for the month of May - a true standout for Korean Pop fans across the world.After 2014’s...
View ArticleHello Asia! New Music Video: SHINee - "View" (South Korea, 2015)
The handsome and talented quintet that make up the Korean-Pop idol boy band SHINee have just released their full MV of their highly anticipated smash-hit single, ‘View‘.After releasing their fourth...
View ArticleHello Asia! Feature: Best Releases of May 2015
Nothing keeps us warmer through the winter months than the best new music from around Asia. The team at Hello Asia! HQ got together to give you our definitive compilation of the latest and hottest...
View ArticleMnet to Launch "Mnet Digital Lab" Korean Pop Culture Series on July 1
Korean music channel Mnet is set to launch Mnet Digital Lab on July 1st, a platform for mobile-friendly online video content featuring K-pop stars and their off-stage life stories.From the lifestyle of...
View ArticleHello Asia!'s 20 Favourite K-Pop Songs of 2015... So Far
July is here, and with it comes the Hello Asia! team's reflections on the best of K-pop in 2015 so far. So what made the cut? Check out our top 20, in order of release.Hello Venus - "Wiggle Wiggle"Ok,...
View ArticleSHINee to release repackage album ‘Married To The Music’ on August 3rd
After finishing up their ‘View’ promotions, SHINee are preparing to release their repackage album with ‘Married To The Music’ as their title track. The album will include the eleven songs of SHINee’s...
View ArticleSHINee releases individual teaser images and further comeback details
SHINee has unveiled their individual teaser images and further information regarding their August 3 comeback with ‘Married to the Music’! You can check out all the pictures (featuring their signature...
View ArticleHello Asia! New Music Video: SHINee - "Married to the Music" (South Korea, 2015)
Addams Family, eat your heart out! SHINee get funky, macabre and maimed in their new Tim-Burton-esque MV for repackage single "Married to the Music". Odd, indeed - and we love it!
View ArticleAxodus releases new MV teaser for EDM track feat. Shinee’s Key
Korean duo Axodus have released a teaser for the MV of their new EDM track ‘Hold On’, featuring SHINee’s Key. ‘Hold On’ will be released on August 13. Axodus is made up of composers Don Spike and DJ...
View ArticleHello Asia! Our 6 Favourite K-Pop Songs of 2013...so far
The Hello Asia! team has gone back and reviewed, re-watched and debated their top K-Pop songs of 2013 so far. After much deliberation here's their list of their favourite 6 songs so far.Pictured:...
View ArticleMBC Korean Music Wave to hit Singapore in November!
StarHub Presents MBC Korean Music Wave in Singapore 2013 will be the largest gathering of K-Pop talent in Singapore ever!Held at the beautiful outdoor venue of The Meadow, Gardens By The Bay on...
View ArticleHello Asia! Special Feature: Introducing SHINee
If you like catchy songs, incredible dance routines and brightly coloured jeans, you’re going to love Korean boyband SHINee. The five members - Onew, Jonghyun, Taemin, Minho and Key, as pictured above...
View ArticleHello Asia! News: 2013 MAMA Awards Nominees Announced
The 2013 MAMAs – Mnet Asian Music Awards – are upon us and the list of nominees has been released. It’s been a big year for K-Pop with PSY’s “Gangnam Style” follow-up “Gentleman”, EXO breaking album...
View Article2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards: The Winners
2013 MAMA, the place where Music Makes OneHeld at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, this year's Mnet Asia Music Awards yet again delivered an explosive show. This year's show rocked the stage with the...
View ArticleHello Asia! New Music Video: SHINee "Colorful" (Korea 2013)
K-pop boy group SHINee are back with "Colorful", their last release for 2013. The video was released overnight as a surprise for fans, and features a mix of Christmas themes and behind the scenes...
View ArticleHello Asia! Best of 2013: Erin Smith's Favourite Songs
Hello Asia contributor Erin Smith takes us through her list of favourite Asian songs of 2013. From polished K-Pop performers SHINee, newcomers VIXX to Japanese Visual Kei act DIV and superstars One OK...
View ArticleHello Asia! K-Pop Awards 2013
The Hello Asia! team has looked back over the the world of K-Pop in 2013 and have come up with their choices in the 2nd annual Hello Asia! K-Pop Awards. With over 60 new acts debuting in 2013 and...
View ArticleHello Asia! Best of 2013: Anastasia Giggins Favourite Songs
New to the Hello Asia contributor team, Anastasia Giggins is eagerly excited to share some of her favourite songs of 2013!Shinwha - This LoveAfter their post-military service comeback in early 2012...
View ArticleEXO and Girls Generation to perform at the 28th Golden Disk Awards
The 28th Golden Disk Awards will be aired (and streamed) live on JTBC on Thursday 16th January and the list of performers have been released!Headlining are SM Entertainment heavyweights Girls...
View ArticleHello Asia! New Music Video: Toheart (SHINee's Key & Infinite's Woohyun) -...
SHINee's Key and Infinite's Woohyun have come together following the merger of Woollim Entertainment with SM C&C last year to form a new unit called Toheart. Their first single "Delicious",...
View ArticleHello Asia! Best of 2014: Erin Smith's Favourite K-Pop Songs of 2014...so far
2014 is already half over, and it has been a fantastic six months for K-Pop. Here are my top 8 Korean pop tracks of the year so far, in order of release.Royal Pirates - "Drawing the Line"What a way to...
View ArticleHello Asia! New Music Video: Taemin - "Danger" (South Korea, 2014)
SHINee's youngest member has declared, "It's my show-time"! Undoubtedly, dressed in glitter and leather (and sometimes very little at all), Taemin has definitely made his own distinct mark on the...
View ArticleHello Asia! Opinion: 5 Idol Group Members We Want to See Go Solo in 2015
It’s been a huge year for solo debuts in K-Pop with SHINee’s Taemin, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun and Super Junior-M’s Zhou Mi, Block B’s Zico, T-ara’s Jiyeon and Hyomin and After School’s Raina all breaking...
View ArticleSHINee's Jonghyun Rumoured to Make His Solo Debut in 2015
Adding fuel to the flame after months of endless teasing and speculation, fans of SHINee’s blond-haired, selca-taking, singing sensation Jonghyun were treated on Friday to reports of his own solo...
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