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Seungri

– October 8, 2010Posted in: Korean Singer

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Lee Seung-hyun, known by his stage name Seungri (lit. victory), is a member of Korean group Big Bang. Before joining the group, he was a member of a dance team in Gwangju. He first appeared on television on the reality television series Let’s Cokeplay: M.Net Battle Shinhwa, a show in which Shinhwa attempted to create a boy band that could be a “second Shinhwa”. Although he was noticed for his dance skills, his lack of vocal skills led to him being eliminated. He was later scouted by the record label YG Entertainment and joined the group Big Bang. Although he was initially cut on the ninth episode of the group’s documentary series, he was given another chance to impress YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk and succeeded.

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Daesung

– October 8, 2010Posted in: Korean Singer

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Dae Sung was recruited in an audition, and even though he was jokingly known as “unpretty boy” among the staff, he turned out to be one of the most popular members. During training, he got to do vocal training with Wheesung, who’s one of his favorite artists.

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Taeyang

– October 8, 2010Posted in: Korean Singer

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Dong, Young-Bae (Korean: 동영배, Hanja: 東永裴, born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Taeyang, is a hip hop musician and a member of Big Bang.

Taeyang was a child actor starting in 5th grade. He was recruited at the same time as G-Dragon, at the age of 13 to play the part of mini Sean in the A-Yo MV. After that, he auditioned to join YG Family, having been impressed by JinuSean. His chosen stage name was YB Taekwon, which is either a reference to JinuSean’s Taekwon V album or to the giant robot Taekwon V.

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Big Bang

– October 8, 2010Posted in: Korean Group

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Big Bang is a Korean musical group made up of five Korean men. When they first debuted, they were considered to be the new face of the YG Family, a pet name for their management company YG Entertainment. Although their debut was somewhat successful, it was not until the release of “거짓말” (“Lies“) that the group gained mainstream success. Big Bang have been noted for their music as well as their fashionable clothing, becoming famous throughout the country in the process.

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Akanishi Jin

– October 6, 2010Posted in: Japan Singer

Akanishi Jin or Jin Akanishi (赤西 仁, Akanishi Jin), is a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyū, and former radio host. Akanishi is a member of the popular J-pop group, KAT-TUN, and is the one of the two lead vocalists. Since the group’s debut in 2006, it has achieved 14 consecutive number ones (including studio albums) on the Oricon charts.

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9mm Parabellum Bullet

– October 5, 2010Posted in: Japan Group

9mm Parabellum Bullet is a Japanese rock band formed in March 2004 from Yokohama, Japan, consisting of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Takuro Sugawara, guitarist and backing vocalist Yoshimitsu Taki, bassist Kazuhiko Nakamura, and drummer Chihiro Kamijo, who came up with the band’s name. Piano pieces included in some songs are performed by Taki, while the characteristic shouts are provided by Nakamura.

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Takamizawa Toshihiko

– October 5, 2010Posted in: Japan Singer

Takamizawa Toshihiko also known as Takamiy composed the music for the Japanese anime Figure 17 (2001). He is also the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Japanese rock band THE ALFEE.

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YUKI

– October 5, 2010Posted in: Japan Singer

Yuki Isoya is one of Japan’s more notable female vocalists. Best known as the front-woman and lead vocals of the former rock band Judy and Mary, she has also been part of the largely unknown NiNa (with Kate Pierson of The B-52′s) and the all girl rock band Mean Machine (alongside Chara).

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