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Jang Ki Ha reveals what inspired him to write only 사랑 songs for his band’s new album.

On June 15, Kiha & the Faces held the showcase for their fourth studio album.

During the showcase, frontman Jang Ki Ha was asked if their decision to create a love-themed album was influenced 의해 his relationship with IU.

He explained, “The lyrics are all fictional. Since all ten tracks [on the album] are about love, I would be lying if I said the lyrics are completely unrelated to my personal experiences. But instead of 글쓰기 down my own feelings, I tried to capture the most basic and universal emotions of love.”

He also revealed why they chose to go with 사랑 songs, for the first time since their debut. “We used to think that 사랑 songs are cheesy, but now we felt ready to do 사랑 songs our way. That’s why we challenged ourselves and naturally included them in the album.”

Meanwhile, Kiha & the Faces’s new album is set to drop on June 16 at midnight KST. Check out the 음악 video for their catchy pre-release track “The Smell’s Gone” here!

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Ballad singer JOO has released a new single, “Cry and Blow,” for the first time in almost five years. Talking about her long hiatus in an interview, she begins to cry.

JOO debuted in 2008 under JYP Entertainment with the song “Because of a Man.” Her strong points were her clear tone and vibration, but she received a lot of negative 코멘트 online following her debut and could not perform well due to stage fright.

The singer put out only two albums during her seven-year contract with JYP. The contract ended last January and she joined Woollim Entertainment in April. “Cry and Blow,”...
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Heo Ji Woong has spoken seemingly in defense of 아이유 regarding her interpretation of 'My Sweet 주황색, 오렌지 Tree' in her song "Zeze" - well, at the very least, he's spoken against those speaking against IU. She has been accused of sexualizing the five-year-old abused character, Zeze, in her suggestive lyrics.

Heo Ji Woong wrote on his Twitter on November 5, "It is wrong of a publication company to propose an extremely strict guideline in the interpretation of literature. Interpretation of all literature can be rediscovered moment to moment through one's own will and capability. Zeze would not agree with the publication company."

What are your thoughts? The 토론 is heating up...

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아이유 has seen immense success with her new album 'CHAT-SHIRE' since its release a couple weeks back; however, one netizen decided to put a damper on that success.

One netizen declared that IU's song "23" sampled Britney Spear's voice in "Gimme More" without proper authorization.

The netizen, who goes 의해 'Hwanhee-eh,' previously shared the statement released 의해 IU's agency, Loen Tree.

As a refresher, here's the full statement:

"Hello, this is IU's agency Loen Tree.

We deliver an official statement regarding the content that was uploaded online concerning the bonus track '23' on IU's mini-album...
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Female soloist 아이유 recently made a comeback with her latest album, Cheshire, and has been topping the digital charts with her 제목 track “Twenty Three.” However, her success has also brought some suspicions from some netizens.

On October 31st, a netizen noted the suspicious activities on Korean 음악 site MelOn, a company known to be own 의해 LOEN Entertainment and in turn, manages 아이유 among other singers under the sub-label LOEN Tree.

Via online portal site Pann, the netizen writes the title’s post as “Raised suspicions that MelOn is manipulating IU..(?).”

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아이유 performs 'Zeze,' 'Knees', and 더 많이 live at her MelOn showcase

Singer and songwriter 아이유 held a live MelOn Showcase, 'CHAT-SHOW', where she invited a hundred 23-year-olds for intimate live performances.

In the recap video release, 아이유 chats away with her 팬 as if they were 프렌즈 and performs the tracks from her latest album live.

Check out 아이유 above!

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Solo singer 아이유 is without a doubt one of the most 인기 singers in Korea, and 팬 have noticed that she can make almost anything become popular.

With her newest release “Twenty-Three” achieving an real-time all-kill in lightning speed, it appears that the LOEN Entertainment singer is as 인기 as ever. After watching in awe as IU’s latest album CHAT-SHIRE took hold of the charts, netizens noticed that 아이유 can make almost anything popular.

One particular netizen created a list on Instiz compiled a list of certain trends and styles that became 인기 as a result of association with IU,...
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Singer 아이유 revealed that she was inspired for one song 의해 a picture drawn 의해 Sulli!

During her commemorative talk event 'CHAT-SHOW' on October 23 for her new mini-album, 아이유 stated regarding one of her new songs, "Red Queen," "There's a drawing that became the motif. As soon as I saw that picture, I thought of a red queen. It's a drawing that is even in the album.

"To tell the truth, that drawing is one that my friend Sulli drew for me, and Sulli draws well. That's why I visited Sulli's house, saw that picture, thought it fit the lyrics I was thinking of, and borrowed that picture to write [the song]."

That's pretty cool!

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Well lo and behold, guess who the guest was on KBS 2TV's 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook' on October 16! None other than Chang Kiha.

While introducing group Kiha & the Faces, Yoo Hee Yeol shot a meaningful smile at their first song, "Let's Meet Right Now." He stated, "I heard that we should meet on Friday," mentioning the lyrics from IU's song as he and 아이유 were revealed to be in a relationship recently.

Yoo Hee Yeol stated, "I'm saying this again, but since 'Sketchbook' airs on Fridays, let's meet on Friday." He then added, "I heard that Kiha & the Faces were coming out so I looked 앞으로 to it a lot." Oh, Yoo Hee Yeol.

Watch the performances below!

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With so many musical acts in South Korea, there's new 음악 every day. It's rare that some of the 상단, 맨 위로 K-pop idol vocalists go neck to neck with each, but that's happening right now.

This October, four of K-pop's most respected young vocal talents will go up against one another. Soloist IU, JYJ's XIA Junsu, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, and Super Junior's Kyuhyun each have begun promotions for October solo releases.

Each of the four are highly respected in South Korea for their expressive vocal talent, and particularly known for their ballads and heartfelt songs.

Kim Taeyeon became the first...
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With the confirmation of IU‘s relationship with singer-songwriter Chang Ki Ha from both their agencies, netizens took a moment to discuss the artists’ cool acknowledgement to fans.

On the online community board Pann on October 8th with the 제목 “IU’s cool acknowledgement about the dating rumor ㄷㄷㄷ,” the netizen included a screenshot of IU’s 팬 cafe where she had left a message to 팬 regarding the dating rumor, acknowledging her relationship and further revealed they have been together for the past two years.

In the message, 아이유 also revealed she is working on her comeback...
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A Korean model has come under scrutiny after she made several tweets regarding IU‘s (22) recently revealed relationship with singer-songwriter Chang Ki Ha (33) when she seemingly criticized the female singer for her choice in men.

Soon after Dispatch broke the news of the two musician’s relationship, model Jung Doo Ri 게시됨 on her Twitter on October 8th, “IU, stop 연기 like this. Are 당신 crazy.”

아이유 너는 그러지 말아야지. 미쳤냐
— DURIMIMI (@durimimi) October 8, 2015

“Come to your senses and 날짜 kids like EXO. I’m asking you…” she continued. This particular...
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There is always talk of 인기 idols having been under other agencies 또는 even certain agencies having rejected them during auditions.

In a recent discussion on online community board Instiz, a netizen published a thread titled “An unfortunate entertainment company,” listing several well-known idols such as G.NA, Wonder Girls‘ Yubin, After School‘s Uee, SECRET‘s Hyosung, SPICA‘s Jiwon, IU, Juniel, AOA‘s Choa, and 4MINUTE‘s Gayoon.

Find out what Netizens had to say about this 기사 below!
So what do these idols have in common? Good Entertainment.

The netizen writes, “Good Entertainment……...
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Whoops, slip of the finger...? Just when the news of 아이유 and Chang Kiha's relationship came out, singer Yoo Jae Hwan found himself in some hot water through a mistake he apologized for afterwards on October 8.

It appears that he clicked "like" on an 기사 link on 페이스북 that linked back to Chang Kiha's appearance on 19+ talk show, JTBC's 'Witch Hunt,' in which he talked about how he "loses during the 일 and loses during the night."

The phrase means that rather than being dominant, he is submissive throughout the whole 일 to his girlfriend. There was also a sexual post that had been posted...
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After her agency confirmed that the singer and Jang Ki Ha are dating, 아이유 herself reached out to her fans.

IU wrote on her fancafe website (Uaena):

“It’s been almost two years since we’ve dated. I fell for him immediately after meeting him for the first time through a radio show. He is a boyfriend whom I have a lot to learn from and I am thankful for that. We are dating like any other couple, having good times, fighting, getting disappointed, and feeling thankful.”

“I was thinking about what would be a good way to tell everyone about this but my turn was taken from me. Haha, it’s sudden,...
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After news about 아이유 and Jang Ki Ha dating broke out, 아이유 게시됨 on her 팬 cafe and reached out to her fans.
Soon after, Jang Ki Ha also 게시됨 on his 팬 cafe to personally relay it to his fans.
On October 8, he wrote:

“Hello. It’s Jang Ki Ha. I am 글쓰기 this because I want to personally tell 당신 about the news 기사 that came up about 아이유 and I. Yes, we are in a good relationship! I met 아이유 for the first time when she came as a guest on my radio show back in October of 2013. After conversing with her, I thought, ‘Wow, she is a very charming girl.’”

“When I talked to her about the...
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Another 별, 스타 couple is born! 아이유 and Jang Kiha, who share an 11-year age difference, are currently dating.

IU confirmed she is dating Jang Kiha herself through a post on her official 팬 cafe on October 8.

IU wrote, "Sorry for not letting 당신 know sooner. We′ve been dating for close to two years now. We met for the first time during a radio show, and I fell in 사랑 with him at first sight."


She continued, "He is a boyfriend I have a lot to learn from and am really thankful for. We′re in a normal relationship, where we′re fine, we fight, we feel sorry and we feel thankful."

IU wrote, "I was...
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