BLINKs, you're in for a treat! Shopee is sending lucky winners to attend BLACKPINK fan meeting in Manila, Philippines. All you have to do is join Shopee x BLACKPINK Spend & Win Giveaway and walk away a pair of VIP fan meet passes, including round-trip air tickets and accommodation. Winners will also receive BLACKPINK official merchandises such as T-shirt and albums.

• A paid 3 days 2 nights trip to Manila for 2 person
• 1 pair of VIP fan meet passes
• 1 pair of round-trip air tickets to Manila
• Hotel accommodation (from 5 - 7 June)

• YG Official BLACKPINK Square Up T-Shirt 

• YG Official BLACKPINK 1st Mini Album Square Up

(*Winners will be announced on 25 May via email)

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The members just know how to make their fans swoon over their charms, Eunhyuk showed how it's done as a comedy king by showing off his spontenous jokes and Donghae stole everyone's hearts with his soothing emotional voice. They put so much effort in keeping the pace going without leaving the crowd mundane throughout the 2-hours show. 

Park Shin Hye will be coming to Malaysia to promote for Mamonde Malaysia

Mamonde Garden in the City Details:

Purchase Mamonde Products and stand a chance to win VIP passes

Step 2: Submit your receipt along with your personal details here: https://forms.gle/huTDnzk4G2dNubZP9 

• Mamonde Beauty Counter 
• LAZADA Mamonde Official Store
• Shopee Mamonde Official Store 
• HERMO Mamonde Official Store 

Continuing the hype in the first episode, PRODUCE X 101 episode 2 continues to catch global fan’s attention, breaking records everywhere, from voting rate in Korea and netizen’s discussions to number of video views.

Audience can enjoy carefully curated performances by popular trainees in the latest episode. Surprisingly, some of the trainees from major entertainment companies delivered just average performances getting themselves a big cross (X); while some overseas trainees who received training for a short period of time only, shined bright on stage, and have since become the trainers’ favourite.

After the grading process, Grade A-D trainees will begin their dormitory life and receive targeted training, including choreography and singing practices for the theme song X1_MA. It was announced previously that Grade X trainees will not be staying at the dorm with the others. In episode 2, it is revealed that Grade X will live in a “Grade X Special Camp” and receive unprecedented Grade X training to strengthen their foundation.

In the upcoming episode, the trainees will form different groups and prepare for their first stage performance. Furthermore, all the trainees will be re-evaluated from their video performance of the theme song, shaking up the ranking. Can Grade A trainees keep their position? Or will Grade X trainees climb to the top? Stay tuned with the 【Subtitled Version】PRODUCE X 101 which is aired on tvN in Asia within 18 hours of Korea’s broadcast.

tvN’s latest 18-hour Express variety show PRODUCE X 101 【Subtitled Version】 airs on tvN in Asia every Saturday at 17:00 and 23:00 (GMT+8). tvN is available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, the show is paired with English, Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia subtitles.

For latest updates on the show and trainees, check out http://produce-x-101.mnet.com.

'Produce X 101' is available on tvN in the channels listed below:

Singapore 

Singtel TV Channel 518 (HD) / Channel 619 (HD) | StarHub TV Channel 824 (HD) 

Malaysia 

Astro Channel 395 (HD) / Astro GO | unifi tv Channel 211 (HD) / unifi playtv app 

Indonesia

Big TV Channel 262 (HD) | First Media Channel 339 (HD) | HOOQ | Matrix | MNC Vision Channel 158 | My Republic Channel 46 (HD)| Nexmedia Channel 311 (HD) | Transvision Channel 321 (HD) | Tribe (available download on Android & iOS) (HD) | UseeTV Channel 516 (SD) and Channel 955 (HD) | Vidio

Also known as "How to Train Your Blind Boss", this romantic comedy series is about a problematic boss named Do Min Ik (played by Kim Young Kwang) and his secretary Jung Gal Hee (played by Jin Ki Joo). The boss has a childish side, where he usually calls for his secretary unnecessarily and upsets her with mean comments. However, it is said that he only starts doing so after going through a particular event in life Are you curious to find out which event leads to his obsession with his secretary? 

The Nokdu Flower tells the story of two brothers who ended up in two opposites of the Donghak Peasant Movement of 1894, which is riot where religious leaders of Donghak and peasants from Jeolla Province joined forces to protest the government’s push for Catholicism. The drama stars Jo Jung Suk as Baek Yi Kang, an illegitimate son born out of wedlock, and Yoon Shi Yoon as Baek Yi Hyun, his younger half-brother who was born to their father’s lawful wife. Will the test of morality, ideals and kinship drive them irreparably apart?

Taking place in Thailand this season, Law of the Jungle in Thailand will sure to keep you glued to your TV as Kim Byung Man’s new celebrity friends (AB6IX's Park Woo Jin, Red Velvet's Yeri, Gugudan's Mina, iKON's B.I and more) will not only be joining him to explore the rainforests of Thailand, but will also need survive in it, away from the comfort of the city! 

Want to see your favourite stars on TV? Be sure to check out the premier on ONE HD (Astro Ch.393).

photo credit: ONE HD, Law of the Jungle

tvN is excited to announce their exciting programme line-up this May and June. Im Soo Jung and Jang Gi Yong paired up for the first time for drama "WWW". Comedian Kang Ho Dong, however will return with Kang's Kitchen season 2 together with "Journey to the West" cast - Eun Ji Won, Lee Soo Geun, Ahn Jae Hyun, WINNER's Mino and new member BLOCK B's P.O. Variety show, "Restaurant On Wheels" continues to serve Chinese-Korean food along their journey but this time is to United States. Not to miss out the most anticipated reality show, "Produce X 101" where 101 trainees around the globe trying their best to win a spot to debut. 

Starring Im Soo Jung, Jang Gi Yong and Lee Da Hee, tvN upcoming drama "WWW" talks about the stories of ambitious career women working at the top of the best portal sites in the IT industry. Paved with wins and losses, their road to success takes a new turn when love comes along the way.

Rookie chef Kang Ho-dong’s limited pop-up restaurant “Kang’s Kitchen” returns for a season, with BLOCK B's P.O. joining as the kitchen crew. Recently, it was also reported Kyuhyun who recently discharged from the military will be joining the current cast for filming Kang's Kitchen Season 2. Can you imagine the chemistry between Kyuhyun and new comer P.O? (ps: hopefully Mino won't be jealous> <)

In the brand new season of Restaurant on Wheels – USA Edition, Shinhwa’s Eric and Minwoo, John Park and Heo Kyung-hwan join star chef Lee Yeon-bok to run a food truck that sells Chinese-Korean food along the West Coast of United States.

Eric previously has proven his talent in cooking through "Three Meals a Day" and fans are excited to see "Eh-Chef" once again shows off his cooking skills in Restaurant on Wheels.

The global idol survival audition programme, PRODUCE X 101 captures much attention from audience of all ages around the world since its premiere. Both Korean and overseas viewers expressed their enthusiasm to keep up with the show as soon as they can.

In the first episode, audience saw trainees from major entertainment companies, as well as the return of Soyou, from last season, as a special trainer. Much attention was given to trainees who have already debuted, such as members of MYTEEN and UP10TION etc. Fans are expecting their heartfelt sharing in the show.

Kim Jung Min and Kim Ki Soo returned with season 2 to explore Malaysia along with Malaysian celeb, Nadiyah Shahab. As Hari Raya is approaching, the host and K-beauty expert will give head-to-toe transformation to Malaysian girls for Hari Raya festivities. Get ready to transform this Hari Raya!

Don't forget to mark down the date and time to watch your favourite programs. 

Starting February 16, 2019 the base fare for taxis in Seoul increased from 3,000 won to 3,800 won, while the late-night premium fare that runs from midnight to 04:00 increased from 3,600 won to 4,600 won. Large and deluxe taxis also increased their base fare from 3,600 won to 4,600 won.

International Taxis that can be found at Incheon International Airport and Gimpo International Airport have also increased their flat fares. Selected flat fee only applies to International Taxis going from Incheon International Airport to different parts of Seoul. Flat fee is divided into 5 sections of Seoul and is based on the medium-sized taxis.

The fare from Incheon International Airport to each zones are as followed:

A zone (Gimpo International Airport, Gangseo area) 65,000 won. 

B zone (Eunpyeong, Seodaemun, Mapo, Yeongdeungpo, Yangcheon, and Guro area) 70,000 won. 

C zone (Jongno, Jung-gu, Yongsan, Dongjak, Gwanak, and Geumcheon area) 80,000 won. 

D zone (Gangbuk, Seoungbuk, Dongdaemun, Seoungdong, Gangnam, and Seocho area) 85,000 won. E zone (Dobong, Nowon, Jungnang, Gwangjin, Gangdong, and Songpa area) 90,000 won.

For more information on fares for each zones and taxi types, please visit the official International Taxi website.

For the taxis that have not changed to the new fares, the fare conversion table is available in the taxi. If the meter machine shows the base fare before the increase, the taxi driver will explain the correct fare based on the new fare conversion table.

credit: KTO Singapore

Jus2, made up of GOT7’s JB and Yugyeom, brings their fans to a new high for their final stop of <FOCUS> Premiere Showcase Tour in Singapore! On the night of 4 May 2019, Zepp @ Big Box saw a rare sighting of international Ahgases (an affectionate label for GOT7’s fans) flying in to catch the boys, affirming their massive popularity even outside Asia. Much to fans’ delight, fellow GOT7 member Mark appeared as a special host for the showcase!

The duo jumpstarts their showcase with tracks from their debut album, "Long Black" and "Drunk On You". They were then joined by Mark to carry out their first ment. Mark said he was honoured to finish up the last show. Not forgetting to include some local flavor, Yugyeom commented that they ate chilli crab the day before and said it tasted amazing. They also talked about their album concept:

JB: “Rather than sexy, this album is more of senses.”

Mark: “I think you guys look sexy too.”

Yugyeom: “Rather than bright, we wanted to be dark this time.”

For the next segment, the pair was tested on how well they know each other by answering personal questions. Mark teased that the two of them were not good at this, as they often answered wrongly during their previous stops.

For one of the questions, JB was asked whether Yugyeom wets his toothbrush before or after brushing his teeth. Leader JB guessed it right – the answer was the latter! Fortunately, the two boys redeemed themselves this time round.

Apart from their irrefutable dance skills, they are also known for their generous fanservice. During Focus On Me segment, Three lucky fans were chosen to play staring games with the members (Mark included), having the time of their lives as they made direct eye contact with their idols. Talk about “Focus On Me” indeed!

After Mark bid his farewell as an emcee, JB and Yugyeom continued indulging fans in their sensuality, performing “Touch”, solo numbers “Sunrise” and “From Now”, and wrapping up with “Senses” and title track “Focus On Me”.

The encore stage saw the members conveying their gratitude and appreciation to Ahgases. JB expressed “We’re always thankful because we’re receiving from you. Through our music and performances, we hope to bring more meaning to your lives,” while Yugyeom stated “We hope to create more memories, and we hope to come back again with GOT7.”

Just when Ahgases thought the showcase has come to an end, Jus2 treats them to one last round of wildness where they performed “Hard Carry”, “Never Ever”, “Focus On Me” (for the second time), and “Go Higher” featuring Mark! The showcase finally concludes with a VCR by GOT7. The boys sure started off Ahgases’ May just right!

We would like to thank One Production/Live Nation Entertainment for the invitation.

Official photos by One Production

The showcase started with our local celebrity, Alvin Chong 'Tajam' performance. James showed up right after the opening act and played the acoustic love track "Let's Get Away" (a collaboration track with Girls Generation's Soo Young) and "Perfect" (a collaboration track featured f(x)'s Amber).

Riding on the collaboration tracks, James performed the title song "The Light" and wrapped the showcase with "Up". During the talk session, James expressed his wish to visit Malaysia more often to meet the fans. Fans who purchased 'The Light' EP were given a chance to meet James up close during the fan signing and meet and greet session. 

Fans get to meet James up close during the fan signing session

Thanks to Universal Music Malaysia, we get to sit down with James to talk about his music and collaboration with Soo Young and Amber.

We met James one day earlier before the showcase to have a group interview

Q: How do you feel returning to Malaysia?

James: I really want to come back to Malaysia specifically because I had such a great time last two times when I was here. So, it was part of the deal. (haha) When they said "let's promote this in Malaysia" and I said "Just do it!" 

Q: Amber and Soo Young are featured in this EP, how did the collaboration come about? 

James: After my accident, Amber and Soo Young came to visit me quite often in the hospital. They are just very beautiful people from inside and out, like I am really lucky to have such sincere friends. Because is hard to allocate your time, you know people are busy. Like today, my media schedule is morning til night and they are doing that (as well). They are superstars. They have no time but they make the time (for me), so I feel very blessed by them. They both didn't ask for any pay and they just literally want to be part of this. 

I specifically want her (Soo Young) voice in "Let's Get Away" because I felt the melody is a little complicated but the song itself is very pure and she has a very pure voice so I thought it will match well with the song. For Amber, a lot of people know that she paid for half of the "Perfect" music video. She didn't get anything, she's just like 'Let's do this!'. She fights for what she believes in. It was a pleasure, absolute pleasure. She even brought me a Red Velvet signed album CD. I was like I was such a odd guy cause I was so happy. It's stated "James" and I was like "OMG they know me~" (haha) but I am BLACKPINK fan (hahaha) I just turned into their fans 2 days ago.

Q: What's your favourite verse in "The Light"?
James: The first line of The Light is so emotional but I think it describes how I feel so precisely at that time. Now I look back at it, I feel so cringy...(haha) You know how it feels when you looked back...Actually, I had like an online diary...like a long time ago and I wrote it when I was 13 years old...Is horrifying! Is like "my emotions today", so is kinda like that. But The Light, I was totally honest when I wrote it. I am not trying to trick anybody..not that I was before, but my intention is just to write how I felt and I think is very pure. "I am on the edge of clarity / It's the same fight everyday. / Chasing demons and ghosts away" that's how I felt honestly during that time.

Q: Tell us more about your music style.
James: It's been trending towards like EDM. I said like so many times I am a terrible dancer, horrible in dancing. Have you seen me trying to dance? It's like watching a car in slow motion. (haha) You'll be like.."No~ Stop!" So dancing is a no for me, rapping is a no for me but I love hip hop. I naturally just love listening to it, makes me feel good, feel tough. But I incorporated elements of hip hop in the EDM and pop music, so I kinda made that into my own colour with my voice.

Q: What songs do you listening to right now? Did you get any inspiration from there? 

Other Media: Other than BLACKPINK, Red Velvet..?

James: Actually, I didn't listen to BLACKPINK that much, I watch BLACKPINK (haha). I have been listening to more like Blackbear, Loud... like Western pop. And there's a Chinese artist called Lin You Jia (Yoga Lin) that I really like, his music is more like old school radio head, oasis..kinda like alternative pop rock.

Q: So, any upcoming songs with similar music genre?
James: You know people get influenced by what they see. But Indie rock is how I started, like metal indie rock/ R&B. But I don't think is special, my songs are more like emo/ EDM/ elements of hip hop.

Q: What's your upcoming plan this year?
James: This year, I'll be releasing a lot of music. I wrote..I have like 10 new songs that already mastered and just waiting for the right time to release. Cause the thing with The Light EP is I feel like a lot of people didn't get to listen to some of the tracks on the EP other than the ones...Like the one that Soo Young did was great cause she's the senior. But others didn't get much attraction, like the original version of "Let's Get away", that's my favourite track. So, I want to release new singles and I also wrote some songs with my friend, Erik Lidbom. If you know K-POP, you definitely heard his songs, just that you don't know is he who did it. He also did pretty much of J-POP. He wrote songs for EXO, TWICE, CN BLUE. He's out there, he's one of the creators of the K-POP sound and he wrote BOA's "Hurricane Venus". He's a genius, we wrote 4-5 songs together.

May 10, there's a song called "Mad" will be coming out. Technically, that is the most positive song since "The Light". "Automatic" is a fun, dancey song. When I try to perform, that is so different but I think I am gonna get use to it. But "Mad" is something closer to "The Light" and I think it's a powerful track. I am very happy with this one. Yes, a lot of music and hopefully more to come.

Check out what happen during James Lee: The Light Live in KL:

Lai Kuan Lin returns to sunny Singapore for his first solo Asia Tour, 2019 LAI KUANLIN Fan Meeting [Good Feeling], on 30 April 2019! The Asia tour kicked off with his first stop in Seoul, followed by Bangkok and Singapore, and upcoming stops in Taipei and Hong Kong. Placing 7th on the survival program Produce 101, the Taiwanese singer started his entertainment career as a member of hugely successful boy group, Wanna One.

Kuan Lin kick-started Labour Day eve with Hypey, a track featuring Jackson Wang from GOT7. After his first performance, the trilingual singer introduced himself to the audience in Zepp @ Big Box in English and Mandarin. He spoke about being back in Singapore for the fourth time, and how much he loves our chicken rice!

The Cube Entertainment artiste also talked about his solo activities, such as his unit with Pentagon's Wooseok and landing his first leading role in an upcoming Chinese drama, A Little Thing Called Love. Not forgetting his roots, the youngest Wanna One member brought up his hyungs (older brothers) - about Park Woo Jin complimenting his culinary skills, and taking a selca with Park Ji Hoon while filming their reality show Zero Base. These mentions of past memories received passionate screams from the ardent audience, as they indulged in the nostalgia.

Kuan Lin continued engaging fans with witty segments named after him - Truth or LAI and School Of LAI. He showed various sides of himself by "driving" a toy car, singing One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful, and even answering as many questions as possible while counting dollar notes in one minute. Lucky fans, chosen by Kuan Lin himself through a lucky draw box, even managed to win toys!

Needless to say, Kuan Lin switched between the two languages effortlessly throughout the fan meet, proving his strong language ability! With the various artistes he mentioned throughout the fan meet, he also proved how well-connected he is in the industry. We're sure Kuan Lin concluded the fourth month of 2019 prettily for fans, and we're definitely looking forward to what this uprising star will bring to the table in future!

We would like to thank 411 Entertainnment for the invitation. Check out GOKpop Singapore Facebook page for more official photos. 

The most eagerly-anticipated K-pop music festival in the region, HallyuPopFest (HPF) returns this May for its second edition in Singapore. The best of Korean music and culture will converge at the electrifying K-pop extravaganza, which happens on the 25th and 26th of May 2019 at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Globally acclaimed superstars SUPER JUNIOR, will be headlining the festival, along with wildly popular bands such as MONSTA X, NU’EST and WINNER. In this year’s edition, a new segment, HallyuTown will also debut. It will function as the main festival square where HallyuPopFest’s much-loved Red Carpet event will be held. HallyuTown will be open to the public offering a variety of Hallyu-related booths and activities featuring K-Food, K-Beauty and K-Lifestyle, as well as a dedicated Fan Support area for fans to show their love and support for their idols.

HallyuPopFest 2019 Details:

Date: 25th & 26th May 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)

Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium

Programme:

from 10AM         HallyuTown festival square (open to public)

1.00PM               Showcase of up-and-coming artistes

3.30PM               Red Carpet Event

5.00PM               Artiste Engagement Sessions

8.00PM               Evening Concert featuring headliners

Ticket Price: $288 (Cat 1), $258 (Cat 2), $198 (Cat 3), $138 (Cat 4), $98 (Cat 5)

HallyuPass: $68

                 o    Artiste Engagement with 1 performing act of the same day

                 o    Exclusive Lanyard and Pass 

Every ticket gives festival goers access to two concert events per day - the afternoon Showcase that runs about 2 hours long, and the 3-hour Evening Concert where headliners will perform individual sets of at least 30 minutes each, making it a “concert within a concert”. For Category 1, 2 and 3 ticket holders who would like a more personal fan experience, they may opt for the HallyuPass for Artiste Engagement which gives them a once-in-a-lifetime interaction experience with an artiste performing that day.

As South East Asia’s first and largest K-pop festival, #HallyuPopFest was the most tweeted hashtag in Singapore in 2018, and last year’s festival saw over 25,000 attendees from all over the region. This year’s edition of the ‘Korean Wave Movement’ promises to be another spectacular event, with more unstoppable entertainment for K-pop fans

Each event day, festival-goers get an all-in-one, day-to-night experience, starting with activities at HallyuTown, Showcase performances by up-and-coming K-pop artistes, the Red Carpet event, Artiste Engagement opportunities and finally our spectacular Evening Concerts featuring our headliner acts. The artiste line-up will boast a total of 15 performing acts including established boyband PENTAGON, top girl groups (G)I-DLE and OH MY GIRL, reggaeton group K.A.R.D, veteran soloist HYOLYN, chart-topping rock band N.FLYING, and talented rapper KANTO, as well as the next generation of K-pop music acts including GWSN, A.C.E, VERIVERY and TREI.

Boasting a full Korean technical team like last year, HallyuPopFest promises another spectacular backdrop for every artiste’s performance full of creative visuals and effects for more unforgettable performances.

For more information kindly visit HallyuPopFest website.

Here’s your chance to enjoy your favourite K-Pop entertainment and cheer for the future rising stars! JOOX, Asia’s most popular music streaming app1 , will bring you a more intense excitement from Korea by livestreaming ‘PRODUCE X 101’ Season 4 on its platform every Friday at 10PM from 3 May onwards.

Held by Mnet, a South Korean pay television music channel, the past three seasons of ‘Produce 101’ have received global acclaim and praise. The show has grown in popularity among Asian countries, who have witnessed contestants delivering their best, sensational performances in front of an audience who determines the rising star’s future in the show by voting for their favourite act in multiple elimination rounds. Premiering on May 3, ‘PRODUCE X 101’ will be livestreamed on both Mnet’s channel and JOOX exclusively at the same time.

There'll be a total of 12 episodes and each episode subtitles (Chinese/English/local languages) will be uploaded on JOOX shortly after the official broadcast.

JOOX 'Produce X 101' Livestream Schedule:

Date: from 3 May 2019 (Friday) onwards

Time: 10PM

About Produce 101, Produce X 101

‘Produce 101’ is a group talent show series on Mnet in Korea that premiered in 2016, where the audience selects a band among 101 trainees through online and live voting with multiple elimination rounds. The program’s host as well as experienced and famous mentors, such as Lee Dong-wook (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God), also give the participants grades and guidance according to their performances. On top of this, the trainees have to live together, receive trainings, complete missions and compete against each other to be a part of the final 11 members, who will be promoted as a group for five years.

In the past seasons, ‘Produce 101’ has made I.O.I, Wanna One and IZ*One popular across Asia, proving its popularity among fans. New to this series is the X rank, the lowest rank that makes a participant vulnerable to elimination, which will make the show more exciting and breathtaking. With the new theme song ‘지마’ (Don’t), this season’s group of contestants includes trainees under company labels, debuted idols, and individual trainees, including the most popular trainee Cha Jun-ho, Lee Yoo-jin from the TV drama "Sky Castle" and former WINNER member Nam Tae-Hyun's brother Nam Donghyun , as well as Han Seung-woo and Choi Byung-chan from VICTION. K-Pop lovers can enjoy their favorite.

K-Pop lovers can enjoy their favorite music and live performances for free by downloading JOOX on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, or accessing the JOOX website. Many more concerts and live broadcasting performances by local and international artists are lined up to be streamed on JOOX! Don't miss this show if you're an absolute fan of K-POP.