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Wednesday, 02 January 2013

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Beijing
Beijing ( /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng, [peɪ˨˩ t͡ɕiŋ˥]), formerly romanized as Peking ( /piːˈkɪŋ/ or /peɪˈkɪŋ/), is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The metropolis, located in northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government, with 14 urban and suburban districts and two rural counties. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast.
Beijing is China's second largest city by urban population after Shanghai and is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's largest state-owned companies. Beijing is a major transportation hub in the national highway, expressway, railway and high-speed rail network. Beijing's Capital International Airport is the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic.

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China
China (ⁱ/ˈtʃaɪnə/; Chinese: 中国; pinyin: Zhōngguó; see also Names of China), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is the world's most-populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, the East Asian state is the world's second-largest country by land area, and the third- or fourth-largest in total area, depending on the definition of total area.
The People's Republic of China is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four directly controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau). Its capital city is Beijing. The PRC also claims Taiwan—which is controlled by the Republic of China (ROC), a separate political entity—as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War. The PRC government denies the legitimacy of the ROC.

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Japan
Japan ⁱ/dʒəˈpæn/ (Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon; formally 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, literally the State of Japan) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people lived in Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other nations followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Japan to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since adopting its revised constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament called the Diet.

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New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. The city is referred to as New York City or The City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part. As a global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural capital of the world.
Located on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which comprises a state county. The five boroughs—The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a Census-estimated 2011 population of 8,244,910 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km²), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. The New York City Metropolitan Area's population is the United States' largest, with 18.9 million people distributed over 6,720 square miles (17,400 km²), and is also part of the most populous combined statistical area in the United States, containing 22.1 million people as of the 2010 Census.

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Seoul
Seoul (Korean pronunciation: [sʌ.ul] ( listen), English /soʊl/), officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world. The Seoul National Capital Area is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25 million inhabitants, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Almost a quarter of South Koreans live in Seoul, half of South Koreans live in the metropolitan area, along with over 275,000 international residents.
Located in the Han River, Seoul has been a major settlement for over 2,000 years, with its foundation dating back to 18 B.C. when Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, established its capital in what is now south-east Seoul. It continued as the capital of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire. The Seoul National Capital Area is home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Changdeokgung, Hwaseong Fortress, Jongmyo Shrine and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.

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South Korea
South Korea ( listen), officially the Republic of Korea (Hangul: 대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk listen), is a sovereign state in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name "Korea" is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the Middle Ages (an initial "G" in Korean is pronounced like an English "K").
Its neighbors are China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the Korea Strait to the south. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. It covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers and has a population of almost 50 million. The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 9,794,304.
Archaeological findings show that the Korean Peninsula was occupied by the Lower Paleolithic period.Korean history begins with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BC by the legendary Dan-gun. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea under Silla 668 AD, Korea went through the Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end of the Korean Empire in 1910, when it was annexed by Japan. After liberation and occupation by Soviet and U.S. forces at the end of World War II, the nation was divided into North and South Korea. The latter was established in 1948 as a democracy, though political turmoil and times of military rule and martial law characterized much of the period until the foundation of the Sixth Republic in 1987.

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Tokyo
Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō^?, "Eastern Capital") [toːkʲoː], English /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/; officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to^?), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of the world. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu^?) and the city of Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi^?).
The Tokyo Metropolitan government administers the 23 special wards of Tokyo (each governed as a city), which cover the area that was the city of Tokyo, as well as 39 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture and the two outlying island chains. The population of the special wards is over 8 million people, with the total population of the prefecture exceeding 13 million. The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area with upwards of 35 million people and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy with a GDP of US$1.479 trillion at purchasing power parity in 2008, ahead of New York City metropolitan area, which ranks second on the list. The city hosts 47 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest amount of any city.

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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km²) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.

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Bae Suzy
Bae Soo Ji (Hangul: 배수지; Hanja: 裴秀智; born October 10, 1994), commonly known by her stage name Suzy, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group miss A, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2010.
Suzy was born in Gwangju, South Korea on October 10, 1994. She is attending Seoul Arts High School. Before debuting, she was an online shopping mall model. In 2009, she auditioned for Mnet Superstar K and made it through the preliminary round but she was ultimately eliminated. However, she caught the attention of a scout from JYP Entertainment and soon became a trainee. After training for a year, she was paired with fellow members Fei and Jia and was set to debut in China. With the sudden addition of Min into the group, the foursome prepared to debut as miss A.
In July 2010, Suzy made her debut as a member of miss A, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment, with the single "Bad Girl Good Girl" as a lead vocalist of the group. After a successful promotion period of 7 weeks, the group came back in October with a new title track, "Breathe", from the second single Step Up. The group promoted the song for a month and had their last goodbye stage on November 7. The group then returned in July 2011 with the release of their first full-length studio album A Class with the title track "Good Bye Baby". The group held their goodbye stage in early September after finding great success with their album and title track. The group then turned their focus towards their overseas activities, including their Chinese debut. Suzy is the maknae of JYP Nation.

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Byul
Kim Go-Eun (김고은), better known by her stage name of 별 (Byul, "star"), is a South Korean singer known mostly for her ballads. She was born on October 22, 1983 in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do and studied in Dongduk Women's University. She was discovered by singer-songwriter Park Jin Young when she had the opportunity to sing for him at one of his fan-meetings, and is currently signed under Spring Entertainment.
Byul's first album was released in 2002, with the interestingly-titled single "December 32nd" marking her debut in the entertainment industry. A song of waiting for a lost love (who promised he would be back before the end of the year), it became very popular (as it was released in December of that year). The subsequent singles from the album, though, did not achieve much popularity and Byul took a break from the music scene.
After taking one-year hiatus for vocal training, Byul released her eponymous second album, in March 2005. Her first and only single from the album was entitled "안부", a duet with ballad singer Na Yoon Kwon. Both the album and the single initially sold poorly. The song "I Think I Love You", however, was later used as the theme song for the Korean television drama Full House. The album enjoyed modest success when the drama became a hit domestically and internationally, and Byul's first two albums were subsequently released in China.

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Danny Ahn
Danny Ahn (born Ahn Shin-won; December 22, 1978 in Seattle, Washington) is a Korean American actor and rapper of the popular boy band g.o.d. He is notable for his unique rapping. .He has one older sister. He attended Department of Theater/Acting in Dankuk University.
He debuted in the K-pop industry as a rapper for singer Uhm Junghwa, and then became a part of boyband g.o.d. (short for "groove overdose"); the group became one of the most popular groups in the 2000s. He released his solo album on May 28, 2007. He also was a radio DJ on the show Kiss The Radio.
Digital Single 2007-05-28
1. 꿈이었으면(Feat. 스윗소로우) If it were a Dream (ft. Sweet Sorrow)
In 2008, he appeared in Crazy Waiting (also known as The Longest 24 Months) (기다리다 미쳐). He appeared as Baekho in the KBS drama, Chuno (TV Series). He appeared in KBS Let's Go Dream Team season 2, and he was the leader of the team. He also appeared as Manager Baek Nam Jung in Fugitive: Plan B alongside Bi, Lee Jung Jin, Daniel Henney and Lee Nayoung. He is a permanent guest on 'Strong Heart'.

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Hyomin
Park Sun-Young (Hangul: 박 선 영; Hanja: 朴宣映; born May 30, 1989), better known by her stage name Hyomin, is a South Korean idol, singer, dancer, rapper, actress and a member of K-Pop girl group T-ara.
Hyomin was a famous internet ulzzang before debuting with T-ara. She was a trainee under JYP Entertainment and was considered to be a replacement for Hyuna, who was a member of the Wonder Girls in 2007. Before being cast by Core Contents Media, she started appearing in music videos like SS501's "Unlock", SG Wannabe's "Smooth Break-Up", and FT Island's "Heaven".
She was chosen by Core Contents Media to be featured in some of her labelmates' songs prior to her debut. This included Hwang Jung Eum, the Colour Pink project with Seeya, Davichi and Black Pearl. She has also performed on a music show with SeeYa during their promotions for the song, "Hot Girl".
In 2010, Hyomin was in the Wonder Women project group with label mates Seeya and Davichi, along with fellow member Eunjung. She had participated in the OST for SBS's drama Coffee House in 2010 and also collaborated with Brave Brothers for their digital single "Beautiful Girl" in 2011.

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Jay Park
Park Jaebeom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範, born April 25, 1987), also known as Jay Park, is a Korean-American recording artist, dancer, rapper, music producer, b-boy, songwriter, composer and actor. He was the former leader of the South Korean boy band 2PM, and is a member of the Seattle-based b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM).
Born in Seattle, Washington, Park showed great interest in hip hop music and breakdancing at a young age. Park was raised in Edmonds, Washington where he attended Edmonds Woodway High School. In 2004, he auditioned in Seattle, Washington, for Korea-based JYP Entertainment (JYPE), which brought him to Korea in January 2005, to receive further training in dancing, rapping, singing, and the Korean language.
Park first appeared through Mnet's Hot Blood Men, a documentary-style reality program that showed the future members of idol groups 2AM and 2PM in training. Park, finishing with the most fan votes, was given the position of 2PM's leader. On September 4, 2008, 2PM debuted with the song "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points Out Of 10") on music program M! Countdown after the release of their first mini-album, Hottest Time of the Day, a few days prior.

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Jo Kwon
Jo Kwon (Hangul: 조권, born August 28, 1989) is a South Korean singer and entertainer, leader of ballad boyband 2AM.
Jo Kwon, commonly known as Sacre Bleu, is the longest-serving male trainee in JYP Entertainment, having trained for 2567 days; exactly 7 years and 12 days since joining JYP. He was chosen as the last members of Park Jin Young's "99% Challenge Project" along with Sunye of Wonder Girls.^{[citation needed]}
In 2008, he appeared on MNET's Hot blood, a program that showed the intense physical training that 13 male trainees had to go through for the opportunity to debut in either 4-member ballad group or 7-member dance group One Day under JYP Entertainment. After getting through the eliminations, Jo Kwon was given the position of 4-member ballad group's leader.He has been attending Kyung Hee University.
2AM's first single "This Song" release July 21, 2008 and made their debut performance on July 11, 2008 performing "이 노래" ("This Song").
Jo Kwon regularly appears as a regular guest on variety shows such as "Star King", popular for his playful and frivolous dance gags. He was part of "Dirty Eyed Girls" on an episode of 2PM's variety show "Wild Bunny", performing a parody of popular Brown Eyed Girls song Abracadabra. The music video became extremely popular. In September 2009, Jo Kwon was one of the main MCs for SBS's environmental variety show "Find it! Green Gold" with Super Junior member Shindong, SS501 member Kim Hyung Joon, and former Fly To The Sky member Brian Joo. He also replaced Jaebeom on historical culture variety show Nodaji after his internet controversy. Both shows were later canceled due to low ratings.^{[citation needed]}

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Kim Tae Woo
Kim Tae-Woo (Hangul: 김태우, Hanja: 金太佑, born May 12, 1981) is a K-pop singer, originally the lead singer of popular boy band g.o.d.. Kim was born in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, the third in a family of one son and two daughters. He attended Kyunghee University in the Post Modern Music Department.
He debuted in the K-pop industry as the lead singer for g.o.d. (short for "groove overdose"); the group became one of the most popular groups in the 2000s. Although he did guest vocals for other artists, he did not release his own solo album until October 26, 2006. As both Kim and Son Ho Young released their albums around the same time, they often appeared on the same variety shows together, including a joint appearance on Happy Together: Friends.
As of November 2006, he has sold 106,506 copies of his album, which is listed as a "special album"[2]. On March 20, 2007, Kim enlisted in the army to serve his mandatory military service. Kim returned into the music scene in 2009, releasing his album "T-Virus" on September 3. Kim was also a permanent cast-member of the KBS Variety Show, Invincible Youth which he had to leave because he was having throat surgery.

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Kimberley Chen
Kimberley Chen (b. May 23, 1994 in Melbourne) is a singer, actress and model. She most recently appeared as Young Nala in Disney's Lion King at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne as well as the Shanghai Grand Theater in Shanghai.
Kimberley was first coached by her father in singing. She was then coached by Maestro Vladimir Vais, who is a World famous Conductor and also Musical Director for the Russian Bolshoi Ballet for over 10 years.
At a young age, Kimberley did photographic work and appeared in a McDonald’s commercial, which was aired throughout Asia.
Kimberley began singing for Charities at the age of 4 with the help of her father. She was performing regularly at Charity Concerts and Clubs. She donated to Australian Community Aid Abroad. When the East Timor Crisis came, she felt strongly for the Timorese and her donation went to Caritas Australia for direct aid to East Timor. In the 2003 Royal Children Hospital Good Friday Appeal on the Seven Network, at the age of 8, she sang and danced “Let's Get Loud” with backing dancers.

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Lee Hyun
Lee Hyun (Hangul: 이현) is a South Korean singer and leader of ballad group 8Eight.
Lee Hyun released his first solo single album on September 9, 2009. The first song "30분전" ("30 Minutes Ago") a duet with Lim Jeong Hee, the third and final song composed by Park Shi Hyuk for the "Goodbye" trilogy after Baek Jiyoung's "총 맞은 것처럼" ("Like Being Hit By a Bullet") and 8Eight's "심장이 없어" ("Without a Heart"). The music video was released the same day as the album, starring actress Sun Woo Sun. He first performed "30 Minutes Ago" on Music Bank on August 11, 2009.
On November 16, 2009, he participated in the original soundtrack of "천하무적 이평강" ("Invincible Lee Pyung Kang") with the song "천하무적 이평강" ("Breath").
In 2010, he also worked with Changmin of 2AM to produce a collaboration unit named "Homme". They came out with a single titled: "I Was Able To Eat Well" featuring Lee Chae Young. And he participated in the original soundtrack of "대물" ("Daemul") with the song "왜 나를 울려요" ("Why Make Me Cry").
In 2012, he released his first full solo album called 'The Healing Echo'.

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Lee Junho
Lee Junho (이준호/李俊昊) (born January 25, 1990), better known as Junho (준호), is the second youngest member of the Korean boy band 2PM (투피엠). Junho is from Ilsan, South Korea.
Junho was first known by the public as the winner of Superstar Survival in 2006. The show started with 12 teens and as the weeks goes by, they were eliminated one by one until three are left. Somewhat reminiscing of the famous reality show Survivor. Junho signed a contract with JYP Entertainment after winning the Superstar Survival (which Taecyeon and Chansung were also contestants in), placing 1st out of 6,000 competitors.
In 2008, he took part in Mnet's Hot Blood Men which follows the extreme training of 13 trainees in order to become a member of the boy band One Day. However One Day was split and spawned two boy bands, 2AM and 2PM, of which the latter one Junho became a member.
Six months after Hot Blood was aired on TV, 2PM debuted with their first single "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points out of 10 Points") from their first EP Hottest Time of the Day, but it wasn't until their second EP 2:00PM Time For Change which skyrocketed their success in the Korean music industry. So far, 2PM has released two studio albums and three EPs. Junho wrote and composed the song "Give It To Me" from their latest album Hands Up.

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Lim Jeong Hee
Lim Jeong-Hee (born May 17, 1981 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean R&B and Pop artist that debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable performances in 2005 was the 5th Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand, which helped promote and expose her to the foreign music industry.
Lim Jeong-Hee grew up in a musical environment, in which her father was an ardent fan of pop music and a collector of countless music LPs. She was educated with classical music in her childhood, beginning with learning to play the piano. Despite this, as she grew up, she gained more interest in pop music rather than the classical music she had studied.
In high school, Lim participated in a song contest for teens held by Seoul City and won the grand prize. The experience of competing in the song contest and winning the top prize led Lim to enter college to study popular music.
She is signed with JYP Entertainment as some of the biggest Korea pop stars, Rain and G.O.D.. However, Lim is more famous on the street music scene than on television or the radio. Even before she had her official debut, Lim held countless street performances on her own which led to the creation of her multiple fan clubs.

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Nichkhun
Nichkhun Horvejkul (Thai: นิชคุณ หรเวชกุล); (born June 24, 1988) is a Thai American singer, and rapper in 2PM, a 6-member boy band that is active in South Korea and managed by JYP Entertainment.
Nichkhun was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to Thai Chinese parents. Nichkhun has one older brother Nichan, and two younger sisters, Nichthima (Yanin) and Nachjaree (Chereen). At the age of two, he moved to Thailand with his family and studied at Dhepkanjana School and Tangpiroondham School. At the age of twelve, he studied at Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand for a year and a half and moved back to the United States to finish his schooling at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. After high school, he was a coach at Rosemead High School for their badminton team. There, he was scouted by Park Jin-young, a K-pop singer and the producer of JYP Entertainment, at the Los Angeles Korean Music Festival.
After passing the audition hosted by JYP Entertainment, he signed a ten-year contract with the company but later resigned for an eight-year contract, not including training, and was brought to South Korea in 2006 as a trainee, being put into a class of 24 other students. Park Jin-young informed him that he was required to learn how to sing and to dance, learn Korean and Mandarin Chinese, and to bulk up. He first appeared through MNET's Hot Blood, a program that showed the intense physical training that 13 male trainees had to go through for the opportunity to debut in either a 4-member ballad group 2AM or a 6-member dance group (originally had 7 members until the leader Jay Park left the group) 2PM under JYP Entertainment.

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Park Ji Yoon
Park Ji-yoon (born January 3, 1982) is a Korean pop singer, actress, and model, who debuted as a Haitai model at age 13. Park Ji Yoon is well known in Korea and abroad for her acting, singing and modelling skills. She has a B.F.A. from Namseoul University in Environmental Art & Design. Her voice has a very pure quality to it which has won her many fans.
For her first three albums, Park retained a sweet, innocent approach to her music. However, for her fourth album and onward, she decided to partake in some of the production and writing, and created something scandalous. For her return into the music world, Park completely changed her image with Sung In Shik (Coming of Age Ceremony), which was the sexy concept.
This mature, deep and style filled theme continued for her fifth album, Man, in which she dressed as a man in the music video. She did not continue on this style for her 6th album, but replaced it with a shocking amount of hair.

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Park Jin Young
Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영, Hanja: 朴軫泳; born January 13, 1972), also known as J.Y. Park or JYP, is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, record producer and the former CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music. He is best known for his songs called “Don’t Leave Me”, “Elevator”, “She Was Pretty”, “Honey”, “Kiss”, “Your House”. He founded JYP Entertainment in 1997, composing and producing several singles and albums for various singers in South Korea including g.o.d., Park Ji-yoon, Rain, Byul, Wonder Girls, 2AM, 2PM, miss A, JJ Project
Park was born in Seoul, Korea on January 13, 1972. He graduated from BaeMyung High School, and he earned his bachelor’s degree from Yonsei University.
In 1992, Park debuted as a group called ‘Park Jin-Young and the New Generation,’ but it was not successful. In 1994, he debuted as a solo singer with the new album Blue City featured the song “Don’t Leave Me”, and it was successful.
Park has released seven albums. He followed Blue City with his second album Tantara in 1995. His third album Summer Jingle Bell came out in 1997 and featured the hit song "She Was Pretty". His fourth album Even After 10 Years (1998) featured the song "Honey", and his seventh album Back To Stage (2007) featured the song "Kiss". While maintaining his status as a successful artist, he has also composed and produced over 31 charting singles and 25 albums for various groups in South Korea including Rain and Wonder Girls.

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Park Joon Hyung
Joon Hyung Park (also known as Joon Park, Korean: 박준형, Hanja: 朴俊炯) is a Korean-American singer, actor and leader of the Korean pop group g.o.d.. He was born on July 20 and is a Cancer and year of the Rooster and graduated from La Quinta High School in Westminster, California and attended California State University, Long Beach. During his days with g.o.d., he served as the group's leader-rapper.
He was raised in Southern California. He had a lot of hobbies which consisted of surfing, skateboarding, water polo, drawing, martial arts, body building, dancing, rapping-singing, etc.
During and after his college years he was a graphic designer with his talented drawing background. In his college days he did some modeling but never really thought of himself as a model and one day was discovered in Hollywood by a casting agent for a Janet Jackson video in which he had his first 15 seconds of fame on TV.
In 1997 through his sister's contacts in Korea, He packed up and moved to Seoul, South Korea to pursue his goal in the K-pop industry. He wanted to mix Korean Music with a twist of western culture so in 1998 he gathered the members of his group g.o.d. (Groove Over Dose) through numerous auditions. The first member he recruited was his cousin Danny Ahn, and then Danny's friend Son Ho Young, and then Yoon Kye Sang.

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Sohee
Ahn So Hee (Hangul: 안소희; Hanja: 安昭熙; born June 27, 1992), commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, dancer, model and MC. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.
Born on June 27, 1992, she is the youngest member of the Wonder Girls. She attended Changmun’s All Girls High School. At the age of 12, Sohee became a JYP trainee. She successfully debuted as the members of South Korean girl group in early 2007.
On Jan 24, 2012, rumors had sparked that Sohee was allegedly dating Seulong from 2AM. These rumors were later dismissed by the pair's management company, JYP Entertainment, stating that they are simply close friends.
Sohee was selected through auditions and at the age of 12, she became a JYP trainee. In 2007, Sohee made her debut with the Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment, with the single "Irony" as the main dancer and vocalist of the group. Being the youngest Wonder Girl, she’s also seen as the “cute maknae” of the group.

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Song Jieun
Song Jieun (Hangul: 송지은; Hanja: 宋智恩; born May 5, 1990), popularly known as Jieun, sometimes Ji Eun or Ji-eun, is a South Korean idol singer and dancer. She is best known as a member of a popular South Korean girl group Secret as the main vocalist of the group. Aside from being a member of Secret, she began a foray of solo activities in South Korea with her debut single "Yesterday" and participating in various OSTs. In 2011, she released her second single, "Going Crazy" featuring Bang Yong Guk which went to become her first number one single in the Gaon Charts as a solo artist. She is currently signed to TS Entertainment.
Song was born on May 5, 1990, in South Korea. She is an only child. Having interest in music when she was young, she auditioned for JYP Entertainment at an early age. While in JYP Entertainment, she sang OSTs of Korean dramas in 2007 and 2008. Under JYP Entertainment, she was set off to debut as a three member girl group with Sistar's Hyorin and EXID's Yu Jin but plans didn't go well. Jieun then left JYP Entertainment and joined TS Entertainment, where she finally debuted as a part of a girl group, Secret.

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Sunye
Min Sun Ye (Hangul: 민선예; Hanja: 閔先藝; born August 12, 1989), commonly known as Sun Ye or Sun (English name), is a South Korean singer, actress and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.
Min Sun Ye was born on August 12, 1989, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Korea Arts High School and currently attends Dongguk University majoring in drama; she is on a temporary leave-of-absence while promoting in America. In 2001, Sunye was first discovered by JYP Entertainment during Park Jin Young’s 99% Challenge project. Sun Ye showed off her singing and dancing talents at the young age of 12 and has since undergone training at JYP Entertainment. She is one of the longest serving trainees of JYP (the other being Jo Kwon from 2AM), having trained from her discovery in 2001 up until her debut with the Wonder Girls in 2007.
In 2007, Sun Ye made her debut with the Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment, with the single "Irony" as the group's leader and main vocalist.

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Yubin
Kim Yoobin (Hangul: 김유빈; Hanja: 金婑斌; born October 4, 1988), commonly known as Yubin (also spelt Yoobin), is a South Korean singer, rapper, actress, model and MC. She is the main rapper of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.
Yubin (유빈) was born in Gwangju, South Korea on October 4, 1988. She attended JungAm Elementary School and Anyang High School for a while before moving to San Jose, California, where she studied at Leland High School. She currently attends Myongji University. Prior to her debut with the Wonder Girls, Yubin was originally set to debut as a member of girl group, Five Girls (오소녀) under Good Entertainment, along with G.NA, After School's Uee, Secret’s Hyosung and former T-ara member and current Spica member Yang Jiwon. However, the group disbanded shortly before their scheduled debut in 2007 due to Good Entertainment's financial troubles and the members all left for separate Korean entertainment companies.
See also
In 2007, Yubin made her debut with the Wonder Girls a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment on September 7, 2007, with their comeback single "Tell Me" as the main rapper of the group, replacing former member Hyuna.

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[M/V] Classic [JY Park 박진영, Taecyeon 택연, Wooyoung 우영, Suzy 수지]

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[M/V JYP Nation] This Christmas

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[Special Clip] JYP Nation in Japan Photo Shoot

[Special Clip] JYP Nation in Japan Photo Shoot For more information: Official website: www...

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KWOW #38: K-POP, part 1 (YG, SM, JYP Entertainment, their Founders and more!)

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Wonder Girls (원더걸스) - NOBODY (Eng. Ver)

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In this image provided by the New York City Police Department, a composite sketch showing the woman believed to have pushed a man to his death in front of a subway train on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 is shown.

US woman charged with hate crime in subway death

Taipei Times

30 Dec 2012

A woman who told police she shoved a man to his death off a subway platform because she has hated Muslims since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the US and thought he was one was charged on Saturday with murder as a hate crime, prosecutors said ... Menendez, 31, was awaiting arraignment on the charge on Saturday evening, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. She faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted ... On Dec ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.

North Korea's leader calls for peace with South in New Year's speech

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

02 Jan 2013

SEOUL -- In a domestically televised New Year's Day speech, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un said he wanted to "remove confrontation" on this divided peninsula and called on "anti-reunification forces" in South Korea to cease their hostility toward the North. The lengthy address, which laid out the national goals for 2013, marked Mr ... Mr. Kim on Tuesday asked for a detente -- but with prerequisites that the conservative Ms ... ....(size: 3.2Kb)

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A New Year's Resolution: An Apology Day?

WorldNews.com

01 Jan 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. For good reason Mark Charles, a member of the Navajo Nation, is deeply offended that buried on page 45 of the 2010 Defense Appropriation Act (after pages on the maintenance and operation of the United States Military) is an "official" apology to Native American People ... political leaders and officials find it extremely difficult in expressing remorse for past mistakes ... Escorted by the U.S....(size: 5.6Kb)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures while posing for photographs after recording her annual New Year's speech at the chancellery in Berlin Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012.

Merkel warns Germans of tough economic times ahead

BBC News

31 Dec 2012

Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the German economic climate in 2013 will be "even more difficult". In her new year message, she also cautioned that the eurozone debt crisis was far from over. However, she did say that reforms designed to address the roots of the problem were beginning to bear fruit ... In a taped interview to be broadcast later on Monday, Mrs Merkel urged Germans to be more patient ... Voters 'wary' ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)

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An Ivory Coast troop stands next to the belongings of people involved in a deadly stampede in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, Jan. 1 2013.

Stampede after fireworks kills 61 in Ivory Coast

The Guardian

01 Jan 2013

INZA BAKAYOKO. Associated Press= ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's commercial center, killing 61 people — many of them youths — and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said. The death toll was expected to rise, the officials said ... Issa Sako of the fire department rescue team.....(size: 8.1Kb)

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Seoul searching: on the trail of the K-pop phenomenon

The Guardian

28 Dec 2012

But even before Psy put the area on the map, fans had been arriving in such numbers that the Cube Entertainment label opened a cafe for them in its office building ... Two streets over we find fangirls and fanboys hanging around Dunkin' Donuts, on the lookout for acts visiting JYP Entertainment (label of K-pop heavyweights Wonder Girls, 2AM and 2PM) across the street....(size: 12.2Kb)

2PM: South Korean pop group makes Jakarta hot

Jakarta Post

11 Dec 2012

Paper Edition . Page . 22. There’s only one word that can describe South Korean group 2PM’s second concert — entitled “What Time Is It?” — which took place in Jakarta on Saturday. Hot ... Nichkhun, who had just rejoined the group after being involved in a traffic accident that led to his management — JYP Entertainment — barring him from any activities, also introduced his first self-composed song “Let it Rain” ... “We’ll be back very soon”. ....(size: 2.9Kb)

2PM rocks K-Pop fans in Jakarta

Jakarta Post

09 Dec 2012

(Antara/Rakata Sidharta) ... Hot ... Each member also performed solo ... Nichkhun, who  just rejoined the group after a traffic accident that led his management agency JYP Entertainment to bar him from any activities, also introduced his first self-composed song, "Let it Rain", which he dedicated to all the people and fans who supported him through his darkest time ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)

2PM changes tune for tomorrow's concert

Jakarta Post

07 Dec 2012

South Korean band 2PM has promised to give a different performance during its What Time Is It? tour, its third show in Indonesia ... The band, comprising Jun .K, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho, Chansung and Nichkhun, was established in 2008 under JYP Entertainment ... (lfr) ....(size: 1.3Kb)

Wonder Girls' Sun-ye to Wed in January

Chosunilbo

28 Nov 2012

26 in Seoul, her management agency JYP Entertainment announced on Tuesday ... A JYP spokesman said, "Sun-ye recently told us that she wants to get married, and all the members of the group and the agency wholeheartedly support and respect her decision."....(size: 1.2Kb)

K-Pop Hot 100: Lee Hi 3-Peats at No. 1, Son Dam Bi Channels Lady Gaga

Billboard

26 Nov 2012

1 on some of Korea's weekly music programs ... 22 ... The song, produced by the head of JYP Entertainment, Park Jin Young, was originally intended to be given to Lee Hi's label mate Park Bom, 2NE1's vocalist ... YG Entertainment announced that the song will not be accompanied by a music video, but that wouldn't stop Lee Hi from earning another chart topper -- several tracks without accompanying visuals have gone to No. 1 ... 12 from No. 28 ... 81 spot. ....(size: 3.2Kb)

Gangnam to create Hallyu street

The Star

18 Nov 2012

LINED by luxury boutiques, trendy bars and high-rise buildings, Gangnam in southern Seoul is the richest district and one of the most popular youth hangouts in the country ... The Hallyu (Korean Wave) Star Street will be located on a 1.08km section in Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong, home of some of Koreas top entertainment agencies S.M. Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and Cube Entertainment ... The Korea Herald/Asia News Network . ....(size: 2.3Kb)

More than just horsing around

The Star

17 Nov 2012

âGangnam Style is Gangnam ... All that coffee must prove useful for diehard fans who hold round-the-clock stakeouts outside record label companies SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment in Cheongdam-dong to meet their idols in the flesh ... On the off chance that grooving to world class music in lavish venues aren't your thing, the Gangnam Station area is also a popular evening destination for its connectivity to nearby entertainment hubs....(size: 11.3Kb)

Gangnam to create "Hallyu" street

Jakarta Post

02 Nov 2012

(ANN/The Korea Herald) ... It recently gained international fame thanks to rapper Psy’s hit “Gangnam Style” which has been at No ... The Hallyu (Korean Wave) Star Street will be located on a 1.08-km section in Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong, home of some of Korea’s top entertainment agencies ― S.M. Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and Cube Entertainment ... Entertainment located on the western end of the street ...   ....(size: 2.7Kb)

More Young Singers Migrate to Movies

Chosunilbo

31 Oct 2012

Idol singers no longer seem satisfied with merely appearing on stage and in TV dramas ... 11 ... They say he deserved more on-screen time beyond that of a supporting role. "Code Name ... Both singers started their acting careers with TV dramas before expanding into movies ... "As many idol singers shift to movies, local entertainment companies are considering adopting a professional actor training system," said a staffer at JYP Entertainment ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)

2PM to come full team, tickets on sale on Saturday

Jakarta Post

25 Oct 2012

The group’s only Thai-American member, Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, was recently involved in a traffic accident and barred from any activities under the group’s management, JYP Entertainment....(size: 1.3Kb)

ORIENTAL WHIRL: Look at Jewelry

New Straits/Business Times

22 Oct 2012

JEWELRY, said to be the longest running K-Pop girl group, is back with the mini album Look At Me after a 17-month hiatus, reports koreaboo.com.  . Masaharu Fukuyama. Kim Hyung-Soo. Yoon Eun-hye. . Michelle Ye. ; 1 / 7 ... Galileo franchise ... K.Will’s third album ... The title track I Don’t Need A Man is a catchy hip hop number that’s composed and written by Park Jin Young, the CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, its recording label....(size: 5.8Kb)

JYP music studio in NY faces another fine

Jakarta Post

17 Oct 2012

JYP Entertainment's office in New York City ... JYP Entertainment’s recording studio in New York City is expected to face fines for a construction violation ... The entertainment ......(size: 0.9Kb)

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JYP Entertainment
Logo of JYP Entertainment
Type	Private
Industry	Popular music
Genre	K-pop, hip-hop, ballad, dance, teen pop
Predecessor(s)	Tae-Hong
Founded	November 1997
Founder(s)	Park Jin Young
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Number of locations	4 (Seoul, NYC, Beijing, Tokyo)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jeong Wook (CEO)
Services	Music albums
Owner(s)	Park Jin Young
Subsidiaries	Big Hit Entertainment AQ Entertainment J. Tune Entertainment
Website	Official Website

JYP Entertainment (JYP Co. Ltd.) is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin Young. Its current CEO is Jeong Wook. Once the home to artists such as g.o.d, Park Ji Yoon and Byul, its current roster of recording artists include Rain, Lim Jeong Hee, Wonder Girls, 2AM, 2PM, Miss A, JOO, San E, JJ Project.

1 History
2 Locations
3 JYP Nation
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Concerts
4 Artists
5 Actress/Actor
6 Composer
7 Choreographer
8 Former Artists
- 8.1 Former notable trainees
9 References
10 External links

History [link]

Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001.

The studio and headquarters of its US branch, JYP USA, officially opened in New York City in June 2007.^[1] In October 2008, JYP Entertainment further expanded by opening the JYP Beijing Center as their China branch. The same year, CAA (Creative Artists Agency) included JYP Entertainment in its roster of high profile clientele.^{[citation needed]}

The company is considered one of the biggest management companies in South Korea, along with S.M. Entertainment and YG Entertainment.^[2] In an interview, Park stated that the success of his artists is due to him creating a "brand" for the artist.^[3] It has been reported that the group is worth in excess of $100 million.^[3]

In June 2009, it was officially announced that JYP Entertainment and the Jonas Group signed a management deal for the Wonder Girls. Wonder Girls joined the Jonas Brothers' World Tour 2009, in selected cities, as the opening act performing their two songs "Nobody" and "Tell Me".^[4] In the same year too, Holyim is founded. Holyim is a joint venture between JYP Entertainment and KeyEast BOF^[5]

In March 2010, KMP Holdings was established via a joint venture between JYP, S.M., YG, Star Empire, and other companies. KMP is the official distributor of releases from these companies. KMP stands for Korean Music Power^[6] On November 2010, JYP Japan (Tokyo) was founded.

In December 2010, Park Jin-Young announced that J. Tune Entertainment would be merged with JYP Entertainment.^[7]

In 2011, JYP Entertainment partnered up with SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, KeyEast, AMENT and Star J Entertainment to create United Asia Management in an effort to promote Korean pop music internationally.^[8] On February 2011, JYP Entertainment was changed to JYP co., Ltd.

Locations [link]

South Korea: JYP Center, 41,71-gil; Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
United States: 110 East 31st Street, New York City, 10016
China: E-1007, ULO Park, Futong East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100012
Japan: Seizan Bldg., 2F, 2-12-28, Kita-Aoyama Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 107-0061

JYP Nation [link]

JYP Nation is the project name used by JYP Entertainment for their artist compilation albums, similar to SM Town and YG Family. It consists of current recording artists under the company.

Albums [link]

Albums	Release Dates
This Christmas	December 1, 2010

Concerts [link]

2008 JYP Tour
2009 JYP Tour
2010 JYP Tour
2010 JYP Nation Team Play Concert
2011 JYP Nation in Japan
2012 JYP Nation in Japan

Artists [link]