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Universal Records is the NUMBER ONE independent record label in the Philippines. Bringing you quality music for the past 30 years, we are home to artists like: Jose Mari Chan, Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Lani Misalucha, Jed Madela, Christian Bautista, Jay R, Billy Crawford, Kris Aquino, Edu Manzano, Marian Rivera, Mark Herras, Nina, Ronnie Liang, Gail Blanco, Sam Concepcion. Our band roster includes: Parokya Ni Edgar, Kamikazee, Sponge Cola, Imago, Silent Sanctuary, Kenyo, Paraluman. We are equally committed to bring you exciting international releases covering various genres like pop, jazz, new age, classical, alternative, indie pop, rock, electronica, dance, r&b, and hip-hop. Name it, we definitely have it!

May 20, 2010

U-Kiss invites all Pinoy KissMe's to their Araneta concert!

U-KISS 1st KISS Tour in Manila! 9 days to go!



May 29th (Saturday), 8PM at the Araneta Coliseum. Tickets available via Ticketnet.

Click here to see final seatplan:
http://www.ticketnet.com.ph/2006/detail.php?eid=1476&res=Y

U-Kiss 뭐라고 "(Mworago) What Did You Say?" 3D MV Teaser

U-Kiss 뭐라고 "Mworago (What Did You Say?)" music video would be in 3D!

Here's a teaser:

May 18, 2010

Universal Records releases "By Popular Demand 2"

Due to the success of the first "By Popular Demand" compilation which featured acoustic interpretations of hits like "Insomnia", "Poker Face", "I Gotta Feeling", "Hot 'N Cold", "Love Story" etc, Universal Records proudly brings you the second installment in this easy listening acoustic compilation series. As the title suggests, "By Popular Demand 2" is a compilation of some of today's biggest hits given the 'acousticized' treatment. Some of the songs included are hits originally popularized by Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Kesha, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Lenka, Jay Sean, Paramore, Alicia Keys, Honor Society and more! The album will definitely appeal to music lovers who want stripped down, easy listening and romantic renditions of current radio favorites!

Listen to "By Popular Demand 2" songs here:


"By Popular Demand 2" tracklisting:
1. The Show (originally by Lenka)
2. Bad Romance (originally  by Lady Gaga)
3. Tik Tok (originally by Ke$ha)
4. Halo (originally by Beyonce)
5. You Belong With Me (originally by Taylor Swift)
6. Already Gone (originally by Kelly Clarkson)
7. Where Are You Now (originally by Honor Society)
8. Decode (originally by Paramore)
9. Empire State Of Mind (originally by Alicia Keys)
10.Nothin' On You (originally by B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars)
11. It's Gonna Makes Sense (originally by Michael Learns To Rock)
12. Down (originally by Jay Sean)
13. Do You Remember? (originally by Jay Sean)

Enjoy Girls' Generation music videos here

Enjoy Girls' Generation's music videos of songs included in "RUN DEVIL RUN - THE SECOND ALBUM REPACKAGE". Watch the music videos here:

RUN DEVIL RUN (Story Version):


RUN DEVIL RUN:


OH!:


GENIE:


GEE:


GIRLS' GENERATION ID FOR MYX:

Watch f(x) "Nu ABO" comeback performances here!

INKIGAYO (5/16/10):


MUSIC CORE (5/15/10):


MUSIC BANK (5/14/10):

Watch Super Junior "Bonamana" comeback performances here!

SBS INKIGAYO (5/16/10):


MUSIC CORE (5/15/10):


MUSIC BANK (5/14/10):


Also check out their "BOOM BOOM" performances:

MUSIC CORE (5/15/10):


MUSIC BANK (5/14/10):

SHINee appears on "The Moment Prepares", appearing on a Chinese variety show

News from Sina:
Korea's new generation boyband SHINee will be appearing on the broadcast of "The Moment Prepares" this Friday night. The five handsome boys totally let go of their mysterious appearances and revealed secrets of their private lives, making fans go wild.
 
SHINee got the worst of the hosts dalliance, Leader Onew retaliates.

To become one of the people so as to connect well with the audiences, the five members of SHINee greeted the audience in Mandarin, giving the fans a pleasant surprise. But other than the short introduction, SHINee and the three hosts were not able to communicate well with each other, like a chicken and a duck trying to have a conversation (T/N: A Chinese idiom which figuratively means people not understanding each other). Peng Yu Jian (T/N: The host's name in hanyu pinyin) saw that the five sunshine boys were a bit lost with the Chinese language, and decided to make use of his general knowledge, expressing that both China and Korea both place huge emphasis on manners, and informed that in China when you meet elders, you say "Congratulations on your happiness, prosper well. Bring on the red packets" (T/N: A phrase that the Chinese use during Chinese New Year, where married relatives are required to give their younger single relatives red packets filled with money) as a form of respect! When SHINee heard that, they diligently picked up the line, looking innocent and cute to the max as they did so. The ever funny Li Hao (T/N: Another host's name in hanyu pinyin) did not forget to add in her two cents worth and taught them the most trendy line you can say in China, "Once you are born you need to be sharp, do not be obsessed with Brother, he is only a legend" (T/N: A line used only in China, I don't really have an idea of what it means, so I just translated it word for word). Along with the rest of his members, Onew the leader learned the line diligently word for word, causing everybody to laugh out loud.

Seeing that the hosts kept on "playing" with the five innocent boys, the translator could not take it anymore and decided to tell them the real meaning of the famous line. Upon hearing the real meaning, Onew "angrily" expressed to have a PK (T/N: PK is actually an acronym from the Hokkien (a Chinese dialect) word, "Pai Kia", which means gangster, but when written as PK, means to have fight.). Onew's best strength is in creating different sounds with his voice, and this time he performed "Donald Duck loves to beat box". Peng Yu (T/N: Host's name in hanyu pinyin) did not falter under the pressure, and performed beat box as well. As a result he was teased as "The Donald Duck with Bird Flu". Li Hao (T/N: Host's name in hanyu pinyin), who is known as "Little Acting Prince" did not lose to Onew's ventriloquism, but got "owned".

SHINee's five members revealed their private life, a girl was "electrified" by Minho on stage.

Idol group SHINee consists on Onew, Jonghyun, Taemin, Minho and Key. Each of them were born with exceedingly handsome looks, causing people to go wild. The honest looking Jonghyun is actually the one who knows best when it comes to wooing girls, and his best method in wooing a girl is to be obedient towards her, and be willing to do anything for the partner. The members revealed that Jonghyun likes pretty girls with fair complexion, long hair, and a natural gift for music. Key however, was pointed out as the most vain person out of the five, never failing to look in the mirror. He doesn't give up on any detail, and must at minimum change his clothes two to three times a day .

The most surprising news of all was that the gentle Minho is actually a "Charmer". In Korea, he is called "Flaming Charisma", nobody is able to escape the power of his electrifying eyes. To confirm the power of Minho's electrifying eyes, the hosts asked for a female fan from the audience to get up on stage to go through the test. Minho looked deep into the girl's eyes as he sang a love song, winking his eyes at her at the same time. Because of this electric shock, the girl nearly fainted(T/N: The Chinese tabloids like to exaggerate things a lot.).

SHINee danced to label mates "Girls' Generation" classic dance, cute and sexy.

Being called the successor of Super Junior, SHINee was under the eyes of many the moment they debuted. The five boys did not disappoint with their amazing talent in singing and dancing , showing the potential to excel and go beyond their predecessors. In this episode of "The Moment Prepares", SHINee showcased their dancing skills with upbeat and difficult dance moves, to thank the enthusiastic fans from all over the world that came over to watch them. But do not think that SHINee's dancing talent just ends at sexy male dances, they will also be bringing label mate "Girls' Generation" classic song "Gee". If you would like to see SHINee change into cute, sexy girls, do not miss this show.

Reminder: Anticipate this Friday's episode of "The Moment Prepares" at 21:20. Get into the K-Pop Fever with SHINee.

Source: ent.sina.com.cn
Translation Credit: debcrazy@SFI
Credit: Baidu
Source Finder: Jiuhuicand
Posted by Kacey @ Dailykpopnews

May 16, 2010

U-Kiss on Heroes Challenge

Actor Kim Soo Ro became a soccer coach for a sports reality program 'Heroes Challenge', and the poster of this new show will be unveiled on May 13th.

The poster that is going to be revealed will featured the celebrities that have been selected through the 'Kim Soo Ro soccer team' open audition, which are U-Kiss, Marco, One Two and Sung Daehyun. The poster will show the celebrities with their serious and intense images, which is unlike their usual broadcast images. The viewers are already anticipate for this show.

In 'Heroes Challenge', 'Kim Soo Ro Soccer Team' which leads by Kim Soo Ro, is going to have matches with a strong opponent team that leads by the Korea's former national soccer player, Yoo Sang Chul. Lots of people have already anticipate on how the result is going to be.

Upon the revelation of the poster soon, Oh Young Geun PD stated "The celebrities that have been selected have shown us their extraordinary and fresh looks through the audition. Their unpredictable story will be unfolded and captures the viewers' attention."

The first broadcast of the sports reality program 'Heroes Challenge' will be airing at the end of May through E!TV and SBS Plus.

Source: Rocketboxx

U-KISS has been selected as the members of Heroes FC team, that leads by actor Kim Soo Ro.

The opening ceremony of sports reality program ‘Heroes Challenge’ and it’s team, Heroes FC, was held on last May 9th at Daechi Sports Park in Seoul.

Kim Soo Ro held an open audition for ‘Heroes Challenge’ in order to recruit members for the team, where they will challenge the professional footballer.

The audition were openly conducted on May 7th and May 9th, which attended by celebrities and public people.

U-Kiss, Marco, One Two, Sung Daehyun and other celebrities had to gone through several tests prepared by Kim Soo Ro, such as 50m run, cone shooting and mini games in order to be confirmed in the team.

‘Heroes Challenge’ will be aired through cable TV SBS Plus and E!TV by the end of this May.

Source: Mimi@continukiss
Posted by blueprincess824 @ Dailykpopnews

U-Kiss DongHo on no-dating rule set by company

U-Kiss’s Dongho sighed at the no-dating rule made by his company. He expressed his regret regarding his agency banning U-Kiss members from dating on the May 9th broadcast of SBS “Shin Dong Yup’s 300”.

U-Kiss’s Soohyun and Dongho appeared were among the participants in this episode. In this episode, there was a topic discussing about dating. It is to find out the opinion of the participants about whether dating during school is better than dating after graduating.

MC Shin Dong Yup asked Dongho “What do you think of dating in school?” and he answered “I’m fine with it” while talking a deep breath, which aroused lots of curiousity.

Dongho then revealed “Instead of my parents, it’s my company who banned us from dating. Our company told us that we are banned from dating” ans sighed deeply.

Agreed to what Dongho said, Soohyun stated too “I too, cannot date because of the banning rule. It doesn’t matter whether you’re in 10′s or 20′s, you’re bound to that rule.”

Then, Soohyun also revealed something about Dongho “Dongho might be the youngest, but among U-Kiss members, he shows the most interest in girls.

Source: Newsen
Eng. translation: Rocketboxx.net
Posted by Sookyeong @ Kbites

May 15, 2010

Black Soshi Day Freebies (part 1)

Girls' Generation on MYX Take 5


Mark your calendars! Enjoy 5 of Girls' Generation music videos - all in one show!

Here are the schedules :
May 20 (Thursday) 7:30pm
May 21 (Friday) 5:00am and 1:00pm

Source: http://www.facebook.com/MYX.Philippines

Watch U-Kiss "What Did You Say (Mworago)" performances here

"What Did You Say (Mworago)" is taken from U-Kiss bestselling "Only One" cd, track #4 뭐라고

MUSIC CORE (5/10/10):


SBS INKIGAYO (5/9/10):


SBS INKIGAYO (5/2/10):


MUSIC CORE (5/1/30):


M! COUNTDOWN (4/22/10):


M! COUNTDOWN (4/15/10):

Super Junior’s "Bonamana" dominates on the Internet

There’s no doubt that the Hallyu wave has been going global over the past few years, with the kpop movement spreading its tendrils over websites that have widely international audiences. And you should never underestimate the power of Super Junior: it’s only been a few days since the thirteen-member group released their Bonamana music video & fourth album, and it feels like they’ve taken over the Internet!

Aside from the advent of Korean celebrities on Twitter, kpop-related keywords (including #allkpop!) have made it to Twitter’s “Trending Topics” list multiple times in the past, generating curiosity and attention from Twitter users worldwide. However, Super Junior has truly upped the ante this time – the term Bonamana hit the Top Ten within an hour of its track release on May 10 and has been hangin’ out on the Trend List for not one day, not two… but four!

At the moment, “Bonamana” has dropped to second place… and you can only guess what’s first.

What a way to welcome Super Junior’s live comeback on Music Bank tonight!

But anyway – although it was impressive to see this term trending after the track release, who knew that its fifteen minutes of fame on Twitter would actually persevere for so long? In fact, “Bonamana” actually disappeared from the list two days ago only to reemerge yet again with strong fervor, where it sits even now as I type these words. Even the related term #SujuBeauty (“Beauty” is the translation of the Korean title of this track, 미인아) hit #3 on the list on Thursday.

Considering the fact that Twitter has well over twenty million users worldwide, that’s quite a bit of global publicity for both Bonamana, especially since the Internet makes it so accessible for people to search up information about this track and Super Junior. Who knows – maybe SuJu’s gained some new fans simply through Twitter publicity alone.

Aside from Twitter, Super Junior has also racked up quite a number of views on Youtube, with over one million views on the official music video. When you add the views from fan-uploaded videos to that, that’s over two million hits on Youtube alone.

After the track release on May 10, the term Bonamana was also topping search lists on Nate and Naver, and promptly generated results on Google’s ’suggestions’ list within hours.

Now all I need to know is what Bonamana means, exactly… but in all seriousness, this is pretty impressive! Stay tuned for more on SuJu’s big return to the music scene.

Posted by lawlietta @ Allkpop

Super Junior returns with BONAMANA on Music Bank

The boys of Super Junior released their full fourth album this week after the release of their MV for their title track Bonamana. The boys have hit success once again as their album reached a record high of 200,000 preorders.

On top of that, their MV also hit over one million views on YouTube already.

Super Junior performed their first comeback stage on Music Bank today with Bonamana and Boom Boom, check out their terrific performances below!

SUPER JUNIOR Hot Issue:


"BOOM BOOM":


"BONAMANA":


Posted by maestro-J @ Allkpop