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1. G-Dragon of BIGBANG 2. Changmin of TVXQ 3. Minho of SHINee 4. V of BTS 5. T.O.P of BIGBANG 6. Suho of EXO 7. Jaejoong of JYJ 8. Yoochun of JYJ 9. Taeyong of NCT 10. Yunho of TVXQ

1. NCT 127 Taeyong - 12 votes 2. ASTRO Cha Eunwoo - 11 votes 3. BIGBANG TOP - 5 votes 3. VIXX Hongbin - 5 votes 3. Monsta X Hyungwon - 5 votes 6. SEVENTEEN Vernon 4 votes 7. EXO Suho - 3 votes 7. BTS Jin - 3 votes <Kpop Audition Bible: How to become a k-pop idol> Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073V4FZ25 (**You can read the book by downloading free Kindle app that is available on iOS, Android, and MAC & PC. Download link: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp/ref=dbs_p_ebk_r00_pbcb_rnsa00 ) -How to pass k-pop audition -Tips & Advices for k-pop audition participants -How to become a k-pop idol -Stories behind k-pop stars' trainee life and debut -Written by an experienced k-pop journalist

On July 4, a press conference for "Snowball Project" was held in Seoul. "Snowball Project" is a collaborative work between SM Entertainment and Mystic Entertainment, while artists of the two k-pop agencies such as Yoon Jong Shin, Super Junior-M's Henry, Park Jae Jung and NCT's Mark appear in the program. By the way, it's notable that SM and Mystic decided to do the collaborative work because of Park Jae Jung's great affection for Mark. Park Jae Jung is a big fan of Mark, and he's been looking forward to collaborating with the talented young rapper. Check out what he talked about Mark at the press conference. From childhood, I admired SM. Especially, when NCT U debuted, I told my agency that I like Mark and I want to collaborate with SM. I'm so thankful that my agency didn't forget about it and gave me a great chance. I'm a big fan of Mark, and I think my love toward him is infinite. I even edit his Wikipedia page. Mark is the ...

EXO's Xiumin and NCT 127's Mark will perform their song "Young & Free" at the SMTOWN concert According to the officials, the two idols will perform the song at the concert to be held on July 8 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam, Seoul. It will be the first time for them to show live performance of the song. "Young & Free" is not released yet, but it is expected that the two talented idols will show great performance. "Young & Free" will be released on online music sites on July 7. <K-pop Secret Vol.1: 40 Korean Stars’ Real Personality> K-pop Secret Vol.1 contains stories about the real personality of 40 Korean stars. The author, who has interviewed more than 100 Korean celebrities since 2010 tells the story of famous Korean stars including G-Dragon, Baekhyun, Nichkhun, IU, Suzy, Kim Soohyun, Lee Kwangsoo, Song Joongki, Jun Jihyun, Park Shinhye and more. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1225053074 A...

NCT 127 will not perform its new title song on KBS' "Music Bank". KBS has recently condemned the boy group's new song "Cherry Bomb", stating "Some parts of the lyrics describe an act of violence". The lyrics were "Hit the head, pop" and "Burst you head". Well, it's not the first time for KBS to make a ridiculous decision, and some of k-pop singers had to modify their lyrics to perform their songs on "Music Bank". However, this time, SM Entertainment denied to modify the lyrics of "Cherry Bomb" because SM thought the worth of the song could be damaged if they change the original lyrics. Instead, NCT 127 will perform "0mile" on "Music Bank". And of course, NCT 127 will perform "Cheery Bomb" on various other music chart shows including "M Countdown" and "Inkigayo". <K-pop Secret Vol.4: The Reality of K-pop Idols> K-pop Secret Vol.4 contai...

Q. You made a comeback with your new song "Cherry Bomb". How do you feel? Jaehyun: We worked really hard to prepare for our comeback. I think the song is our best ever, so please look forward to it. Taeyong: "Cherry Bomb" is a sexy and powerful song. I'm sure you will think the song is very new. Q. So, are you confident about the success of the song? Doyoung: When I listened to the song for the first time, I felt like we could become the best performance group in the world of k-pop. We practiced our choreography for 9 hours a day, and I'm sure we'll show great performance on the stage. And the song has a catchy hook too. The more you listen to the song, the more you will love the song. Jaehyun: I was so amazed when I just listened to the beginning of the song. Taeyong: I thank Lee Soo Man because he worked so hard for us. Q. Tell me about the choreography of "Cherry Bomb". Taeyong: Famous choreographer Tony Testa designed the ch...

NCT 127 is coming back. The boy group will release its third mini album "NCT #127 CHERRY BOMB" on June 14, while a total of 7 tracks will be included in the album. Actually, NCT 127 is one of the k-pop boy groups who have the most anti fans. Anti fans hate the boy group because of Taeyong's past wrongdoings and they say NCT 127 couldn't become as popular as other young boy groups such as BTS and SEVENTEEN even though the team belongs to SM Entertainment, the biggest k-pop agency. Well, sadly, it's true NCT 127 couldn't achieve great success yet. As NCT 127 is a new boy group of SM Entertainment, it was expected that NCT 127 rises as a super star as soon as it debuts. However, the result was below expectations. The group ranked poorly on online music charts and couldn't attract public attention. However, NCT 127 is ready to to shut their haters up now. Taeyong and Mark took part in writing 5 out of 7 tracks of the group's new album, while th...

NCT DREAM made a comeback with its new song "The first and last" on February 9. Well, I can't say the boy group's comeback is very successful because the song didn't rank high on online music charts, while it seems like people are not much interested in the song. But I can't say their comeback is a failure either because their music is quite impressive. Even though "The first and last" is not the type of song which can gain huge popularity among Korean listeners, the song includes well organized and fresh sounds, while the members' dance performance is awesome too. And it's remarkable that Mark, who took part in writing the rap lyrics shows a high standard of rap performance. In a word, it's high quality k-pop music. Well, as I've posted before, some say NCT is a flop because NCT U, NCT 127 and NCT DREAM ranked poorly on online music charts and it seems like they're falling behind in the competition with young k-pop boy ...

NCT U released its debut single "The 7th Sense" in April 2016, while NCT 127's 1st mini album was released 3 months after that. And NCT DREAM, which is comprised of teenage NCT members made a debut in August 2016, and NCT 127 made a comeback with its 2nd mini album in January 2017. Well, As NCT is the new boy group of SM Entertainment, the biggest k-pop agency, it was expected that NCT rises as a super star as soon as it debuts. However, the result is below expectations. NCT U, NCT 127 and NCT DREAM ranked poorly on online music charts and couldn't attract public attention. Frankly speaking, many ordinary people in Korea never know of NCT. People say it's SM’s ignominious defeat, while some of them say that the slow growth of NCT is due to Taeyong's past wrongdoings. Well, it's true that SM is quite embarrassed by the slow growth of NCT because the agency expected NCT to become the next EXO. It seems like NCT has a long way to go. By the way, SM ...