It's time for the 2012 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards)
If you are like me, over the years you've heard of the MAMA's but never really knew what they were or why you should care.
The MAMA's are one of the major Kpop awards shows in Korea. It allows fans from all over the world to vote for their favorite artist.
It is super simple to vote, you have to have an account, however all you are required to put to make an account is an email address an account name and a password.
I'm not really one to do this, but I'm going to do a shameless plug and beg you guys to please vote for Shinhwa in the two categories they are nominated in.
Hello everyone, since this semester isn't killing me just yet, I have some time to write another feature for you guys and I've gotta say I really love the group I'm about to talk about. I'm proud to introduce you to PHANTOM.
MEMBERS:
Sanchez (Main Vocals)
Kiggen (Leader, Producer, Rapper)
Hanhae (Rapper, Maknae)
BIO: Sanchez and Kiggen both used to work for Happy Face Ent., Kiggen was a part of the group HybReFine and Sanchez was a featured artist on some of his songs. Hanhae was a trainee under Stardom Ent. and was going to debut as the main vocalist for Block B however he ended up not making it into the group. With all three now under Brand New Music in 2011 the trio appeared in Verbal Jint's "You Look Good" video as characters in the MV. Their first work they released was the song "19 Song (Love Songs That Teens Cannot Listen To)" it was a medley of song arrangements which featured song that had been banned by the South Korean MOGEF. They then posted a video on their Youtube page of then singing SNSD's "The Boys" in which Sanchez was dressed as Freddie Mercury from Queen. Finally they released their first single album "Hole In Your Face." Their official debut however did not happened until 2012 with Phantom City.
Todays groups is the Korean group, turned Japanese group SM☆SH.
SM☆SH, or as I will from here on out refer to them as SMASH. They debut in 2008 in Korea. Originally a 6 member group, they became a five member group when they debut in Japan in 2010.
The group consist of :
-World
-Jerry
-Naru
-Hero
-Hanbang
Former Members
-Cheonwoo
I really like this group, I find they have the unique traits of both the Korean and Japanese music industries, more so then other kpop groups that have debut in Japan. Often when groups debut in Japan they are simply a kpop group singing in Japanese (Which there is by no means anything wrong with that) however I feel like these guys capture the cuties aspect of jpop groups, but bring the amazing dance skills that I often associate with kpop groups. While I love their Japanese songs, I wish they would come back to Korea I think their cute concepts would fit in well since most of the male kpop groups are promoting dark, fierce, hardcore type images at the moment.
