Congratulation Se7en & Big Bang win awards at the "2011 Singapore Entertainment Awards"

On April 2nd, Se7en attended the “2011 Singapore Entertainment Awards (SEA)” and came home with honorable awards for both him and labelmate Big Bang.

Held by the Singapore Press Holdings Ltd., the ceremony is thrown in support of the Chinese entertainment industry and awards those that excel in the music, movie, TV, radio, and concert area.

YG Entertainment revealed that Se7en took home the ‘Best Asian Performance’ award while Big Bang won the ‘Most Popular Korean Artiste’ award, chosen through popularity votes and by industry experts.

Se7en tweeted in the aftermath, “Wow!!! I won Best Asian Performance!!! At Singapore E Awards!!! Thank u all~~ love yall~Holla~”

Unforutunately for Big Bang, they were unable to attend due to a pre-scheduled activity.

Representatives of YG Entertainment stated, “Despite both Se7en and Big Bang being only at the beginning of their Chinese market advancements, this record is impressive to us. We’re looking forward to their promotions in the Chinese market.”


Source: Star News via Nate

K-pop Stars Go Overseas

As record sales continue to drop, it is no wonder why Korean pop stars are increasingly going overseas to find new markets for their music. Male pop stars Rain and Se7en, as well as female singers Lim Jeong-hee, Min, G-Soul and Yangpa are preparing to debut in the U.S. Super Junior and Fly to the Sky are holding overseas concerts, while Big Bang and SG Wannabe are making their debut in Japan this year. Boa and TVXQ, known as Tohoshinki in Japan, have concentrated on activities in Japan last year. BoA is one of the most popular J-pop singers, while Tohoshinki is attracting many Japanese fans. According to Japan's Oricon charts 2007 year-end rankings, Boa's album ``Made in Twenty'' ranked 31, selling 340,093 copies. Tohoshinki's album ``Five in the Black'' sold 37,686 copies in Japan (ranked 294). Both albums are also available in Korea. Tohoshinki's album sold 28,484 copies in Korea, while Boa's sold 17,482 copies. Because Tohoshiki's album is considered a ``foreign album,'' it was the second best-selling foreign album in Korea in 2007.