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    Rising R&B stars from California to perform at Central Ladprao

    Life, Published on 06/02/2024

    » Five rising R&B stars from California will be in town to fill the air with their soulful love songs during "The Modern Nostalgia Tour: Live In Bangkok" at the BCC Hall of Central Ladprao, Phahon Yothin Road, on Feb 20 at 8pm.

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    A year of K-pop

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/12/2023

    » One of the biggest K-pop stories in December has been the enlistment of the remaining four members of BTS for mandatory military service. On Dec 11, RM, the leader of BTS, and V, the vocalist, began their enlistment. The following day, two other vocalists, Jimin and Jungkook, entered training camps in Yeoncheon together. As the world's biggest boy band goes on hiatus, it will be interesting to see which rival claims the top spot in the absence of BTS.

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    A joyous sound

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/11/2023

    » In 2001, the legendary US Gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama released an album on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records label. It was a hugely popular album which garnered the band a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. It included their version of Tom Wait's song Way Down In The Hole, which was the theme song for the TV miniseries The Wire. Their version is better than Waits' in my view.

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    K-pop colossus BTS eyes Grammys with Dynamite

    Life, Published on 04/09/2020

    » Fresh from scoring Korea's first-ever No.1 hit on the main Billboard music chart, K-pop juggernaut BTS on Wednesday set its sights on a standalone performance at next year's Grammy Awards -- and maybe a trophy or two.

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    Paying homage to Beethoven virtually

    Life, Published on 14/05/2020

    » Covid-19 cannot separate classical musicians and this was evident in a virtual orchestra performance of Beethoven's Ode To Joy which can be seen on YouTube.

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    Aespa set to perform at Thunder Dome

    Life, Published on 29/06/2023

    » Aespa, the first-ever metaverse girl group in K-pop, will give a Bangkok debut concert at the Thunder Dome, Muang Thong Thani, on July 29 at 6pm and again on July 30 at 4pm.

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    The latest in K-pop news this week

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/05/2023

    » Here's the latest roundup of K-pop news this week. First, two Thai members have joined YG Ent's new girl group; Aespa has released their third mini-album; and F.T. ISLAND is returning to Bangkok.

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    Here's the latest in K-pop this week

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/05/2023

    » Three updates about K-pop this week -- first, Taeyang sings with Lisa; next, NCT launched its perfect sub-unit; and last, CN Blue members are ready to visit Thai fans.

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    Rocking the capital

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 11/01/2023

    » At 7.50pm last Saturday, nearly 50,000 fans also known as Blinks began to bring out their pink hammer-shaped light sticks that suddenly brightened the dark Bangkok sky, filling the large open-air space of Suphachalasai National Stadium on Rama 1. This was followed by the echoing sounds of screaming fans as Ji-soo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa finally appeared on stage. Some fans had actually waited for them since early morning that day.

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    Time for T

    B Magazine, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/04/2019

    » Despite the language barrier, most Thai pop stars dream of being recognised on the international stage. Some have made inroads. Pop rock outfit Slot Machine released an album of English-language songs, which helped get them on the international music festival circuit. Thai-German pop idol Jannine "Ploychompoo" Weigel has built up a significant fan base online with the help of a number of songs in English; she currently has more than 3.3 million followers on YouTube. Thanwa "The Toys" Boonsoongnern caught the eye of Korean fans with his performance at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards in South Korea. Last month, the 23-year-old was back in Seoul for a fan meeting.

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