Se7en & Usher

Choi Dong-Wook (born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name Seven (stylized as SE7EN), is a South Korean pop/R&B singer. He began training under the management agency YG Entertainment at the age of fifteen. After four years of training in voice and dance, he made his debut in 2003 and became successful throughout Asia,particularly Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, and Hong Kong. He has also performed a few times in the United States, specifically Los Angeles (Grand Olympic and Hollywood Bowl), New York City (Madison Square Garden), and Washington DC (DAR Constitution Hall).

He has released a total of 6 albums (5 Korean, 1 Japanese) and various singles. He has also try his hands on acting with a staring role in the Drama Goong S.

Discography:
*Just Listen (2003)
*Must Listen (2004)
*24/SE7EN (2006)
*FIRST SE7EN (2006)
*Se7olution (2006)
*Digital Bounce (EP) (2010)

(Got this information from Wikipedia.com. So if some information is wrong I am sorry.)

Se7en is my all time favoirte solo singer in Korea. I don't know why but I just love hearing him sing. All his albums never the same. He try differnt things with all his albums. Songs I love from him are Passion, Crazy, La La La , Girls,Baby I Like You Like That, Again, I Know, Money Can't Buy Me Love and many more. If I have to pick a album that I love from him it would be Must Listen.





Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978; pronounced /ˈʌʃər/), who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American recording artist and actor. He was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jonetta Patton (née O'Neal) and Usher Raymond III. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice and Slow". To date, Usher has sold over 45 million albums worldwide. He has won numerous awards including five Grammy Awards, four World Music Awards, four American Music Awards, and nineteen Billboard Music Awards. In 2008, Usher was ranked as the 21st most successful Hot 100 Singles Artist of all-time by Billboard magazine. The RIAA ranks Usher as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold 23 million copies in the United States alone. Billboard Magazine ranked Usher the number one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade. They also named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade.

Discography:
*Usher (1994)
*My Way (1997)
*8701 (2001)
*Confessions (2004)
*Here I Stand (2008)
*Raymond v. Raymond (2010)
*Versus (2010)

Filmography:
Moesha as Jeremy (1997–1998)
The Bold And The Beautiful as Raymond (1998)
The Faculty (1998)
She's All That (1999)
Light It Up (1999)
Geppetto (2000)
Texas Rangers (2001)
In the Mix (2005)....Darrell
Killers (2010)....Kevin

(Got this information from Wikipedia.com. So if some information is wrong I am sorry.)

Usher is one of my favorite singers. I first got into him when I first heard his song You Make me wanna. That song is my all time favorite from him. Usher is also a great dancer. He is know for his singing and his dancing. Some songs that I like from him are You Make me Wanna, Nice and Slow, My Way, U Remind Me, Yeah!, Love in this club, There goes my Baby, My Boo and many more. My favorite album for him is My Way.

[As you can see now, I getting lazy. I'm not putting that much information about the artists that I like. Its better this way, because if I don't start doing it this way I won't be putting anything up. So some information is better than no information.]

Se7en - "Girls"

Se7en - "Girls": "Girls"


I thought I should show some love for Se7en and put his debut america song MV link here from MTV website "Girls ft Lil Kim." He is one of my favorite Korean male singers. ^_^

Fast & Furious and TVXQ(DBSK)

Now I had to write something about this. It has been on my mind for a while. It all started when I went to the movies with my boyfriend to see Fast & Furious(a good movie). I was just sitting there enjoying the movie and then I hear it. It was during a chasing scene that we first see Paul Walker's character. Now I thinking my ears must be playing games with me. I thinking to myself was that TVXQ song Rising Sun that I heard. Now after I thought that I started to think maybe it is the song and some other artist did some kind of remake. It has always been on my mind since then and was wondering if I was the only one who spotted it. So when I finally bought the movie on dvd(I know I'm late) last week I watch the end credits and finally got my answer. It was them and I'm telling you I let my little fangirl came out at that moment(I don't let her come out that much). If you look at the Wikimedia page on their song Rising Song you can see that is says the same thing. This also remind me that I have to do a post just for TVXQ soon.

Wang Lee Hom

Wang Lee Hom was born Alexander Lee-Hom Wang on May 17, 1976 in Rochester, New York, and is the second among 3 sons. He attended Jefferson Road Elementary School, Pittsford Middle School, then Pittsford Sutherland High School in the town of Pittsford. Wang graduated from Pittsford Sutherland with high honors. As a Undergraduate he attend Williams College, where he graduated with honors, majoring in music and minoring in Asian Studies. He continued his studies in a Graduate School named Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in their Professional Music program, with voice as his principal instrument.

In 1995, during a summer trip to visit his grandparents in Taiwan, Wang's music talent was discovered. His debut album Love Rival Beethoven (情敵貝多芬) was released by Decca Records in the winter of 1995, and received little limelight. During the time he was there Lee-Hom was asked to leave his college study to pursue a full time singing career in Taiwan. Wang insisted to stay on to finish school, and at the same time, he was able to convince Decca Records to include some of his own writings in his next album. One of his writings became the title song or zhuda (Chinese: 主打; pinyin: zhǔ dǎ) for his second album If You Heard My Song (如果你聽見我的歌). Wang continued his study at Williams College, and released Missing You (好想你) during winter break of 1996 and White Paper (白紙) during summer of 1997. His music breakthrough did not come until a year later in 1998 when Revolution (公轉自轉) was released after his graduation from Williams.

After graduating from college, Wang was able to devote his full attention to his music career. He signed with Sony BMG Taiwan and released his fifth album, Revolution (公轉自轉) on August 21, 1998. The album became a huge success and won him numerous notable awards including Best Producer of the Year and Best Male Vocalist of the 10th Golden Melody Awards in 1999. He was just 23, making him the youngest person ever to win the award in either of the two categories.

After his album Revolution his future albums were also huge success. Wang Lee hom had established himself as one of the most important, influential, and prolific artists in Chinese music, never repeating himself, Wang continued to invent and experiment with new sounds and voices. He has also coined the term "chinked-out" music to describe his music, which is heavily influenced by traditional Chinese music.

Lee-Hom musical style ranges greatly from album to album. Although he is classified as an R&B artist, Wang demonstrates competence with many styles of music ranging from traditional Mandopop, Broadway, jazz, rock, R&B, gospel, acoustic, Indipop, hip-hop, to rap. Much of the styles were infused with Chinese and Western flavor at the same time. Although he did not begin learning Mandarin until he was 18, Wang is now fluent in the language (including reading and writing) and has written most of the lyrics for his songs. So Wang lee-hom can speak English, Mandarin, French, bits of Cantonese & Japanese. Wang plays over 10 musical instruments. In his albums and live concerts, he can be heard playing piano, drums, guitar, bass, violin, vibraphone, erhu, xun, and more.

Since 1995, Wang has contributed in over 25 albums, and has sold approximately 15 million records. In addition to his music, Wang also participated in several films, he is also an environmental activist.

Discography:

Love Rival Beethoven (1995)

If You Hear My Song (1996)

Missing You(1996)

White Paper(1997)

Revolution(1998)

Impossible to Miss You(1999)

Forever’s First Day(2000)

The One and Only(2001)

Unbelievable(2003)

Shangri-La(2004)

Heroes of Earth(2005)

Change Me(2007)

Heart.Beat(2008)

(Got this information from Wikipedia.com,so information might not be all that right. Also from Leehom Wang US & Canada Fanclub at http://www.homsweethome.com/)

Wang Lee Hom is one of my favorite Taiwanese singing artist. I love his music(can't understand it but love it anyway...lol). What makes me like him more is that he is not scary to try out different musical styles. I love how he always have different types of sounds for his music. I love all his albums... well the ones I have but my favorite ones are Heroes of Earth ,Shangri-La ,and Unbelievable.

Nas

Nas was born Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones(September 14, 1973)in Long Island City, Queens, New York. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara and Postal Service worker Fannie Ann Jones. He has one sibling, a brother named Jabari Fret who assumes the alias Jungle. Nas began writing rhymes at the age of nine. His neighbor, Willy "Ill Will" Graham, influenced Nas's interest in hip hop by playing him records. Although he dropped out of middle school, he managed to attain a high degree of literacy that are prominent in his lyrics. As a teenager, Nas enlisted his best friend and upstairs neighbor Willy "Ill Will Graham" as his DJ.

In 1991, Nas performed on Main Source's "Live at the Barbeque", establishing himself as a teenage prodigy. In mid-1992, Nas was approached by MC Serch of 3rd Bass, who became his manager and secured Nas a record deal with Columbia Records the same year. Nas first went by the nickname Kid Wave before adopting his more commonly known alias of Nasty Nas. Nas made his solo debut under the name of "Nasty Nas" on the single "Halftime" from Serch's soundtrack for the film Zebrahead. The single increased the buzz surrounding Nas and when MC Serch's solo album was released later in the year, Nas’ standout appearance on "Back to the Grill Again" only intensified interest. Hailed as the second coming of Rakim, his rhyming skills attracted a significant amount of attention within the hip-hop community.

Nas's debut album Illmatic, was released in 1994 on Columbia Records. Illmatic was critically acclaimed and would go on to be widely hailed a classic. It was the first album awarded Five Mics from The Source. It also featured production from Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S. and DJ Premier, as well as guest appearances from Nas' friend AZ and his father Olu Dara. The album spawned several hit singles: "The World Is Yours", "It Ain't Hard to Tell", and "One Love". Shaheem Reid of MTV News coined Illmatic as "the first classic LP" of 1994, Nas performed the song "One on One" for the movie Street Fighter. In 1995, Nas did guest performances on the albums Doe or Die by AZ, The Infamous by Mobb Deep, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon and 4,5,6 by Kool G Rap.

In the late-'90s wake of the Notorious B.I.G.'s assassination, Nas reigned atop the New York rap scene alongside few contemporaries of equal stature . In addition to his endless stream of hits by the industry's most successful producers — "If I Ruled the World" (produced by the Trackmasters), "Hate Me Now" (Puff Daddy), "Nas Is Like" (DJ Premier), and "You Owe Me" (Timbaland), among others — he popularly co-starred in the Hype Williams-directed film Belly (1998) alongside DMX and contributed to the soundtrack. Furthermore, Nas led a short-lived supergroup of New York rappers known as the Firm (also comprised of rappers Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature, with producers Dr. Dre and the Trackmasters) and assembled a broad coalition of fellow Queensbridge rappers for the QB Finest compilation (2000).

Discography

Illmatic (1994)

It Was Written (1996)

I Am… (1999)

Nastradamus (1999)

Stillmatic (2001)

God's Son (2002)

Street's Disciple (2004)

Hip Hop Is Dead (2006)

Untitled (2008)

(Got some of this information from Wikipedia.com and allmusic.com. So if some information is wrong I am sorry.)

Nas to me is one of the most lyrically rappers out there. His work shows why people believe he is one of the best rappers in the game. Nas came out around the early 90's. During that time I didn't really care that much about music. I have to thank my big brother for getting me into hip hop. Without him I won't have thought about Nas back went I was younger. His best albums to me are Illmatic(1994), It Was Written(1996), Stillmatic(2001) ,Hip Hop Is Dead(2006), Untitled album also was known as N*gger (2008)

KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN (カトゥーン ,Katūn, sounding similar to "cartoon") is a Japanese boy band formed under Johnny & Associates (JE) in 2001 who releases records under their own label, J-One Records. The group's name is an acronym formed by the members' surname initials. Currently one of the most popular boy bands in Japan, all 10 singles, 4 studio albums and 7 DVDs released by the group since their debut in 2006 have debuted at number one on the Oricon music and DVD charts.

Their debut was announced on January 29, 2006 for March 22, 2006. This was a five-year long-awaited event for both the members and their fans. On the official date, KAT-TUN released their debut single Real Face, accompanied by an album, Best of KAT-TUN and a DVD Real Face Film. These were released on their own label, J-One Records. The group also went on a nationwide tour, Live of KAT-TUN "Real Face", in support of the album.

Members:
Kamenashi Kazuya (亀梨 和也 ), (born February 23, 1986)

Akanishi Jin (赤西 仁 ), (born July 4, 1984)

Taguchi Junnosuke (田口 淳之介 ?) (born November 29, 1985)

Tanaka Koki (田中 聖 ) (born November 5, 1985)

Ueda Tatsuya (上田 竜也 ) (born October 4, 1983)

Nakamaru Yuichi (中丸 雄一) (born September 4, 1983)

Kazuya Kamenashi is the youngest member of KAT-TUN. Unofficially, he is imaged as the frontman or leader of KAT-TUN. Often described as the most dependable, he serves as co-lead vocalist with Akanishi. He is noted for his talent in baseball, having once represented Japan in a world tournament as a child though he had to give up dreams of playing professionally after joining JE. Kamenashi debuted before the rest of the group as part of Shūji to Akira whose only song, "Seishun Amigo", became 2005's number one single in Japan with over 1.6 million copies sold to date. An established actor with award-winning performances in television dramas Nobuta wo Produce and Gokusen 2, he has also appeared in Yūki, Tatta Hitotsu no Koi, Suppli, 1 Pound no Fukuin and Kami no Shizuku.

Jin Akanishi is the second lead vocalist and arguably one of the most popular members in KAT-TUN. He went on hiatus from October 2006 to April 2007 to study English in Los Angeles just as KAT-TUN were six months into their debut. Most of the group's second studio album did not feature him due to his absence. Known for his imprompto performances, Jin once dragged fellow member, Nakamaru, to Kyoto just to have chicken wings. Akanishi plays the guitar and is a budding songwriter having written several songs for the group and himself such as Love or Like, Ha-ha, Pinky, LOVEJUICE etc. Also an actor, he has had roles in Gokusen 2, Anego, Yukan Club and made his debut as a seiyū in 2008 providing the voice for Speed Racer in Japanese-dubbed version . He will make his film debut in Bandage which is scheduled for release in 2010.

Junnosuke Taguchi is the tallest member of the group. Recognised by his bandmates for being good at acrobatics, he needed an operation in February 2004 after sustaining a bad knee injury during rehearsals and did not return until August 2004. Taguchi is known as the most light-hearted member with a carefree-like nature. Often picked on by the other members for his frequent use of dajare (Japanese word puns), he also has a tendency to randomly jump between topics during talks and interviews leading the others to label him "KY" (a person who is unable to read an atmosphere properly). Taguchi is an award-winning actor[2][3] with roles in Mohou-han, Ganbatte Ikimasshoi, Happy!, Happy! 2, Hanayome to Papa and Yukan Club.

Kōki Tanaka performs most of the rap lyrics, which he writes himself. Though he wanted to leave KAT-TUN when it was first formed, he changed his mind after the group held their first concert. Influenced by hip-hop and reggae at an early age, he found the task of rapping in an idol group made easier due to Shō Sakurai's breakthrough for Arashi. Artistically inclined, Tanaka can illustrate well and designs his own apparel. With bandmate Nakamaru, they made up a comedic unit, TaNaka (a portmanteau of their surnames)unit resurrected in their latest concerts. An actor who won multiple awards for his performance in My Boss, My Hero[5], he has also appeared in Byakkotai, Tatta Hitotsu no Koi and took on his first lead role in 2007 in Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go.Older brother of Johnny's Jr. Group HipHop Jump's Juri Tanaka

Tatsuya Ueda is the quietest member and rarely speaks unless spoken to. Ironically, he chose to become KAT-TUN's leader at first but later quit because he could not handle being scolded during dance rehearsals, also denoting his sensitive nature. Ueda plays the piano and guitar and is an able composer and lyricist, having written songs for the group and himself. He is the first KAT-TUN member to hold a series of solo concerts entitled "Mouse Peace" in September 2008 performing songs across various genres, such as rock, dance, ballad, and folk, all of which he penned himself. Ueda is an avid boxer and has enough skill in the sport for him to be advised by professionals to get a professional boxing license. He made his acting debut as a stage actor in the play Romeo and Juliet in March 2009. Within the same month, it was announced that he will be acting on television for the first time in a drama starring senpai Masahiro Nakai and Aya Ueto called Konkatsu! which began airing on Fuji TV, Mondays at 21:00pm from April 20 to June 2009.

Yuichi Nakamaru is the oldest member of the group. The first JE idol to prominently showcase beatboxing and vocal percussion ability, Nakamaru learned by diligently studying hundreds of examples from hip-hop albums after KAT-TUN was formed. His primary motivation was to set himself apart from the rest of the members since he did not want to be seen as dull. He often shares MC duties with Kamenashi but in private, is rather shy and reserved and whose meek nature particularly shows when amongst strangers. He is currently studying at Waseda University reading Environmental Studies. He writes his solo songs. He is also the first member to do a solo stage show -- performing songs, dance, beat boxing and skits for two weeks in August 2008.In January 2009 his first drama lead role will be aired titled RESCUE casting along NEWS Takahisa Masuda

Discography:
Best of KAT-TUN (2006)

Cartoon KAT-TUN II You (2007)

KAT-TUN III: Queen of Pirates (2008)

Break the Records: By You & For You (2009)

(Got this information from Wikipedia.com)

I love this group. They are my favorite Japanese group that I listen to. My favorite albums from them are Best of KAT-TUN and KAT-TUN III:QUEEN OF PIRATES. Some song that should be check out from them are Real Face, Rescue, and Keep the Faith. They have more good songs.

Ludacris

Christopher Bridges (born September 11, 1977) better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper, and actor Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. Restaurateur. Pitchman. Online visionary. Columnist . Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Ludacris is the highest-selling Southern hip hop solo artist of all time with over 15 million units sold in the United States and 20 million records sold worldwide. Ludacris has won SAG, Critic's Choice, MTV, and Grammy Awards during his career

Ludacris wrote his first rap song at age nine and joined an amateur rap group three years later. He attended Oak Park and River Forest High School and Banneker High School. From 1998 to 1999, he studied music management at Georgia State University.

Ludacris released his major label debut, Back for the First Time, in November 2000. This album was actually a modified re-release of the album Incognegro, made in 1998. It was produced with the help of the underground producer Sessy Melia, whom he also dated for a short while. The album reached as high as #4 on the charts, and was a major success. Ludacris made his mark on the industry with singles such as "Southern Hospitality" and "What's Your Fantasy", which was heavily inspired by rapper Too Short, along with his first ever single the "Phat Rabbit", from two years prior. Guest appearances included 4-Ize, I-20, Lil Fate, Shawnna, Pastor Troy, Timbaland, Trina, Foxy Brown, UGK, and others. Ludacris stated in an interview on MTV's hip hop program Direct Effect that he came up with his stage name based on his "split personality" that he considered "ridiculous" and "ludicrous".

Discography:

Back for the First Time (2000)

Word of Mouf (2001)

Chicken-N-Beer (2003)

Red Light District (2004)

Release Therapy (2006)

Theater Of The Mind (2008)

[got this information from Wikipedia.com so information might not be all that right]

Ludacris is one of my favorite rappers. To me it seem he can get on anything and sound good. My two favorite albums from him are Back for the First Time and Release Therapy.

1TYM

1TYM (원타임, pronounced "One Time") is a four-member Korean hip hop group. The four members are, from oldest to youngest, Oh Jin Hwan (오진환), Teddy Park (박홍준), Song Baek Kyoung (송백경), and Danny Im (임태빈, also known as Taebin).

1TYM began when Park and Im auditioned for Brothers Entertainment. Park and Im had been best friends and had attended Diamond Bar High School prior to their audition. After their audition, they were both selected to be sent to South Korea to further their careers as artists. It was there that Brothers Entertainment introduced 1TYM to the YG Entertainment, a renowned Korean entertainment company that introduced the music genres, Hip Hop and R&B in South Korea.

after their change, 1TYM opened auditions to a large group of talented Koreans. Jin Hwan, formerly a member of a dance group, auditioned and made it into 1TYM. Baek Kyoung also auditioned, but failed to make it in on first attempt. Despite the denial, Baek Kyoung persisted in persuading 1TYM's manager, and finally made it in as 1TYM's fourth.

1TYM originally had seven members, but was cut down to four prior to album release. It debuted in November 1998 with the release of their first album: "One Time for Your Mind."

1TYM is one of the main groups of the YG Entertainment. 1TYM is no longer very active as a group in YG Entertainment,because in 2006, Oh Jin Hwan had to serve his official Korean military service, so the group has ceased their activities but plays important roles behind the scenes. Danny and Teddy returned to the US and have still been working in the business end of YG Family and Song Baek Kyoung is in a new side group called Moo Ga Dang for the time being.

Profiles:
Teddy Position: Leader/Main Rapper ,Full Korean Name: Park Hong Jun ,Nickname: None ('cept Teddy, since that's not his korean name ),Sibblings: One younger sister
Birthday: September 9, 1978 ,Height: 176 cm ,Weight: 62 kg ,Religion: Atheist
School: Myoung Ji University, English Major, 2nd year ,Hobbies: Rapping, listening to hip-hop, playing guitar, collecting hip-hop CDs ,Talent: Rapping and playing electric guitar ,Sleeping Habit: Sleeps with a pillow between his legs and curled up, screams, and wakes up a lot during the night ,Favorite musicians: Method Man, Noreaga Def Squad ,Ideal Girl: A girl who is kind, understanding and charming

Danny Position: Lead Vocal ,Full Korean Name: Im Tae Bin
Nickname: Dduk Bo, Muhk Bo ,Sibblings: One older brother ,Birthday: May 6, 1980
Height: 180 cm ,Weight: 65 kg ,Religion: Chistian ,School: Diamond Bar High School Graduate ,Hobbies: Listening to R&B, watching movies ,Talent: Sports (all of them, like me!) ,Sleeping Habit: Sleeps with a stuffed animal ,Favorite musicians: Usher, Baby Face ,Ideal Girl: A nice girl who loves only him

Jin Hwan Position: Choreographer/Rap ,Full Name: Oh Jin Hwan ,Nickname: Oh Ji Ral, Penguin ,Sibblings: One older brother ,Birthday: July 6, 1978 ,Height: 174 cm ,Weight: 58 kg ,Religion: Christian ,School: Sun Moon University, Business Management Major, 1st year ,Hobbies: Collecting hip-hop things, playing video games ,Talent: Playing the drums, dancing ,Sleeping Habit: If someone doesn't wake him up, he'll sleep for 2~3 days straight ,Favorite musicians: J.D., DMX
Ideal Girl: A girl who is pretty and cute

Baek Kyoung Position: Songwriter/Vocal ,Full Name: Song Baek Kyoung ,Nickname: Dog Dish (Because of his sloppy eating), Kko Kko Ri Kko
Sibblings: Only child I guess ,Birthday: April 12, 1979 ,Height: 165 cm
Weight: 48 kg ,School: Graduated Soo Do Technical High ,Hobbies: Collecting perfume and CDs ,Talent: Playing the piano and saxophone ,Sleeping Habit: Sprays perfume on himself before going to sleep ,Favorite musicians: Dupri, Teddy Riley ,Ideal Girl: An non-intimidating, neat, honest girl who's bigger in size than him.

Disography:
1TYM (1st album, 1998)

2ND ROUND (2nd album, 2000)

Third Time To Yo' Mind!! (3rd album, 2001)

ONCE N 4 ALL (4th album, 2003)

One Way (5th album, 2005)

[information from asianfanatics 1TYM forum,1Tym Lovers group from crunchyroll.com]

I love this group. Some songs that you should give a try from them are One Love , How many times , and Can't let you go. Those are my favorite songs from them. They have more goods songs but give them a try.