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MelOn Music Awards
The Melon Music Awards () is a major music awards show that is held annually by Kakao Entertainment (a Kakao company) through its online music store Melon. The event was initially a fan-voted award conducted entirely online from 2005 through 2008, and has been officially held offline in Seoul since 2009. The award show uses digital data from the Melon music platform—along with online voting and judges evaluation—to base its awards to artists who have had exceptional performance during the year. History The awards show underwent a logo rebranding starting with the 2019 edition. 2020 Melon Music Awards was held for 4 days from December 2 to 5, dubbed as "MMA Week", and was broadcast online due to government restrictions imposed because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Host venues Judging criteria Grand prizes The four grand prizes (known as ''daesangs''): * Artist of the Year * Album of the Year * Song of the Year Main prizes Top 10 Artist Award Millio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment Corp. () is a South Korean entertainment, mass media, and publishing company founded in 2021. A subsidiary of the Internet company Kakao, it was established subsequent to the merger of the latter's two subsidiaries KakaoPage and Kakao M. History KakaoPage Corp. Podotree Co, Ltd. was founded on July 20, 2010, as a subsidiary of Kakao, and launched KakaoPage three years later. On August 1, 2018, the company changed its corporate name to KakaoPage Corp. Kakao M Seoul Records, Inc. was established in October 1978 by , the founder of South Korea's leading educational company (formerly Sisa English). In 2005, the company was acquired by SK Telecom and relaunched as LOEN Entertainment, Inc. three years later, before being sold to Star Invest Holdings (a subsidiary of Affinity Equity Partners). In January 2016, it was taken over by Kakao and renamed again as Kakao M Corp. in December 2017. In October 2020, the company expanded in Asia by launching a Thai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Online Music Store
A digital music store is a business that sells digital audio files of music recordings over the Internet. Customers gain ownership of a license to use the files, in contrast to a music streaming service, where they listen to recordings without gaining ownership. Customers pay either for each recording or on a subscription basis. Online music stores generally also offer partial streaming previews of songs, with some songs even available for full length listening. They typically show a picture of the album art or of the performer or band for each song. Some online music stores also sell recorded speech files, such as podcasts, and video files of movies. History Early years The first free, high-fidelity online music archive of downloadable songs on the Internet was the Internet Underground Music Archive (IUMA), which was started by Rob Lord, Jeff Patterson and Jon Luini from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1993. Sony Music Entertainment Japan launched the first d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Melon Music Awards
The 2012 Melon Music Awards were held on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2012 ceremony was the event's fourth edition since its offline launch in 2009. The award winners were determined by combining digital sales data and voting conducted by netizens online. The 2012 ceremony was the show's largest ceremony at the time, attracting an audience of over 11,000 people. It was directed under the theme of "Music is Healing" and was broadcast live globally via YouTube as well as cable television channels domestically. Psy was the most nominated and awarded act of the night, where he won four awards including Song of the Year with "Gangnam Style", Global Artist, Top 10 Artist and Best Music Video. Beast and Busker Busker were awarded with Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, respectively. B.A.P and Ailee Amy Lee (born May 30, 1989), known professionally as Ailee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBS World (TV Channel)
KBS World is a South Korean pay television channel operated by the Korean Broadcasting System aimed at international audiences outside South Korea. It was launched on 1 July 2003 and mainly broadcast in Korean, but subtitles in English, Chinese and Malay are also provided. Apart from the signals from Seoul, there are three separate services operated by KBS's subsidiaries for specific market: the Japanese version of KBS World, operated by KBS Japan, targets Japanese audiences, the Indonesian version of KBS World, operated by OKTN, targets Indonesian audiences, while the American version of KBS World, operated by KBS America, targets Koreans in North and South America. History KBS announced in June 2003 that KBS World was set to launch on July 1. The initial aim of the service was to target the Korean diaspora, by reducing the nostalgia of the Koreans for their homeland. 79% of the programming was pre-recorded and the remaining 21% was live, including news and original producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Gymnastics Arena
The Olympic Gymnastics Arena (), also known as the KSPO Dome since 2018, is an indoor arena located within the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. It has a capacity of 15,000. It was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host the gymnastics competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The roof was designed by David H. Geiger. It is a self-supporting cable dome – the first of its kind ever built – with a four-layer fabric cladding. In 2018, the arena was extensively remodeled, including improving the conditions for concerts and redesigning the facade. History Since the Olympics it has hosted a variety of events, notably as a concert venue for both South Korean and international artists. The arena is also infamous due to an incident on 17 February 1992 when American boy band New Kids on the Block abruptly halted their performance after 20 minutes due to a fatal human crush incident where female Korean teenagers swarmed the band to the stage. One person wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Melon Music Awards
The 2011 Melon Music Awards were held on Thursday, November 24, 2011, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea, the event's first use of the venue. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2011 ceremony was the third installment of the event since its offline launch in 2009. Beast, IU and 2NE1 received the most nominations at the ceremony, have each been nominated five times. The trio along with Super Junior were the only artists who received multiple accolades, with all four artists winning two awards each. Furthermore, the aforementioned trio won the three ''daesang'' prizes at the event. Performers Presenters * Park Shin-hye, Leeteuk & Yoon Doo-joon – Official host * Kim Sung-soo & Kim Seon-woo – Best New Artist * Kim Hyun-joong & Woori – Best Music Video * Lim Tae-kyung & Cha Ji-yeon – Best Songwriter * Lee Kwang-soo & Han Chae-ah – Hot Trend Award (Variety) * Choi Hyo-sung – Hot Issue Segment * Nam Tae-jeong & Moon Ji- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBS World
KBS World () is the international broadcasting division of the South Korean broadcast television network Korean Broadcasting System. The division operates KBS World TV, KBS World Radio, and . History The foreign-language radio broadcast from KBS (before its restructure into a public broadcaster in March 1973) was started as "The Voice of Free Korea" in 1953. It officially became a part of KBS in July 1968. The station was renamed Radio Korea in March 1973, and then Radio Korea International in August 1994. In July 2003, KBS World, an international television channel aimed at Koreans abroad, started broadcasting. In March 2005, Radio Korea International became KBS World Radio. Most of the programs are subtitled for the audience they are broadcast to, in languages such as English, Chinese, Malay, Vietnamese, and Indonesian. Services Radio KBS World Radio is South Korea's sole foreign language promotional broadcast for the entire world. Its programming features news, cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyung Hee University
Kyung Hee University (KHU; ) is a Private university, private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. It was founded in 1949. Kyung Hee University is part of the Kyung Hee University System, which offers comprehensive education from kindergarten through graduate school. As of 2020, about 33,000 students were enrolled in Kyung Hee University. The university consists of 24 Undergraduate education, undergraduate colleges, 1 general graduate school, 13 specialty graduate schools, and 49 auxiliary research institutions. The university offers a International student, study abroad program in partnership with 434 sister universities in 69 countries. Kyung Hee University is known for its College of Korean Medicine, which is considered a leading school in traditional Korean medicine and other traditional East Asian medical practices. History Kyung Hee University originated in 1949 as Sin Heung Junior College, a Junior college, 2-year college. Amid the financia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Melon Music Awards
The 2010 Melon Music Awards were held on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the Hall of Peace of Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2010 ceremony was the second installment of the event. The winners for the Top 10 Bonsang Award were announced prior to the ceremony. Performers Presenters * Song Joong-ki – Official host * Lee Soo-hyuk & Kim Jung-hwa – Top 10 Award For 2NE1, CNBLUE & DJ DOC * Lee Ju-han & Kim Min-seo – Best Alternative Rock & Best R&B * Seo Kang-joo & Moon Ji-ye – MBC Plus Artist Award & MBC Radio Artist Award * Lee Kan & Choi Ah-ra – Top 10 Award For 4men & Girls Generation * Kim Gi-deuk – Album of the Year * Han Seong-jin & Jung So-ra – Best Music Video, Best Trot & Best Rap / Hip Hop * Park Ki-woong & Yoon Song-i – Top 10 Award For IU, 2AM & Lee Seung-gi * Kim Jung-man – Culture Performer Award * Julien Kang & Min Hye-kyung – Top 10 Award For T-ara & 2PM * Choi Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Hall
Olympic Hall is a music venue located within the Olympic Park, Seoul, Olympic Park, in Bangi-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. It opened in 2003. In 2011, the Olympic Hall was renovated as a concert hall by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. The one-year remodeling project included an expanded stage for the main hall with 2,452 fixed seats, an exhibition room to showcase the history of K-pop, Korean pop from the 1920s to present day, and a 240-seat small theater for indie musicians and new artists. It was reopened on June 22, 2011, with a celebration performance by veteran singers and K-pop groups including Super Junior, 2PM, 4Minute, 2NE1 and After School (group), After School. Notable events ;2010–2012 * Kings of Convenience: Kings of Convenience Live in Seoul – March 2010 * The Swell Season: The Swell Season Live in Seoul – April 7, 2010 * Mika (singer), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Melon Music Awards
The 2009 Melon Music Awards were held on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the Olympic Hall, Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, it was the first offline installment of the event in the show's history, having previously been held online since 2005. Performers Presenters * Jang Keun-suk & Park Shin-hye (only the second part) – Official Host & Presenter for the Top 10 Award * Kim Na-young – Backstage Host * Kim Tae-hoon – Best Songwriter award * Jung Yong-hwa & Lee In-hye – Best Special Album * Hong Seok-cheon & Yu Soo-hyun – Best Smart Radio Artist / Seok-cheon then Later introduced 2PM * Lim Yo-hwan & Kim Taek-yong – Best Oddyesey * Jung Yoon-gi & Jin Bora – Best Mania Artist / Bora then Later introduced 2NE1 * Son Jang-min – Best Star Award * Jang Kwang-ho – Best Current Stream Song Award * Choi Hyun-woo – Introducing Girls Generation Performance & Presenting the As I thought, T-Mobile M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
