KPop Asia : BIGBANG Makes An Appearance On “The Music Hour”, CN Blue Releasing Japanese Album, Rain, Daniel Henney Talk About Their Korean Drama ‘Fugitive’, Moon Geun-Young Starring With Jang Geun-Suk ..

Popular Korean group, BIGBANG recently made an appearance on the Japanese music variety show, “The Music Hour” on TBS.

“The Music Hour” is a music show originally titled “Utaban” hosted by Masahiro Nakai from SMAP and Takaaki Ishibashi from Tunnels. At the beginning of the show, the various members of BIGBANG introduced themselves with the names of various Japanese celebrities whom they share a resemblance which made the audience laugh.

During the interview, Takaaki questioned, “Who do you fancy out of the Japanese celebrities?” and D-Lite (Daesung) answered, “Shizu-chan from Nankai Candies.“ Nakai then questioned SOL (Taeyang), “Who do you know that’s a Japanese celebrity?” and he answered “Mika Nakashima.”

The show “The Music Hour” seems to be ending their long running show next week, on September 14th. The show has been running on TBS from October 15, 1996 as “Utaban” and recently changed their show titled to “The Music Hour” back April. Currently, on their official home page, they are accepting requests on what segments viewers would like to see again on their next week three hour special.

CNBLUE, who made a debut in Japan last year, will be making a comeback in the Japan with the single “Don’t Know Why”. The single, to be released on the 16th, will have 2 songs – “Lie” has been determined as the title song.

CNBLUE will also be having a live tour all over Japan, and the concert tickets were sold out within a minute. The three locations for the concerts include ‘Namba Patch’ in Osaka on the 16th, ‘Bottom Line’ in Nagoya o*n the 18th, and ‘Shibuya-AX’ in Tokyo on the 20th.

Check out the preview to “I Don’t Know Why”:

Asian pop star Rain and Korean-American actor-model Daniel Henney were interviewed on TV5's "Paparazzi" about their experiences in the Philippines, work and personal life.

The two are in the country to shoot scenes for "Fugitive," a co-production of Domangja and TV5. The film tells the story of Jiwoo (played by Rain), a famous investigator assigned to solve the mysterious death of an Asian couple in Las Vegas.

“I went to six cities in five countries in shooting the ‘Fugitive’. It’s like a movie schedule,” Rain told “Paparazzi.”

Henney, on the other hand, said his character in the drama is like a puppet master.

“This is the character they’ve never seen. This is most difficult character I’ve played in a Korean drama till now. This guy holds the keys. He plays the puppet master, which is very difficult for me because I have to know every single storyline,” Henney said.

“Fugitive” will be Rain’s comeback to the Korean drama scene. His last drama was “A Love To Kill” which was shown in 2005. Rain shot to fame when he did the drama “Full House” in 2004.

Despite the sweltering temperature, Rain and Henney said they are enjoying their stay in the Philippines.

“I love Manila even before especially Cebu. I’m also recommending to my other friends to visit the Philippines. I love it here,” Rain told DJ Mo.

For Henney, he will never forget a memorable night in Boracay.

“We were in Boracay one night, I remember. We finished the shoot. We had a boat that was kinda off the shore. The flying fish. I’ll never forget it. We were swimming with the flying fish. It’s like forever embedded in my mind. And the beautiful white sand.”

Top Korean actress Moon Geun-young has decided to join the main cast of an upcoming KBS TV series also starring actor Jang Geun-suk, according to the show's promoter Ytree media on Monday.

Ytree announced through a press release that the 23-year-old starlet will take on the role of the shameless and optimistic Mary in the drama based on comic "Mary is Out of Night" by famed cartoon writer Won Soo-yeon.

"Mary" will be a romantic comedy which revolves around Mary who makes realizations about love and herself while being in two fake marriages for 100 days -- to Moo-kyul, a hippie and Indie band lead vocalist who has nothing, and Jung-in, a man who has everything including the brains, looks and wealth.

"'Mary' is brilliant in terms of its material and plot but is also fun and appealing because of its unique characters," Moon said. "I feel pressured because simulated marriage is a topic which has never been handled in dramas before but I'm also excited and nervous about how I'll show it."

Just last week, Jang had confirmed he had been cast for the role of Moo-kyul in the drama set to air starting November, after series "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" ends its run.

Moon, currently starring in play "Closer" as Alice, the role of a stripper taken on by Natalie Portman in the movie version, last appeared on the popular small screen show "Sister of Cinderella" five months ago.

Moon, with already 10 years of acting experience under her belt, has appeared in numerous films and dramas including "Autumn Tale" and "My Little Bride."

She also won the grand prize at major broadcaster SBS' year-end Acting Awards last year for her role as a talented painter in drama "The Painter of the Wind" which has received several international acclaims.