Horan appears as MC

Horan takes over a reality program as MC for first time in her career.

Singer and actress Horan has been chosen as MC for the new program 'Extreme Survival Racing Queen' on cable channel XTM starting November 5.

Horan appeared in various programs of different genres, but it's the first time she has the role of a MC. Her abilities as MC have been acknowledged when she showed her individual proceeding with her fantastic charm through tvN's 'Real Story'.

Ha Jung Seok PD, who is in charge of the direction, said that "Horan is the best Entertainer who lives her life more intense than anyone else." And "Her passionate image that fits the program will be the best role model for the challengers who will enter in order to create a new image racing model."

'Extreme Survival Racing Queen' is a project to create a new image of 'Racing Models'. It is a new idea of creating a new value as professional models in the industry related to motor sports and cars. The show will be led by singer Horan as MC, stylist Chae Han Suk and automobile specialized editor Shin Dong Heon will participate as judges.

source: Newsen

MPMG to release THEY 2010 compilation

It has been posted on the Happy Robots blog that the Master Plan Music Group* will release a compilation of THEY 2010.

It will contain the songs that have been introduced already through Serengeti Jang Dong Jin's personal radio show 'Night Train', means EZ Hyung and Daybreak's 'It's You', The Koxx Shawn's remix of No Reply's '시야' and Naru and Oh Ji Eun's song with the same title 'Night Train'. The last episode of 'Night Train' guests No Reply and Serengeti, who are also working on a new boss nova styled song. Besides those there will be some new songs and one song featuring all MPMG musicians.

Another interesting point at this year's live THEY is, that Serengeti's Jang Dong Jin and Naru became team leaders and will separate the MPMG musicians. What exactly stands behind that will be seen when the event starts with a video October 18.

The live performance live THEY 2010 will take place November 27 and 28 at Sang Sang Madang.

* Master Plan Music Group (MPMG) consists of Master Plan, Happy Robots, The Park Studio, Mintpaper and Live Paraid.

Short News Short

*After their performance in Nanjang October 26, Guckkasten will rest for a day and then start October 28 with the recordings for their new EP.

*Ruby Salon’s new band Gate Flowers (Hello Rookies of October 2009) will release their first EP October 20.

*Oh Ji Eun and the Wolves are also working hard on their full length album, updates on that can be seen at the homepage.

*For this year’s upcoming THEY 2010 compilation, Tearliner will do the opening and ending song, which can also be heard at the THEY performance.

The present situation of Jang Gi Ha and The Faces

Having not much of activities, Jang Gi Ha receives questions about what he’s actually doing and answers that in an entry at Boonga Boonga Record’s blog.

The reason for leaving for a vacation was the abruptly increasing schedule that got hard to handle. So the first half of the year they didn’t do any performances in order to take care of their bodies and hearts. In the last half of the year, starting with Jisan Valley Rock Festival they will slowly start to have performances.

What changed at Jang Gi Ha and The Faces is the member constellation. First, the Mimi Sisters left the band. They will continue activities in future as an independent duo and not as a part of Jang Gi Ha and The Faces.

Keyboard player Lee Jong Min joined the band. Lee Jong Min is a part of the band ‘Kingston Rudieska’ and has beside that a lot of session performances. He was originally also a session musician for Jang Gi Ha and The Faces, but as he has been participating in songs and the need of a keyboard became bigger, especially in the 2nd album, he has been made a formal member.

Hasegawa Yohei (aka Kim Yang Pyung), the guitarist of Kim Chang Wan Band, became a guest member to bring more variety into the band’s sound.

Jang Gi Ha and The Faces will have their performances in Japan November 22 and 23, and the release of their 1st album ‘별 일 없이 산다’ November 3. They are currently at making their 2nd album, more than half of the songs being finished. Maybe end of November they will start recording. Until the result will be released it may take over a year though. He excuses himself for that and asks for your understanding that it needs that time to make an album that just deserves to be heard.

Besides other appearances on TV, Jang Gi Ha himself will be in ‘Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook’s corner ‘만지다’(touch) as the ‘Singer Of The Month’ of October.