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- 2PM's Junsu is now Jun. K.
- Epik High makes solid debut on Gaon charts
- Rapper Flavor Flav arrested on suspicion of assault
| Posted: 18 Oct 2012 12:26 AM PDT (Reuters) 2PM member Junsu has officially changed his name to Jun. K. The idol singer tweeted on his official Twitter account Tuesday that read, "Everyone, I want you to know that I had to change my name following my family's opinion. While my new real name is Min-jun, I will now use my artist name as Jun. K. I won't use 'Junsu' anymore." The star's decision came after hearing from his acquaintances that it is difficult to distinguish his name from JYJ's Kim Junsu. Many of his Twitter followers are showing their respect for the Hands Up singer by leaving supporting comments on the post. 2PM's Jun. K is one of the main vocalists in the six-man band that has become popular throughout Asia since making their debut in 2008. He also debuted as a lyricist in 2011 with Don't Go under the name Jun. K. |
| Epik High makes solid debut on Gaon charts Posted: 18 Oct 2012 12:20 AM PDT (Reuters) Top hip-hop trio Epik High has debuted atop Gaon singles chart, pushing away former winner Naul to the fifth position. Epik High's new song It's Cold, the introductory single to their new album 99, claimed its first win on Gaon's singles chart during the week of October 7 to 13. Featuring soon-to-debut songstress Lee Hi, the gloomy hip-hop tune has captured the ears of many K-pop fans by singing about a couple deeply wounded by their on-and-off relationship. With their feat, anticipation is running high for the seventh studio album which will become available online Friday. Chasing right after the chart-topper is Brown Eyed Girls member Gain's Bloom, which climbed up six steps to the runner-up position last week. Korean indie band 10cm's Fine Thank You And You and crooner K.will's Please Don't… each landed at No. 3 and No. 4, making their successful debut on the chart during the same time frame. Naul's Memory Of The Wind, the title tune off the artist's first solo studio album Principle Of My Soul, rounded out the top five last week. Other K-pop songs loved by the public in the second week of October include 15&'s I DREAM, G-Dragon's Crayon, Missing You, Seo In-guk and A Pink's Eunji's All For You and Orange Caramel's LIPSTICK. On Gaon Album chart, K-pop sensation TVXQ! has stretched its winning streak for three weeks in a row with their sixth full-length album Catch Me. While the duo is continuing to stand strong atop the chart, Brown Eyed Girls member Gain's solo album Talk About S. sat at No. 2 and G-Dragon's One Of A Kind followed next in the third place. |
| Rapper Flavor Flav arrested on suspicion of assault Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:16 PM PDT Rap star Flavor Flav of the group Public Enemy was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and battery after his fiancée reported the pair had a fight, Las Vegas police said. The 53-year-old rap star, whose given name is William Drayton Jr, also threatened the woman's teenage son with a knife, police said in a statement. Police received a call before dawn from a residence in Las Vegas regarding the incident, police said. "The caller advised she had been involved in a physical altercation with her fiance, who was identified as William Drayton," the police statement said. Flavor Flav, who was arrested and charged with battery domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon, was held on bail of $23,000, according to an online database for Clark County. A manager for the rap star declined to comment. Police declined to name the fiancée. The rapper is best known for his work with the politically oriented group Public Enemy, which rose to fame in the 1980s with albums such as "Yo! Bum Rush the Show" and "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back." His attention-grabbing wardrobe features a giant clock that he wears around his neck and a Viking helmet. In recent years, he has starred in a number of reality shows, including "Flavor of Love" in which he searched for a suitable romantic match. The show ended with Flavor Flav proposing to a former flame, a woman named Liz who is the mother of one of his sons. The rap star faces a maximum six years in prison if convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and the possibility of six months in jail if found guilty of battery domestic violence, said Tess Driver, a spokeswoman for the Clark County District Attorney's Office. Earlier this year, Flavor Flav faced the possibility of jail time in New York state over accusations he failed to pay child support to the mother of three of his seven children, but the case was resolved, according to media reports. He has had numerous run-ins with the law over the years and in the 1990s he received treatment for drug addiction. - Reuters |
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