Last night’s winners
The first Billboard Japan Music Awards took place on Sunday in Tokyo. The big winner of the night was EXILE, who won the coveted Album Of The Year 2009 award. The winners list below.
* Top Pop Artists 2009: EXILE, Kobukuro, AI, Remioromen
* Jazz Artist of the Year 2009: akiko
* Classical Artist of the Year 2009: Nobuyuki Tsujii
* Independent Artist of the Year 2009: HY
* New Artist of the Year 2009: Yusuke
* Rising International Artist 2009: VAMPS
* K-Pop New Artist of the Year 2009: After School
* US Billboard Publisher’s Award 2009: Judith Hill, BoA
* Hot 100 of the Year 2009: B’z, “Ichibu to Zenbu”
* Album of the Year 2009: EXILE, “EXILE BALLAD BEST”
* Hot 100 Single Sales of the Year 2009: Junko Akimoto, “Ai no Mama de”
* Hot 100 Airplay of the Year 2009: ROCK’A'TRENCH, “My SunShine”
* Classical Album of the Year 2009: Nobuyuki Tsujii, “debut”
* Jazz Album of the Year 2009: Hiromi Uehara, “Place To Be”
* Adult Contemporary of the Year 2009: Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”
* Overseas Soundtrack Album of the Year 2009: Michael Jackson, “This Is It”
* Independent of the Year 2009: flumpool, “Unreal”
After School
ROCK’A'TRENCH
EXILE leader Hiro
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After School released their new MV Because of You. Check it out HERE.
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(photo: rosa panggabean, antara)
Rain attended a news conference in Jakarta yesterday to promote his upcoming concert at the Indonesian capital on Thursday. On Sunday Jackie Chan made a surprise appearance on Sunday at Rain’s Hong Kong concert. Check out the pics after the cut.
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Love the new promo pic of After School sans the teddy bears (they are a little annoying and childish). After School is set to release new music on November 25th.
Nicki Minaj is featured on Birdman’s new track Grindin’ Makin’ Money. Take a listen HERE.
Singer/actor Fukuyama Masaharu announced he will release a new single titled Hatsukoi on December 16th. Hatsukoi is available for sale in three versions: CD-only, CD+DVD and CD+T-shirt.
I am sooooooo thinking un-Christian thoughts right about now.
South Korean model Marco is featured in the latest issue of ARENA Homme Korea magazine. Marco gained popularity from the reality TV show We Got Married with Son Dambi. He also had a minor role in the kdrama Dream. You can check out Marco in After School’s music video AH HERE.
