Girls Generation Ranked #1 For Sales In Japan

Girls Generation is off to a great start with the release of their first Japanese single, "Genie".

According to a Japanese album chain HMV, the group's song "Genie" was ranked at number one on the Daily Single Sales Chart as of 10 AM on September 8th. On the overall chart, they were ranked at 14.

Kim Hyung-joon to open Song Seung-hun Japan fan meet

SS501 member Kim Hyung-joon [S-Plus Entertainment]

SS501 member Kim Hyung-joon will open Korean actor Song Seung-hun's fan meeting in Japan on September 20, according to Kim's agency S-Plus Entertainment on Tuesday.

Kim Hyun-joong "Naughty Kiss" to air in Japan starting Dec

Official poster for MBC TV series "Naughty Kiss" [MBC]

SS501 member Kim Hyun-joong starrer "Naughty Kiss" will air in Japan starting December, according to the show's producer on Tuesday.

Park Rae-hyun, in charge of the PR & Promotions team at production company Group 8, told 10Asia over the phone that cable music channel Mnet Japan will broadcast the TV series twice a week in about three months time although additional details have yet to be set.

Kim Hyun-joong wraps up "Boys Over Flowers" reunion

Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong at the "Boys Over Flowers" reunion in Tokyo, Japan held at the Tokyo International Forum on August 21. [KEYEAST]

Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong successfully wrapped up the "Boys Over Flowers" reunion over the weekend, according to his agency KEYEAST on Monday.

KEYEAST announced that Kim recently returned to Korea after meeting with over 10,000 fans for the "Boys Over Flowers" reunion in Osaka and Tokyo on August 18 and 21, respectively, with fellow cast mates Ku Hye-sun, Kim Bum and Kim Jun.

Gong Yoo meets with 5,000 fans during drama promotion

Korean actor Gong Yoo at the "Coffee Prince 1.5th Shop IN United States of Odaiba" at Odaiba in Tokyo on August 22. [N.O.A Entertainment]

Korean actor Gong Yoo held a promotional event in Japan for hit TV series "The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince" over the weekend, according to his agency N.O.A Entertainment on Monday.

N.O.A announced that the actor met with about 5,000 fans for the drama event held by Fuji TV called "Coffee Prince 1.5th Shop IN United States of Odaiba" at Odaiba in Tokyo on August 22.

Supernova (Cho Shin Sung) to hold concert in Japan in December

Boy band Supernova [Park Sung-ki/Asia Economic Daily]

Boy band Supernova will be holding a concert in Japan this coming December, according to the boys on Thursday.

The six-member band broke the news to Asia Economic Daily before going on stage of music cable channel Mnet's "M! CountDown" where they will give their first performance for their second album "Time to Shine" released yesterday.

Girls' Generation to hold first-ever showcase in Japan

Korean pop sensation Girls' Generation [SM Entertainment]

Korean pop sensation Girls' Generation will hold their first-ever showcase in Japan next week, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Thursday.

SM announced in a press release that the girls will be performing in front of their local fans at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan on August 25.

Brown Eyed Girls make official debut in Japan

Korean pop group Brown Eyed Girls at their showcase held in Japan on August 6, 2010. [Nega Network]

Korean pop group Brown Eyed Girls made their official debut in Japan through a showcase on Friday, according to a press release by their agency Nega Network.

Choung Kyung-ho to hold first meet and greet in Japan

Korean actor Choung Kyung-ho [N.O.A. Entertainment]

Korean actor Choung Kyung-ho will hold a meet and greet for the first time in Japan this Sunday, according to his agency N.O.A Entertainment on Thursday.

N.O.A. announced in a press release that Choung will hold his first Japan fan meeting on August 8 at the IMA Hall located in Tokyo.

Korean drama "Minamishineyo" scores top rating in Japan

Members of A.N.JELL from the hit SBS series "Minamishineyo" [Market Insight]

Popular Korean TV series "Minamishineyo," currently airing on Japanese public network Fuji TV, has scored the highest viewership rating amongst shows broadcast in the same timeslot.

The show's promoter Market Insight announced in a press release on Thursday that the 11th episode of "Minamishineyo" broadcast on August 3, posted a rating of 6.9 percent, beating out TV Asahi's suspense mystery drama and TBS' "Mito Kimon" and NTV's "Karei naru Spy - Gogodora" which all air during the 3:30 p.m. timeslot.

4minute promotes new album in Japan over the weekend

Korean girl band 4minute onstage during their promotion tour in Japan on July 31 and August 1, 2010. [Cube Entertainment]

Korean girl band 4minute heated up Japan over the weekend with a three-city promotional tour for their new record release, according to their agency Cube Entertainment on Monday.

Brown Eyed Girls to make debut in Japan next month

Korean girl band Brown Eyed Girls [Asia Economic Daily]

Korean pop group Brown Eyed Girls are gearing up for their Japan debut by holding a showcase in the country early next month, according to their agency Nega Network.

The four-member girl band will be performing at Tokyo's Astro Hall on August 5 in front of some 1,000 local fans, an official at Nega said.