Sohn Dam Bi: ‘Taking Criticism of My Singing Is My Assignment’

As they say that good times come with the bad, star singer Sohn Dam Bi (27), who recently released a mini album entitled “The Queen,” is now facing unfavorable reviews for the first time.

Kahi Shares First Impression of Son Dambi

Kahi, the leader of the girl band After School, said her first impression of fellow diva and close friend Son Dambi, was "very strong."

On the KBS-2TV "Happy Together 3" talk show on Thursday, Kahi said the two were close from before their debuts but her first impression of Son wasn't all that favorable.

Kahi, Son talk about first impression

Son Dambi tops real time chart with new music video

Screen shot of GomPlayer featuring Son Dambi's new music video "queen" [GomPlayer]

The music video for K-pop songstress Son Dambi's new song "queen" has been heating up the web since yesterday, topping the real-time music chart of popular video portal site GomTV for the past two days.

The video for the title track from her newly released third mini-album received 70,000 hits yesterday and continues to remain the most-watched music video with nearly 175,000 hits so far today.

K-pop idols to perform at Incheon Hallyu concert in August

Official poster for "Incheon Korean Music Wave 2010" concert [HH Company]

A handful of the hottest Korean pop idols including Girls' Generation and Super Junior are gearing up to perform at the "Incheon Korean Music Wave 2010," according to concert organizer HH Company on Tuesday.

HH Company and the city of Incheon announced the first line-up of performers for the event, to be held at Incheon Munhak Worldcup Stadium on August 29, which includes 2PM, After School, BEAST, CNBLUE, MBLAQ, SG Wannabe, SHINee, Son Dambi and U-KISS.

Son Dambi to release 3rd mini-album on July 8

Korean songstress Son Dambi on the cover of her third mini-album "the queen"[PLEDIS Entertainment]

Korean songstress Son Dambi will be releasing her third mini-album later this week, according to her agency PLEDIS on Monday.

PLEDIS announced in a press release that Son's "the queen" will simultaneously hit stores and web-based music sites on July 8.