In celebration of M.E Malaysia anniversary, this year we are planning an event to celebrate it with our supporters! Titled Partywith.ME, the event features special performances, exclusive video viewing party (behind the scenes of recent events) and also special guests, youtube kpop reviewer and online media celebrities Simon & Martina (of Eat Your Kimchi fame) who will be in Malaysia for the first time to have talk sessions with Korean entertainment fans on fandom, Korea and its culture and of course, Kpop celebrities.
Simon & Martina from Eat Your Kimchi
Among international Korean entertainment fans, Eat Your Kimchi (EYK) has been at the forefront as an influential pioneer in information distribution about Korean entertainment and culture. Created by Simon and Martina Stawski (a couple from Canada currently based in Korea), as of 2012 their YouTube channel has more than 160,000 subscribers and over 40 million upload views. Meanwhile their website (which also hosts videos) receives more than 750,000 hits a month from more than 100,000 viewers. Their facebook gather 122,966 fans and growing daily.
The Korea Herald included EYK in a list of 21 of "the nation’s most useful websites“ and at Hiexpat.com it was voted the best expat blog in Korea. Simon & Martina have been featured on television shows such as Heart to Heart, Quilt Your Korean Map, Star King and Running Man among others.
This marks Eat Your Kimchi’s first overseas appearances and we are anticipating support from the Korean entertainment fans during their visit.
Event : Partywith.ME feat Eat Your Kimchi
Day/Date : Saturday, 12 May 2012
Venue : Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus
Session 1 : ME.tv Screening
Time : 1.00PM to 3.00PM
Tickets : RM 40
Ever wonder what happen behind the scene of M.E Malaysia’s events? Have a peek as we'll be showing our highlight reels here! There's also games, performances and special surprises to be unveiled to the attendees.
Session 2 : Shazam! With Eat Your Kimchi
Time : 3.30PM onwards
Entrance : RM 60
Come meet the bubbly Simon & Martina and hear their stories on korean music, kpop fandom,culture and more! There will be Q&A and also Meet & Greet session!
For more updated information, please log on to http://www.facebook.com/Inzpire.ME .The event is hosted by Official Venue Taylors University and supported by RUEMZ Hotel (Official Hotel). Stay tuned with K-Generation as well!!
PETALING JAYA: Saturday, April 14 2012 was another memorable day for SoulMates as M.E. Malaysia alongside with Natural Sound brought this 5-member acapella group, RED SOUL for their second showcase in Wisma Bentley Music. The second showcase of ‘Red Soul First Live in Malaysia’ was held in Bentley Music Showroom at 12pm.
From left to right: Kang In Chang, Jun Tae Ik, Hwang Tae Ik, Kim Ki Hyun and Lee Hanul Yi
RED SOUL (레드소울), a 5-member acapella group comprises of Kang In Chang, Jun Tae Ik, Hwang Tae Ik, Kim Ki Hyun and Lee Hanul Yi. They have been active for the past 6 years in various music festivals and competitions in Korea. They won Korea’s Acapella Competition in 2007 and gained mass appeal after being featured twice in Korea’s famous variety show Star King which immediately propel the, to massive popularity. They mainly perform for niche classier clients in Korea due to their genre and have strong viral based international fans RED SOUL is well known for their eclectic and fresh acapella uptake on famous contemporary music. They aim to redefine ‘acapella’ and to create a memorable memory for everyone via their performances.
This free showcase at Bentley Music showroom attracted over 100 fans waiting patiently for the boys to come to the stage. Shortly, the five boys emerged on stage and fans were cheering loudly while the boys were doing the sound check on stage. This truly showed that the boys were doing live acapella and not a pre-recording. While checking the sound, the boys did not forget to hype up the atmosphere by doing ‘uh-huh uh-huh’ sound and funny faces which drove the crowd to laugh in happiness.
They started the show by introducing themselves in Malays and later on serenade the fans with the first song, So Sick. The great harmony from the boys made the crowd to sing along with them. The boys later on introduced their first album, 있어줘 (Stay) which many of the fans already owned a copy.
Members of RED SOUL introduced Kang In Chang as the human drum. He did not disappoint the crowd by showing his beat-boxing skills and later the rest of the members joined in to create a perfect harmony. Those who present were totally amazed by their talents.
RED SOUL was amazed that the fans understood what they said without the need of a translator. Out of curiosity, Jun Tae Ik asked “Are you Korean? Then I am Malaysian!”. The five boys were also requested to do ‘aegyo’ (acting cute in Korean) by the fans. Having no other choices, the five boys showed their aegyo one by one. Most of them did ‘puing puing’ pose and this definitely caused the crowd to go crazy. Members of RED SOUL even acknowledged that Jun Tae Ik aegyo everyday and called him ‘Aegyo Man’.
When asked by Kim Ki Hyun on the most handsome member, Lee Hanul Yi got the most cheers. This caused the rest of the members jokingly said that they were going to leave. RED SOUL also performed a medley of 2011 hit songs which includes 2PM’s Hands Up, LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem, 2NE1’s I’m The Best, GD & TOP’s Having An Affair, SNSD’s The Boysand IU’s Good Day. The five boys certainly know how to drive the crowd crazy. The crowd could not take their eyes off the boys for even a second.
They sang a total of six songs. While singing their last song Ting, Lee Hanul Yi and Kim Ki Hyun never forget to do some fans service to their supportive fans. The crowd were screaming their lungs out when both Hanul Yi and Ki Hyun jumped off from the stage, hold a fan girl’s hand and serenaded her with their lovely voice. Hanul yi even gave the fan girl a kiss on her hand before finishing the song. How lucky the fan was!!
Kim Ki Hyun and Lee Hanul Yi getting ready to give the bear to fans!
The crowd immediately chanted for encore when they boys left the stage. The boys just couldn’t disappoint the fans and went back to the stage and sang I’ll Make Love to You. To repay the supportive fans, Hanul Yi and Ki Hyun gave teddy bears to two lucky girls. The boys finally left the stage and prepared for the next autograph session.
Autograph Session
All the fans with RED SOUL first album, 있어줘 (Stay) get to have all the boys’ signatures. The boys even have ‘skinship’ with the fans while signing on the albums. The boys did not reject any requests from the fans such as handshakes, photos, aegyo and even hugs. Upon finishing the session, the boys posed together for the last time before leaving the venue. Numerous clicking sounds of camera were heard as fans wouldn’t want to miss the chance to capture the pretty faces of RED SOUL. They then said goodbye and left the venue.
Victory pose by RED SOUL
Overall, the showcase is a huge success. RED SOUL tried as much as they can to interact with the fans using English to minimize the distance from Malaysia fans. Even though the stage is quite small, they definitely brought out the theme, ‘Intimate’ and got closer to the fans. Last but not least, they promise that they will definitely come back to Malaysia next time.
The event is organized by M.E Malaysia together with Natural Sound as Artiste's Management. It is supported by Fullhouse Sunway Giza (Official Lifestyle Restaurant) with special thanks to Bentley Music and Gokpop.com.
K-Gen is a non-profit club set up in Taylors University, Lakeside Campus, aiming at providing a platform for youths in Malaysia to gather and share their interest in Korean culture and entertainment. They can be contacted through Facebook at K- Generation @Taylor’s University, or email kgen.tlc@gmail.com. 2 members of K-Gen were sponsored by M.E. Malaysia to attend the showcase.
PETALING JAYA: Friday, April 13 2012 was the day RED SOULmeeting the Malaysian media for the first time. M.E. Malaysia alongside with Natural Sound brought this 5-member acapella group to the Media Listening Party. It was held in a lovely afternoon, 3pm at 3rd floor of the Fullhouse Sunway Giza (Official Lifestyle Restaurant).
From left to right: Kang In Chang, Jun Tae Ik, Hwang Tae Ik, Kim Ki Hyun and Lee Hanul Yi
RED SOUL (레드소울), a 5-member acapella group comprises of Kang In Chang, Jun Tae Ik, Hwang Tae Ik, Kim Ki Hyun and Lee Hanul Yi. They have been active for the past 6 years in various music festivals and competitions in Korea. They won Korea’s Acapella Competition in 2007 and gained mass appeal after being featured twice in Korea’s famous variety show Star King which immediately propel the, to massive popularity. They mainly perform for niche classier clients in Korea due to their genre and have strong viral based international fans RED SOUL is well known for their eclectic and fresh acapella uptake on famous contemporary music. They aim to redefine ‘acapella’ and to create a memorable memory for everyone via their performances.
RED SOUL greeted the media handsomely in white suits. Although all of them are dressed out in the same outfits, with the accessories wore, 5 of them are able to portrait different styles and characteristics. The Media Listening Party began with their sweet voice, performing on the first song, 사랑이야이런느낌 (This Feeling is Love). This is one of the songs recorded in their first album, 있어줘(Stay).
Following on, they performed acapella version of So Sick by Ne-Yo. Kim Ki Hyun’s guitar melody matches well with the members’ voice. Before proceed to the next performance on Ting, another song which was included in their album. These 5 charming boys asked audience to sing along with them during the chorus part “부드럽게 달콤하게 budeureobge dalkomhage”.
They then surprised media by performing current hit song in Korea, which are Blue and Fantastic Baby by Big Bang. They have rearranged the songs and gave brand new feelings to the songs by performing in acapella mode. There was a special performance of Lucky by Hwang Tae Ik and Kim Ki Hyun, duet with Esty from “Once Upon A Time There Was A Sausage Named Bod”. It was the first time Esty collaborates with RED SOULbut their voice matches each other well. They ended the Media Listening Party successfullywith a round of applause by performingI'll Make Love to You. They have vowed everyone in the seats with total of 6 songs.
Press Conference
During the press conference, they were asked about their impressions of Malaysia. They said that they were happy to be here, temperature is better than they expected and they also praised that Malaysian are polite. When they were questioned about their favourite Malaysian delicacy, Lee Hanul Yi quickly looked at the names of food he had written on his palm by saying ‘Nasi Lemak’ and ‘Nasi Ayam’ were the best. This action caused everyone into laughter.
RED SOUL has done 6 projects on YouTube, covering on popular songs of various artists. For each project they did, it took them 3days to rearrange and divide the parts for each members. They were inspired to do these projects because those are the hit songs and they would like to have more people know about them through the videos. Recently, they have received massive respond on YouTube from the clip You & Iby IU. IU even invited them to perform with her during the “21st Seoul Music Award”. When they were asked how they feel about IU, the 5 boys praised that IU is cute, lovely and angel-liked. Kim Ki Hyun also said that he would like to collaborate with Girls’ Generation in the future.
After the tour in Malaysia, RED SOULplanned to release single album in coming June, solo albums will be released in Autumn and they will have concert in Winter as well. They also shared their experience of performing on television programme and on the street. Being on television, more people will get to know about their music whereas when performing on street, they can directly receive support and cheers from the crowd which both bring them different experiences.
Besides Kang In Chang, the rest of the members are good in beat box too. The boys have proved their talents in playing musical instruments, singing, rapping and beat boxing. When they were asked if they are good in dancing as well, Jun Tae Ik and Kim Ki Hyun volunteered to dance. This made the silence atmosphere hyped up again. Both of them shuffled on the floor, with their funny expressions and movements. After that, they said that this is the reason why they don’t dance, aren’t they cute?
The press conference ended with photo session. All of them posed comfortably and gave their big smiles to the cameras. Later on, the boys were lead by the organiser and they greeted the media one by one politely. Overall, it was an enjoyable moment with RED SOUL. They are 5 charming boys who are passionate in music and they are very humble, gave good impressions to everyone on the floor. There were private interview sessions conducted and there will be first fan meeting at night in the Fullhouse. Packed schedule for the boys, hope they have a great trip in Malaysia!
The event is organized by M.E Malaysia together with Natural Sound as Artiste's Management. It is supported by Fullhouse Sunway Giza (Official Lifestyle Restaurant) with special thanks to Bentley Music and Gokpop.com.
K-Gen is a non-profit club set up in Taylors University, Lakeside Campus, aiming at providing a platform for youths in Malaysia to gather and share their interest in Korean culture and entertainment. They can be contacted through Facebook at K- Generation @Taylor’s University, or email kgen.tlc@gmail.com. 2 members of K-Gen were sponsored by M.E. Malaysia to attend the showcase.
Kuala Lumpur,02 April 2012 - M.E Malaysia are set to bring Korean acapella group, RED SOUL to our shores this coming April.
RED SOUL has been active for the past 6 years in various music festivals and competitions in Korea. They won Korea’s Acapella Competition for 2007 and gained mass appeal after being featured twice in Korea’s famous variety show Star King which immediately propelled them to massive popularity. They mainly perform for niche classier clients in Korea due to their genre and have strong viral based international fans. RED SOUL is well known for their eclectic and fresh acapella uptake on famous contemporary music. They aim to redefine ‘acapella’ and to create a memorable memory for everyone via their performances.
RED SOUL will be greeting their Malaysian fans in both Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu at the following details:
Date : Friday, 13 April 2012 Venue : Fullhouse, Sunway Giza, Petaling Jaya Time : 8:30PM
Date : Saturday, 14 April 2012 Venue : Bentley Music, Petaling Jaya Time : 12:00PM
Date : Sunday, 15 April 2012 Venue : Party Play, Kota Kinabalu Time : 8:00PM
All performances are open to public and besides showing off their charismatic and powerful vocals, there will also be autograph sessions where fans can take the chance to interact with the boys. Fans who wish to obtain their autographs simply have to purchase their albums at the venues.
Performance by RED SOUL :
For more information, log on tohttp://www.facebook.com/Inzpire.ME
The event is organized by M.E Malaysia together with Natural Sound as Artiste’s Management. It is supported by Fullhouse Sunway Giza (Official Lifestyle Restaurant) with special thanks to Bentley Music and Gokpop.com.
