U-Kiss coming for shows

MANILA, Philippines - Premiere Entertainment Philippines, Inc. (PEP), a publicly-listed entertainment company, heats up the local music scene by bringing one of the leading Korean pop idol bands, the seven member boyband U-Kiss in Manila for a series of mall shows on March 26, 27 and 28 at SM Megamall, SM Clark and SM North Edsa, respectively.

U-Kiss is composed of seven members namely, Alexander, Soo Hyun, Kim Ki Bum, Lee Ki Seop, Eli, Kevin and Dong Ho. These young members of the group speak not only Korean, but Chinese and English as well. They would not have any conversational problem with their fans, especially Alexander who can speak seven languages including Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese and even French.

The group debuted on Aug. 15, 2008 at the Power of Atamix, Atamai, Japan alongside with SS501 & Paran. Later on, it appeared on South Korean Television, with a performance of Not Young, said to be a fusion of the typical kpop and dirty south style.   The group’s first single album, New Generation, was released on Sept. 3, 2008, followed by its second single album entitled Bring it Back to the Old School. .This was  released on Feb. 3, 2009.

The group’s third single album, entitled Conti U-Kiss was released on Nov. 5, 2009. One month after their debut performance in Japan, U-Kiss was named the Best New Artist in the Asia Song Festival.

U-KISS’s first full length album, Only One, which consists of 14 tracks, all original compositions, was released last Feb. 3. The group started to promote the album on KBS’s Music Bank with r lead single Bingeul Bingel (Round and Round) last Feb. 5.

PEP Chairman, Jung Ku Lee is happy to announce that U-Kiss is the first of the many Korean stars that the company will bring to the Philippines. PEP is under negotiations to bring Korean idol bands Big Bang, Wonder Girls and 2NE1 to the country.

PEP is also collaborating with the local film and TV productions in strengthening the cultural and artistic interaction between Korea and the Philippines.