V.STAR, a young South Korean female group who were finalist in KOREA’S GOT TALENT of 2012 will be performing at the Asia Music Festival to be held on the 4 & 5 October in Miri, Sarawak.

This band has gained a reputation among the emerging South Korean young bands. Their style can be identified as the new traditional Korean mixture, as they play their music using traditional Korean music instruments, whether in original compositions or through new arrangements of famous Korean and Western covers. Their style is thus based on merging both Gugak traditions (Korean ethnic music) and modern sounds.

V.STAR comprises Gwan Jihye, playing the traditional Gayageum (Korean zither, modified into twelve strings), joined by the percussionist Kan Keun Hwa, playing Janggu (double headed drum with a narrow waist in the middle), Heejin Park playing the Daegeum (Korean flute), and Ellie Kim singing Pansori (Korean dramatic melodies), Ellie also plays a second Gayageum and the  keyboards in some shows.

The inaugural Asia Music Festival (AMF) will showcase no less than 15 really talented Asian artists. V.STAR will also feature Kamal Musallam, a prominent Middle Eastern artist. The partnership between Kamal and V.STAR has resulted in beautifully merging the traditional Korean music within a rich musical context full of elements from Asian music, Jazz and Rock and much more. All to bring the music to another Fusion level. The two groups of artistes wanted to show the world the power and beauty of Korean Gugak and how it can communicate with other musical traditions and styles.

Other than V.STAR band, the first edition of Asia Music Festival will also feature Bembol Rockers (Philippines), Anthony Dassan Yen Party Band (South India),  Orkes Soesah Tideor (Indonesia), Foxy Girls (Indonesia), Boy Thai Band (Thailand), Tritha (North India) and Fakhrul Razi (Brunei).

There will also be bands and singers from Malaysia and among them are Melissa Francis, Starlet Band, The Mountain Wind Band, Hevance Band and Sarawak very own Bob from the famous Malaysian TV program, Akademi Fantasia.

The tickets for the festival are now available from Sarawak Tourism Board’s offices or at its Visitor’s Information Centres in Kuching (+6082-410944), Sibu (+6084-340980) and Miri (+6085-434180).

For enquiries, contact Sarawak Tourism Board at leisure@sarawaktourism.com or +6082-239171 or log on to www.asiamusicfestival.net and www.facebook.com/VisitSarawak for more updates.

Tickets are priced at RM30 per day for adult and RM15 per day for children or students aged between 3 and 18 years. Those below 3 years would be allowed in without charge.

The Killers will perform at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) Helipad on Sunday, 22 Sept 2013. Doors open at 8pm. “The Killers Live in Malaysia” (#TheKillersMy) brought to you by Future Sound Asia (FSA) and Tune Talk – the fastest growing mobile prepaid in Malaysia is the official telco.

The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr are best known for hits such as, “Mr. Brightside”, “When We Were Young”, “Somebody Told Me”, “All The Things That I Have Done” and more.Named after a fictional band in a New Order video, The Killers hail from Las Vegas, Nevada. Their debut, Hot Fuss, catapulted them onto the global stage upon its 2004 release. Since then the band has released four albums that collectively sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The band has also received seven Grammy nods and won a variety of MTV, BRIT, and NME awards.

The band toured for two years straight after Hot Fuss, playing over four hundred shows. They’ve also headlined some of United Kingdom and Europe’s largest festivals, including Glastonbury, the Reading and Leeds Festival and Pukkelpop. They have played sold out shows in prestigious venues such as Madison Square Garden in the United States.

Event information:

Event name: The Killers Live In Malaysia (#TheKillersMy)

Date: Sunday, 22 September 2013

Time: Doors open 8pm

Venue: Helipad @ Sepang International Circuit (SIC)

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Ticketing details:

EARLY BIRD: RM208 (Limited | Available on July 27 & 28 only @ Rock Corner Mid Valley only)

EARLY BIRD PREMIER: RM328 (Limited – 18 years & above only | Available on July 27 & 28 only @ Rock Corner Mid Valley only)

TICKET PRICE: RM238 (Sale begins on July 29 @ ALL Rock Corner outlets)

PREMIER TICKETS: RM358 (Limited – 18 years and above only | Available online July 29 onwards)

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Thirteen of K-Pop’s hottest acts will descend into Singapore this November for the unprecedented 2013 MBC Korean Music Wave concert.

Scheduled to take place on November 16 at 7p.m at the scenic Gardens by the Bay, the MBC Korean Music Wave concert (or Music Wave in short) is the largest ever multi-band K-Pop concert on the island-republic and is jointly organized by one of South Korea’s biggest broadcasters, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, and Singapore-based Fatfish Entertainment.

There will be more than 13 A-lister K-Pop acts performing live at the event and also special guests (to be announced). The performing line-ups include Shinee, Teentop, B1A4, B.A.P., 2pm, 2am, FT Island, EXO, IU, Sistar, Kara, Miss A and 4Minute

Tickets for the K-pop extravaganza in Singapore range from S$168 to S$688 and will be available from www.singtic.com from September 2 onwards. For more information, fans can visit the official website www.musicwave.sg.

*The Super VIP Experience Pack was sold out within 12 hours of opening

6-member South Korean male idol group VIXX will be holding their first solo showcase in Malaysia on October 2013. The ‘VIXX FIRST Global Showcase 2013’ ‘THE MILKY WAY’ Live in Kuala Lumpur, MY will be held in HGH Convention Center on the 20th of October 2013 ,1pm .

Jazzy Group are proud to bring VIXX to Malaysia for their very first showcase to fulfill the wishes of fellow ST☆RLIGHTS. We know that the fans out there have long waited for them to set foot in the ground of Malaysia. Feeling excited to finally meet the handsome and talented boys of VIXX? It is now your chance to grab this opportunity as this will definitely be a spectacular showcase that you have ever dreamed of!

For the first 300 fans those purchase the VIP Zone, will entitle to get passes for High 5 and Photograph session with the boys! So, what are you waiting for? Grab your tickets now to stand a chance to get these passes! It’s an incredibly rare opportunity just for you, fellow ST☆RLIGHTS!

The ticket price is listed as below:

• RM 483 (VIP Zone) with High 5 and Photograph passes (Only available in Jazzy Group office)
• RM 283 (Zone I)
• RM 103 (Zone X)

*Ticket price include RM3 ticket processing fees.

For more information, please visit our website www.jazzygroup.com and stay tune to Jazzy Group Facebook,Twitter ,Weibo for more updates.

Selepas tiga bulan mengikat tali pertunangan, pelakon kacukan Pakistan-Cina-Melayu, Fouziah Gous, 30 akhirnya mengumumkan beliau bakal melangsungkan majlis pernikahan dengan kekasihnya yang juga merupakan ahli perniagaan dan perunding keewangan, Md Zhafran (Zhaf), 30, pada 21 September ini.

Sempena sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan dan Hari Malaysia 2013, PETRONAS telah memberikan nafas baru kepada puisi berjudul ‘Tanahair’ nukilan sasterawan ulung negara, Allahyarham Datuk Usman Awang bagi memupuk semangat perpaduan di negara ini.

Puisi ‘Tanahair’ itu telah diadaptasi menjadi sebuah lagu dengan tajuk yang sama lengkap dengan klip video bagi menarik minat generasi muda Malaysia menghayati sekali gus menyampaikan mesej perpaduan dan toleransi di kalangan masyarakat Malaysia yang berbilang kaum.

Komposer terkenal Audi Mok telah dipilih untuk menggubah lagu tersebut yang dinyanyikan oleh artis-artis muda seperti juara Akademi Fantasia, Stacy, juara One In A Million, Suki, juara Astro Vaanavil Superstar, Alinda serta penerima Anugerah Industri Muzik, Aizat.

Lagu tersebut akan diperkenalkan melalui beberapa aktiviti yang akan diadakan di Kuching, Kota Kinabalu dan Lembah Klang dengan penampilan khas oleh para artis yang terlibat.

Selain daripada lagu ‘Tanahair’, PETRONAS turut menghasilkan siri video 12 episod yang ditayangkan melalui YouTube yang memaparkan masyarakat etnik di Sabah dan Sarawak. Melalui video ini, penonton dapat menyaksikan gambaran kehidupan masyarakat Malaysia Timur serta perayaan dan budaya mereka yang kaya.

Siri video yang dihoskan oleh Pamela Chong ini dirakam di beberapa lokasi di Ranau, Sabah dan Batang Ai, Sarawak sebagai sebahagian daripada Kempen Komunikasi Kaamatan/Gawai PETRONAS.

Daripada 12 episod, dua episod khas akan mengetengahkan pesanan singkat yang merangkumkan harapan dan impian masyarakat Malaysia Timur sempena memperingati Hari Malaysia yang ke-50. Episod khas tersebut akan dimuat naik ke laman Youtube Rasmi PETRONAS pada 13 dan 16 September 2013.

Hip Hop merupakan sejenis interpretasi lagu yang kebanyakan pendengarnya tergolong daripada generasi muda dan golongan urban. Kandungan Hip Hop membenarkan penyanyi memberi pendapat tentang sesuatu perkara yang difikirkan dan membawa aksi dan gaya mereka ke pentas. Hip Hop juga membawa elemen rapping dan MC dengan cara tersendiri.

Bagi penggemar muzik dan budaya Hip Hop 8TV bakal membawakan kepada anda sebuah rancangan realiti terbaru WORD untuk rappers-rappers di Malaysia. Word bakal menyaksikan pertempuran penyanyi rap di Malaysia untuk menunjukkan kepakaran masing-masing dalam rapping dan MC. Antara peserta yang terlibat adalah Mr.Dan, Tactmatic, Sayla, Jin, Aman- Ra, Saph, Justin dan Ego.

Setiap ‘pertempuran rap’ akan diadili mengikut kemahiran rapper dalam prosa, perbendaharaan kata dan yang paling penting, bagaimana mereka boleh menewaskan lawan mereka.Program ini juga membawakan cabaran yang unik ke dalam setiap minggu antaranya ‘Out Of The Box’ di mana rapper-rapper ini perlu memilih topik secara rawak dari kotak yang disediakan dan mereka perlu ‘rap’ berkenaan dengan topik yang dipilih. Rapper-rapper ini juga akan menerima cerita pendek dari penonton dan perlu rap tentang kisah penonton tersebut dalam cabaran ‘My Story’.

Rancangan ini akan diadili oleh penyanyi rap terkenal Jason Abdul Hakim Schadt atau lebih dikenali dengan nama Vandal dan Reefa yang akan menentukan juara program ini sekaligus membawa pulang wang tunai bernila RM25,000. Vandal turut diberi tanggungjawab mengacarakan rancangan ini.

WORD juga bakal menampilkan seleberiti jemputan setiap minggu antaranya Point Blanc, Navigator, Illegal dan mereka yang memberi impak dalam muzik Hip Hop di Malaysia.

Menurut Pengurus Besar Kumpulan 8TV dan ntv7, Cik Airin Zainul, muzik Hip Hop sebenarnya mempunyai pengikut tersendiri dan 8TV cukup teruja dengan penerbitan program sebegini.

“Ini merupakan julung-julung kalinya pertandingan rap dibawakan ke kaca televisyen. Kita mempunyai ramai penyanyi rap berbakat di Malaysia dan saya berharap program WORD ini dapat menjadi platfom terbaik untuk mereka mempamerkan bakat masing-masing untuk khalayak.

“WORD yang mengetengahkan muzik Hip Hop diharap dapat memberi inspirasi kepada anak-anak muda dan memberi rasa baru dalam penerbitan program di Malaysia,” tambah Airin.

WORD akan menemui penonton setiap Jumaat jam 10.00 malam bermula 20 September 2013 di saluran 8TV.

Kepada peminat Izzue Islam, Liyana Jasmay, dan Syarif (Sleeq) pasti sudah tidak sabar untuk menonton drama bersiri ‘Sahabat’ terbitan Suhan Movies & Trading Sdn Bhd ini bukan?

Drama bersiri sebanyak 36 episod ini mengisahkan tentang kehidupan tujuh remaja yang baru selesai menduduki peperiksaan SPM dalam mengejar cita-cita.

Bermula dengan pershabatan diantara empat remaja iaitu Bakri, Alif, Alia, dan Azie yang berkawan rapat, namun dalam diam Alia menaruh hati kepada Bakri dan terpaksa bersaing dengan Haneez. Kemunculan Haneez, Toi dan Shaq pada awalnya telah menimbulkan sedikit pergolakkan dalam persahabatan yang telah lama terjalin.

Jadi, jangan lupa untuk menyaksikan telatah tujuh remaja yang dibintangi oleh Liyana Jasmay yang membawakan watak sebagai Haneez, Izzue Islam sebagai Toi, Syukri Yahaya sebagai Bakri, Iezah Diyana sebagai Alia, Sara Ali sebagai Azie, Aedy Ashraf sebagai Aliff dan Syarif ‘Sleeq’ sebagai Shaq.

Drama bersiri ini telah mula ditayangkan pada 16 Sepember lepas setiap Isnin hingga Khamis, jam 5.30 petang secara ekslusif di Astro Ria (saluran 104).

It is with utmost regret that we announce the cancellation of the Rockaway showcase that was to feature the Grammy-nominated band, Lamb of God on September 28 in Kuala Lumpur. This difficult decision was made after thorough deliberation by all of us at Livescape and taking into account the objections raised by various groups.As a live music events agency that prides itself in being proudly Malaysian, we would also like to state on record that we respect all cultural and religious sensitivities and under no circumstances will we ever consciously put on a show that would upset our fellow Malaysians.

Which is why today, together with Lamb of God, we have made a conscious decision to break our silence, as we feel we owe it to Malaysians to explain our’s and the band’s position and to add clarity on some comments that has been made against us and the band.As citizens of a democratic nation, we respect all opinions, comments and views that have been made. However, we believe that there also needs to be a clear and open dialogue between the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM), the various NGOs, and us, live music promoters in Malaysia. We find it absolutely unnecessary to issue a statement directly to the media without first even allowing us to explain or to justify our position and reasons. Moving forward, we politely ask that JAKIM and the various NGOs engage in a dialogue with us promoters to seek our explanation prior to passing judgement or releasing statements to the media.

Needless to say, the fans and us promoters aren’t the only ones affected. When a show of this scale – which was due to happen in a couple of weeks – is cancelled, the economic fallout can be damaging. Yes, we’ve lost our venue booking and artist deposit fees and not to mention, the lost of marketing expenditures but more importantly, it also affects the industry as a whole as our sound, lights, stage, production, and security crew, all of which are hired as third-party suppliers, have now lost potential income.

Having also read various statements and remarks by groups opposing the performance of the band in Malaysia, it is our belief that the Metal genre has been greatly misunderstood. Some of the statements that have been made were also assumptious and misinterpreted. To clarify, Lamb of God does not include any Black Metal elements into their music. The band’s genre has always been about metalcore, groove metal or heavy metal. It is also important to note that there are vast differences between Black Metal and other genres.

As one columnist from The Star (Heavy Metal Misunderstood, 1 July 2013) rightly puts it, “Just because something is different and loud and brash, it doesn’t mean it’s evil or means you harm”. Most metal bands – Lamb of God included – tend to speak out against various types of oppressions and social injustice, spreading the message of peace.In a world plagued with various issues, we believe that music has the power to draw us closer together as humans. Whether it is HipHop, Pop, R&B, EDM, Rock or even Metal, music draws people of various cultural backgrounds together instead of driving them apart. That is our belief, and is what drives all of us at Livescape to do what we do – to unite people through music.

To the fans, we say this – we are sorry. We have given our all and have fought the hardest we could for this show to go on and have failed. Like you, we were counting the days to finally see Lamb of God put on a show for Malaysians on Malaysian soil. We failed. But we have heard your voices and we can’t thank you enough for your messages of support.

Over the coming days, we will be announcing details for refunds to those of you who have bought tickets to the show on September 28.  Refunds can be redeemed from September 16 onwards. We ask that you stay logged on to our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/rockawayfest for more information on refund outlets. Alternatively, if you had bought tickets to the show on September 28, those tickets are also valid for entry to our second showcase on October 17 that will feature Enter Shikari and Bring Me The Horizon. The show on October 17 is not affected and will go on as scheduled.

Purveyors of live music, Future Entertainment Australia and Livescape Asia has gotten the ball rolling for the much anticipated music festival next year, Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) – slated to be the largest music gathering Southeast Asia will ever see – by confirming its return to Malaysia in 2014.

The festival next year will take place from 13 – 15 March 2014 at a yet to be disclosed location. Organizers, Livescape Asia however hinted at the possibility of hosting the festival next year closer to city.

“There’s not much we can reveal apart from confirming that FMFA next year will return to Kuala Lumpur in 2014. However, what we can definitively say is that the festival next year is going to be even bigger than the last. If you think last year was epic, wait till you see FMFA in 2014. We have got a line-up that is going to blow everyone’s minds away”, Jason Kong, Head of PR, Livescape Asia said.

“We have even extended FMFA this year to three days, that’s how massive it’s going to be. In addition, after receiving numerous requests from fans for the festival to be held closer to the city, what I can say is that, we have heard them, and FMFA in 2014 will most likely have a new home. So again, we are expecting a sold-out show next year. In fact, we will be placing even more emphasis on the comfort of our festival-goers and have decided to cap each day to a maximum of 25,000 attendees”, Kong added.

The epic Future Music Festival Asia, which thrilled crowds of over 55,000 in March this year, has been dubbed as the largest music festival to ever hit Southeast Asian shores. Malaysia is the only country to ever host Future Music Festival outside of Australia. Future Music Festival Asia 2014 is organized by Future Entertainment Australia and Livescape Asia Sdn. Bhd. and is supported by the Malaysian Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MYCEB).

Over 75,000 revellers are expected to attend the festival next year of which, organizers are expecting an influx of over 20,000 foreign fans. According to Kong, the rapid growth of FMFA as a regionally renowned festival is credited to the various sponsors and partners especially MYCEB and the Ministry of Tourism who have been key in working with the organizers to position Malaysia as a world-class live music destination in the region.

“Today, with the support of our partners and sponsors we are proud to have fans from not only Malaysia, but also across the Asian region including some from as far off as Europe who are marking FMFA on their calendars on a yearly basis. The last thing we want is to disappoint them, so together with our counterparts at Future Entertainment Australia, we have been working very hard in the past few months while learning from feedback from the fans to put together a festival to remember in 2014. And we are sure we won’t disappoint”, Kong said.

The full line-up for the festival in Kuala Lumpur will be revealed at a press conference on October 3. Future Music Festival Australia will be announcing its own line-up on September 16 (FMF Australia and FMFA’s line-ups tend to differ).

To coincide with the launch and line-up announcement of Future Music Festival Asia on October 3, Future Music Festival Asia will be launching a limited amount of tickets for sale at 3.00PM, September 28 at Rock Corner, The Gardens, Midvalley. These tickets will be sold at a bargain of only RM88 for a three-day festival pass (limited to 500 tickets; 1 ticket per customer). The catch: ticket buyers will be buying these tickets prior to knowing who will be on the line-up in the festival’s Kuala Lumpur edition.

Details of the promo sale are as below:

Date    : Saturday, 28 September 2013

Time    : 3.00PM

Venue : Rock Corner, The Gardens, Mid Valley City

For more information on the ticket promotion or on Future Music Festival Asia 2014, logon to www.facebook.com/futuremusicasia.

AirAsia akan mempamerkan 26 destinasi melalui 2 minit gaya travelogue program celahan baru yang akan ditayangkan di enam saluran Astro ini bermula tadi, yang membolehkan penonton untuk mencari yang terbaik daripada setiap destinasi AirAsia dipaparkan.

Sepuluh personaliti Astro – Juliana daripada Astro Era TV, terkenal travelogue tuan rumah Adrian & Nik; MYFM DJ Jeff, Daniel, dan DJ Roax; Hai Qi daripada Astro AEC; Bernard, tuan rumah untuk AEC MYASTRO Carta Papar; Jane, Info Host TV Commercial dan Jym daripada Astro AEC E-berita yang dipaparkan dalam khas ini interstitials gaya travelogue dan peminat mereka boleh mengharapkan untuk melihat personaliti kegemaran mereka melancong dengan AirAsia dan mencari pengalaman baru dan menyeronokkan.

Program 26 episod akan disiarkan di saluran Astro Wah Lai Toi (saluran 311), Astro AEC (Saluran 301), Astro Hua Hee Dai (Saluran 333), AXN (Channel 701), AXN HD (saluran 721) dan Star World (Saluran 711).

Konsert yang paling dinantikan, “Konsert Pelangi Untukmu” dari bintang terkenal Ning Baizura telah dijadualkan pada 21hb. September 2013 terpaksa di tunda tarikhnya kepada 16 November 2013. Ini bersesuaian dengan dua buah lagu baru yang bakal diperkenalkan oleh Ning masih lagi dalam proses rakaman dan bakal dipersembahkan pada malam konsert tersebut. Lagu itu masih dalam proses gubahan untuk memastikan kepuasan yang tinggi kepada para peminat dan pendengar khususnya yang selama ini menantikan buah tangan terbaharu daripada bintang ini.

“Konsert ini memang diadakan sebagai tanda terima kasih kepada peminat saya. Saya sedang sibuk menyiapkan dua buah lagu baharu supaya dapat diperdengarkan buat pertama kali kepada mereka. Lagu-lagu ini amat dekat dengan saya, justeru saya meletakkan keutamaan yang tinggi. Saya harap ianya akan menjadi sesuatu yang amat bermakna kepada peminat yang hadir menonton konsert itu secara langsung pada tarikh yang baru di tetapkan.” Kata Ning Baizura.

Tiket-tiket yang telah dimiliki masih boleh digunakan atau dipulangkan kembali di kaunter pembelian. Tiket berharga RM75 dan RM50 boleh didapati melalui Tiket Charge Hotline: +603 9222 8811 atau layari www.ticketcharge.com.my