May CD Drawing Winners!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to the following KPI listeners on KBS World Radio because you are the lucky FOUR that have won the monthly CD drawing contest!!!

Basically how it works is you all email me your name, address, and Kpop CD of your choice to angela@kbs.co.kr.
Then at the end of each month, I draw out four names to send them their CD! Yup, it's as easy as that. HOWEVER, there is one thing that I'd like to note:

SOMETIMES the CD that you may have requested becomes sold out here in Korea. Sometimes artists will produce more copies, but that's unfortunately not always the case. This is why we try to send you what's the next best CD. I'm sorry, but we simply use our judgment to do that. So for example, if you requested the newest 2PM album, but it's sold out, we'd then probably send you their second to the most recent album. Get it? So please understand that kind of a situation. =( It WOULD help, if you perhaps give me your top two choices. That way, if your first choice is sold out, we can try to get you your second choice. =)

Anyways, without further adieu...here's MAY's CD drawing winners!!! Congrats again!

Ian Morrison
CHINA
Any 2AM CD

Ruby Anne T. Quejada
Calamba City, Laguna
Any Super Junior Album

Velancia Teo Yee Cheng
Singapore
Super Junior's 4th album- Bonamana

Jacqueline McPhee
Canada
Super Junior's Sorry Sorry Repackage album

Next Star Chat!!!

We haven't had a Star Chat on KPI in awhile...but no worries! We have one THIS WEEK (June 13, 2010)!!

Like always, here's a few hints on who our guests are:

1. Females
2. Their name sounds a lot like a famous artist.
3. Could their favorite number POSSIBLY be 82??

If you do know the answer, help me out!
What kind of questions do you want me to ask them??

I can't guarantee I'll use them, BUT I will take them into consideration! ^^

Your Two Cents: Best UPPITY song???

As you all know, this is the week before the 2010 WORLD CUP in South Africa!!! If you know ANYTHING about Koreans and the Korean culture, it can all be summed up in one word: FIERY.

Fiery tempers, fiery emotions, fiery (flaming hot) food, fiery CHEERING! World Cup season is one of the most exciting times in Korea because soccer fans AND non-soccer fans alike, all get into the cheering. Anything to do with Korea on an international stage is supported FULL FORCE.



As we all know, kpop is of course intertwined with that as well with kpop singers singing World Cup songs, making World Cup ads, and talking about how excited they are to cheer for the World Cup themselves! I was thinking of asking which Kpop star would you want to cheer alongside with...but that's kind of an obvious one. I would assume that the answers would be similar to all of your answers for "Your ideal type" question! Haha

So instead, here's another one. We've done "Best Breakup Song" before on Y2C so let's do the opposite: Best Pick-Me-Up Song? Which song gets you pumped up, energy flowing, ready to get out there and take on the world! Whether it's because of its inspirational lyrics or just the upbeat, fast tempo.

Post up your answers and see if your answers get read on next week's KPI on KBS World Radio! ^^

Words Behind the Music: Korean or No Korean???

Hi all~
Hope you're having a great week so far. The weather in Korea has just been BEAUTIFUL! Clear, sunny skies...all though the temperatures are starting to get a bit too hot for my liking. Last week's temperatures were like perfect: warm, but not hot.

ANYWAYS, I have a question for you guys regarding KPI's "Words Behind the Music" segment. This is when I translate a Korean song into English for you all. However, before me, DJ Sarah used to just read the translated English version. I started to read the Korean lyrics along with the English as well.

I want to know what you guys prefer. Just reading the English lines or read them with the Korean? I figured reading the Korean part too may make it too long...so it's really up to you guys!

Please let me know! I'll take whatever the majority of our listeners prefer!^^

Your Two Cents: Kpop Celebrity Look Alikes???

Hey all!
Hope you had a great weekend!

I will keep this short and sweet... So here's your Y2C question!

What Kpop celebrities do you always get mixed up?? Perhaps they look alike...perhaps they act alike...perhaps they have similar songs....perhaps they act in similar roles... Whatever the reason is, let me know!

Click here for some examples!

Get your FREE KBS OST Compilation CD!!!!

Hey all!

So if you tuned into KPC this week, you probably heard me and DJ Young annouce the Y2C (Your Two Cents) question last week ("What is your favorite OST song from a k-drama or Korean movie?"). Our producer Sophia has so generously offered to give out FREE KBS Drama OST Compilation CDs to EVERYONE who answered the question! I didn't really post it up on my blog and go out of my way to tell everyone about it, because I wanted the loyal few that answer every week or the loyal bunch that tune into KPI everyday to be rewarded! ^^

So, I remember everyone who answered (it's up to the 29th commentor on the blog) before the deadline (today). So if that's you, email me your name and mailing address to angela@kbs.co.kr. That way we can get those CDs shipped out to you!

Thanks for participating! ^^ SEE! It PAYS to listen to KBS World Radio~ :P

Your Two Cents: Ideal Guy/Gal in Kpop???

There's a phrase in Korean: "Ee-sang-hyeong" or "이상형". When celebrities come in for interviews variety programs, you'll often hear the interviewer/host ask the question of "Who's your ee-sang-hyung?" or basically, "Who's you ideal girl or guy?".

To be honest, the answers are always the same. For men, some common answers are Kim Taehee, Han Yeseul, and Lee Hyori.





For the women, they often answer with people like Jang Donggun, Jung Woosung, or Rain.

Well, here's the Your Two Cents question of the week:
Who's YOUR ee-sang-hyung or ideal girl/guy from the world of Kpop???

It can be a singer, actor, comedian, MC, whoever! Don't forget to include WHY! You can be honest so if it's only because they're hot, say "because they're hot!". =) More specific your reasoning the better (for example, "because they're hot" can be narrowed down by saying "because i love how they eyes crinkle up when they smile" ...or called "noon ooh-seum" in Korean for "eye smile").

Answer away and tune in for next week's KPI on KBS World Radio to see if your answers are read!!