Performance lineup for ‘MTV Daum Music Fest’ to be decided by netizens

With the upcoming ‘MTV Daum Music Fest’ drawing near, it was recently revealed that the singers who will stand on stage to perform will be entirely in the hands of the netizens.

MTV and Daum Communication will be holding a poll from January 25th till February 8th on their respective home pages, where netizens will be able to pick their favorite artists for the festival’s lineup. The artists have been divided into a total of ten categories to match the concept of the concert, some of which include, “Dynamic”, “Sexy”, and “Trendy“.

From red carpets to the main show, the festival is currently in the works to bring out a variety of performances and large stages to match with the global festival. To further the festivities of Asian music, MTV will be broadcasting performances live from nine countries, including Japan, China, and Taiwan.

“Having the performance lineup be directly decided by the netizens, along with the fact that our representative Hallyu singers will be introduced through broadcast in other countries, we believe this will be a meaningful concert. MTV Korea will continue to take the lead role in exposing our culture and Hallyu music to the world with these colorful music festivals,” stated MTV production director Kim Chang Woo.

The ‘MTV Daum Music Fest’ will take place on February 19th at 8 PM at the Korea University Gymnasium in Seoul.

Credits: allkpo

[Update] China’s Ministry of Culture bans Super Junior’s Bonamana

From TVXQ’s Mirotic to GD&TOP’s Don’t Go Home, we’ve seen kpop get banned right and left by Korea, and it looks like they aren’t alone – it was recently revealed on UK’s Yahoo! Music that Super Junior’s Bonamana has been banned in China.

The report states:

Banning a boyband takes some doing but Chinese officials are more than capable of crushing such rebellion. The most recent song on our poll is one of a handful from the 13-strong South Korean act to be blacklisted by the nation’s rather strict Ministry of Culture earlier this month. It is now illegal to buy, download or listen to the song, despite it being about as dangerous to know as a Labrador puppy.

No further information has been released regarding the Ministry’s reasons behind this all-round ban. Although unfortunate for fans in China, most diehard fans have probably purchased the 2010 track already, so the ban isn’t expected to affect the growing Hallyu wave.

[UPDATE]

According to the official government statement, the songs have been banned because they were never filed for a mandatory government review, implemented as a crackdown on illegal online music products and business activities. This means that the ban was based upon procedure, not of the content ofBonamana itself. Because SM Entertainment didn’t apply for the regulation review, version C of theBonamana CD was subsequently deemed illegal for online distribution. Among other artists whose songs failed to pass the review are Bruno Mars, S.H.E, Jay Chou and many other artists from both China and around the world.

Thanks to luna for the tip!

Source: UK Yahoo! Music

Credits: allkpop