2007 Asia Song Festival Press Conference

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Attendees of 2007 Asia Song Festival gathered yesterday to hold a press conference at Shila Hotel and embarrassingly none of the Korean groups showed their face. What a nice way to treat your guests who travelled so far to attend the event! We at POPSEOUL!, as representatives of Korea would like to formally apologize for DBSK, Lee Hyori, Super Junior, SG Wannabe and FT Island’s absences.

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Pop diva A-mei (Taiwan) also looks like she belongs on Hooker Hill. The skimpy dress accessorized with fishnet stockings and red pumps don’t do justice to her gorgeous face.

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F4 (Taiwan) Can’t complain about four well-dressed pretty boys. Too bad that they have to go back to Taiwan after the concert.

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Golf & Mike (Thailand) must love shinny fabrics…

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Gigi Leung’s (HK) tall figure and sassy hair support her mico mini, but her boots totally killed the look. Sexy pumps might have done the trick.

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Kuraki Mai’s (Japan) curtain hair and waitress outfit make me forget that she’s a top singer in Japan.

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Peterpan (Indonesia) Please excuse my lack of knowledge of this rock band, but can someone please tell the guys in navy shorts and shirt that ankle socks are now available for sale? While you are at it, gently tell him that his 9:1 ratio hairpart is way too unnatural. But love the name of the band!

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Lam Truong (Vietnam) looks more like a manager than a singer.

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Vicki Zhao’s (China) dress is one size too big for her to look good in it.

151 Responses to “2007 Asia Song Festival Press Conference”


  1. 1 dinnnaaa September 27, 2007 at 7:01 pm

    excuse me but is it rly important about the outfit? at least they really KNOW n CAN (how to) SING! glad tht some ppl dont rly mind about what were they wearing. Thx for the hongkong taiwan, malay n spore fans.. and any other fans outside the country.. thank ya so much…
    dont forget, just try searching in youtube. type peterpan indonesia or something like tht… :D

  2. 2 isobel September 28, 2007 at 3:37 am

    hi, as a friend of Peterpan.. i’d like to thank you all who have supported Peterpan. Thank you for the negative and positive comments. As for the critics on their fashion style.. well, i guess everyone has their own style, eh ? Oh and as far as i know, they came down to Seoul to perform at a music festival and not walking on a cat-walk in some fashion event ^^ However, i’ll still thank you for the critics..

    I will pass your comments to Ariel and i will pass the link of this article to the band and musica studios (peterpan’s label).

    Oh, i also need to pass an important info for the peterpan’s fans here. During their visit to Seoul, Peterpan managed to film a new MV for their single titled “Sally Sendiri”. Soo for you the Peterpan’s fans out there.. better wait for this one ;)

    cheers !

  3. 3 iinda September 28, 2007 at 9:58 am

    @ isobel

    oh yea…i heard that too…i heard that they’re going to use korean girl to be in their mv video….tell them they rock…i mean who cares about style….at least u r not in some kind of fashion show….im so glad that a lot of ppl likes them….i love all of their songs especially SEMUA TENTANG KITA….keren buanget…i hope nanti peterpan bisa ngadaiin konser di JERSEY…just cant wait to watch their performance from that nite but it’s not out yet in youtube….

    well PETERPAN….SARANGHAE!!!!!!!!

  4. 4 orang_indo September 29, 2007 at 12:38 am

    isobel, as a friend of peterpan, can you upload the performances of them in youtube, please?

    i wanna see it

    thanks

  5. 5 jung September 29, 2007 at 6:27 pm

    Yea, i dont care about the clothes style, I DO care bout the musics. Think Peter Pan made Songs for souls not for sale..GO PETER PAN!!!
    korean artists?you guys really disappoint me..

  6. 6 isobel September 30, 2007 at 5:50 pm

    orang indo.. i’ll see what i can do, aaite..
    i need to talk about it with the peterpan’s management first.
    i cant promise you that i can provide a video of their perf on youtube.. but i will try my best :)

  7. 8 iinda October 1, 2007 at 7:40 am

    @ isobel….

    plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……….upload it … i dont care where….but plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  8. 9 pandagarong October 1, 2007 at 4:57 pm

    Oh, god.. Peterpan !!!

    I’m indonesian.. i love their music.. but, i just dont like ariel’s hair? ‘belah tengah’ ? WTH.. But, they’re better than another indonesian band like : ‘Kangen’ aka ‘missing’ band.. oh no.. they really ‘miss’.. huuhhu.. glad to be indonesian.. eventhough.. indonesia ia th #1 the most corrupt country..

  9. 10 top October 5, 2007 at 1:54 am

    someone18
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 pm
    i was disappointed to this damn filipinos.. i first heard this news from VJ ISAK at pops in seoul in arirang tv i gues a week ago? she said that kitchie nadal, a female solo rock singer will be philippine’s representative.. fool.. maybe she is too ugly and a bad singer ^_^

    WASSUP WITH THIS MAN? **** racist..YOU’LL BE SKINNED ONCE your found..do your homework before you open your mouth..or maybe u just don’t know exactly what to say..

    jugeoli?

  10. 11 top October 5, 2007 at 1:55 am

    someone18
    Sep 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 pm
    i was disappointed to this damn filipinos.. i first heard this news from VJ ISAK at pops in seoul in arirang tv i gues a week ago? she said that kitchie nadal, a female solo rock singer will be philippine’s representative.. fool.. maybe she is too ugly and a bad singer ^_^

    WASSUP WITH THIS MAN? ****racist..YOU’LL BE SKINNED ONCE your found..do your homework before you open your mouth..or maybe u just don’t know exactly what to say..

  11. 12 sesy October 5, 2007 at 12:22 pm

    I love all about peterpan, they song, they hair, they style, etc

  12. 13 jifun October 5, 2007 at 5:20 pm

    PETER PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!THOUGH, I THINK ASIAN PEOPLES ARE STILL BEING FOLLOWERS OF WESTERN MUSICS AND STYLES…..FOR EXAMPLES, THERE WERE SO MANY ASIAN ARTISTS PERFORMED ON THE STAGE AS IF SHE WAS BRITNEY SPEARS OR THEY WERE BACKSTREET BOYS…..NO ONE WAS KINNDA ORIGINAL…HOPELY IN THE FUTURE THE FESTIVAL WILL SHOW ASIAN ORIGINAL MUSIX AND STYLES. DONT BE A FOLLOWER!!!

  13. 14 dbskfreak93 October 8, 2007 at 1:21 am

    y no representatives form malaysia??
    at least send jaclyn victor..she’s awesome!!

    i wished she won ikon asean though..
    but the Philipines was awesome thoughh(sorry can’t remember the names..)

  14. 15 jindarae October 9, 2007 at 10:31 am

    It’s not good to say bad things to people specially when they don’t deserved it. Kitchie Nadal is a great Filipino Artist just like Barbie Almalbis… They are friends actually, they are one of our best talents (we have more to offer actually)..

    Vina Morales and Kjwan, both from the Philippines, won this year’s Asean Ikon. :)

    …but I still love k-pop though… ha ha ha

    ~I love Isak and Mario and Hyun Bin~

    Peace! V

  15. 16 penguin_x3 October 12, 2007 at 12:06 pm

    alright golf and mike, i LOVE them but they have got to lose that ugly outfit and those horrible makeup, afterall Mike is my future husband. DBSK, I think it’stime for them to come back to Korea because we all miss you baby, maybe that’s why I stopped listening to them? TOO just Japanese(even though I loveeee Japanese people too much) F4!!!! TOOOO HOOOOTTTTT!! Jerry Yan is my baby’s daddy just so everybody knows.

  16. 17 pop_seoul_sucks October 13, 2007 at 3:31 am

    representative of KOREA?! KISS MY ASS!!

  17. 18 pop_seoul_sucks October 13, 2007 at 3:33 am

    representative of korea?! KISS MY ASS!!!

  18. 19 fatsoko October 15, 2007 at 4:43 am

    Although it was a disappointment that none of the Korean representatives showed for the Press Conference–perhaps there was a valid reason?

    Like someone suggested earlier, it would have been nice if you were able to say why certain groups were unable to attend. It’s practically mudslinging when you say ’so and so’ didn’t come because they’re stuck up when the truth of the matter is very different.

    I think I enjoyed reading the comments more than the actual article, though this article was more informative than the one directly on the Asia Song Festival Concert.

    –fatsoko

  19. 20 umIyuKIra October 16, 2007 at 8:47 pm

    PeterPan its,,,,so GREAT………..

  20. 21 umIyuKIra October 16, 2007 at 8:52 pm

    im not indonesian,,,i from japanese…..but the peterpan muZic

    itS so RoCKkk.. anD the StyLE IS VErY GoOdddd…..

  21. 22 sally October 17, 2007 at 6:45 pm

    peter pan is soooooooooooooooooo coooool!!!!!!!
    peter pan is one of genius bands in the world……..

  22. 23 sally October 17, 2007 at 6:47 pm

    NO MORE BOYBANDS!!!!!!
    BOYBANDS ARE OUT OF DATE.
    I AM SICK OF BOYBANDS, ESPECIALLY FROM KOREAN’S BOYBANDS. (TAIWANESE CHICK)

  23. 24 sesy October 17, 2007 at 9:09 pm

    To : umIyuKIra
    Yaaaa………I agree with U

  24. 25 sassy_chicks October 22, 2007 at 8:25 pm

    Go PETERPAN!! We love uuuuu !!!!

  25. 26 lovesuju October 24, 2007 at 10:41 am

    representative of korea?
    ROFL! HOW FUNNY!!!

    what. a. DISGRACE.

  26. 27 gina October 30, 2007 at 1:55 am

    peterpan was the only non-boyband there…plus they got talent!….I’m happpy they represented indo….yea!! newayz can someone plz upload their perf that night…I’ve been searching for it everywhere….

  27. 28 citra October 30, 2007 at 2:07 am

    waw peterpan has so many fans out there!!! i’m proud for being indonesian. peterpan is famous everywhere,their genius band,many people love them,I dont care about how their sensing of style. u should listen their music…
    it’s way different with the boybands from korea… peterpan play instruments and that’s what I call skills…say it again people!!! SKILLS!!!!!

  28. 29 Yoona October 31, 2007 at 7:54 am

    the indonesian band peterpan is great.
    I love their songs ^_^

    peterpan saranhye!

  29. 30 yen November 3, 2007 at 4:22 pm

    check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ynoBCC3qtE
    peterpan performance at Asia Song Festival Concert

  30. 31 Risti November 6, 2007 at 2:54 pm

    PeterPan?!!!

    Just like them, we have our own style right? Underground band style is good for their fans. just like PETERPAN, their fans love them too !!!!!

    Don’t just them from their style but from their quality.Not every cute people has good heart and qualiti.
    GO PETERPAN!!!!!!! GO INDONESIA!!!!!

  31. 32 kim me December 3, 2007 at 6:38 pm

    please upload youtube to watch peterpan video…
    my recomend song is “Bintang di Surga”
    Very baeutiful song,…
    it’s mean “Stars in Heaven”….

  32. 33 emma December 8, 2007 at 5:31 am

    I’m surprised to know Peterpan has so many fans from many countries. What makes them different from other bands in that event is they’re not typical boyband. They are the band with the real talents and skills. For those who don’t know about Peterpan, just type Peterpan Indonesia in youtube and you will see they have a lot of hit songs. Their songs give strong impression to people who listen to them. A malaysian band even went so far into making the English version of Peterpan’s song. And a famous music director in India plagiarised one of Peterpan’s song to put in his films. It became no.1 hit in India. Many Indians said it’s the best Indian song ever, until they found out that it was copied from Peterpan’s song.

    Search for Peterpan in Wikipedia and you’ll know how great they are.

  33. 34 wang January 4, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    gookds go f urselves, stuck up gooks. if it not for the pretty boy bands and pretty girl bands i bet no one would of ever heard of the place

  34. 35 apple3_pi3 January 4, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    ohh gigi…shes not popular at all..lyk wt kitty said..
    nobody lyks her here o_0

  35. 36 FimFim January 22, 2008 at 1:43 am

    They’re probably NOT THERE because they can’t speak English! (if the presscon was done in English that is)

  36. 38 blood February 18, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    hey…where is barbie almalbis?? yo forgot about phils representative..and oh..i guess those people(koren reps.) are too busy to attend such conference…

  37. 39 se7rhan February 24, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    yah!! you forgot barbie almalbis(philippines) or you just intentionally did not mention phil… filipinos are great singers… and everyone knows that!!!!

  38. 40 se7rhan February 24, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    and stop being judgemental to others… dont be so racist!! stop saying freakin stupid things to others!! we should respect everyone… and i hate popseoul judging peterpan like that!! they have their own style!!

    whats wrong with you people!!?

  39. 41 Vinks March 27, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    Aigoo Peterpan,why do u dressed like that..?!even though i do feel proud that u represent our country,but seeing u dressed like that……..(-_-”)
    But ur music is cool..hehe..
    Btw,Peterpan is not a ROck band..*haiz*

  40. 42 nakula July 28, 2008 at 4:18 am

    I am from India.
    Peterpan is band from indonesia and popular in south Asia(Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapura and Brunei may be in Philipine).
    I knew this band when i saw Asian Idol and this band sing a song which very popular in India. I just knew if india version is Copy from Peterpen’s Song.
    Check the below link, i am very impressed with this song from Peterpan. And the other song is very interesting too.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_QHXgie7OVw

    I hope Asia Festival Song is truely song contest not dance or beauty contest moreover don’t lipstick when perform.

  41. 43 lm September 29, 2008 at 4:29 pm

    @nakula I am not sure if peterpan is popular in the philippines because you see there’s a lot of rock bands.. in the Philippines LOLs………. I don’t even know where to begin

    I’m happy tho that rivermaya will be performing this coming week in the Asia Song Festival. OMG.. it’s coming!!! I hope they’ll rock korea.. eheh I’m so proud of you barbie eheh for representing the phil.. Hmmm yeah.. Barbie did attend the conference, but popseoul didn’t get a chance to zoom into her.. hmm perhaps it was indeed intentional that they didn’t review her style…I’m afraid they didn’t want to dissed on her sense of fashion style..because they know there are a lot of filipinos that look at this site ahaha she may not be that fashionable during the conference but she one talented singer(artist)^^ she looked good during her performance ehehe

  42. 44 koko October 4, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    Korean artists are very RUDE!!!

  43. 45 much_lis October 22, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    yeah… peterpan is my favorite band.
    thnx for people that more loves music than fashion or style bla bla bla….

  44. 46 nyebtosq December 8, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    love peterpan!! hate their outfit but thats not important cause they’re talented, whatever mistakes that they made are forgiven. hahaha.

  45. 47 rlj2106 February 23, 2009 at 8:15 am

    gosh jvkv they never get old with me- they are still my favorites esp vic <3!! always have been my favorite though i love vaness also.. you cant really blame him if hes ‘happier’ with his crew (jvkv) than with kangta coz hello??? probably vaness been with vic, ken and jerry longer than kangta.. not really fair to say “because in jvkv he can have the spotlight’ although he does like to be the center of attention but even so! not fair to say that about him! hmmmph!

  46. 48 chiara13 March 3, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    There are lots of filipuino who has really great voice like kitchie nadal, barbie almalbis, sarah geronimo…and there are lots of filipinos now are beoming popular in the US like Ariel Pineda and Charice pampengco…..We know there are lots of great artist in other parts of asia but when filipinos sang uses english language the sound, intonations and everything are very clear. Filipino singers doesn’t need to go to US or canada or england or whatever country that uses english as their native language because filipinos actually was born to have a clear and good accent….I lov other countries I have no issue they’ve also got lots of talented artist…I also respect them…..I just want to say that Philippines must always be considered in those statement above. If you can see theres really lots of talented, high notes and voices that got talent here in the Philippines….Philippines must not be left out….were also one of the countries who have lots of talents and Philippines also art of Asia. Just don’t forget that Philippins is Asia also like japan, korea, thailand, taiwan, china, singapore, malaysia, india I think…..and if ever I forgot something pardon me.

  47. 49 chiara13 March 3, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    I do love other countries like korea japan…malaysia and others as well…and lots of good artist. One of the coutries in asia that have plenty of great artist is also philippines. When other asian go to the other countries that uses native language they also get its accent but even though philippines doesn’t go to that other countries they still get also good and clear accent. We filipinos are easy to learn english and its tones……..because we have great and high standard in terms of english educations but low cost of living for foreigners. So please if everyone out there or even popseoul don’t even think that filipino artist are small because when they compete with you they also got everything and more talent to give like other part of asian countires.

    And evryone who doesn’t know barbie alamalbis she’s a really great artist here don’t small her because she’s got really talent and a great voice also like kitchie nadal, other filipino artist. You guys never heard them sing…..thats why you omment a lot try to know them better they are really talented artist.

  48. 50 Yan June 8, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    *sigh
    ‘peterpan’ clothes is such an embarrassment..
    i use to like ‘em before, but i hate ‘em now..
    and they aren’t a rock band..
    they just a normal pop band..
    but seeing ‘agnes monica’ in ASF ‘08 is a relieve cos she didn’t wore a clothes like ‘em..


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