TVXQ and UV to be the next contenders on ‘God of Victory’

TVXQ and UV have been confirmed to be the next contenders on MBC‘s ‘God of Victory‘.

‘God of Victory’ features two teams fighting each other over a variety of events, and whoever wins a majority of the events win. The audience can choose between either side at the beginning of every event, and the losing side gets sent home while the winning side can stay and face the gauntlet once more. One extremely lucky winner at the end can go home with a brand-new car as a prize.

The producers of the show will start gathering audience members for this episode starting on August 29th through their official homepage. TVXQ and UV will be recording for this episode on September 11th.

In other news, the upcoming September 2nd episode of ‘God of Victory’ will feature a battle between first generation idol group Shinhwa and beastly idol group 2PM.

Source & Image: Star News via Nate

UV’s Yoo Sae Yoon reveals poster for first solo concert

Comedian Yoo Sae Yoon of parody music group UV has revealed the poster for the group’s first solo concert.

On August 28 KST, Yoo Sae Yoon posted to me2day: “UV’s first concert! I’m so nervous I think I’ll pee on stage. Everyone come and watch. Pee party.”

The poster he revealed, a parody of the American film ‘Back to the Future‘, reads, “UV’s Nationwide Tour – Back to the [Crazy]“.

Fans commented, “It’s funny just seeing the poster,” “Ack, he thinks he’s going to pee… such a frank expression,” and “Back to the crazy? The concert name [makes a bold impression].”

UV’s ‘Back to the Crazy‘ concert is planned for October 6-7, starting with Olympic Park’s Olympic Hall in Seoul.

Source: Osen

Dynamic Duo and UV team up for “Namsan Woman”

Dynamic Duo and UV have met for a new project.

Dynamic Duo’s upcoming album ‘Digilog 2/2′ will be released on January 4th, making their tenth debut anniversary.

UV, who has worked with J.Y.Park, Lee Hyun Do and other skilled artists, have paired up with Dynamic Duo this time around. After the success of “Lee Tae Won Freedom“, these boys will be bringing a new track called “Namsan Woman“.

Dynamic Duo’s agency told Star News, “Yoo Se Yoon and Dynamic Duo have talked about working together for awhile. They finally got to sing a song together. These unique groups really bring a brand new feel to this song.”

Dynamic Duo will start promotions with this new album. Anticipation is rising high as their last album “Digilog 1/2″ was a hit with its digital and analog sound.

On top of UV, Supreme Team‘s Simon D, Loptimist, DJ Soulscape, Jung In, Yankie, and Rhythm Power took part in the album as well.

Source + Photo: Money Today via Nate

UV tours as street musicians on streets, parks and garages in Korea

Parody music duo UV released the video collection of the street concerts they recently held throughout Seoul and Hawaii.

The members, comedian Yoo Sae Yoon and Muse, performed for their fans, who are reported to have been asking for a solo concert from UV for a while, with an acoustic guitar, melodion, and percussion instrument. UV Land, composed of Go Tae Young on guitar, Yoo Seung Bum, Go Shin Jae on bass, Song Sung Kyung on keyboard, Jang Dong Yoon on drums, and JD on chorus, joined the duo for the concerts.

The band held their first performance on the streets of Seoul, and then moved onto a car garage for a jazz festival in Jarasum, Bugok Hawaii (a bathing result in Ulsan), a rest area in Daegu, and then finally in a park back where they started in Seoul.

UV collected the voluntary “admission charge” for the concerts in a guitar case. The video of their concert travels can be seen on Cyworld’s Music Special site.

Source + Photo: Osen via Nate

[MV] UV - Who Am I

UV charms with Beatles-inspired “Who Am I” MV

If you’re looking for a break from synthesized dance genre of Korean music, you might enjoy this new release: UV is back with a quirky new music video!

UV, which is a two-man project band consisting of comedian Yoo Se Yoon and Muzi of High Syde, previously made headlines with their EP “Do You Want To Be Cool” in April last year. The duo has managed to distinguish itself on the music scene with its top-notch music quality that’s matched with quirky lyrics.

With a retro concept, the music video draws inspiration from the London Boys and makes references to the legendary Beatles, with a replication a famous Rolling Stones cover of John Lennon & Yoko Ono at 1:43 and a nod to “Hey Jude” at 3:38. The MV also features Yoo Heeyeol and Jung Jaehyung. Check it out!

Fans are already praising UV for delivering yet another great track. “These Beatles references are classic and the best,” one expressed. Another commented, “A comedian makes better music than many Korean singers.”