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THE HUNT FOR THE NEXT TVN K-POP SUPERSTAR BEGINS!
FOX International Channels (FIC) and HyppTV present the new season of tvN K-Pop Star Hunt for the first time in Malaysia!
If you dream of being the next big star in the Korean music scene, hurry up and start uploading video submissions of your best K-Pop sing and/or dance routines as the search for the next tvN K-Pop Star Hunt has begun!
tvN HD, available on HyppTV channel 181, is teaming up with CJ E&M – Korea’s No.1 Media and Entertainment Company and CUBE Entertainment – the most promising entertainment management company in Asia – to select the most outstanding contestants from Malaysia and across 8 other territories in South East Asia to be the next K-Pop Star. tvN also announced that for the audition in Malaysia, which will take place in September, Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice president of New Media, TM has been appointed as the local judge and he will be joined by the representatives from CJ E&M, CUBE Entertainment and tvN as the panel of judges.
The winner for this talent search will receive an exclusive trainee contract from Korea’s biggest media group CJ E&M and CUBE Entertainment together with an official album release and a debut stage performance at Korea’s leading international music award show, the 2013 MAMA.
Basil Chua, Territory Head, Fox International Channels, Malaysia said, “I am very excited that Malaysia is part of the line up this year for tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2 as we have plenty of unbridled talents here. FIC is providing Malaysians an international platform to showcase their talent and a learning ground to further hone and develop their skills to be the next superstar.”
Meanwhile, Jeremy Kung said, “The Korean Pop culture has been a great influence in Malaysia and the fan base here is immense. We look forward to finding a star in Malaysia who embodies all the qualities of a superstar to represent the nation on an international level. TM has always been an enabler in the business and telecommunications segment and now, we will continue to play the role in opening up the possibilities for a local star to shine in the entertainment scene. We are also glad to collaborate with FIC to be the platform provider for the tvN K-Pop Star Hunt S2 show in Malaysia and we are proud to note that HyppTV will be the first to air the show in Malaysia when it premiers.”
The first season of tvN K-Pop Star Hunt was widely popular in Asia, attracting the eyeballs of over 50 million viewers. Countless popular K-stars will be featured every week, mentoring the contestants, performing in the show and even taking the judging roles.
Last year, tvN K-Pop Star Hunt winner Thai-native Sorn bagged an exclusive trainee contract with South Korea’s top record label Cube Entertainment, home to A-list pop groups such as BEAST, 4Minute and female artiste G.NA. Thanks to the reality series, Sorn has soared to stardom and has moved to Seoul for her debut album training.
To knock on the audition door, all you need to do is begin practicing and start filming. Start uploading video submissions of your best K-Pop sing and/or dance routines to the official website at www.tvnstarhunt2.com. K-Pop fans of any age will have until 31 August 2012 to upload their video submissions.
In Malaysia, tvN K-Pop Star Hunt can be viewed on tvN HD exclusively on HyppTV channel 181. HyppTV, the newest IPTV service is powered by Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) high speed broadband service, UniFi. HyppTV is available to viewers come rain or shine through its residential UniFi packages, called VIP package, a triple-play offering that combines voice, video and data. TM UniFi is currently being offered via three (3) residential packages. The residential triple-play packages are VIP5 at RM149 a month, VIP10 at RM199 a month, and VIP20 at RM249 a month.
The official media partner for tvN K-Pop Star Hunt 2 is One FM and Hot FM. The official venue partner is Fahrenheit88.
About FOX International Channels
FOX International Channels (FIC) is News Corporation’s international multi-media business. We develop, produce and distribute 200+ wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, factual, sports and movie channels across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa, in 37 languages. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and high-definition extensions, reach over 1 billion cumulative subscribing households worldwide.
In Asia, FIC operates 27 channel brands including the Fox, Star and National Geographic brands in 75 channel feeds across 14 markets, reaching more than 550 million cumulative subscribers in Asia Pacific and Middle East. The leading pay-TV network has offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Australia, Middle East and India. For more information, please visit: www.foxinternationalchannels.com
In Malaysia, FOX International Channels operates, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channel HD, National Geographic Wild, National Geographic Adventure, National Geographic Music, STAR World, STAR World HD, FOX Movies Premium, FOX Movies Premium HD, FOX, FOX Crime HD, FX HD, BabyTV, tvN HD, Channel [V] Taiwan, STAR Chinese Channel and STAR Chinese Movies 2.
About HyppTV
HyppTV, Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) IPTV service, is powered by UniFi and is available to viewers come rain or shine through its residential UniFi packages, called VIP package, a triple-play offering that combines voice, video and data. TM UniFi is currently being offered via three (3) residential packages. The residential triple-play packages are VIP5 at RM149 a month, VIP10 at RM199 a month, and VIP20 at RM249 a month.
HyppTV is currently offering a promotional package called the ‘HyppTV Platinum Pack’ in which HyppTV viewers will be able to enjoy 30 amazing channels at a low price of only RM30 per month. The channels offered in the promo pack include exclusive channels available only on HyppTV such as top rated content sourced locally in Malaysia and internationally from U.S, UK, Asia and many more. Not only that, 10 channels out of the 30 channels on offer are High Definition (HD) channels with stunning crisp, clear visuals making viewing experience of these channels more pleasurable.
For more info, log on to www.tm.com.my/hypptv and visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/hyppworld.
About Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM)
Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Malaysia’s broadband champion and leading integrated information and communications group, offers a comprehensive range of communication services and solutions in broadband, data and fixed-line. As a market leader, TM is driven by stakeholder value creation in a highly competitive environment. The Group places emphasis on delivering an enhanced customer experience via continuous customer service quality improvements and innovations, whilst focusing on increased operational efficiency and productivity.
Leveraging on our extensive global connectivity, network infrastructure and collective expertise, TM is well positioned to propel Malaysia as a regional Internet hub and digital gateway for South-East Asia. TM remains steadfast in its transformation into a new generation communications provider to deliver an enhanced and integrated digital lifestyle to all Malaysians, and opening up possibilities through connection, communication and collaboration, towards our shared vision of elevating the nation into a high-income economy.
As a model corporate citizen committed to good governance and transparency, TM continues its pledge to ensure the integrity of our processes, people and reputation as well as the sustainability of our operations. Our Corporate Responsibility (CR) ethos reinforces responsible behaviour in the four main domains of the marketplace, workplace, the community and the environment. With a focus on ICT, the Group further promotes 3 major platforms i.e. education, community/nation-building and environment, through our Reaching Out programmes.
TM is also a multiple corporate awards winner, having been recognised consistently for our high standards in Corporate Governance as well as the Anugerah CSR Perdana Menteri for Best Workplace Practices two years consecutively, in 2009 and 2010. TM was most recently honoured with 5 National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2011, notably the Challenge Trophy for the Overall Excellence Award for Most Outstanding Annual Report of the Year – Platinum Award; and 4 Frost and Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards 2011, including Best Broadband Service Provider of the Year. TM was also named the Fixed Broadband Provider of the Year award at 2012 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards.
For further information on TM, visit www.tm.com.my.
About tvN
tvN is the no.1 choice for K-entertainment in Asia. tvN brings the latest K-entertainment to our viewers with first and exclusive high-quality Korean programs of the latest shows featuring famous and the most popular Korean stars. Our goal is to let viewers experience the excitement and fascination of K-stars through our diverse genres of programing – drama, variety, entertainment news, K-POP and lifestyle. tvN is a joint venture between FOX International Channels and CJ E & M, Korea’s leading media conglomerate. For more information, please visit www.tvnasia.tv.
About CJ E&M
CJ E&M is Korea’s No.1 Media and Entertainment Company, leading cultural trends through various media and platforms such as broadcasting, music, motion pictures, performances, games and others. With legendary K-POP audition show, ‘Super Star K’, the most prestigious K-POP award show, ‘Mnet Asian Music Awards’ and lots of K-POP concert in Asia, CJ E&M has influenced K-POP boom in Asia. Now CJ E&M has started new business to discover the talent and raise up them as a K-Pop Star with 20years experience in the industry. For more information, please visit www.cjenm.com.
About CUBE Entertainment
CUBE Entertainment is the most promising entertainment management company in Asia with Asia’s most beloved K-POP Star, BEAST, 4Minute, G.NA and BTOB. The CEO is Simon Hong who is respectively known as the producer of Rain, Wonder Girls, god and 2PM. The talented people of CUBE Entertainment operate such various kinds of entertainment businesses as music production, artist management, concert/event organizing, overseas promotion and fan club management. For more information, please visit www.cubeent.co.kr
