Well known Korean pop group Baby Vox Re.V will hold a concert to welcome in the New Year at the Lao-ITECC in Vientiane this coming Sunday.

If you have ever heard the hit songs “Never Say Goodbye” and “Shee”, or watched one of their spicy videos, you will no doubt know the name of the most famous girl band in Korea, Baby Vox Re.V - the sexy creators behind the self-titled album Baby V.O.X. Re.V.

The five member group, consisting of Ahn Jin-gyeong (lead vocalist), Yang Eun-ji (sub vocalist), Hwang Yeon-gyeong (sub vocalist), Kwon Ae-ri (sub vocalist), and Myeong Sa-rang (sub vocalist/ rapper), will perform songs from their latest album and, some may say more importantly, titillate audiences with their stimulating Korean-pop styled dance moves...more info>>

Sunday's performance is made possible by special invitation from the telecommunication provider Millicom Lao Co Ltd., commonly known as Tigo.

The company will host the concert to say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new, and as an expression of gratitude for the continued support of its customers.

A fantastic line-up of local artists, including the newly formed punk-rock band Punky Dolls, rappers LOG, pop group Princess, and the latest pop star to emerge onto the Lao music scene, Nalin, will support the international headline act.

According to a Millicom Lao Co Ltd spokesman, there will be no public ticket sales.

“People who want to attend the concert will have to use our phone service called Easy Load. Phone numbers that have credit of 16,000 kip or more will go into a lucky draw to select the numbers that will receive a ticket. Those who don't want to risk missing out on a ticket in the lucky draw can also simply load 100,000 kip into their phones and they will then receive a ticket,” said a company spokesperson.



Baby Vox Re.V's debut album was unveiled in December 2006, and the group made its smashing debut onto local charts in January 2007 with the lead single “Shee”.

The brand new girl group, a ‘descendant' of the original Korean girl band Baby Vox, was to be called Baby Vox 2, but was instead named the enticingly more cryptic Baby Vox Re.V. The “Re.” in the name is said to derive from the word “Renaissance” which it was hoped would imply a sense of resurrection of the original, and the “V” stands for “voice” meaning that the group will bring new sounds and a new voice to the music industry.



The original Baby VOX first appeared in 1997, when the captivating group was made up of five singers Jang Shieun, Jang Hyunjun, Yumi, Lee Heejin and Kim Eiji.


By PHOONSAB THEVONGSA
Vientianetimes

The ‘Women's Talk' entertainment programme, which has been airing on Lao National Television for the past two months, is now asking for viewer feedback to improve the show's quality.

The 30-minute show, which features four young female presenters, broadcasts every weekend from 10:15-11:45am on the Lao National Television channel.

The show is centered on social topics for women, such as beauty secrets and healthy eating, and the programme is separated into three parts – ‘Life Updates', ‘ Question Time' and ‘Special Secrets'... more

During the ‘Update' section, presenters discuss local and international issues, followed by ‘Question Time', featuring interviews with special guests such as singers and other leading women talking about their lives, their ideas and any tips they have to share with other women.

The final part of the show, ‘Special Secrets', talks about strategies and secrets for life in women's health and beauty, as well as good attitudes and manners in everyday life.

Last week, Vientiane Times was able to interview the presenters of the show - Dalivan Soudachan (Peggy), Southida Sisoudachan (Dada), Chanthala Saythasavanh (Anny) and Manila Souvandouand (Kai).

Can you explain about your entertainment backgrounds?

Peggy: I won the Miss Popular Vote title for the Apone Lao contest last year, and was a model for a calendar, and I've done some presenting for tigo.

Anny: I'm a singer for music group LOG, and I also used to be involved with presenting events like Miss Lao-ITECC last year.

Dada: I've participated in different beauty contests like the one at the National University of Laos in 2006, and have joined many other activities, like the Fomost Star Challenge in 2005. I've also been a presenter for Star Phone and some other shows.

Kai: At the moment I'm singing with Over Dance, but I'm the only girl in the group. I have also had the chance to work as a presenter at different promotions and modeling events, which has been a good experience.

How is presenting ‘Women's Talk' different from other work?

Peggy: It is quite different to my previous jobs because ‘Women's Talk' is for television, which means I need to pay more attention to my presentation. Television involves a lot more detail and we need to find a lot more information and practise more to make it work well.

During the programme we try to be natural, and you can easily make mistakes, but if you do something wrong you can just laugh, because it doesn't really matter, as our production team can cut it and we will do the scene again.

Dada: I find this job quite hard because I am used to just posing for photographs and standing around for beauty contests. I didn't need to speak before and haven't had much experience with this, so I need to try and be more careful with my acting and speaking. We have to talk and talk, but also concentrate on getting across useful information to our viewers. I feel I'm quite different from Peggy, Kai and Anny, because you can tell they have more experience on the stage, but that this is really a first time for me. But I'm trying my best to improve as much as possible.

Anny: My mother is really beautiful. She has some secrets for make-up and beauty which keep her young, so I ask her for advice for myself. When I had the chance to go on television I told my mother's secrets to the viewers so that they could be more beautiful as well. At the same time, our team's producers also find information for the show from the Internet and some magazines and newspapers. I love this show so much because I can share with other women all my life-long secrets that everyone can use, and I can learn from this at the same time. I don't find it difficult, I can just prepare myself well, then talk and talk, and there you have it!

Kai: This programme is a great challenge for me, even though I have done a little presenting before, and recoding too, going into the TV studio is different from the recording studio. But I think I have taken on some valuable lessons about what works and what doesn't for listeners.

By Viengsavanh Phengphachan
vientianetimes

4 Corners will be performing in Vientiane, Laos in South East Asia on the 6th and 7th April 2007.

Telecommunications Company Millicom Laos are re-branding their product to Tigo which is throughout Africa and South America. Their slogan for their re-branding campaign is "Open up Your World" hence employing the talents of 4 Corners to perform. While in Laos 4 Corners are planning to go into the studio with one of Laos top rap groups, L.O.G's.... more info

Also 4 Corners have just released their debut album The Foundations in Australia through Grindin' records which comes under the Central Station Records umbrella. They completed a mini Australian tour doing 8 performances over 9 days. It was 4 Corners first venture into Australian territory and they have had a positive response.

During their time in Australia they were also the guest speakers at some youth workshops in West Sydney working along MC Trey and DJ Nick Toth. Their highlight of their trip was filming for MTV's programme The Lair which also featured on the bill Princess Superstar and Something for Kate. The Lair was live to air in Australia but also broadcasted in NZ and the UK.

Australia's high profile hip hop DJ Nino Brown's Blazin' 2007 CD was also released in March in Australia with a limited edition DVD through Universal. The bonus DVD featured 4 Corners – On The Downlow video.

4 Corners have also completed their 5th video for the track Get Back Down featuring Tyra Hammond with the help of Director Sam Tozer and production company Brownstreet. This track has received great airplay so keep an eye out on TV for the brand new video.

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