Happy 2011! London sees in the New Year with Eye-catching display on the Thames

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Masses gathered in London to see in the New Year in front of the London Eye where up to 250,000 people enjoyed the carnival atmosphere Hundreds of thousands of revellers took to the streets tonight to begin saying goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011.Masses gathered in London to see in the New Year in front of the London Eye where up to 250,000 people were expected to enjoy the carnival atmosphere. And festive organisers in Edinburgh prepared for up to 80,000 partygoers to enjoy the Hogmanay street party and festival, which began last night with a torchlight procession along the Royal Mile. Red sky at night: The London Eye sparkles in one of its finest-ever displays Fireworks explode behind the Big Ben clock tower during...

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Happy New Year 2011

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: The NIVEA Kiss Platform in Times Square on New Years Eve 2011, co-hosted by Bill and Guiliana Rancic, featured surprise games and celebrations for the crowd as revelers rang in 2011. The Dubai Burj Khalifa lights up at midnight during a fireworks display to celebrate the New Year's Day in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 31: New Year revellers gather on Princes Street ahead of the New Year celebrations on December 31, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is expected that around eighty thousand people will attend the festivities in Scotland's capital.Revellers fill the streets of Times Square as New Year's Eve celebrations begin in New York, December 31, 2010.Revellers...

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[Pictures] Supernova and LPG pose in Hanboks to welcome the new year

2011 is approaching closer and closer as each second passes, and Supernova and LPG pose for a photoshoot in Hanboks to welcome it! In these traditional Korean costumes, Supernova and LPG manage to pull off a great photoshoot with a relaxing atmosphere.Picture Source: N...

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Arashi to make appearance on “Johnny’s Countdown 2010-2011″ via broadcast

As many of you already know, Arashi will be one of the hosts for this year’s “Kohaku Uta Gassen“, which will be broadcasted live on New Year’s Eve from 7:00 PM- 11:45 PM. But that’s not the only event the night has in store for Japan’s most popular male group – Arashi is also confirmed to be attending the “Johnny’s Countdown 2010-2011“, which will also be partially broadcasted live on Fuji Television.“Johnny’s Countdown” is an annual countdown live held at the Tokyo Dome which features appearances from the many talents of Johnny’s Entertainment. As members of JE, Arashi has attended the event every year. In 2009, Arashi attended “Kohaku” for the first time, but were unable to stick around for the entire ceremony as they had to rush to the countdown...

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AKB48 to hijack the “Kohaku Uta Gassen”!

They’re the biggest girl group in Japan, and they’re gearing up to hijack NHK’s annual music show, “Kohaku Uta Gassen.”Performance details from Kohaku’s rehearsal have revealed that AKB48 will appear not just once, but twelve times throughout the show.The girl group will deliver a three-song medley titled, “Kohaku 2010 AKB48 Kamikyoku SP“, but they’re also engaged to be the back-up dancers for some veteran singers, such as Wada Akiko, Godai Natsuko, and Hosokawa Takashi. Moreover, 16 members will be cooperating with Arashi’s Ohno Satoshi and Ninomiya Kazunari for a broadcast relay from backstage.With 16 research students in addition to members from SKE48 and NMB48, a total of 130 girls will be seen on Kohaku’s stage.Stay tuned to tokyohive...

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[NEWS] MBLAQ’s Seungho and G.O’s New Year Greetings – 'May the Year of the Rabbit be leaped over like hopping rabbits'

MBLAQ’s 87ers Seungho and G.O who are born in the Year of the Rabbit have sent their New Year greetings to fans for the coming Year of the Rabbit.Seungho said “Our first full-length album will be released in the new year. We spent a great amount of time and effort in preparing the album, we are confident that it will definitely not be a disappointment.” He also revealed “I, Seungho, will work even harder together with MBLAQ, leaping step by step just like the Year of the Rabbit.”He also added “Please like MBLAQ’s new songs and also give me , Seungho, lots of love. Please receive a lot of blessings in the new year.”G.O has also sent his greetings. He said “Until the last day of 2010, we were filming the music video for our first full album's...

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AKB48’s Takahashi Minami reflects on “Kohaku”, then and now

NHK’s year-end show, “Kohaku Uta Gassen“, is almost here and the lineup for 2010 boasts a cast list of epic proportions, particularly for AKB48 member, Takahashi Minami.“Rehearsal for us was like a scene from a disaster area“, grinned Takahashi. “The combined number of members, including cameos from SKE48 and NMB48, exceeded the total of 100!” This year, the AKB48 family has grown tremendously in size with the additions of the groups, SKE48 and NMB48. AKB48 first performed on “Kohaku” back in 2007, though their fame hadn’t quite kicked off yet. The girls performed “Aitakatta“, but unfortunately, they received more attention on their parts as back-up dancers for Enka legend, Godai Natsuko.“It was an honor to dance behind Godai Natsuko-san as...

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AKB48, Shinoda Mariko has a circular loss of hair?

AKB48 member, Shinoda Mariko’s tweet about circular loss of hair has made her fans all worried.Below is what Shinoda tweeted.“I’m at the rehearsal for ‘Kohaku’” at 9:16 a.m.“I’m gonna skip the interview, and go see a doctor.” at 1:59 p.m. “I’m going to the hospital now. I got a circular loss of hair.” at 2:25 p.m. → deleted “I tweeted by accident…” at 2:30 p.m.“I was just kidding.” at 2:34 p.m.“I’m going back to the rehearsal now. It’s gonna be a long day today.” at 2:57 p.m.Although she deleted the tweet about circular loss of hair right away, and said she was just kidding, fans are still worried about her.source: tokyohive...

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