Thursday, July 16, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Celebrity Reviews Chae Yeon
Lee Chae Yeon is a popular Korean pop singer who rose to fame with her hit single “둘이서” (Two of Us) in 2004 and her wave dance style. It took Chae Yeon many years to attain her current level of fame in Korea’s entertainment industry. In fact, she had to start out in Japan first. She was part of a singing group called Brand New Biscuits and UltraCats. Having passed an audition held by an entertainment management company in Japan, Chae Yeon first appeared on a popular show called “Uchan Nanchan no Urinari!” on Japanese NTV. She appeared on the show for almost 3 years. Along with the television show, Chae Yeon (then Jinny) performed as a singer releasing 3 singles and 1 mini-album in Japan. She returned to Korea with her first official album It’s My Time under her new stage name, Chae Yeon. Initially, she was simply viewed as yet another “sexy concept” singer. However, unlike many others, she had a fairly successful debut. She proved to be a great dancer, and she showed off her vocals in her ballad songs and live performances. Her title song “위험한 연출” (Dangerous Presentation) did well, but her real success came when her 2nd album released late in 2004. “둘이서” (Two Of Us) the lead single, pushed her to #1 on many music charts in the spring of 2005. She returned after a brief break in order to release her third album III, which came in the fall of 2005. Chae Yeon has managed to maintain her popularity by continually participating in variety shows, such as SBS’s X-Man and Love Letter, where she portrays both cute and sexy images. She ended her official schedule with her last X-Man episode on September 25, in order to concentrate on recording her fourth album. Although briefly hospitalised due to exhaustion, she was able to prepare for her comeback, which was at the end of March. Her lead single from her fourth album was “My Love”, which was a Latin-tinged dance song. The single was extensively performed, with a remix promoted from May onwards; she then followed up with “서투른 사랑” (”Clumsy Love”). The album sold 12,346 copies in 2007, placing 68th for the year. Most recently, she has drawn wide media attention and enjoyed soaring of her image with her investing and being directly involved in managing a fashion brand company of her own named Bequem. Her portfolio with a sexy ‘Party’ concept has hit record sales by elegantly mixing her sexy image with adorable and cute feminine touches. Chae Yeon is to have her comeback in music world in May of 2009.




Celebrity Reviews Agnes Monica
Agnes Monica Muljoto is an Indonesian pop music singer, dancer and actress. Her album …and the story goes… released in 2003 made her popular as a singer. She is recognized in many Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Agnes has held concerts in Malaysia and Brunei as well. As a child Agnes became a singer and released three albums called Si Meong, Yess and Bala-bala, and became a presenter in VAN (Video Anak Anteve), Tralala-Trilili in RCTI and Diva Romeo in Trans TV. In 1999 she got an award from Panasonic Awards. In 2004 she played in two series, Bunga Perawan and Cantik. In 2005 she released her second album titled Whaddup A. Agnes Monica collaborated with US singer Keith Martin for the album. In 2006, Agnes was involved in shooting the drama The Hospital in Taiwan, where she acted alongside Jerry Yan, a member of F4. She plans to start her music career in USA. Agnes still has not started her “international debut”, she managed to win an award at the Asia Song Festival 2008 held in Seoul, Korea.





Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Regis in trouble

Regis Corp. (RGS US) had the biggest slump in Russell 2000 Index, sliding 21 percent to $13.47. The owner of Supercuts and Cost Cutters hair salons said its revenue in the fourth-quarter declined 2.5 percent to $625 million and it's offering stock and convertible notes to repay debt.
Posted by
Bryan Cantrell
Monday, July 6, 2009
Salon Insiders Podcast
It's up and working! Please give our newest addition to the Salon Insiders blog a listen. There is a podcast player now on our blog in the upper left side. We will try to have new episodes up regularly. The podcast will bring you insightful information about the beauty industry along with our commentary. If you like the podcast you can subscribe to it through itunes.
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Bryan Cantrell
Written by
Bryan Cantrell
Labels:
Beauty,
Bryan Cantrell,
Hair,
Hair Salon,
hair style,
salon business,
salon insiders,
saloninsiders,
stylist
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