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“Happy Birthday, Daesung”

South Korea’s popular boy band ‘Big Bang’ member Daesung, center, blows out candles on his birthday cake from other band members, Taeyang, left, and TOP, right, look on during a media conference to promote their new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

Culture

Daesung Gets Birthday Cake

South Korea’s popular boy band ‘Big Bang’ member Daesung, second from right, gets a birthday cake from other band members, Seungri, left, Taeyang, second left, and TOP, right, during a media conference to promote their new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

Culture

Big Bang Promote New Album in Taiwan

South Korea’s popular boy band ‘Big Bang’, from left, G-Dragon, Seungri, Taeyang, Daesung and TOP, wave to fans before a media conference to promote their new CD ‘Alive’ in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

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Big Bang Promote New CD in Taiwan

South Korea’s popular boy band ‘Big Bang’, from left, G-Dragon, Seungri, Taeyang, Daesung and TOP, wave to fans before a media conference to promote their new CD ‘Alive’ in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

East Asia

Different angles in S. Korea’s general election

*Below is the pictorial for National Assembly elections, which were held in April. 11, 2012. <Photo=Newsis> news@theasian.asia

Asian media’s views toward the South Korean general election

A total of 300 new members of representatives are to be elected in the 19th general election. Five-year term presidential election is also scheduled to be held at the end of this year. The four-year term parliamentary election and the presidential election are set to held in the same year…

East Asia