[News Updte] Kang Ta promises to accept all online friend requests

[News Updte] Kang Ta promises to accept all online friend requests
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Korean pop singer Kang Ta has surprised his fans by saying that he will accept everyone's online buddy request on Korea's social networking site Cyworld.

The singer, who was discharged from the Korean military on Friday, made the remark at his fan meeting which was held at Seoul's Sookmyung Art Center the following day.

"I made a simple mini-hompy [personal homepages on Cyworld] where I will befriend whoever requests for it", the 30-year-old promised his fans.

Befriending someone on popular website Cyworld will allow fans to view all the contents -- including photographs and messages -- posted by the Hallyu star. Most Korean celebrities have a Cyworld account but only a handful of them allow fans or stranger to become their online friends to protect their privacy.

Kang Ta's fans appear to be happy with the singer's remark; one fan wrote on the fan club board, "This is a groundbreaking occurence for someone like me who has been his long-time fan" while another fan thanked the military for "allowing this change in Kang Ta".

Kang Ta, whose real name is Ahn Chil-hyun, debuted in 1996 as the lead singer of the now-disbanded idol group H.O.T. The five-member boy band was one of the most popular K-pop acts in Korea and throughout Asia during the late 1990s to early 2000s.

He went on to release several solo albums after the group disbanded and has collaborated with other singers including a pop duo act with popular Taiwanese singer Vaness Wu in 2006.

The singer, who is reportedly planning to release a solo album and hold a solo concert, is scheduled to meet with Asian fans at his upcoming fan events in Beijing and Tokyo.

Reporter : Lim Hye-seon lhsro@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr