[MONSTAR] Thai Artist Natthew to Join Cast of Mnet’s ′Monstar′

Mnet and tvN′s hit music drama, Monstar, has been attracting attention for introducing and highlighting up-and-coming actors, including Ha Yeon Soo, Kang Ha Neul and of course, B2ST′s Yong Jun Hyung, but it hasn′t finished revealing all of its talented cast.

Beginning with the fourth episode, set to air today (June 7), Thai singer/actor Natthew will be appearing on Monstar.

Natthew, who previously released a Korean single, She′s Bad, with B2ST′s Yong Jun Hyung, in 2012, is currently active in Thailand as a singer and actor, and has joined the cast of Monstar as the 21-year-old Nawin Thammarat.

Described as musically and athletically talented, Natthew′s character ends up meeting Kang Ha Neul′s character while busking on the streets of Hongdae. 

While Nawin Thammarat does not attend Bukchon High School with the rest of the characters, his path quickly intertwines with the other Monstar members, as Nawin slowly reveals his reason for coming to Seoul. 

Natthew previously participated in the OST for another tvN drama, Nine, with the single, Oh Please, which was released in both Korean and Thai. 

Monstar′s fourth episode will air on June 7. 

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Big Bang′s Taeyang to Perform at ′A-Nation′ with M-Flo′s Verbal

Big Bang will be performing in the grand finale for A-Nation, Japan′s biggest summer music festival, with Japanese artist M-Flo.

A-Nation is an outdoors live tour that has been held by Avex every year since 2002. Even last year, it gathered a 500,000 audience.

This year′s A-Nation will be held from August 3 with such prominent Japanese stars as CREAM, Matt Cab, Miliyah Kato, MINMI, YOSHIKA and more.

Taeyang will be performing on August 11, at the last special concert of the festival to be held in Yoyogi National Gymnasium. The performance will be a collaboration with M-Flo member Verbal as the producer.

The singer was brought to Japan thanks to endless requests from local fans.

Big Bang recently gathered attention in Japan as the first foreign artist to hold a six-dome Japan tour.

Photo credit: YG Entertainment

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