Alexander

23 Mar:

Soloist Alexander has made his return as both a singer and an actor for Channel A‘s new weekend drama, ‘Immortal Classic‘!

Not only is he playing the role of a Hong Kong teenager who’s fallen in love with the taste of kimchi andseolleongtang, but he has also sung the drama’s OST title track, the “Kimchi Song“! Producers revealed that they had thought of Alexander as the perfect fit for the role upon the character’s creation due to his upbeat character and personality.

Alexander expressed, “During the recording process, the melody was so addictive that it was just stuck in my head. I had felt that I had truly fallen in love with kimchi. You can check out the song in the drama, so I hope people will take an interest in it.”

In related news, Alexander will be preparing for his Asian tour and fan meets starting May.

Source: Donga via Naver - allkpop
4 January:

Singer Alexander has finally launched his solo career, and he’s gaining attention not only in Korea and Japan, but in Malaysia as well. The star sat down for an interview with Malaysia’s ‘Straits Times‘, where he talked about going solo, finding his own performance style, and his dreams of working for the United Nations.

The article begins with Alexander’s thoughts on being able to express himself more as a soloist. “As a member of U-KISS, I had to conform to the image of the group, in terms of songs and concept. Now that I’m flying solo, I get to represent what I believe in and what I love about music,” he said.

He added, “It’s fun to show fans my personality and colour. I told my agency the image that I wanted to portray, and it helped me find the right producers for my songs.”

Later on, the reporter brought up his fluency in several different languages, including English, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, and Portugese. Alexander revealed that his interest in languages comes from his family background — his father is Portugese-Chinese and his mother is Korean.

He confessed that coming from a mixed-race background gave him some difficulties in the past, and that’s why he dreams of world peace, where there will be no discrimination.

“The UN will be a good place for me to realise this dream,” said Alexander, explaining that one day he hopes to work for the UN. And which country would he represent? The star chose his home of Macau “because it is very multicultural.”

The interview concluded with his thoughts on a potential reunion with U-KISS, a group he still considers to be like family.

“It’s a good idea to reunite with all members, current and former, for a performance,” he says. “Who knows? We just might.”

[Check out the full interview here]

Source + Image: Malaysia Straits Times - allkpop

3 January:

Former U-KISS member Alexander has finally unveiled his first solo music video!

The idol delivered a light love song with “I Just“, and his music video strives to balance his sweetheart image with that of a rich playboy. Surrounded by fancy cars and other shiny toys that make boys go wild, Alexander confesses that he can only focus on his girl, who has yet to understand his feelings.

Check out his MV below (and if you haven’t heard his album, check it out here):

Source: allkpop

12 December:

Singer Alexander who has received much love and support from fans with “Not Young” and “Man Man Ha Ni” as a former U-KISS member has just released his first solo album, ‘I Just‘. The digital single album highlights Alexander’s cute and loveable appeal, and it is receiving high interest as it is a project he worked on with artists such as M.I.B, San-E & Outsider.  

The album was co-produced by rookie producing team Rphabet, as well e.one who helped produce songs for V.O.S, Nassun, Chinese top-star Vision Wei, and more. The album will be released in Japanese and English versions and Alexander will be actively promoting his first solo album across the Asian continent.

His title song “I Just” is an R&B track with a Asian-style melody in which Alexander bashfully confesses his love for his young lady friend. The MV for the track was also filmed in both Japanese and English versions and will be released simultaneously in Japan, as well as the rest of Asia. His follow-up track “Oh! Baby” is an upbeat, addictive dance track with a powerful melody paired with a rap that well expresses Alexander’s innocent and cute image. Fans will also get a taste of a different side of Alexander with special track “Bad Girl“, in which he sings of still longing for the girl that left and hurt him. “Bad Girl” was previously released at a Hong Kong fan meet in August, and Alexander has included it in this album as a way of saying thank you to his fans who have continued to support him to this day. ‘I’m Just’ is an album that’s sure to warm the hearts of Alexander’s fans this cold winter season.

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Source: Melon - allkpop

25 October:

Alexander, a former member of U-KISS, will be making a comeback to the stage as a solo artist!

The pop star will be making his solo debut on December 9th through the ‘Alexander Showcase Live 2011‘ concert at the Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo. This will be his first stage since U-KISS’s December concert a year ago.

A source close to Alexander revealed to Star News on October 24th that, “Alexander recently found a new agency and has been preparing his activities as a solo artist… He’ll show you a much more mature side than when he used to be a part of U-KISS.”

Alexander himself wrote a message to his fans through the event site on the 22nd, which read, “I’m finally starting my activities as a solo artist… Let’s meet at the December showcase.”

The idol, who is fluent in 7 languages in addition to being a skilled vocalist and a dancer, left U-KISSback in February of this year.

Source + Photo: Star News via Naver - allkpop

28 August:
It’s a been a few months now since Alexander and Kibum officially withdrew from U-KISS and were subsequently replaced by two new members before the group’s spring comeback. Yet despite the separation, Alexander has remained a publicly active supporter of the group and recently congratulated them on their 3rd anniversary through his Twitter.

Alexander dedicated two tweets for U-KISS’s anniversary. He wrote, “Even though we are walking in our different ways, the fact is that we started together on 2008.08.28 and I will always be proud about it. :)”.He later wrote, ”Happy 3rd Anniversary U-KISS-ME! All the BEST for the comeback ^^ #3yearsofkisses @ukissSH @KiSSeop91 @u_kisseli @Kevinwoo91 @Dongho94 @90KKB“

Source: Alexander’s Twitter - allkpop

Hmmm... Today's Inkigayo ending by Super Junior*선배님들 made be tearful... Guess all Elfs feel the same... ㅠ_ㅠ

* Sunbaenim (Seniors)

Source:@alexander_0729
Shared at sup3rjunior.wordpress.com by eunkiseki

12 Maret: Former U-KISS member Alexander, a.k.a. Xander, recently left a tweet about his departure from the group.

Although Kim Kibum (who had also left U-KISS at the same time as Xander) had shared his feelings about leaving the group through Twitter and through interviews, Xander had been keeping quiet throughout the whole situation.

However, on March 11th, Xander finally broke his silence. He tweeted the following message in both Korean and in English:

“Good morning everyone, this is Alexander. Long time no see. Thank you for waiting patiently during this difficult time.

As you all know, my departure from U-KISS has been official, and my contract with NH EMG has been terminated.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank God for all my beloved KISSme fans from all around the world for being my BEST support since my debut in U-KISS.

All of your love & support made me into who I am today, with all my achievements.

I know that my departure from U-KISS might be quite sudden and heart-breaking for most of our KISSme fans…

It is also heart-breaking for me to say goodbye to all of you. But I would say, I respect the decision of my company.
I would like to thank Mr. NH Kim (CEO of NH EMG) for giving me the opportunity to work as a member of U-KISS, and to thank all of my fellow NH EMG staffs for their care.

Nevertheless, I would like to thank my U-KISS members. During these 4 years, we played, we worked, we fought, we laughed, we cried… I have learnt so much from you guys…

Thank you so much for letting me be a big brother all these years… You guys are like real brothers to me… I’m sorry that I could not continue the journey with you guys…

But I will always be supporting you guys! All the best to your comeback. Hopefully one day we could once again stand together on the same stage… Love you all…

Although I have no idea what my next step will be, I will just humbly follow wherever the Lord leads me to.

Meanwhile, I would like to take a rest, do something meaningful, and upgrade myself.

Lastly, it was my honor to work for my beloved KISSme from all around the world.

I won’t say this is a goodbye. Hope to see you all again very soon as a new Xander.

Thank you so so so much & I love y’all always…♥”

He then quoted lyrics from Boyz II Men’s End of the Road, “Although we’ve come, to the End of the road, still I can’t let go…”

Although it’s sad to see him go, KISSme’s all around the world probably have a little peace of mind to hear such positivity from Xander.

Source: Alexander’s Twitter via allkpop