AFP 11 mins ago Fans bidding in a charity online auction to buy a teacup used once by pop diva Lady Gaga had offered more than four million yen ($50,000) by Tuesday, with five days left before the hammer falls. The china cup and saucer set was used by the star at a press conference in Tokyo three months after the massive tsunami of March last year swamped a large stretch of coastline. Lady Gaga told reporters at the time that she would auction the cup, marked with her lipstick and bearing the Japanese message "We pray for Japan " along with the star's autograph. All the money raised will be used to help young Japanese artists who want to study in the United States. The cup was put on " Yahoo! Japan Auctions " at midday Monday, with the starting price of one yen. The auction is set to finish at 1400 GMT Sunday. By Tuesday morning, more than 500 bids had been placed, with the top offer at more than 4.1 million yen. The auction can be followed at http://page3.auc

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04/30/2012. (popmusiclife) Lady Gaga kicked off her Born This Way Ball tour in Seoul, South Korea Friday night. The star dazzled some 50,000 fans at the Olympic stadium in Seoul, with the audience wearing paper bracelets reading "18 above" issued by organizers in response to Seoul's government banning under-18s attending. Gaga rode onto the stage on horseback, wearing a glittering black bodysuit and an enormous black metal headpiece as screaming fans waved thousands of glowing sticks and chanted her name. more on this story popmusiclife is an official news provider for the antiMusic.com.Copyright popmusiclife - Excerpted here with permission. Lady Gaga Tour Dates/Tickets Lady Gaga CDs, DVDs and MP3s Lady Gaga T-shirts and Posters Lady Gaga CDs, vinyl and rarities antiMUSIC News featured on RockNews.info and Yahoo News . ...end

April 30th, 2012 | 2:58 am by Ambika Muttoo We feel like we havent had some meat from Lady Gaga in a while. And by that, we dont meant meat dress . Or perhaps we do, in a sense. Crazy fashion is Gagas thing, and we realized today, that we had been deprived of it for some time, and we didnt like that. But its almost like Gaga heard us and decided to throw us a bone while visiting Hong Kong to perform. Because look at what she put on to greet fans. We love how just her head looks like a genteel English womans in a Merchant Ivory production. Because neck down, its bananas of the best kind. How do we even describe this? Would purple hair dress cut it? Its like the grown up version of the Cousin It dress Gaga wore to The Oak Room in New York a year and a half ago. That dress had the sides of her body completely bare, but this one has a far sexier exposed back, which also gives us a peek at her tattoo. Welcome back, Lady Gaga. We missed this! [Photo: Splash News Online ] Related: Lady Ga

By Cho Chung-un The Korea Herald/Asia News NetworkSunday, Apr 29, 2012 US pop star Lady Gaga wowed some 50,000 people in the audience at the Olympic stadium in Seoul with her provocative but creative stage costumes and performances. Riding on to the the stage on a horseback, clad in a futuristic body suit and metal headpieces designed by Italian fashion power house Giorgio Armani specially for the concert, Lady Gaga made her first official appearance here, saying the past week felt like a month to her. The 26-year-old artist indirectly criticized the Korean government that banned under 18s to attend her concert. "I was told that your government decided that my shows should be 18 or over... So, I'll make sure it will be!" Concert organizers checked IDs of the audience and asked them to wear a paper wrist band reading "18 above."The state-run ratings board imposed the age limit for younger audience claiming her song "Just Dance" is inappropriate for the

It was a nerve wrecking moment for Lady Gaga when she performed in South Korea. Mainly because Christian groups in that country had called for a cancellation of her scheduled concert saying it was pornographic and promoted homosexuality. The show must go on Thankfully little monsters there were not disappointed and despite pressure to ban her show, Lady Gaga went on stage and blew concert goers away with yet another spectacular showing. I could barely sleep ... It was the 2nd highest attendance of fans in the History of concerts in Korea, Lady Gaga tweeted after the show. According to reports her show, which was attended by 45,000 fans, went off without a hitch despite all the protesters gathered outside the Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

By Chung Joo-won The Korea Herald/Asia News NetworkSunday, Apr 29, 2012 Lady Gaga has been playing hide-and-seek with reporters and photographers waiting at her hotel and outside Seoul Olympic Stadium this week, trying to remain unseen in public before her concert on Friday. The 26-year-old artist arrived in Seoul last Friday, a week prior to her concert, raising expectation of her popping up on streets of Seoul. However, reporters and photographers raised eyebrows about the celebrity's secluded approach, contrasted with that of fellow international celebrity Jessica Alba, who was on a family tour on the same week. "I took photographs for news reporting for decades, and I took a special-rated photo of Jessica Alba. But Lady Gaga, she just won't come out," said a photographer from foreign press who has been trying to catch her since Sunday. "I am getting tired of this." Hyundai Card, an official sponsor of Gaga's Seoul concert, adhered to silence when ask

By Cho Chung-un The Korea Herald/Asia News NetworkSunday, Apr 29, 2012 US pop star Lady Gaga wowed some 50,000 people in the audience at the Olympic stadium in Seoul with her provocative but creative stage costumes and performances. Riding on to the the stage on a horseback, clad in a futuristic body suit and metal headpieces designed by Italian fashion power house Giorgio Armani specially for the concert, Lady Gaga made her first official appearance here, saying the past week felt like a month to her. The 26-year-old artist indirectly criticized the Korean government that banned under 18s to attend her concert. "I was told that your government decided that my shows should be 18 or over... So, I'll make sure it will be!" Concert organizers checked IDs of the audience and asked them to wear a paper wrist band reading "18 above."The state-run ratings board imposed the age limit for younger audience claiming her song "Just Dance" is inappropriate for the

17:14, Saturday, 28 April 2012 Lady GaGa 's Born This Way Ball world tour kicked off in Seoul last night with an adults-only show. Yesterday, reports revealed that the South Korean Media Rating Board had slapped an over-18s only policy on GaGa's gig, partly because of her "sexualised performances". Ticket-holders were reportedly asked to show ID at the gate. Although a small group of Christian protestors outside the city's Olympic Stadium called upon GaGa to cancel the concert, the gig went ahead without a hitch. According to the Jakarta Post , GaGa responded to the age restriction on stage, telling Korean fans: "I was told that your government decided that my shows should be 18 or over... So I'll make sure it will be!" South Korea's Little Monsters were said to be wowed by a typically flamboyant performance , which included entering on horseback in a glittering black bodysuit. The 110-date Born This Way Ball tour will hit the UK in September.

By Kimberley Dadds PUBLISHED: 09:57 EST, 28 April 2012 | UPDATED: 10:12 EST, 28 April 2012 She's always thinking of new ways to make an entrance and wow her adoring fans even more, having already stepped out in a dress made entirely from meat. And Lady Gaga has certainly outdone herself with her latest get-up as she arrived in Hong Kong dressed in what can only be described as a purple hairy dress. It was almost as if she had slipped on one large wig as she sauntered into the the country earlier today in the bright get-up, which made her look like a colourful Cousin Itt from the Addams Family. Hairy look: Lady Gaga stood out yet again as she arrived in Hong Kong dressed in a flamboyant purple hairy frock The pop superstar went all out to make an impression as she arrived ready for part of her Asian tour. Gaga matched the hairy number with some white platform boots as the hair even wrapped round her own blonde locks as her plait turned into platinum and purple bows down her front

Lady Gaga is giving away a 'Monster Pit key' to one fan on every night of the Born This Way Ball world tour. The 'Judas' hitmaker will kick off her tour in Seoul, South Korea, tonight (27.03.12) and revealed to fans - who she calls Little Monsters - the first in line will get to open the Monster Pit - an enclosed area around the stage for hardcore fans. Tweeting a picture of a skull shaped necklace, she added: 'This is a necklace I'll give to the first monster in line every night at the Ball. It's a symbol of the 'key' that opens the pit every night. 'The real monster pit key will be signed by this fan and returned to me. There'll be 110 necklaces signatures Mar. 2013 (sic).' The monster pit is a general admission area of the concert, which will be populated by the most hardcore fans who are first in line to see each show. The tour takes will include 100 shows in more than 25 countries and Gaga admitted her nerves for the opening night. S

Lady Gaga kicked off her hotly awaited Born This Way Ball at Seoul, South Korea's Olympic Stadium on Friday (April 27) in front of 45,000 fans, and despite protests from Christian groups saying Mother Monster was "obscene" and could "taint" young people with her performance, the concert appears to have gone on without incident. Intrepid Twitter fans are already showing off pictures and video of the BTW Ball's enormous Gothic castle backdrop and myriad costume changes, making it clear that Gaga has outdone even her own Monster Ball in terms of spectacle. While we wait for reviews to trickle in from halfway around the world, one thing is certain: No minors were corrupted at the show. Earlier this month, the Korea Media Rating Board decided to elevate the age rating for the concert from 12 to 18, prohibiting minors from seeing the concert. When the board notified Gaga's tour promotion company and a sponsor of the change in age restrictions, it did not

AFP 1 hr 31 mins ago US pop diva Lady Gaga wowed tens of thousands of South Koreans at the opening show of her global tour Friday with signature flamboyant outfits and a provocative performance. The star dazzled some 50,000 fans at the Olympic stadium in Seoul, with the audience wearing paper bracelets reading "18 above" issued by organisers in response to Seoul banning under-18s attending. The limit was imposed after a state ratings board judged the much-anticipated concert unsuitable for younger audiences, and ticket-holders had to present ID cards to enter the venue. Lady Gaga rode onto the stage on horseback, wearing a glittering black bodysuit and an enormous black metal headpiece as screaming fans waved thousands of glowing sticks and chanted her name. "I was told that your government decided that my shows should be 18 or over... So, I'll make sure it will be!" Lady Gaga shouted, to cheers from the crowd. The professional provocateur's show included th

By Chi Chi Izundu Newsbeat entertainment reporter Korean authorities have banned under 18's from attending Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour. Authorities in South Korea have deemed singer Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour too sexualised for under-18's and have banned them from attending. Korea's media rating board said the concert would be harmful for young people. Officials objected to the music, costumes and what they called 'obscene' performances. It comes as some religious groups held several protests against the event. Tens of thousands of fans flocked to Olympic Stadium in southern Seoul dressed up as the pop star. Religious protesters campaigned against Lady Gaga's gig after deeming it to sexualised Protest were held outside the stadium. But Christian groups also took action in a rally elsewhere in the city, handing out leaflets which read: "Lady Gaga ... is a wounded soul that is in desperate need of restoration. Therefore Christians

Lady GaGa 's upcoming concert in Seoul has been certified as for over-18s only by South Korea's Media Rating Board. The musician's costumes, perceived "sexualised performances", and some of the songs themselves were cited by the board as reasons for the decision. Rex Features / Startraks Photo/Rex Features > Lady GaGa writing new album in 'quarantine' Sponsors have said that IDs will be checked on the door and the policy will be enforced strictly, according to BBC News . The decision has been made amid Christian groups protesting about the concert in South Korea. They have described it as "the work of Satan" and have claimed that it could taint the country's youth. Protesters have expressed particular concern over what they perceive to be GaGa's "promotion of homosexuality" and condemnation of Christian groups. It is only the second time that the over-18 certification has been placed on a pop performance in South Korea. The

A group of students in South Korea are planning a massive protest against Lady Gaga 's first show of her Born This Way tour, scheduled to take place on Friday at Olympic Stadium. (PHOTO: REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz). Not everyone is South Korea is feeling the Lady Gaga love, as the 26-year-old superstar counts down the hours until her Seoul Olympic Stadium show on Friday, which will officially kick off the Born This Way tour. A group of students has announced plans for a protest on the day of the concert, claiming that Gaga has exposed her young fans to too many "abnormal" and "obscene" performances. "We, Korean students, are hereby warning Lady Gaga, who has performed sexually perverted acts on stage in the name of freedom of expression, to stop her vulgar concert and go home . . . we will stage a massive protest near the Seoul Olympic Stadium and will ask other youths around the world to participate in the (anti-Gaga) campaign via social networking service