Yesterday The DBSK men came back in to action and today we have a Wonder Girls return, music video-wise.
Whenever these girls run off after their intense promotions, JYP makes sure they come back re-energized and smoking! A lot of work obviously goes in to these new concepts and the well-done piece of productions from Mr. Park JY himself. As much as some people can like or dislike JYP when he’s performing or posing for the camera, his talents as a producer are undeniable. Gotta though give the man credit for being able to poke fun at himself, and damn that toilet scene, did you have to?!
The clapping is very reminiscent of their last hit “So Hot“, nevertheless the new single “Nobody” can hold its own. And of course the Wonder Girls are as entertaining as ever.
I also liked the ballad teaser version
This idol comeback end of year bonanza is heating up and getting interesting. Good luck to all of those involved.
With all these dance tracks coming out, it’s hard to stay seated.
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Credit for SYP: KoJA, noonoo_shoo
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As last week I’m afraid this week doesn’t have that much news-wise. Nevertheless here we go with last weeks main news update for Monday 25th of August to Sunday 31st.
YounHa is coming back I reckon she looks like Song YuRi, what do you think?
First of all, in those pictures I could barely recognised the young talented songstress. YounHa looks stunning in that dress for sure. Anyhow, YounHa comes back to Korea for the release of her second album “Some Day” which came out on the 28th. This year is full of so-called “come-backs” isn’t it? And its fun to watch the people strive to make an effect in the Music Biz. YounHa is hella talented and she is looking hella good on her comeback, let’s look forward to her promotions. Just please keep away from Ajoo, for your credibility sister. O_O
WheeSung no longer wheezing
Yeah that has nothing to do with his operation. WheeSung, the vocally talented musical whizz is back as well. He has fully recovered after he went under the surgical knife to remove a cystoma on his vocal chords. And Thank goodness to that. He performed on the awesome Yoon DoHyuns Love Letter with Ko YooJin, and also performed a rock version of his last hit single “Love is Tasty”. Mmmmmm, sounds scrumptious. (Yeah I know that was lame, I don’t have much to say this week that’s why.)
Lee HyoRi looking for her Mr….BIG?
Lee HyoRi has officially stopped promotions for “U-Go-GRRL” and started promoting her new single, “Hey Mr. Big”. Check out the MV above ^^. She looks stunning as always of course, and the video is also, all about her. And heck if you looked that good wouldn’t you just want it to have no theme at all, but you?
FT Island wash up on Korean shores
FT Island have come back!! Oh my God, who saw ANOTHER come back in the works? Comebacks are sort of starting to lose their super effect on me, I just want good entertaining music, like now. FT Island have been drifting around Asia for a while now and I think they finally got the directions back to their homeland. Gah, Men and their pride, never want to ask for directions when they’re lost… In this case, still boys though. I like FT Island actually, they’re cute and they don’t suck up to noona that much. They play hard to get. Joking of course, this noona still prefers her men, but I like the pop “rock” of this cute little group that twang and beat on their instruments.
G-Dragon and his flares?
Excuse the typo, I meant artistic flair. Although I would pay money to see him in 70s inspired flares, it would be…interesting. G-Dragon of Big Bang is known to be a little artiste that likes to experiment with his music and style-sense. And he has been in the limelight for it recently, would I call him a “fashion Icon”? Hell no, but he is brave and bold and that’s respectable. I also do like some of his getups to be honest, sometimes K-Pop can get a little boring and dull fashion-wise so it’s nice to see some color. Ah, like lemonade on a hot summers day…. Strange lemonade sometimes, but refreshing nonetheless.
This is getting long….
Yes another comeback. Please show some excitement though for Jo SungMo. He has come back after 2 years of serving his mandatory military service and it’s nice to have him back. Well he left in May but that’s beside the point, he will be singing the official soundtrack to drama “Garden of Wind” on SBS.
Wonder Girls go Global
Global in the sense that Virgin Media have recognised them. Aaaaw, Wonder Girls, South Koreas little sisters, have made them proud by getting a shout out from Virgin Media as “the ones to watch”. Personally the following line stood out the most, “Candyfloss pop aimed squarely at the female teen market”. Um…. sure. If you can call it that. Nevertheless, thanks Virgin Media for that ignorant remark, at least they got some promotion. I shrug out of confusion as to how “So Hot” is candyfloss pop.
Edward1849 of Soompis Weekly Music Chart everyone….
Weekly Music Chart
1. Seo In Young – 신데렐라 (Cinderella)
2. Cool – 사랑을 원해 (I Want Love)
3. Lee Hyori – U-Go-Girl
4. Davichi – 사랑과 전쟁 (Love and War)
5. Big Bang – 하루하루 (Day By Day)
6. Uhm Jung Hwa (feat. T.O.P) – D.I.S.C.O
7. Kara – Rock U
8. Seo Tai Ji – MOAI
9. Kim Gun Mo – Kiss
10.Brown Eyes – 너 때문에 (Because Of You)
Here is the round-up to the news-slow week that passed (Monday 13th to Sunday 24th). It was a seriously slow Newsweek to be honest and I was hoping for more juicier news, unfortunately I can’t make any up….
Final Goodbyes
The biggest news of last week was of course, actor/Model/DJ Lee Eons passing. The news rocked a lot of netizens and fans as it was a sudden and sad death. Rest In Peace Lee Eon you shall be missed.
Photo Movie?
Actress Kim HaNeul and actor/model Daniel Henney have come together to star in a “Photo-Movie” called ‘Sweet September’. It’s a joint project by Elle and On Style and it seems like quite an interesting artistic idea, which of course was “borrowed” from the French like a lot of music we’re seeing nowadays too. I’m looking forward to see how they work this out and how good it may or may not be….
SHINee, um… Shines?
That’s the worst name to try and tag to be honest. Nevertheless these 5 young boys have stormed back in to the Music World and made quite an impression.
Promotional Ambassadors anyone?
First we need to know what a promotional Ambassador is, but SHINee deserve some kudos for landing this gig…. I guess. Group 8 continue to baffle us in terms of their ‘Hana Yori Dango” release, and instead of announcing the stars of the show they have provided us with some SHINee for our eyes. Not that we’re complaining, but it just doesn’t seriously make much sense. Why do you need a promotional ambassador for a Drama that hasn’t even announced stars or quite possibly started filming yet? Anyhow, SHINee will be releasing the single “In My Room” off their first mini album for the drama with accompanying MV. Group 8 stop playing games please, I am seriously starting to not care anymore…
90s Pop Music is back
Seriously, the pants
Well, with SM it never really ever left. Anyhow, SHINees remake title track “Love Like Oxygen” is out and so is the full MV, and I cant get my head around the material for their pants. Is it not the worst thing to wear while you dance those moves? What is it anyway, is it pleather? Besides the strange fashion choice in this video we finally hear Taemins little voice. This boy blows me away with his dancing skills, his control over his skinny and tall frame is unbelievable for a boy his age.
Events this week Jang GeunSuk host of the Mnet Awards, I put him up cos I think he’s hot
Rain at the Olympics and the Mnet 20s Choice were covered earlier this week in great detail by SYP staff, y’all should go take a peak at our coverage.
Eric serenades…
Well quite possibly. Eric of Shinhwa keeps teasing his fans when it comes to releasing an album before he trots off to the army this October for 2 years. His company say that there is a 99% chance that he will, and so expect it soon.
Crown J IZ in A-Town question Crown J, iz YOU fly?
Crown J makes his way to the hometown of Hip Hop to film the MV for his upcoming mini-album, in Atlanta, Georgia. His album is called “Fly Boy” and was officially released on the 26th. Check out the teaser here:
Seriously you have to watch that teaser just for the bad spelling, and yes I purposely picked the most unfly picture.
I told you guys the week was seriously slow when it came to news. Anyhow here is the top 10 for the last week, credit to Edward1849 of Soompi.
Weekly Music Chart – 4th Week – August
1. Lee Hyori – U-Go-Girl
2. Davichi – 사랑과 전쟁 (Love and War)
3. Seo In Young – 신데렐라 (Cinderella)
4. Cool – 사랑을 원해 (I Want Love)
5. Uhm Jung Hwa (feat. T.O.P) – D.I.S.C.O
6. Seo Tai Ji – MOAI
7. Kara – Rock U
8. Zi-A – 사랑해 미안해 (I Love You, I Am Sorry)
9. Mighty Mouth (feat. Sun Ye) – 에너지 (Energy)
10.Sung Shi Kyung – 안녕 나의 사랑 (Goodbye My Love)
My sincerest apologies again for the lateness of this weeks update. Before we begin I would like to pass on my respects and condolences to Lee Eons’ family for their great loss. Rest In Peace.
This is the update for the past week, Monday 11th to Sunday 17th.
Festival rocks Jamsil to pieces
Two big Concerts took place in two Jamsil stadiums last week, ETPfest and SMTownLive ‘08. There were strange things to pick up in the media about one of them, but clearly they were both marked as successful. ETPfest opened up to a sold out audience opening its doors to over 40,000 spectators within the two days of the festival. The show was undoubtedly awesome and I think we can all be envious to those of which that attended. SMTownLive opened to Jamsil Olympic stadium with a less than enthusiastic response, but still went on to get a lot of positive remarks from the media due to the Big Name performers there.
Big Bang got busy
With Big Bang releasing their mini-album ‘Stand Up‘, it’s no surprise that they would be in the limelight a lot. With the Olympics still going on there is not much attention paid on the Celeb world or Music world since all eyes are on Beijing, yet Big Bang have found their own way to still pop up on the Media Radar.
First it was their crazy concert in Thailand:
Before they started their official promotions of their new mini-album the Big Bang boys held a concert in Thailand, causing many a fan girl to faint. 20 to be exact and it seems YG Entertainment was proud to mention it. “Our boys are studs and can knock you out with a look” is what they said in my head, after mentioning that.
The release of two MVs within a week.
It took a while to get here, “haru haru” of Big Bang that is, yet as soon as they released that MV with actress Park Min Young, we got another surprise with the release of “Oh My Friend” featuring the psychotically entertaining No Brain. I am all for promotion of underrated KRock Artists mainly because the underground K-Music scene is full of awesome talent, but seriously I couldn’t let ‘haru haru’ sink in and then got bombarded with “oh my friend”. Big Bang make it up though with being cute, and well seeing G-Dragon as a mental patient is always nice….
Thailand got lucky
Well to me, they did. Not only did they get Big Bang but soon after they left, Epik High came for promotions and a showcase for over 1000 fans. “We went there without much expectation, and it turned out we have a lot of fans here in Thailand. We were shocked when they sang along with us during our showcase performances. We have a tight schedule here, we are not feeling tired and is advancing smoothly.” Is what Tablo said on a phone interview about their trip. Any Thai fans out there willing to take me in next time they have Epik High around? Better yet any Thai fans that attended either event of Big Bang and Epik High?
SHINee need mouth to mouth resuscitation.
Noona’s, you wish. Well it’s a play on words to SHINees’ new single “You’re like Oxygen” that they teased us with the week before. The 5 young boys performed it at SMTownLive ‘08 (which was like a promotional tool for the upcoming SM plans to be honest), to a big happy response from fans. I am still waiting on the official MV, but in the forums you can get a listen. I hear only Michael Jackson with this song and as the official release is due tomorrow, wait for that. Although there is some controvercy surrounding the originality of this track, I am still giggling at their attempts to man-up these cute little boys.
lol, Beware of Darth Vader JungHyun….
It’s Wonder JIN?
Mnet is always the place to be for young music pop fans and their events are always fun to keep an eye on. You are bound to get some drama and interesting footage to keep you entertained till the next years version. And Mnet doesn’t want this years Mnet 20’s Choice (last years was the first), to go without some major attention. It’s not enough with their weird awards and choices but they have a strange collab stage going too. Jun Jin of Shinhwa and the Wonder Girls are going to share the stage for something, apparently spectacular. Well that’s what the PD is insisting on (I love how PDs get attention in SK don’t you?), and the PD also claims that after the performance it will by number 1 on search engines…. Ok, we will have our eyes on your project PDnim, but expect our laughter recorded and sent in a package to you if it ends up a joke….
Bae YongJoon forever young
In the heart and soul. The beloved Hallyu star had shoulder surgery recently after his well publicised shoulder ligament injury. After the two injuries Mr. Bae YongJun received after filming his last blockbuster he has been recuperating in the States and now will remain in the hospital for a week. South Korea’s prize smile should keep himself fitter and safer so he can swoon more Ajummas in to the Hallyu Wave…
East of Eden, right down the street
This has gotten tongues wagging for a while now with the uber awesome cast. The cast has a lot of big time names in it that leave your head reeling. Song Seung Hun, Yun Jung Hoon, Park Hae Jin, Lee Da Hae, Lee Yeon Hee, Han Ji Hye, Dennis Oh, Jo Min Ki, Lee Mi Sook, Kim Bum, Shin Eun Jung and many more are set to star in it. The teaser has finally been released and it will be interesting to tune in and see how this drama goes. The plot speaks of revenge, murder and ill-doings, definitely something to watch with a cup of tea and chocolates. Bring it on MBC.
The teaser:
damn, be prepared for drama, drama, drama and needless shedding of tears…
It’s also time for this weeks Music charts thanks to Edward1849 of Soompi
Weekly Music Chart – 3rd Week – August
1. Lee Hyori – U-Go-Girl
2. Davichi – 사랑과 전쟁 (Love and War)
3. Seo In Young – 신데렐라 (Cinderella)
4. Uhm Jung Hwa (feat. T.O.P) – D.I.S.C.O
5. Shinee – 누난 너무 예뻐 (Noona’s Pretty (Replay))
6. Wonder Girls – So Hot
7. Mighty Mouth (feat. Sun Ye) – 에너지 (Energy)
8. Zi-A – 사랑해 미안해 (I Love You, I Am Sorry)
9. Cool – 사랑을 원해 (I Want Love)
10.Brown Eyes – 너 때문에 (Because Of You)
Back again this week with an update on the most interesting happening of last week. Aren’t y’all glad you get all the news in one short burst?
I thought I would start this weeks segment with some happy news…
Yoo JaeSuk finally ties the knot
I don’t know about you guys, but I absolutely love this guy. He’s an unbelievably talented MC who never stops entertaining you no matter what he does. I would watch a show with him sitting in a garden shed all on his lonesome with only a juicer to entertain himself with. And I would know I would be laughing throughout. Yoo JaeSuk married announcer Na KyoungUn on the 6th this week, we wish the couple a long, happy and healthy life together.
Shin JungHwan injured
This week was somewhat happy since mostly celebrities managed to stay away from hospitals due to being overworked. And then we got word that lovable celebrity and funnyman Shin JungHwan was in an accident. Mr. Shin was riding his bicycle near his home in Seoul where he was forced to make an emergency turn to avoid an oncoming collision with a rushed vehicle. This resulted in multiple injuries to his forehead, pelvis, knee, and back. He has not taken part in his plentiful programs which he is a host and a regular, and it is not entirely clear when he shall continue his schedule. We hope Mr. Shin a quick recovery. Our television sets sure will miss him.
Is it just me, or are Korean celebrities kinda cursed? O_O
Wonder Girls far too popular
“How much do you like me?”
Apparently with the immense popularity of the Wonder Girls’ “So Hot”, Broadcasting stations are begging them to stop promoting the song in order to give other artists a ‘chance’ in getting the top spot. The idea that they’ve been asked to stop promoting it because of how popular it is, is quite amusing. Why can’t the other artists just up the ante and produce better music to challenge the top spot? That would be great for everyone, then perhaps the Korean Music Industry would come out of that God awful slump it’s in, and CDs will be worth buying.
In other news, the Wonder Girls have also started another dance trend this year, and the following UCC is proof, check out the so-called Kindergarten Teacher dancing to their current too popular single. (she strips off her trousers and shirt to reveal a leopard print top and hot pink shorts, it’s creating a buzz on the internet).
Credit: Coolsmurf
Of course Wonder Girls are still number 1, Check out this weeks charts, courtesy of Edward1849 of Soompi.
Weekly Music Chart – 1st Week – July
1. Wonder Girls – So Hot
2. Tae Yang – 나만 바라봐 (Watching Only You)
3. V.O.S – Beautiful Life
4. Shinee – 누난 너무 예뻐 (Noona’s Pretty (Replay))
5. Alex – 그대라면 (If It’s You)
6. Super Junior Happy – 요리왕 (Cooking? Cooking!)
7. Gavy NJ – Lie
8. Bae Chi Gi (feat. Sol Flower) – No. 3
9. Jaurim – Carnival Amour
10. Ok Ju Hyun – Honey
Oh JungHyuk, Korean Johnny Bravo
Damn. he’s pretty
Aptly named that by our very own soyboy, Ex- Click B member Oh JungHyuk returns with a new image. He seems to have bulked up a bit too, but nothing like the cartoon heart-throb we know and love. His music has seemed to take a turn for the better too, the song sets the summer mood, check it out.
Credit:monmonsnow1
How awesome is Seouls’ club scene gonna be this Summer?
Sexy Diva updates
Uhm JungHwa and Lee HyoRi were set for a Summer Comeback, and it really is starting to sizzle. Lee HyoRi is somewhat lagging in her release, but as we covered earlier this week, JungHwa has blown us away and has clearly taken the lead in the Sexy Diva Showdown. Hyori released the teasers officially, and I’m sure they’re still after the guy that released them, damn his smarts, (if only he left some breadcrumbs for them to follow). Uhm JungHwa although ageing well, seems to have misplaced her contacts. What in the hell is up with those orange bangs?
Back again this week with an update on the past weeks’ news, events and gossip. This week in terms of news was somewhat slow, but keeps us anticipated for what’s to come. Check out our own news compilation:
Kim JangHoon still in Hospital
The gold hearted legend that is Kim JangHoon, has been admitted to hospital and is there to this day. On the 28th he was performing in his “SoHaean Festival” which was in support of the West Coast Oil Spill residents in Taean, which is till plaguing them to this day. While performing in the middle of the stage, it started to rain and Mr. JangHoon slipped. He couldn’t get up again, and it was later revealed that he had fainted and was sent to the emergency room in a nearby hospital. Kim JangHoon has been in the business for years, donating a percentage of his profits through out his career to innumerable charities and graced the stage with plenty of the new generations best loved stars. We hope he gets better and takes a good rest.
It’s starting to get frustrating the amount of celebrities weekly being admitted to hospital due to exhaustion. He joins this weeks other exhauastee Micky Yoochun of DBSK. I’m thinking of dedicating an entire section of this weekly segment just for this. It is after all a recurring theme. However, I think these incidents might have been prevented if these celebrities engaged in yoga and other relaxation activities.
WonderBang
A lot of this week’s news surrounds teen idol groups, Wonder Girls and Big Bang.
Two of the Wonder Girls girls are proving that they can multi task like no other. As well as promoting their own group Single “So Hot”, SunYe and YeEun are featuring on Mighty Mouth’s “Energy” and OneTwos “Bad Girl” respectively. They’re also riding high in the charts, in their 4th consecutive week as Number 1. JYP must be dancing the “Tell Me” in celebration. Here’s the Singles Chart for this week. Credits go to edward1849 of Soompi.
-June Week 4-
1. Wonder Girls – So Hot.
2. Tae Yang – 나만 바라봐 (Watching Only You)
3. SHINee – 누난 너무 예뻐 (Noona’s Pretty (Replay))
4. V.O.S – Beautiful Life
5. SG Wannabe – 라라라 (LaLaLa)
6. Gavy NJ – Lie
7. Jewelry – 모두 다 쉿! (Everybody Shhh!)
8. MC Mong – 서커스 (Circus)
9. Kim Jong Wook – 그대만이 (My Only)
10.Super Junior Happy – 요리왕 (Cooking? Cooking!)
Big Bang has also been riding high in the news, not to be outdone by their female counterparts.
T.O.P is accepting acting gigs.
It seems he’s been cast in the Drama “I.R.I.S“, set in the states where T.O.P is an undercover detective hunting an assassin. Besides the plot being very ambitious and the production costs being over 20 million Dollars, it shocks me that they would cast such an inexperienced actor in a lead role. But it seems that talent is never really an issue nowadays. T.O.P was previously cast in the mini-drama ‘I am Sam‘ with Yang DongGun. His acting was somewhat bland in that, let’s hope he does a better job this time.
DaeSung cast in world famous musical.
‘Cats‘ the well loved musical has been translated in to Korean and will start its rounds in Seoul in September. DaeSung of Big Bang was cast as Rum Tum Tugger, the ladies man of ‘Cats’. For some reason I really doubt that DaeSung knew what he was getting in to. For one, he needs to wear LYCRA, get face painted to death and shake his pelvis like no other. If you guys don’t know the Rum Tum Tugger, check out this youtube clip and get well acquainted.
Credit:Cindyphantom
Now I cant wait to see that performance. I wonder if the V.I.Ps are eager to see it too.
You don’t have to be seen to be Number 1
Brown Eyes have made their comeback in the form of a new album. The management companies that use the “spread your artists around real thin” for publicity angle must be angry, since Brown Eyes are nowhere to be seen and their album sold a respectable 15,000 copies since its release the previous Thursday to the last. Its bizarre to me how a number 1 spot in singles goes to a group like the Wonder Girls and the album top spot goes to Brown Eyes, they just seem like polar opposites to me. The Korean Music Industry is ever surprising.
Tribute to Jewelry
Son DamBi, Bae SeulGi, Brown eyed girls’ GaIn and Joo
Besides this quartet being the most random group of all time, the ridiculousness doesn’t end there. They will be laying tribute to Jewelry this coming week on Music Bank. Why they’ve picked this particular four I do not know, but apparently the higher ups at Music Bank think Jewelry are more worthy of a cover than perhaps, Fin.K.L, Baby V.O.X (without the bloody ReV) and S.E.S. Worse yet, they’re covering “One More Time”. So please don’t make any plans this Friday, make sure you catch Music Bank, if you’re not wowed by the performances I’m sure you’ll be laughing. Son DamBi is getting busy lately with anything and everything under the sun, besides living up to her ‘Female Rain’ hype. She’s featuring on Sung SiKyung new music video as his love interest and heats it up with a kiss scene. A hard day’s work for Son DamBi.
Channel S
It’s difficult enough in South Korea to download music, search for pictures and view videos, and for that reason, the new technology saviours that are Channel SBSi and SM Entertainment have concocted a new revolutionary service called ‘Channel S’. Yes, of course this is not another ploy to get money; it’s a gift to the unresourceful public. I’m being sarcastic of course. This is a new system for mobile phone users that provides them with pictures, videos, ring tones, shows and all the other things you don’t need on your mobile, strictly SM and SBS related. The commencement ceremony took place on the 25th June and SHINee and Super Junior Happy were present. It’s available now and I’m sure it’s going to be insanely popular.
Dongducheon Rock Festival
We gave you news last week of the Seo Taiji’s comeback Rock festival, but now there seems to be competition. Dongducheon Rock Festival is taking place on August 15th to 17th, which is the same time ETPfest is supposed to be taking place; both are annual summer rock festivals. International as well as national stars will be contributing to this festival as well. The line-up includes artists such as Moon HeeJun, N.EX.T, Guyz, Crying Nut, Dr Core 911, Vanilla Unity, Cherry Filter, Boohwal, Transfixion, Maya, Super Kidd and many more. The only downside to this is picking which festival to attend.
As you guys know, the following groups have been nominated for Favorite Artist – Korea:
1.) Big Bang
2.) So Nyuh Shi Dae
3.) Super Junior
4.) Wonder Girls
Some of you might be wondering “Why isn’t DBSK on that list?!” Well, if you were up to date with those overworked boys you’d know that they spent most of last and this year working their butts off in Japan.
With that being said, these nominees were chosen through a survey among music industry officials and journalists, but the fans, who can vote online, can choose the winner.
What exactly was in those surveys you might ask? Could it be how popular they are? How many awards they’ve won? Well, the second question is plausible since each group has won their share of awards.
Big Bang
These boys debuted in August 2006 and since then they have won multiple awards such as “(Cyworld) Rookie of the Month),” “(Cyworld) Song of the Month” (three times!), No. 1 Song Of The Year, 2007 Best Asian newcomer or breakthrough for French people (what? such an award exists?!), Best Male Group, etc etc. They’ve also released 3 singes which tallied up to 101,296 sales altogether! And let’s not forget: their first album sold a nice 110,408 copies. Despite their group activities, the boys also had activities outside of Big Bang: T.O.P ventured into acting, Seung Ri into musicals, Tae Yang just released his solo album, and Dae Sung will soon have a “trot” debut.
So Nyuh Shi Dae
Girls’ Generation debuted a year after Big Bang in August 2007. Their awards include a few such as Best New Female Group, Anycall Popularity & Newbie Awards, and “(Cyworld) Song of the Month”. The girls have only released one single “Into the new world” (for some reason the title reminds of a “A Whole New World”…) which sold 31,369 copies and their debut album, “Girls’ Generation” sold 111,093 copies. Despite only releasing one single, these girls were promoted heavily and did activities in other areas such as MCing and acting. Another wonder here would be “Why are they nominated? What about the incident at the Dream Concert?” Well, these groups were chosen based on their musical works (albums and such), not concerts.
Super Junior
Super Junior originally debuted in November 2005 as twelve members with the name Super Junior 05, but after the addition of member Kyu Hyun in 2006, they dropped “05″ and were said to be a permanent group. The boys awards’ list include Photogenic Award, Best New Group, Mobile Popularity Award, Newface, Most Popular Music Video, Best New Asian Artist, Best Performance, Appreciation awards and many more (there’s a whole freakin’ page dedicated to their awards!) Since 2005, the boys have released multiple singles as a whole group or as sub groups such as Super Junior-K.R.Y., Super Junior-T, Super Junior-M, and their current sub group, Super Junior (H)appy. Singles from Super Junior as a whole and their sub group Super Junior T equaled to a very nice 137,414 copies sold. That tally does not include Super Junior’s Happy current popular single “Cooking? Cooking!” Their two albums, SuperJunior05 and Don’t Don combined to an amazing figure of 259,579 copies sold.
Wonder Girls
These girls debuted in early 2007, but did not reach popularity until later in the year. The Wonder Girls have received awards such as Best New Female Group, Digital Bonsang, Song of the Year, Female Photogenic Award, Best Special Stage, Best New Singer, and more. Their two singles, “The Wonder Begins” and “So Hot” have sold 27,317 copies, with So Hot still in the charts. Their first album “The Wonder Years” sold at least 66,409 copies. Despite not having high numbers like their competitor, Girls’ Generation, Wonder Girls took the industry by storm with their “Tell Me” dance. Many videos of fans doing the “Tell Me” dance circulated on Youtube and Daum. Even celebrities such as Shin Hye Sung, Hong Kyung-min, and Kim Tae Hee would dance to this song at their own fan meetings! Their new song, “So Hot” has created a new addicting “V Line” dance for fans to follow.
So, after getting schooled on the nominees for favorite artist, I think fans can more or less make an educated choice.
My vote goes to Wonder Girls, although there’s a good chance Super Junior will win this award…
Note: The results after you’ve casted your vote may be wrong (don’t know why~), but do not be discouraged from voting!
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All the negatively from a charity concert really does bring a person down, don’t you think? With all the raping and stabbing and what not, what good really came out of the concert?
THE PERFORMANCES! That’s what! The performances by the artists shows what the Dream Concert was all about!
Lets start with the Red Carpet
DBSK was sadly not seen at the RC…but check out these other hot stars!
Shinee
You almost forget that they’re a new boyband because there has been so much media towards them! It almost doesn’t feel quite right for them to be performing at the concert since they’re so new, but hell, Lee Soo Man has his ways. (But what’s with their shoes…? I mean, you hear of band conformity, but isn’t that a bit too much..?)
Epik High
SS501
You don’t have to be SNSD’s #1 enemy to like them, #2 is pretty okay, too.
Super Junior
Poor Siwon got hurt, so he was there. Although the rest of them looked pretty sleek in all black. (Yes Suju fans, it is indeed the original 13 – 12 since Siwon wasn’t there, but you catch my drift)
SNSD
In order to keep this post as anti free as possible, I have no comment on them other than: I bet you Bonerifics and Delusionfuls are having quite a hoot staring at them, aren’t ya’?
MC Mong
Me gusta his pose and whatever the hell he’s wearing!
Jewerly
Seriously not digging the bowl cut.
Wonder Girls
I’m not too excited about Ye Eun’s and dress, but the rest of them look pretty good. Sohee is a cute little dumpling and Sun Ye is looking “so hot-hot”! (Yoonbin just looks like she’s been out in the sun for about 8 hours)
Popping Hyunjoon
Mighty Mouth
I could either say nothing at all, or say something really mean. Therefore I chose the latter:
Outfits need to go. Now. And grow some hair boy.
A’ST1
Nothing much to say about them. Music’s pretty good, that’s all.
Oh no~ Please leave me alone~ xD Not to crazy about the outfits, but loving the song~
Just wish Sun Ye didn’t wore those pants…she needed to be “seckushyy” like the rest of girls.
(Seckushy, new term, learn it.)
*laughs* sorry for the fangirlism! See, if you look at the brighter side of things, you realize that they 2008 Dream Concert wasn’t as bad as it seemed! Sure the fans got riled up and other what-nots, but these concert itself was a success. People are forgetting that this is indeed a charity concert for orphans and it accomplish its objective. THEREFORE, the concert was GREAT!
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What’s up? Just wanted to share this amazing b-boy dance battle, supposedly the “Biggest Online Dance Battle” by ACDC (Adam/Chu Dance Crew). You might have seen this already, maybe not. But this is in response for those who stuck up for me for my NLT v. Big Bang article. I realize I might have written a rash commentary purposely ignoring the fact that boy bands originated in the U.S. Of course, I knew that. And of course, NLT is NOT copying Big Bang. I’m not an idiot…but I do feel a bit enlightened with the evidence-based discussions that many of the readers offered (thank you!). I don’t feel like the readers were attacking me; rather, they were critically forming opinions about trends in the music scene and, most of all, not just believing in what they’re told.
All I’ve got to say is that NLT is a very unique, talented boy band that just debuted in the wrong country. (Not that they can’t succeed in the U.S.) The U.S. is just not ready for them right now…If they had debuted in any other country, they would be an instant idol sensation. Ironically, NLT is “trapped” in the U.S. (that happens to be the music powerhouse that everyone wants to break into, i.e. Se7en and Rain). In this age of globalization, language is no longer a barrier. They should be performing around the world, not just in the states. Anyway, enjoy the vid, featuring Adam Sevani and (what d’ya know) NLT, and many other amazing dancers. You can check out jonmchu’s actual youtube site for the entire list of dancers and celebs in the vid.
Credit: jonmchu
By the way, this all relates to Kpop because Korea happens to be the B-boy powerhouse. Don’t worry, I know B-Boying originated from the U.S. too!…(more specifically from the Bronx). Yet Korea has come to rival dancers from all over the world and win many international B-Boy competitions. Check out this clip from Planet B-Boy, a documentary of the B-Boy phenomenon, that claims Korea is “untouchable”.
Planet B-boy: Korea
Credit: bboynyc2006
Speaking of B-boys ..
HyunA of Wonder Girls (the member who got replaced by Yoobin)
appeared recently in the Cyon B-Boy Championship CF!
In this case, still boys though. I like FT Island actually, they’re cute and they don’t suck up to noona that much. They play hard to get. 
