Everyone’s favorite rookie girl group has been getting a lot of attention and love from other celebs.
Yoon EunHye publicly declared her love for the group, SS501 leader Kim HyunJoong is keeping his eyes on CL and now, so will Baek JiYoung. They should fight for her.
I dig 2NE1 as much as the next blogger, but I would much rather listen to their music. I guess it’s because I always get the nagging feeling that there’s a member missing every time they perform. That, and their dancing is not really up to par, which I’m glad they know and will hopefully continue to work on.
2NE1 is rocking it and rolling it and getting a lot of attention from you, your mama and her sisters’ hairdresser. I just want them to start promoting a new song now and for them to get backup dancers who can add to their stage presence, which I feel is only held up by Dara and CL. Minzy lightens up when she does her parts and is probably the best dancer of the group, in comparison to Bom who I just cant help but watch because of her awkward dancing.
CL must be happy that she’s an SM reject, because she’s getting a lot of positive attention as a part of YGs 2NE1, and hopefully more money. (She’s gotta be happy that she’s GDs mini troll clone as well.)
I enjoyed this performance of “Last Farewell” on SBS’s InkiGayo. Vocally, Bom carried the whole thing and the dancing was meh. Thank goodness Big Bangs dances are always fairly simple.
It’s been a little over a month since I last updated on this guy and just when we thought he was busy a with a girl (or just even busy chasing after girls)…more news of him appears! So here is a little info for the die-hards and a little update for those wanting to know how his life has been in America. He has also signed a deal with one of the three recording companies/labels that attended his LA preview party way back in May but YG or RQM hasn’t released any info on which company or label it is.
The Myspace page has been updated and was officially “opened” yesterday and it includes some pictures of Se7en and the infamous Bentleys that are featured in a lot of YG MVs. YG’s got something going for those Bentleys. There is also a link to Se7en’s Official Online Store, which sells the limited editions of t-shirts but they are only sold in the US (boo!). A Youtube channel has been launched, but it’s not as great as his Myspace, as it’s just full of old MVs and CFs but it brings back a lot of memories! But I guess it’s better than nothing for now and we shouldn’t be complaining because the PR team has made a lot of updates in the past few weeks. Also, for you crazy and addicted Facebookers, there is an Official Se7en Facebook Group and Se7en’s very own Facebook profile, though I’m sure the profile page and group is not ran by him…
SE7EN Myspace Greeting Video
Great video. As for the English, you decide.
For me, it’s great and I love the “I love you guys” part!
Apparently, Se7en will be a special surprise guest at the 2008 International Secret Agents Concert on September 7th. Other attendees include Far East Movement, whom Se7en collaborated with for his debut album, and Wong Fu Productions.
And the question we’ve all been waiting for…”when is he debuting?” No clue. But I know it’s soon. I read somewhere (don’t remember where >.<) that it’s supposed to be early next year. Like what Se7en said in the video above, patience is the way to go! At least he’s made it further than Rain has.
Last but not least, photoshoot sneak preview!
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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)
Unfortunately and once again, none of our staff members were able to go to the event…but we still have the news for you ^^
Many people attended the event and said it was a great party and from seeing the clips taken, I can already tell it was 9201759048903468 times better than the one in NYC!
Like reported before, he performed his three songs live with his dancers too! He also had a dance battle with the Black Eyed Peas. After hearing a better version of “Girls” at http://redqueenmedia.com all day yesterday, and then listening to “Money Can’t Buy Me Love” all day today, I think I’m in love with “Money Can’t Buy Me Love” more, even though it sounds like a Timbaland song! During the performance, money was thrown out to the crowd and written on the bills was Se7en’s official MYSPACE!! The Myspace has been launched but is still under construction, which you can tell when you visit it ^^ Teddy of 1TYM, who wrote the song, couldn’t make it to the event because he was held back in Korea for some reason but Mr. YG, Far East Movement, Three 6 Mafia and a whole bunch of music-industry-known people were there was there, as well as about 2000 party go-ers!
Thanks to javabeans at dramabeans for writing a review of the party and I definitely recommend everyone to read it ^^ Click here to read it
Red Queen Media, who is also promoting Se7en, said the album will drop on July 7th but the date is just an estimate and hasn’t been confirmed yet. Also, the album consists of 12 songs and they plan to promote him for the big screen (movies) as well!
Click here to view videos from the party
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On the 23rd, Se7en attended the Asian Excellence Awards (AXAs) in LA. He presented the Outstanding Film Actor Award with HK actress Teresa Cheung, in English! The AXAs highlights Asian American achievement in the film and television industry. Many Hollywood people were there and America’s Best Dance Crew’s JabbaWockeeZ and Kaba Modern. The award show will be broadcasted TONIGHT on the E! channel at 6PM Eastern Time. Check your local listings for times! Sorry for telling you guys on such a late notice >.< This post was supposed to be up a few days ago...but my internet died XD
But here is a video of Se7en and Teresa Cheung presenting the award
Unfortunately, none of our staff members were able to attend last night’s party, but we still have all the news for you! Lots of people attended last night’s party and not just a bunch of Asians were there, but also non-Asians were there!! Jive Records really promoted this guy!! SE7EN did not perform any of his new songs but were played by the DJs. Coming from the pictures below, it seemed as if he gained a little weight. Coming out in all white and looking like the usual YG prince, he only went on stage to greet the fans, introduced himself and told everyone to enjoy himself, in English…with a REALLY light accent!!
[14.03.08 FAN CAM] Se7en White Day event Hiro Ballroom
SE7EN’s three new songs are hot and they’re growing on me!! It’s a whole lot better than the leaked “This is My Year”!! The first song with Three6Mafia wasn’t as bad as I had expected since Thee6Mafia are true hardcore hip-hop artists! The second song is really catchy!! The thirds song got a little repetitive and SE7EN “like ‘em girls”. Out of the three songs, I think the second one was the best!! The I’m just voicing my two cents, so visit http://sarang327.livejournal.com/ to listen for yourself!! If you don’t wanna spoil it, you can just wait for that official day to come!! I don’t even know it it’s legal to post these songs up…cuz it is equal to leaking the songs…oh well…
Pictures from the party ^^
Stay tuned cuz we will be reporting on the future preview parties, posting up new pictures and hopefully announce the official announcement of his debut and album soon!! Remember to support SE7EN…he has the chance to raise the successful rate of Asians breaking into the American artist!!
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In just hours, SE7EN will be hosting the White Day celebrations at Hiro Ballroom in NYC!! It is reported that he will be singing 3 songs from his new upcoming album!! It is also reported that producer Mark Shimmel, officials from JIVE Records, and BET are set to promote the YG prince in full force at tonight’s party!!
YG announced…
“American music officials are showing big interest on Se7en knowing that the best producers like Rich Harrison, Noize Trip and Dark Child participated in his album. Se7en is planned to hold an album preview party in 5 cities in the US and after the album contract has been finished, an album release party in Atlanta will take place,”
I hope they officially announce him as part of Jive Records soon!! Promotions for this album will not come to a stop after the party ends because YG has made some plans for the debut!! So fans don’t be too sad…because this boy is coming to a city near you….hopefully!! I think that the album preview parties will be held in the most obvious places such as NYC, LA, and Atlanta. Can anyone else think of where the other two parties might be held?! I’m thinking San Francisco and Vegas just cuz he was seen there for days not too long ago!! I am so excited for this album *fangirls* I can finally put the HMV gift card I’ve been keeping just for album..but it’s expiring in a month…oh no…the album better come out before it expires!!
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^ Lucky Se7en (Se7en’s Korean Offical fanclub)’s gift to YG Family! Nice ~ eh!?
On December 31st, at YG’s “2007 One Concert” finally Korean fans got to see their oppa on the stage after (according to fans) 10 months. I don’t want to even remember the last time he was in Korea .. or try to do my math to really figure out how many months it’s been .. that’s cuz we got under attack on our report on his last concert in Korea, cuz I said I didn’t like his hair and pointed out too many empty seats!!! B(OOOOOOOOO)!
There is a report that he has discontinued all his activities in Japan & Korea in 2008 to focus on his American debut. Also news having it that he will be working on his album until the first half of 2008 *yawn*
The way it goes by the time he comes back to Korea …
It’s time for him to serve the military~!!!
I didn’t see much on the Concert’s after math …
All is out there, are bunch of fancams …
Here are the main points of the night from fan accounts from the Korean cafes:
-1tym did the opening, se7en was the 2nd performer
-Se7en sang:
can u feel me , girlfriend, han bon tna han bon, love story, nan arayo, honey i know
[Fancam] Se7en – Dance & Passion YG ONE concert
-later on he sang la la la and also the la la la remix
[Fancam] Se7en – LaLaLa YG One Concert
-He did a JYP parody which consisted of honey and the moment u left me
-He wore the same clothes as JYP did when u sang the moment u left me
(apparently it was really funny)
-He also sang a duet with gummy (called “I’m Your Angel”)
[FANCAM] Se7en & Gummy – I’m Your Angel
What you think of his English?!
-The 3rd time he came out, he said that he went a bit crazy doing the JYP parody and that since he’s debuting in the US soon, he told fans not to upload the videos because it’ll go on youtube (?)
GOES ON YOUTUBE? So what???
It will effect his MANLY soon-to-debut-in-US-image?
Is he calling JYP gay?! j/k LOL!
There is no Video on the parody we only got our hands on a FAN-Audio!
(Let’s use our imagination … ~!!!)
Se7en – JYP Parody [Audio]
-Then he sang wah joh and wah joh part 2 and went around the stage on heelys
[Fancam] Se7en – Come Back To Me pt 1 and 2 YG ONE concert
-The encore was “we are the champions” witht he whole YG family
-also he sang no woman no cry in place of skull since skull has gone into the army
[Fancam] YG Family – We Are The Champions
Bonus:2007 YG One Concert : Video from Prhyme
Se7en is reported that came back to US on Jan 2nd …
Before he left the country he made sure to resume the old lost cutie image~
tsk, tsk, we didn’t fall for it … CLICK FOR MORE PICTURES!
So the guy’s back to US, huh? …
According to his fans … NOW GO find WALDO!
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[As Se7en would say… It’s a ShenYuePop “Collabolation”! Some of you have been wondering if there was gonna be a post on this, so here you go! I was actually wondering about it too…so I decided to make one!! So here it is, brought to you by Michelle and sLaVe!]
As you can see, Big Bang is our featured artist of the month! If you’re not into them cuz their music isn’t your type of music, then that’s ok, but giving them a try wouldn’t hurt, cause they’re a pretty awesome group of guys!! If you guys don’t know who they are, here’s a little background info!! Big Bang consists of five guys and is under the management of YG Entertainment. I know that SE7EN and Wheesung had helped train these boys.
Theses dongsengs have hidden talent finally being discovered by the rest of Korea, has many hidden talents. New fans may not know, but all of them beat box! Even Seung Ri, like SO-1, almost didn’t make it – he was shy on stage and he would mess up during dances – but through hard work and re-auditioning, he made it (but now, he’s the one helping in choreography!)! If you watch their pre-debut documentary, you’ll know more about it. Could you imagine what it would be like without Seung Ri? Furthermore, SO-1 making it with the rest of the gang?! SUPER NOVA will actually have a real reason to be a band. [joke explanation: honestly, I see no point in SUPER NOVA. They aren’t that great to me, and who are they competing against?]
Now on to the goods! BIG BANG’s mini album (number two if you haven’t kept count) was released on 2007/11/22. Titled ‘HOT ISSUE’.
To listen to the hot songs and other featured videos, check out >>BB Youtube Playlist for November<<.
Big Bang’s second concert has been planned to be on 2007/28, 29 and 30 by the title of “BIGBANG is GREAT.” And they will also be attending YG’s “One Concert” on the 31st (fans, go mark your calendars!!) SE7EN will be at this One Concert too!!
Big Bang is currently preparing for their Japanese debut. They will debut with an album consisting of English versions of their Korean songs and the infamous “How G” song! Their album will be called “For the World” and is expected to be released on 2008/1/04. 2008 is when the Korean Wave is forecasted to hit again. This time storming over Japan, China, the U.S., and maybe even Europe! Big Bang will now take part~ So you’re for sure gonna hear from them again! [LOL sLaVe’s lil sis: their title for your next post is gonna be something cheesy like "We back, Yo!"]
On the YT list, you will find:
- A hot performance of them with WONDER GIRLS on 2007/11/10; TOP’s first day as a host on MBC MUSIC CORE. They performed one of my favorite INTROS, “Victory” – also Seung Ri’s nickname.
- One of TOP’s acting clips from his drama “I AM SAM/I’M SAM”, where he plays a student. It’s romance comedy about young teachers and students. [Sorry for half assign this synopsis, but I haven’t watched it and wiki is not giving much info at all!]
- A performance of BIG BANG’s version of ‘OAO’. Other than G-Dragon writing for Big Bang (as you can see, he also wrote THIS upcoming mini album) but he writes for other artists! He wrote another YG group’s song. MooGaDang’s ‘OAO (SHAKE YO BOOTY)’. But instead of BB singing it, it was decided that since MooGaDang was new, it’s a better fit for them.
- A fan made MV (using Rain and Omarion’s ‘MAN UP’). It features DaeSung’s abs. And the others too, hehe
- Lastly, a present (and more like a reason to bring this preview in, haha)! LIVE, and English subbed! And for a preview of >>Entertainment Battle<< PT.2…Did you know another awesome YG artists is the girl that starts off Big Bang’s famous song, LIES (Koh Ji Mal)? She is the girl in the beginning saying “hello? hello?”.
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Okay guys, well you know about the most famous contenders in this battle. Each entertainment company has their own special weapon in this game, and they usually are up against their same rival all the time. And if you still don’t catch my drift, I’m talking about Rain and Se7en.
But as long as they have been fighting each other in spotlight and comparison, the battle is finally dying out. And you know for damn sure who I think won *coughSe7encough* that one. Why is it over? Well Rain is trying to get the spotlight without his man JYP – and the only response he is getting is laughs instead of cheers (well from his antifans who proved themselves right at least!). Then our boy Se7en is trying to hit it big in America. Well, at least someone is getting somewhere!
Anyway, now it’s time for the FEMALES to get it on. That’s right, I’m talking about another YG VS. JYP battle!
Now on the YG corner, we have Kim Ji Eun (mostly known as just Ji Eun), the girl with the voice that all the YG boys seem to be diggin’. She’s been featured countless times with BIG BANG and her solo album did quite well even though she was new. She was a trainee for YG for years before debuting. Sort of like our star girl Park Bom (who was said to leave YG for SONY BMG, so I hear) :[ *tear* who worked hard to get noticed, and their voice showed it.
Kim Ji Eun’s latest, ‘Tell me Just Once‘ that feat. Park Bom (as the actress). Now sported with a new hair cut!
I first saw her when she was on radio shows with KARA all the time, and when I watched the whole episode, I noticed that her English was WOW, I thought she was from America. And her voice?! My goodness, it was almost as powerful as the original but she had her own voice/tone to it.
As of now, she is performing this in many music stages and radio stages. What a pretty song and pretty voice!
And in the JYP corner, we have J.Lim (a.k.a. Lee Jung Hee/Lee Jeong Hee) who was born in 1981/5/17. First recognized as Korea’s number one street performer then Korea’s Alicia Keys (and in a way looks like her when J. Lim still had corn rows. And damn Alicia is TALENTED), it seems like things are going good for her!
Like our lost girl MIN, J. Lim is also debuting in America! So she cut off her work in Korea… or so we thought… J. Lim has advertised herself quite big recently for her new album ‘Before I go, J-Lim’, which came out on 2007/10/08. It too has been accepted quite well.
She recently collaborated with Big Boi for her Korean album and did a come back performance! Her MV also featured Big Boi and JY Park.
Special Live with Baek Ji Young.
Also, check out >>J. Lim’s official American MySpace<<
Most surprisingly, the reason why Rain improved his ballad singing is thanks to her. She was his vocal trainer. >>English subbed performance of them singing together<<
And guess who is number FIVE in the Korean charts? Her comeback single,
Crazy for Love” with American rapper, Big Boi, is still in the top ten. Congratulations!
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What I like to know is, if Kim Ji Eun decided to go to America and launch a career like J.Lim, who do you think would make it voice wise? They both have nice personalities and are very pretty, but which do you think has a stronger voice? J.Lim plays her own instruments, but Kim Ji Eun writes some of her own lyrics too, like J.Lim. Can anyone say “Talent” please?
But look, they have sung the same English covers! Who does it best?
KJE “Love”
LJH “Love”
And if you want more of their English singing skills, check out ShenYuePop’s YouTube playlist: >>Ent. Battle PT. 1<<
[Click ‘Play All Videos’ on the right for the videos to automatically play and show a playlist to choose from
Note : The majority of these songs are in English. There are only a three or so Korean videos. Please check out their other Korean songs if you want to get a better glance at their talent. If you are too lazy, but already interested, please email me at uhohspaghettios346@yahoo.com for recommendations]
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