On April 28th, SS501’s Kim Hyung Jun shared a family photo of himself with younger brother Ki Bumas they celebrate their mother’s birthday.
He tweeted, “My mother, the woman I love and respect, and someone who deserves more than a lifetime’s worth of filial acts. Today is the day you receive blessings. Happy birthday. Please always be healthy, and by my side, I’ll always make you happy. I love you.”
Fans commented, “Your mother is so beautiful,” “Such handsome brothers”, and “She must be so happy.”
Fans were delighted that f(x) got to perform their full song, “Gangsta Boy” for their comeback stage onM! Countdown on April 29th, and it has generated much interest ever since.
Following the performance, a dance rehearsal video of f(x) rehearsing the dance in their SM Entertainment dance studio has been released on the internet, and it was also revealed that it had been cheoreographed by one of SM’s favourite dance cheoreographers, Rino Nakasone.
On April 29th, Super Junior-M released a repackaged album for “Too Perfect” featuring a CD+DVD version both in Korea and Taiwan.
This repackaged album features a re-arrangement of a famous Taiwanese folk song, “西風的話“, into an a cappella version by composer Kenzie. The song features the vocals of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, andZhoumi. Fans purchasing the album in Taiwan and China can also look forward to the Korean version of “Too Perfect” to be included as well.
The accompanying DVD features jacket album photos, music video film sets, and Korean and Chinese versions of their “Too Perfect” music video.
KARA’s Jiyoung and Hara must have went tanning together, as they were recently spotted together through an uploaded photo by netizens on an internet community board.
In loose fitting sweatshirts, the girls are looking as affectionate as ever together and can be seen posing with victory signs. With added news of the girls finally resolving their disputes yesterday, the picture is only sweeter to fans that have been patiently waiting for their return.
Netizens said, “So glad I can see those cuties like this”, “Smiling so brightly”, and “They look happy.”
X-5′s Jin has been diagnosed with reflux esophagitis.
On April 27th, Jin revealed that he had been experiencing indigestion and nausea, prompting his agency to take him to the hospital for a test. The idol was diagnosed with reflux esophagitis, “a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus.”
Representatives of Open World Entertainment stated, “He had similar symptoms before his debut, so he underwent an endoscope examination. There weren’t any problems at the time, but we feel that the stress he’s been receiving since his debut has caused him to skip meals. We noticed that he vomited what he did eat, so he was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with reflux esophagitis and gastritis.”
They continued, “He’ll be receiving treatments and will be on medication for about a month. We’ll check his condition after then.”
Singer G.NA made her fans happy with an adorable tweet recently. She posted a photo of herself wearing a cute t-shirt with a yellow character saying “hug me.”
She tweeted, “HUG ME! lol Shirt is sooo cute! Ke.”
Fans noticed her smiling eyes and trademark expression.
They commented, “G.NA is as cute as the shirt,” “I’ll hug you~,” and “Your normal picture is really different from when you’re on television?”
G.NA, who is currently in Los Angeles, awaiting the 2011 Korean Music Festival – Hollywood Bowlthis weekend, also tweeted, “@ THE GROVE IN L.A! The weather is even amazin at nite!=] ahh shoppin .. Lovin it.. But tired lol Time to eat now!
After melting the hearts of fans with their unique webtoons marketing style, WM Entertainment’s newest boyband, ‘B1A4‘, has finally made their debut on today’s episode of “Music Bank“!
Their unique name is an abbreviation of ‘Be the one, All for one’, and also stands for Baro being type B blood, while Jinyoung, CNU, Sandeul, and Gongchan being type A.
Their title track, “OK“, is an electronic track using rock as its base to feature the powerful and refreshing vocals of B1A4. With a catchy hook like, “Everything’s OK as long as I have you”, and an addictive melody to boot, the group seems to have what it takes work their way up to ‘becoming the ultimate’.
After a long hiatus, the After School girls are back on KBS’s Music Bank with a brand new round of promotions after releasing their first album, “Virgin” earlier this week.
Decked out with a lovelier and more feminine concept, the girls have filled the album to the brim with songs that hold motivating themes like confidence and individuality. It’s been a long year since their last “Bang!” release, so the girls have set out to make this comeback particularly special.
Their title track, “Shampoo”, was written by poet Won Tae Yeon (of Secret Garden’s “That Man“) and composed by Japanese producer, Daishi Dance.
With a subtle piano melody and an emphasis on the emotions behind the lyrics, the song seamlessly weaves in and out of After School’s beautiful vocals and powerful rapping.
Check out their comeback stage, which also includes “Let’s Step Up“.
There was a slight mishap during their “Let’s Step Up” performance which had been pre-recorded. Part of the stage collasped when it was Kahi’s solo, leaving the other members shocked. Although the stage was made of tempered glass, it managed to crack under Kahi’s strong tapping. But in the end, nothing major happened and they were able to complete the recording.
Having achieved great success with their recent album “First Step“, the CNBLUE boys have returned with a special performance of “Love Girl” for this week’s episode of “Music Bank“!
“Love Girl” in particular was re-arranged as an acoustic version, different from the original included in “First Step”. The song flawlessly managed to carry the same bright and upbeat rhythm into a smooth finish that only an acoustic cover can give.
FNC Music stated, “Since the boys have received so much love to the point of earning double and triple crowns, we have decided to produce a new album as a way of saying thanks to our fans. With three tracks that were originally only released in Japan and plenty of photos of the members, we hope that it will become a great present for our fans.”
So check out their “Love Girl” stage on Music Bank below.
YG Entertainment’s “YG ON AIR” went on air this April 29th where the first live performance of Park Bom’s ‘Don’t Cry’ was shown together with details of 2NE1’s impending comeback next month.
”YG ON AIR” is a collaboration with Korean portal site, Naver consisting of media content that YG Entertainment directly produces. YG had planned this for a long time as they had always wanted to break away from the frames of broadcast programs and create fun content based on their own ideas.
Besides seeing Park Bom perform acoustic versions of her digital singles, ‘Don’t Cry’ plus ‘You and I‘, there was also confirmation of 2NE1’s impending comeback by 2NE1 themselves during the show. Their new song, ‘Lonely‘ is scheduled to drop on May 12th.
Male trio JYJ has taken legal actions against AVEX, their management company in Japan with whomthey’ve been having trouble with, for interfering with their charity concert.
JYJ’s Korean management company, CJES Entertainment, has filed a lawsuit along with an official statement on their webpage, while AVEX was quick to respond with an official statement as well.
What caused the problem?
To start off, AVEX suspended their contract with JYJ last September. The group, while not legally allowed to perform in Japan without AVEX’s permission, was planning on a charity concert to help the victims of recent Tohoku earthquake. Then AVEX stepped in and pressured them to cancel the show.
CJES asked Tokyo regional court for provisional disposition regarding disruption of performance, meaning that they are asking the court to step in and stop AVEX from cancelling the concert. JYJ has expressed that they are determined to go ahead with the concert regardless of outside interventions.
Below is an official statement posted by CJES’s Mr. Baek Chang Joo on their Japanese webpage.
“We thank you for showing us your continued support last year with JYJ’s world wide album and promotion, despite the fact that our contract with AVEX was suspended and we could not promote in Japan. When Japan was in sorrow after an earthquake hit eastern Japan, JYJ grieved with you as if we were a member of your family. We planned a charity concert in order to help Japan’s recovery and to show gratitude for your love.
Although we started out with a good intent, there have been external pressure against us, such as concert hall bookings being cancelled. We are sorry to worry our fans who have already purchased the tickets for the show and are waiting patiently.
While we thought about cancelling the concert as we might not be able to put on our best performance for our Japanese fans who have been waiting so long for JYJ’s performance, we have decided to keep the promise we made with our fans who waited in patience. We are pressing on.
We would like our Japanese fans to understand this concert, not just as a one time event, but as the starting signal for JYJ’s Japanese promotion. Our stage might be a bit lacking, but please have faith in our sincereness and continue showing us your support.
JYJ will not bend to such pressures in future and will visit wherever we can to perform for our Japanese fans. I too, will personally wage my everything, in order for JYJ to play their music and share their stories with our Japanese fans to thank for your support. Japanese fans of JYJ, please continue your support for us as you have done all along. We can, because there is faith.”
AVEX quickly posted their side of the story on their official webpage, arguing,
“The charity concert was planned without the consent of our organization which owns all rights to management of JYJ within Japan. We have reacted in fair and reasonable ways to this invasion of our rights.” They went on to claim, “We have been receiving complaints from anti-social groups, and members of our board have been receiving threats.”
An inside source familiar with the concert was quoted saying,
“AVEX claims that they have the rights, but they suspended the contract one-sidedly. They continue making profits off of JYJ through DVD sales and such but really, they’re stopping JYJ from performing in Japan. Contract with AVEX was something completely unrelated to the one withSM Entertainment, and they’re interrupting JYJ’s promotion at the same time that JYJ is taking legal actions to void their contract with SM. I do not think this is fair.”
