Cube Entertainment’s New 7-Man Group to Debut in Early 2012

Cube Entertainment (BEAST, 4minute, and G.NA) will reveal their new boy group early in the year 2012. On December 26, Cube Entertainment gave out awards for their singers and also talked about the plans for next year. Cube Entertainment’s CEO Hong Seung Sung stated, “We are planning to debut a 7-man group either at the end of January or the middle of February. They are the ones who are currently mentored by Jo Kwan Woo on JTBC’s Sitcom ‘I Live in Cheong Dam Dong.’ Some of the singers on the show will actually debut as real singers.”

Next Cube Unit Group to Be Gayoon and Jiyoon

Fans still haven’t had enough of Cube Entertainment’s first unit group, Trouble Maker, but that won’t be stopping the company from rolling out even more music! On December 22, officials of Cube finally revealed the members for their next exciting unit project!

Soompi’s 2011 K-Pop Christmas Playlist

Ever wished for a mega K-Pop Christmas playlist? Soompi’s got you covered! Check out our 100 song playlist of original K-Pop winter and Christmas music. With songs ranging from 1993 to 2011, we’ve selected a fun, cozy, and jolly song list. Also check out our top 5 picks for Christmas songs from 2011!

Weekly Up & Down: 2NE1, SNSD, YongSeo, and ALi

K-Pop continued to make strides on a global scale last week as 2NE1 had their first performance in the U.S., while Cube Entertainment artists held the very first K-Pop concert on Latin American soil. SNSD announced details for their first U.S. single, and YouTube launched a K-Pop-only channel, which is the first page dedicated to the music industry of a certain country.

HyunA’s Vocal Trainer Reveals She Was "Always Sexy"

On 4minute’s HyunA in particular, trainer Go Yoon Hee touched on her sexy image. Every K-Pop fan already knows that HyunA’s walked a very fine line between her cute and sexy images since her debut. While on variety shows, she’s often seen showing off her adorable aegyo antics, she takes a 180 degree transformation on stage, where she’s seen strutting her sexiness like nobody’s business.

Troublemaker’s HyunA and Hyunseung Change Choreography After Harsh Criticisms

Earlier this week, we reported that 4minute’s HyunA and BEAST’s Hyunseung (a.k.a. unit group Troublemaker) had been severely criticized for their racy choreography to their song “Troublemaker” on SBS’s “Inkigayo.” Many of the viewers expressed their discomfort in seeing the excessive amounts of physical contact on a family-friendly music show.

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