As reported earlier, Infinite live-streamed their encore concert, “Second Invasion – Evolution,” through their official YouTube channel on April 1. The live-stream included behind-the-scene footage as well as performances of the group, including five new tracks from their upcoming new album.
Category: Music
Big Bang and 2NE1 Are the Top Choice in France
Big Bang and 2NE1 were picked as the top two K-Pop artists in France, according to a survey run by the Paris branch of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). Big Bang received an overwhelming 49.9% of the total 3,775 votes while 2NE1 got a whopping 64.8% of the total responses from the survey titled, “Research of K-Pop’s Popularity in France and Consumer Habits of K-Pop Fans.”
EXO Debuting on April 8 in Korea and China
The highly anticipated new group EXO, from SM Entertainment, will have their debut stage both in Korea and in China on April 8. They will achieve that by having EXO-K perform on SBS "Inkigayo" while EXO-M performs at China’s "Music Festival" award ceremony.
4minute Reveals Comeback Teaser Image for “Volume Up”
On April 3, 4minute released the first teaser image for their comeback single, “Volume Up.” The teaser was revealed through the group’s official teaser site for “Volume Up,” the title track of 4minute’s third mini album.
CNBlue Was #1 in Album Sales Last Week of March According to "Hanteo Charts"
CNBlue has sold 53,155 copies of their new “Ear Fun” album from March 26 to April 1 according to “Hanteo Charts.” “Hanteo Charts” counts up the total amount of album sales. According to them, CNBlue is shown ahead of SHINee and Busker Busker for the last week of March.
"SM Town Live World Tour III" to Visit LA, Tokyo, Beijing, and Seoul, Starting Next Month
It has just been announced that "SM Town Live Would Tour III" will begin next month in Los Angeles on May 20. The venue will be at the Honda Center in Anaheim, and tickets will go on sale on April 5. Previously, SM Town live came to Los Angeles in 2010 and performed in the Staples Center. Since it has been quite a while since their last visit, fans can expect a whole new show.
DBSK’s Tokyo Dome Concert Tickets Gone in 30 Seconds, Scalps Go for $1,000 USD
It took only 30 seconds for DBSK to sell out tickets to its Tokyo Dome concert scheduled from April 14 to 16. According to local media Sports Chosun, tickets to the concert went on sale on April 1 at 10AM, but all 175,000 tickets sold out in a mere 30 seconds. In addition, DBSK’s Osaka concert, to be held from April 21 to 23, also saw all 109,431 of its tickets run out of stock in less than two minutes, showing DBSK’s unfailing popularity in Japan.
Eat Your Kimchi Reviews B1A4’s "Baby I’m Sorry"
BILASA (B1A4) had made their comeback to the K-Pop scene with a full album and released their music video for their title track "Baby I’m Sorry" on March 14.
2PM Finishes Successful Third “Hottest Party” Fan Meeting
As we reported earlier, 2PM held their third fan meet “2PM’s Hottest Party” on April 1. There were nearly 4,000 fans at the event! The fan meeting took place at the Grand Peace Palace in Kyunghee University. This event was on the heels of their successful Asia tour that went through Bangkok, Taiwan, Jakarta, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Shinhwa to Release “Thanks Edition” Album
Shinhwa announced its plan to release a “Thanks Edition” album, following the quick sell out of its special edition 10th regular album, “The Return.” The “Thanks Edition” will take pre-release orders starting from April 2.