After the release of the teaser images for Big Bang’s T.O.P, Daesung, Seungri, Taeyang and G-Dragon, Big Bang plans to release "Blue," one of the six title tracks of their fifth mini album "Alive" before the album release. Yesterday, YG Life revealed a 30 seconds preview of G-Dragon’s interview, a few minutes after the release of his teaser image.
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Big Bang Unveils “Daesung’s Talk” Video Interview
Just moments ago, Big Bang’s official YouTube channel released a 30-second video of “Daesung’s Talk.” In the brief video, Daesung says, “Well, first of all, what I want to say is, we’re doing good. All five of us, while doing the music we want, we’re all doing good.” It’s just a short 30 second clip, but the seriousness and sincerity in his message truly touches upon the emotions of all the fans that have been waiting so long for his comeback.
K-Pop in Japanese Music Market Shows Steady Growth In Revenue
On February 16, Oricon released a revenue trends report regarding K-Pop artists’ music softwares and their sales. According to this report, the total revenue of Japanese music market has been steadily decreasing in past five years, but K-Pop artists’ Japanese music software sales has skyrocketed, reaching 24.4 Billion Yen in revenue.
B.A.P. to Hold First Fan Meeting This Weekend
The macho debut of rookie group BAP has since skyrocketed the idols to instant stardom. In commemoration of the group’s debut album, “Warrior,” being released BAP is scheduled to hold their first fan signing event. The event is set to take place on February 19 at Time Square in Seoul. A circular stage is said to be set-up and the group will be available to sign autographs for fans. The group’s album “Warrior” was originally released on January 26, since then the group has sold close to a million copies as they have managed to rank on various real-time charts.
Wonder Girls Nominated in New Favorite Asian Act Category for Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award 2012
Nickelodeon announced today on February 17, the nominees for the milestone 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards. The Choice Awards is helmed by international superstar Will Smith and will be airing live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m .
KBS "Music Bank" – Feb. 17, 2012
Tonight’s performances were from FT Island, Jay Park, K.Will, Davichi, Teen Top, Miryo, Brian Joo, Sweet Sorrow, Dal Shabet, Nine Muses, Block B, NS Yoon Ji, M.Street, Chocolat, LED Apple, B.A.P, Wink, Stellar, X-5, SPEED, J.Cera, Fat Cat, Chaos, SPICA and Ailee.
Jay Park’s Sexy Dance in "Know Your Name" Too Sexy?
On February 16, Jay Park made a big come back on Mnet "M! Countdown." Many fans and viewers were impressed by his powerful and sexy performance, but a few pointed out that a part of the choreography was too sexual.
Se7en and Park Jin Young to Perform Live Together on SBS “Inkigayo”
JYP Entertainment’s founder and head, Park Jin Young, will join Se7en for his performance of “When I Can’t Sing” on this week’s SBS “Inkigayo.” This will be their first joint performance of the song that was written and produced by JYP himself.
EXO’s Teaser No. 18 Featuring Kai
SM Entertainment continues to tease fans with another short clip of its newest boy group EXO. The eighteenth teaser features KAI dancing to EXO’s “Emergency.” By covering his face with a cap, the viewers’ eyes are naturally drawn to Kai’s fancy dance moves.
YG "Big Bang Is Stronger Now"
Big Bang will release their fifth mini album on February 29. It has been nearly a year since their comeback. Also, the comeback is more significant because of G-Dragon and Daesung’s incidents last year. YG recently stated about Big Bang’s comeback “Last year was the worst year. I had been with the members since they were 13 years old. It was also hard for me to take the news.