Jay Park’s first regular album "New Breed" ranked #4 on U.S. Billboard World Albums chart. This is Jay Park’s second appearance on the World Albums chart following last year’s entry with his mini-album, "Take A Deeper Look." "New Breed" also made its debut on the Heatseekers Albums chart at 16th place, garnering much attention from music fans all over the world.
Category: Music
Girl Group JQT Disbands
The girl group JQT had gained interest because of their upcoming U.S. debut. They worked with American producer Melvin Brown and had already recorded two dance tracks and one ballad track. Besides Melvin Brown, JQT worked with the producing team Ray & Renny. However, on December 2011 the contracts of all the members with their agency GP Entertainment had expired. GP entertainment stated, “The members of JQT did not want to renew their contracts with GP Entertainment. That is why we have decided to disband JQT.”
2PM’s Thailand Concert a Success
2PM wrapped up a successful Thailand concert. First 2PM left for Thailand on February 16. On February 17 2PM held a “High Five” event with nearly 3000 fans. Also, on the same day during a press conference 2PM stated that they would be donating some of the proceeds from the concert towards “Red Cross Thailand.”
Kara’s Nicole Performs for "KARASIA" Through an Ankle Injury
Despite having an ankle injury Nicole still performed for the KARASIA concert. For the exclusive concert on February 19, Nicole got rid of the cast on her leg, taped it up, and went on stage to perform. During the first day of “KARASIA” and her single performance she hurt her ankle while leaving through a lift. After she got hurt, she did limp a little during performances but she still finished the concert. Afterwards in the prep room, she received acupuncture for her injury.
Drunken Tiger Gets a Reply from Oprah on Twitter
Hip Hop singer Drunken Tiger who was mentioned by Oprah Winfrey herself on Twitter couldn’t contain his excitement as was later shown by his tweets. On February 19, he tweeted, "I received a reply from Oprah Ajumeonni. Yahoo! I’m so going to be loved by Mirae now! Ya~hoo!"
Big Bang Unleashes "Seungri’s Talk" Video Interview
The “Seungri Talk Interview” was released on February 20. Big Bang’s Seungri stated “I was afraid. I thought ‘what if we can’t come out again.’ I had those thoughts, but those thoughts I think made us and me stronger.”
Block B’s Controversial Behaviour in Thailand Outrages 2PM Members
Recently Block B had an interview on a television show in Thailand. In the interview, Block B showed a careless attitude during the interval of questions, in which you can see the members playing and goofing around and even laying down over the table during the televisive interview. The situation got worse when the interviewer asked their thoughts about the recent flood going on in Thailand. Member and leader Zico answered, "I know about it. I was pretending I didn’t but I do."
Miss A Reveals Full MV for "Touch"
miss A is back to make more music for fans! The group has finally revealed the full music video for their anticipated new single, “Touch.”
Jay Park Changes Choreography For "Know Your Name"
Jay Park’s choreography for his new song, "Know Your Name" has been a hot topic among fans and the public in general. While it is very sexy, many have claimed it to be "sexually suggestive," specifically his duet with a female dancer.
Upon the request of fans, Jay Park has changed his choreography. The changes for the choreography of "Know Your Name" were first revealed on February 17’s broadcast of KBS’s Music Bank.
SBS Inkigayo 02.19.12
Se7en takes the win for a second week in a row! Se7en’s performance today featured JYP, who collaborated on him with the song "When I Can’t Sing." K.Will had his comeback performance today and performed "I Hate Myself" and "I Need You."