2NE1 will finally release their very first Japanese album on February 28. According to Oricon, 2NE1’s first Japanese album would be in the format of "Best Album," where it contains 2NE1’s original Japanese songs as well as the Japanese version of their Korean songs such as "Fire" and "I don’t care." Along with the album, 2NE1 will also release a DVD featuring various kinds of 2NE1’s music videos that has been released so far. Further detail is yet to be specified.
Category: Music
Miryo’s “Dirty” Banned for Lyrics Containing “Cross-Eyed”
Miryo’s solo debut track, “Dirty,” has been ruled “inappropriate for broadcasting” by MBC and KBS, it was reported on February 3. According to local reports, the Brown Eyed Girls’ rapper received a notice from the two broadcasters for the lyrics of the song containing the word, “cross-eyed.” They said the word “cross-eyed” has negative connotations and could be perceived as a derogatory term for the disabled.
Police Called to Deal With Crowd at Teen Top Fan Signing Event
Teen Top’s popularity is responsible for paralyzing a shopping center in Gwangju. On February 1, a Teen Top fan meeting was scheduled at a music store in Chungjang-ro, Gwangju. The area became frozen due to the immense size of the crowds which gathered for the event. Prior to the signing, eager fans were lined up outside of the store hoping to get a glimpse of the Teen Top members. At the end of the event Teen Top had to remain inside the music shop for close to an hour due to the crowd that accumulated.
SNSD Reveals BTS Photos from NYC Fan Signing Event
As reported earlier, SNSD held a special fan meeting event in New York City on February 2. The event was held at the Best Buy store in Union Square, where SNSD also gave out free signed CDs of “The Boys.” Following the event, SNSD uploaded more than a dozen behind the scene shots from the event. The photos show thousands of fans pack the streets of New York, with black and white pictures of SNSD gladly signing autographs for the fans.
f(x)’s Victoria Plays with Whip Cream for Birthday
On February 2, f(x)’s Victoria celebrated her 25th birthday with a special photo for her fans. In the photo shared through her me2day, Victoria put on some whip cream on her nose, while holding a piece of cake, with the message, “I received all of your birthday wishes~Thank you^^.”
KBS "Music Bank" – Feb. 3, 2012
Teen Top’s "Going Crazy" is the K-Chart winner of February’s first Friday edition of KBS “Music Bank.” It beat’s MBLAQ’s "This Is War." Today’s performances are from MBLAQ, FT Island, Miryo featuring Narsha, Block B, Teen Top, Koyote, Brian Joo, Boyfriend, Sunny Hill, NS Yoon Ji, Buga Kingz, Dal Shabet, Fat Cat, Nine Muses, Im Joo Yeon, Byul Rak Bi, CHAOS, Park Hyun Bin, J. Cera, Chocolat, X-5, LED Apple, B.A.P., Shik Seu Bam and Yeon Ji Hoo.
BEG’s Miryo Releases Two BTS Videos for “Dirty”
Following the release of her first solo debut music video, “Dirty,” earlier this week, Miryo of the Brown Eyed Girls shared a couple of BTS videos from the MV filming set. In the videos, you get to see the secret behind the fire scene and the bodybuilder scene.
Will T-ara Start a Retro Trend with Roly Poly in Japan?
T-ara has had a great streak in Korea with the success of "Roly-Poly," "Cry Cry" and "Lovey Dovey." Now T-ara is temporarily putting an end to their music, drama, and variety entertainment schedule in Korea in order to soley focus on their Japanese career for a month.
Superstar K2 John Park Teaser Released
On February 2, Superstar K2’s John Park teased his debut on Mnet "M! Countdown." The 75-second-long teaser video presented many different images of John Park, from retro superstar to a nonchalantly guitar playing John. The release of this video and his official debut date was a big surprise. It grabbed the attention of many of his fans, as well as the music industry as a whole.
A Pink’s Oh Ha Young Graduates from Middle School
The youngest member of A Pink Oh Ha Young recently graduated from middle school! On February 3 at Seoul Yang Cheon Gu’s Shin Wol Middle School the graduation was held. A Pink’s agency A Cube Entertainment wrote on the official twitter, “Finally the youngest member Oh Ha Young has graduated from middle school. What do you think about Ha Young in a uniform?”