SNSD broke 1 million album sales! As we reported earlier on January 10, Kara and SNSD were both in the race of reaching a million album sales first. (On January 9 Kara’s “Super Girl” reached 586,400 albums while SNSD’s “Girls’ Generation” had 734,800 albums sold.) According to Japanese Asahi News on January 11, “The Girls’ Generation album that was released on June 1, 2011 has reached 1 million album sales as of today.”
Category: Music
Wonder Girls Looking Fierce For "The DJ Is Mine" MV
Earlier this week, JYP Entertainment announced that the Wonder Girls official American debut was imminent by revealing the teaser for their title song "The DJ Is Mine" which will be featured on their Teen Nick movie "The Wonder Girls" original soundtrack.
[Exclusive] Legendary Composer Yoon Il Sang’s Interview
Not a lot of people are aware of producer Yoon Il Sang and his legendary work of art. He’s the mastermind behind some of the greatest K-Pop classics, including Kim Bum Soo’s “I’m Missing You” and Lee Eun Mi’s “I Have a Lover,” and has worked with countless musicians over his illustrious 21 year career. As the founder of NEGANETWORK and producer of the Brown Eyed Girls, Yoon Il Sang has built his own music empire through the years, and now holds the copyright to more than 700 songs, which is arguably the highest among any K-Pop producer.
Rainbow Pixie Unleashes Music Video for “Hoi Hoi”
After teasing us with pictures and videos over the last few days, Rainbow’s new unit group, Rainbow Pixie, has finally unveiled the full music video for “Hoi Hoi.”
T-ara Unveils Zombie Version of "Lovey Dovey"
T-ara continues to make waves with their promotions for “Lovey Dovey!” Days after releasing the drama version of the track and a BTS video of the zombie version, the group has unveiled the full music video of the zombie version of “Lovey Dovey.”
BEG’s Narsha Plays Comic Role in Sunny Hill’s Teaser Video for “In Praise of the Grasshopper”
On January 11, Sunny Hill released the teaser video for their new single, “In Praise of the Grasshopper.” In the amusing video, Brown Eyed Girls’ Narsha plays a comic role as the Queen Ant. Talking in a helium voice, Narsha first rewards Jang Hyun ant for his hard work, but turns around the scolds Mi Sung, Seung Ah, and Kota for their lackluster work. At the end she warns Juby the grasshopper to work harder.
Winners Announced for 26th Golden Disk Awards (1st Day)
On January 11, the 26th “Golden Disk Awards” was held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. On today’s show, hosted by Super Junior’s Lee Teuk and Kara’s Park Gyuri, only the winners of the physical album awards were announced, as the winners for the digital sales category will be awarded at tomorrow’s event.
Lee Teuk Vows to Buy All ELFs Green Tea for Winning Golden Disk Award
Lee Teuk may have just made a very tough promise to keep. At the “26th GOLDEN DISK AWARDS” held in Osaka, Japan, Lee Teuk was asked to say a promise he would keep with the fans if Super Junior won the “Most Popular Award.”
SM Entertainment Discusses 2012 Plans
SM Entertainment is one of the top enterprises at the forefront of the Hallyu Wave. With their reputation, the company won’t be satisfied with just producing albums. The agency intends on distributing their brand all across Asia. SM hopes to breakthrough into the Chinese market with their latest project, EXO-M, their new boy group, which will be debuting soon in China. With the release of EXO-M in China, SME aims to dominate the Chinese Market, which is something that hasn’t really been fully pursued by any other company until now.
The Only Place to Purchase GD & T.O.P’s Japanese Debut Album "Oh Yeah"
According to YG Entertainment, “Oh Yeah” was supposed to be released in Japan last November, but due to a series of scandals involving Big Bang, they postponed the release indefinitely. YG Entertainment told Star News, “The album is out but we have no plans for GD & T.O.P’s promotional activities in Japan. Since it’s the 15th anniversary concert, we’ve decided to release a limited edition album just for the fans that have shown us so much love over the years.”