Lyn’s newest song, "To Turn Back Hands of Time," was ranked #1 on US Billboard K-pop chart for two weeks in a row. "To Turn Back Hands of Time" was released on January 17. The song is a featured soundtrack from KBS drama "the Moon that Embraces the Sun." The song first topped Billboard K-Pop chart on the first week of February, forcing T-ara’s "Lovey Dovey" to step down from the throne.
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Girls’ Generation Seohyun Gives Preview of New Duet Track with Yoon Gun
Earlier today, we reported that Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun and R&B singer Yoon Gun will be coming out with a new duet single, “Don’t Say No.” The song will be released on February 13 at midnight.
FT Island’s Impressive Sales Require More Copies to be Produced
FT Island’s newest album, sold out in the span of ten days. First released on January 31, the fourth mini album, “Grown Up," had much success. Since it was made available to the public, the album sold like hot cakes. By February 9, the album had sold a total of five million copies thus far.
2AM’s "Never Let You Go" is Ranked #1 on Japan’s Air-Play Charts
Within a month of being released, 2AM’s Japanese debut single has been rising to the top of the Japan Air-Play Charts. The Japanese Research Institute revealed that, over the past month, the single had been steadily climbing the charts. A representative for the institute explained, “2AM’s debut single ‘Never Let You Go’s total amount of Air-Play for the month of January managed to propel the title song to the top of the charts” he announced.
Girls’ Generation Meets Su Pearls "You Are Better Than Us"
SBS “K-Pop Star” Su Pearls met Girls’ Generation and received praise. The members of Su Pearls (Michelle Lee, Park Ji Min, Lee Seung Joo, and Lee Jung Mi) received training from SM Entertainment for SBS “K-Pop Star” and were visited by Girls’ Generation. The Girls’ Generation praised Su Pearl’s “The Boys” Performance.
Yoon Gun and Girls’ Generation Seohyun to Release Duet Single "Don’t Say No" on February 13
As we reported earlier, on February 9 Yoon Gun had alluded to working with Girls’ Generation Seohyun for his upcoming single with a tweet, “I included a pure and clear ringing voice of a young lady.” The tweet was accompanied by a picture of a sweet potato. SM Entertainment’s official Facebook page also had a mysterious photo. Well, it appears that the two have worked together for Yoon Gun’s digital single “Don’t Say No,” which will be released on February 13, 2011 at 12am. (On Korean music websites such as Melon, Soribada, Bugs, and Naver Music)
Kara’s First Exclusive Concert Coming Up
Kara spoke a few words about their upcoming exclusive concert “Karasia.” Karasia will start off with a concert at Seoul’s Olympic Park Gymnastic Stadium from February 18-19. It is the first time Kara is having an exclusive concert since their debut which was in 2007. Kara stated, “It is not like we did not want to have a concert. We kept thinking that we still needed to improve, and suddenly time just kept passing by. During that period we had a lot of hit songs that could represent Kara. We believe that the exclusive concert will give us a chance to show different sides of Kara through the stage and performances.”
EXID Reveals Debut Teaser and BTS Videos
After the members of new girl group EXID were revealed yesterday, several teaser videos have been released today.
Se7en Gives Tour of YG’s Headquarters
Se7en gave a brief tour of YG Entertainment’s headquarters during the February 9 episode of SBS “One Night of TV Entertainment.” YGE’s office building has sparked quite an interest recently after photos of all the agency buildings were posted on an online community board.
IU Releases MV for “Last Fantasy”
On February 10, IU released the music video for “Last Fantasy” from her second album. The music video shows footage of her “IU JAPAN PREMIUM SPECIAL LIVE” showcase and clips of her traveling the streets of Tokyo. The showcase took place on January 24 at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo to publicize her Japanese debut.