News coming out of Korea reveals that Teen Top’s latest album was leaked prior to its release. Teen Top was scheduled to release their second mini-album “It’s” on January 5. Reportedly at around 8:00 PM KST on January 4, within just a few hours of the album’s official release, the contents were already made available to the public through illegal sharing sites.
Category: Music
MBLAQ Teaser for 4th Mini Album 100% Ver.
On January 5, 2012 MBLAQ’s concept image for the new album was released. The album concept image showed them being chic and full of confidence. In the picture the members nearly have shaved heads and have black clothes that give off a manly image. It almost seems as if the members are showing fans that they have supreme confidence in their new album.
2PM’s Nichkhun’s Proposal Picture Garners Attention
2PM’s Nichkhun has revealed his proposing style. On January 4, he tweeted a picture that revealed a well-dressed Nickhun clad in a suit and tie- holding several heart shaped balloons and a red (robotic-looking) teddy bear doll. He looks towards the camera with a smile on his face.
[MV] Dynamic Duo’s "Without You"
Dynamic Duo’s music video for its latest song "Without You" is out on Youtube! The song is from the sixth album "Digilog", which is the first anniversary album in two years since their debut a decade ago. The music video is the story of two friends who are in love with the same girl.
Chocolat Releases Photoshoot Sketch Clip for English Version of "I Like It"
Chocolat released the Photoshoot Sketch Clip for the English version of their song "I Like It." The song is the title track for Chocolat’s 1st mini-album "I Like It," which was released nearly three weeks ago on December 15. Surprisingly, the rookie group has not released an official music video for the original Korean version which they currently promoting.
MTV Style Picks 2NE1 as “Top 12 Girls to Watch in 2012”
MTV Style has named the “Top 12 Girls to Watch in 2012” and 2NE1 was the only K-Pop group to make it to the list! On January 2, MTV Style put together a top 12 list of “It” girls from around the world. They described 2NE1 as: “K-Pop has picked up an insane amount of steam domestically between Girls Generation and 2NE1, with both of their major stateside performances eliciting an inexplicably bananas amount of crowd support. We’re keeping our eyes glued on 2NE1 as the new year progresses, namely because of their bestie collab status with our beloved Jeremy Scott and their enviable collection of high-drama streetwear like JoyRich.”
NS Yoonji Releases "The Reason I Became A Witch" MV
Her first mini album "Neo Spirit" was also released today, January 5, in Korea. Along with the title track "The Reason I Became A Witch," other songs on the album include "How Could You Know," "Talk Talk Talk," "Shower" and "I Want To See You Again."
Lee Hyun Releases MV for "Because It’s You"
Lee Hyun released his full first solo album "The Healing Echo" on January 2. Previously, he had released solo mini albums in September 2009 and February 2011.
Jay Park Releases Dance Practice Video for "Up and Down" and "Star"
Both songs are from his latest album release “New Breed PART 1.” The full music video for "Star" was also released last week.
SNSD’s Maxi Single “The Boys” Introduced on Major U.S. Radio Station
SNSD’s maxi single, “The Boys,” was introduced as the first pick of the year on U.S.-based radio station, KIIS-FM. Featured in the weekly “JJ Music Monday” segment, KIIS-FM described the single as, “The new maxi single has 8 tracks and features remixes and features from big time artists including Snoop and Clinton Sparks.”