On December 16, 2NE1’s CL was interviewed by BBC News, reflecting once again the massive amount of attention the group has been receiving lately. The group’s leader appeared in an exclusive interview with BBC’s Singapore-based reporter and talked about the group’s success and the significance of winning the recent MTV Iggy “Best New Band of the Year” award.
Category: Music
YouTube Launches Exclusive K-Pop Channel
YouTube has launched a separate K-Pop music channel, reflecting the growing presence of K-Pop in the global music scene. This is the first time YouTube has opened a music channel fully dedicated to a single country’s music, as the channels created so far have been based on musical genres, such as “Alternative,” “Electronic,” “R&B,” or “Jazz.”
Four "We Got Married" Couples to Host Star-Studded MBC Year-End Music Fest
Four “We Got Married” couples are tapped to host MBC’s year-end music festival. Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Kang So Ra, Lee Jang Woo and T-ara’s Eunjung, 2PM’s Nichkhun and f(x)’s Victoria, and 2AM’s Jo Kwon and Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga In are announced to take on emcee duties for the “2011 MBC Gayo Daejun.”
SNSD Reveals Music Video for Korean Version of "Mr. Taxi"
SM Entertainment has unleashed the music video for the Korean version of SNSD’s Mr. Taxi through their official YouTube account. The video is a live version of Mr. Taxi recorded when SNSD held part of their 2011 tour in Seoul.
Mnet M! Countdown 12.15.11
“Trouble Maker” from the HyunA-JS duo takes “Song of the Week” in a three-way battle with IU and T-ara. Today’s show had competitions for fun, dubbed “M Countdown Awards” in between the performances as a live show event.
After School Reveals Teaser for "Rambling Girl"
After School will be beginning 2012 in Japan with a bang! The group will be releasing a new single this coming January and to anticipate this, they have revealed a teaser to their new track “Rambling Girl.”
G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s "I Cheated" Chosen As #1 Variety Show Song
Big Bang’s leader G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s “I Cheated” has been chosen by Netizens as the #1 variety show song. According to Monkey3 on December 15, the website ran a “What was the best variety show song in 2011?” survey. GG’s (Park Myung Soo and G-Dragon’s team name) “I Cheated” received 27% of the votes and came in first. The song was created for the Infinity Challenge episode where the members of Infinity Challenge teamed up with a singer/producer to make a song.
Wonder Girls: “Popularity is Fleeting. We Don’t Regret Going to U.S.”
On December 15, the Wonder Girls appeared on YTN’s “News & Issue” and talked about their popularity, competition, and music. The show asked why the girls decided to move to the U.S. when they were already enjoying so much success in Korea. “A lot of people think that way, but popularity can be such a fleeting thing. At some point you eventually lose it. If you insist on holding on to it, and give up on the career path that you long dreamed of—wouldn’t you regret it more that way? There are a lot of things I learned from the U.S. promotions. We’ll probably never enjoy the same level of success as back then (in Korea), I don’t believe we lost anything and I don’t regret moving to U.S.,” Ye Eun said.
Bang Yong Guk & Zelo Release Making Film of “Never Give Up” MV
BANG & ZELO has just released a making film of their latest music video for “Never Give Up.” In the video, Bang Yong Guk and Zelo show a more personal side of them and some interesting BTS moments while filming the video.
A Pink Releases BTS Recording Video of "My My"
A Cube Entertainment released A Pink’s behind the scenes video for the recording of their latest song "My My."