T-ara is off to a fantastic start with their debut in Japan, as they’ve pulled off the feat of topping the Oricon single daily chart on the actual day of their release of "Bo Peep Bo Peep!" On September 28, the girls released their debut Japanese single, which sold 20,068 copies within the first day. If the girls continue this momentum, they could be well on their way to breaking the records set by some of their fellow girl groups.
Category: Music
DBSK’s "TONE" Tops Oricon Daily Albums Chart
DBSK’s highly-anticipated new album, "TONE", which was just released today, September 28, is number one on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart, selling well-over a hundred thousand copies. In its first day of sales alone, "TONE" has sold exactly 105,484 copies, outselling the #2-ranked album by over 80,000 copies. The album had already taken the top two spots on HMV’s pre-order chart prior to release.
JYJ to Release "Penzal Q Song"
The musical score for song, entitled "Penzal Q Song", was recently revealed on Penzal Q’s official facebook page. According to a representative of Jong Keun Dang, the company that manufactures Penzal Q, "The advertising music of Penzal Q has been fitted to JYJ. Musical director Kwon Kyu Jin and the talent in the popular music and drama music industry Zeenan (Jung Jin Hwan) collaborated (for this song)."
Kim Hyun Joong to Release Second Mini-Album "Lucky"
Following the success of his solo debut, SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong will be making another come back this year with his second mini-album, "Lucky." Officials of Key East Entertainment recently updated his homepage with new information regarding its release.
SHINee Releases Second Teaser For Japanese Version of "Lucifer"
SHINee has released the second teaser for the Japanese version of “Lucifer.” Uploaded on EMI Music Japan’s official YouTube channel, the teaser is the second one released of SHINee’s upcoming third Japanese single, “Lucifer.”
Kan Mi Yeon Releases Comeback MV "I Won’t Meet You"
After stunning fans with two impressive singles, "Going Crazy," and "Paparazzi," soloist Kan Mi Yeon is back with her second mini-album, "I Won’t Meet You."
SBS “K-Pop Star” Wants You to Join Super Junior’s Flash Mob Event
SBS “K-Pop Star,” the upcoming idol audition program, will hold a flash mob event during Super Junior’s performance at the first recording of the show. Super Junior is scheduled to perform “Sorry Sorry” on Oct. 2 during the filming, and the producers of the show have organized a mini event for the fans to dance together with the popular idol group. They are taking applications until Sept. 29 12:00AM KST, so hurry up and make sure you join the party!
Wheesung to Release New Album in October
On Sept. 27, Wheesung wrote a message on his fan cafe indicating his new album will be released in October. Wheesung said, “Now as the new album’s release is approaching, I’m busy filming the music video for the single. I’m putting in all of my heart into this MV and I hope the video will be able to capture it. It took some time for the album to come to completion, but it was all because we wanted to come up with a better album. I hope you guys will understand for the delay."
2PM Fever in Indonesia Continue as High-Priced Concert Tickets Sell Out
2PM will be traveling around Asia performing for their first Asia Tour concert. On the 25th, Indonesian newspaper, Jakarta Post, reported that all 3000 seats for 2PM’s first Indonesian concert were all sold-out during the first round of ticket sales. The second round of ticket sales will be held online, with 2000 tickets remaining.
ZIA’s "The Way I Am" MV Teaser with T-ara’s Eunjung and Lee Jang Woo Released
Loen Entertainment released the official music video teaser for ZIA’s "The Way I Am" featuring Lee Jang Woo and T-ara’s Eunjung. Eunjung and Lee Jang Woo, one of MBC’s current "We Got Married" couples appear in the music video as a happy couple in love.