Welcome back, Soompiers, to the sixth batch of "Songs Impossible to Listen to with a Straight Face Anymore Because of K-Pop." Today is a SNSD’s "Tell Me Your Wish/Genie" special. "Tell Me Your Wish" has been one of the most parodied songs during the past couple of years, and many of you have made suggestions of other celebrities and their unique rendition of the song. Enjoy.
Category: Music
SBS Inkigayo 07.31.11
miss A takes the win this week on Inkigayo with "Baby Good Bye". Performances today by: 2NE1, miss A, T-ara, MBLAQ, Hyuna, Infinite, After School Red, Homme, Teen Top, After School Blue, ZE:A, Teen Top, Mighty Mouth, Brave Girls, The Grace, NS YoonJi, Navi, Boyfriend
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2011 – July Week 5
T-Ara’s "Roly Poly" repeated as No. 1 with an even stronger score than last week.
DBSK Confirm New Japanese Album for September
Following the recent success of "Superstar", it has been confirmed that DBSK will release a new Japanese album on September 28th – their first as a duo.
Can Male Idols Get Away with More Than Female Idols?
It’s no surprise to those who know about the Korean culture that there is a strict separation in music and performance of what is acceptable. Songs will be banned from radio play for lyrics, and performances will have to be changed when some aspects of the dance are deemed unsuitable. But is this equal when it comes to gender?
MBC Music Core 07.30.11
Spacial festival in Uslan! Performances: 2NE1, Secret, T-Ara, miss A, Infinite, Hyuna, Hwanhee, Teen Top, The Grace, Mighty Mouth ft. Soya, After School Red, Min Kyung Hoon, Homme, Boyfriend, Chi Chi, Brave Girls, NS YoonJi, X-Cross
2NE1 Reveals Their Notes for "Ugly"
Having trouble singing along to "Ugly?" 2NE1 reveals the translations of their English parts into Korean to help.
SNSD to Hold Solo Concert in Singapore in February 2012
Girls’ Generation to perform their first solo concert in Singapore in Feb 2012; sale of tickets to launch end of 2011
SHINee Holds Fanmeet in Tokyo
SHINee has been making their presence known lately in Japan after debuting only a month or so ago with their remake of “Replay”. On July 28th SHINee held their first fan meet event for Japanese Shawols at the Tokyo Nakano Sun Plaza. There the SHINee boys performed their Japanese debut hit “Replay” (also known as “君 は 僕 の Everything”/ “You are my Everything” in Japanese) along with three of their other popular tracks. Also while there they announced to the fans their upcoming release of, “Juliette” scheduled for August 29th. To which fierce main vocalist Jong Hyun indulged the crowd by commenting on the group’s upcoming single, “It’s a song that will make your heart race.” The fan meet tour continues as the SHIN-ing idols visit other cities throughout Japan finishing up on August 11th.
Big Bang Ranks #2 on Billboard’s "Next Big Sound 25" Chart
Big Bang, as their name suggests, is certainly no strangers to radical accomplishments in music. They have had much success throughout the years as they’ve released groundbreaking albums, with stellar comebacks that have been well received by the public in Korea as well as worldwide. When Big Bang released their fourth mini-album back in February the group charted with their hit mini as well as their title track, “Tonight”. One of the charts the group topped was none other than the Billboard World Charts and that was without any promotions outside of Asia.