Girl group 2NE1 member, Gong Minzy, revealed her selca picture wearing a beret hat. Gong Minzy uploaded four different versions of the selca picture on her Twitter with the caption: “Artist Gong is finished with filming~” on February 24. The four pictures are gaining interest for its different edited effects, which Gong Minzy revealed that she took the picture with a vintage camera application from her smart phone.
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Se7en and 2NE1’s Park Bom to Hold Joint Stage of “When I Can’t Sing”
Se7en will go on the stage with 2NE1’s Park Bom this week at SBS “Inkigayo” for a live performance of his latest single, “When I Can’t Sing.” This is the second joint performance by Se7en, following last week’s joint stage with the song’s composer, Park Jin Young.
Winners Announced for “1st Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards”
On February 22, the first-ever “Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards” was held in Seoul for over three hours. A total of 14 artists were given the “Artist of the Year” award, which was broken down by each quarter and month of the past year. There were a lot more artists awarded across 15 different categories.
Which Girl Group Would Top the Hierarchy Chart?
If you were to create a girl group hierarchy chart, who would be your top pick? According to a hierarchy chart that’s been quickly spreading online, Girls’ Generation and 2NE1 are the undisputed top two picks. This chart, dated February, 2012, covers 16 of the top girl groups and ranks them in order by five different categories, such as “Wall You Can’t Go Over (unbeatable, basically),” “Nationwide level,” “Socialite level,” “Mania level,” “the Maginot line.”
Alicia Keys’ Husband Swizz Beatz Wants 2NE1 and Rihanna to Work Together
Swizz Beatz, the world-renowned hip-hop producer who’s also the husband of R&B singer Alicia Keys, visited Korea and made praising remarks on the growing K-Pop industry. On February 20, Swizz Beatz held a press conference in Seoul to discuss his plans to promote K-Pop artists overseas.
Sean and Sandara Park Parody "When I Can’t Sing"
Recently to help out Se7en promote his song, “When I Can’t Sing,” YG Entertainment label mates Jinusean’s Sean and 2NE1’s Sandara Park made parodies on their SNS with different lyrics. Sean made the rap “When I Can’t do Hip Hop” on his twitter February 17. Sean wrote, “When I can’t do hip hop. If my Nike shoes disappear, if I can’t wear New Era anymore. Even if I don’t do events anymore, could you still love me.”
K-Pop in Japanese Music Market Shows Steady Growth In Revenue
On February 16, Oricon released a revenue trends report regarding K-Pop artists’ music softwares and their sales. According to this report, the total revenue of Japanese music market has been steadily decreasing in past five years, but K-Pop artists’ Japanese music software sales has skyrocketed, reaching 24.4 Billion Yen in revenue.
Pictures of Park Bom When She Was Younger and a Trainee
Pictures of Park Bom when she was younger and a trainee were revealed. One of the pictures shows Park Bom when she appeared in a commercial with Lee Hyori for “Anystar.” The commercial is a short story. Park Bom was stealing from a shop and Lee Hyori helps her out. Then, Lee Hyori follows Park Bom and sees her dancing at a club. Once people find out Lee Hyori is there she gets chased by crazed fans. Park Bom helps out Lee Hyori. Then Lee Hyori suggests that Park Bom step in as her. The commercial also features Lee Jun Ki.
Extra Footage of SBS K-Pop Star Shows Agencies Working with Contestants
Michelle Lee was one of the up and coming stars of SBS “K-Pop Star” however after this week’s episode it appears that she could be dropped from the show. Currently, a clip showing unseen footage was shown. The clip shows BoA working with Michelle Lee. BoA is coaching Michelle Lee with much seriousness. Michelle Lee states “BoA directly helped me out,” and showed the paper that contained a checklist.
2NE1 Sandara Park’s Cute Apple Hairstyle
2NE1 member Sandara Park posted a picture of herself to her me2day account, with the message, "What’s up? Everybody SCREAM! That’s all. I’m bored." In the accompanying picture, she’s wearing a bright pink coat, black skinny jeans, and grey and black shoes.