CNBlue is receiving lots of popularity in Japan. On December 25, according to the Oricon chart, over 40,000 records of CNBlue’s new single “Robot” were sold making the second ranking. “Robot” is the group’s fourth Japanese single and was released on December 19. More than 24,000 copies were sold upon release and surpassed many expectations.… Continue reading CNBlue’s New Japanese Single “Robot” Takes Second Place on Oricon Weekly Chart
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After School’s Busy Japanese Schedule Ahead
After School recently finished up their promotion cycle of “Flashback” in Korea and now will be heading to Japan soon to work on various actives. On September 1, After School will be featured in “Tokyo Girls Collection in Nagoya 2012.” At this time, After School’s unit group Orange Caramel will make an unofficial debut at… Continue reading After School’s Busy Japanese Schedule Ahead
Orange Caramel to Face Off Against AKB48 at “a-nation” Music Festival
After School’s sub-unit Orange Caramel will be featured in “a-nation,” Japan’s most anticipated music festival of the year. On July 20, the official site of a-nation released the list of artists to be featured at “a-nation Music Week Asia Progress F,” scheduled to take place on August 10. Orange Caramel made the cut, and this… Continue reading Orange Caramel to Face Off Against AKB48 at “a-nation” Music Festival
Kara Takes High Spot on Japan’s “Power Celebrity” Ranking, Beats Out AKB48
Kara recently took the highest spot on Japan’s “Power Celebrity” ranking contest, which is the highest position achieved by a Korean celebrity in Japan thus far. This information was disclosed through the release of a popular Japanese entertainment magazine, “NitKae Entertainment.” The magazine released the result of a poll in which females, between the ages… Continue reading Kara Takes High Spot on Japan’s “Power Celebrity” Ranking, Beats Out AKB48
Secret Takes Photo with Japanese Girl Group AKB48
Four member girl group, Secret, revealed a friendly photo taken together with Japan’s girl group, AKB48. Secret’s leader, Hyosung, uploaded the photo on her Twitter with the caption: “AKB48’s Ohta Aika chan and Miyazaki Miho chan came to visit us after recording a Japanese program, so we took a photo together. My cute friends, it… Continue reading Secret Takes Photo with Japanese Girl Group AKB48
Kara’s “Mister” Beats AKB48 As Most Popularly Sung Tune at Karaoke
Kara made an appearance on the hit Japanese show “Hey!Hey!Hey!” and was acknowledged as the most loved singer at the Karaoke. Kara’s hit song “Mister” was chosen as the most popularly sung tune at Karaoke after 1990.
Kim Hyun Joong Sets New Record in Japan
On the night of January 25, when his debut single "Kiss Kiss/Lucky Guy" was officially released, Kim Hyun Joong’s first Japanese single reached the second spot of Oricon single album chart, which is the first time since March 2009 for a foreign artist.
"Me Too, Flower" OST Featuring BEAST and miss A Suzy Released
MBC released the OST for the drama "Me Too, Flower" which contains BEAST song "Dreaming" and miss A member Suzy’s "So Many Tears", which will be sold online and in various record shops.
Which K-Pop Artist Had the Highest Sales Record in Japan?
Kara and SNSD had the highest sales records this past year among all K-Pop artists in Japan, according to Oricon Chart’s “2011 Annual Artist Sales Ranking.” Based on Oricon’s sales records from December 27, 2010 to December 19, 2011, Kara and SNSD were the two most profitable K-Pop artists in Japan, when total single and album sales were combined. This also put Kara and SNSD at #4 and #5, respectively, among all artists in Japan.
[Updated] 2PM’s Nichkhun Cast for New Japanese Movie “Ouran High School Host Club”
Boy group 2PM member Nichkhun has been casted for a Japanese movie.
It has been made known that Nichkhun has been casted for an upcoming movie rendition of popular Japanese manga “Ouran High School Host Club”. The movie is set to be released on March 17 of next year.