On January 11, the 26th “Golden Disk Awards” was held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. On today’s show, hosted by Super Junior’s Lee Teuk and Kara’s Park Gyuri, only the winners of the physical album awards were announced, as the winners for the digital sales category will be awarded at tomorrow’s event.
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Trouble Maker’s Goodbye Stage on SBS "Inkigayo"
Trouble Maker activities have concluded after a month of promotions. SBS’s “Inkigayo,” which aired on January 8, would be the final performance for co-ed subunit Trouble Maker. MC’s Goo Hara and Nicole from Kara, along with singer IU announced the special unit Trouble Maker for the last time, the unit then took to the stage.
Fortune Teller Reveals BEAST’s Future
Brazilian fortune teller has a New Year’s prediction for the members of Beast. Last week’s broadcast of MNET’s “Boom the K-Pop” featured 4Minute, G.NA, and Beast. The episode gave an in depth look at South America’s first K-pop concert, “M-Live by CJ United Cube in Brazil.” This week “Boom the K-Pop” will air a follow-up look at the Cube Family’s trip to Brazil. With more of a behind the scenes look, this episode focuses on the activities of the artists.
2012 1st Cube Star Auditions Kick-off Next Month
Cube Entertainment plans to hold its first large-scale national auditions tour. Would you like to be a part of the company responsible for 4Minute, Beast, and G.NA? Think you have what it takes? Then the “2012 Cube Star Audition” is for you. The first leg of the tour will be in Korea.
Lee Ki Kwang’s Strong Spirit and M-Live by CJ United Cube in Brazil
A picture of BEAST’s Lee Ki Kwang’s "fighting spirit" was revealed through a picture of him in a wheelchair at a performance in Brazil. An episode of Mnet’s Boom the K-Pop which airs on December 29 will show the first ever South American K-Pop concert "M-Live by CJ United Cube in Brazil" in Sao Paulo, which was held on December 13.
BEAST: "Hallyu Wave is Going Strong"
Popular all-boy group BEAST recently commented on the powerful wave of K-pop known as Hallyu that has struck international shores and seems to have crossed barriers and borders that would not be possible for any other language other than music
BEAST to Go on 21-City World Tour
BEAST will go on a World Tour covering 21 cities in 14 different countries next year. At a press conference held on December 26, Cube Entertainment said, “BEAST will go on a World Tour following their Seoul concerts on February 4 and 5.”
Cube Entertainment’s New 7-Man Group to Debut in Early 2012
Cube Entertainment (BEAST, 4minute, and G.NA) will reveal their new boy group early in the year 2012. On December 26, Cube Entertainment gave out awards for their singers and also talked about the plans for next year. Cube Entertainment’s CEO Hong Seung Sung stated, “We are planning to debut a 7-man group either at the end of January or the middle of February. They are the ones who are currently mentored by Jo Kwan Woo on JTBC’s Sitcom ‘I Live in Cheong Dam Dong.’ Some of the singers on the show will actually debut as real singers.”
Weekly Up & Down: 2NE1, SNSD, YongSeo, and ALi
K-Pop continued to make strides on a global scale last week as 2NE1 had their first performance in the U.S., while Cube Entertainment artists held the very first K-Pop concert on Latin American soil. SNSD announced details for their first U.S. single, and YouTube launched a K-Pop-only channel, which is the first page dedicated to the music industry of a certain country.
Brazilian Press Compares 4minute to Lady Gaga and Rihanna after “United Cube Concert in Brazil”
Following the “United Cube” concert in Brazil on December 13, Brazilian press had nothing but positive reviews for the Cube Entertainment artists that held the first K-Pop concert in the Latin American region.