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Hong Seung Sung Talks About the Future of K-Pop
Cube Entertainment’s CEO Hong Seung Sung talked about raising his artists into global superstars at the discussion board for his latest book, "There Will Be No Spotlight If You Stop Now," on September 1st.
"I’ll raise them into world stars. The day where our artists will fly around the world for a world tour on chartered planes isn’t too far from now. I’m going to work hard so that Cube artists can succeed as world stars," Hong began.
4minute’s HyunA Considered Retiring after Withdrawing from the Wondergirls
It’s been revealed that 4minute’s HyunA considered retiring from the entertainment industry after leaving the Wondergirls in June of 2007. On August 23rd, Cube Entertainment’s CEO Hong Seung Sung published an essay book titled “If You Stop Now, the Spotlight’s Gone Forever.”
BEAST Engages in Lawsuit to Get Rid of Harmful Media Status
BEAST’s agency Cube Entertainment has filed a lawsuit in order to get rid of the “harmful media” status for BEAST’s songs. Recently SM had a similar lawsuit and in court, it was decided that having the word “alcohol” in the lyrics of a song does not make that song “harmful media.” Cube Entertainment is following suite in order to get rid of that status for BEAST’s first album.
Cube Entertainment Artists Practice for “United Cube Concert in Japan”
On August 25th, Cube Entertainment released photos of their artists practicing for the upcoming “United Cube Concert in Japan.” The photos include G.NA rehearsing for her new single, “Top Girl,” performance as well as 4minute and BEAST training in comfortable clothes. All the artists seem to be at ease, enjoying their time together, despite having one of the biggest Japanese concerts of the year coming up soon.
The First "United Cube Concert-Fantasy Land" is Held
On August 14th at 6:30PM in Songpa-gu, Seoul at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium the first ever Cube family concert was held. The concert named, “United Cube Concert-Fantasy Land” featured performances by the popular acts 4Minute, Beast, and G.NA. The Cube concert saw hundreds of spectators in attendance for the outdoor stage.
Becoming an Agency Trainee: More Difficult Than Getting Into Top Schools
As more teens are having dreams of becoming idol singers within the entertainment world, early education has become essential. SBS’ “Nightly TV Entertainment” had a special that focused on the early education that goes on in order to train idol stars. After a survey it was found that singer trainees often make their career choice at the average of 11.67 years old then they have to begin preparing for their debut. The first step of becoming a star is becoming an agency trainee by passing the agency audition test.
Japanese Group U.I.C. Accused of Plagiarizing BEAST
Plagiarism controversies have been common in K-Pop as of late. The public has seen copycat groups performing in other countries. For instance BEAST’s hit “Shock” was accused of being plagiarized by Vietnamese group HBO and OK-Bang from China sounded and looked oddly enough like Big Bang. Another accusation of plagiarism has been made involving BEAST thanks to the sensitive ears of clever netizens.
BEAST Announces the "K-POP Star Hunt" Event in Taiwan
The boys of BEAST visited Taiwan the third time on July 22nd; besides holding fan meeting two days in a row, they announced the audition event “K-POP Star Hunt” at the press conference, which is held by tvN channel and Cube Entertainment, to looking for next K-Pop star in Asia!
BEAST, 4minute, and G.NA Sing Together for U-Cube
BEAST, 4minute, and G.NA all sang together. On July 19th, according to Cube Entertainment, Beast, 4 Minute, and G.na all sang a song titled “Fly So High” together. This song will be released on the 20th under the title of U-Cube (United Cube).