We’ve just gone through the first full weekend of 2012 and that means we’ve had our first full set of ratings for 2012 for the weekend variety shows. To be honest thou, the first set of ratings of 2012 didn’t bring about too many surprises, the programs that have been on top in 2011 have continued their dominance into the first weekend of 2012, while the programs that have been suffering in 2011, continued to suffer.
Tag: Infinity Challenge
Dynamic Duo Is Steam Rolling Through the New Year
Korean media sources report that Dynamic Duo is going through a second “Golden Age.” After being discharged from their respective military services, the duo has been appearing on different variety shows while working on their album. Their album which was released in November was very successful. On music charts they showed that hip hop is still alive and kicking by competing and doing well against idol groups and singers.
[Preview] MBC "Infinity Challenge" – Dec. 31 Episode
★Infinity Challenge “I’m a Singer in my own right” 2nd Episode
Song selections have now been all finalised. These men will be attempting new things and putting in a lot of effort to show everyone a passionate performance. “Infinity Challenge – I’m a Singer in my own right,” the 2nd episode begins now.
[Recap] MBC 2011 Entertainment Awards
Recap of the MBC 2011 Entertainment Awards. Yoo Jae Suk wins the High Excellence Award and "I am a Singer" wins Program of the Year.
[Soompi 2011] Variety Show Review – Revolutions, Controversies and Creaky Old Backs
2011 has been a pretty hectic year. We’ve had more natural disasters than a crazed sadist messing around with the disasters options in Sim City, we’ve seen the world economy go from bad to everyone running around like headless chickens etc. But all of that is dreary real life based issues, let’s break away from that for a bit and talk about variety shows, more specifically Korean variety shows and what they were like during 2011.
[Preview] MBC "Infinity Challenge" – Dec. 24 Episode
★Infinity Challenge – Infinity Express Deliveries ★
A delivery has arrived from "Infinity Challenge." The members engage in a delivery battle to get the chance to donate 10 thousand calendars. It’s their chance to give someone a surprise present and feel good about donating. The battle gradually gets more and more heated. Who will be the victor of this war?
IU’s "Good Day" the Most Popular Song at the Karaoke
After topping Google Korea’s top searches of 2011, IU marks yet another milestone in her popularity. The young singer’s “Good Day,” from her third mini-album “Real IU” is the most popular song in the karaoke for the year, according to data from music content companies.
[Preview] MBC "Infinity Challenge" – Dec. 17 Episode
★ Infinity Challenge “Infinity Express” ★
The Infinity Challenge members boasted that they will personally delivering the calendars. You don’t know when and where one of the members will appear. The Infinity Challenge members make surprise visits across the country. “Infinity Express” will begin deliveries now.
G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s "I Cheated" Chosen As #1 Variety Show Song
Big Bang’s leader G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s “I Cheated” has been chosen by Netizens as the #1 variety show song. According to Monkey3 on December 15, the website ran a “What was the best variety show song in 2011?” survey. GG’s (Park Myung Soo and G-Dragon’s team name) “I Cheated” received 27% of the votes and came in first. The song was created for the Infinity Challenge episode where the members of Infinity Challenge teamed up with a singer/producer to make a song.
YG vs. SM: Different Album Sales Strategy
With YG Entertainment’s recent entry into the Korean stock exchange market, more specifically known as the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ), it has amped up its rivalry against an equally well-known label and one of the pillars of K-Pop: SM Entertainment.