Idol group INFINITE have just released a special music video through their official YouTube channel.
On February 24th, the boys unveiled a MV for “Cover Girl” with footage taken from their ‘INFINITE Second Invasion‘ concert. The music video hosts live audio taken from the stadium, so fans will get to hear the boys sing live with the support of a band.
“Cover Girl” can be found in their repackaged album, ‘Paradise‘.
Super Junior‘s Shin Dong and Sung Min recently displayed their good deed of donating blood.
Shin Dong posted a photo of him and Sung Min on his me2day stating, “As blood donation advertisors, we command you!! Donate blood!! hehe.” In the photo both boys are smiling at the camera with red crosses on their cheeks, showing that they have already made their donations.
Netizens commented with, “Wow~ you two did it so I should donate blood as well!“, “I will do it for sure~“, and “I just donated today!”
In celebration of their 9th year of establishment, Forbes Korea has reported this year’s list of the top 40 ‘Power Celebrities’, and Girls’ Generation has topped the list for the second year in a row.
‘Celebrity’ refers to an individual who is widely known by the masses, and Forbes takes 100 of these celebrities and ranks them based on income, influence, fame, and professionalism.
This format is the same that Forbes in the United States uses for their ‘Celebrity 100′ list, and the list is reported on an annual basis.
Girls’ Generation claimed the top two spots under the categories of most articles published, the highest number of television advertisements, TV appearances, and more. Additionally, the #1 celebrity most wanted by broadcasting companies is none other than Girls’ Generation, and the girls shot 36 television advertisements last year alone, and their album ‘The Boys‘ released late last year has sold over 380,000 copies.
The interesting thing to note about this year’s list is that 10 of the top 20 celebrities are idol singers. Here’s the breakdown of the idols in the top 20: Girls’ Generation in at #1, Big Bang at # 2, IU at #3, KARA at #4, B2ST at #9, 2PM at #11, JYJ at #13, TVXQ at #15, Super Junior at #16, and T-ARA at #17. The reason why these idols have made the list is because they have played a huge part in spreading K-pop awareness all over the globe. Flash mobs from New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and more began requesting performances from their favorite K-pop artists in their home countries, and cover-dance teams emulating K-pop choreographies have grown in number.
The only celebrities from last year’s list who made it within the top 10 this year are Olympic Gold medalist figure skater Kim Yuna, actor/singer Lee Seung Gi, and Manchester United soccer player Park Ji Sung. Of all the celebrities, Kim Yuna has had the most media influence.
The list of Top 20 is as follows :
1.) Girls’ Generation
2.) Big Bang
3.) IU
4.) KARA
5.) Kim Yuna (World Champion Figure Skater & Olympic Gold Medalist)
6.) Lee Seung Gi (Actor / Singer)
7.) Park Ji Sung (Midfielder for Manchester United & former Captain of Korean National Soccer Team)
8.) Kim Tae Hee (Actress / Model)
9.) B2ST
10.) Park Tae Hwan (Champion Swimmer & Olympic Gold Medalist)
11.) 2PM
12.) Kang Ho Dong (Comedian / MC)
13.) JYJ
14.) Shin Se Kyung (Actress)
15.) TVXQ
16.) Super Junior
17.) T-ARA
18.) Shin Soo Choo (Major League Baseball Player for Cleveland Indians, Silver at World Baseball Classic, Gold at Asian Games)
19.) Yoo Jae Suk (Comedian / MC)
20.) Lee Chung Yong (Footballer for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers)
As a follow up to their popular hit “TONE“, the boys of TVXQ are scheduled to release their 34th Japanese single “STILL” on March 14th.
Ahead of this release, the boys will perform the song live on the March 2nd edition of TV Asahi‘s popular music program ‘Music Station‘.
In case you missed it, you can check out the PV preview for “STILL” here.
TVXQ is currently in the midst of their Nationwide Japanese Tour, “Tohoshinki 5th Live Tour 2012: Tone“. The tour began in January and will wrap up in April, after 26 performances in 11 different cities and in front of more than 550,000 people
February 20, 2012
‘SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR “SUPER SHOW 4” in SINGAPORE‘ Ended in Great Success!
The king of global Korean wave, Super Junior, heated up Singapore following Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
‘SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR “SUPER SHOW 4” in SINGAPORE,‘ which was held at Singapore Indoor Stadium on the 18th and 19th, ended in great success.
Starting with ‘SUPERMAN,’ Super Junior performed a total of 36 songs including their hit songs (‘SORRY, SORRY,’ ‘BONAMANA,’ ‘Mr.Simple,’ etc.), songs from the albums and each member’s unit stages.
Especially, ShinDong performed to ‘Trouble Maker+Bubble Pop’ and YeSung sang the ballad song, ‘한 남자,’ with his soft voice. Thus, all members’ various unit stages received an enthusiastic response.
Also, Singaporean fans fluently sang along Super Junior’s songs in Korean by waving the blue glow sticks and even cheered in Korean throughout the concert.
Moreover, many fans had gathered at the Changi Airport in Singapore to see Super Junior on the 17th and, on the 19th, the media such as Lianhe Wanbao, iWeekly, XINMSN, etc. attended the press conference which was held before the concert began
On the heels of Se7en‘s triumphant return last night, YG Entertainment is back updating their YG-Life blog with the first concept photo for “Fantastic Baby” one of seven new tracks from Big Bang‘s upcoming album titled ‘Alive‘!
Creatively using an oxygen mask to cover his face, Big Bang’s T.O.P uses his trademark peircing gaze to set the tone for what will surely be an epic comeback. Looks like the rumors of green hair, may in fact be partially true. His hair looks more blue than green to us though.
In other news, Big Bang’s solo concert, the ‘2012 Big Show‘, is officially sold out. Now fans are resorting to resellers to get a chance to be the first to see Big Bang return to the Korean music scene.
Performing to a crowd of 12,000 jubilant fans, B2ST kicked off their ‘Beautiful Show’ world tour on February 4th at Seoul’s Olympic Park!
Although this is their third solo concert, it marks the beginning of their very first world tour. The members performed a total of 27 songs, stunning the crowd with their live vocals and dance skills. Many fans agreed that while B2ST electrified with their dance numbers, it was their ballads that stole the show.
The concert began with exciting hits like “Special”, “Soom”, and “Shock”, followed by a rock version of “Lights Go On Again”. The opening set then gave way to B2ST’s other songs, including their latest tracks “I Knew It” and Junhyung‘s solo, “Living Without You”.
The members put on individual performances as well. Yoseob sang “Mom”, the song he performed on ‘Immortal Song 2‘, while Doojoon and Dongwoon collaborated for “When the Door Closes”.
Kikwang and Hyunseung also performed a slow-tempo track called “Let It Snow”, driving fans wild with its high melody, sexy choreography, fireworks, confetti, and a flash of skin.
Yoseob and Junhyung then emerged on a giant mirror ball, and flew over the audience during “Thanks To”
The members reunited for “Edelweiss”, during which they invited a female fan onto the stage and presented her with songs and a teddy bear.
A parade of hit after hit followed, and the show was finally brought to a close with “Beautiful” and “VIU”.
The members said goodbye to the fans as they thanked them for attending the concert:
Yoseob: “I was so excited I couldn’t sleep yesterday. I want to thank everyone who came today.”
Dongwoon: “It’s been a year since we were last here at Olympic Park. Since the nature of being a singer is so unpredictable, I wondered if I would be able to stand on this stage again — but we were here today, and I want to thank all the fans.”
Kikwang: “I want to thank you all for filling up the seats like this. I hurt my ankle, so I hadn’t been able to show you much of myself on stage. Today, I wrapped a bandage around my ankle and stood on stage for you all. I’m really thankful.”
Doojoon: “Last year when we performed here, I hoped to be able to stand on this stage again. I’m so happy that it has come true.”
In addition to all the fans, girl group A Pink and actor Lee Hyun Woo were also spotted in the audience.
B2ST delivered a strong first show to their world tour, and will undoubtedly be bringing the same high quality performance to the their international fans.
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