Article: K-Pop in June Expected To Be As Fierce As ‘May’hem – 2NE1 to Come Back on June 28?

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Although ‘May’hem has come and gone in K-pop, the all-star battle is far from over.

In June, many artists are slated to make their comebacks, including idol artists like 2NE1, MBLAQ,SISTAR, After School and Rainbow. Audition stars such as Ulala Session and Two Months, as well as one of the few solo female artists, Ivy, will be returning to K-pop this month.

MBLAQ’s fifth mini album Sexy Beat will feature the title song “Smoky Girl” which will display controlled ‘sexy’ with a sense of chicness.

In the second week of June, Sistar, After School and Ivy will make their comebacks.On June 11, Sistar will hit the K-pop scene with songs produced by Brave Brothers, who previously produced Sistar’s hit records like “Alone” and “My Boy.” ‘Sexy queen’ Ivy will come back on June 13 with her new mini album Interview Part 2 which is reported to feature a dance song as its title record.

On June 28, 2NE1 will return to stage together with a new song to celebrate their 4-year anniversary.

The third week of June will consist of Dal Shabet and Kim Ye Rim from Two Months. Last but not least, Ulala Session will return with a new album near the end of the month, making their first music since the passing of their leader, Lim Yoon Taek.

Source: KpopStarz

Article: YG Entertainment – All About Big Bang in 2012 But Now It’s All About 2NE1

YG Entertainment – All About Big Bang in 2012 But Now It’s All About 2NE1

For YG Entertainment, 2012 was certainly about promoting Big Bang, putting out back-to-back songs with combinations of G-Dragon as a solo and the team as a whole. This year, YG seems to be employing a similar strategy. This time, YG is going all in on 2NE1.

Similar to how Big Bang paved the way for G-Dragon last year, CL is leading 2NE1 back to the land of K-pop with the release of her solo debut album, soon to be followed by 2NE1’s comeback with a new song in June. Only time will tell whether the similar tactic will work out for two years in a row or not, but it will probably be successful. Why? Simply because it is 2NE1 we are talking about.

With CL having prepared the stage with her solo debut of THE BADDEST FEMALE, 2NE1 is reported to have pulled up their comeback date from July to June.

According to sources, the choreographers for 2NE1 have already visited YG Entertainment and flown back, leading to speculations that the choreography has been finalized.

An associate at YG stated, “2NE1 enjoyed great success last year with their first world tour, but we could not help but feel that we could have done better in terms of producing new songs. We only released one new song last year. So we will be focusing on bringing something new to our fans this year.”

Source: KpopStarz