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Screencap: 2011 Gaon Digital Chart Ranking from February 27-November 5
Bommie’s “Don’t Cry” is at #4, 2NE1’s “Lonely” is at #5, “I Am The Best” at #7, “UGLY” at #23 and “Hate You” at #32!
(Downloads + Streaming + Mobile + BGM)
Source: Gaon Chart
Feature: Feminism and K-Pop – Why 2NE1 Matters!
By Guest Contributor refresh_daemon, cross-posted from Init_Music
Even though I’ve been able to mildly appreciate the various idol pop songs that are produced by the mainstream Korean pop industry, it’s only been in the last couple months that I’ve been particularly drawn to any particular idol group and its music. This group is YG Family’s 2NE1, a girl idol pop quartet, which debuted in 2009.
Interestingly enough, I first encountered 2NE1 via an introductory post regarding the discussion about cultural appropriation on Racialicious and before anything else, I was struck with the group’s eye-popping wardrobe and surprisingly found myself appreciating the production and songwriting of “Fire”, but soon after, my awareness of the group faded until Anna/helikoppter at IndiefulROK pointed towards a cover of 2NE1′s “I Don’t Care” by folk songstress obsession of mine, Osoyoung.
Again, in its stripped down arrangement by Osoyoung, I was struck by the smart songwriting and even lyric writing of the song and ended up searching out the original and promptly got addicted, searching out the videos that were made for their original debut and onto their first album. And while I have to credit former 1YTM member Teddy Park’s excellent production and songwriting talents for drawing me into the group, as he is 2NE1′s principal producer/songwriter, I have to say that I was also impressed by the image projected by this group, which might have started off a touch cute, but the quartet quickly developed a very defined image of feminine strength and independence.
MTV Iggy: Diplo’s Already Picked a Best New Band Finalist!
Diplo has already picked a best new band finalist and its none other than 2NE1! ^^ Of course! Who else would it be right Blackjacks? I love what Diplo said about 2NE1:
“They’re beautiful. They have crazy charisma. They’re amazing live. It’s like loud; there’s dancing, there’s explosions, there’s crazy stuff all over the place; confetti, canons. Their fanbase in Kpop is so enormous, that they already have a head start over all the rest of these groups. It’s like, battling a superhero in this category. So, I’m definitely running on 2NE1. “
While we are on the subject, let’s not forget to vote for 2NE1 in MTV Iggy’s Best New Band in the World! ^^ Let’s make this happen for the girls! Check out the video in MTV Iggy!
Info: Vote for 2NE1 at the MNET Asian Music Awards
The MNET Asian Music Awards (MAMA) ceremony will be staged outside of Korea for the second time, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, on November 29. After a grand showing that featured a massive 80-act lineup in Macau last year, the six-hour mega show that will include a two-hour red carpet event for fans is set to draw a considerable amount of attention from the ever-expanding Singapore fandoms.
According to local organizer Mediacorp Vizpro International, 5,000 seated tickets have been made available for sale to accommodate fans of the various acts (lineup still unannounced). Standing tickets are also available but in a limited quantity.
Priority tickets for Singtel users and/or HTC handset owners will be available from October 25-28. Public sales start on October 29. Tickets will cost $98-198 from Sistic.
For more information, see 2011 MNET Asian Music Awards.
See the full list of nominees here:
Best Male Group: TVXQ, 2PM, Super Junior, Big Bang, Beast
Best Female Group: Brown Eyed Girls, 2NE1, f(x), SNSD, Kara
Best New Female Artist: Dal Shabet, Brave Girls, A Pink, Jang Jae In, Han Groo
Best New Male Artist: Kim Ji Su, Boyfriend, N-Train, Huh Gak & B1A4
Best Male Artist: Kim Bum Soo, Kim Tae Woo, Kim Hyun Joong, Sung Si Kyung, Wheesung
Best Female Artist: Kim Wan Sun, Baek Ji Young, Seo In Young, IU, G.Na
Best Solo Dance Perf: Kim Hyun Joong, G.Na, Hyun-A, Jang Woo Hyuk, Jay Park
Bst Group Dance Perf (Male): TVXQ, Beast, Big Bang, Super Junior, MBLAX, Infinite
Best Group Dance Perf (Female): SNSD, Secret, T-Ara, 4 Minute, 2NE1, Miss A
Best MV: Big Bang’s “Love Song”, Brown Eyed Girls’ “Sixth Sense”, Sunny Hill’s “Midnight Circus”, Jang Kiha and The Faces’ “Just to Know Each Other”, UV’s “Itaewon Freedom”
Song of the Year: Kim Kunmo’s “It’s Sadder Than Yesterday”, Kim Hyun Joong’s “Break Down”, Davichi’s “Don’t Say Goodbye”, TVXQ’s “(Why) Keep Your Head Down”, 2NE1′s “I’m the Best”, 4Men’s “Once While Living”, Hyun-A’s “Bubble Pop”, Tablo’s “Bad”, T-Ara’s “Roly Poly”, Leessang’s “Turned Off the TV”, Mighty Mouth’s “Tok Tok”, Jay Park’s “Abandoned”, Baek Ji Young’s “That Woman” (Secret Garden), Beast’s “Fiction”, Big Bang’s “Tonight”, SNSD’s “The Boys”, Super Junior’s “Mr Simple”, Secret’s “Shy Boy”, Sistar19′s “Ma Boy”, IU’s “Good Day”, MBLAQ’s “Mona Lisa”, Lee Hyun’s “You’re the Best of My Life”, Infinite’s “Be Mine”, Yim Jae Bum’s “Love” (City Hunter), Jaurim’s “IDOL”, Jang Kiha and The Faces’ “Just Know Each Other”, Jang Woo Hyuk’s “Time is (L)over”, Clover’s “La Vida Loca”, Tae Yeon’s “I Love You” (Athena), Huh Gak’s “Hello”, 2AM’s “YWAC”, CN Blue’s “Intuition”, FT Island’s “Hello Hello”, G.Na’s “Black & White”, K. Will’s “My Heart is Beating”, Miss A’s “Goodbye Baby”, Simon D’s “Cheerz”, YB’s “Find the Dream Breaker”
Artist of the Year: Kim Bum Soo, Kim Wan Sun, Kim Ji Su, Kim Tae Woo, Kim Hyun Joong, Dal Shabet, TVXQ, Baek Ji Young, Boyfriend, Brown Eyed Girls, Brave Girls, Beast, Big Bang, Seo In Young, Sung Si Kyung, SNSD, IU, A Pink, N-Train, Jang Jae In, Kara, Han Groo, Huh Gak, Wheesung, 2NE1, 2PM, B1A4, f(x), G.Na.
INTERNATIONAL FANS CAN VOTE FOR 2NE1 BY GOING TO MAMA.MNET.COM/EN/VOTE.ASP!!!
Credit: is.asia-city.com + MNET
Info: 2NE1 1st Concert “NOLZA!” Live in Seoul DVD
YGEX will be releasing 2NE1’s 1st Concert “NOLZA!” Live in Seoul DVD in Japan on December 14, 2011. It will be sold for 4,909 yen.
Other international fans can now preorder the DVD in YesAsia.
Thanks to @YGLeaders!
Feature: 2NE1 at #22 on MTV’s Music Meter
So, what is MTV’s Music Meter?
MTV Music Meter provides music lovers with news and information about up-and-coming acts.
For this project, MTV worked with music intelligence company EchoNest to develop an algorithm that combs through blogs, social media, video and more traditional metrics (like radio plays and sales) to determine which bands are receiving the most attention on any given day. Fans can click on any band to listen to 30-second sections of songs (via Rhapsody), watch music videos, see photos, read tweets about that artist as well as news and bios, and find bands that are similar to the artist in question.
(You can only listen to 30-second clips right now, but in the future Rhapsody users — and other music subscription service users — will be able to listen to full songs as MTV adds more sources for tracks.)
Users can also search for any artist — even those who aren’t all that buzzy — and delve into news, music and check out artists of the same ilk.
“One of the ways MTV has helped people find great music is through curation,” says Shannon Connolly, VP of digital music strategy. Now, she says, the network can help people get access to more bands, more easily — especially bands who might not be able to get on-air play in traditional settings.
According to MTV, this tool is currently only available as a website and as part of the forthcoming MTV Music ID pack from Sprint, but should be coming to iPhone and Android devices by the year’s end.
“The traditional methods of measuring artists’ popularity are somewhat antiquated,” Connolly says, mentioning how MTV could, in the future, track such things as Foursquare checkins to measure concert attendance. It’s no longer about album sales alone, anymore — it’s about engagement.
The fact that such established music information sources as MTV and Billboard are now gauging artists’ popularity by their social media cache really highlights how important a strong online presence has become for an artist’s success.
Source: http://www.mtvmusicmeter.com/#20 and http://mashable.com/2010/12/14/mtv-music-meter/
Article: MTV Iggy – Calling All Blackjacks! Are You 2NE1’s Biggest Fan?
Source: http://www.mtviggy.com/blog-posts/calling-all-blackjacks-are-you-2ne1s-biggest-fan/
So guys, are you 2NE1’s biggest fan? Click the link and leave your comments! ^_^
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