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News: Who Is The Most Anticipated Artist Making A June Comeback? First Place 2NE1, Second Place Big Bang

Who Is The Most Anticipated Artist Making A June Comeback? First Place 2NE1, Second Place Big Bang

Big Bang, Wonder Girls, 2NE1, Ailee, Kim Jong Kook are all making their comebacks on June. Whose comeback is the most anticipated by netizens?

On the 24th to 30th of last month, online music website, Monkey3, made a survey asking the netizens the poll question “Which artist making a June comeback are you most anticipating for.” And they have chosen 2NE1 to be on top.

Of the 305 netizens who took the survey, 2NE1 got 20% (61 votes) of the total votes. Netizens gave the reason that they are excited to see 2NE1 for their unique music and colorful stages.

Popular group Big Bang was in second place. On the third, Big Bang would be making their comeback with special album, “Still Alive,” which will include the song “Monster” and five of the songs from their “Alive” album, including the popular “Fantastic Baby,” releasing a total of 9 songs in it.

Also making their comeback on the 3rd with the title track “Like This” of their new album, Wonder Girls got third place with 16% of the votes. Kim Jong Kook, who will be returning as a singer after two years, got in at 4th place with 15% of the votes, while singer Ailee ranked in at the 5th spot also with 15% of the votes.

Meanwhile, on the 6th place is Park Jung Hyun, popularly known as Lena Park, who got 14% of the votes.

 

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Article: Dara, Bom, CL & More Girl Group Members From Abroad Thrive in K-Pop

Dara, Bom, CL & More Girl Group Members From Abroad Thrive in K-Pop

Dara, Bom, CL & More Girl Group Members From Abroad Thrive in K-PopAs K-Pop goes global at furious speed, who are the girl group members that are thriving in this fast changing industry?

The recently unveiled T-ara member Dani grew up in America since she was four years old. She’s tall and beautiful and it’s hard to imagine she’s still only a kid. Some netizens have said, “She’s probably 15 years old since she lived in America”, and they couldn’t hide their amazement at how mature Dani looks. She is the latest addition to the girl group members to come from abroad.

In the ‘National Girl Group’ Girls’ Generation there are members Jessica and Tiffany who are from abroad. It isn’t that these girls have American names for style, but these two were actually born and raised in America. Their impact on the team was deeply appreciated when Girls’ Generation officially kicked off their international promotion and the two members were able to lead series of interviews in fluent English.

In Wonder Girls there are members Yubin and Hyerim. Yubin joined the group to replace an outgoing member and she had made a strong impression with her rapping skills in English. Hyerim goes a notch further with her ability to speak Korean, English, Mandarin, and Cantonese fluently.

Group Kara has members Nicole and Han Seung Yeon who’ve lived abroad. Nicole was born in America and early on as a member of Kara she was loved by the viewers of KBS ‘Golden Bell’ for her cute Korean pronunciation. She contributed in a big way to increase the popularity of Kara in Korea.

2NE1 is another group with many members who’ve come from abroad. Out of the 4 members CL, Park Bom, and Sandara Park have lived outside of Korea. Sandara Park was famously known as ‘Boa of Philippines’ before she debuted and CL speaks English, French, and Japanese fluently. CL is always leading the interviews when the group is promoting abroad.

Lastly, f(x) has three members from abroad. Krystal and Amber were born in America and Victoria is a Chinese national. Combined, f(x) members can speak Korean, English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

In a recent broadcast of KBS ‘Win Win’ Boa has mentioned how difficult it was to learn English and Japanese so she could promote internationally. As K-Pop goes global it is only natural that K-Pop groups are made of members of diverse background and having international members can become a big advantage as these groups branch out internationally.

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News: Sandara Park and SHINee root for Park Tae Hwan and Jung Da Rae

Sandara Park and SHINee root for Park Tae Hwan and Jung Da Rae

A video of 2NE1′s Sandara Park and SHINee cheering for Park Tae Hwan and Jung Da Rae, members of the South Korean national swimming team, is getting a lot of attention.

In the video, Sandara Park appears and says hello to Park Tae Hwan. She also roots for Park saying, “Marine boy Park Tae Hwan, you are the best in and out of the water.”

Since Park Tae Hwan previously appeared on a TV show and said that his ideal woman is Sandara Park, the video has received even more attention. Sandara Park also appeared on the show and gave him a handmade swimming cap.

SHINee cheered for beautiful swimmer Jung Da Rae. Group members appear in the video and say, “You look great when you swim. I will support you as you set a new record and capture the world in summer that you have been preparing for 4 years.”

People who saw the video responded: “I hope Park Tae Hwan can win a gold medal!” “Everyone wishes you the best results.” “Cheer up, all the members of the national team!”

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News: YG Entertainment Falls Short On First Half Revenue But Is Expected To Recover This Second Half

YG Entertainment Falls Short On First Half Revenue But Is Expected To Recover This Second Half

YG Entertainment has fallen short from the expectations with their first half of the year result of their agency’s earnings. YG Entertainment has revealed their first half of the year report on the 30th of May and they have made 17.9 billion won in total sales and operating profit of 3 billion won with net profit of 3.6 billion won. Although the numbers are impressive it has fallen short compared to their numbers on the same period last year. Their earnings for the same period compared to last year fell 2.5% and 15.3% on their operating profit.

Nevertheless, YG Entertainment was able to rake more than 20 billion won for the first half which is huge but shows a huge gap in the market compared to SM Entertainment’s 38.4 billion won sales for the first half of this year. YG Entertainment seemed to have started the year a little slower but experts say the company will manage to recover for the second half.

Experts say for the second half, it will be big for YG Entertainment and they will rapidly recover. The YG Family Concert in Japan and Big Bang and 2ne1’s album sales in Japan will be reflected in the second half earnings as well as the upcoming Big Bang world tour, repacked album release and 2ne1’s comeback. Experts say that they are expecting more or less around 29.6 billion won in operating profit and 74 billion won in sales and revenue byt the second half.

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News: 2NE1 Among The Stars Participating In Dyson “Wingless Fan” Auction For African Children

Stars Participate In Dyson “Wingless Fan” Auction For African Children

Dyson Wingless Fan (Air Multipler ™, AM) together with top stars would be sponsoring an auction event, where the proceeds would go to children in Africa.

“The Dyson wingless fan auction would be for the African children sponsored by UNICEF,” said a representative. In order to support UNICEF, the company, with the participation of 25 top stars made a special program. Stars would be donating a Dyson Air Multiplier containing their autographs, which would then be sold through an auction event in GMarket. The proceeds of the auction’s total sales would then be sent to UNICEF Africa.

In this event, 2NE1, Goo Joon Yeob, Kim Min Jung, Kim Byung Man, Kim Hee Sun, Nam Goong Min, Park Si Yeon, Park Ha Sun, Psy, Yang Joon Hyuk, Lee Si Young, Lee Jang Woo, Jo Yeo Jung, G.Na, Cha Seung Won, 4 Minute, Ha Ji Won, Hong Soo Hyun, are the 25 popular top celebrities who are involved in helping the children in Africa, holding a large interest among the fans.

The star auction would be held for one week, from the 4th until the 10th of next month, in G-Market.

 

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News: Yang Hyun Suk, “Big Bang · 2NE1 New Songs Are 100 Points Out Of 100 Points”

Yang Hyun Suk, “Big Bang · 2NE1 New Songs Are 100 Points Out Of 100 Points”

YG Entertainment “core pillars” Big Bang and 2NE1 would be making simultaneous comebacks. Fans as well as the entertainment industry, are all showing a growing sense of interest in this.

On the 29th, YG CEO Yang Hyun Suk, told E-Daily “Star In E” that “On June 3 and June 6, Big Bang’s new song would be released, directly following after that is 2NE1’s new album, which is confirmed for a June release also,” he said.

The Big Bang special edition album, “Still Alive” will feature five new songs in addition to title track, “Monster.”

The album will also include the songs from Big Bang’s 5th Mini Album, “Alive.“ Currently, it seems that the group would not be holding any kind of promotional activities for the new album, as Big Bang would be focusing more on its world tour and concerts in Japan.

2NE1 fans would also be able to quench their thirst. Currently, 2NE1, along with exclusive producer Teddy, has completed seven songs. 2NE1 is still in deep discussion as to which one of three songs out of the current finished songs, would be chosen to be the title song. When the album would be released, the group is expected to be active in promotional activities, as well as other broadcasts. It has not been determined yet as to whether this new album would be a full album or a mini album.

Yang Hyun Suk said, “There’s more unity amongst the Big Bang and 2NE1 members now since their debut, so they are giving the best music that they could offer,” he also added, “I personally think that I would give both groups 100 points out of 100 points for their new songs,” he said, showing his confidence.

Yang Hyun Suk also followed with, “In particular, my mind is at ease with 2NE1. 2NE1 always does well when they release new songs. Their fashion in addition to their skills, have made them a group which already has recognition. Their comeback is something to look forward to,” he finished.

 

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Article: Top Girl Group Rankings Based on Fan Club Membership – 2NE1 at #3

Which girl group has the most fan club members?

Recently, a ranking of the most popular girl groups was conducted using the total numbers of fan café members according to Internet portal site “Daum.” The group which came out on top was none other than SM Entertainment’s Girls’ Generation. Girls’ Generation had a whopping number of 284,600 members in their official fan café.

Girls’ Generation and the Wonder Girls have been in polite competition all year. Thus it would come as no surprise to fans that second place was awarded to the Wonder Girls. The Wonder Girls have demonstrated, like Girls’ Generation, that they are one of the ultimate girl groups in South Korea with close to 100,000 members. It is particularly impressive since the Wonder Girls’ activities have been concentrated on the United States and China as of late.

Third place was crowned to the ladies of 2NE1. 2NE1 was similar to the Wonder Girls in the case that their fan café had 90,000 or so members. Considering the fact that 2NE1 debuted in late 2009 their fan base has grown close to 100,000 people in over the span of three short years. Compared to say Girls’ Generation and the Wonder Girls who made their debut back in 2007.

Next was f(x) who took fourth place with 60,500 fans, fifth belonged to KARA with 50,300 members, Brown Eyed Girls ranked in sixth place with a total of 40,200 fans. Both 4minute and miss A were tied for seventh place with 30,200 members.

Most noticeable among the top 10 were the youngest girl group A Pink.  Even though A Pink has been around for just a little over a year the girls still were able to pull in impressive numbers for their fan café. The total members of A Pink’s café were close to 30,000. They were able to gather fans the fastest and thus deserve particular attention. A Pink’s recently released comeback album has led to an apparent rise in popularity.

T-ara was excluded from the fan café ranking due to an error. But under normal conditions fans can be assured that they would rank very high on the list. Lastly, After School rounded out the top ten ranking in at the tenth spot with 20,000 members.

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Article: 2NE1, BigBang, Wonder Girls, BEAST, and T-ara Plan to Make a Comeback During the Summer

Are you guys excited for this June/July? ^_^ Just look at the groups coming back! Wow! This will surely be exciting! I’m sure all of us are excited for our girls to come back! 

Be prepared for an exciting summer, because all the big groups are planning on making a comeback during the summer. So far, the big groups include Big Bang, Wonder Girls, 2NE1, BEAST, and T-ara.

Big Bang and Wonder Girls will be both making a comeback on June 3. 2NE1, BEAST, and T-ara are planning on coming back some time during late June and early July.

This news already has caught the attention of all major music companies since these groups usually take the top spot on music charts. These companies are now trying to gain more information on the concept and style of these groups’ new album.

2NE1 is planning on coming back in mid-June. During their last comeback, five songs from their album, “Don’t Cry” (Park Bom’s solo), “Lonely,” “I am the Best,“ “Hate You,” and “Ugly” took the top spots on the music chart right after they were released. Thus, there is a high possiblity that their upcoming comeback is going to give successful results.

BEAST, a group that is now one of the major idol groups in Korea, is planning on making a comeback in late June. One of their hit songs in their last album called, “On Rainy Days,” stayed on the top spot for a long time along with their other dance and ballad songs in the album.

Following BEAST and 2NE1 will be T-ara. T-ara is planning on coming back on July 7. Their last comeback consisted of the release of “Roly Poly” which is the song that was sold the most in 2011. They also released another hit song called, “Lovey Dovey” earlier this year. It has been announced that Jonte Monani, the person who created the choreography of “Single Ladies” by Beyonce, contributed to the making of the choreography of T-ara’s new song called “Day By Day.” In addition, T-ara now has eight members with a recent addition of the eighth member.

A representative from a music company commented, “In early June, Big Bang and Wonder Girls will be making their comebacks. In mid-June, 2NE1 is planning on making their comeback. In late June, BEAST is planning on making their comeback. In early July, T-ara is planning on making a comeback. With all these huge back-to-back comebacks during the summer, it will be definitely harder for the new idol groups to make their comebacks during the summer.”

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Article Clip: Innocent VS Sexy, Eye-Catching Girl Group Make Up – Dara And Suzy

Innocent VS Sexy, Eye-Catching Girl Group Make Up

Idols build up their images from their first stage appearance, before they begin to establish their own images. Depending on their group’s concept, plus other variables such as their costumes, the time of their debut, and the number of their activities, their images will also change. Make-up plays a big variable in girl group styles.

◇ Even with smokey eye make up, still innocent Suzy & Sandara Park

With Miss A‘s sexy dancing and singing, Suzy made her debut with the group’s sexy image, meeting the public for the first time with semi-smokey make-up. But with her appearance in the KBS Drama “Dream High” last year, where she played a student, Suzy became popular with her clean eye make-up, with little color or no make-up at all. Her cute image in the drama became more associated with her, compared to her stage image.

Group 2NE1’s Sandara Park is a great idol representative. With her small face and cute facial features, she made a strong impression during their debut for the song, “Fire” with her strong eye line on their stage performances.

Sandara Park then became a cosmetics model (Etude House), and since then has attracted people with her bright and youthful look, while sporting light make-up mostly in orange and pink shades, giving her a more feminine look. This makes people forget that she’s actually an ’84 liner, because of her young looks.

 

*T/N: Omitted parts not related to Dara.*

 

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Article: Dara Ranks First In Arirang TV’s Survey “Which Star Has The Best Appearance”

Arirang TV International Hallyu Fans Survey: Results Vary According To Region

Kpop stars and Korean actors having many international fans is not a new phenomenon. However, what is interesting now is that each continent have different Hallyu star preferences.

Arirang TV is broadcasted in 188 countries all over the world. Last month, they conducted a survey with 699 Hallyu fans, and the results from the said survey revealed were interesting.

On the survey question of “Which girl group song do you want to dance the most to?” SNSD’s “The Boys” was the top choice, with 21% of the boys, followed by 2NE1’s “I Am The Best” with 19.5%. Broken down into continents, in Asia, “The Boys” was on top with 23.7% of the votes, while “I Am The Best” got 19% of the votes; however, in North and Latin America there was a slight difference, as “I Am The Best” was on top. In Europe also, “I Am The Best” got 23% of the votes, while “The Boys” got 12%.

The question about looks also garnered different results in the different continents. When asked which star had the best appearance, 2NE1 member, Sandara Park, ranked as number 1, with 24.5% of the votes, while Super Junior member, Lee Teuk, came in second, with 22.2% of the votes. Asia and Europe had the same results, with Sandara Park on top, but in North and Latin America, Lee Teuk came out as the top star, with 23.7% of the votes.

For the “Female Hallyu star with the most perfect body” survey question, 4Minute member HyunA got the most votes with 13.9%, followed by SNSD’s Yuri, and After School’s UEE. In Asia however, UEE and Yuri both got number 1, followed by Yuri, and actress Shin Min Ah was also voted on top. In Europe, HyunA, Yuri, and Sistar member, Hyorin, ranked respectively. On the other hand, for North and Latin America, the female Hallyu Star with the best body was 2NE1’s Park Bom, followed by Sistar’s Hyorin, and SNSD’s Yuri.

So basically, it’s:

<The world’s best-looking star>

International response:
1st place – 2NE1 Sandara Park (24.5%)
2nd place – Super Junior Lee Teuk (22.2%)

Asia:
1st place – 2NE1 Sandara Park 
2nd place – Super Junior Lee Teuk

Europe:
1st place – 2NE1 Sandara Park 
2nd place – Super Junior Lee Teuk

North and Latin America:
1st place – Super Junior Lee Teuk

Check out the rest of the survey questions and results after the cut! Big Bang sunbaes are doing great in the survey too! ^^

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