2NE1 sent off their hit track, “I Am The Best“, with an explosive stage and even wilder fashion sense on the July 30th broadcast of MBC’s ‘Show! Music Core‘. In particular, Sandara Park’s outfit has been drawing a lot of interest from netizens and fans alike.
Sandara was seen wearing a futuristic skirt, with the top half being made of a shiny silver material while the bottom had a very flamboyant pink tutu. She also ditched her “Vegeta Hairstyle” for her classic “Palm Tree Hair“, further heightening her charisma.
After the broadcast, netizens commented, “A style only Sandara Park could pull off“, “The only person who could look pretty with Palm Hair is Sandara Park“, “2NE1 really is the best“, “The pink skirt is daebak!“, and “I wonder if they’d be willing to do some outside styling“.
Source & Photos: Financial News via Naver Credits: Allkpop
On July 28th, YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk sat down for an interview with Star News and shared his feelings on 2NE1’s “Ugly“ topping digital charts for the fifth time in a row. He also discussed the group’s unique promotion style.
Yang stated:
“Before, people used to buy albums and listen to all of the tracks included inside. Songs that weren’t the title track would gradually gain interest as time went on. However, the way consumers purchase music has changed in that it’s now centered around online and mobile sites. Even if artists release full albums, it’s usually only the title track that gets listened to.
You can’t change the way the world is moving, so I had to accept that, but I still wondered whether there was a way to let our fans listen to every song on an album. That is why 2NE1 is releasing five new songs over the course of several weeks.
It’s probably the same elsewhere, but YG Entertainment really spends a lot of time on every single song and music video. There wasn’t one unworthy song in 2NE1’s new mini-album, which is why every song is like a child to the members, to producer Teddy, and to me.
We came up with a new promotion style to make sure that each song was heard, and we’re very grateful that the fans are enjoying all five tracks. Including 2NE1, fans will be able to see the musicians of YG giving their best in singing and producing each and every one of their songs.”
2NE1 makes another all-kill with “Ugly” on the various music charts for the fifth consecutive time, setting a new record.
On July 28th, 2NE1 revealed their mini album, while also having revealed their music video for their title track, “Ugly“. On the various real-time charts, the song placed number 1, sweeping the online music charts.
The midnight release of their single, ‘Ugly’, climbed to the top on a steep upward curve on all the online music charts. Recently, the OSTs for the entertainment program, ‘I Am a Singer‘, has been shaking up the music charts, but 2NE1 showed off their strong power by quickly taking over the music charts.
2NE1 is not only popular in Korea, but has become a global name. Already, through Youtube’s global SNS network, 2NE1’s videos has cumulatively gained a huge number of hits, securing a global fanbase.
This month, their agency, YGEntertainment, has joined together with avex in creating a new label as they will target Japan’s music market this fall.
On July 26th, ‘2NE1 TV LIVE: WORLDWIDE‘ also showed the first part of the chorus for “Ugly”, as the emotional melody describes of a hurt woman.
But 2NE1 is not planning to rest anytime soon as 2NE1 will hold its first concert, ‘NOLZA‘, from August 26th to the 28th.
The ladies of 2NE1 have been blowing up the music charts with “Lonely” and “I Am The Best“, and now they’re gearing up to take back the #1 spot with “Ugly“!
YG Entertainment finally unveiled the full MV for the girls’ new track, and it immediately arrested everyone’s attention right from the get-go. The girls look fierce with their ‘Acid punk-meets-K-Pop’ look, and their chorus expresses vulnerability amidst the sounds of aggressive guitar riffs.
SBS’s Inkigayo is back once again, and this week’s show was full of amazing and fun performances from the top participating K-pop artists!
Inkigayo had another theme for this afternoon’s show – Summer Concert, where PSY, 2AM, K.Will (featuring Hyorin and Simon D) put on their respective special stages.
The ‘Take 7‘ nominees for this week’s show were 2PM (“Hands Up“), 2NE1 (“I Am The Best“), SECRET (“Starlight Moonlight“), Min Kyung Hoon (“She“), Mighty Mouth (“Fiesta“), HyunA (“Bubble Pop!“), and T-ara (“Roly-Poly“). All of them were present to perform their hits.
We had a new winner this week as it was announced that 2NE1 had won the Mutizen award. This was their 1st win for “I Am The Best” on music shows since its release. Congratulations to 2NE1!
The Park siblings are thrilling fans with their close relationship once again, as Sandara recently revealed that she had bought Thunder a brand new pair of shoes to celebrate MBLAQ’s recent comeback.
Sandara wrote on her me2day, “He wore the shoes I bought for him and completed his first stage well! I’m in Singapore right now~ Even though we’re far apart, your big sister’s support still goes on.”
Sandara revealed back-to-back pictures of the two standing next to each other, with both of them crossing their arms in a victorious manner, as if they had just completed a ‘mission impossible’.
Fans expressed their envy towards the Park siblings with comments like, “Dara’s love for Thunder will never die”, “A gathering for people would good genes”, and “You guys are so cute, and you both have similar small faces.”
It’s been officially announced that the third ‘2011 Incheon Korean Music Wave Concert‘ will be taking place at the Incheon Munhak Olympic Stadium on August 13th!
The upcoming concert shows a very promising lineup, packed with a huge range of the hottest Korean idol groups. The full lineup is as follows:
- 2NE1
- Super Junior
- 2PM
- SNSD
- B2ST
- KARA
- SHINee
- 2AM
- f(x)
- miss A
- T-ara
- MBLAQ
- CNBLUE
- F.T Island
- S.G Wannabe
- SECRET
- 4minute
- SISTAR
- Son Dambi
Not only will this concert be another great influence to the rapidly growing K-pop wave, but it will also be helpful in exposing the beauties of the city of Incheon, especially to international tourists.
It’s said that a big group of French tourists have already booked their seats for the phenomenal concert, and concert organizers have predicted that many other international fans and media outlets are preparing to make their way to Incheon next month to watch the concert.
Sandara Park revealed a special ‘Sana Lisa’ picture in celebration of MBLAQ’s comeback!
She released the photo soon after MBLAQ dropped their new song, “Mona Lisa“. Her younger brother, Thunder, is known to be a member of the group.
On July 12th, the idol wrote on her me2day, “With an expression like Mona Lisa~ What is really the Mona Lisa expression Blackies talk about?”
She gave a hint saying, “Number 1! Sana Lisa with a fresh scowl! Sana Lisa with a sexy expression? Mischievous~ Cute Sana Lisa sticking out her tongue? Or the last Sana Lisa with a serious expression?“. She also uploaded four different shots of ‘Sana Lisa’ that matched the descriptions she gave.
Sandara added, “What is really Mona Lisa’s expression that they talk about, and which expression looks the best? My expressions are so funny.”
Fans commented, “You’re cute and funny“, “Everything looks good“, “I think it’d be better if you erased your eyebrows“.
It’s recently been revealed that 2NE1’s Sandara Park planned a surprise event for fans!
Posted through Money Today on July 12th, Sandara stated, “The fresh Park Director has planned a small event for you [fans] prior to 2NE1’s mini-album [release] and concert… If you have any questions for us, please leave them through comments! Any questions regarding the album or concert are also okay.”
She later added, “We will directly choose a few to answer and reveal them on Naver Music! Please ask us a lot of fun questions.”
Sandara also uploaded a photo of herself with a new unique hairstyle.
In response, fans commented, “What kind of hairstyle do you want to keep in the future?”, “What is your secret weapon for the first concert?”, and “Who’s the best member?”
MBLAQ’s Thunder expressed his opinion regarding his sister 2NE1’s Sandara Park’s radical hairstyles.
On an interview with TV Report, he said,
“I’ve got a shocking personality too. I’m jealous that my sister has songs that fit that kind of hairstyle.
The truth is that I don’t see my sister’s hairstyle changes in person, but rather, I see then through music videos and broadcasts. After seeing them I think, ‘That’s my sister, as usual’.
Some people wonder why she does those kinds of hairstyles when there are other pretty hairstyles that she can do, but the truth is, that’s 2NE1. Though my sister can be pretty when she is alone, since it’s 2NE1, she can pull off those looks. And just cause she does those hairstyles, doesn’t make her less pretty.“
On June 27th, when Sandara’s Vegeta hairstyle was a hot topic, she posted on her me2day saying, “I asked Thunder if he was embarrassed by me. He laughed and said, ‘No’”
Meanwhile, MBLAQ released their 3rd mini album ‘Mona Lisa‘ on July 12th.
On July 11th, Dara shared the above photo through her Me2day saying, “For the past two years, my most adored item was Jeremy oppa’s winged sneakers. I wore them so often that people had to tell me to change my shoes.”
She continued, “Andnow finally, these new bones sneakers have arrived. I think I’ve worn them everyday since I’ve received them. Although these are also from Jeremy oppa’s line, I apologize to my winged sneakers! Anyways, my cute bones shoes, welcome to ssan-bunny world! You have my full approval.”
In the photo, Dara is seen posing shyly as she shows off her eye-catching ‘Adidas Original Jeremy Scott’s Bones sneakers’.
Fans left comments like, “Those shoes are too cute!” and “They look really good on you“.
Mnet has been pulling out all the stops in preparation for the US debut of Season 3 of 2NE1’s reality show, ‘2NE1TVLive: WORLDWIDE‘.
Recently, Mnet created a Digital Street Team for the show designed to use fan enthusiasm to get the word out about the premiere. Fans responded overwhelmingly and have been promoting the show on facebook, twitter, and all manners of social media.
Today, Mnet announced an amazing event:
On July 15th, Mnet will be hosting an invitation only ‘Sneak Preview‘ of the Premiere in Los Angeles. The event will take place at 7:45PM at CGV Cinemas in Koreatown.
Tickets will not be sold for this event. Instead, for those interested in tickets, you must register and join the 2NE1TV Digital Street Team. If you join before July 14th at 10AM PST your name will automatically be left at will call.
For those fans unable to attend the Premiere, be sure to tune in to 2NE1TV LIVE:WORLDWIDE when it premieres on July 17th on all Mnet USA channels.
YG Entertainment announced a while back that they were planning to release a new mini-album from 2NE1 as part of their multi-part promotions. Well the track-list for 2NE1’s second mini-album has just been revealed, and it’s looking to be one hot release!
The girls included tracks from previous and on-going promotions. Fans can find popular hits like “I Am The Best“, “Lonely“, and “Don’t Stop The Music” from 2NE1’s ‘Yamaha’ moped CF.
Check out the full track list below!
01. I Am The Best
02. UGLY
03. Lonely
04. Hate You
05. Don’t Cry
06. Don’t Stop The Music
The reported date of release is slated for July 29th, but fans can start pre-ordering the mini-album through (here).
The Instiz iChart combines into one chart the overwhelming variety of charts that South Korea uses to rank music sales. It’s also what fans use to determine whether their favorite artist has achieved a certified “All-Kill”. For those who followed the online music charts last week, it should come as no surprise that seven of the songs from the ‘Infinite Challenge‘ charity album have landed in the Top 10.
Check out the chart rankings for the 1st week of July below!
Instiz iChart Singles Ranking
1. GG – “I Cheated” (From ‘Infinity Challenge‘ [G-Dragon and Myung Soo feat Park Bom) – 19641 Points [PERFECT ALL KILL]
On July 9th, London reflected the power of the Hallyu wave, thanks to a flash mob event asking for YG Entertainment to bring their artists over for a concert.
Amazingly, the person behind this large-scale event was none other than an 18-year-old Korean girl, Katy. Impressed by her passion, reporters from Star News sat down for an interview with Katy to hear her thoughts on the K-pop wave. Check it out below!
Q. “Why did you decide to open a flash mob event?”
Katy: “I was in charge of running a K-pop contest at our Culture Center. I noticed that the most performed songs were from YG Entertainment artists. After finding out that there was a Big Bang fanclub in London, I decided to prepare this event.”
Q. “Was the recent SM Entertainment concert in Paris an influential factor?”
Katy: “I mustered the bravery to start my own after seeing SM. I heard that there were talks of inviting YG artists at a world-famous cultural festival, so I wanted to hurry up and start one to raise awareness.”
Q. “Realistically, how many people listen to K-pop in London?”
Katy: “Koreans talk about it a lot to their friends. Before, it was usually listened to by people who switched from listening to Japanese music to Korean music, but now that videos like 2NE1 are featured on YouTube’s main page, the number of listeners is growing at a faster pace. People my age look at YouTube, Facebook, and other Hallyu sites for K-pop.”
Q. “What is so captivating about K-pop to fans there?”
Katy: “They think that English music has been here for such a long time and that it’s becoming repetitive. Korean music carries a new language and a new style, so it’s exciting when you encounter it. From performances to visuals, we feel that they exceed English artists. Everything that goes into one album, like the fashion, is really charming. There are bands here, but no idols. It’s difficult to see a group like Big Bang where five members are dancing together.”
Q. “Were the dress code and other details for the flash mob all your ideas?”
Katy: “I collected ideas and opinions on the songs and themes, and made a decision from there. We were only going to do Big Bang and 2NE1’s songs at first, but there were also a lot of 1TYM fans. We also recently found out about MBC’s ‘Infinity Challenge‘ songs, so we included those as well.”
Q. “What do you think is so charming about YG’s music?”
Katy: “I think that there’s a nice musical balance. It’s not Western, it’s not Eastern, it’s just a nice blend. 2NE1’s ‘I Am the Best‘ and GD&TOP’s ‘High High‘ are both popular songs. They call Big Bang’s Taeyang ‘Taeyang-nim’.”
Q. “The language is obviously different, so what makes people fall in love with it?”
Katy: “It may be unfamiliar because of the language, but I think that’s what makes K-pop all the more charming. We’re also able to learn the Korean language while listening to Korean music.”
Q. “What about competition from other genres or artists?”
Katy: “Fans here aren’t fans of just idols, but the entire YG label. From Teddy to Jinusean, and even 1TYM, we’re all fans of them. The popularity of other artists is also growing.”
Q. “What do you think is necessary to raise awareness about K-pop to the general public in England?”
Katy: “Having Korea CDs available for purchase in record stores and not just online will be of great help. We’re very open to new cultures. There aren’t books or CDs here, but the potential is still definitely there.”
Q. “Are you planning any other projects to spread K-pop?”
Katy: “If the concert actually happens, I want to work as a promoter. If Korean artists try just a bit more, I think we can make a big wave. Big Bang even recorded a video for their fans here, and it’s gestures like that which touch the hearts of international fans.”
The fans also remembered to support Big Bang’s Daesung by singing “Baby Don’t Cry” in unison.
Credits: Allkpop Source + Photos: Star News via Nate, Mydaily via Nate
SBS’s Inkigayo is back once again, and this week’s show was full of amazing and fun performances from the top participating K-pop artists!
With Pyeongchang getting named as the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics earlier in the week, the episode was full of references to that announcement as a mark of celebration.
The ‘Take 7‘ nominees for this week’s show were 2PM (“Hands Up“), 2NE1 (“I Am The Best“), SECRET (“Starlight Moonlight“), f(x) (“Hot Summer“), Rainbow (“Sweet Dream“), 8eight (“Close That Lip“), and T-ara (“Roly-Poly“). All of them were present to perform their hits.
On July 10th, Dara revealed that she was able to overcome her fear of dogs, thanks to fellow member Minzy’s puppy.
Writing through her Me2day, Dara explained, “I’m not sure when I started being scared of dogs, but after meeting Minzy’s puppy ‘Dougie’, I was amazingly able to overcome my fear of dogs. I even think cutely of him. The members are all amazed with this side of me. Dougie has opened the door inside my heart. Check out the full process through 2NE1 TV.”
Dara shared a black and white photo of her and Dougie to prove that she’s truly overcome her fear. Fans commented back, “Congratulations unni”, and “I want to see you guys play together soon”!
Recently on an internet community site, a 5 year old photo of 2NE1’s Park Bom singing on stage was posted. It’s been revealed that the past photo is from Big Bang’s first showcase back in 2006.
At the time of the photo, Park Bom, was singing Big Bang’s “We Belong Together” with G-Dragon and T.O.P. “We Belong Together” is a track from Big Bang’s first single with Park Bom as a featured singer.
Park Bom is shown in the photo with long straight hair that showcases an innocent image. The photo has been getting a lot of attention because she is seen as a little bit chubby and so childlike, which is very different from the strong and charismatic Park Bom that we know now.
Netizens who have viewed Park Bom’s past photo commented, “She looks so innocent and pretty,” “Does she look childlike because she is a little chubby?“, and “Go back to this time~~“.
Furthermore, 2NE1 is continuously busy with “I Am The Best” activities and also preparing for their first solo concert ‘NOLZA‘ on August 27th and 28th.
MBC’s Music Core is back once again with yet another fun and exciting show!
From this week onwards, unless otherwise specified or putting on a special performance, all goodbye stages will be contained in music show summary articles to save space.
f(x), Rainbow, Rania, and N-Train had their goodbye stages this afternoon.
Other performers included 2PM, 2NE1, SECRET, T-ara, Min Kyung Hoon, Mighty Mouth, Soya, 8eight, 4MEN, Boyfriend, and Baek Chung Gang.
Last week, we broke the exciting news that 2NE1TV was going to hit airwaves world-wide! Now a special teaser for this worldwide release was uploaded to MnetAmerica’s official YouTube channel!
Mnet Korea will launch the new series on 7/19 at 6PM, and other countries will broadcast the show shortly after. Including, Thailand (TrueVision), Vietnam (YAN TV), and Cambodia (CTN).
Meanwhile, tvN Asia and Channel V International will air the program in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, Myanmar and Malaysia.
On July 8th, Se7en thanked Big Bang, 2NE1, Rain, and BoA through his Twitter for supporting the new opening of his chicken restaurant, Yeolbong, at a new location in Hongdae.
He first tweeted to Rain, “Jihoon-hyung~ I love u~~!!!! Thank u sooooo much~~!!! PS… If it really rains.. you’ll have to take the blame~~~!!! ^^“. Rain had sent a congratulatory flower stand with the amusing message, “On opening day, ‘rain’ should come!”
He then tweeted to BoA, “BoA sunbae-nim!!! Thank you~ I’ll work harder ^^ Thank you sooo much ma sis~“. BoA’s flower stand came with the message, “From sunbae BoA who debuted 11 years ago. Finally, Yeolbong chicken!”
Finally, he tweeted to his fellow label mates, “BIGBANG & 2NE1 I love u all~~~^^“, with the below photos. They had also sent congratulatory flower stands with the messages, “BIG BANG. We’re Yeolbong VIP!!“, and “2NE1 YG.ent. Yeolbong is the best!”
Fans left comments such as, “Congratulations!”, “I’ll have to come try it!“, and “Rain are you really going to take responsibility if it rains?”
It’s nice to see fellow celebrities supporting Se7en and his extremely popular restaurant!
It’s been revealed that the much-loved GG combo (or Park Myung Soo and G-Dragon) will be reunited once again at 2NE1’s Nolza concert!
On July 8th, YG Entertainment announced that the duo will participate in the concert as guest performers on August 27th and 28th.
Apparently, the 2NE1 members had personally extended an invitation to Park Myung Soo, asking him to perform as a guest. The comedian accepted their invitation, and now fans can look forward to a live performance of “I Cheated” from MBC’s “Infinite Challenge” with G-Dragon and Park Bom. Park Myung Soo will also perform his past hit “Naeng Myun” with one of the 2NE1 members.
Today, it was announced that Korean girl group, 2NE1, would start releasing their three new songs on July 20th. It was also revealed that this group will make their CD debut with their new mini-album (current title unknown) on September 21st!
For their debut in Japan, the girls will gradually release various musical materials as part of their ‘countdown’. Firstly, on the 20th, 2NE1 will release their popular single, “I AM THE BEST” through Recochoku (a Japanese music distribution site for downloading songs to cell phones or PC). Afterwards, they’ll continue to release their other songs on August 10th and August 31st, before releasing their mini-album on September 21st.
Back in March, the popular girl group was supposed to debut in Japan for the first time with their single, “Go Away”. But during their stay on the 31st floor of a hotel, the earthquake struck. Since an earthquake occurs rarely in Korea, the members were severely shocked by the event and returned to their home country. At that time, they were in no condition to return to Japan due to the fear and terror they experienced from the disaster.
However, they kept on giving encouraging words of support to their Japanese fans through the internet by stating, “We want to cheer up Japan.” The leader of the group, CL (20) expressed, “As we have experienced the same shock and terror of the earthquake, we feel close and familiar to the fans. This time, we want to make our stage in Japan a fun place.” They’ve also announced that they’ve already made plans to go to Japan. During this trip, they will appear on television programs and other activities for their debut, as originally scheduled before the earthquake.
Good luck, girls! Source: Daily Sports Credits: Allkpop
