[NEWS] HyunAh ranks 85th in FHM's Top 100 Sexiest Women

"The ex-member of Wonder Girls, and current member of 4Minute loves her super-short, revealing dresses. So do we. Awesome!"

Recently Hyuna has been voted #85 in the ranking of FHM's top 100 sexiest women.

However, I feel that it would have been fairer to include all of 4Minute and not be biased to just 1 member like what the magazine did for SNSD and Wonder Girls.

Source : lifestyle.xin.msn.com
Reporting : SaranghaeHyuna.Jethro

[NEWS] Rain, Kara and AKB48 join line-up of Asia Song Festival

The second line-up of performers have been announced for the upcoming 2010 Asia Song Festival (ASF), to be held in Korea later on this month.

According to a press release by PR agency Prain, Korean superstar Rain, four-member boy band 2AM, girl group Kara and international stars including Japanese group AKB48 and Taiwanese singer Film will take the stage at the Olympic Park in Seoul for the event on October 23.

The first line-up of artists, revealed in late-August, included Korean songstress BoA, Chinese singer Jane Zhang, Taiwanese singer and actor Joe Cheng and Malaysian singer-songwriter Michael Wong.

Top Hong Kong star Jackie Chan, the honorary chairman, and Lee Min-ho, the Goodwill Ambassador for Korea's UNICEF, will be promoting the event which brings top artists from around the Asian countries to Korea each year.

Proceeds from the festival, hosted in collaboration with UNICEF to celebrate Korea's hosting of the G20 summit in November, will be donated to children in Pakistan.

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[NEWS] Kara's album receives most downloads on iTunes Japan

Korean female idols Kara have grabbed another title in Japan with their best album becoming the most downloaded record on iTunes Japan.

On Friday, the girls' agency DSP Media announced that "Kara BEST 2007-2010" was the No. 1 downloaded album on iTunes Store Pop.

It was the second best-selling album on the prestigious Oricon daily albums chart on September 29.

The special album features their hit songs such as "Pretty Girl", "Honey", "Lupin" and "Mister", the last song also being the group's Japanese debut single, starting from when they debuted in 2007.

Kara has led a successful music career in Japan since May this year, becoming the first Asian female group to place in the top 10 on the weekly singles chart with their album "Mister" and their DVD "Kara VACATION" reaching the highest rank for an Asian DVD.

They are currently preparing for their appearance on Asashi TV's popular live music show "Music Station" on October 15.

The quintet will release their second Japanese single next month.

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